Or as my brother used to say “I’m a nidiot”. I run a website where I review celtic/punk/folk/etc bands (BandVox.com), and since I’m still starting out and could use the money, I’ve started writing two reviews. One for the website, and one for Associated Content since they’ll give me money as long as I write somewhat legibly. Great! I can write a really good review for my site, and rehash it into something moderately readable for a couple of bucks to help subsidize the cds and the site fees. Or not.
I made a huge mistake tonight. I decided that I was going to be “smart” and write the two reviews together. I tend to use different styles for the different venues, and so I thought if I opened up two word processing windows I could just switch back and forth as ideas hit me.
The problem is that I got all caught up in my AC version- I think it turned out really well. Too well. I submitted it for consideration and then realized that I’d barely written anything in my site’s review. Too late, I realized that not only am I exhausted, but I used up some of my best material. Technically I can plagerize myself here since I submitted it for non-exclusive, but I don’t feel that it’s a very good idea when I’m trying to build up a brand here. And, I don’t think search engines will pay very much attention to an article/review that’s been posted elsewhere already.
It’s terrible, I’d really wanted to update my website tonight and try to draw some attention there- but all I can handle right about now is a nice fluffy pillow. Hopefully I’ll be fresher tomorrow- if not, I’ll have to make my next review really good.
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