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How do you market your writing? Social media? Blog posts? Emails? Building an email list is the most direct way to market a book or other product. Having thousands of Twitter followers and Facebook likes is wonderful, but it doesn’t have the direct marketing strength that email marketing provides. With emails, you connect directly to [...]
My personal life often conflicts with my writing. My sister asks me to babysit my niece, my mom guilt trips me into tearing out cabinets for lake house renovations and my girlfriend sighs when I say I can’t go to a movie because I’m writing at 8:00pm. What I need is separation. Separation from the [...]
Are you using an RSS feed for your website? If not, you are no Spiderman. Creating an RSS feed is crucial for the success of your blog for one simple reason: It adds to your web of connection options on the internet. Some people consume information online via email, some prefer social media, but there [...]
After you have found an idea for an intriguing blog post, concocted a beautifully written article, proofread and formatted, all that is left to do is hit the dreaded “Publish” button. I’ll be honest, I hesitate every time I push that little blue button, because I fear that it won’t reach it’s desired audience and [...]
Update: This contest is now closed. The winner will be announced on the morning of April 9th. Are you a writer or would you like to become one? One of the strongest tools in a writers arsenal is the ability to understand story structure, and viewing how successful writers have developed their own stories into [...]
Are you interested in getting your words out to the world? If so, you need to build a platform, and the easiest way to build this platform is by starting a blog. There are many free hosting options out there but in order to gain the most control over your site you should think about [...]
What’s your next blog post going to be? Not sure? That seems to be the story whenever I sit down to write up a new post, and I’m sure I’m not alone. How can you build a post that will provide constructive information and resonate with readers, while remaining true to your own artistic [...]
I cannot afford to waste my time making money. –Louis Agassiz I often hear people say, “Wow that person is so successful. ” This statement usually refers to someone who has made a strong living on Wall Street or worked the ladder in a corporate job to finally land an upper management job. I went [...]
There is no better idea than the idea of spreading your ideas. What? Ideas make the world run. Ideas bring people together. Ideas give a voice to the voiceless. I’ve made my opinion clear on the benefits of letting your million dollar idea shine, but in what ways can you do this? Is there a [...]
How To Increase Blog Feedback From Readers
So you wrote up a brilliant blog post, but no one is commenting, right? Or maybe you are looking for more useful feedback, rather than the typical “great post” comment, in order to create a discussion or get ideas for future blog posts. Acquiring feedback from readers is tricky. Most people like to simply read [...]