From the category archives:

Writing

Readability and Your Site’s Stickiness

September 5, 2009

A sticky site compels readers to return often and stick around longer because the content is just what they wanted to read. But that only happens if it is also easy to read.
Readability is a term used to describe the ease of reading. The “ease” part is relative though because it depends on [...]

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The Care and Feeding of a Personal Homepage

July 25, 2009

My bookmarks are out of control. There are so many good websites and blogs out there–and I bookmark them all. One of my favourite activities is to follow links and see where I end up. Happily bookmarking as I go. The only problem now is that it’s easier to find something [...]

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Topic Research Just Got Easier

July 24, 2009

Google has just introduced new search options that make research that much easier. Ok, I lied. They rolled it out a couple of months ago. I’m a little slow and just noticed that Show Options link. Out of curiousity, I clicked on it and found some things that would have been [...]

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Choosing Writing Topics

June 28, 2009

Is anyone else overwhelmed by the depth and breadth of the internet? As I mentioned in my last post, my business is veering onto another path for now–freelance writing. So I spend my time with article writing and building up a portfolio.
I checked out several article sites and, with some very helpful coaching [...]

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