Improvement is an art. Here’s how to become an artist. Do you want to improve your game as a blogger? I know, silly question. Well, in that case, there’s some good news. Well, about 39 of them. Thirty-nine ways that will help you become a better blogger.
Read moreIf You’re Struggling With Your Blog, This is Your Wake-Up Call
Stop lying. To yourself. To others. In the comments section of your blog. On other people’s blogs. In your about page. Stop lying. “I don’t care if people read my stuff or not.” “I blog for me, myself, and I.” Lies. If that were true, you’d be writing in a notepad. Or several. Hiding them […]
Read moreCheck Yourself for These 7 Symptoms of the Blogger’s Curse
Are you burdened by the blogger’s curse? Many a blogger is hindered with a trait that damages productivity and constrains their ultimate potential. See if you recognize any of these seven symptoms in yourself: You start writing, stop half way and hit delete You often feel like you are your own worst critic You never […]
Read more5 Easy Steps to Writing a Great Blog Post
People think that writing is a magic skill, mostly because it seems you’re creating something out of nothing. It’s not. It’s not magic, it’s not a genuine act of creation. It’s part art, part craft. It’s a lot more perspiration than inspiration. You start with a given set of resources (ideas and a little time), […]
Read moreHow to Find Your Blogging Muse
A blank page. There’s nothing more terrifying for a writer. Not an actual blank page, of course, but a Word Document with no words on it, that mysterious absence of words that is amplified by us staring at the white screen of death for so long that we feel our brains exploding. You think and […]
Read moreDo You Want to Be a Prolific Blogger? Here’s How
I did a bit of counting today: this year I wrote 318 blog posts on this blog, 234 blog posts on my main blog, plus 373 posts on irevuo, for a total of 925 posts. Granted, let’s say half of those are reposts, advertising, or not that long to be considered actual writing, like Quote […]
Read more[Blogging Mindset] If You Stand for Nothing, You’ll Fall for Anything
Truth be told, I could sum up this post with a simple sentence: Fight for your ideas! We can get technical, we can list dozens of rules of writing, blogging, curating online content, sharing it on social media, we can talk about properly formatting your blog posts, or writing captivating introductions, but the truth is […]
Read moreA Glimpse Behind the Scenes of a Successful Blog
Believe it or not, being successful as a blogger does not mean blogging is somehow easy. Sometimes it can be fun, while other times it can feel like a daunting chore. The truth is that we often focus obsessively on failure, but don’t realize that success has its own cons as well. Curious to know […]
Read more[Blogging Mindset] Dream Big
Visions have their own gravity pull. What you think, you become. It’s not magic. It’s just psychology. It’s using the reticular activating system. If you want it so much that you think about it all day long, then you just might get it. Yes, dreams are powerful. We are visual creatures. In a way, everything […]
Read moreAre You a Hoarder (of Ideas)?
Imagine this, if you will. An old woman, near the end of her life. Shivering in a fleabag apartment without heat in the winter. Walking four miles each way to the food bank, to carry home unmarked cans of mystery meat. Not even a cat to keep her company, because cat food is expensive. Then […]
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