How you start your blog posts determines if a visitor to your site stays around to read the entire piece or leaves seconds after arriving. Getting readers to stick around is important if you want a successful blog and, potentially, a book deal. That’s why today freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) provides tips […]
A Step-by-Step Guide to Blogging on Tough Topics
Sometimes the toughest topics produce the best blog posts and books. But tough topics are…well…tough. Today, freelance writer and travel blogger Beth Bauer (@JourneyofBethB) offers tips on easily writing about hard subjects so you don’t avoid but, instead, welcome them. It’s hard to write about tough topics. It’s easy to write about a topic you […]
How to Use Photos and Videos to Improve Your SEO
How do I use photos and videos effectively? Answering that question has become a constant conversation in the blogosphere and online marketing world. That’s why today we are discussing the same subject. Freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) offers some practical and doable tips for writers, authors, and bloggers who want to add images […]
How Writers and Bloggers can Avoid the Research Black Hole
Reasearch is a necessary part of creating a nonfiction—or fiction—book, but this task can get in the way of actually writing the manuscript. Its also a necessity for blogging, whether your posts consist of blogged bits of your book or stand-alone pieces. Today, writer and journalist Jane Meggitt (@meggitt_jane) offers several tips to help you […]
Productivity Hacks to Get Yourself to Sit Down and Write
Does your productivity suffer because you struggle to get yourself to sit down and write? You aren’t alone. That’s why today freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) shares some productivity hacks that get your butt in the chair and your fingers on the keyboard…fast…so you become more productive as a writer and blogger. It’s […]
How the Golden Rule Will Make You a Better Blogger
Bloggers are often afraid to give too much of the good content away for free in their posts. That’s a mistake. In fact, you would probably love to visit a site that had tons of valuable content accesible at no cost. So, why not employ the Golden Rule when it comes to blogging? In this […]
How Much of Your Book Can You Publish on Your Blog?
“How much of my book content can I safely publish on my blog if I want to attract a traditional publishing deal?” I get asked this question frequently. And in the last year, my answer has changed. Why? The publishing industry changes all the time. That means what agents and publisher want or accept changes, […]
Seven Legal Issues You Want to Avoid for Hassle-Free Blogging
You are probably not a lawyer. But as a blogger and author, you need at least a cursory knowledge of the legal issues that can plague a published writer. Why? You want to avoid these legal issues at all costs. Today, freelance writer and ghostwriter Sanjay Bojan (@sanjaybojan) provides some basic information on seven common […]
Three Tips for Formatting Your Next Post (So It Gets Read)
Bloggers—especially bloggers who are or aspire to be authors—often make the mistake of focusing on writing over post formatting. Even if they produce excellent and valuable content, poor formatting can cause their posts to go unread. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) provides three formatting tips to help bloggers, writers, and […]
How to Turn eBook Publishing into a Powerful Blog-Monetization Strategy
Books and blogs often fail to help writers earn a living. But if you turn your writing into products—ebooks—and sell them from your site, you can increase your income as well as your opportunities to succeed as an author. Today, freelance writer and ghostwriter Sanjay Bojan (@sanjaybojan) explains how an ecommerce site that sells ebooks […]
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