We love Winnie the Pooh. Pooh bear is one of the most adorable cartoon characters concocted by the writers at Disney studios. Do you realize that Winnie the Pooh possess many traits that are valuable to a content writer? 1. Calm acceptance of life Nothing fazes Pooh, ever. Unlike, Rabbit who is obsessive compulsive about his plot of land, his parties and keeping to his time schedule; Pooh takes it…
Learning Content Writing from the Life of Nelson Mandela
Knowledge is a never-ending process in our lives. We get to learn so many things from our surroundings. We derive knowledge from the people around us as well as from the people effecting our lives from afar. One such personality is the international icon of peace, democracy and anti-apartheid, Nelson Mandela. This amazing man has shown to the world the power of indomitable spirit and determination. There is a lot…
8 Types of Headlines for Effective Content Writing
A well-written headline is the easiest way to capture your readers’ attention and compel them to read the body post. But how can you achieve so much through so little as a single sentence? Here are the 8 types of headlines for effective content writing that can grab the readers’ attention with immediate effect.
6 Incredible Web Content Writing Tips from Twitter
Almost all of us are familiar with the popular world of Twitter and tweets. Twitter is a great place to express your ideas and thoughts in a quick and efficient manner. Twitter can also be a great teacher. It can inspire you and bring out the best in your web content writing. Yes you read it right. You can be inspired by Twitter. After all, in a world obsessed with…
Web Content Writing and Creatures of the Dark
Let us start with the creatures of the dark – the vampires, the werewolves, the ghosts, the zombies, the leprechauns, the possessed dolls, the yakshis (The ghost of the Brahmin woman). Trust Indians to slot ghosts into caste structures! You name it, and it has already been written about or filmed on. So what new insights can a content writer gain from the creatures of the dark? A lot really!…
Web Content Writing and Homework – Is There a Connection?
We believe there is! How, you may ask? And we will answer… Did you do your homework, sitting down in front of the TV? Probably not since your parents would not have approved. The same is the case of web content writing. You cannot write your article plopped in front of the idiot box. Like when you were doing your homework, you need a desk, a chair and relative calm.…
Web Content Writing – Getting it done
Do you feel like pulling out your hair when you have a writer’s block? Or when you can’t seem to find a place to work? And are inundated with other work? Well, don’t pull out your hair. Baldness looks hep on people like Salman Rushdie and Bruce Willis, not on ordinary mortals like you and us. We will just look sad and slightly out of fashion with premature baldness. Coming…
Catering to your Reader: 7 Blog Writing Gaffes to Avoid
Yippee! My blog has hit the 5000 view mark! How many of us can boast of such an accomplishment? There are hundreds of pointers available on the internet on what a blog should be. So, we have decided to do another short survey, scrutiny, deconstruction and what-not, and come up with a list of things that you should avoid in blog writing. Caution: Negativity will put off your reader. In…
Deconstruction of Great Blog Writing
Many a times, we have come across web content writing or blog writing by others that touch our heart strings. These content writing or blog writings make us laugh till tears run down our faces, or talk to us – not talk down, not talk over, but to the inner core that constitutes who we are. We’ve wondered what makes these writings or blogs so special. And so we set…
Content Writing for Mobile Users
Imagine you are out on a visit to a shopping mall to check out a few products. You fish out your smartphone and begin searching for reviews of these items. But the mobile website you check has a long introduction and lengthy paragraphs. You become impatient and try finding another site. After some searching you finally land on a site that offers to-the-point information in a user-friendly manner. As a…