I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

The Seven Sins of Blogging, Sin #6, Being Unfindable

Sunday, October 18th, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 17 Comments »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/findability7sins.mp3] Download MP3 Length: 25 min. The sixth sin in my ongoing series on the Seven Deadly Sins of Blogging is being unfindable. (The other sins include being fake, irrelevant, boring, unreadable, irresponsible, ... Read more..

My STC Summit Blogging Presentation Is Free

Thursday, October 1st, 2009 Posted in Blogging, Podcasts | 7 Comments »

As you know, the sessions at the STC Summit in Atlanta last year were recorded. My blogging presentation, Introduction to Blogging: A New Technical Communicator Role, is the only recorded ... Read more..

Moving Towards a Manifesto About Online Versus Print Formats

Monday, July 27th, 2009 Posted in Blogging | 34 Comments »

As part of the solution to STC's financial situation, some members have talked about making Intercom an online magazine only, removing the printed version that is mailed out to thousands ... Read more..

Podcast — Blogging for Technical Communicators Webinar (Part 1)

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 Posted in Podcasts | 1 Comment »

[audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://idratherbewriting.com/podcasts/bloggingrockymountain_part1.mp3] Download MP3 (to download, right-click and select Save Target As) Length: 30 min. This podcast is a recording of the Blogging for Technical Communicators webinar that I gave to the STC-Rocky Mountain ... Read more..

WordCamp 2008: WordPress SEO Mistakes We All Make

Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

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SEO Tips for Your Blog — Wordcamp Utah

Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Posted in Technical Writing | 15 Comments »

Ash Buckles presented on "SEO tips for Your Blog" at Wordcamp Utah. Here are my notes from Ash's presentation. Strategy and Purpose Ash says, You need a strategy with search engine optimization ... Read more..

Tip: Search Engine Optimize Your Blog Posts to Increase Your Readership

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Posted in Blogging | 12 Comments »

When you search-engine-optimize your blog posts, you can increase your blog's subscribers in a long-term way. You don't have to stiffen your prose to apply search engine optimization -- you ... Read more..

Notes from My First WordPress Meetup

Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Blogging | 15 Comments »

I attended my first WordPress meetup yesterday. Here's a 20-second video that Brad Baldwin of Rocky Mountain Voices took at the event. My wife and I appear at the very ... Read more..