WritingThoughts

The contest to find the notable blogs for writers for 2007 is over. It’s time to start discovering new notable writing blogs. To start off this year, I’m naming a must-read blog. If you write web content and you aren’t already reading Copyblogger, then you should be. With Copyblogger Brian sets about to correct writing […]

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Does this look familiar? Dear Blogger, I recently developed an XYZ app to help bloggers with X. I believe this app would be of interest to your readers. Would you please feature it in a review on your blog? Okay. That’s a stripped-down version of a typical request for a product review. If you’re a […]

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Should freelance writers get a certification? Will having a certification help you to get more jobs or higher pay? There’s no question that in some industries a certification is a definite advantage. In accounting, for example, being a Certified Public Accountant often means earning more money. In the IT fields, having a certification can also […]

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Should you be writing longer blog posts? As I explained in an earlier post, longer blog posts often attract more page views and social media attention. For that reason, many blog owners are asking for them. Don’t be surprised if you get a client request for a longer post. Writers need to know the difference […]

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Like many bloggers, I was surprised and concerned this week to read Copyblogger‘s notice that they were turning blog comments off. (See Sonia Simone, Why We’re Removing Comments on Copyblogger.) The post sparked many echo posts discussing the decision. Some bloggers praised the decision while others questioned it. If you’re not in the writing or […]

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Freelancers, writers, and small businesses often ask me what products I recommend. In the past, I’ve been unprepared and just mentioned whatever resources come to mind. No more! This page lists tools and resources that I’ve found helpful. My thought is that this page will be a resource to writers and freelancers as well as […]

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It’s just too expensive to give my writing away. Unless, of course, it’s for a publication that’s at the top of its game–say, somewhere like Copyblogger or The New York Times. Even then, I couldn’t keep up writing for free for long. You see, writing is my profession. It’s how I earn my living.

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Is your writing timeless? By timeless I mean, will your content be meaningful to readers ten or twenty years from now? An example of writing that is already losing its meaningfulness would be an article about how to program a VCR. Or going back even further, a magazine article about how to operate an eight-track […]

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Lately, I seem to have an obsession hobby with of checking Technorati. Even though I’ve been blogging for nearly nine months now, I’d never actually taken the time to look closely at the blogs in the Technorati popular list. Now that I have looked, all I can say is that it’s a good thing that […]

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Here are some of this week’s interesting posts about writing: Adventures in Copywriting discusses the proper use of testimonials. An excellent piece about how to get good testimonials for your marketing pieces. Copybogger talks about using heroes in business blogs. It’s a great concept that I’d like to see more about. Lorelle on WordPress published […]

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