Corporate Blogging at its Best
Posted in Blogging, Social Media on Oct 15th, 2010
For those of you not in the know, infographics are big online right now. They are most often used to present information in a visually pleasing way and will often use beautiful designs to make otherwise impenetrable or unpalatable data accessible to all. Recently, they have become very popular on the social web as a [...]
Posted in Blogging on Sep 16th, 2010
A ghostwriter is a writer who is paid to write text that is credited to another person. For example, leaders, executives and celebrities may hire others to write, edit or draft written material. The scope of work for a ghostwriter ranges from minimal editing to writing a majority of a project. With the popularity of [...]
Posted in Blogging, Social Media, Technical Writing, Uncategorized on Sep 8th, 2010
When it comes to blogging, twitter or other types of social media, people tend to skip over the proofreading process. This is mainly because of the number of “posts” that need to be written as well as their informal nature. In the past, I have been guilty of quickly typing in my thoughts in a [...]
Posted in Blogging on Aug 23rd, 2010
Most writers will know what it feels like to write to a deadline. And if you don’t, you’re probably missing a trick. You see, a deadline, whether self-imposed for your personal blog, or set in stone by your boss, can do wonders for your copy if you know how to manage it. Here’s why: you’ll [...]
Posted in Blogging on Jul 29th, 2010
If you’re reading this, you’re probably aware of how big the world of business blogging has become over the last couple of years. This post isn’t about the benefits reaped by a business that runs a good blog (although I will note that down for a later post); rather, this post aims to help those [...]
Posted in Blogging, Internet Marketing Tips, Social Media on Jul 22nd, 2010
Headlines are a crucial part of any blog post: they need to grab a potential reader by the eyes and drag them into the article before they’ve had a chance to question whether ’10 Infamous Procrastinators’ is something they’re actually interested in. However, that’s not the end of the headline’s job… it also has to [...]
Posted in Blogging on Jul 14th, 2010
Most professional bloggers opine that you need good photos if you want a blog that draws attention. Darren Rowse says “any good blogger will tell you that images and imagery are vitally important in the development and rise of any good blog.” But, he also says: “they are often also quite often the most frustrating, [...]