Why do so many people think about everything but their web content when they're trying to position themselves online? Maybe you've even been guilty of that. I understand why we tend to ignore web content in favor of design. We're such a visual society that focusing on...
You can turn your business's news into publicity, visibility and more customers through online media releases and blog posts. All you need is a little news to share. Sometimes, however, it’s tough to see those newsy angles that are actually right in front of you...
Writing a blog for business can be one of the best ways to promote yourself, but only if you get it right. Let's face it. Even those of us who are patient have the attention-span of a gnat when surfing online. If something doesn't catch us right away, click! We're...
I'm not big on New Year's resolutions, but I'm making a writing resolution this year. I'm committing to doing my own writing which all too often gets back-burnered. Earlier this year, a group of writers was surveyed about how they would feel if they didn't write....
Have you ever considered how much ego is involved with writing? Think about it. Why else would it be so hard to show people a rough draft of whatever we're working on? Why else would we need to polish up the paragraph we just wrote before moving on? But how...
I've wanted to do a Grammar Outs post that focused grammar mistakes made on TV Home shows for a long time. Finding time to actually watch the shows, however, has been a challenge. Then I realized that even quick channel surfing would allow me to out public grammar...
You’ve heard about the cobbler who has no shoes? Well the same often goes for writers and writing coaches. We get so busy helping others that we lose the time, energy or inclination to do our own writing. Sometimes, however, seemingly out of nowhere, the urge snakes...
Just because I'm a blog coach doesn't mean that cranking out a weekly blog post is easy. As a busy professional who works as a writer, editor, writing coach and blog coach, carving out the time is write a blog—especially my own—is hard. To be honest, I struggle with...
Not so long ago, a lot of people seemed confused by the term writing coach. If you're one of those, then the fact that I've added blog coach to my list of offerings will really flummox you. It all started when one of my friends admitted that she didn't blog because...
Anyone who reads this blog knows how I feel about marketing. It's critical, especially for authors. I've learned this the hard way, after several books I was proud of, which I had either written or co-written, did not see the success they deserved. Now more than ever,...
