Content is a vital element in many digital marketing strategies. It should be concise and clear to deliver the message that a brand wants to share to their consumers. But as the attention span of Internet users gets shorter as time goes by, there’s now a challenge to create web content that is quick to […]
Writing for a publication is a noble profession. You get to inform and influence people—for the better, hopefully—and you don’t really get in anyone’s way. But, journalism isn’t really profitable for a writer. Sure, you can slog your way to the top, but in the publication industry, those in the executive positions tend to stay
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Working from home is not always the commute-free, pressure-minimal heaven it seems to be. For those who are home alone, it can get quite lonely. While only a number of industries currently cater to employees who do their jobs from home—mostly content writing—applicants should not be too quick to jump on the train going nowhere
Writers have to know how to write about boring topics, because we’re can’t always write about the things we love. Sad, but it’s true. There’s not much we can do to make fiber optic transceivers or commercial property investment sound awesome—but as a writer, that’s no excuse to produce articles that put readers to sleep.
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The creative industry has a common enemy: the empty canvas, the blank page, whatever you want to call it. Writers, of course, are no exception to this—even freelance writers. Sometimes, you feel like you can write thousands of words an hour, but there are days when it’s difficult to put your name on paper, so
It’s interesting to note that the way readers view digital content differs from how traditional print media is consumed. A recent study by the Nielsen Norman Group, which tracked the eye motions while reading online content reveals an F-shaped pattern – two horizontal stripes followed by a single vertical one. F for fast, apparently, as
Three Cs to Beating the Modern Reader’s Short Attention Span Read More »
Capitalization is important for us to tell what a proper noun is and where does a sentence start. It gives meaning to any word we use in a sentence. There are many rules to follow and they all depend on the language and style you prefer or need to use. Here are some rules that
In Isaac Asimov’s short story “The Last Question,” a question from a simple wager is asked through billions of years, culminating in a somewhat satisfying, but ultimately ambiguous, conclusion. In this story (reportedly Asimov’s favorite) the question was how to reverse the imminent heat death of the universe. Questions, arguably, drive the bulk of human
What Say You? The Importance of Questioning in Writing Good Content Read More »
With any information being available and accessible on the internet, it’s so easy to copy someone else’s work. That won’t get you anywhere, though, especially if you want to become a successful and reputable freelance writer. Plagiarism is something you should take seriously. You may not realize it at first, but the consequences might be
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* This is the second article of a two-post series about fact checking. Last time, we found out that in order not to look like an idiot in the eyes of your readers, it’s important to check the facts that you present before you publish your articles. Aside from that, we cited other reasons that
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