Thursday, August 16, 2012

Developing a Writing Process


If you write or blog, it can be beneficial to develop a process that works for you.

Each of our brains works a little bit differently. The writing process that works for me may not work for you. Also, the writing process that you are currently using may not be the best, either.

The one way that I know works to fine-tune your writing process and skills is to write consistently and write often.

It may not feel like you are getting anywhere at first, but eventually something will click and you might change the way you do things so that writing is more effective and more enjoyable for you.

Another way to fine-tune your process is to study the art of writing. Read as much as you possibly can in the topic that you are writing for, and read from other writers about how their process works.

Here are some things to think about when developing your own writing process:

Research
How do you currently research for your topics? What can you do to research more effectively or research more in-depth. Are there angles that you can add to your research that the majority of writers in your genre are not utilizing? Always keep a running list of topic ideas.

Creativity
What is your creative process? Make up a list of questions that you can ask yourself about each topic. Ask yourself what specific spin you can put on your writing that others may have missed.

Structure
How do you structure your writing? Are there a few different writing structures that you can always fall back on if you get stuck? Are they good structures or do you need to find some better ones?

Style
What is your style of writing? Do you even have a style? Developing a style is important if you want your writing to stand out.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Take Advantage of Copy Paste Bloggers and Boost Traffic with Tynt

Cool Tool of the Day:

Do you worry about bloggers and other readers who copy/paste your content without linking back to your website? Or, maybe you have never even thought of it before. If you haven't, you should.

Luckily, there is a simple and effective method for taking advantage of people who copy and paste your content.

What if you could automatically insert a link to your content every time someone tried to use it? Well you can, and Tynt makes it fast and simple.

What is Tynt and What Does it Do?

Tynt is a simple script that you insert within the header tags of your website.

It's main task is simple: Insert a link into any content (text, images, etc) that is copied and pasted from any page on your website.

This makes it easy for people to attribute the source of any content that they copy and paste, and it also guards against plagiarism, making it one step harder for someone to steal your content without citing their source.

But, that's not all Tynt can do. An account with Tynt allows you to track a myriad of stats, including:

  • which social channels are most beneficial to your blog
  • why visitors leave your site
  • what part of your website your visitors find most engaging.


What Are the Benefits to Attaching a Link to Copy Pasted Content?

Attaching a link to your copied content is not only practical in terms of attribution, it's also great for boosting your blog stats in general.

When your work is attributed on other websites, you gain rank in search engines. You can also gain a larger following, as those interested in the content that was copied can follow the link and potentially find even more content on your website that they are interested in.

You are also preventing others from stealing your work, leaving you with less work in terms of tracking down your copied content and asking that the content either be attributed for removed from other websites.

Try Tynt At:  http://tynt.com
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