CategoryWriting Content

Last week’s post on writing for a diverse audience sparked a great discussion, with some really interesting thoughts contributed by bloggers at all stages of building a blog, and from a range of markets and niches. One thing that really struck me about these conversations was that bloggers seem to ...more

This guest post is by Ali Luke of Writers’ Huddle. Is your writing holding you back? If new visitors never stick around, if you rarely get retweets, or if there’s tumbleweed blowing through your comments section, this might not be because you’re getting anything wrong in terms of promotion. There’s ...more

“Write for one reader” is advice we hear often in the blogosphere, and it can be a useful way to get a consistent voice going on your blog. But the longer you blog, the more likely you’ll be to get to know your readers, and the more diverse their needs ...more

This guest post is by Kimberly Nilson of writemyessay4me.com. Many of us have faced the problem of dealing with plagiarised content, either while reviewing guest articles by low-quality bloggers, or inadvertently using common phrases in our own writing. Even the most skilled blogger cannot possibly be familiar with all the pages ...more

This guest post is by Brian Lund of bclund. Writing a niche blog is all the rage these days, but they require a different type of content than is typical of a “mass audience” blog. And that content can be hard to come up with. However, there is a simple, though ...more

This guest post is by Laura Roeder of LKR Social Media Marketer. Think about your last ten clients. Did they hire you because they have the same level of knowledge and experience that you do? Or did they choose to work with you because of your expertise? My guess is ...more

Much is said of the great content that is required to become a great blogger. None of it matters if you don’t have a great voice. Great bloggers don’t settle for great content. Great bloggers understand that how you deliver your message is just as important as the message itself. ...more

Over the last week, we’ve been kickstarting stalled blog content. We’ve worked through the process of planning, writing and editing a post, and I hope that by now some of you might have published that post. At this point, I hope you’re thinking that kickstarting the content on your neglected ...more

On the weekend we looked at a little exercise for kickstarting stalled content on your blog. This approach can be useful for reviving a long-neglected blog or just for reinvigorating your blogging when you’re struggling to keep up a regular posting routine. For all the advice you can read online ...more