I have nothing particular to say. I am just rambling here purely and exclusively for the sole purpose of engaging in a "writing warm-up" or "writing exercise", for lack of a better phrase.Singers have to warm up their vocal chords.Athletes have to perform stretchs and warm up their bodies before their starting their exercise regimen or before the start of their game.So therefore, it follows that writers should also do "warm ups"? AMIRIGHT?I have no idea if that is a thing.But right now, methink

People Love PicturesThere's an old timeless adage in some SEO circles, that "people love pictures".So as bloggers, is it possible that we can love pictures "too much"?Is it possible to become a little overzealous with our use of pictures?If you use Google's Page Speed Insights tool, and your site scores poorly, then you may need to check to see whether your use of images is the culprit.For one of my websites, I decided to put a picture in between every paragraph or two. At the time, I thought i

It's a lazy Sunday afternoon, and I figured I would sit down and start typing. It's 97 degrees out, and I'm in my den in my air conditioned basement, sitting in front of the laptop... I set a timer to force myself to focus, Pareto Principle style... But after 40 minutes, I have only written about 650 words of content.... I need some iced coffee... Or maybe I need to go for a walk to get the creative juices flowing.Or some inspiration on how to focus, get in the zone, and start cranking out some

Ok, so as I was saying in my previous blog post here, I am currently working on a blog post that, when all is said and done, will be somewhere in the ballpark of fifteen thousand words.Yes, you read that correctly! Fifteen thousand words.How did I come up with that number, when the training modules here say to aim for about 1,000 words?Well, when I did my keyword research and I found a keyword I wanted to use as the basis for my next article, I decided to "research the competition".I basically