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Nothing much going on in this episode other than a small podcast schedule change for the rest of 2020. Hopefully, by the December episode, we’ll be able to tell you what the podcast will look like in 2021, but we’re still figuring that out. Our plan is to take this extra time to write more blog content, so we’re definitely NOT going anywhere. In this episode: Podcast schedule change Only one more episode in 2020 – first Monday in December Links from the episode: The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher   The post Quick Update: Podcast Schedule Change appeared first on The Smutlancers.

We’ve been asked a few times, “How do I handle multiple Twitter accounts?” And our response is, “We wish we knew!” That’s because, we feel like we struggle with the balance of personal social media, professional social media, and social media management on behalf of clients. So yes, if you find it difficult to do, you’re definitely not alone. That being said, we have come up with strategies, tools, and methods to do the best we can. So let’s talk about it. In this episode, we mention Twitter and Instagram primarily, but we think it holds true for any social media platform you’re on. Finding the balance of posting enough and having the right voice is tough. In this episode: Why you might need to manage multiple accounts How to decide on a different voice for each How to stay within a brand’s voice Tools to use Mistakes we made and make Links from the episode: Tweeten Buffer Co-Schedule Sociality The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher   The post Managing Multiple Social Media Accounts appeared first on The Smutlancers.

We hope it never happens to anyone, but we also know it can happen to anyone — your sex blog gets hacked. What do you do now? How do you prevent it from happening? That’s what Michael and Molly are talking about this week on the podcast! In this episode: Why sites get hacked How it happens What to do when it happens How to prevent it from happening Links from the episode: The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post When Your Website is Hacked appeared first on The Smutlancers.

I honestly didn’t (and still don’t) know what to call this week’s episode. Instead of the topic I planned, I took you into my thought process, a few fears, a couple of realization, and no clear resolution. So….life, basically. When forced to face a smutlancing fear, I figured a few things out. Not that I know quite what to do with that information. Links from the episode: Buy 31 Days of Erotic Fiction The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post Facing a Few Fears and Realities appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Smutlancers ask some of the best questions, and we love answering them! This month, we answer questions about estimating your time, taking sexy pictures, remaining professional when a brand disappoints you, invoicing, and more! In this episode: Get your copy of 31 Days of Erotic Fiction now! Estimating the time work will take to complete Deciding how often to pitch Taking sexy photos Calling in or out an adult brand on inclusivity Deadlines on invoices Deciding whether to pitch an idea or use it for your blog Links from the episode: Buy 31 Days of Erotic Fiction The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post Smutlancers Q&A: October 2020 Mailbag appeared first on The Smutlancers.

This may be the most exciting set of show notes I’ve ever had the chance to write. In this episode, there’s squeeing, too, so be warned. We’re finally ready to reveal our fever dream to the world and share our newest project with everyone: Obscene Ideas. Not only are we telling you what it is, but we’re talking about how we made it happen — the people we worked with, the resources we used, and the way we approached the entire project. Also, what we talk about in this episode is just the beginning. We have many more plans in the works — both for Obscene Ideas and in general. Stay tuned! In this episode: Our new project is an attempt to answer one question we get all the time and one complaint we hear from sex writers all the time: What do I do when I don’t have any ideas or inspiration? We’ve put together our first digital product, and you can pre-order it through October 11, 2020! The website is obsceneideas.com. On Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, you can follow us at obscene ideas (all one word).  Subscribe to the newsletter to follow our blog where we’ll share blogging and writing tips and tricks to help you improve your technical skills. We want to build a community around this project so people who purchase the workbook and join in online will be able to link their work in a blog-meme-style way. The pre-sale price is $10. Starting October 12, the price goes up to $15. To make this project a reality, we relied heavily on people we trust: Violet Fawkes for graphics Michael Knight for web development Our beta readers for their invaluable feedback The Smutlancers community for always asking such good questions and supporting us even when we kept the plan a secret. Links from the episode: Obscene Ideas Buy 31 Days of Erotic Fiction Follow Obscene Ideas on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook Turning Your Fever Dreams Into Something Real (podcast episode 99) Violet Fawkes Michael Knight Designrr.io (the offer we used) BookBrush Canva (affiliate link) Buffer The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post Revealing Our Fever Dream: Obscene Ideas appeared first on The Smutlancers.

In our episode on the Smutlancers rebrand, we told you we planned to feature more interviews between Molly and our fellow smutlancers! This week, she talks to Victoria Blisse (she/her) about her smutlancing career that spans several years — longer than you might realize! Links from the episode: Victoria Blisse’s website Follow @VictoriaBlisse on Twitter The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post A Conversation with Victoria Blisse appeared first on The Smutlancers.

We’ve talked about procrastination in the past, and I’ve mentioned that when you feel it, there’s a reason for it. Sometimes it’s because you have to do a thing you don’t want to do — but you have to do it anyway. Or maybe you don’t. That’s what I’m talking about in this week’s podcast episode! In this episode: I love all desire to do work I wanted to do. My procrastination was at level 100. Add in some not-so-nice self-talk and almost taking time off (time I couldn’t afford to take off). There was a thing I really didn’t want to do, but it was something only I could do. Dread and fear lead to a block of my creativity, motivation, and productivity. There are only two options: do it or don’t. How do you know which to choose? Links from the episode: The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post Dealing With That Thing You Really Don’t Want to Do appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Continuing with our theme of all-Smutlancers, all-the-time (sort of) since the rebrand, we decided to use this month’s mailbag episode to answer questions asked in the Smutlancers community. In a relatively short amount of time, many questions were asked. For community members, they get an answer as soon as someone can reply — even if it’s not from Molly or myself.  For anyone curious about how helpful the Smutlancers community can be, here’s a peek into the “ask anything” channel in our Slack group. In this episode: Using blog meme badges Running giveaways Blocking an IP address Keeping cloned sites Advice on writing a bio Updating themes Shipping items without a PO box Using a name vs site name Gaining Twitter followers What to write in a newsletter Writing through depression Newsletter pop-ups Re-sizing images already uploaded on your blog Best time to send professional emails Getting the courage to pitch a major publication Links from the episode: The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post September 2020 Mailbag: Smutlancers Community Q&A Edition appeared first on The Smutlancers.

This week’s episode is a long time in coming, as are the changes you may be noticing around the website or on social media. In this episode, we announce the changes we’ve made as part of the Smutlancers rebrand — and we talk about what we did to make it happen. In this episode: What we’re doing: New graphics/look/feel — with graphic help from Violet Fawkes New home page layout — no longer just a blog feed. Meant to help guide and direct newcomers to where they want to go. New specified focus — sex bloggers/toy reviewers, freelancers, erotic authors Monthly contributors: Chelsea Hamlet — Smutlancer spotlight Chase Tramel — book reviews Girl on the Net — GOTN wisdom Ongoing pitches accepted — with a new direction, we’ll be looking for content that fits general smutlancer info as well as specific to those audiences The podcast is mostly the same, but we’ll be offering more interviews — Molly’s doing that We’ll be more active on social media We have NEW Patreon/community tiers HOW we did it: Planning over Skype and collaborating with Violet in Twitter DM Working with other smutlancers — using money from Patreon (shout-out to Smutlancers community!) to pay for it Lots of checking in and not being afraid to be completely honest with each other Links from the episode: Chelsea Hamlet Chase Tramel Girl on the Net Violet Fawkes The Smutlancers Community on Patreon Follow The Smutlancer on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Follow Eroticon on Twitter and Instagram KaylaLords.com Molly’s Daily Kiss Subscribe to the show: Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher The post Rebranding the Smutlancers appeared first on The Smutlancers.

In this week's episode, Molly talks to Amy Norton (she/her), professional smutlancer and founder of Smutathon. Love to write about smut? Want to support a worthy charity? Whether you want to write for a good cause or flex your smut-writing abilities (or both), this episode is for you. Learn all about Smutathon and how you can get involved in this episode. The post All About Smutathon 2020 appeared first on The Smutlancers.

We almost never have an idea on Monday and reveal a fully fleshed out reality by Friday. It takes time and patience. Along the way, we need to recognize progress and successes as they occur, even if they don't match the finished picture we have in our heads. The post Everything is a Process appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Every month, Molly and I answer smutlancer questions in our mailbag episode. This month, we answer questions on where to pitch your writing, how to stay consistent, and how to apologize less often. The post Smutlancer Q&A: August 2020 Mailbag appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Keep up with what? It could be anything, but specific to our conversation, we refer to your (and our) to-do list, goals, work promised to clients, etc. The topic comes from a question Quinn Rhodes (ze/hir) asked us about maintaining a work-life balance when chronic conditions (like mental health) get in the way -- without working seven days a week and burning yourself out (or making yourself worse). The post Finding the Balance When You Can’t Keep Up appeared first on The Smutlancers.

In this week's episode, Molly and Michael talk about picking a WordPress theme for your site! This is an extremely important decision -- but it can also be a difficult one. Whether your current site needs an update or you're building a new site, give this episode a listen! The post Picking a WordPress Theme appeared first on The Smutlancers.

This week's episode is a mash-up of two ideas I thought I had strong opinions about: collaboration and hiring people to do the tasks you can't or don't want to do. As in past episodes, this is a look at my current experience and thinking on the topic, as well as (hopefully) a few useful tips. The post Collaborating In the Way That Works for You appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Every month we answer questions from Smutlancers on a variety of topics. This month, the questions went a bit deeper from navigating how to speak about (and stand-up for) more inclusivity in the sex blogging community to how to support causes that matter to you. (Also, it's episode 100 but we had no idea when we recorded this!) The post Smutlancers Q&A: July 2020 Mailbag appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Neither Molly nor myself are immune to big dreams. In fact, we thrive on them. But sometimes those big dreams are more like fever dreams and have no basis in reality. In this week's episode, we talk about a recent(ish) fever dream from late 2019 that we're only just now turning into something real. More importantly, we're sharing lessons we've learned and things we're doing differently. The post Turning Your Fever Dreams Into Something Real appeared first on The Smutlancers.

We talk to Quinn Rhodes (ze/hir) about how smutlancers and content creators can be more inclusive of trans and non-binary people. The post How to Be Trans Inclusive: A Conversation with Quinn Rhodes appeared first on The Smutlancers.

Looking at your website stats recently and feeling bummed that traffic is down? That dip might have nothing to do with your site or your content. In this episode, Molly discusses seasonal traffic spikes and dips and also how traffic flow can change due to things that are completely out of your control. The post Traffic Ups and Downs appeared first on The Smutlancers.