Questions tagged [blog]
Questions about blogs and blogging.
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Combatting crippling perfectionism
I am attempting to begin writing a Substack newsletter, but I have hit a serious problem: I am a chronic, crippled perfectionist. I can't get through a sentence of any given post without freezing up ...
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Proper capitalization of the term "software as a service"
I need to use the term "software as a service", which is abbreviated as SaaS. (There are other ancillary terms as well like Platform as a Service, Functions as a Service, Infrastructure as a ...
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How does republishing a chapter of a book benefit its publisher?
I want to publish a chapter or a portion of a book (which is written by someone else, and translated to my language) in my non-profit website, and I want to ask its publisher for permission. I wonder ...
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Multi linear flow issue in blog writing
I sometimes write about my experiences and day-to-day thought processes. Usually what I get the issue with writing such texts is linearity. For example, I started writing a blog sometimes back about ...
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Blog writing for SEO
Is it appropriate to use the same content (or with slight changes) for article submission on websites like a medium for SEO purposes?
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A Medium publication contacted me at my Medium blog and asked for one of my published articles for free. Might they pay if I negotiated for that?
A nonprofit magazine called NFT (Nerd For Tech) with a Medium account (https://editorialteamnft.medium.com/) and its own website (https://www.nerdfortech.org/) contacted me out of the blue at my ...
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Medium platform - how do you withdraw your draft article from consideration at a publication?
I am new to Medium and submitted a link of my draft article to a Medium publication 4 days ago (via an online form). I have not heard back from the editor with a decision. I want to submit the link of ...
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Should I use more transition words? [closed]
I just wrote a blog post, and then I went to publish it on our team blog. The Wordpress instance for the team has this "Yoast SEO" plugin. Among other things, it judges my writing style:
I'...
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What are some good (free) writing communities?
I'm new to writing, I just finished the first draft of the first novel I've written (yay!) and I'm looking for writing groups or communities that I can benefit from. Is there a community that helps ...
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How should endorsements be used?
I have a long and analytic article. By its nature, it's hard to get clicks, and even raise skepticism. Luckily, I have an endorsement from a person who is regarded as expert in the field, and I am ...
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A blog on sexual abuse and harrassment
I'm planning to start a blog where I write about sexual abuse, sexual harassment and also domestic violence. I'm worried that people don't usually read or want to read such heavy stuff. Honestly, I ...
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Is this Plagiarism? [duplicate]
I wrote this blog post about an article I found online -> https://www.timesofisrael.com/researchers-develop-system-to-measure-solar-energy-potential-of-city-roofs/
This is my post:
The orientation ...
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Is it ok to use First Name Initial and Full Last Name to refer to someone in a blog article?
Would it be acceptable or correct to refer to someone (e.g. John Smith) as J. Smith in a blog post that belongs to a company?
For example, 'J. Smith provided us his view, which was that 'Xxxxxxxxxx'.'...
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Interrogative section headings are fine in a tech business blog?
I have a feeling that I overuse questioned headings in my writings about tech and business issues. I don't want to give examples of texts but, believe me, I use (or want to use) it very frequently ...
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How can I write compelling blog posts?
I maintain a blog on which I give anime reviews.
Academically my English is really good, but whenever I am writing a blog post, I am not able to express exactly what I want to say and sometimes I feel ...
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Using trademarked content in a professional blog [duplicate]
I tried to find similar question, but it seems it haven't been asked, the closest I found was this but it is more specific about screenshots, and I need a general advice.
If I write blog about my ...
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One journal for each topic, or combine several topics in one?
Let's assume that I begin a written journal (which over time will be published online) about:
My preferences towards music
Inspirational art and photography
Short stories that I read and enjoy
In my ...
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I'm trying to write a blog about future tech and science - where can I find ideas?
I watch Isaac Arthur and John Michael Godier; I’m looking for a site to help me write an online blog, that talks about a future science tech or idea every week (or every month; depending on my ...
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How to balance a blog post that is neither too detailed nor too surface level?
While writing blog post mostly on technical articles, I often come to dilema that does my post is too detailed for reader eventually they will skip further reading due to complexity or is it too ...
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Is there any other way to share information on a website apart from typical Blogging, YouTube or Podcast?
I have a website and I want to share content mostly related to security and technology but most of the time I myself don't feel like reading long paragraphs. I am thinking about if there's a unique ...
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What is a self expression article called?
I've been blogging for a while and I only write my thoughts and opinions on topics such as world peace, social matters, art & culture, and various other topics. I want to make a living writing ...
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Using my blog comments from other people in my book
I’m writing a non-fiction book. The book is based around a blog I wrote. There were comments on the blog from family and friends, do I need to get their permission to use these comments or can I ...
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How to Write SEO friendly blog posts
How can I write blog posts that are SEO (search engine optimization) friendly? I know there is lots of content available out there,
but I want to know how to start writing the post as SEO friendly.
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How does re-posting someone else's article/column/blog work
I'm not sure if this is the correct exchange group to ask this, but I came across this article, Alternet_Paul_Krugman_Article, in which it basically just quotes Paul Krugman's NY Times column word for ...
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"[x] minutes to read?" How do they calculate that?
I've noticed a lot of platforms (blogs and such) list how long they estimate for a specific essay/post/article to take for the average reader. How is this calculated?
I always read fast, so I can'...
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Is there any checklist for blog post before publishing it?
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I often write through a blog platform. However, sometimes I feel that the content is too long and deep and sometimes I feel the content is written only on a surface-level about a topic. I ...
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Registering copyright as a "folio?"
I was listening to an older episode (2012) of "The Audacity to Podcast", where the host is talking with a copyright/IP Lawyer: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/tap077-copyright-laws-for-bloggers-and-...
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When blogging recipes, how can I support both readers who want the narrative/journey and ones who want the printer-friendly recipe?
Increasingly often, if you Google for a recipe your search results will be full of long, image-rich blog posts that, somewhere in there, have the actual recipe you were looking for. Many of these ...
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How do I go from 300 unfinished/half written blog posts, to published posts?
Goal: To publish a blogpost 2 times/month (from once in 4 months)
Currently: 300 blog posts in drafts/unfinished. I even have three 20k word unfinished novellas gathering dust. (Over 5 years of ...
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Organizing categories and tags for a writing blog
I've started a writing blog (specifically for research and other information about my novel in progress) with Wordpress and am having a very difficult time with categorization. In other blogs I've ...
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What should be the ideal length of sentences in a blog post for ease of reading?
I have heard many times that you should always keep the sentence length to the minimum as possible, as it makes reading easy, fast and more important understandable to readers.
I'm wondering: What ...
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Is it advisable to write a teaser for your blog posts?
I have seen many blog post authors who tend to write a short teaser to present to the reader and keep them keen on reading more about the topic. Some bloggers tend to write a teaser with respect to ...
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Do I need to convey a moral for each of my blog posts?
I'm thinking of starting a blog. I'm confused about whether giving a moral in each blog post is a good idea or not. Will it sound like a lecture to my readers? Will they see it as monotonous and ...
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How to collect scattered ideas on various topics in to a blog post/ writing article?
I try to write on various Q&A sites, but now I am thinking about having my own blog website. The main thing is that I don't know exactly what my niche topics would be for blogs. I write on various ...
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What exactly is the difference between Wordpress.org and Wordpress.com and what should be used for self publishing?
I recently came to know that wordpress.com and wordpress.org are two different platforms for publishing. But despite browsing on various links I am not able to fully understand the actual difference ...
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How large should photos on my blog be?
I sometimes post photos on my blog, like when I'm blogging about food. I've been shrinking the huge pictures my phone takes down to a size that fits more reasonably in a browser window -- my browser ...
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Should an author include user-interactive sections in his website?
Related questions:
Should an author have one website or two?
As an new author, how important is to have a personal website?
Pros and Cons: A blog to get feedback
A possible duplicate of, even if I'd ...
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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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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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How do you get over the fear of exposing yourself in writing?
I really feel like writing, in all its forms, is a very nice way to express myself especially since I'm an introvert, but I'm afraid people would know how I think and know my thinking process and ...
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Referencing a blog post in text?
I'm writing a book, and in the appendix I explain many of my inspirations. I reference many books like so:
This part was inspired by John Smith's famous book Famous Book.
However, I realized I ...
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Which is the best place to write a diary? [duplicate]
Which internet platforms can be used to write something like a diary?
I am writing on blogger.com, and write at all because:
I really enjoy writing, since I can do this for hours
I like to quickly ...
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How do you handle editors who materially change your writing after publication?
I'm a staff writer on a site that puts lots of emphasis on SEO. To that end, they have an SEO editor come back in to our posts after publication.
The editor changes things like the abstract of the ...
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What is the secret of writing a fascinating and eye catching blog post? [closed]
Yesterday I finished my first blog post! I have given lot of efforts into it, and I tried to keep it as simple as I could so that my readers of all levels could understand it. I need your tips for ...
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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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good Wordpress theme for blogged book? [closed]
Leaving aside whether I ought to blog my book or not, I am doing just that. Each blog post will be a section, multiple sections will be a chapter, etc.
Currently I'm looking for a good wordpress ...
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Is it better to use "firstnamelastname.com" for a portfolio site, or something unique?
I am in the process of developing an online profile for my writing. Something marketable to future employers. I'm hung, though, on whether to use a domain name like "mynamewriter.com" or something ...
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Submitting things I post on my blog for publication
I have a Wordpress where I post short stories I write. It's not popular, mostly just family and a few random people follow it. Occasionally, I want decide I want to further work on something I posted ...
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Blog Timeline for mini stories
Does anyone know of any blog tools that incorporate a timeline? What I'm essentially wanting to do is write little short mini stories about my life, but on each blog entry I'd want a timeline to ...
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How to increase my readers base for my blog?
I recently started writing a blog. It's about many things: travel, food, my perspectives, photography, comics, movies and whatever thing I feel about writing. I'm using a WordPress blog. Since I'm ...
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