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Content Writing Tips
Are you a writer? Do you try really hard to write an articlebut still not get enough user response and feedback? You research for hours andutilize your brain to its fullest and are still not able to produce aneffective piece of writing? What if I told you...you are not focusing on thethings that need to be focused on? Without knowing what qualitatively affectsyour written content, how can you produce an effective one? Let me tell you afew of the most important content writing tips you, as a content writer, shouldknow. These are also the various writing etiquettes and techniques used by the professional bloggers which make their writing effective. So, instead ofblaming and underestimating yourself, focus on these 15 secrets to improve yourwriting substantially:

1. Title is what's getting you the Click!

Okay, let's say you wrote an amazing article. So, what among that is gonna drive the readers to you? The content? The definitions/explanations you gave? The multimedia? NO, it's the TITLE that gets you the click. And with an unattractive and lame title, forget about getting user views but your own ones. The title should be brief and direct, but should be attractive and tempting, so that it pulls the viewer to your article.

2. Write an interesting Lead:

After getting the viewer, it's the lead or the introductory paragraph that will turn him from just being a viewer to a reader as well. The intro has many purposes and you can effectively fulfill them by writing an interesting one. Normally every viewer reads the intro part, but what's written there determines whether he would read the article further or not. It should be short but compelling. You should target the reader in a way to make him/her read the whole article.

3. Write informally, where possible!

Unless of course if you are writing something that is defined to be formal, make your writing informal and casual. In this way, you can not only convey your message but can also address the reader in a friendly manner which is naturally easy to write and easy to read. Moreover, you cannot clearly express your opinions and thoughts if you’re going formal, so choose informal instead.

4. Research, Research and Research...

If you're specifically an online weblog writer, research is your key to an effective piece of writing. Instead of wasting your time on Facebook and Twitter (or whichever you use), try to research about the latest trends and advancements in your field of expertise (also your blog's niche maybe). I'm talking about general research and not the research you do for some specific post. This will help you in writing accurate and effective content and will also increase your knowledge of the subject.

5. Take breaks while writing:

You cannot(or rather should not)  just sit in front of your computer screen and keep on writing for like two hours and finish an article. The brain that you got needs rest. Take breaks quite often while writing so as to keep your brain open and fresh. This would make it focus more on the context and help you write better...much better.

6. Take good care of your 'emotions':

While writing, make damn sure that you feel relaxed and your mind is open and free of any stress. If you are angry, sad or feeling anything but normal, well do not write. Write when your brain is free of any pressures as that is when it would be able to focus the most and produce some good quality content. Also, you cannot clearly express your thoughts in the writing if you’re feeling stressed, so think about it.

7. Be precise and direct:

Never think that your reader has all the time in the world to read your stuff. Write in a focused manner and do not deviate from the subject. You might want to increase the word count by mentioning unnecessary examples, but hey - no one's got time for that. Write short but accurate and do not waste the reader's time in wondering what you wrote about.

8. Make your writing 'Robot-friendly':

You might already know about the various SEO techniques that get you more users. Well, they definitely work. Try adding various keywords (which you can research on) that will make your article stand out among the others the search engine processing robot has to process. Add keywords in the title, intro and closing for maximum benefit of the trick.

9. Don't focus only on the Robot:

I could have mentioned this one under the previous heading but did not because this is somehow equally important and should be focused on individually, hence you find it here. What lame bloggers do is they put enough keywords to make their writing useless. Yes, keywords are important, but do not forget that it's also the humans who read your article. It should be human-friendly as well. Restrict keywords to title, intro and closing only and at the same time, produce an effective piece of writing so as to be at peace with both the viewers, the robots and the humans.

10. Be honest!

Honesty is the best policy! Keep in mind that your article would be read by many across the globe and the day people figure out that you mislead them by writing something that's not right, you’re doomed. Write accurately and be honest in what you write. You would know the feeling one gets when he comes to know that all the hype that the writer created in the article was fake. Make sure you are never the writer in such a story.

11. Have your own unique style of writing:

Writing the way you speak the language makes it easier. And yes, forget about the grammar and stuff unless if English is what you're writing on. Copying other's style is lame and at the same time difficult. You will need to put more effort on the style than the content. Like I mentioned before, you should write informally and in your own tone so as to deliver the message clearly.

12. Approach the subject from a unique aspect:

There are various angles you can cover the topic from, especially in technological reviews you can pick up one aspect of the subject and then get detailed into it. But, make sure the aspect you choose is unique and interesting. After choosing the angle, go detailed into it by staying focused on only that aspect. If you are writing about the form-factor of a smartphone, mentioning the pixel density is what's losing you the job.

13. The Length to Depth ratio should be Unity:

Increasing the word count means increasing the details you are providing. The depth should be directly related with the words you write. Writing 1000 words just to give a brief overview of a device is a fail attempt to write an effective content. Giving too much detail in a short post and giving very less detail in a large post are two things you MUST avoid. You should determine the depth you're going in, by the target word count.

14. Proofread and Edit the document:

No one is such a genius to write an error-free document in the first run. There are certain mistakes that you figure out only when you're proofreading the document you wrote. Also, proofreading helps you in determining if you missed something out and then you can add that up. Never forget the quote by C. J. Cherryh, "It’s perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly".

15. Focus on the Outro too!

Once you're done explaining what you needed to, write a proper closing paragraph which should either be directive or complimentary or both. This is in fact where you can interact with the user and give him/her your final thoughts and/or tell him what to do next. Make it a proper one since most of the readers jump directly from the intro to the end to see what you concluded there.

15 Content Writing Secrets of Professional Bloggers

Content Writing Tips
Are you a writer? Do you try really hard to write an articlebut still not get enough user response and feedback? You research for hours andutilize your brain to its fullest and are still not able to produce aneffective piece of writing? What if I told you...you are not focusing on thethings that need to be focused on? Without knowing what qualitatively affectsyour written content, how can you produce an effective one? Let me tell you afew of the most important content writing tips you, as a content writer, shouldknow. These are also the various writing etiquettes and techniques used by the professional bloggers which make their writing effective. So, instead ofblaming and underestimating yourself, focus on these 15 secrets to improve yourwriting substantially:

1. Title is what's getting you the Click!

Okay, let's say you wrote an amazing article. So, what among that is gonna drive the readers to you? The content? The definitions/explanations you gave? The multimedia? NO, it's the TITLE that gets you the click. And with an unattractive and lame title, forget about getting user views but your own ones. The title should be brief and direct, but should be attractive and tempting, so that it pulls the viewer to your article.

2. Write an interesting Lead:

After getting the viewer, it's the lead or the introductory paragraph that will turn him from just being a viewer to a reader as well. The intro has many purposes and you can effectively fulfill them by writing an interesting one. Normally every viewer reads the intro part, but what's written there determines whether he would read the article further or not. It should be short but compelling. You should target the reader in a way to make him/her read the whole article.

3. Write informally, where possible!

Unless of course if you are writing something that is defined to be formal, make your writing informal and casual. In this way, you can not only convey your message but can also address the reader in a friendly manner which is naturally easy to write and easy to read. Moreover, you cannot clearly express your opinions and thoughts if you’re going formal, so choose informal instead.

4. Research, Research and Research...

If you're specifically an online weblog writer, research is your key to an effective piece of writing. Instead of wasting your time on Facebook and Twitter (or whichever you use), try to research about the latest trends and advancements in your field of expertise (also your blog's niche maybe). I'm talking about general research and not the research you do for some specific post. This will help you in writing accurate and effective content and will also increase your knowledge of the subject.

5. Take breaks while writing:

You cannot(or rather should not)  just sit in front of your computer screen and keep on writing for like two hours and finish an article. The brain that you got needs rest. Take breaks quite often while writing so as to keep your brain open and fresh. This would make it focus more on the context and help you write better...much better.

6. Take good care of your 'emotions':

While writing, make damn sure that you feel relaxed and your mind is open and free of any stress. If you are angry, sad or feeling anything but normal, well do not write. Write when your brain is free of any pressures as that is when it would be able to focus the most and produce some good quality content. Also, you cannot clearly express your thoughts in the writing if you’re feeling stressed, so think about it.

7. Be precise and direct:

Never think that your reader has all the time in the world to read your stuff. Write in a focused manner and do not deviate from the subject. You might want to increase the word count by mentioning unnecessary examples, but hey - no one's got time for that. Write short but accurate and do not waste the reader's time in wondering what you wrote about.

8. Make your writing 'Robot-friendly':

You might already know about the various SEO techniques that get you more users. Well, they definitely work. Try adding various keywords (which you can research on) that will make your article stand out among the others the search engine processing robot has to process. Add keywords in the title, intro and closing for maximum benefit of the trick.

9. Don't focus only on the Robot:

I could have mentioned this one under the previous heading but did not because this is somehow equally important and should be focused on individually, hence you find it here. What lame bloggers do is they put enough keywords to make their writing useless. Yes, keywords are important, but do not forget that it's also the humans who read your article. It should be human-friendly as well. Restrict keywords to title, intro and closing only and at the same time, produce an effective piece of writing so as to be at peace with both the viewers, the robots and the humans.

10. Be honest!

Honesty is the best policy! Keep in mind that your article would be read by many across the globe and the day people figure out that you mislead them by writing something that's not right, you’re doomed. Write accurately and be honest in what you write. You would know the feeling one gets when he comes to know that all the hype that the writer created in the article was fake. Make sure you are never the writer in such a story.

11. Have your own unique style of writing:

Writing the way you speak the language makes it easier. And yes, forget about the grammar and stuff unless if English is what you're writing on. Copying other's style is lame and at the same time difficult. You will need to put more effort on the style than the content. Like I mentioned before, you should write informally and in your own tone so as to deliver the message clearly.

12. Approach the subject from a unique aspect:

There are various angles you can cover the topic from, especially in technological reviews you can pick up one aspect of the subject and then get detailed into it. But, make sure the aspect you choose is unique and interesting. After choosing the angle, go detailed into it by staying focused on only that aspect. If you are writing about the form-factor of a smartphone, mentioning the pixel density is what's losing you the job.

13. The Length to Depth ratio should be Unity:

Increasing the word count means increasing the details you are providing. The depth should be directly related with the words you write. Writing 1000 words just to give a brief overview of a device is a fail attempt to write an effective content. Giving too much detail in a short post and giving very less detail in a large post are two things you MUST avoid. You should determine the depth you're going in, by the target word count.

14. Proofread and Edit the document:

No one is such a genius to write an error-free document in the first run. There are certain mistakes that you figure out only when you're proofreading the document you wrote. Also, proofreading helps you in determining if you missed something out and then you can add that up. Never forget the quote by C. J. Cherryh, "It’s perfectly okay to write garbage – as long as you edit brilliantly".

15. Focus on the Outro too!

Once you're done explaining what you needed to, write a proper closing paragraph which should either be directive or complimentary or both. This is in fact where you can interact with the user and give him/her your final thoughts and/or tell him what to do next. Make it a proper one since most of the readers jump directly from the intro to the end to see what you concluded there.

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Posted at 13:24 |  by Unknown
Probably mainly bloggers learn from other bloggers. Because apart from the first blogger ever, probably once every blogger starts with reading blogs and then decide what to do with myself sometime. At the time you will already have learned a thing or two from a blogger. 

Blogging Blogger

Yes, or as otherwise called bloggers who write about blogging? Perhaps there is a better term. Anyway, there are some bloggers who write about blogging. Of course I also belong to it. On this blog you can find, not always, but mostly tips from experienced bloggers. Learn as I would call a blogger when he can prove his advice with practical examples.

These bloggers always give good tips on how you can improve your blog or what you should not do. I myself also read these blogs and can always learn much new. Because, as you know, the Internet is indeed pretty fast paced and there are daily to learn new.

Learn systematically

Here, I will now give you a tip on how you can systematically learn from other bloggers, even without this "blogging blogger" are. Analysis is called the keyword and want to show you what I did a few days ago.

I have just prepared a paper with 6 fields with the following item in it and have this printed 10 times
  • First impression
  • Design
  • Navigation
  • Static pages
  • Sidebar / Footer
  • content
Then I chose the 10 blogs in my feed reader, which have most fascinated me in recent times and started the first blog and a blank sheet (6 fields). For each defined field now I wrote down what I noticed everything on the blog. Since then points came as "great logo", "Very Large Fonts", "Lots of links in the footer" and so on

After I had this done in all 10 blogs, I tried to look for common ground and found some. The rest I tried also perform together in a list of dos and tips for my blog.

Why the effort?

As a blogger, you sometimes lose the feeling for the reader a little. For you yourself know your blog, you know how you can find a page and you remember how your blog looks. However, as your readers your blog looks is just another question.

Now if you look at other blogs to you, then you see this as a reader of the blog and not a blogger. Thus, you can find and then compare this to your blog objective pros and cons.
 
In any case, it pays to take a closer look at your favorite blogs once. If you systematically doing the whole, that is equal to look at every blog, you can benefit from it the most. So best you think in advance what you want to pay, so you do not forget anything.

Do you learn from other bloggers? Do you watch other blogs "active"?

How to Systematically learn even from other bloggers

Probably mainly bloggers learn from other bloggers. Because apart from the first blogger ever, probably once every blogger starts with reading blogs and then decide what to do with myself sometime. At the time you will already have learned a thing or two from a blogger. 

Blogging Blogger

Yes, or as otherwise called bloggers who write about blogging? Perhaps there is a better term. Anyway, there are some bloggers who write about blogging. Of course I also belong to it. On this blog you can find, not always, but mostly tips from experienced bloggers. Learn as I would call a blogger when he can prove his advice with practical examples.

These bloggers always give good tips on how you can improve your blog or what you should not do. I myself also read these blogs and can always learn much new. Because, as you know, the Internet is indeed pretty fast paced and there are daily to learn new.

Learn systematically

Here, I will now give you a tip on how you can systematically learn from other bloggers, even without this "blogging blogger" are. Analysis is called the keyword and want to show you what I did a few days ago.

I have just prepared a paper with 6 fields with the following item in it and have this printed 10 times
  • First impression
  • Design
  • Navigation
  • Static pages
  • Sidebar / Footer
  • content
Then I chose the 10 blogs in my feed reader, which have most fascinated me in recent times and started the first blog and a blank sheet (6 fields). For each defined field now I wrote down what I noticed everything on the blog. Since then points came as "great logo", "Very Large Fonts", "Lots of links in the footer" and so on

After I had this done in all 10 blogs, I tried to look for common ground and found some. The rest I tried also perform together in a list of dos and tips for my blog.

Why the effort?

As a blogger, you sometimes lose the feeling for the reader a little. For you yourself know your blog, you know how you can find a page and you remember how your blog looks. However, as your readers your blog looks is just another question.

Now if you look at other blogs to you, then you see this as a reader of the blog and not a blogger. Thus, you can find and then compare this to your blog objective pros and cons.
 
In any case, it pays to take a closer look at your favorite blogs once. If you systematically doing the whole, that is equal to look at every blog, you can benefit from it the most. So best you think in advance what you want to pay, so you do not forget anything.

Do you learn from other bloggers? Do you watch other blogs "active"?

No comments
Posted at 13:14 |  by Unknown
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“RebelMouse” is the new web service launched by Huffington Post CTO “Paul Berry”. It’s a free service that organizes your online presence into a sleek, beautiful, and dynamic social site. Currently the “RebelMouse” service is in beta, and new features are constantly being added. People make personal websites, but these personal pages are often neglected and are a source of constant embarrassment. Well, worry not. RebelMouse is there for you.
RebelMouse links your Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more of your social sites to your RebelMouse page and publishes the content that you shared on these social network sites. You can then add content (Posts, Videos, and Images etc.) directly to your page, plus you can customize and rearrange your posts. The resultant is a sleek, good looking, social page that updates dynamically with your social network. In short, RebelMouse can be used to automatically generate a personal page with content that it pulls from your social networks.
Individuals can take benefit from the following RebelMouse services:
  • A Front Page for their Blog: RebelMouse can create a dynamic, social front page for your blog that showcases not only your blog posts but what you're sharing on social.
  • Replace (or start) their Blog: RebelMouse allows you to mix in curated content from social with your own original posts. RebelMouse can become your blogging platform -- add posts from links, video, photos and/or text. You can freeze posts you care about towards the top of your RebelMouse and you may choose to do this with your original content.
  • : RebelMouse is an easy way to create a dynamic company site that updates as you share on social networks, but allows you the flexibility to keep certain content like a job opening or new product launch towards the top.
  • RebelMouse is your social site:  RebelMouse is your social front page and automatically updates as you post on social networks as well as when you blog directly on your site.
  • Newsletter:  Just keep being awesome on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any other network you have connected to RebelMouse and you'll have a great newsletter that's easy to share and anyone can subscribe to your newsletter.

For brands:

RebelMouse boosts corporate websites by amplifying and highlighting your brand’s social presence. Who has the time and money to update their website. By embedding a RebelMouse page, your website is dynamically updated. It allows you to connect the organic social media conversation around your brand with the content that you are producing. 

For Events:

If you are organizing an event, worry not. RebelMouse has got your back. RebelMouse is an awesome way to gather all the activity going on at your conference or event.

Pricing:

RebelMouse offers both free and paid upgraded premium service. The highlights of both the services are;

Basic (FREE):

  • Your social, real-time site at RebelMouse.com/You.
  • Embed your front pages on your own domain with clear RebelMouse branding.
  • Drag and drop posts to any spot on the page and freeze in a certain spot to control your front pages.
  • Bring all your social efforts together across Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr and dozens of others.
  • Launch Rebel Nav - navigation and sub-pages within your RebelMouse site.

Powered Site ($9.99/month):

  • YourName.com powered by RebelMouse. Bring your RebelMouse to your own Domain Name, where you will instantly have a dynamic, social site.
  • Massively upgrade your individual or company blog by powering blog.YourName.com
  • Advanced embed controls including controlling RebelMouse branding such as the Following, Featured and About modules.
  • Full publishing solution on your own domain and identity. Publish blog posts, slideshows, video and more directly to your site.
  • Custom CSS controls let you have your own look and feel.

Trending:

RebelMouse is currently in beta, and hundreds of thousands people are using this service. RebelMouse adds a new dimension to Facebook and Twitter. It is not a new social network; infact no one actually wants another social network in their lives either. It is actually a compilation of all the current social networks, which spices up your website.

RebelMouse: Bloggers Can now build their Social Website!

RebelMouse
“RebelMouse” is the new web service launched by Huffington Post CTO “Paul Berry”. It’s a free service that organizes your online presence into a sleek, beautiful, and dynamic social site. Currently the “RebelMouse” service is in beta, and new features are constantly being added. People make personal websites, but these personal pages are often neglected and are a source of constant embarrassment. Well, worry not. RebelMouse is there for you.
RebelMouse links your Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and more of your social sites to your RebelMouse page and publishes the content that you shared on these social network sites. You can then add content (Posts, Videos, and Images etc.) directly to your page, plus you can customize and rearrange your posts. The resultant is a sleek, good looking, social page that updates dynamically with your social network. In short, RebelMouse can be used to automatically generate a personal page with content that it pulls from your social networks.
Individuals can take benefit from the following RebelMouse services:
  • A Front Page for their Blog: RebelMouse can create a dynamic, social front page for your blog that showcases not only your blog posts but what you're sharing on social.
  • Replace (or start) their Blog: RebelMouse allows you to mix in curated content from social with your own original posts. RebelMouse can become your blogging platform -- add posts from links, video, photos and/or text. You can freeze posts you care about towards the top of your RebelMouse and you may choose to do this with your original content.
  • : RebelMouse is an easy way to create a dynamic company site that updates as you share on social networks, but allows you the flexibility to keep certain content like a job opening or new product launch towards the top.
  • RebelMouse is your social site:  RebelMouse is your social front page and automatically updates as you post on social networks as well as when you blog directly on your site.
  • Newsletter:  Just keep being awesome on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or any other network you have connected to RebelMouse and you'll have a great newsletter that's easy to share and anyone can subscribe to your newsletter.

For brands:

RebelMouse boosts corporate websites by amplifying and highlighting your brand’s social presence. Who has the time and money to update their website. By embedding a RebelMouse page, your website is dynamically updated. It allows you to connect the organic social media conversation around your brand with the content that you are producing. 

For Events:

If you are organizing an event, worry not. RebelMouse has got your back. RebelMouse is an awesome way to gather all the activity going on at your conference or event.

Pricing:

RebelMouse offers both free and paid upgraded premium service. The highlights of both the services are;

Basic (FREE):

  • Your social, real-time site at RebelMouse.com/You.
  • Embed your front pages on your own domain with clear RebelMouse branding.
  • Drag and drop posts to any spot on the page and freeze in a certain spot to control your front pages.
  • Bring all your social efforts together across Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, Flickr and dozens of others.
  • Launch Rebel Nav - navigation and sub-pages within your RebelMouse site.

Powered Site ($9.99/month):

  • YourName.com powered by RebelMouse. Bring your RebelMouse to your own Domain Name, where you will instantly have a dynamic, social site.
  • Massively upgrade your individual or company blog by powering blog.YourName.com
  • Advanced embed controls including controlling RebelMouse branding such as the Following, Featured and About modules.
  • Full publishing solution on your own domain and identity. Publish blog posts, slideshows, video and more directly to your site.
  • Custom CSS controls let you have your own look and feel.

Trending:

RebelMouse is currently in beta, and hundreds of thousands people are using this service. RebelMouse adds a new dimension to Facebook and Twitter. It is not a new social network; infact no one actually wants another social network in their lives either. It is actually a compilation of all the current social networks, which spices up your website.

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