Writing

Describes finding niche article writers by spotting knowledgeable, active forum posters and approaching them directly.

A shout-out to Elizabeth Adam's unofficial TipDrop user guide, praising it as a rare case of good third-party product documentation.

A Google search trick for finding recent how-to questions posted on Twitter, to answer and win new followers in your niche.

Suggests outsourcing everyday household chores, not just business tasks, whenever your time is worth more spent working.

Asks why most webinars run to a 90-minute format and whether shorter, more focused sessions might serve attendees better.

Explains a method for turning other people's ideas, drawn from blogs, forums and Twitter, into original, linked-back blog posts.

Explains why the author avoids PLR content on his blog, while acknowledging PLR can be useful elsewhere if substantially reworked.

Argues that paid forums deliver higher-quality discussion, community and support than crowded free forums like the Warrior Forum.

Offers rules for limiting time lost to forums: a fixed daily slot, one visit per thread a day, and short replies.

Explains how using reusable templates for ebooks, ecovers and WordPress sites speeds up product and site development.

Points readers to a TipDrop tip sheet on succeeding on the site and explains why useful, credible tips rise to the top.

Recommends always ending a blog post with a call for comments, and lists three ways to prompt reader responses.

Reports on TipDrop's rapid growth to over 9,000 indexed Google pages within about a month of launch.

Discusses a quick method for creating free reports from licensed articles, and argues for investing extra effort to make them look professional.

Sets out three quick WordPress settings changes, site title, permalinks and the All in One SEO plugin, to improve basic SEO.

A short question post asking readers how often they blog and tweet, with the author's view that daily blogging may be overkill.

Raises the question of whether to add video posts, noting that a flip camera or screen capture removes the need for heavy production effort.