WritingThoughts

It really is. Okay to be yourself, I mean. As a blogger, I find myself subject to all kinds of advice about how I ought to operate this blog. “You ought to post five times every day.” “You ought to add XYZ plug-in.” “You ought to shorten/eliminate your blogroll.” “You ought to sign up for […]

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I’ve joined Twitter as an experiment to see if it can be of any use for business. You can read all about it here: Can Twitter Be Used For Business? Since I kept reading all of these posts from bloggers who claimed to be getting business use out of Twitter, last week I decided to […]

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One of the common perceptions around the blogosphere is that you have to post every day, sometimes multiple times a day, in order to attract readers. If you’ve been reading WritingThoughts for a while, then you know that I like to take a look at the “popular” blogs on Technorati from time to time. I […]

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I was conducting research for some projects yesterday when I realized that most of the search results that I was getting were not helping me at all. Either the headline itself was misleading, or article was actually on the topic — but the content was too broad and the article contained no new information. The […]

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By Vivienne Quek Many people think that writing a slogan is no different from writing a headline. Why should there be any difference since both are supposed to be short, sweet and sharp; words that aim to attract and capture attention? This is a common mistake. Creating headlines and slogans require a lot of information. […]

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Usually we talk about writing web content on Web Content Thursdays. Today I’m going to turn the tables a little bit. Instead of talking about writing, we’re going to talk about reading – specifically, what blogs you should be reading as a web content writer. Here’s a list of five must-read blogs for any web […]

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A few weeks ago I read this excellent post by Randa Clay on reasons every blogger should participate in forums. I have to say that I agree with Randa’s list of forum participation benefits. My own experience with forums has been extremely positive. In fact, I might not even be blogging today if it hadn’t […]

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As I was doing some research the other day, I found a great site that contained an article about the topic I was researching. Then, I clicked on another link. Lo and behold, it was the exact some article. I found it again on a third site. Was this a case blatent plagiarism? Had someone […]

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This is a short, but sweet, Web Content Thursday on a pet peeve of mine. How do you feel about incoming links? When someone links to me I go to their site and read the post that contains the link. I try to leave a comment on the post, even if I don’t agree with […]

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Is it time to rethink social media? If you write web content, then chances are good that you’ve heard social media mentioned as a way to promote your web presence. Liz Strauss‘s post, A Time to Check Social Media Return On Investment, captured my attention this week. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by social media. […]

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