So… What Does a Copywriter Do Exactly?
What is a copywriter, and what makes a copywriter different from other types of writers? Get the definitive guide. Bill Gates once said that content is king, and he was right. Content is what drives marketing in the digital world. There are many terms used to describe writers in the modern marketing world. Strategists, specialists, […]
Survey Says: How To Improve Your Content Marketing Writing
We asked a bunch of our writers to answer this question: “How have you improved your writing career?” Our hope was they’d give us inspiring advice to share with other freelance content marketing writers looking to “up” their game–and boy, did they deliver! No matter what you write, how often you write, or how much […]
The Cure for Blogger Burnout
If you’re a blogger, you know that maintaining a good blog takes energy and dedication. You also know that constant content production and marketing your blog are great big time sucks. In fact, you may have spent years crafting it, developing it and spreading the word. But now you’re plum out of breath, and blog […]
Will Using Compendium as a Blogging Platform Help Your Business?
Whether your company is large or small, a business blog is a great way to get the word out about your products and services. You may be reading this thinking, “I already have a website for my company, why would I need a business blog, too?” Well, I will tell you! Your company’s website more […]
Jimmy Buffett Says Challenge The Common Opinion and Blog Your Heart
Let’s be honest, most of us have written blog content for quite a while. It’s a great way to hone our writing abilities while also building a following that may help vault us to the next level in our careers. So how do we create quality blog writing without getting lost in the sea of […]
The Pros and Cons of Google+ that an Experienced Writer Needs to Know
Everyone, including every amateur and experienced writer, is abuzz about the launch of Google’s new social media platform, Google+. China has already banned the use of this social media platform – no big surprise there. There are many features that people will love, but there are still a few bugs left in the system. Even though […]
Your Blog and Your Summer Vacation
Leaving your blog while you go on vacation is like leaving your baby behind with a sitter. After all of the time you’ve spent nurturing your blog from infancy to maturity, the comparison is not too farfetched. Ideally, you’d like to be able to post from abroad, but not all destinations have Internet access (shocking, […]
My Ultimate Guest Blog Post List: Part II
A guest blogger can provide you with time to rejuvenate your creative flow—or just rejuvenate. Removing the constant pressure to come up with something fresh for even one day can jumpstart the imagination and offers other obvious benefits. Having a well-known personality guest blog can drive traffic to your site; an industry expert can provide […]
WriterAccess Guest Weekly Round-up: Horror Stories and Putrid Colors
With Caitlin on vacation, Ryn G, one of the WriterAccess community’s many top-notch writers, has stepped in on her weekly Round-up to guest post. There is no better way to kick off a Monday than with a few good horror stories, and this week’s weekly Round-up certainly has more than a few. Horror stories always […]
Wipe Up the Tears: Coping With Rejection as a Writer
Rejection is part of being an experienced writer. Quality content, such as children’s books, non-fiction novels, short stories, poetry and Internet articles are rejected every day. Sometimes rejection letters or rewrite requests come as a blanket email with no personalization; lacking feeling or explanation, but other rejection letters or rewrite requests offer insight in the […]
What We Can Learn From Groupon About Quality Writers
How many times have you looked at a website and were underwhelmed by the copy? Straightforward, unemotional copy may be the backbone of copywriting, but it often doesn’t leave a lasting impression. There are plenty of websites that offer discounted deals online, and most of them concentrate on communicating clearly and without offending anyone who […]
Driving Traffic to Your Blog With StumbleUpon
I’ve been a professional blogger for five years now, and I just love doing it. I get to write about topics that interest me the most and share information and opinions on these subjects with millions of readers around the world. Over the years I have found many different ways of driving traffic to my […]