Archive for Writing Content
Written on February 10th, 2010 at 06:02 am by Darren Rowse
Blog Like a Cartoonist – Six Stunning Secrets to Help You Break Through Bloggers Block
And now for a guest post with a difference from Cartoonist Mark Anderson from Andertoons.com who created this comic to illustrate the writing techniques he uses to create his cartoons, and how they can help bloggers push through writer’s block.
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Written on February 4th, 2010 at 01:02 am by Darren Rowse
Craftsmanship – Principles of Successful Blogs #9
As we continue to explore principles of successful blogging I want to turn our attention to a matter at the heart of the topic – content.
Much could be said on the topic but in the presentation that sparked my principles of successful blogging series of posts I spoke at length about the idea of ‘crafting [...]
Written on December 28th, 2009 at 01:12 am by Darren Rowse
How to Write Great Content for Your Blog In the New Year
As part of Best of ProBlogger 2009 series – today I want to look at the topic of ‘writing content’ and present a series of posts that went live this year on how to create compelling blog content – after all, it’s a cornerstone of successful blogging that bloggers simply can’t ignore.
How to Get Write [...]
Written on December 19th, 2009 at 12:12 am by Darren Rowse
How to Be A More Productive Blogger [And Add 37 Minutes to Every Hour!]
This week, on a busier than normal day, I Tweeted that I wish there were more hours in a day (or that there was a pause button so that time could stand still for a bit so I could catch up). The tweet was of course an attempt at humor but the deluge of replies [...]
Written on December 17th, 2009 at 12:12 am by Darren Rowse
The Storyteller’s Tale: How a Fiction Mindset Will Empower Your Blog
A guest post by bestselling novelist Larry Brooks from Storyfix.com.
Sports analogies rock.
They certainly can and often do lean toward the cliché, but like even the most trite of clichés, they’ve earned that dubious label because they’re valid.
The use of cliché in copywriting, not so good. The use of valid analogies in the instructional and marketing [...]
Written on November 22nd, 2009 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse
Why Nobody Cares About Your Blog
A Guest Post by David Risley
Except yours, of course. ;) However, there are a lot of bloggers who feel this way.
You write. You write some more. You don’t feel as if you’re getting the traction that you want. What’s going on?
There is plenty to be said about issues like proper market selection, search engine optimization [...]
Written on November 18th, 2009 at 12:11 am by Darren Rowse
13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation
Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by suggesting I write a post on the daily rituals that I use to get my [...]
Written on November 11th, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
An Important Question to Ask Before Hitting Publish on Your Next Post
Here’s a question I’ve learned to ask on a daily basis at the completion of every post I write:
“Would this post work better if I split it into two (or more) posts?”
While the answer is usually ‘no’ for me I do semi-regularly get to the end of a blog post and realise that what I’ve [...]
Written on November 9th, 2009 at 01:11 am by Darren Rowse
Do you Write Outlines for Your Blog Posts?
Do you plan your posts or do you just write them free flow as they come?
This is a question that one of our members at ProBlogger.com (Mark Dykeman) started off a conversation with in the last week.
Mark talked in the thread about how he does both (sometimes he uses bullet points for his main points [...]
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