Written on March 27th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
Six Very Official Ways to Improve Your Writing
Looking to improve your blog writing? Today Shannon Paul ( @shannonpaul) from Very Official Blog gives her very official tips on the topic.
I love blogs. Before I started blogging seriously, I read a lot of other blogs and was very engaged as a reader. I commented a lot and began honing my ability to craft [...]
Written on March 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
What’s Your Bread and Butter?
this guest post is by Dot Com Dud
In business, the phrase “Bread & Butter” is used to describe something that is core to the success of a business. A good example is a lawyer for whom divorce cases bring in the majority of their income, those cases are their Bread & Butter. Without these cases [...]
Written on March 11th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
The Unlimited Freelancer [Ebook Review]
I recently asked my followers on Twitter how many of them were currently looking for more work. The response was overwhelming with many expressing that they were looking at different types of freelance work.
Today Jade Craven from the Prolific Writer reviews an ebook by the name of The Unlimited Freelancer which is designed to help [...]
Written on March 9th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
A Freelance Writer is Always Full of Ideas
Running out of ideas to write about? If so – Sean Platt from Writer Dad and Ghost Writer Dad has some words of encouragement and advice for you.
The demands of running an online business or blog can be daunting. The writing requirements are easy enough at first, as our passion is inflamed and mental stamina [...]
Written on March 1st, 2009 at 03:03 am by Darren Rowse
How to Develop a Niche Blog Content Plan
Jonathan Thomas is a blogger and social media marketer that runs several successful niche blogs such as: Niche Blogger Today – a guide for niche bloggers and Anglotopia – The world’s largest Anglophile blog. You can connect with him on Twitter: @jonathanwthomas
The best way to build traffic for a new niche blog is to have [...]
Written on February 26th, 2009 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse
7 Ways to Keep Fresh Content Flowing On Your Blog
This is the third post in a series on taking your blog to the next level.
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“How do I keep posts flowing on my blog?”
This is a question that most bloggers face at one point or another – particularly bloggers who have been blogging for 6-12 months.
The reality is that there comes a point [...]
Written on February 24th, 2009 at 03:02 am by Darren Rowse
Build Upon Your Strengths as a Blogger
This post belongs to the ‘taking your blog to the next level‘ series which looks at tips for bloggers whose blogs have got a start but want to take it up a notch. Read the intro here.
Analyze why Readers Come to your Blog….. and then Build on It
The first thing that I’d highly recommend medium [...]
Written on February 21st, 2009 at 03:02 am by Darren Rowse
Seven Expert Tips For Outstanding Web Writing
Today Ali from Ali Adventures (and other blogs) shares some tips on writing for the web.
You’re an experienced blogger. You know all the basics: you’ve read all about writing useful and unique content, and all your posts use subheadings, thoughtfully bolded text and bullet-pointed lists to be as reader-friendly as possible.
But could you be doing [...]
Written on February 20th, 2009 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse
A Secret to Writing Posts that Go Viral on Twitter
There are many reasons that a blog post might get spread widely through ‘ReTweets’ (when one person passes on the tweet of another) but one fairly obvious, yet often overlooked one, has to do with the length of your blog post title.
Yesterday on TwiTip I published a post with a formula for getting ReTweeted on [...]


