The Subversive Copy Editor

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Narrators and characters in novels and other creative writing can talk about whatever they want. Many writers don’t know that the default guidelines for styling the titles of works in fiction and other kinds of creative writing are the same as for works of nonfiction, as laid out in  CMOS  8.156–201. With italics?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

In November 2002 I received an email from a friend with the subject line “Check out this blog”. I didn’t have a niche, or any idea what I would write about. I started writing a book. I started writing eBooks. I was thinking about what I could write about for ProBlogger when an idea popped into my head.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When I began blogging in 2002 I made a lot of mistakes and had a lot of false assumptions about blogging. Ask them at the end of your posts, ask them half way through the and even write posts that are nothing but questions. One of the simplest ways to create these ‘listening spaces’ on a blog is to ask questions.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I dabbled in making websites about 25 years ago (5 years before I started my first blog in 2002) and blogged for a full year on a personal blog before even considering that I could make money from blogging or starting blogs on any focused topic. Adam writes – “I wish I knew I could make money from them.

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Quick Sprout

JULY 12, 2022

Custom solutions for clients Tailored approaches for doctors & lawyers Managing reputations since 2002 Dedicated team to help w/ your specific needs. SEO Image – Best for Legal and Medical Practices. Visit SEO Image. Request a quote today. SEO Image offers—you guessed it—SEO marketing and reputation services.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 4, 2024

In November 2002 I first heard the word blog after a mate e-mailed me a link and said I should consider starting one. Write your own ‘lessons’ list and let us know about it in comments below. The post 18 Lessons I’ve Learned about Blogging appeared first on ProBlogger.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 21, 2013

You Have to Write About Making Money Blogging to make Money Blogging. Fast forward 4-5 years to 2002 and when I came across my first blog and wondered if I too could start one I remember feeling again that perhaps it would be beyond me. You MUST post Every Day!

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ProBlogger

MAY 21, 2020

When I first started blogging back in 2002 I was a technological Luddite. It handled all the hosting, and provided WYSIWYG I could use without needing to write any code. In a way I was outsourcing all the design work so I could concentrate on writing content. Some had me thinking, What should I write about?

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Smart Blogger

APRIL 14, 2023

Tone Definition Tone, in writing, is a literary device that shows us how the writer feels about the subject matter — or, in some cases, their target audience. Why Use Tone in Writing? Every piece of writing has a tone — even if that tone is dry and factual. Mood is the atmosphere or ambiance of a piece of writing.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If you write and schedule posts ahead of time, there won’t be so much to handle while you’re on the road. But to make things easier for yourself, you should probably stick to straightforward posts that don’t take too much writing or managing. When I started blogging in 2002, smartphones weren’t really a thing.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 4, 2014

As I prepared for a recent mini ProBlogger event event in Perth, I created a little list of some of the ‘dos and don’ts’ of blogging that I wish I’d known back in 2002 when I started. Do ‘write’ something every day (note that I didn’t say ‘publish’). Do write in an engaging voice. Don’t write purely for search engines.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2016

In 2002, then-CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer announced that the 80/20 rule was not only applicable to the company’s product features – it applied to bugs, as well. He spends four times as many hours promoting his content (including both new and old writings). 80/20 in Today’s Life. Image credit: Live the 80/20 rule.

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ProBlogger

MAY 22, 2018

In the podcast episode on 3 Key Things Bloggers Do to Grow Their Blogs into Businesses , I talked about how blog homepages have evolved over the years – from the long list of full posts that was standard when I started in 2002, to the portal-like static homepages that are becoming increasingly common today.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2020

In 2002 I started The Living Room, where I blogged about my experience of being involved in a new church (which was also called “The Living Room”). I felt compelled to serve everyone’s needs, which meant I often had thoughts along the lines of, Well, I wrote about blogging yesterday, so I can’t write about it again tomorrow.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 16, 2018

Mobile phones were certainly around when I first started blogging but when I started blogging in 2002, there weren’t too many smartphones. That’s what I did back in 2002, 2003. What I used to do all the time, this is before the advent of mobile phone technology which shows you how long I’ve been blogging.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

I think back to my first blog, back in November 2002, it all happened very, very quickly. Before I launched Digital Photography School, I’d mapped out quite a few posts that I wanted to write. I think I actually brainstormed a list of 50 posts that I could write, and then I wrote my first post and published it.

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ProBlogger

JULY 16, 2020

As you may well know, I started blogging back in 2002. But about two weeks in I started getting emails from people saying things like, “That’s really interesting”, “That really helped me” and “Thank you for writing that.”. You could also write a piece that inspires them, and motivates them to act in some way.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 6, 2019

When I started my first blog in 2002, it looked like 99% of the blogs on the internet. Do you prefer tweaking the design of your blog or writing more posts? You want to start delivering value to them straight away. #3: 3: Use a Static Homepage to Gather Email Addresses. This has shifted a lot over the past few years of blogging.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 23, 2011

Writing for three blogs on a regular basis, with the odd request for a guest post elsewhere, my writing plans are already tight. But because I write for overlapping fields of interest, my plans can also tangle. The most common: Snag A: The topic could be of use to any blog I write for. What point are you making?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

I’ve explored many forms of communication over the years but when I stumbled across blogs for the first time in 2002 I knew I’d found something special. I began to search for other full time bloggers and found very few writing about their experience so decided to start a blog on my journey to ‘go pro’ as a blogger.

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Smart Blogger

JANUARY 19, 2023

Because seeing inspired writers and speakers use hypophora can’t help but elevate your writing. Used in openings, transitions, and conclusions, hypophora packs power into anything you write. Give you a few tips on how to work hypophora into your writing. Let’s work it into your own writing. Ready to be inspired?

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ProBlogger

MAY 4, 2014

The only two things I knew were: I wanted to write. I don’t know about you but I’m sick of reading ‘ write good content and they will come ’ like it is the only thing you need to do to grow (I’ve never been a ‘sit and wait’ kinda gal). I only started blogging late December 2012. I wanted people to read what I wrote.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

November 2002 – I get an email from a friend that says, check out this blog. Let’s walk back in time to 2002. It’s 2002, November, I’m sitting at a desk of one of the part time jobs that I had. They started out back in 2002, a lot of them were text based ads. I liked what I saw, and I began blogging.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 23, 2020

I started blogging in late 2002. Around the same time, Wiley (the US publishing house) asked me to write the ProBlogger book. Because I didn’t create them all overnight, nor did I create them all at once. And knowing the journey I took to create them all over time may help you do the same. Starting from scratch. Not at all.

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Jane Friedman

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

To do this without breaking your manuscript, consider writing the key “beat” scenes for your memoir, something Suzette Mullen advocates for in Why Preparing a TED Talk Makes You a Better Memoirist. Choosing to write your memoir as a letter to a singular audience can help you hone your voice and decide which scenes truly belong.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 15, 2011

One of the requests that I’ve received a fair bit lately from readers here at ProBlogger is for me to write a little more on the team I’ve put together to help me run and grow my blogs. These paid writers on dPS write between one and eight posts per month and are paid on a per-post basis. Blogging: from hobby to job.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 8, 2016

That was back in 2002 but since that time link sharing has gradually gone to other mediums more and more. Approaches You Might Take with Today’s Challenge: Write something inspired by another blogger. That was back in 2002 when I first started blogging and to some extent that continues today, particularly in some niches.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2017

To go back in time, 2002 is when I started my first blog. As I began to blog, as I began to find my voice, I realized that I really enjoyed writing about all kinds of things. Back in 2002, it was very normal to have a blog that covered such a wide spectrum of topics. That first blog’s name was The Living Room.

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ProBlogger

MAY 1, 2013

The year was 2002 and a couple of hours after reading my first blog, I was ready to start my own. I’d previously been writing on the topic of blogging in a category on my personal blog but wanted to bring all those posts over onto a domain specifically for bloggers. Let me run through a few: 1. Not Getting My Own Domain Name.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 21, 2017

One of the biggest changes that has happened in my blogging since I began back in 2002 is the technology I use. One of the biggest changes that has happened in my blogging since I began back in 2002 is the technology that I use. It’s just a seamless way to write a blog post. Things were so simple.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

November 2002 – I get an email from a friend that says, check out this blog. Let’s walk back in time to 2002. It’s 2002, November, I’m sitting at a desk of one of the part time jobs that I had. They started out back in 2002, a lot of them were text based ads. I liked what I saw, and I began blogging.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

I’ve written numerous times about how to choose a niche or topic to write about but it struck me while talking to the Brisbane folk asking the question that the biggest factor in helping me to narrow in on my own niches was having a personal blog. When I started blogging in 2002 I had no intention of doing it professionally.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2017

To go back in time, 2002 is when I started my first blog. As I began to blog, as I began to find my voice, I realized that I really enjoyed writing about all kinds of things. Back in 2002, it was very normal to have a blog that covered such a wide spectrum of topics. That first blog’s name was The Living Room.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

As I think back to 2002 and look at how blogs are today, what he’s highlighted are really some of the key changes that have taken successful bloggers to be successful business people. Then couple of years later, people in the advertising industry began to write articles about how people were suffering from ad blindness.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

As I think back to 2002 and look at how blogs are today, what he’s highlighted are really some of the key changes that have taken successful bloggers to be successful business people. Then couple of years later, people in the advertising industry began to write articles about how people were suffering from ad blindness.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 29, 2016

There are many reasons to start a blog, but the challenge that faces all aspiring bloggers (including me back in 2002) is: how to start a blog? As I write this article, Bluehost have an offer to get set up for just $3.95 Here’s exactly who to do that with our friends from Bluehost: Next it is time to write your first blog post.

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The Write Life

JUNE 28, 2023

That’s right, travel writing rose to popularity with the use of paper, long before the age of online blogs and social media. How can joing the ranks of the best travel blogs impact you and your writing? They also offer a writing internship. #22 23 – Wanderlust Marriage This couple met in Brugge, Belgium in 2002.

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