Focus your blog post or lose your readers
“I’m trying to frame the hawk,” said my husband pointing our camera at a spot high above the Cape Cod Rail Trail. He didn’t want a teeny-tiny bird image to get lost in a big landscape. His comment made me think about how bloggers need to do something similar. A photo in which a hawk […]
3 posts that can improve your blogging in 2013
Looking over my 2012 posts about blogging, I see three tips that could change the way you blog in 2013. 1. Stay on the right side of the law! The experts who write about compliance have overlooked a vulnerable spot for bloggers. That’s fair use of other people’s copyrighted words. You can do the right […]
How to succeed with your New Year’s resolution to blog more
Blogging more frequently is high on my friends’ lists of writing-related New Year’s resolutions. This spurred me to wonder how you can use a great free class, “3 Tiny Habits,” to form new habits that will boost your blogging throughout the year. I am a recent fan of this class offered by BJ Fogg of […]
Get a break now, do the work in 2013
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Poll: How should advisors use ready-to-use content?
Limited time and budgets mean that some financial advisors buy ready-to-use content for their websites or blogs. Sure, it’s not ideal, but obtaining articles and other content from the providers I’ve listed in “Ready-to-use content for financial advisors” may be right for you. If the provider allows it, you can get more mileage out of […]