In this guest post, reporter Bill Lascher shares the tech tools and digital media tips he picked up at the recent 2011 Digital Journalism Camp in Portland.
Archives for June 2011
6 reasons your blog is begging for a ‘Greatest Hits’ page
Running a list of your best-ever posts is great for driving traffic or introducing yourself to new readers. Read on for more reasons and how to create your own.
Recommended reading for writers for June 10: content curation
A run down of stories on curation tools that writers can use to aggregate and share news and other information.
Dear WordCount: How long should a blog post be?
The proper length for a post depends on what you’re writing about and what you have to say. It also helps to maintain a mix of long and short.
Check it out: WordCount featured on BlogHer front page
Pardon a bit of shameless self promotion, but I’m delighted to report that BlogHer is running a WordCount post on its front page today. The post is Insider Interview Tips from Top Writers. BlogHer is an online community for and about women and women’s issues. The company runs a separate ad network on approximately 2,500 […]
Guest post: 8 painless steps to make time to write a book
Laura Vanderkam, author of “168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think,” shares insider tips on carving time out of your day to work on a book.