Dina

Would you believe that was my last Star Trek Christmas tree? My sci-fi loyalty now goes to SG1… Only problem is that Hallmark has not made Christmas ornaments yet for SG1 or SG1-Atlantis franchise. Give ‘em time.

But seriously, it’s my intention to keep this blog focused on the business of article marketing & publishing. I’ve been thinking for some time that I should create a personal blog about life just for fun and use that to let my creative juices flow (when they can not be contained under one topic or theme)… :-) …as if I need yet one more thing to do.

If the description is more than 3 sentences, I’ll assume the author can’t summarize what he or she is trying to say and won’t bother reading the rest of the article.

Having written abstracts for a living, I’ve found that it’s best to start out with a verb, i.e., (describes, illustrates, explains, etc) and then finish by writing out what the article does. As an example, a description for an article about copywriting might be:

Article Headline: How to Write Good Headlines
Description: Looks at 3 ways to improve headline writing ability.

This gives the reader immediate information about the articles contents and, I think, improves click-through.

Of course you can open up the forum for new topics… but I don’t think you should stop being who you are on the Blog. It makes you human, and that’s a good thing. I just created my own blog and tiny network of writers… and I know now how how difficult it is to manage something like this… I’m so frustrated. It’s like trying to align molecules in space. But it isn’t anyone’s fault, I mean we all have our own agenda.

But anyway. I think a lot of people really enjoy the blog. A little while ago I was thinking of the hilarious Star Trek Christmas tree post from last December and how we could use that kind of humor today… another slice of life… great stuff!

Dina