better blogging tips

"You certainly don’t have to be a graphic design wizard or an award-winning photographer to create these sorts of shareable visuals. Instead, try these simple tricks and see how your audience responds."

An inspiring but practical article that outlines the challenges and opportunities freelance writing holds for disabled people. See more at: http://disabilityhorizons.com/2013/02/the-benefits-and-perils-of-working-as-a-disabled-freelance-writer/#sthash.tnbNjVb0.dpuf

There are many free social media curation tools available. Reviewing how they operate and testing their use will reveal the right combination for you.

Readers today have little time and patience. All good writing is focused on clarity. Improper use of language leads to miscommunication and can also convey the wrong concept. The better you are at language use, the easier your writing is to read and the less chance there is of misunderstandings occurring.

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There are many ways that you can encourage your readers to comment. The way you structure your posts can have the effect of drawing out comments. Ask questions amy enegage sreaders but don't over so it. Learn how to be a skilled at comment baiting. http://wp.me/paTVO-34B

Lorelle created a template of a content project form with 16 fields (PDF) to download and print if.  http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/content-project-sheet.pdf ; If doesn't suit then you can create your own. 

Educator Nadia Kalman suggests a few “anti-social skills,” like eavesdropping and muttering to yourself, that can help you write an effective dialogue for your next story.

CDA 230 limits the liability of a number of Internet services that host user-generated content. I answer a lot of support forum questions almost every day and I always have the links that follow handy. Tags: wordpress.com, abuse, complaints, DMCA, freedom of speech, harassment.

Unless you have a really vivid imagination, you'll find it difficult to write much about a subject you know little about. Tthe trick is to paint a word picture about something you know something about. Make the description as precise and detailed as possible while keeping the word count to a minimum.

A good content curator is first and foremost a skilled researcher."You need to be curious in order to be a researcher. You need two things: creativity and curiosity. Curiosity is what drives you to figure out what isn't known and why it needs to be known. "  http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/curiosity-important-for-research

76% of consumers say the most important factor in a website’s design is “the website makes it easy for me to find what I want”.Intuitive web design means that when a visitor clicks into a site they know exactly what to do to locate content of interest to them. Minimal clicking to take where visitors where they want to go is the objective.

A common myth is that if you’re good at what you do, your work will speak for itself. That's true only if is if someone is listening. It's imperative that you are singing music your target audience wants to hear and that you sing loud enough to be heard over all the other "noise". Content is king but don't overlook using images, videos, questions, calls to action and longer updates to increase engagement.

These are very valuable tips for bloggers and journalists. The technology of the web and the rise of the social media networks provides sources of content that were not previously available.

When it comes to writing engaging posts my advice is: write for your readers.  Know who your audience is and what they want to know, then give them what they want.

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Make a brief list of  guest authors, most frequent commenters, and/or fellow bloggers who have backlinked to your posts and acknowledge them with some link love.