Clever Ways to Respond to Negative Blog Comments
- April 23 2015
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Having a comments section is a very powerful tool for content writers, as it aids them in connecting, engaging and establishing a relationship with their readers. However, although personally interacting with your readers is a great way to establish loyalty and trust, it also can leave you vulnerable to receive negative comments on your page. When this happens you must know the correct way of addressing it. Here are several different ways of interacting with readers by responding to their comments. It is up to your discretion on how to appropriately respond to them. Do Not Ignore Comments This is the head in the sand approach to dealing with negative comments. It is deciding that if you Read More
5 Ways to Use Facebook Groups to Score your Next Blogging Job
- March 24 2015
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Facebook is a great way to advertise your services and get people to notice you, but it often is not enough to land the blogging job of your dreams. Whether you are a freelancer looking for one steady client, or you want several clients, just having a Facebook page and hoping that people “like” it is not enough; you need to get into the places where your potential clients hang out, which is typically in various Facebook Groups. These are the places where the conversation is flowing and the work is getting passed around. 1. Join the Right Groups The first step to making Facebook Groups work to your advantage is finding the right groups to join. It is not enough to join freelance Read More
How a Personal Blog Can Help Your Freelance Writing Career
- December 9 2014
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There are plenty of things you can do in order to aid your professional freelance writing career. This includes gaining valuable working experience and a having great resume. Since competition for freelance writing jobs are fierce, it’s crucial that you stick out from the crowd. One means of doing this is to create a blog. Blogs are interactive websites that are chalk full of info for the public to read, and can cover a large variety of topics. Blogging doesn’t cost any money unless you want to buy a custom layout or domain name. Here are a few ways that a personal blog can help your freelance writing career. Beef Up Your Writing Portfolio How exactly do you become an excellent writer? Read More
Blogging Etiquette for the Freelance Writer
- November 28 2014
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Starting a blog is a great way to create a presence and authority as a freelance writer, but when it’s done in the wrong way, it can crash and burn your blog before it even takes off. If you think you’re ready to hit the ground running with your upcoming blog, it’s a good idea to check yourself first. There is a code that bloggers should abide by, maintaining proper etiquette across the board of blogs. The following tips will help ensure that you take the right steps at the beginning and along the way, so that your blog is considered professional and worthy of reading. Write Content that is Suitable for Your Readers Have you ever gone to a blog that had irrelevant posts? Likely, Read More
5 Things Bloggers Need to Know about Google Hummingbird
- November 17 2014
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It’s a well-known fact that Google makes major changes to its algorithms every so often, sometimes they are good for your Web site and some may not be so great. The good news is that a lot of the changes that Google makes go unnoticed most of the time, and as long as you are providing content that is great for the user, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Google makes between 500 and 600 algorithm changes per year – some are just updates, minor changes and data refreshes. As mentioned, these practically go unnoticed, but there are some that can overturn your search rankings and slow down your incoming traffic, like Panda and Penguin did. In the fall of 2013, Google Hummingbird surfaced, Read More
8 Reasons Why Images are Important for Your Blog Post
- October 25 2014
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Blogging is one of the best ways to engage with your target audience. When you are planning the content for your blog, it’s easy to forget that this is a visual venue, which should showcase more than just words, but images as well. You’ll rarely see a blog that doesn’t feature graphics and images throughout its posts. However, simply plastering photos throughout your content isn’t the purpose of including images. The idea is to support the content with relevant images or even infographics with important information about the topic being discussed. There are various places you can go to find photos to put into your blogs, such as iStockphoto, Flikr and Morgue File. Read More