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 […]
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 Write a Blog Post Your Readers Share
You’ve heard of blog posts that go viral…all because a reader bothered to share the post. And in some cases, that’s how the blogger ended up with a book deal. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) explains what it takes to get readers to share your posts so you, your blog, […]
Five Steps to Proof Posts Like an Objective Editor
Have you ever pubished a blog post only to realize it had an error…or more than one error? If so, you might wonder why you can’t proof your work more effectively. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) offers five ways bloggers (and writers) can proof work and leave fewer (if any) […]
How to Write Every Day ( Even If You’re Lazy)
You may think you don’t write daily because you are lazy. In fact, you possess the ability to write and publish blog posts consistently. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) explains how to develop a regular writing or blogging practice that not only grow on you but with you as well. […]
How to Identify the Posts Your Competition Isn’t Writing
You want to drive traffic to your site by becoming highly discoverable via Google and other search engines. But to do that, you need to do more than focus on keywords or keyword phrases. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) explains how to identify the posts you need to write to […]
The 7 Essential Elements of a Winning Blog Post
There may be nothing worse in a bloggers life than writing a post that gets little, if any, views. After all, this means no one cared enough to read the post…despite your best effort and great information. But you can increase the likelihood of your posts getting read. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter […]
Five Strategies for Brainstorming Creative New Post Ideas
Have you ever stared at the computer screen and wondered what to write or struggled to find blog post ideas? Well, that problem gets solved today. In this post, freelance writer and ghostwriter Dan Kenitz (@buildwithwords) offers some out-of-the-box strategies for finding new post ideas. “If I just had better ideas, more people would read […]