Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Here’s a little review of steps involved in writing and publishing a blog post: Once you have written the body of the post, it’s time to check for effectiveness: Before you publish, here are a few smart things to check for: And now you are ready for important final steps… What is missing here? Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 12, 2011

Do you know how to write SEO-friendly content your readers will love? This week’s guest post by Christian Arno of Lingo24 shares 6 writing tips for writing online content that works for both readers and search engines. Writing for the web can be like walking on a tightrope. Blog this on Blogger.

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Webbiquity

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

How can you develop a steady stream of new topic ideas to write about on your blog? Attract more blog traffic? Which highly successful blogs should you emulate, and what can you learn from them? What common blogging mistakes should you avoid? 5 outstanding corporate blogs by iMedia Connection.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

You’ve got to optimize your reader-focused content (so the search engines know what you’re writing about). Blog this on Blogger. No More Geek-Speak: SEO for Smart Bloggers. Michael Martine’s Best Blog Traffic Tips. Go there now, please. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

If you’re writing your blog for more than just fun, you’ve probably thought about how you can make some money from it. There’s plenty of ways you can make cash from your writing, and you might not have thought of some of them before. 1) Putting ads on your blog. This is the most obvious way to make money blogging.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Are you writing with feeling? Does your blog trigger emotional reactions ? Next time you review your writing, try to identify possible feelings in the reader. Blog writers need to step away from their anonymous masks and get real, get emotional. I wonder how many of you think about negative things to write about.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Writing quality content that markets your products and services online follows a logical progression, but it also follows an emotional pathway. I been reviewing basic steps for writing quality content for the web that works to get you found, get known and get clients. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 11, 2011

Marketing nowadays requires writing and publishing great content in multiple ways. But the hard question comes when you sit down to a blank computer screen and outline what sorts of pieces of information, web pages and blog posts, need to be published for your business. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Facebook.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

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. I just bought an “old&# book on Amazon: Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing , by Claire Kehrwald Cook. What’s your favorite writing tip?

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

(Guest Post: I’m on vacation, so I invited Tim Handorf to write a guest post. Tim writes on the topics of online colleges and universities. As a blogger, you know by now that increasing your traffic means grabbing your audience’s attention and keeping it. Blog this on Blogger. 20@googlemail.com.).

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Webbiquity

AUGUST 5, 2010

Learn how to make your blog the center of your social media efforts, build traffic, write great posts and more here in some of the best tips, tactics and guidance for blogging of 2010 so far. 100+ SMB Blogging Ideas to Kick Start 2010 by Small Business Trends. Search Optimization Tips for Bloggers by SEO Wizardry.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 10, 2010

Your blog writing can improve. I’ve been reading several neuroscience and communications books that say the same things in different ways, and I think these persuasion tips can easily apply to better blog writing. So to stimulate a desire for change, you must switch your writing to positive stories.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 30, 2010

Please vote: What has been your experience using the Web to promote your business? Blog this on Blogger. 3 Key Content Pieces for Starting an Online Business. Blog or Website: Do You Use Wordpress as a Website? How to Start “a Little Online Business …&#. Online Surveys & Market Research.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

By the same token, despite the many benefits of a business blog , not everyone should rush into it. Like owning a pet, writing a blog isn’t rocket science but does require a certain level of care and attention, lest the effort end up among the millions of abandoned, forgotten and neglected blogs littering the online landscape.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

My “world view&# on this blog has always been that if you use a blog to get found, get known and get clients for your business, you need to create quality content that markets, that works to get readers to respond to you. Blog writing is easy and simple and hard at the same time. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 25, 2011

People are good at writing about what they know. If you’re not writing real stories, your content – on your blog, in your newsletter, on your web pages – runs the risk of being boring. Or, as David Meerman Scott writes on his blog, people are still writing gobbledygook. Post on Google Buzz.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 18, 2010

Is your blog like my tennis, a hit or miss? Are you writing posts that are clear winners for your readers? I know people who blog like that. They write 600-900 words every few weeks, then wonder why they aren’t getting search traffic. Blogging doesn’t work that way. Blog this on Blogger.

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Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

It’s always been my practice never to write anything overtly negative on my blog, on the simply philosophy that it never pays to make enemies. If I test a product or service and don’t see value in it, I don’t write about it. If I read a book and think it’s nonsense, I don’t review it. Tweet This!

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Writing on the Web

MARCH 31, 2011

Here’s an important post from Joe Pulizzi’s Junta42 blog, Content Curation Grows Up, Original Content Still Key. I share these key points with anyone who struggles with writing online for their business and needs ideas for what to write. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 7, 2011

The checklist is designed for digital content creators and marketing teams, but it can and should be used by anyone writing a business blog or other content for the Web. This is similar to what I write about in my ebook, Content Marketing with Blogs. Blog this on Blogger. Understandable. Actionable.

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Writing on the Web

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

How do you write compelling content that attracts and engages readers? This is the job of good content marketing and the challenge for online professionals who write blogs, articles, and web pages. The better you know who they are and what they like, the easier it is to write content for them. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

The most important thing is to get results from your blogging efforts and if you’re spending too much time on the linking and formatting, maybe it’s time to find help. Here’s a program I did with Joan Stewart about Time-Saving Tips for Smart Blogging. Blog this on Blogger. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 3, 2010

As Malcom Gladwell l writes, people make up their minds in the blink of an eye… Blog this on Blogger. Content Marketing Ideas: Rethinking Blogging. Blog Content: Are you personal… or all business? 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

OCTOBER 4, 2010

How do you write engaging content ? What makes your blog writing effective? For that matter, how can anything you write or say actually work to market your business and bring in potential customers? Blog this on Blogger. How do you unlock the minds of your readers? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

JANUARY 18, 2011

How much personality should you show on your blog without becoming an ego-blogger ? I recommend listening to his short video about sharing your personality on your blog, an interview done by Rohit Bhargava , author of Personality Not Included. If you’ve got a blog, you need to share more than facts.

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Writing on the Web

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Blog this on Blogger. Online Marketing Online Persuasion Attracting Clients blog content brain science business blogging neuromarketing Writing for the Web. There are other women speaking, and I’m looking forward to learning, as always. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on Facebook.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 16, 2010

It can be customized to look like a traditional website for any business, or you can get something customized specifically for your needs. Once set up, you can easily publish fresh content, write sales copy, add product pages, and benefit from the facility with which Wordpress works with the search engines. Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

MARCH 21, 2011

Sometimes the only thing that will save a blog post is a great headline. Bloggers agonize over headlines and still rarely get them right. Blog this on Blogger. How to Write a Content Marketing Blog Post. Blog Content: Are you personal… or all business? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 26, 2010

Here are some that I hear: “I don’t have time to blog.&#. “My clients aren’t surfing the Web reading blogs.&#. “Oh, that means I’ve got to write about my business every week?&#. Blog this on Blogger. You can’t go wrong with either of these four resources.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 2, 2010

Blog this on Blogger. Related posts: Putting the YOU in Business Blogging: 5 tips for getting personal. Personal Stories on Your Business Blogs: the fine line. Your Business and the Web: Getting Better? Better Business Blogging: Get a personal trainer and buff up your blog.

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Writing on the Web

AUGUST 2, 2010

And, how can we use that wisdom when writing content that serves to market ourselves and our businesses? Business professionals approach online content marketing and writing for the web with this mentality. When marketers write content, they appeal to the senses and the emotions. Tell a story of one person.

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Writing on the Web

MAY 11, 2011

Here’s hoping your next blog post will be an “ace!’ ’ Blog this on Blogger. Related posts: How is Playing Tennis Like Blog Writing? When Business Blogging Works Too Well… Blogging for Business: Persistence Pays. 3 Tips for Better Blog Writing.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 6, 2010

Here is a quick video I made this weekend with my Flip camcorder… It’s just a short one… let me know if I can help you with your business blog. What’s your biggest challenge with blogging, and content marketing? Blog this on Blogger. Share this on Bebo. Add this link to Box.net.

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Webbiquity

MAY 4, 2010

A few influential followers (with significant followings of their own) who will retweet your blog post links are far more valuable than a boatload of spammy followers who probably never visit your blog in the first place. SEO the blog. Write compelling, relevant (i.e., Write guest posts for popular blogs.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 15, 2010

But my lover wasn’t really “the blog.&# Writing on my blog is my way of reaching out to people looking for ways to write content on the Web so that they can get found, get known and get new business. A blog is still “The best darn content marketing tool on the planet! Blog this on Blogger.

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Writing on the Web

APRIL 13, 2011

Example of what that means: I got a press release yesterday to announce a new book; in the blurb about the author, they explained he was a nightclub owner who almost died in a drug-related fire; who went on to become a psychologist and spiritual leader; who writes about how his near-death experience transformed him and how he overcame addictions.

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Writing on the Web

JUNE 23, 2010

Blog this on Blogger. Au contraire , we will teach you about effective formatting of sales and landing pages. We will explain why her product is a great idea, but that is only part of the call. 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.

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