Monthly Archives: November 2008

SEO Content Creation: What It Is and Why You Need It

SEO content creation is the house specialty here at Blue Duck Copy. It’s no secret that I write for other companies, many of them strictly dealing with SEO. Content creation and SEO marketing has changed over the years. I’ve seen the industry go from 1200 word, high keyword density articles, to 400-500 word, topic-specific siloed…

The Lobby or the Lounge

“Right this way, please. You may wait in the lounge. May I get something refreshing for you while you wait?” “I am so glad you came! Come in, put your feet up by the fire and have some coffee. I can’t wait to hear what you’ve been up to!” “The lobby’s that way. We’ll call…

Protected: Overcoming Defeat

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Online Business School Tips: Improving Recall

Naomi Dunford’s Online Busines School has now officially been open for a week. If you are a student, you most liekly have listened to at least one section thus far. To help you succeed, we’ll be gathering here to share tips, ask questions, and just gab about the courses. I think Naomi is planning a…

Meet Lily

Meet Tiger Lily. She’s my birthday present this year and I think she’s adorable. Since it’s Sunday, I thought I’d ramble about my little darling. For you cat-haters, we’ll be back to business tomorrow with tips for Online Business School. The Cat Story I mentioned to my husband that I would like to have a…

Blog Nirvana: Ninjas, Snakes, and World Domination

This was an awesome week to be a blogger! I found so many helpful and entertaining posts this week that I entered three pages of quotes into my journal! Here’s a spattering of a few of my favorites. I would say that I enjoy the feeling of my pen scratching at the surface, but mine…

Getting Down to Business: 2 Steps to Make Your Dreams Come True

“Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.”~ Jack Welch I’ve covered some wonderful topics here on blue Duck Copy. We’ve talked about writing skills, integrity, inspiration, and regrets. Each of these topics has weighty value for a writer, and I believe they serve…

Brain Picking Sean Platt, He’s Finally Up to Bat

Ok, that’s my pathetic attempt at rhyming for Sean’s sake. Sorry, it was painful for me, too. Picking the Brain of Sean Platt, Writer Dad Sean Platt (AKA Writer Dad) has taken Blogopolis by storm with his endearing prose and crisp cadences. His gentleness and love for his family and community shine through his writing…

Happy Birthday to You!

Today is Amy Derby’s birthday. You can find her on Twitter or at http://write-from-home.com. She’s a lot like the Welcome Wagon lady of Blogopolis and I heart her. So go wish her a Happy Birthday! “Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, your words are like sunshine, and we all heart you!” Sappy, I…

Ready, Set, Unexpected

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. ~Kahlil Gibran This morning we have a very special present for you, all wrapped up with a red bow. This is the very first ever guest post of Oktober 5, an up-and-coming, extremely talented…

The Unseen Struggle

This world is full of injustices and horrors, hurts and indifferences. We are all ‘walking wounded’ in one way or another. It is a common thread in humanity. It is the nature of mankind. Not the way that God intended, but a reflection of the struggle between good and evil that rages inside each of…

Clearer Writing: Dare to be Blue

Any idiot can write, and many do. The Internet is a literary soapbox open 24/7, after all and admission is free. (With all those words floating around in cyberspace, finding a good blog or an audience of non-Kool Aid drinkers can be tricky. ) Good writers are never satisfied with status quo; they push the…