For most sites, especially when they’re getting started, Google and other search engines are the #1 source of traffic, especially for new visitors who might become regulars. It helps to know a little bit about how search engines work and how to make your site “search engine-friendly” so you an make sure your site is […]
FTP stands for “File Transfer Protocol” and is the easiest way to upload files to a site on the Internet, especially if you want to send more than one file. You can think of it as sending files directly to the site through the backdoor, rather than going to the site through the front door […]
I’m playing around with Social|Median, an as-yet-not-public social network that allows you to create and administer topic channels. Like other social networks such as Digg or Reddit, Social|Median lets you vote stories up and share them with your network (they call it “clipping”). They also send you a daily round-up of thetop stories in […]
Here’s a quick blogging tip for anyone who writes online (which includes you, if you’ve taken my advice and started a blog to promote your writing). Stockpile posts ahead of time and use WordPress’ post scheduler to automatically post in the future.
I try to do all my web writing for the week in two […]
You might be wondering what exactly to put on your writer’s website. There are a few elements I think should be on any writer’s website, but in the end, your particular needs should determine what your site contains.
The core of your site should show you and your talents off in the best possible light, and […]
So you’ve got a nice website and a blog ready and waiting to be filled — what should you write?
Well, the good news and the bad news is that there’s no real limit to what you can or should write in your blog. You’re a writer — you can be as wide-ranging or as focused as you want. There […]
A blog — a regularly updated stream of updates about you and your writing — can be an important, maybe the most important, part of a writer’s website. While your portfolio and bio are useful, especially in getting new clients and supporting queries and proposals, they offer no reason for the passing reader (read: your audience) to come back.
If […]
No matter what you write and for what audience, if you’re a writer, you need to be on the Web. A website offers an opportunity to put your writing in front of editors, publishers, other writers, and an audience, with a small amount of effort and even less money. It will save you time writing […]
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