Some time ago, I attended a program in which Dr. Brad Shuck, a professor with the University of Louisville and a thought-leader in employee engagement, discussed how the cumulative effect could impact organizational culture. What intrigued me was his idea that many of the contributors to employee engagement were little things that managers could do,…
by Suzanne Lieurance Guest Blogging for Traffic If you’re guest blogging primarily to get as much traffic to your site as possible, rather than for SEO purposes, then read this article carefully. Guest blogging for traffic requires a significantly different strategy than guest blogging for SEO. The Goal The goal with guest blogging for traffic…
Hello, I’m Suzanne Lieurance, CEO and founder of Write by the Sea® and the chief Law of Attraction writing coach here. I’m also an award-winning author with over 40 published books, plus countless articles, stories, and essays for magazines, newspapers, and other print publications. You’ll find all sorts of helpful resources for writers here at…
by Gary Bloomfield In my younger days, hungry for any kind of income, especially if I could do it while writing, the proverbial light bulb shined bright one late night while I was trying to assemble a baby stroller, which was made in Japan. The instructions were so convoluted, I know I had to disassemble…
How can bloggers infuse their sites regularly with interesting, informative, engaging content to capture an audience, avoid burnout, and stand above the competition?
by Gary Bloomfield I’ve been thinking more about my experiences as both a frustrated freelance writer, and years later, as a magazine editor, bouncing back and forth between the two worlds. Often as a writer, it’s good to take photos of whatever it is you’re writing about. Shoot plenty. Close-ups, panoramics, horizontals, verticals, people, bird’s…
Your brain has an amazing ability to generate ideas. But it’s not always easy to access them. Few things are more frustrating than needing an original idea and not being able to come up with one, especially if you’re a writer. Like many other things in life, generating great ideas requires practice to be able…
by Gary Bloomfield Ask any writer what they think about editors and typically they’ll either despise them, or adore them. There’s little in between. And if a writer doesn’t have an opinion about the subject, then they’ve never had to deal with an editor. “You have to give an editor something to change, or he…
Are you reading this week? You should be, especially if you’re a writer or you hope to be a writer. And, as you’re reading, try to do so from a writer’s point of view. Notice the character viewpoint, voice, tone, and structure of the books, stories, articles, and essays you are reading. Perhaps even make…
Years ago, a friend of mine was a prolific freelancer and knew how to write for magazines. His specialty was hunting and fishing and all aspects of it. Every month he was getting checks from magazines in both fields, for articles he’d written. These checks varied from $40 to $250 and some of the articles…
If we read the newspapers or watch TV we know that advertising sells. What about free advertising and publicity? But even those big guys who do all the advertising aren’t sure what works best when it comes to advertising. A huge retailer once said that advertising works, we just don’t know how, why, or where…
Freelance writers who earn a nice income from their writing have a constant supply of interesting assignments. One way they find these assignments is through the many, many online job boards available today.
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