By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Thursday, July 2, 2009
Connecting with other writers can help you sell your writing, increase your blog readership, and make you a successful writer! These tips for building a strong writers network are from George Angus of Tumblemoose – he’s one of the most community-minded scribes I know.
Before his tips, a quip:
“We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Monday, May 11, 2009
You can make money with your writing blog, especially if you pay attention to my tips for advertising Amazon products! These tips stem from a Big Mistake I made on “Quips and Tips for Successful Writers” — I live to serve as a horrible warning to other bloggers and writers :-). Making money blogging can help you fill in the financial gaps between [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Friday, April 3, 2009
Author, copywriter, and web writing expert Jon Wuebben shares three keyword optimization tips and offers a once in a lifetime chance to win copies of his web writing book, Content Rich!
“Content Rich is just about the perfect resource for anyone looking to create killer copy for their web site,” says Andy Beal of Marketing Pilgrim. [...]
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 Tuesday, December 16, 2008
An online platform for writers can generate magazine assignments, improve book sales, and further a freelancer’s writing career! Here are five tips for building a platform, from a published author.
Before the tips, a (longish) quip:
“Make an unwavering commitment to working on your book until it is finished, no matter what it takes or how difficult it may become at times,” writes [...]
By Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Most of the reasons freelance writers and novelists need to create a website or blog are about improving their writing skills, building a strong writing platform, networking, and becoming a more successful writer.
After I created my website – The Adventurous Writer – I realized firsthand the importance of websites or blogs for writers! Before setting it up, I couldn’t decide if it was worth the effort. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]