by Caitlin Muir | Aug 30, 2012 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, Platform Building Tips, Social Media Tips, Viral Marketing, Writing Tips
That got your attention. Like you, people are curious. They want to know secrets, tips, and the answers to their burning questions. You may have the best articles and blog posts in the world on your website, but if your title isn’t enticing enough to make people...
by Thomas Umstattd | May 25, 2010 | Blog Posts, Facebook, How To, Social Media Tips
Facebook page titles are like a tattoos. They stay with you forever. Facebook is generally forgiving. They let you change your page if you make a mistake or change your mind. Except for one thing: the title of your fan page. So, this is the most important decision you...
by David Fried | May 12, 2010 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, How To, Writing Tips
If you’ve been reading Author Tech Tips, you know the importance of having a successful web presence. Usually that means having a website. But a website alone is not enough. As writers, we’re writing the web content ourselves, but writing web content is its own skill....
by Thomas Umstattd | Sep 22, 2009 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips
Mistake #1 Descriptive When you were in school, your teacher probably taught you the purpose of a title was to describe your writing. Your teacher was wrong. Descriptive titles are boring. The purpose of a title is to tell readers why they should bother to read your...
by Thomas Umstattd | Jun 30, 2009 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, Writing Tips
Most blog titles are about as magnetic as a skunk. Learn how to write titles for your blog posts that will pull in more readers. #1 Focus on Benefits Your readers don’t care about you. They are asking “whats in it for me.” Answer that question in the...
by Thomas Umstattd | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog Posts, Blogging Tips, Website Tips, Writing Tips
Don’t waste your time doing things on your author blog that turn your readers away. This post gives you five things your readers don’t want from your author blog. 1 – Posts Over 1000 Words People have no patience for long posts. Even 500 words is...
