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Image: Jeremy Brooks via Flickr, Creative Commons. So when Kami asked me if I’d write a guest post for her, there was no way I’d say “no.” A few months later, WUL emerged in January of 2009. Just write. To just write. And just write. So just write. Just write.
I find fiction reading really improves my writing because, in the course of being entertained, Im consuming examples of how published authors describe abstract concepts. That provides me with different tools to think about work problems and break them down in different ways to solve them; I think it stokes creativity.
But, as people go on the job hunt once again, many will need help brushing up their LinkedIn profile and coming up with creative ways to get their names in front of the right people. Could you also develop a creative banner featuring a Target step-and-repeat (or your local Target store). Use your summary to tell a creative story.
That said, it’s a difficult balance between creativity and keyword use. Write original, timely, relevant content , says Google (heard this one before ?). Image: Andras Pfaff via Flickr , Creative Commons Was this helpful? These steps are quite easy, really. Have any questions? Please let me know in the comments. Wanna Subscribe?
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Image: Chris Lott via Flickr , Creative Commons One of the questions that Joe asked us was what our blogging experience has been like. Image: Quinn Dombrowski via Flickr , Creative Commons I’ve already said that blogging is a strange beast. It’s a great way to exercise your writing muscles. You get even better.
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Image: Louise Docker via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? So much to do So much to know To live, to love, to hurt, to grow. So much to do So much to gain To touch, to hold, come sun or rain.
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So you can learn from him both about writing and woodworking. and been re-energized to try to write more myself. Image: Arturo Sotillo via Flickr , Creative Commons How about you? Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? Wanna Subscribe?
Walking the transparency talk I WAS going to write about something to do with online integrity, but, like many well-meaning bloggers, I got side-tracked by my Twitter feed. Join the Grymm & Epic community for creative entrepreneurs, or read her heavy metal blog on Steff Metal. Image: striatic via Flickr, CC 2.0 Wanna Subscribe?
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I finished my masters degree in PR and corporate communication at the end of 2009 – only 19 months ago. As one great article I read recently from IABC described it, the future communicator must be able to think both creatively and strategically. Funnily enough, they called this the “creative strategist.&#.
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Google is 67 percent of the marketplace – Bing and Yahoo, which merged in 2009, make up 28 percent of the SEO market, although they’ve been gaining a bit of ground. Another big mistake is writing content for search engines, rather than writing for your audience. How dominant is Google now in search?
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These posts represent the types of things you might not want to write about again. When I started Journalistics in 2009, I was still actively involved in media relations as a core component of my job heading up marketing for a startup technology company. Which posts received the most negative comments? The lowest traffic?
Image: Niels Linneberg via Flickr, Creative Commons I was really happy at how many new participants there were. was that it spurred Matt LaCasse to write about how paywalls might impact the practice of public relations. It’s inspiring smart folks like Matt to write more about our field. Have a question for him?
A 236% increase in media mentions in 2009 over the previous two years combined; A total of 37,316 My Wellness ScoreCard completes, which were a 130% increase over the previous year; and A 72% increase in web traffic over the previous year with 207,048 web visitors. The results? Not that difficult, is it? Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?
Image: Travis K via Flickr , Creative Commons Thanks so much for stopping by WUL! Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? These blogs, and people, enrich my digital, and real, life. Who are yours? Regardless, thanks for visiting! Wanna Subscribe? Shall We Tweet?
Aim high in creativity, but keep in mind the limitations of your tools and skills throughout the process. Shannon Pauls Very Official Blog Spin Sucks TopRank Online Marketing Blog Writing Boots - David Murray Love WUL? This is what I took away from my first video experience, which may seem obvious to some: 1. Wanna Subscribe?
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