Writers’ Roundup: August 10

TGIF!

If you can peel yourself away from the Olympics for a few minutes, check out these finds from around the web:

• American women would rather CLEAN than do this. What is it? Find out seven things you don’t know about women and work in this post by Penelope Trunk.

• Give up on being perfect, and 46 other completely honest, raw, unfiltered thoughts from Therese at The Unlost.

• When launching your side hustle, picking the right customer is far more important than picking the right idea, explains the Art of Manliness.

• At Brazen Life, four unexpected lessons you’ll learn from changing careers (which it seems a whole lot of us dream of doing).

• Over at Expert Enough, I reveal how to supplement your income (and finally monetize your blog) by selling e-books.

• Finally, at Problogger, I explain a guest posting strategy that will really get you results — one I’ve been using myself lately to increase my traffic.

Enjoy your weekend!