Good Dinner
I had dinner with my boss and co-workers at the C2 restaurant in Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong. I fell in love with their laing and buko pandan shake. The latter was served in a bamboo-shaped glass. I had to remove the long pandan leaf that was placed there as a garnishing because the first time I tried to take a sip, the tip of the leaf hit my eye. Stupid me. But the food was great and I...
Read MoreRapid Writing
To some people it’s speed writing or free writing; to me, I call it rapid writing. I’m not sure if there’s a right term for it, but what I’m referring to is writing everything that comes to your mind, without pausing and editing it. You put it down on paper or type it on your computer and post it immediately on your blog or some place else. There’s a certain joy that...
Read MorePitching: How to Get Blog Post Ideas
I used to work and sit right next to an SEO specialist. A day never goes by without a scene like this: “Stupid! You’re so stupid! That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.” Or… “You think it might work? Probably, right? Let’s give it a shot.” The thing is, all that time he was just talking to himself! I once commented that he was starting to...
Read MoreCreating A Blog Post Worthy of A Harley
Let’s have a quick game. Picture a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Do you see the big bike in your mind? Can you see the shining chrome that dazzles your eyes every time sunlight hits it? Do you hear the great rumbling noise it makes as you throttle up its engine? Now, can you describe the Harley-Davidson motorcycle you just saw? I asked a friend to do that and he came up with these three...
Read MoreDuplicate Content On Blogs
I’ve come across a blogger who maintains three personal blogs, all have the same content. I guess she just writes a single post, copy it then paste it to all three of her blogs. The only posts she had that are unique from one blog to another are all paid posts. So basically that’s the purpose of her blogs: just to publish paid posts and reviews and therefore earn from it. I have...
Read More10 Blog Traffic Tips
In every blogger’s life comes a special day – the day they first launch a new blog. Now unless you went out and purchased someone else”s blog chances are your blog launched with only one very loyal reader – you. Maybe a few days later you received a few hits when you told your sister, father, girlfriend and best friend about your new blog but that”s about as far you...
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