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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

February 10, 2014 · Leave a comment

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

December 19, 2013 · 12 Comments

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

October 19, 2013 · 10 Comments

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

October 9, 2013 · 3 Comments

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

July 22, 2013 · 8 Comments

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

May 14, 2013 · 4 Comments

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

March 29, 2013 · 9 Comments

Blogenomics: Readership

How Do You Earn a Reader? Maybe you think about this all of the time. Maybe you haven’t thought about this at all. Maybe you have thought about this, but … Continue reading

March 4, 2013 · 23 Comments

6 Ways to Knock Your Block Off

I think I am the odd woman out when it comes to “writer’s block“. I’ve never had it. Never. I have been writing for decades and it has never materialized. … Continue reading

February 18, 2013 · 30 Comments

Why I Justify

Every week I am asked this same question, “Why do you justify your text?” To be clear, they are not asking what the basis or justification is for what I … Continue reading

February 8, 2013 · 13 Comments