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Tag: blogging
The Art of Titles: 6 Lessons on Style
I just clicked on an article entitled: “Our Average Attention Span is Now Shorter Than Goldfish.” Sure, it’s hyperbole. The headline also doesn’t make perfect sense, at least not grammatically—Do we measure our attention spans in goldfish lengths? But none of this stopped me from clicking. Who could pass on a headline like that? We… Continue reading The Art of Titles: 6 Lessons on Style
A Model for Writers and Editors at Shoestring Online Magazines
When head honcho Dan Zeevi asked me to write occasional posts on editing, my first thought was to begin with titles. After all, those are the first words on the page. It took some reflection/procrastination to realize it was better to begin by introducing our model. The Long and Short For the magazine, the blockbuster… Continue reading A Model for Writers and Editors at Shoestring Online Magazines
The 9 Best SEO Plugins for WordPress Blogs + One Reality Check
Of the world’s top 100 blogs, 48% rely on WordPress, the content management system that makes it easy to blog. In fact, 60 million of the over 634 million websites in existence at the end of 2012 are powered by WordPress. With all these blogs competing for attention online, how will people see your new… Continue reading The 9 Best SEO Plugins for WordPress Blogs + One Reality Check
The Top 100 Bloggers on Triberr [INFOGRAPHIC]
Are you an amateur or professional blogger? If so, you may be finding it hard to get people to read your blog posts from social media given the saturation of status updates. Fortunately there is an online community just for bloggers that helps them find more success: Triberr. Triberr connects like-minded writers in supportive social… Continue reading The Top 100 Bloggers on Triberr [INFOGRAPHIC]
20 Hilarious Reactions to the Yahoo-Tumblr Deal
When the surprising news of the $1.1 billion Yahoo-Tumblr deal broke yesterday, Tumblr users set into a mild panic. With no update from their favorite blogging platform, users took to their Tumblrs to express their fear and make requests of David Karp, Tumblr founder and CEO: Some users were so worried they began flocking to… Continue reading 20 Hilarious Reactions to the Yahoo-Tumblr Deal
12 Creative Blocks Holding Back Your Writing
Have you ever been plagued by writer’s block? It turns out that there are a few other mental challenges and obstacles that can inhibit one from doing any creative work. via incidentalcomics 1. Starting Block The hardest block to overcome is just getting started. Putting pen to pad, or finger to key if you will.… Continue reading 12 Creative Blocks Holding Back Your Writing
How to Become Influential Online
The Truth About Social Media Influence Before social media became so prevalent, a person could keep his online and offline lives separate. But not any more. Today what you do on your social networks—the kind of content you dish out, the type of people who respond to it—spills out into your offline life. Because you… Continue reading How to Become Influential Online
