One of the most effective ways to break up a long paragraphs of text is to create a list. Using top ten lists has always been a popular and effective technique to grab a reader's attention and hold onto it. List blog posts are also notoriously easier to write, when compared to a long, essay-style post. How To Write The Perfect Top Ten Lists While we all may be familiar with what a list post is and how to write one, as Ali Hale wrote in her guest post on Problogger, there are a number of ...
Content is King: How to Determine What To Blog About
We've been focusing on writing fundamentals. Things like good grammar, proof reading, and spell checking that you need pay attention to when writing blog posts. All of that is important, but before you can get started or use any of your writing tools, you need to know what to blog about. It's the most important question in blogging. Today we are going to help you answer that question. What To Blog About We all have favorite bloggers. Those who grab us, reel us in, and keep us coming back for m ...
4 Ways to Find {And Keep} Your Motivation
Do you ever find it hard to sit down and write? Are you lacking blogging motivation? The scene: I’m falling asleep at the computer. Again. On the desk in front of me is the Popsicle wrapper from the treat I ate earlier today, cookies, the paperwork I didn’t get to this week, to do lists scribbled on scraps of paper, and the photo book I am still promising myself I will work on. And as I look at my cluttered desk, I’m also reminded of all the things I didn’t do, like exercise, finish the lau ...
How To Be Happy: 5 Things All Happy Women Do
When it comes to how to be happy, sometimes the secret to finding the brighter side of things can be a bit elusive. It is easy to get caught up in the everyday demands of family, schedules, and commitments. That's why we like to think that being happy is often times a choice. We have to choose to engage in activities that help us to see the lighter side of life. Read on for our five simple suggestions on how to be happy. How to Be Happy: 5 Things All Happy Women Do If you're ready for ...
Can an iPhone 6S Survive Inside a Paint Shaker?
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How Many Ads Are Too Many Ads?
Judging from some of the ad-supported websites out there, it might seem like your most financially rewarding strategy for passive income is to load your page with as many ads as possible. You probably don’t need us to tell you this is a bad approach, but we’re going to say it anyway: this is a bad approach. When you put too many ads on your site, you degrade the reader’s experience. Eventually you will see it doesn’t matter how great your content is, readers won’t come back to visit. How ...