Great content is often fascinating because it seems effortless. It appears to be the collective effect of inspiration, genius, and eureka moments. There’s an old Italian word for this, sprezzatura, which blogger and marketer extraordinaire Seth Godin describes as, “a combination of elan and grace and class.” It is addictive, in part, because it seems […]
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Over the past nine years I’ve written well over three thousand articles, on topics ranging from art, blogging, creativity, personal development, motivation, books, inspiration, social media, and so much more. I wrote about life and death and all that happens in between. And even though I’ve always had this terrible itch to approach writing an […]
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The most common question I get asked by fellow bloggers is, “How do I get more readers?” Honestly, I’d like to tell you that building a community around your blog is as simple as writing great content, but the bitter truth is that growing a blog, especially in the years to come, will be a […]
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Once upon a time, perhaps on a dark and stormy night, Seth Godin launched his blog. Right then and there, or maybe a bit later, blogs exploded in popularity. It was the most violent event since the Big Bang. And Seth Godin kept punching the keys, publishing a new article every day, writing books on […]
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I’ve been blogging on a daily basis since April, 2012. I’ve been a full-time blogger since November, 2012. I have launched a number of different blogs, and have published well over 3,000 articles over the years. All in all, it’s safe to say that I did the “required” 10,000 hours of work. But all this […]
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Over 2,000 years ago, the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes reportedly proclaimed “Eureka! Eureka!” after he had stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose, whereupon he understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged in the bath. Eureka […]
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