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 Thursday, February 12, 2009
These web writing tips from professional bloggers and online writers range from effective search optimization to linking strategies. They’ll help increase traffic to your website or blog, fellow scribes!
Before the tips, a definition of blogging from the Copywriting Institute:
“Blogging is where the writer really lets his personality show,” says Kelly Robbins of The Copywriting Institute. “Blogging is designed to [...]
By Michelle Salater on Monday, February 9, 2009
These five ways to increase traffic to your website or blog are from ”copywriting queen” Michelle Salater. These are her tried-and-true tips for increasing your blog or website’s popularity.
Before her tips, a quip:
“You can’t take something off the Internet – it’s like taking pee out of a pool.” – unknown
Remember that whatever you post on the internet is practically [...]
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 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 [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Monday, July 7, 2008
I learned these steps to setting up a blog for writers the hard way – by building my first blog, Quips & Tips for Achieving Your Goals. The learning curve was steep — and still is, in many ways! But it’s well worth it – and here’s what I learned the hard way.
Why Writers Blog
The benefits of [...]