Chris Garrett gave an excellent talk yesterday at Wishlist Live about online community. I was struck — not for the first time — by the thought that online community is no different than “real world” community. I need this reminder every now and then. This morning, while thinking about all this, I remembered a delightful […]
Writing
Which Is Better: Long Blog Posts or Short?
As much as I would like to think that my longer, carefully plotted essays are the most popular items I write, such is not the case. I get higher readership, more comments, and more reactions with shorter posts. What may not be obvious is this: it’s often harder to write the shorter posts. This is […]
How to Write a Blog Post Every Day
I talk to a lot of people about blogging. One of the most common questions I get is, “Ray, how do you manage to write a blog post every single day?” It’s a good question. I believe that writing frequently and consistently is key to your blogging success. A few months ago I committed to […]
3 Quick Ways to Improve Your Writing
Want to improve your writing as quickly as possible? Here are the 3 best ways I know to do it. Write every day. Writing is like any skill – it improves only with practice. The more you write, the better your chances of improvement. Re-write. Put your writing away for a day or two and […]
Writing to Create Bonding
We allow ourselves to be influenced by the people we like. The reason good salespeople are known to be friendly (some even hyper-friendly) is because they understand this core principle: being likable is one of the quickest ways to being influential. The reason we are turned off by “pushy” salespeople is their attempts to be […]