How to get other people to take your writing seriously and read what you write:
- Be concise
- Paragraphs - use 'em
- Five paragraphs max
- Say what you are going to say, say it, then say what you have said
- Images
- Include an eye-catching thematic pic when you can
- Include hyperlinks
- plain URLs waste people's time (no dead links - stink like fish)
- hyperlinks support your writing
- Cite sources
- use APA format to reference sources at the end of your post
- Technorati Tags
- Use at least three tags
- Spaces in a tag make two tags - no spaces
- Use the tag generator
- Don't forget to ping
- Check the deep web for information on your topic
- Academic writing is not letter writing
- No closing or signature
- Pronouns agree
- Verbs agree