Anyone can write a blog post. The spelling and grammar may not be perfect or it might be terrible. But it will still be a blog post. By the same token, anyone can write a review but not every one can write creative reviews automatically. It takes a little thought and effort to be creative for most while for the rare few talented writers, it is second nature. For those who struggle with creative writing, I offer some suggestions.

• Look around your immediate surroundings to find inspiration that comes from your daily life. If you choose topics about which you are familiar, then it will be easy to talk about those topics. The challenge comes at the point of incorporating the creative view of your daily life.
• Take a walk around your neighborhood then walk around your city’s downtown area and just observe everything. Carry a little notebook, pen and a digital camera/video recorder. Whenever you see anything that catches your interest, use the camera to take some still shots then turn on the video camera and let it run for one to two minutes. You’ll be amazed at what the camera captures and how it will inspire you to write very creative posts. Next, jot down a few notes or thoughts or ideas that come directly to your mind during this exercise. These notes will jar your memory when you sit at your computer to write later.

I’ll share some more ideas on creative writing but first take some time to practice these exercises to see what you create. I’d love to hear your comments and feedback.

The Midnight Writer

That just happens to be one of my favorite TV shows, next to NCIS that is! As a fan, I will use the analogies applied mathematically on the show to blogging or building a website. It is all about the numbers! Everything you do online to get noticed boils down to applied mathematics. So get those books out and go back to school!

More about Numbers…

I’m not saying that you need to understand probabilities and theories written in complicated algebraic equations. Not at all! What I am saying is that you can apply math to solve problems on your blog or website. Start using the tools and analytics available for free such as the tools offered by Google. Download those web/blog stats – which is a bunch of numbers and graphs that are pretty technical- the smart software will decipher it all for you in easy to understand charts and graphs. All you need to do is read the information, follow the tutorial, and apply the changes to get results.

Do the Numbers. Do the Math.

If you have too few keywords or meta tags or fewer categories than you need to get exposure for certain pre-selected keywords…..

Then, the search engines will have a harder time finding your site. Your blog or website will end up on the bottom of page 36 with thousands of sites ranking higher than you. What are the odds that a viewer will take the time to click to page 36 of the search engine to find what you have to offer?

Practically null. Nada. Zip. None.

DO THE MATH!!!

You might as well be the invisible man if you are not utilizing important key words in your titles, in your posts, in your tags, and in your categories. Do your homework to learn more about SEO and keywords and page rank. Take the free Shoe Money course.

It will be time well spent and no money out of your pocket.

Just click on Shoe Money.

Follow the instructions and you’ll be on your way to becoming the next Numbers Star!

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Today, socialization has evolved into an impersonal fast paced technical exchange of digital imagery sent out on invisible radio waves or satellite images. The human hand is involved to a limited degree in operating the keyboard or pressing a few buttons to make the computer work or turn on the satellite TV.

At the helm of this digitized social networking revolution stand government leaders from around the world. Have you ever wondered what George Washington would have thought of a President delivering a speech to the nation by way of video on a computer monitor?

Abraham Lincoln loved professional theatre. Imagine old Abe tweeting on Twitter or renting a Video from one of those machines at the grocery store? Its an awkward vision. Yet here we stand at the gateway to the fastest evolving technological revolution in all of mankind’s collective memory.

It’s a daunting revelation to see how anti social people have become, all the way into the severance of family core values and quality time. In an attempt to provide socialization many internet companies have developed social sites with intricate softwares that deliver in nano seconds.

For Grandpap, it was a ten mile walk to the nearest post office where he could mail a letter that might arrive three weeks later. His soonest response was approximately six weeks, if the recipient decided to answer the letter in a timely fashion.

Today’s President won an election by blogging the campaign and by utilizing the vast reach of facebook and Twitter.

We live in a space age indeed where our interactions depend upon electronic circuitry and invisible airborn waves. At least connecting on twitter allows the internet generation to get wired with someone on the receiving end in split seconds. So there is communication.

I think I’ll walk to my daughter’s home in the morning to sit down and share some face to face time. I’ll leave the social networking revolution in the hands of my nation’s leaders for a few hours. They seem to have a great handle on it.

The Midnight Writer

From my perspective, writing reviews is like critiquing a great Broadway show. The writer sits in a preferred spot in the audience to view the show. From this viewpoint, certain aspects of the show peak the writer’s interest because of the seating location. This gives the spectator a unique view that is unlike any one else who is sitting in that same audience. Consequently, each assessment written by a different writer – or spectator – is exclusive.