Otaku Links: Long Weekend
ATTENTION COSPLAYERS: As many of you know, my book Cosplay: The Fantasy World of Role Play was written in seven weeks and didn’t give me a lot of time to…
How to encourage clicks on your niche affiliate blog
Welcome to the final Monday post of the month, and the conclusion of our affiliate blogging experiment. I know this has been a bit of an unusual direction for Otaku Journalist,…
Otaku Links: Making Anime Great Again
We’re in the midst of a blizzard here in DC so Otaku Links is up a little late as I do things like buy groceries and find the flashlight batteries.…
How to design and launch your niche affiliate blog
Can you believe we’re already three quarters of the way through January? That also means we’re three quarters of the way finished with this niche affiliate blog-along. As promised, this…
How to choose keywords and content for your niche affiliate blog
It’s only been one week into this niche affiliate blogging experiment, but already progress is happening! For one thing, my latest affiliate blog, Candle Fandom, just made its first referral. I…
Otaku Links: Hello 2016
Welcome to the first Otaku Links of 2016. To be honest, this has been a rough start for me, perhaps because I took a blogging hiatus and got used to…
How to make 2016 your year of profitable niche writing
I’m one of those corny people who is all about New Year’s goals. This morning I got up an hour early to make miso chicken bento boxes for John and…
The Best of Otaku Journalist 2015
In 2015, I’ve written 93 posts for Otaku Journalist. I’ve also published two books—one traditional, one self-published. I started writing for Forbes, I got an office job as a web…
Otaku Links: Neko Love
I took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test on Sunday and quickly learned the best way to de-stress after an exam is to pet no fewer than 20 cats. I went to Crumbs…
Christmas gifts for anime fans, 2015 edition
The good side of waiting this long to put out my holiday gift guide is that I was able to glean ideas from other people’s. I loved Chic Pixel’s geeky…