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
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
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
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
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
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
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