Thursday 17 November 2016
OnePlus 3T vs iPhone 7 Plus vs Galaxy S7 Edge vs Pixel XL: Flagship wars
OnePlus 3T is finally here. We compare it against the best flagships from Google, Apple and Samsung
Friday 11 November 2016
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Monday 7 November 2016
Top 6 Habits of Professional Writers and Bloggers
Top 6 Habits of Professional Writers and Bloggers
After being a professional writer for some time, you start to develop certain productive habits. These habits make the difference between writing deliberately and dabbling in a hobby.
When you make a conscious decision to start taking your craft seriously, you'll experience an incredible difference. You will not only become a better and more prolific writer, but you'll start actually finishing projects, which is probably one of the biggest challenges writers face.
To be a writer of consequence, you have to develop some very specific tendencies. Serious writers – those who not only finish their novels, but also get them published – consistently practice the following habits.
When you make a conscious decision to start taking your craft seriously, you'll experience an incredible difference. You will not only become a better and more prolific writer, but you'll start actually finishing projects, which is probably one of the biggest challenges writers face.
To be a writer of consequence, you have to develop some very specific tendencies. Serious writers – those who not only finish their novels, but also get them published – consistently practice the following habits.
1. Write
This may seem silly, but it cannot be stressed enough. In order to be something, you have to do what is required to earn that title. If you don't write on a regular basis, don't fool yourself into thinking you are a real writer. If and when you want it bad enough, you'll make it happen.We all understand how busy life can get, especially if you have a full time job, family and kids, and a social life. However, if you want to call yourself a "writer", you have to make writing a priority. It takes discipline and a willingness to spend a lot of time by yourself. You have to be willing to actually sit down and write.
You don't have to spend all day, every day writing (although that will increase your odds of success), but you do have to schedule a routine – whether it's a few hours every morning, or just once a week.
Quick Tip #1 - Just Do It
At least once a week, you should be writing something down. It doesn't have to be the next great novel of the 21st century and you don't have to worry about how great your writing is – just write. Regularly requiring yourself to write is one of the best reasons to start a blog(and if you don't have a blog, my friend Gary Dek has a free step-by-step tutorial at StartABlog123.com). If you have no ideas for a story or a blog post, then try some stream-of-consciousness journaling.
Set a timer for 15 minutes and write without stopping. Don't worry about punctuation, grammar, spelling, sentence structure or anything other than getting your thoughts on paper. You don't have to show it to anyone, you don't even have to keep it. More than likely, after time is up, you'll be inspired to keep going. You just have to open the floodgates. Like anything else, starting is the hardest part.
2. Concentrate
Here is a scenario we're all familiar with: you sit down to write a freelance article, but first you wonder what's happening on Facebook. Bam, an hour has passed and you haven't written a thing. Or perhaps you want to write a blog post and figure you'll check out the news for inspiration. Then the sun has gone down and you've just spent the better part of the afternoon scrolling through the comments section on Yahoo News! There is nothing that wastes a day like falling down the Internet rabbit hole.Writing is work, and just like with any other kind of work, you have to focus on it or else you'll be so distracted, your best intentions will turn into the most
How to Use Google+ Communities to Drive More Traffic to Your Blog
How to Use Google+ Communities to Drive More Traffic to Your Blog
If you write for a blog regularly, chances are you’ve spent quite a bit of time figuring out how to send your posts out so they’re read by lots of different people.
You’ve probably spent a lot of time using social media as a means to spread your content out, but if you’re focusing solely on Facebook and Twitter, you might be forgetting an important place to find more blog readers: Google+.
While Google+ may not have the large amounts of social reach that Facebook or Twitter has, it does have plenty of users divided into “communities” centered around a common topic. No matter what you’re blogging about, there’s sure to be a community (with lots of members) on Google+ related to it.
Today, I’m going to show you how you can use Google+ communities as another place to find blog readers and help bring even more readers to your blog.
You’ve probably spent a lot of time using social media as a means to spread your content out, but if you’re focusing solely on Facebook and Twitter, you might be forgetting an important place to find more blog readers: Google+.
While Google+ may not have the large amounts of social reach that Facebook or Twitter has, it does have plenty of users divided into “communities” centered around a common topic. No matter what you’re blogging about, there’s sure to be a community (with lots of members) on Google+ related to it.
Today, I’m going to show you how you can use Google+ communities as another place to find blog readers and help bring even more readers to your blog.
A brief overview of how Google+ works
Unless you’re completely new to Google+, you’ve probably spent at least some time trying to figure out how you can use it to drive traffic to your blog (If you’ve never used Google+ before, this article will get you started). Maybe you’ve tried posting a link to your blog on your Google+ profile, with little or no engagement from other Google+ users.If you’ve ever wondered why you’re not getting any traction with your
Sunday 6 November 2016
What is social bookmarking /How does it work / How can it help my blog ?
Unless you have been living under a rock you will have seen these icons in the blogs and websites you visit.
These are the links to the webs fast growing list of social bookmarking websites.The social bookmarking phenomenon began in the later stages of the 90's with the appearance of Del.icio.us and has kept growing at pace.At the foot of this blog check the list of the most popular Social Bookmarking websites.
So what does it do?
You could see Social bookmarking as "search engine marketing" with a human touch. The information is seen as relevant due to the fact that it has been provided by a human being, rather than assessed by search engines like google for relevancy by a robot and through search engine algorithms.
As most of the individuals who use social bookmarking sites often give points to the content based on its relevancy and usefulness, this human touch is emphasised even further.
How can it help me and my blog?
Social bookmarking can be an awesome S.E.O (Search Engine Optimisation) tool for bloggers.
As bloggers most of us don't have the capital to invest in expensive tools to bump us up the rankings in search results but if you post relative content your readers enjoy with the help of social bookmarking websites you can create a kind of "Word of mouth" Buzz that will
as it feeds off the networking capabilities of the web. The most famous sites have incredible numbers of active followers who are essentially establishing a new trend by getting their news on any particular subject or niche online instead of through other more traditional methods. Social bookmarking sites can be linked and an RSS feed set up, thereby creating an
These are the links to the webs fast growing list of social bookmarking websites.The social bookmarking phenomenon began in the later stages of the 90's with the appearance of Del.icio.us and has kept growing at pace.At the foot of this blog check the list of the most popular Social Bookmarking websites.
So what does it do?
You could see Social bookmarking as "search engine marketing" with a human touch. The information is seen as relevant due to the fact that it has been provided by a human being, rather than assessed by search engines like google for relevancy by a robot and through search engine algorithms.
As most of the individuals who use social bookmarking sites often give points to the content based on its relevancy and usefulness, this human touch is emphasised even further.
How can it help me and my blog?
Social bookmarking can be an awesome S.E.O (Search Engine Optimisation) tool for bloggers.
As bloggers most of us don't have the capital to invest in expensive tools to bump us up the rankings in search results but if you post relative content your readers enjoy with the help of social bookmarking websites you can create a kind of "Word of mouth" Buzz that will
as it feeds off the networking capabilities of the web. The most famous sites have incredible numbers of active followers who are essentially establishing a new trend by getting their news on any particular subject or niche online instead of through other more traditional methods. Social bookmarking sites can be linked and an RSS feed set up, thereby creating an
8 Things To Consider Before Publishing A Blog Post ?
Many people rush to publish posts, only to realize later that they used the wrong keywords, forgot to proofread or included broken links. Therefore, before pressing the ‘publish’ button, the following are some of the things you need to consider.
1. Cohesiveness
Though this might seem as common sense, many people go ahead to publish posts without reading through. It is only when you read through the post that you will know if the arguments are convincing, if the sentences and paragraphs are in the proper order and if the whole post generally makes sense. After reading your post once and confirming that it makes sense, you should read it again to proofread it. Look out for spelling and grammar mistakes.
2. Completeness
If you are hoping to drive a lot of traffic to your blog, you must ensure that your post is complete. When you read through the post, you will be able to determine if it requires more explanations or sections. For instance, you might have
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