Almost every website/blog has an about page. The page that describes what your site is and who is behind the work. It might be a personal site and your about page will certainly say a little about you and what you are writing about on your blog. It might be a company website and the about page is describing the type of business that is published … [Read more...] about Time for an About Refresh

Certain words are overused and they serve no real purpose. These are words we tend to use in daily conversation and they come naturally to us as speakers. However, writers can improve their work by deleting these space robbers: • it • just • only • very • many • though • all • every • always • forever • never • then • that If removing … [Read more...] about Throw Away Words

“What makes writing matter is not a story, clearly told, but a voice, however odd or ordinary and a point of view, however strange or sentimental.” --Adam Gopnik A very dear friend of mine passed away last year in August. She was a brilliant writer and editor. She graciously left me with a ton of thoughts and material to write about, … [Read more...] about Finding Voice

If you are a reader of this website one thing you may have noticed is the simplicity of the articles. Meaning, the posts are not in great length. It is not uncommon for other sites that write about blogging tips to create long articles funded with images, not saying this is a bad thing, only saying it is not the style here. Direct and to the … [Read more...] about Writing with Clarity

If you use links make sure they work! If you have a sizeable archive of articles and have used links within that content take some time to do some house cleaning. Start with your oldest article and check all the links to make sure they still are being directed to the correct place. Nothing can be more irritating to readers when clicking your links … [Read more...] about Fix Broken Links

Not doing this? You're not alone. If you are operating a blog then there are updates that need to be performed. WordPress can be set up to do automatic updates but many people like me prefer doing the updates manually. I like to know what I am updating beforehand in case there could be a glitch with other components on my sites. In most cases, … [Read more...] about Keep Your Blog Updated