And I still struggle with it every time I write. The following advice came from a veteran newspaper reporter and publisher named Jack Powers. His name pretty much said it all, old school, tough, and straight to the point. In his gruff and throaty voice, he taught how to write straight news with no fillers or preservatives. The cracks around his […]
Here’s a few ways to find out… A key to our soul mission relates to our birth: when, where and to whom all matter. My birth was a bit odd, as my American parents were overseas in Taiwan while my Dad finished his schooling. So, I was officially “Made in Taiwan” (the joke never seems to get old). Among all the […]
Yes, Virginia, new blogs can make cash. There’s often a hard way to do something, and an easy way… Blogging is no different. Many new bloggers put their nose to the grindstone working hard to build traffic and followers before they try to make their first dime. The problem is doing that can take so long that the blogger might […]
And no one will even know you’re doing it… Some of the best actors say they still get nervous before a performance. We all get that “Butterflies in the stomach” feeling. But what if there was an easy, free way to get those butterflies to fly in formation? The key is to notice how your body reacts when your nervous, […]
One woman launched a beverage empire from her kitchen that soon filled the break rooms of companies like Google, Facebook and LinkedIn. What was her secret? In a word: branding. 1. A Good Brand Begins by Solving a Problem. Kara Goldin wanted to improve her health by getting off diet drinks filled with artificial sweeteners. But when she went to the […]
I’d like to do something different for a writer and ask you to stop reading this for a moment. That’s right, just check out your breath… [A pause as you watch your breath…] Are your breathing through your nose or mouth? You might reply, “Who cares? Air is air, right?” I used to think that too, until coming across James […]
Most content writers focus on the same keywords for SEO. But what if there were overlooked keywords somewhere just waiting to boost your Google rankings? Enter Quora, the “Question or Answer” site with over 300 million active users already dominating many of Google’s organic search results. Keywords from Quora are especially valuable as they come straight from users instead of […]