I write a lot of blog posts every week, so I’m always looking for ways to speed up my process. Although most of my posts don’t feature tons of graphics or charts, formatting adds time—sometimes more than I predict. I can reduce this particular time-suck if I format my posts in Scrivener using MultiMarkdown language. […]
Can You Blog a Book on Your Existing Site?
You’ve created a website. You’ve been blogging for a year or more. Now you want to write a book on your blog, but you have one question you want answered first: Can you blog a book on your existing site? I get asked that question all the time. My answer? It depends. What does it […]
6 Tips to Help Writers Cultivate Voice
Do you feel you have a distinct voice as a blogger and writer? If not, you need to develop one…fast! Without a distinct voice, your message disappears among the millions of other voices trying to be heard in the blogosphere. And you want your voice to be heard…and recognized…easily and quickly. Like a vocal coach, […]
You Want to Blog a Book. Now What?
The New Year arrived. You created a list of goals. “Blog a book” is first on your list. Great! Now what? Some writers or bloggers would just begin blogging their book without a second thought. That’s not the best way to succeed, however. Blogging a book allows you to write your book quickly and easily […]
How to Manage Multiple Blogs Sites
For many writers and aspiring authors, managing one blog can prove difficult. Yet, if you are a creative person, you easily could find yourself thinking about starting a second blog. Or you might already have two, but you feel like you need a third to handle best a topic that can’t find a home on […]
Blog a Book Faster than You can Write a Book
Eighty-one percent of the U.S. population wants to write a book, but only about two percent will become published authors. The other 98 percent will continue calling themselves aspiring authors because they think writing a book is a long, drawn out process. Or they feel overwhelmed by the idea of writing a book. Indeed, completing […]
What’s the Optimal Length for a Blog Post?
Both newbie and seasoned bloggers often ask the same question: “What’s the optimal length of a blog post?” No definitive answer exists. In fact, the answer seems to change from year to year. Experts continue to pose new opinions and data to help you decide on the best post length for your blog. In the […]
How to Protect Your Blog from Hackers
I had just told a group of students not to worry so much about their sites getting hacked. It had never happened to me in all the years I’d been blogging and using WordPress.org, and I’d been a blogger a long time. And then, BAM! One of my sites got hacked. And then another got […]
11 Tips for Starting Your (Blogged) Book Project
You want to blog a book, but you struggle to get started. You aren’t alone. Many wanna-be writers don’t ever begin on their manuscripts. It’s worse for wanna-be bloggers and book bloggers because they need to start a blog as well as a book. The blog technology alone, although not too complicated, can stop non-techie […]
3 Types of About Pages Blogs Need
Your “About” page constitutes one of the most important pages on your blog. However, the type of About page your site needs depends upon the blog’s focus. Additionally, your blog might require more than one About page. No matter what type of blog you create or for what purpose, it needs a general About page. […]
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