Check It Twice: How to Copyedit Your Own Blog Posts
Writing and editing are two distinct skills, and talent and experience in one doesn’t guarantee the other. However, if you’re your own web editor as well as writer, you need some skills in both....
View ArticleNicole Blades on Writing, Fitness, and Pivoting!
Nicole Blades is an author, journalist, social media personality (just check out her Insta-stories!), and accomplished speaker. She is also an athlete, and, more recently a certified personal trainer....
View Article5 Ways to Use Branded Hashtags to Build Your Community
If you want to build a wonderfully engaged Instagram community, it might be time to consider making a branded hashtag. Branded hashtags are a great way to build an engaged community around your brand....
View ArticleHow to Write Every Day in November and Possibly Enjoy It
It’s time to write every day. November is here—the end of daylight savings time (ugh), the annual renewed focus on gratitude (yay), planning for turkey or tofurkey or turducken and all of that other...
View ArticleHow to Interview for Quality Conversation and Collaboration
I launched a companion podcast to my Midlife Mixtape blog in 2017 for one reason only: I wanted to intentionally bring more voices into the conversation about “the years between being hip and breaking...
View ArticleWhat’s Your One Word for 2020?
If you had to choose one theme word of the year to describe your focus and intentions for 2020, what would it be? This is a question many are asking themselves as they begin reflecting on their One...
View ArticleEverything You Know About Writing For The Internet Is Wrong
Evelyn Waugh never said to himself, “Gonna sit down and create some good content,” but he also never had to worry about his Twitter ratio, as you might. The other thing about Evelyn Waugh was that he...
View ArticleSteps to a 12-Month Foolproof Content Plan
It’s 2020! Are you almost done with your 12-month content calendar? It’s totally fine if the answer is no. Many of us aren’t quite ready to “crush” the new year just yet. In fact, not knowing where and...
View ArticleHow to Be a More LGBTQ+ Inclusive Content Creator in 2020
Queer people shouldn’t have to hunt down niche websites in the corners of the internet to see themselves or feel included. It is more important now than ever for content creators to use our voices and...
View ArticleSocial Media and Grammar: It Matters
Grammar mistakes happen to the best of us. I will admit, I’ve published a few things for clients that had a typo or misspelling–even after I read it dozens of times. If you’re writing content all day...
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