Creating My Home Studio
Today all of my new audio equipment is supposed to arrive. I feel like a kid at Christmas even though UPS’s delivery will probably follow “Murphy’s Law” and I won’t … Continue reading
The Responsibility and Vulnerability of “Access”
By Cheri Roberts of Cheri Speak and Challenging the Rhetoric It occurred to me that I am fortunate in the access I have to so many people around the world; … Continue reading
Brand New Publication: The Intercept
The founder of eBay has teamed-up with truth-telling journalists; Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill, to create a new publication called, The Intercept, manned under the First Look Media umbrella. Editors: Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, Laura Poitras Senior … Continue reading
Better Blogging SEO: From Titles to Tags
There are six things every blogger can do themselves — from titles to tags, for better blogging SEO. You can increase blog traffic organically without paying a dime or taking any … Continue reading
Top 10 Stories on Cheri Speak in 2013
Have you looked at your year-end stats? I was poking around in mine this morning and thought I would point out a couple of things that might help you drive … Continue reading
The Pleasure and Pain of Being a Ghost(writer)
Since it’s Halloween time, I thought I would confess that I am a ghost. Or, at least a “ghostwriter“. For some, just like the creepy candy holiday, the idea of … Continue reading
Catchy, Not Kitschy…Revelvant, Not Random
What is your hook, i.e. the thing that is going to keep readers coming back for more? Readers equal traffic and if you are online, you want traffic. Why else … Continue reading
Recipe For A Journalist
INGREDIENTS: 1 pkg. thick skin 1 bag tenacity 3 c. integrity 2 c. resourcefulness 2 c. discipline 1 c. business savvy 1 c. commitment 1/4 c. introspection 1/4 c. open-mindedness … Continue reading
The Life of a Gumshoe
Remember when you were a kid and everyone asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Whatever your answer had been, are you what you always wanted … Continue reading
What’s Your Formula?
This weeks writing challenge is all about using and tweaking WordPress “contact forms”. Many of us see the button in our editors, but think it is static and has to … Continue reading
Be the Media
In 59 B.C. the first newspaper — called Acta Diurna (latin for Daily Acts or Daily Public Records), was published in Rome. Carved into wood or stone, verdicts and outcomes of legal issues were publicly posted … Continue reading
