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Writing

There are many ways to write an article, and while I won’t attempt to cover them all, I’ll share a few of my favorite ways to do so. I am doing this live in my Social Media Saturdays course to demonstrate how easy it is to write an article for my blog.

To Do List

First – Start with an introduction. What am I going to say? A few sentences or a few words is fine. See above for an example of an introduction.

Second – Think about what you know about the topic. Share a story, think in a list, or just start writing. See what develops and edit later.

Third – Is there a picture that can supplement my story? If so, now’s a good time to find the picture. I like to use Flickr photos that are creative commons licensed so I am free to use them with attribution.

Fourth – I write. I just write as much as I can. I might also take time to schedule the post for later on, save it as a draft, leave it as a brief stub, whatever.

Last – I worry about formatting. I add bullet points, clean up the look and feel, whatever needs to be cleaned up.

What are your best tips on writing an article?

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Writing for the Web: 5 Reasons I Love It!

Writing

My friends Stephen Smith and Brad Shorr are among the smartest guys online. They really *get* writing for the web, as both of them have been doing this for quite a while, and have worked with freelancers like me to write great copy.
I must admit, I can’t afford to use either of them very [...]

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Better Blog Writing: Top Tips

Writing

I’m at the 3rd annual SOBCon (Successful and Outstanding Bloggers) conference, and I wanted to add a little bit about this for those of you who couldn’t join us in Chicago, or who would to learn more before you come with me next year.
I’m in a session right now with Stephen Smith and Brad Shorr about [...]

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1 Way to Be More Like Seth Godin

Phil Gerbyshak

a.k.a. How to learn from Seth Godin about titling your blog posts.
Seth Godin riffs today about “how to title stuff” and shares 3 simple ways to title stuff, like books, blog articles, and the like.
1. Pick something descriptive, generic and boring that tells you what’s exactly what’s inside.2. Pick a more clever name that gets [...]

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The Age of Conversation is Upon Us!

Marketing

The Age of Conversation is now officially upon us. What is the Age Of Conversation, you ask? GREAT question!
A few months ago, two geniuses came up with the idea of asking marketing bloggers to lend their ideas to how to continue the conversation with a book where all the proceeds would go to a charity. [...]

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5 things I learned at SOBCon

Current Affairs

Just got back from the Successful and Outstanding Blogger Publisher Conference in Chicago, and am proud to say I have at least 50 new friends, and at least 50 other new people I can share ideas with. If you’re looking for a full recap of the day in one article, Easton Ellsworth has a great [...]

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I am talking to you – at least I think I am…

Blogs

Lisa Gates over at Scaffolding for Writers (subscribe to her feed and get smarter) tagged me and asked me to share the answers to a few questions about her site. I found the questions so interesting, I thought it would be great if I asked you, my wonderful friends, to tell me what you think [...]

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