Welcome to part 3 of my new “How to” series about adding fresh content to your website. So far we’ve covered starting your blog and how you should post. Now comes the big question: what should you be writing about? Obviously, without interesting content no one will be wanting to read your blog, so the most important thing for you is finding thought-provoking or entertaining topics about which to write. Writing a professional blog is different from a personal one, because you can’t just post about whatever random things pop into your head. For some ideas and inspiration for your blog, read on…

Hopefully you’ve read the first part of this How to series that I posted on Monday. I was talking about how to keep your site interesting and get people to keep coming back. In the second part of this series, I want to touch on the act of posting to your blog. How often should you post? How long should your posts be? The mechanics of blogging can soon overwhelm you if you don’t have a plan in place. So to help you with your plan, read on…

I recently wrote a number of articles for a client about ways to keep your website interesting and getting people to come back to your website. I got some great feedback about these articles so I thought I would start a series of “how to” posts and hopefully give you some good ideas for your own websites. Part 1 of this series is about adding new content to your website, and why blogging is the easiest way for you to do this…

Well, it’s been an awfully long time since I have posted anything on this blog. Life has gotten in the way and I am trying to change that and make more time for my business, since it is of course my livelihood. So I am going to attempt to blog a couple of times a week here, and hopefully I can find a way to bring you some interesting news, along with insight into the editorial and writing processes, and perhaps some fun things as well. So, here goes…

Many of you have your own blogs, either to share information with your contacts, or just to put down your thoughts on various topics. But blogging can sometimes feel like a chore when you’re doing it because you feel like you have to. So where can you get inspiration to jumpstart your blogging? Try checking out your favourite authors, entertainers, or Google a subject you find interesting. Many of them have blogs of their own, and reading theirs might give you some good ideas about what to do (or not to do) with your own blog. Here are some of my favourite blogs to visit, and what makes them great: