If you’ve ever asked yourself why we English-speakers say “The big black hairy dog” instead of “The black hairy big dog,” then this post is for you. Three years ago, New York Times writer Matthew Anderson posted this image on his Twitter feed, a statement by author Mark Forsyth from
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Considering the recent news of the House launching an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, it seemed worthwhile to create an infographic that describes the impeachment process. Many Americans falsely assume that the term “impeachment” means automatic removal from office. That isn’t the case. The term “impeachment” simply means
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Good writing rarely happens in a single, solitary stretch of time. While many people wish their brilliant ideas could coherently, fluidly come together all at once, the first time, as they sit behind their computer screens, good writing doesn’t really happen that way. Rather, writing done right should be seen
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I had a discussion over LinkedIn yesterday with a longtime friend that stemmed from an infographic I created about how to organize a paper. He pointed out to me that organization is an act of humility, since it shows a clear recognition that our instinctual approach and thought process may
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Two years ago, I was sitting in the back of four-seater tuk-tuk (which is basically a two-wheeled cart pulled behind a moped) in Cambodia with three of my online graduate students. If ever there was a time for me to have an ah-hah! pedagogy moment, that was it. I was
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We’re to Step 5! To start from the beginning of this series on how to make money from a blog, check out my first post. Step 5 is the fun one! It’s all about the different ways to make money with your blog. There are more ways than what I
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We’re to step for! To start this series from the beginning, visit my first post on blogging for money. If you’ve been following the series, you already know to start with a niche topic and audience, develop a content plan, and provide awesome content by writing the ideal post type
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Step 3 today! Once you’ve determined your niche, scoped your competition, and identified your audience, you’re in position to start thinking about the type of content you’re going to write. Always remember that profitable blogs produce meaningful, useful content. While that seems obvious, many bloggers (admittedly, myself included) can get
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Yesterday’s post on making money from a blog was all about coming up with ideas and knowing what to blog about in the first place. Today, I’m covering the next step to making money with your blog: getting a leg up on your competition and planning to build high-quality content.
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Yesterday I announced that I would be doing a series on how to make money from a blog using a seven-step “Blog Launch Plan” method. First on the docket: Step 1: Discover Your Niche, Define Your Audience. Step 1.1: Ask Yourself: Is Making Money Right for Me? First thing’s first:
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