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Writing for Blogs topics stretch from grammar to SEO. This how-to blog covers the fundamentals of writing and editing for the public, and how these apply or dont apply in Web 2.0. By Glenn Abel, an L.A. writer and editor who taught journalism at t
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Writing alt tags that matter
We all know about alt country, alt rock and now even alt classical, but what about alt tags?A little background: The alt tag (or alt attribute -- the proper name) describes web site images to someone not able to view them. Such as blind people or dum...
Meaningless word coined by a psychotic
I just created a word. A compound noun to be exact. With a snazzy hyphen. One for the ages: ice-goof. Who invested this authority in me? No one, really. I just needed a word, it didn't seem to exist, voila!Every single word in every language had an i...
Write like you talk and lose your audience
I was just reading a blogging 101 post that repeated the same bad advice beginning writers always get: Write like you talk. Must have seen this a dozen times in the past month.Only the truly crisp-and-clear speakers should take this seriously. I, um,...
The sweet spot: Writing well = traffic
Glen Stansberry of the blog LifeDev unveils a major traffic-building technique: become a better writer. I'm hoping that's true (and that Glen one day learns how to spell Glenn!).Here's a snippet from his post on ProBlogger:Good writers have an advant...
Blog posts: How long is too long?
Darren Rowse, the guy who writes ProBlogger, takes a reader question today, basically, "Is it better to mix up the length of posts or should I just keep them short."His short answer:I believe a blog can be successful based around both short and long...
How to wake up to better writing
As I write this, it's 8:57 p.m. Great writers write in the mornings. This is one habit successful authors cite over and over. Ernest Hemingway, for example, would awaken early, shake off the hangover and head for the cabin in the back of his Key West...
Doing the dooce
Whenever I mention blogging to people over, say, 40, the reaction often boils down to: "Why would I want to read some kid go on about his boring life?" Blogging has a rotten rep in the halls of the ancients, no doubt about it.With something like 40 m...
