Pssst. I’m going to urge you to steal the ideas in this blog. Because I did.
But before the blog police come busting in my door and drag me in front of the court of ideas where I’ll have my misused words thrown in my face and—
Wait, this is starting to sound like a dystopian novel when it’s supposed to be a blog.
Here’s the truth:
This week my client Katie and I had fun diving into this distinction and found that it’s not so easy to explain active vs. passive voice. To clarify, I turned to Grammar Girl, who says, “In an active sentence, the subject is doing the action. In passive voice, the target of the action gets promoted to the subject position.”
The first day of school holds a lot of significance– new friends, new experiences, new shoes (and new undies too!). Even if you don’t have kids, you probably feel that brisk energy and resolve to get ‘er done that comes back around each fall.
What you don’t need stuffed into that new backpack or purse is a sense of helplessness.
That’s what I felt when my oldest son told me about his first day as a high school junior.
I find this especially helpful when I’m suffering from blogger’s block. I take an old post and update information and images, add a new angle or opinion, and generally polish the post and republish it.
Unless you’re a witness being interrogated by a cop, it’s not always a good idea to start at the beginning. Hook the reader first and then worry about giving details.
Old posts are a good resource to create e-books or scripts for vlogs or podcasts. You could add links to these posts in your ebook or on your vlog or podcast.
This may be overly picky, but it never hurts to be precise. Are you using the word “unique” properly? It means “without like or equal,” so there can be no degrees of uniqueness.
Incorrect: It was the most unique dress I’d ever seen.
Correct: It was a unique dress.
Add Pinterest-Friendly Images With Pinterest being a good source of traffic, it’s a great idea to update your old blog posts to add Pinterest-friendly images and pin them. On my blog, I use a plugin called Social Warfare, which apart from all its other superb features, helps me to add a Pinterest-friendly image that is …
Break it down!
Feeling overwhelmed by an idea that you can’t seem to wrangle onto the page? Try this 5-Step Blueprint when writing your blog:
Take Part in Throwback Thursday Parties Plenty of bloggers or blogging groups host Throwback Thursday linky parties in which you are invited to share old posts and visit and comment on the old posts of others. If you can’t find one you like, host one yourself on your blog or your blog’s Facebook Page. …
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