Written on December 30th, 2008 at 12:12 am by Darren Rowse
How to Write Fast
Alisa Bowman from projecthappilyeverafter.com shares some tips on writing fast.
So you haven’t quite monetized your blog. That means you’re still working 8 or so hours in the non-virtual world for that paycheck. You may also have many other time commitments. They are called marriage, parenthood, friendships and Twitter.
With all of these variables vying for the [...]
Written on December 29th, 2008 at 12:12 am by Darren Rowse
Get Inspiration from Blog Comments When Writing your Next Post
Today Marko shares a quick tip on how to generate post ideas from the comments left on previous posts.
At the time of writing this, there has been 34 comments to my Create A Media Kit To Attract Advertisers To Your Blog guest post at ProBlogger.net. One of the good things about getting a guest post [...]
Written on December 22nd, 2008 at 12:12 am by Darren Rowse
3 High-Powered Reader Engagement Tactics
In this guest post Jonathan Fields from the Career Renegade takes a look at three types of blog posts that will Engage your readers.
Three words…
Engage. Engage. Engage.
It’s the rally cry of great blogging. Heck, it’s the touchstone of powerful writing in general. When it comes to blogging, though, three major types of engagement-oriented posts really [...]
Written on December 5th, 2008 at 06:12 am by Darren Rowse
The Final Frontier to Exquisite Writing – Avoid Clichés
Today Bamboo Forest from Pun Intended shares some thoughts on the topic of avoiding Clichés.
I’ve co-authored a blog for less than a year, and prior to beginning, my writing was natural – which is precisely why it wasn’t good.
Good writing stands on good principles. These principles aren’t natural; instead, they are forged by reading blogs [...]
Written on October 26th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse
Finding Your Posting Rhythm [Part 2]
Yesterday I suggested 4 tips for helping bloggers to find their posting rhythm:
There is no Right Posting Level
Start out Slow and Work Your Way Up
Monitor Your Readerships Response to Your Posting Levels
Consistency is Important
Today I want to share 4 more tips on posting workflows.
5. Work on Your Posting Workflow – Identify the Blockage Points
One piece [...]
Written on September 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
13 Ways to Add New Dimensions to Your Next Post
What do you see when you look at this image?
Image by Lord V
OK – so it’s two flies right? Yes it is…. but look a little harder.
Have you ever used one of those crazy eye cross eye 3D multidimensional pictures? This is one of them. Relax, cross your eyes a little and stare [...]
Written on August 27th, 2008 at 09:08 am by Darren Rowse
Does Your Next Blog Post Matter?
If your next blog post doesn’t matter – don’t publish it until it does.
In our series on How to Craft a Blog Post we’ve been talking about ‘points to pause’ while writing a blog post. So far we’ve looked at choosing a topic, titles and opening lines and today we’re going to get into the [...]
Written on August 20th, 2008 at 12:08 am by Darren Rowse
How to Craft Post Titles that Draw Readers Into Your Blog
Titles change the destiny of your posts.
Those few words at the beginning of your blog post can be the difference between the post being read and spread like a virus through the web like a wild fire and it languishing in your archives, barely noticed.
This month we’ve been talking about how to ‘craft’ blog posts [...]
Written on August 17th, 2008 at 12:08 am by Darren Rowse
10 Steps to the Perfect List Post
List Posts have always been a popular format of post for bloggers. Today Ali Hale examines how to write the perfect list post and gives some great examples along the way of list posts that have done well on blogs.
List posts are ubiquitous – and hugely popular – in the blogosphere. As bloggers, we love [...]
-
Problogger Sponsors
-
