Jane Friedman

JANUARY 18, 2024

As writers, we’ve all experienced the law of diminishing returns—the point at which our writing stops being generative and begins to feel like we’re pulling each word from our synapses by hand. ” How might writers support our writing practice in a way that doesn’t leave us mentally burned out? BICHOK is essential to writing.

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The Creative Penn

DECEMBER 31, 2022

I am more excited than ever this year about the books I want to write and publish. Penn — Write and publish the ‘catacomb' book, ARKANE #13, and some short stories — and maybe other fiction. But now I know — and the plan is to go to Vienna sometime in 2023 — so I will be able to write the story. Happy New Year 2023!

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Bramework

DECEMBER 21, 2022

When you’re writing your blogs or building your landing pages, be sure to use safe words like these: Anonymous. This can get tricky as you write content because you don’t want to come off as salesy or cheesy. You write compelling content, you share often and use powerful context. Why would we want power words around “safety”?

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Smart Blogger

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Writing can be a daunting task, but the right writing strategies can turn that blinking cursor from an enemy into a friend. Whether you’re crafting a novel, diving into academic writing, or creating blog content, specific techniques can break the wall of writer’s block. Ready to transform your writing strategy?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Perhaps one of the most powerful ways of exposing your writing to a new group of people is to put some of your best content on other peoples blogs – and not your own. Repeat Posts – build a relationship with the readers of the blog that you’re writing for my writing regularly for it.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Perhaps one of the most powerful ways of exposing your writing to a new group of people is to put some of your best content on other peoples blogs – and not your own. Repeat Posts – build a relationship with the readers of the blog that you’re writing for my writing regularly for it.

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Content Marketing Institute

JANUARY 2, 2019

And, quite frankly, there is only so much time we can meaningfully write, develop, or create day in, day out. I emphasized this idea in my previous quote post, and it’s why I was so mesmerized by this quote from Zen master Ryutan: You are like this cup; you are full of ideas.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 4, 2023

Memoir can be one of the most challenging forms to write, but it can also be the most rewarding. Marion Roach Smith talks about facing your fears, as well as giving practical tips on structuring and writing your memoir. She has online courses on writing memoir and hosts the Qwerty Podcast about memoir.

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The Creative Penn

JUNE 4, 2023

Memoir can be one of the most challenging forms to write, but it can also be the most rewarding. Marion Roach Smith talks about facing your fears, as well as giving practical tips on structuring and writing your memoir. She has online courses on writing memoir and hosts the Qwerty Podcast about memoir.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 2, 2012

This guest post is by Mary Jaksch of Write to Done. Yet a combination of three booster strategies lifted Write to Done from 23,120 to 34,830 subscribers in under six months. He kickstarted Zen Habits by writing five posts a week, plus five guest posts (whilst holding down a full-time job and raising a family of six kids).

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ProBlogger

JULY 4, 2017

Over the next couple of years we saw numerous bloggers leverage the power of guest posting to launch their blogs: Leo Babauta from Zen Habits comes to mind, and also Chris Garrett. When you guest post on a major blog in your niche, you instantly boost your authority and credibility: your writing has been featured somewhere impressive.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2012

Here I am, a supposed writer, and I can’t come up with anything to write. As much as tech has given us in the writing profession, it has also become one of the main sources of distractions, especially on the web. Pure Zen, as they say. Pure Zen, as they say. Amp Up Your Writing Productivity with FocusBooster.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 2, 2014

Today, please welcome Ali Luke from Zen Optimise , who has put together a handy checklist of things you should do in your first week of blogging to get yourself off the ground. Do you have a service to offer, like design, writing, or coding? Write your goal down, and keep it somewhere visible. Day 7: Write Your About Page.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 14, 2016

How often do you sit down to write a post, only to draw a complete blank? blogging”, “writing”, “growing tomatoes”, “raising happy kids”). Changing the topic could turn this title into: How to Make Time for Writing During Your Lunch Break (writing blog). writing or personal development blog). #2: parenting blog).

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Jeff Goins : blogging at Goins Writer , writing a book, husband and… he works a full time job. Leo Babauta : Founder of Zen Habits and numerous other projects, author, minimalist and father of 6 kids. Heather Armstrong : Founder of Dooce , author of numerous books, mother of 2 kids (and 2 dogs).

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ProBlogger

MAY 27, 2016

Going to be more zen about your content anxiety? She writes about all this and more at Veggie Mama. Going to think of something else to do other than guest posting for a bump in traffic? See you on Monday for an epic post about how to navigate networking at blog events when you’re a shy type.

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Quick Sprout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Writing things into the system during the review, for example, always seems to require extra clicks and then you’re losing track of information. The annual rates for each plan are: Essentials — $8/month per person Growth — $14/month per person Zen — $21/month per person. The price is all-inclusive, billed per employee each month.

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ProBlogger

JULY 20, 2013

Aside from the obvious and very attractive point of not trying to compete with the BoingBoings, the Huffington Posts and the Apartment Therapies of the internet, slow blogging also allows you to say more while writing less. Writes for people, not search engines. Is authentic, intentional and mindful in her writing.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 29, 2016

When it comes to blogging, nothing is more important than your readership – if you’re publishing the best content in the world with no-one to read it, you quickly get into a Zen-style conundrum. When he isn’t writing, he can be found at your nearest coffee machine. Hours Only.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 30, 2016

From Ten Smart Things You Can Do To Build Trust Through Your About Page [With Examples] , Ali Luke, Zen Optimise. From ProBlogger Podcast Challenge: Write an Amazing List Post , Darren Rowse, ProBlogger. In this example, the post itself pretty much is the homework (“write a list post”). Example #1: Quick and Straightforward.

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ProBlogger

MAY 2, 2012

It would be jarring, for example, to find the Zen Habits blog cluttered with busy advertising. On-site advertising is incompatible with the clear-minded philosophy of the brand; if it were used, it would dilute or undermine the strength of Zen Habits in readers’ minds. Each new product takes an extra commitment.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Jeff Goins : blogging at Goins Writer , writing a book, husband and… he works a full time job. Leo Babauta : Founder of Zen Habits and numerous other projects, author, minimalist and father of 6 kids. Matt Kepnes : Founder of Nomadic Matt’s Travel Site – constantly on the road travelling.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2011

If you have a few posts on your blog, I would begin offering to write for other blogs now. Seth Godin, Chris Brogan, Copyblogger, Problogger, Zen Habits, and others) and emulated their best practices. People perceive what you write through the lens of your website’s appearance. Daily, I wrestled with what to write about.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 19, 2010

“If you try to write for everyone you write for no one.&# ~ Brian Clark. The first is to occasionally write posts that are a little off-topic from your niche, but which your readers will enjoy. Leo Babauta of Zen Habits does this all the time, and his success speaks for itself. That gives your writing variety.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 29, 2011

Zen Habits. Leo from Zen Habits is one of the nicest guys in the world. People write new captions and then come back to see what other people are saying about it. A few years ago he gave me some free advertising space and helped me launch a new blog. The Onion is quite literally one of the funniest websites on the Internet.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 25, 2011

We all deserve to guest post on Zen Habits, get advertisers, write for CNN, and receive lots of amazing perks. They just have a cookie-cutter, free theme and write short, unfocused posts. He currently writes for AOL Travel and The Huffington Post For more information, you can visit his Facebook page or sign up for his RSS feed.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 6, 2013

This is the last time I’ll be writing this yearly round-up. He quit his job, sold his house and started ´working on Zen Pencils to try to inspire myself and others.´ He doesn´t write posts with the aim to go viral. He researches the heck out of his target audience and writes posts that answer their problems.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

on the other hand I had many doubts – I had no technical experience, I wasn’t a great writer, I didn’t know if I had anything to say and wondered if anyone would ever read what I did write. I had every reason not to start that first blog but for some reason felt compelled to hit publish.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Initially we used to tell them that this is akin to writing to Bill Gates complaining that someone who made budgeting software using Excel didn’t do a good job, but now if we get too many complaints we just get rid of the product. You never know what will bring you the next million!

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2011

No, I carry on blogging, leaving comments on other blogs, and writing guest posts for sites such as ProBlogger. He just wrote what he felt like writing, and the rest followed. Whatever you write about, realize that your blog is your “avatar&# in a way. Leo Babauta has been labelled as a Zen guru. Your blog is you.

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ProBlogger

JULY 22, 2010

Or Leo Babauta of Zen Habits , Mary Jaksch of Write to Done , or so many other wildly successful bloggers. In every idea you develop, in every post you write, in every comment you respond to, serve your reader. Here’s an article I wrote for Write to Done on how to serve your reader. Look at Darren as an example.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 5, 2011

First, take a site like Zen Habits by Leo Babuta. He currently writes for AOL Travel and The Huffington Post For more information, you can visit his Facebook page or sign up for his RSS feed. When most people think of monetization, they think AdSense, sponsored posts, affiliate sales, or text links. They get more creative than that.

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Neil Patel

JUNE 24, 2021

Use this tag to write a descriptive lead to the page you are sharing. Here are a few: Drupal Magento Zen Cart osCommerce. Here are other OG plugins/extensions/add-ons for: Joomla Drupal Magento Zen Cart osCommerce. Make the most of the space provided and let the two pieces of copy play on each other to reinforce the message.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 10, 2024

Treehugger – resources people to live green Seeking Alpha – gives financial news and advice Zen Habits – helps people be more productive CopyBlogger – helps bloggers write better Each of these blogs demonstrates usefulness in its unique way, catering to specific interests and needs of their audience.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 16, 2016

Writing posts that attract dozens of comments and thousands of shares. Do you struggle to get into the right mood to write? With so much pummeling your brain, you are rarely in the right frame of mind to write. Even if you don’t feel in the mood, forget about quality and force yourself to write. Forget Quality .

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ProBlogger

APRIL 17, 2014

This is a guest contribution from Ali Luke of Zen Optimise. Whether you’re a highly experienced writer or a new blogger who’s very unconfident about their writing, spending some time editing (and doing it right) will result in dramatically better posts. 1: Plan Before You Write. Plan before you write.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

Coding is a hugely broad topic, and I had no idea who I was writing for. ProBlogger , Digital Photography School , Zen Habits. But those who are learning to write code and want to apply their skills to real projects —now that’s a very clearly defined audience. Don’t write about something , write for someone.

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