Take a moment to close your eyes and visualize your to-do list. Is it long and overwhelming? If so, today, you’re going to take action.
I am going to let you in on a secret. Almost every email I get requesting my writing services has this line embedded in it: “I’ve been putting this off for months now.”
I have issued a challenge before, and it actually worked out quite well for a few of you. So here I go again. Today I challenge you to pick the one line on your to-do list that you’ve been meaning to work on, and make some progress on it.…
I have been very busy lately with a big project. And like any good small business owner, my clients’ needs always come before my own. Which means the hours I used to spend on Facebook, Twitter, and other blogs have shrunk down. Way down. I now give myself thirty minutes to promote my own blog everyday. I honestly feel like I could spend 3 hours a day, and some days I have, but it’s no longer in the cards. So here is what I do to maximize my thirty minutes.
I have worked with many companies who are taking the time out of their busy schedules to blog. They all tell me they do it for different reasons. One is for marketing, another for SEO, another because they like to write, and so on. But when I sit down and read these blogs, I understand they all blog for the same reason: because they are an expert in their field.
I have two thoughts on numbered headlines. I know they are all the rage in the blogging world, so I thought I’d address both the good and bad in them. One one hand, I think they are a great way to grab readers’ attention, but on the other hand, I think they often over promise and under deliver. So without further ado, here is the good and bad of numbered headlines.