Learn to Blog: Three Books Show You How (Part 2 of 3)
My previous post explains why I recently reviewed three books on blogging for the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). Here’s book review number two. The Huffington Post Complete Guide...
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The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) asked me to review a handful of books on blogging. Here’s review number three (review one: Problogger; review two: The Huffington Post Complete...
View ArticleWriting Web Exclusive Articles for Popular Magazines (Part 1 of 3)
Web Exclusives: A New Gig for Freelance Magazine Writers With the web being where people go first for information–and talk in the magazine industry about how it will survive in the coming years–the...
View ArticleWriting Web Exclusive Articles for Popular Magazines (Part 2 of 3)
Looking for a new way to make money and get your name out there as a writer? Try web exclusives: short (400- to 800-word) articles that only appear on a magazine’s website, not in the print version of...
View ArticleWriting Web Exclusive Articles for Popular Magazines (Part 3 of 3)
At last! Here’s the final post in a 3-part series on how setting your sights on a magazine’s website instead of the magazine itself can help you succeed with writing articles – fitness-related or...
View ArticleFitness Blogging: Time Well Spent
Why You Do Have Time for a Fitness Blog When it comes to fitness blogging, I hear a lot of excuses from fitness pros about why they don’t do it. The primary reason? “I’m too busy. I don’t have time to...
View ArticleThat’s Not a Blog Post!
The photo above cracks me up. I imagine a bunch of people without a lot of exercise experience saying, “Hey everyone, let’s take some fun fitness-y shots now!” And what we get are silly pink...
View ArticleFitness Blogger Boot Camp
Between baking sugar cookies for my kid’s kindergarten class, slapping together tonight’s dinner (tuna sandwiches) and finishing off a client’s bio, I blog. Honestly, right now I’d rather be flaked out...
View ArticleHave You Ever Hesitated to “Like” on Facebook?
I like that Facebook is all about “liking.” And it’s clearly on purpose that there’s no “dislike” button, although sometimes I think a word other than “like” might be more appropriate. For example,...
View ArticleWhat Has Your Blog Done for You Lately?
When it comes to writing magazine articles, I’m pretty motivated to get the job done – there are deadlines, editors’ expectations, readers’ expectations and, yes, a paycheck waiting in the wings. When...
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