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I often have to think about this one before I write it. Does a person lay on the settee or do they lie on it? The answer is, you lie on it. Richard Lamb in his book The Queen’s English, says “I object when told to lay on the chiropractor’s couch. Lay what?”. Before I continue, none of this relates to … Continue reading
I came across an excellent tip today from Copyblogger.com in their article The Art of Wrting Great Twitter Headlines. They advise you to think of your headline as a promise to the reader – what it is you are going to deliver to them and how you are going to ensure it fulfils their needs. When … Continue reading
If you read yesterday’s post Have you converted your WordPress blog to your own domain?, you will know that I was considering making some changes to my WordPress domain name. Everytime I logged into WordPress, I was seeing the message ‘Be the master of your own domain….’ and I’ve been tempted for a while now. All … Continue reading
I’ve been thinking of being the ‘master of my own domain’ on this blog rather than having ‘WordPress’ in the URL but I am hesitant because of a few things such as the cost and a lack of understanding of how it works. Is it automatic that everyone who is already following me will know the new URL? Maybe this is a … Continue reading
If someone asked you to keep schtum, it would mean that they didn’t want you to say anything as it might get you into trouble. According to Phrases.org.uk schtum possibly comes from the German word stumm meaning silent. Oxforddictionaries.com state that the German word stumm is of Yiddish origin (1950s). They also explain that schtum (or shtum) can be an adjective … Continue reading
When you first start out as a freelance writer and set up your first blog or website, you hope that people not only read what your post, but also like it enough to give you positive feedback. Once you get a few subscribers and followers, you try and think of ways to get their continued support by providing rich … Continue reading
There are many tools out there that you can use to find out how popular a certain word or phrase is. Your goal when thinking about keywords or keyword phrases is to make sure they relate to the products and services on your site. Here are a few tips to help you: Try and think of what your … Continue reading
SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) may sounds scary and technical and but if you learn the basics, you can attempt to get the google ranking that you desire. If you want people to read your blogs or visit your website, you have to know what it is that they will be looking for. There are three keys to ensuring that … Continue reading
If SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) is the process of getting your content or site to rank well, then social media is the vehicle that can help you share your work and get people linking to it. Examples of social media sites are Twitter, Facebook, Digg, YouTube and Stumble Upon, but there are many more. Some people employ an … Continue reading
Both autobiographies and memoirs are forms of non-fiction writing. An autobiography is a story of a person’s life from when they were born up to a point in time. It includes where they grew up, what they liked doing, what they did for work, who their family were and so on – it doesn’t usually leave much out. Putting all this … Continue reading
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