Questions tagged [blog]
Questions about blogs and blogging.
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Should I write a companion book/blog?
As a spinoff to this question: Incorporating research and background: How much is too much?
I'm writing a middle-grade fantasy novel with a historical fiction component based in Ancient Egypt. I'm ...
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Mixing topics in a blog
I was reading this Jakob Nielsen Alertbox about the top 10 weblog design mistakes. Mistake #8 was:
Mixing Topics
If you publish on many different
topics, you're less likely to attract
a ...
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Running multiple, multi-niche blogs as an individual
If you're a member of Community Building Stack, please check out the alternative version of this question at https://communitybuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/3005/establishing-yourself-in-regular-...
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Pros and Cons: A blog to get feedback
As a creative writer in my free time, I sometime suffer from a lack of feedback. To get some impressions on what I've written, I either have to ask my girlfriend (who acts as a sort of beta-reader) or ...
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Should blog posts be reformatted to past tense after an event?
A writer is doing blog coverage of an event which is time sensitive (happens annually). The writer uses present tense for the coverage posts. Should the writer go back and reformat the old posts to ...
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How do I write a proper cover letter?
I'm an engineer with a fair knowledge of the English language. I can converse with people in English and write as well, but now I'm interested in learning to write cover letters and blogs. I see ...
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Should an author have one website or two?
I have seen that sometimes an author will have one website with a lot of content and a separate website that does nothing but offer the book(s) for sale. What are the advantages of this approach? ...
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How much influence does blogging have on learning to write better?
I have 100 blogs and have written for 10 years in my language (Persian), but I'm not focused on increasing my ability to write better.
What exercises should a writer focus on when blogging to be a ...
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What language should I write my programming blog post in? [closed]
My background
I'm a native French speaker and a software engineer, I studied in French and grew up speaking French.
My Question is: which language should I use for my technical blog posts?
On one hand,...
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becoming better blogger when I write about diverse topics
I often tend to treat my blog as my diary and thereby end up having a mix up personal and general blogs on my site. I understand that it does not attract readers - a mixed bag of one liner and ...
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Should I add new information to a company blog at the beginning or at the end of the article?
I'm writing a company blog and want to update one of our recent posts about our product's feature.
Should I add 2-3 paragraphs of update at the beginning or at the end of the post?
Great examples ...
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How can I encourage more comments on my blog?
I've been writing and running my own film and TV reviewing blog for about 8 months now, posting frequently (usually at least once a week) and what I would consider good quality content (although ...
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