Have you ever noticed that when you sit down to chat with a friend you ramble, shift topics, leave stories unfinished, and cover an incredible amount of ground, often without saying anything of actual meaning? Contrast that with a speaking gig and the quality of the presentation you give and you’ll see how an ebook […]
SEO Basics for Blogging – Writing for Google Traffic Without Losing Readers
This post is written as part of The Blogging Mavens blog series which you can see the rest of at A Closet Writer. There is a delicate balance between using basic SEO principles to bring in the search engine traffic you should be seeing on your site, and “writing what you want to write”. Many […]
Considerations Before Jumping Into the Blogging World
Just as parenting should be done with a bit of forethought – so blogging can become something that requires a tad bit of commitment. Or at least if you want it to take off and develop into something with a life of it’s own, you really ought to put a little bit of forethought into […]
Focus Your Efforts – Ten Habits Day 10
Angela’s Note – Laurie Pawlik-Kienlin (@QuipsandTips) is a prolific writer having published many articles with me at Suite101.com, in addition to print articles for Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day and more. She is also a very successful blogger and the Quips and Tips for Writers is well worth subscribing to – I enjoy getting the emails […]
Focus by Elimination and Smart Work – Ten Habits Day 9
I’ve been asked many times, especially in the last year or so, “How do you do so much?” I get a lot done because I am highly motivated, work smarter (not harder!), and because I have learned to focus by eliminating those things which either do not provide income or passion. In fact, last year […]
Ten Habits of Successful Blogging
These are in no particular order. But I’d love to hear your thoughts on which of the ten habits you feel is the most important. Did I leave one out? Let me know in the comments below! 1. Learn the Basics of Good SEO – While SEO can become obsessive in it’s own right, and […]
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