February 2006

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Last week I told you in detail how I optimized my website, based on the excellent advice from Rosalind Gardner’s Super Affiliate Handbook. So how has it been going? Stats on the rise Swimmingly, as they say in the UK. This month, I’ve had more than 20,000 hits and, more ...

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A number of posts I’ve been reading over the last couple of weeks have got me thinking about why I came to WritingUp and why I stay. I think the WritingUp motto has a lot to do with it, though as you can see, I would make one small change. ...

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For the past week I’ve been sharing with you everything I know about website development and promotion. If you’ve been following the series, then skip to the next section to see which of these strategies have worked best for me. If not, then here’s a recap: Website Optimization And Promotion ...

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If you’ve been following this series of posts, by now you should know almost everything I know about website promotion. We’ve talked about keyword research and placement, the importance of a sitemap, search engine submission and article marketing. But it’s not over yet. There are still a few things you ...

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Now that you’ve made your site search engine friendly and submitted it to search engines and directories, it’s time to up the ante and use a few more tried and true methods of raising your site’s (or blog’s) profile. If you’re blogging here, you already have a head start, as ...

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A little submissiveness goes a long way, especially when you’re talking about website promotion. Once you’ve finished all the on-page optimization of your site, by doing keyword research, keyword placement and creating a sitemap, it’s time to get the word out to Google, Yahoo, MSN and others. Haven has a ...

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In Keyword Placement, I talked about using keywords in metatags and content to optimize your website. Now we’re going to extend the strategy a bit further. Remember that you can highlight keywords within the text on your page. To make your site more search-engine friendly some of these keywords into ...

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Optimizing your website content so it is found easily by Google, Yahoo and MSN doesn’t have to cost you anything. In Part 1, I listed some free tools to do keyword research. Now I’m going to show you how to make those keywords work for you. Search engines search text ...

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A post I did earlier in the week on character development proved to be great fun, and sparked another one on plot development, which was just as much fun but harder to complete. Here, for your edification, are the ABCs of plot development, as suggested by a few hardy contributors. ...

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Search engine optimization (SEO) costs money. There are lots of people out there who will charge you lots of money to make sure that Google, Yahoo and MSN will find your website. But when I wanted to increase my search engine ranking a few months ago, I didn’t have the ...

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A few weeks ago I came across a great article on Performancing, which I’ve been meaning to share with you. The article is titled How To Launch A New Blog The Easy Way. In it, Chris Garrett gives seven steps you should follow to launch your blog. It covers: Planning ...

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My last entry was about using the letters of the alphabet to describe your characters and make them come to life. Keywoman and Katryn suggested a new thread for plot. So here it is … Jump in, everybody. If you’re interested, here are the ABCs we came up with for ...

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I’ve written before about inspiration popping up in the most unlikely places and today’s post is a good example. One day, about a week ago, I was sitting in the sauna at my health club, when a man I didn’t know started to talk to me. It turned out he ...

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Overwhelmed If you’re a writer, there’s no such thing as the paperless society. At least, there isn’t for me. When I started out in journalism, my desk was always covered with the stories I was working on (this was before computers). As a sub-editor, I also had to deal with ...

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It’s finally happened. You’ve hit the wall. The dreaded writer’s block has struck and you’re being outstared by a blank screen. What do you do? Where do you turn for inspiration? The answer may be closer than you think. Writers are often told to write what they know. So what ...

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From beginnings to endings … I’ve previously given advice on structure and writing for both news and feature articles, but there’s one aspect I haven’t touched on – the end of your story or article. So repeat after me: Endings should not just be left to happen What do I ...

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Headlines are key elements of news and feature articles (and blog posts). A good headline is the difference between catching someone’s attention and losing it forever. This may not matter much in every situation, but if you’ve sent in a piece on spec (that is, in the hope that an ...

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Remember when I gave you reasons to get on the net? One of these was to have a quick way to show editors and publishers your work. If you’re a freelance writer, a blog can be just as useful as your own website. Think about it. Do any of the ...

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