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Is Blogging Killing Good Writing?

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I read a blog post today that recommended people forget what they learned in school about writing, and instead, write like they speak, and from the heart. Back to the blog post. A few years ago we would have laughed at the word “tweet,” but it is now so commonplace it turns up in New Yorker articles without quotes or explanation. (I

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Five Things Jesus Looks for in a Blog Post

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People write what they write to draw readers, because they participate in affiliate advertising and get paid for clicks, because they are attention whores who get personal validation and an adrenaline rush from increasing blog traffic, or both. So a certain style of titling blog posts and articles has evolved.

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Affiliate Marketing Tips and Tricks for Beginners

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For example, a marketer who runs a fashion blog would be best suited to promote clothing, fashion accessories, and other related items that visitors would be interested in buying. Besides writing on evergreen content, marketers can also make content timeless by adding links on old articles that direct visitors to the newer updated articles.

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Five Things to Do About Facebook Privacy Other Than Closing Your Account

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For more in-depth advice on this, check out this article on Huffington Post (with a video) on “How to Fix Your Profile in Two Minutes.&#. Also, if you are really interested in all this, become acquainted with the EU’s Article 29 Working Party. Recheck every two weeks to see if anything has changed. Inform Your Friends.

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Why Every Brand Should Have a YouTube Channel

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Companies and brands create video content wherever you look, distribute it on its blogs and social media. Throughout this article, we discuss why the brand has to be on YouTube. You may also repurpose your blog and other outlets to your name. YouTube is a hub for video content. YouTube contributes to a worldwide population.

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Debunking Five Social Media Myths

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The blogosphere has been buzzing recently in response to a Wall Street Journal article declaring that e-mail is dead. The concept that e-mail is in decline, rather than dead, is too complex for many bloggers, and the technique of declaring things “dead&# is a tried and true blog traffic generator. The CEO Needs to Blog.

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How Journalism School Taught Me To Be a Better Blogger

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When I reference someone else’s blog, or an article, I’m very thorough and conscientious about clearly pointing out where the information came from. It might be a little pedantic, but heck, with that much information, you could find the source of the article I quoted without the link. I hope you find it helpful.

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