Make a Blog Editorial Calendar Even if You Hate Planning Ahead
Do you have an editorial calendar for your blog? Maybe your eyes just lit up at the thought of having a way to organize your blog so you never have to worry about what your next topic will be. But maybe you just started squirming in your seat because trying to force...
7 Reasons Not To Write a Business Blog
Mad skills and savvy? Check. A business you're passionate about? Check. A blog for your business? <<crickets chirping...>> What's holding you back from starting your business blog? Or from posting regularly? I'm willing to bet your reasons seem very...
5 Ways to Work Through Writing Fear
Writing fear happens. It's unavoidable, like pimples and phone calls from telemarketers. But you don't have to let writing fear keep you from publishing your brilliant ideas. Here are five of my favorite ways to take action in the face of writing fear so you can hit...
How to Stop Panicking and Write That Blog Post Already
You have the best of intentions about blogging. You mark out time on your calendar. You get yourself pumped and pour a cup of your favorite tea. You sit down, open a new doc... and totally FREEZE! What gives? It's not like you're some Timid Tammy or Terrified Tom....
Procrastination Isn’t What’s Hurting Your Writing
When I was in my senior year of college I had to write THE PAPER THAT WOULD DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT I GOT MY DEGREE. Yeah, a bit daunting. And even more daunting was the fact that I was completely in charge of it. I didn't have to go to class while I was working on...
Business Content That Gets You Hired
How do you write content for your business that gets you hired by customers? The good news is you don't need to bust out the infomercial voice and tell people about the bells and whistles of your product or service. In fact, the best thing you can do to make sales...