Ari Herzog

AUGUST 12, 2012

Publish it. You don’t think you’re going to receive more visitors than anything published today on the Huffington Post, do you? Publish it anyway. You might become that person’s best friend for sharing cows. For instance. Find balance and also be contextual. Your blog post will never be perfect.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 16, 2012

Why did you decide to self-publish it? About two years ago, I had been approached by several publishers about writing a book. I decided to self-publish for two main reasons. First, the publishers have an expectation of a book tour. There are so many publishing options these days. I don’t have the time for that.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 2, 2018

During the years, I strived to publish articles several times a week. If so, who writes them and what are they about? I started blogging in 2004; and I launched this blog in 2007. Here’s a look back at why I did it. That was A LOT of preparing, writing, culling, promoting, and maintaining. If that.

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Ari Herzog

MAY 19, 2020

I had multiple paragraphs ready to publish, and then I walked away and did other tasks. I intended to write a blog post about the reopening plan for Massachusetts. I planned to include critique with suggested improvements. When I returned to my keyboard, my head was somewhere else. I deleted those paragraphs.

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Ari Herzog

MAY 19, 2020

I had multiple paragraphs ready to publish, and then I walked away and did other tasks. I intended to write a blog post about the reopening plan for Massachusetts. I planned to include critique with suggested improvements. When I returned to my keyboard, my head was somewhere else. I deleted those paragraphs.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 4, 2011

When YouTube started and then later was acquired by Google there was a well-publicized copyright brawl between publishers of all kinds and Google. More publishers are embracing your violation and opting to allow you to keep your work on YouTube while Google serves ads on your creative videos. Well, I couldn’t be more wrong!

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I’d just started writing, and figured self-publishing would be a BIG trend within the next few years, making it a great time to begin building my eventual audience. All the content I publish on Ghostwriter Dad is made up from excerpts out of books I’ve already published, or am publishing to Kindle. That’s not true.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

I started working in publishing as a copy editor and proofreader, though mostly the latter, at a small legal publisher. I blog to present my “take” on book design , what I do and how I approach such work, and hopefully to give those interested in publishing books reason to consider my services.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 31, 2013

If everything is set up correctly, a link to this post should be automatically published to profiles of mine on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. I am testing a WordPress plugin to share blog posts across social media. Here’s a screenshot of the plugin’s homepage. Let’s see… Is it working? Thanks for reading.

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 15, 2011

And, thoughts on self-publishing vs having an agent vs creating an e-book? Last summer, I had been approached by several publishers about writing a book. I decided to self-publish for two main reasons. First, the publishers have an expectation of a book tour. So I decided to self-publish. What’s the point?

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 30, 2020

Study 25,000 research papers about the virus published online and available for free. Discover how the coronavirus interacts with surfaces and what kills it, such as 62% alcohol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide, or 0.1% One goal is for AI to find what matters. Share your unused computing power to research virus treatments.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 30, 2020

Study 25,000 research papers about the virus published online and available for free. Discover how the coronavirus interacts with surfaces and what kills it, such as 62% alcohol, 0.5% hydrogen peroxide, or 0.1% One goal is for AI to find what matters. Share your unused computing power to research virus treatments.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 16, 2012

Why did you decide to self-publish it? About two years ago, I had been approached by several publishers about writing a book. I decided to self-publish for two main reasons. First, the publishers have an expectation of a book tour. There are so many publishing options these days. I don’t have the time for that.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 13, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that traditional publishers were interested. First, publishers wanted to price the book at a level that I think would hurt its commercial appeal. Second, books about technology are dated the minute they are published. As you may know, there are different types of self-publishing. A New Model.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 10, 2011

That is, you can read their blogs but they don’t publish new content anymore. With rare exception in the months since, the crux of their content is from 2008 and 2009 until one day they stopped clicking the publish button.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Subscribing by email is easy: You submit a form with your email address, confirm you want to opt in, and you will receive an email message every time your favorite blogger publishes a new post. Subscribing by RSS is different: You use a web application and add the blog’s feed to your app.

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Ari Herzog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Subscribing by email is easy: You submit a form with your email address, confirm you want to opt in, and you will receive an email message every time your favorite blogger publishes a new post. Subscribing by RSS is different: You use a web application and add the blog’s feed to your app.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 1, 2013

During the final days of last year, Danny Brown published his list of 5 bloggers that everyone should follow and read. Three of the five I never heard of before, and therein lies the beauty of Danny’s list. It is his list. Do you have a ‘best of’ list?

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It is sad that an article published on this blog 26 months ago on the fallacious death of blogging must be written again. Blogging — or content marketing, if some want to call social publishing that — is very much alive. -- Thanks for reading Why Blogging is Still Not Dying by Ari Herzog. You may blame The New York Times.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 25, 2012

But reviewing the email submissions from wannabe writers, it is pathetic how frequently people think I will publish anything and it is disappointing they view my blog as a trophy to place on their article marketing case. I have two guest posts that I would like to have published. I want you to write for me.

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Ari Herzog

AUGUST 16, 2015

Every blog publisher wants to increase eyeballs and visits. I have two guest posts that I would like to have published. But I will still publish guest posts. Here are 6 real examples of emails that suck: The 6th reason your email sucks: You never researched nor read my blog. I wanted to make sure my topic fits with your theme.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 31, 2020

That led to vulgarity and incivility, which in turn began moderation with publishers employing a mix of robot algorithms and human checkers. I remember when commenting was a feature at the bottom of every newspaper and media website article. Initially, anyone could add a comment without a profile.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

Even if she never actually tries to friend you, she can sit, eating Bon Bons, taking pleasure in every ‘It’s complicated’ post you publish, relishing personal trials and travails. Most people probably don’t put that much thought into what they post or publish, because they feel like it’s among friends.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 20, 2011

Published earlier this year, its subtitle speaks volumes about the content you will read and learn inside its 200 pages: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions. Kudos to Guy and his publisher for implementing a comprehensive social media campaign — which sent me a complimentary review copy.

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Ari Herzog

JULY 6, 2012

Veteran and amateur writers sent me proposals and I worked with them to publish articles that inspired you to read, comment, like, and share. You used to read guest blog posts every Friday. Among the more popular: How Social Networking Makes Us Less Social by Christopher Roberts. How to Choose the Best Comment System by Danny Brown.

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Ari Herzog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

There are four ways that you can keep updated with the latest articles published here at AriWriter. Over 1,000 people around the world currently do this, opting to read the latest articles in feed readers as they are published. Each option will appeal differently to you, and you’re welcome to pick any (or all) of them.

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Ari Herzog

OCTOBER 25, 2011

It doesn’t matter what you write on your blog or how often you schedule new articles to be published because your readers will always be there, complementing and critiquing you. Stop over thinking what you should do online — and just do it. Thank you for reading!

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 6, 2011

Over on my city council blog , for instance, I published a post on February 23 with the meeting agenda for February 28 — and, because I subscribe to my own blogs, I blinked when that post was received on March 5. Response times went downhill and bloggers like me got fed up with inaccurate metrics and delayed delivery. Unacceptable.

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 4, 2012

On the heels of my popular advice why some people suck at emailing me requests to publish their guest blog posts, I received a message with the following subject line: Professional Copywriting for Sci Fi Talk.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 25, 2012

But reviewing the email submissions from wannabe writers, it is pathetic how frequently people think I will publish anything and it is disappointing they view my blog as a trophy to place on their article marketing case. I have two guest posts that I would like to have published. I want you to write for me.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 19, 2012

If you don’t comment with a real name, your comment will not be published. Riffing behind a commenting layout convention by Matt Cutts, such as his latest blog post when he wrote about giving up news consumption for a month, I’ve decided to require every blog comment here be associated with a real name.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 12, 2011

Once I published the post, the registry would scan the feed and see the new content with the claim code. After 20 minutes of scratching my head and several automated email messages telling me I was unsuccessfully claiming my blog with Technorati (one of the larger blog registries out there), I learned the secret.

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Ari Herzog

JANUARY 1, 2015

It is a time management task to ensure comments are real and not spam and I’m seeing lots of spam comments try to get published. My reason is simple: You’re reading but you’re not commenting. You are sharing posts with friends and colleagues through social media. You’re emailing and printing them.

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Ari Herzog

MAY 24, 2012

You can expect to follow news about a Twitter e-book I plan to publish this year, and you will have an opportunity to become an affiliate. You can expect to gain insights into case studies and best practices on web marketing, along with interviews with leading practitioners.

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Ari Herzog

MARCH 17, 2012

I’ve drastically reduced the frequency of published blog posts. I continue to thank you for participating in my online community. And yet, you have read less and less explorations of mine in recent months. I can’t explain it. Uninteresting things to write? Lack of inspiration?

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Ari Herzog

APRIL 24, 2012

When will part 272 be published? .” NM Incite doesn’t indicate any peak and the number of blogs continually added to Alltop is not waning either. So, what’s going on here? Why must headlines continue to be printed about the death of blogging? Ari Herzog is currently seeking a full time position in social media.

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Ari Herzog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Many thanks to long-time commentator and fellow web writer Danny Brown for publishing a guest article of mine on his blog recently. I wrote a 243-word piece with a desire to share with his blog readers. If curious what I wrote, head over there to read my thoughts why bloggers are ignorant.

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