Writers Wayside

Energize your career with an intensive three-day weekend of workshops and small group sessions on the business of writing, from tapping online markets and building your brand to negotiating contracts, producing content, and developing a marketing strategy for your work. Ideal for established journalists, public relations professionals, and new writers alike, the 2009 SATW Institute [...]

In today’s digital world, sending out your content via RSS feed means that anyone and everyone can post it on their website. Good for you? It depends on the purpose of your blog or content feed. If you’re worried about misuse of your content, including swiping of work – especially from those of us who [...]

One of the most valuable daily emails I get for keeping up with Web 2.0 and social media trends is from Mashable. Their tag line is “All that’s new on the web” and indeed, their correspondents push a tremendous amount of info about what’s hot and new down the pipeline. You can subscribe via RSS [...]

Kudos to the sharp-eyed Donncha (one of the original Wordpress founders, remember that name in your first blogroll?) for catching an insidious trick that’s inherent in some Wordpress templates. Irrelevant links on your site can drain off your search engine rankings, and there’s a way that some clever hackers have figured out how to insert [...]