Writing on the Web

JANUARY 11, 2011

In his book Meatball Sundae , Seth Godin writes, “People just aren’t that good at remembering facts. Some bloggers and writers are natural storytellers, some aren’t. Every time I read a book these days, they are full of stories. That’s what makes them successful as popular books.

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Writing on the Web

MARCH 7, 2011

Link to sources, other web pages, books, other experts as often as you can. Blog this on Blogger. Related posts: Search Engine Results: 3 Tips for Savvy Bloggers. No More Geek-Speak: SEO for Smart Bloggers. Link to an important keyword in the first paragraph if you can. Write at least 300 words. Share this on del.icio.us.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Which SEO tools should be part of every blogger’s arsenal? What characteristics do successful bloggers share? Avoid dumb mistakes that even smart bloggers make? 10 SEO Tools Every Blogger Must Use by Daily SEO Tip. 10 SEO Tools Every Blogger Must Use by Daily SEO Tip. How can you get more links to your blog?

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 3, 2010

Blog this on Blogger. Blog to Book: Raise Your Hand in the Blogosphere. (Disclosure, this is my affiliate link and I whole-heartedly endorse this program because if you’re a coach, you most likely should be earning more~!). How To Raise Your Coaching Fees With Ease & Feel Great About It! Share this on del.icio.us. Tweet This!

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JUNE 30, 2010

Successful business bloggers are interested in and knowledgeable about much more than just their own products and/or services. What separates blogs from other forms of writing (white papers, articles, e-books, etc.) Many bloggers fail at this point because they get discouraged and abandon their blogs. How do you get there?

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 23, 2011

I’m reminded of an excellent book on creating effective website design called Don’t Make Me Think. Blog this on Blogger. When it comes to content marketing , there are ways to write content so it actively markets you and your business without being “in-your-face” sales copy or boring product reviews or press releases.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 11, 2011

How can you make your writing interesting, more like a good movie or book? I’m reading a book by Ann Handley and C.C. This book will help you do that. Blog this on Blogger. And, it gets multiplied on websites, blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and videos on YouTube, to the point that people tune out.

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Writing on the Web

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Good content builds momentum and always has an objective, according to Ann Handley and CC Chapman in their book Content Rules. Let me know which sites are tops in your book in the work you do… hit the comment link and submit. Blog this on Blogger. They won’t stay. Click and bye-bye. What about you?

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 28, 2011

I’ll be posting some of the best tid-bits from all the books I read. Blog this on Blogger. If you’re interested in learning, hit the “Like&# button and become a regular reader/fan. It’s like an open buffet for people who like learning. Hope you “like&# it! Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 18, 2010

I’m reading Tony Schwartz new book “ The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working.&#. Blog this on Blogger. While routine and structure keep us on track, we need to “get out of our own yard&# and get out of the office for renewal and regeneration. I’ll be back next week. Namaste… Share this on Bebo.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 17, 2010

First of all, we know they are really creative because they produce a lot of unique products – films, books, and blog posts that grab our attention. My husband, affectionately known as Attila the Honey, decided to write a book about 18 months ago. And I just finished editing the third book. His book blog is here.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Lulu also lets you sell books of your photos – maybe you’ve taken a great collection of photos of a special event in your town and you want to offer it for sale. Lulu also lets you sell books online, so if you think people might want to have a permanent collection of some of your articles you can sell them online.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Blog this on Blogger. Tags: Content Marketing E-Books On Writing Better Writing for the Web blog content content marketing with blogs converting readers to clients list building Online Marketing social proof trust building writing on the web. All professionals who need to sell, either products or services, should read this manifesto.

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Writing on the Web

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

In his best-selling book Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting , published in 1997 by Harper-Collins, master screenwriter Robert McKee argues that stories “fulfill a profound human need to grasp the patterns of living—not merely as an intellectual exercise, but within a very personal, emotional experience.”.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 12, 2011

This was a theme in the wonderful book by Rosamund and Benjamin Zander, The Art of Possibilit y. I’m re-reading a great book by Jim Loehr, The Power of Story: Rewrite Your Destiny in Business and in Life (Free Press, 2007). Blog this on Blogger. In fact, our stories matter more than what actually happens to us.

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Writing on the Web

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Other people tend to focus their online marketing on content; they write books and they publish blogs and newsletters… and they hate speaking. Blog this on Blogger. (Which is why they are my clients … they need content and they need to publish on the web – blogs, e-newsletters, ebooks, etc.). Please share.

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Writing on the Web

MAY 25, 2011

Author Erica Nelson is the author of two books, “ Prospect When You Are Happy ,” about the key of changing your mindset to generate results you seek, and the most recent “ Happiness Quotations: Gentle Reminders of Your Preciousness.” Blog this on Blogger. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Writing on the Web

JULY 22, 2010

We were having a book signing party to celebrate the publication of Rob’s first two novels, Die Laughing and Future Schlock. Don’t study how others write, or how books should be written: It’s more important to just get started, get your stories going. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Bebo.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 19, 2011

Three books I highly recommend to get you started: Content Rules by Ann Handley and CC Chapman. Blog this on Blogger. I’d like to interview some authors that have written about it. Personality Not Included by Rohit Bhargava. Get Content, Get Customers , by Joe Pulizzi. Subscribe to the comments for this post?

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

See the excellent book by Barry Feig for more about this: Hot Button Marketing: Push the Emotional Buttons that Get People to Buy ). Blog this on Blogger. There are universal drives and human motivators. It doesn’t matter if your reader is a 20-year-old gamer or a 70-year-old retired professor. The desire to know it all.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

101 Steps to Becoming a Better Blogger by Lifehack. A few mistakes that beginning bloggers should be aware of by Blog Design Studio. A brief but helpful list of common blogging mistakes new bloggers should avoid, including poor design, boring posts and ignoring SEO. The best 50 blogging ideas to choose from by Future Perfect.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

I am reading Dan Hill’s excellent book Emotionomics. Blog this on Blogger. How can brands, which are designed to make an instant visual and emotional impact, take advantage of emotions and narrative to connect with consumers emotionally? Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I just bought an “old&# book on Amazon: Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing , by Claire Kehrwald Cook. Blog this on Blogger. When it comes to publishing content that will never disappear on the Web, you owe it to yourself and your business to make your Web writing the best it can be. What’s your favorite writing tip?

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

It keeps me on my toes with reading Harvard Business Review and the best business books around. Blog this on Blogger. I absolutely love doing this, since I’m writing about leadership development , organizational change, and human behaviors. Until I get to know them better, I don’t have good handle on the way they talk.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 9, 2010

This weekend I was reviewing some books on business writing, including Harvard Business Review’s Guide to Better Business Writing. Blog this on Blogger. Good business writing should be like a good butler: working smoothly in the service of the reader without calling attention to itself. What do you think, is this helpful?

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Writing on the Web

JULY 29, 2010

Research studies show that some ratings and reviews will influence more than others: This report is taken from Dr. Susan Weinschenk’s book Neuro Web Design: What Makes Them Click : We are most influenced when we know the person and the person is telling a story. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Bebo. Add this link to Box.net.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 20, 2010

Book or signature product. Blog this on Blogger. In the next few posts I’ll be featuring some of the most successful women entrepreneurs who turned their passion into a multiple income streams business online! First, here are the criteria I used to identify them: Content-rich blog. High quality web site. Clear strong personal brand.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 20, 2011

Be sure to set aside a time for this, otherwise, it’s easy to get caught up in email for the rest of the day and never get back to creative writing or doing research you need on the Web or in books. Blog this on Blogger. I recommend chunking tasks into 30-45 minute segments. You just have to use it well. Share this on Facebook.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 13, 2011

In their book Content Rules , Handley and Chapman lump two concepts into rule #2: Know yourself. Blog this on Blogger. You need them to subscribe, to sign up, to download, to ask you questions and engage with you so they become clients when they are ready. Content Rule #2: Insight inspires originality. Know your customers.

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Writing on the Web

OCTOBER 12, 2010

No, really…Some people have book clubs, or exchange recipes and garden tips. Then I read this in Simon Sinek’s beautiful book, Start with Why : “For values or guiding principles to be truly effective they have to be verbs. Blog this on Blogger. I go for the big stuff: what really matters.) Post on Google Buzz.

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Writing on the Web

OCTOBER 20, 2010

I want to share an excerpt of a story by Patrick Renvoisé , from his book Neuromarketing: Understanding the Buy Buttons in Customers’ Brain. Blog this on Blogger. There are a few principles to remember, and here’s a great story that makes this come alive… A Marketing Moment with a Homeless Man…. Email this via Gmail.

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Writing on the Web

OCTOBER 4, 2010

One of the books I’m reading is Simon Sinek’s Start with Why. Blog this on Blogger. How can you be engaging to your clients if your competitors are all talking about the same thing? I wrote about this important $64,000 question last week, and I’m immersed in research about what makes content engaging right now.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 26, 2010

Money spent on games has now surpassed movies and books. (He Games are interactive and require the brain to engage in ways that reading a book doesn’t. Blog this on Blogger. My husband, Attila the Honey , plays World of Warcraft , an online game that’s part of the multi-billion dollar gaming industry.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 28, 2010

Robert Cialdini wrote about six weapons of influence in his landmark book Influence. I use them all the time to click and buy: I glance at the number of gold stars other people have given a book on Amazon, or a pair of tennis shoes on Nike. Blog this on Blogger. Do you regularly update them? Share this on Bebo.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 13, 2010

I explore more about this in my free online e-book Content Marketing for Online Profits.). Blog this on Blogger. What’s your biggest challenge? Share this on Bebo. Add this link to Box.net. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Facebook. Share this on FriendFeed. Email this via Gmail.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 28, 2010

8 Reasons to Use a Sales Page: Sales of a product or informational product like a book. Blog this on Blogger. It may be tempting to just create a page using your WP platform, because it’s so easy to do, but it’s just as easy to use a sales page template. Registration for a class or workshop, virtual or otherwise.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 2, 2010

The next they may share a tutorial or run a contest or review a book.&#. I’m reading 2-3 business books that are terrific, and I saw two really funny movies and a great match at Wimbledon. Blog this on Blogger. My blog niche is arts and crafts. Most of my favorite other artsy blogs do this routinely. What do you think?

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