Most distraction-free writing apps are about taking away.
All you’re left with is a white screen and maybe a cursor.
With OmmWriter, it’s brilliance isn’t in how much it takes away, but what it adds.
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by Eric Dye
Most distraction-free writing apps are about taking away.
All you’re left with is a white screen and maybe a cursor.
With OmmWriter, it’s brilliance isn’t in how much it takes away, but what it adds.
by Jeremy Smith
Several people, through our free consultation service, have requested help on how to improve their blogging. The usual questions we are asked are what to blog about, how much to blog, and how to network with others through the blog. We have great ideas for you on the last two of these questions that we would love to share with you through our free web and social media consultation, just contact us via the contact page.
Unfortunately, the first question, what should someone blog, is a subjective question that is really something that cannot answer, but can only lead you to answer yourself. The first question we ask is “what are you passionate about?” Figure out the top seven things on that list, write it down, and save that list.
Now, we suggest you buy a Moleskin and start journaling. Write down any questions you have that you want to know more about, thoughts that you think are interesting and would be good to know or share later, as well as words of wisdom that come to mind spontaneously. After a week or two, answer the question, “what did I think of most during that time?” Pull out the top seven most frequent subjects on your list.
With the list that you first wrote out, you can now compare these two and come up with a few things to write about on a consistent basis. Sure, every week or two, you will have a great topic or series of articles that you will want to invest in, but this can be the common pool of inspiration to draw from.
Tomorrow, we will share with you our five topics that we have decided to concentrate on this blog.
by Eric Dye
WordPress has all kinds of upgrades happening!
The WordPrees for iOS upgrade fixed the post editor issues and is now optimized to take advantage of the iPad’s new user interface.
I would characterize my experience online as a “neverending quest to find a new emoticon.” It’s like alchemy really, or coining a new phrase. Just imagine creating an emoticon that suddenly captures the national consciousness. When :>$ is the most used emoticon of 2011, you’ll know who to thank. 😀
Regardless, I’ve put together an infographic that will guide you through the difficult, complex waters of conveying emotion in a digital world. Imagine the disaster of using an 😛 when a :-/ is appropriate.
This is real, ladies and gentlemen, don’t mess it up.
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by Eric Dye
Last week, 8BIT released the ultimate premium WordPress theme for developers.
If you love code, you’ll love Developer Theme.
Just two days after releasing Developer Theme, 8BIT offered 25%-off all of their premium themes, including the all-new Developer Theme.
Today’s the last day to take advantage of this great offer!
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by James Brooks
Sometimes it’s the small and simple things in life that can make a big difference.
Just in case it isn’t already obvious, I love blogging. I love the process of reading blog posts, writing blog posts, and being a part of various communities.
In terms of my media consumption, I would say that blogs make up the majority of that. In fact, I follow close to 100 blogs in my Google Reader (which I generally actually read using an awesome iPad app called Flipboard – you should definitely check that out!).
Something that dawned on me today, though, is that sometimes it is so easy to consume great content and not show your appreciation, or get involved with the community that you love in any way.