The WIIFM Principle

Have you ever heard of WIIFM? It is simply an acronym for What’s In It For Me? I am sure you have encountered this in most every aspect of your life. Though you may not have heard of the exact term, the whole idea behind it is rife every where you go. Skeptical as I […]

Polishing Your Writing: Some Proofreading Tricks (Part 2)

I was just wondering, between now and the last post have any of you tried the two proofreading tricks I mentioned last time? To be honest, I rarely read my work aloud but I do go through it after I am done writing. After that post though, I tried reading it aloud – walk the […]

Why Do People Read Blogs?

In one other post, I mentioned a survey highlighting the trust that people place in blogs. With the amount of information available today, why do blogs take precedence over all the others sources out there? I believe that one reason is the inherent nature of blogs which focus on “real” people’s opinions. The premise here […]

Make No Assumptions When Writing

Writing a blog post is not at all that difficult, especially if you have been doing it for quite some time. It is even easier and more fun when you like what you are doing. There are so many tips and suggestions that people from all over offer when it comes to writing. You can […]

Cute Suggestions for New Bloggers

When I started blogging I didn’t know what to do. I asked my cousin to teach the ways of blogging, but to no avail just keeps on laughing and tells me to learn to “use the force my young padawan”. Finally after months of trials and errors finally found a blogging gig and I’m starting […]

Stray Ideas – Hold on to Them

How many times have you found yourself doing something rather mundane when a great idea for your blog pops into your head? Maybe driving down that long stretch of road, words suddenly start coming together and you know that it would just be an awesome entry for your blog when you get home. Or maybe […]