SEO Basics for Everyone
Do you get frustrated by SEO “experts” who make Search Engine Optimisation sound like rocket science? So do I. That’s why I’ve taken the time to write this SEO basics blog. There are two kinds of “SEO...
View ArticleWriting Is the Number One Web Design Skill
I just ran across this article and had to drop everything to blog about it. Called Top 10 Web Design Skills You WILL Need, it was on a site called Web Design from Scratch. With titles like that,...
View ArticleStarting from Scratch – My Freelance Writing Career
My freelance writing career began in 2009. Before that, I had done quite a bit of freelance writing, but it was only casual. Since then, it has been a full time career. Necessity forced me to start...
View ArticleUsing Keywords Correctly for Instant (Good) Karma
It’s only been about 2 weeks since I began blogging regularly here on Writing Resources and I’m already seeing positive results, so I’m sticking with my theory that Content is King. However, a recent...
View ArticleQuick Note about Google Policy Change
I’ve just received word from a client that Google has been penalizing his site for using services like SEOLinkVine and other commercial article distribution services. Although he didn’t mention UAW...
View ArticleBloggers: Forget SEO and Write from the Heart
I’ve come to the conclusion that my resurrected Writing Resources is off to a bad start. I’ve been focusing far too much on SEO and far too little on what matters the most; expressing yourself with...
View ArticleReflections on the Harlan Ellison Rant about Writing for Free
I’ve just finished watching the famous Harlan Ellison rant about writing for free again, after about a 3 year break. In case you haven’t seen it, I’ve embedded it below. It was first uploaded in 2007...
View ArticleThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Writer
What do Ernest Hemingway, Jack London and Virginia Woolf have in common – besides being famous writers? They all committed suicide. This is just the short list, too. Even the “Top Ten” list of famous...
View ArticleThe Truth about this Expat Writer’s Life
I subscribe to a lot of newsletters and unsubscribe to almost as many. If they turn out to be relentless hustles to sell products, I go. If they contain a lot of hype, I leave. One newsletter I...
View ArticleHas Speech Recognition Software Come of Age?
I’m jumping off the deep end here, because I’ve never had the opportunity to try speech to text software, but it’s high on my wish list and I’ve been exploring the latest offerings. Everywhere I look,...
View ArticleHow to Become a Freelance Travel Writer
My most popular blog is my Sihanoukville Journal. That’s partly because I’ve been blogging there and promoting it the longest and partly because it’s a small travel niche that ranks well on the search...
View ArticleTarting Up Your Posts with Infographics
I can never resist a free trial. Today I stumbled across this site called infogr.am. It seems to be in beta, so possibly that’s why it’s free. Anyway, I’ve been thinking about infographics for awhile...
View ArticlePenguins Marching
Do you ever wonder why major Google updates get animal names? So do I. If you even take a cursory interest in SEO, you’ll have heard about the Penguin update. Most internet marketers are in a panic...
View ArticlePutting Grammarly to the Test
If there is one affiliate product I’m most passionate about, it’s Grammarly. I adhere to the old adage that the only writer’s who can effectively use poor grammar are those who know the difference. It...
View ArticlePutting Grammarly to the Test Continued
I’ve been using Grammarly for about a week now. Occasionally, Grammarly can get it wrong. In one case, it mistook a heading for an incomplete sentence. In most cases, though, it offers useful...
View ArticleRandom WordPress Plugins and Other Helpful Things
Yesterday I took time out from work to write my 100th Sihanoukville Journal blog. I took advantage of what is for me a momentous landmark by indulging in some bragging about how my traffic there has...
View ArticleSocial Media vs SEO: Huh?
I have as many social media accounts as anybody – maybe more than most. Here are some I can think of off the top of my head: LinkedIn Facebook Google + Twitter Pinterest Stumbleupon Reddit Scoopit As a...
View Article5 Annoying Things about Freelance Writers
With little spare time and lots of things to share, I’m going to be as brief as possible, but I can already see a long rant coming. Maybe I can keep the word count down and get back to work if I start...
View ArticleHow to Live the Freelance Writing Dream
My last blog, 5 Annoying Things about Freelance Writers, has been bugging me. Why? Because I was so annoyed when I wrote it, I committed a blogging “sin” that should be Number Six on my list: Negative...
View ArticleHow to Improve Your Writing with Grammarly
Let’s say you’ve got grammar down cold and don’t think Grammarly Grammar Checker is something you need in your writing resources toolkit. Maybe you’re right and maybe instead of saying, “Improve your...
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