How to Stop Digital Fiddling and Start Writing
By Mary Jaksch
Are you prone to digital fiddling? I am.
In fact, I’ve increased my skills of digital fiddling so much that I hardly notice that I’m putting off writing.
What is digital fiddling?
Reading emails
How often do you check emails? When I’m stuck in procrastination, I happily check my emails every twenty minutes or so. After all, [...]
The Culture of Sharing: Why Releasing Copyright Will Be the Smartest Thing You Do
Sharing can be difficult, and lovely.
By Leo Babauta
Recently I stirred up a roar of controversy with a post at Zen Habits: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (or, The Privatization of the English Language). I had no idea the post would bring out such strong reactions in people, but I feel very strongly about [...]
Shattering the Myth of Blog Niches: How to Grow a Huge Readership
Get a bigger slice of the pie by differentiating yourself.
By Leo Babauta
One of the most common pieces of advice for bloggers is to find a niche that you can dominate — the smaller the niche, the better, because all of the bigger niches are already dominated by bigger blogs.
This advice is fine if you’re trying [...]
12 Tips that Add Excitement to Marketing Copy
Photo by Mikey
By Dean Rieck of Direct Creative Blog.
People are always looking for snazzy new ideas. However, old ideas are usually the most effective.
This is especially true when you’re writing marketing copy. Why? Because selling is about persuading people, and people are pretty much the same today as they ever were.
Okay. I know that’s [...]
8 Things I Did To Help Me Complete My First Book
Keep things simple.
By Leo Babauta
A good number of you are either published authors, or more likely people who want to be published authors. Well, I’m happy to say I’ve joined the ranks of those who are published!
My first book, The Power of Less, comes out tomorrow (Dec. 30, 2008), and I’ve created a site to [...]



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