9 secrets to daily blogging and the one SEO rule that never fails.

9 secrets to daily blogging...

1. Write for yourself. If you don’t like what you write, chances are no one else will either.
2. Call it done when it’s done; even the best writing reaches a point of diminishing returns.
3. Don’t publish everything you write; set some of your work aside for later. I only publish ~75% of the ideas I start with, and maybe ~25% of the writing behind those ideas.
4. Never let a fleeting thought escape the keyboard or pencil.
5. Write ahead.
6. Write even if no one “likes” you. Write even if no one comments. Write even if no one reads.
7. Be honest and try not to hurt others.
8. Write what you want when you’re angry, but don’t publish it.
9. Observe good blogging practices, but don’t let them interfere with good writing. Search engines are always trying to index what real people say and do. Gaming the system may provide short-term wins, but as your older posts age, the less likely they’ll benefit from the SEO juice du jour. 
   
   In all my years of writing online, there is only one SEO tactic that never fails:
   
   Write something 
   someone
   somewhere 
   wants to read.

[2014-03-12]

c0

Interesting that Google Docs introduced plugins the same day Apache released OpenOffice 4.1.0 beta. Shot over the bough? Or perhaps dragging the river.

I like both apps.

I must say that giving 3rd party developers access to my Google docs doesn’t appeal to me, so I haven’t installed any.

Which raises the question about all browser plugins. Who can you trust online? 

No one.

[2014-03-11]

c0