Awhile back I mentioned a critiquing exercise I found very helpful in improving my own writing. I also offered to critique a post for anyone interested. Two people have taken me up on the offer and today I present my second blog critique, this time for Jack Robinson who posts at College Cram.
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About a month ago I mentioned how one way to improve your writing is to critique someone else’s writing. I described an exercise for critiquing that I’d learned in a creative writing course a number of years ago and offered to critique a post for anyone interested. Rudy Lopes agreed to be the subject for the experiment, the result of which follows.
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Early last week Ben Cook offered up some lessons on blogging using the show M*A*S*H as a backdrop for those lessons. At the end of his post Ben asked the rest of us to continue the discussion and since M*A*S*H is one of my all time favorite shows I couldn’t resist. Here are some further lessons on blogging that come from one of tv’s most watched and most loved shows.
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At least when it comes to their reading comprehension.
It makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Less people will complete a doctorate as will complete a four year undergraduate degree. Less people will compete a four year degree as will graduate high school. Less education usually means less reading and less reading leads to a lower level of reading comprehension. If the words and sentences you use are too complex a number of people who might otherwise appreciate what you have to say may have trouble following how you’re saying it.
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Two posts on the subject of networking with other bloggers caught my attention this weekend. The premise of both is that you’ll be better served working to network with non-probloggers than you will working to network with probloggers. While I completely agree with the advice, I think it’s incomplete. Bloggers come in many more flavors than pro and non-pro. They sit along a spectrum of popularity and influence and there are many points along that spectrum where you can and should try networking. Even better there’s a sweet spot along the blogging spectrum, which will give you the greatest return on your networking efforts.
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A number of years ago my goal in life was to write the great American novel. As part of my learning the craft of writing I enrolled in a course one summer at the Gotham Writers’ Workshop. An exercise from the class still resonates with me as being one of the more useful ways to grow as a writer and I thought I’d share in the hopes you’ll find it useful too.
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Do you wear a lot of hats running your business? I know I do. The many hats I wear is reflected by the many topics I cover here on the blog. As part of my year end re-evaluation I’m thinking it would be better to keep the blog more focused, which begs the question what should I write about?
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Read enough tips and it’s easy to convince yourself that your blog is wholly inadequate or there’s no way you’ll ever be able to find the time to incorporate all of them into your own blog. Fear not. It’s easier than you think. All it takes is the right approach and the desire to form some good habits.
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Remember blog memes? Seems like it’s been awhile since one was going around. Yuri tagged me in the latest one, which was started by Shimon Sandler, and began as “what I like to do when I’m NOT doing SEO.” Since seo is only part of what I do I thought I’d generalize the title a little and tell you what I do when I’m not working.
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The following guest post was written by Pat B. Doyle of www.PatBDoyle.com
Up until now, I have been making money online by blogging. I have monetized my blogs with AdSense and affiliate programs. Pretty much the same thing that plenty of other bloggers are doing.
But now, I am venturing into a new area. I am starting to create my own products. This week, I wrote my first ebook, which I will be selling as soon as I can get it set up on Clickbank.
I thought I would pass along some of my experiences and lessons learned, to encourage others to venture outside of their comfort zone.
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