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I don't find time to write; I make time

February 3, 2012 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Hardly a week goes by that I don't field the "How do you find time to write so much?" question. Until earlier this week, I wasn't comfortable answering that question or even quite sure how to answer it. It turns out the answer is simple: I make time to write, I don't find it. Making time to … [Read more...]

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Why Blog?

January 20, 2012 By Jim Raffel 3 Comments

I have a confession. This was not the blog post I had planned to publish today. That in itself is a good reason to blog. Yesterday morning's events impacted me so much that I decided to capture the moment by writing about it and sharing it. A quick blog story Yesterday morning I woke up around 4 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing

Why less may actually be more

January 17, 2012 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Starting tomorrow, I'll publish a new post each Monday, Wednesday and Friday. With the startup of SheHe Media, Shelby and I will publish our weekly "She Said, He Said" posts to the blog on that site. I'm also committed to write one or two posts each month for the blog on my ColorMetrix company site … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing Tagged With: guest, publish, RSS, rss feeds, rss readers, social media, writers

Building a blog post

January 9, 2012 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Building a blog post is a process - just like any writing project - with the possible exception of keeping a journal. If you only write one or two blog posts a month, it's probably not as critical to have a content creation strategy in place. On the other hand, if your goal is to produce fresh and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing Tagged With: blog, blog post, building, content, content creation, professional editing

What to write so people read your blog

December 26, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

This post easily could have been entitled "The top 5 posts of 2011." The problem is that some posts were skipped over depending upon your trust of WordPress Stats or Google Analytics for accurate rankings. Instead, I looked at the types of topics that were most viewed (read) out of the 254 posts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing Tagged With: blog, google, google search, headlines writing, read, techniques, topic, write

Am I a writer or a blogger? – Jim Says

December 21, 2011 By Jim Raffel 8 Comments

This week, our She Said, He Said blog posts focus on the differences (if any) between writing and blogging. Make sure you stop by tomorrow for Shelby’s point of view and chime in on Twitter at 8 p.m. CST tomorrow using the hashtag #shehechat to tell us what you think. If I've never been paid to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, she said he said, Writing

The stories are in what doesn't work

December 20, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Most of us have a pretty good idea where we are going. That's normally not the difficult part. It's the journey between where we currently are and where we want to be that turns out to be tricky. Challenges, like roadblocks and detours seem to constantly confront us in our daily journeys to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: audi, audi a4, dinged, overcoming, setback, stories, story, success

The editorial calendar

December 19, 2011 By Jim Raffel 11 Comments

Editorial planning is one factor that has helped double the traffic on this site over the last year. At it's core, an editorial calendar is simply the plan for what you will write and when you will write it. There is nothing new about editorial calendars; Traditional print publishers have used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blogging, Writing

The blank page

December 16, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

I write. A lot. I don't write everyday like I did a year ago, but I still write a lot. Some days - actually many days - I stare at a blank page on my screen for several minutes before I start writing. It's not because of a lack of topics; it's actually a desire to share what's most … [Read more...]

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Writing every day makes you a better business person

August 29, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Recently, I had to prepare three letters for the bank. As a small business owner, my personal finances are judged right alongside those of the business. As we worked to refinance our home, the bank wanted to know many of the details about my business. It required writing three separate letters to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: bank, better business, blogging, business, communication, letters, outline, personal finances, Writing

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