By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Wednesday, August 5, 2009
You want to increase your blog readership, right? These eight tips for promoting your blog are unusual and effective! The more readers you have, the more you’ll enjoy blogging and writing…and the more money you’ll make as a blogger.
If ProBlogger Darren Rowse was starting out in blogging right now, he said he’d use these five strategies together [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Choosing the best free WordPress theme for your blog is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make as a blogger — especially if you want to earn money blogging! I’ve created and maintain six blogs on WordPress; here are my tips for choosing the best free theme for your blog.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Blogging is an art, [...]
By Susan Johnston on Thursday, June 18, 2009
Freelance writer and blogger Susan Johnston – The Urban Muse - shares five tips for increasing your blog readership, which are proven effective!
“Making money from blogging requires you to do only two things: drive a lot of traffic, then maximize the income from that traffic,” says blogger and “dot com mogul” John Chow.
Monetizing a blog isn’t [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Saturday, May 23, 2009
I’ve been transitioning from full-time freelance writer to full-time blogger (and will accept magazine assignments when assigned, my editor friends!). Here’s what I’ve learned so far – my tips for writers who want to blog full-time.
First, a quip from Sylvia Plath:
“And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The editors of the Huffington Post are behind these tips for great blogging…some are great reminders, and others may surprise you. By the way – these tips for great blogging double as tips for successful writing! Remember, fellow scribes: the more you’re exposed to and practice the rules for writing well, the happier your editors will [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Tuesday, February 3, 2009
These website and blog building tips from established bloggers, writers, and website consultants will help you create a strong online presence as a writer. The better your website or blog is, the happier you’ll be, the more likely you’ll stay motivated to keep blogging, and the more readers you’ll attract. An upward spiral!
Before the tips, [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Starting a blog is easy; attracting readers is challenging! These ways to increase blog traffic are from professional blogger and technologist Darren Barefoot, who spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia.
Before the tips, a quip:
“Don’t say the old lady screamed — bring her on and let her scream,” said Mark Twain.
Successful bloggers let [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Friday, October 24, 2008
These Blogging 101 key tips for web writing are from Vancouver technologist and writer Darren Barefoot, who just posted his 5,000th article on his blog. He spoke at the Surrey International Writers’ Conference in British Columbia about the fundamentals of blogging – and here’s what I learned!
First, a quip about writing:
“You don’t write because you want to [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Saturday, July 12, 2008
These ten tips for starting a new blog or website for writers are from my own experience; I created two professional websites in three weeks. I’ve used themes create by Michael Pollock at Solostream. Here are the top 10 things I’ve learned from creating my blogs.
Before the tips, a quip from Winston Churchill. Substitute the words “starting a website” for “writing”, and you’ll see what [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
If you want to attract more readers to your blog, here are tips on using keywords effectively in web writing. I’m no adwords expert, but I have learned several online writing tips in my three years at Suite101!
I wrote this in response to an email from Siobhan, a fellow Suite101 writer. She says:
“Help! I’m struggling with KEYWORDS and linking…I feel good about the [...]