20Oct 2019 by Colleen Casey

How to Edit Your Writing Like a Boss

Blogging, Books and eBooks, Grower, How-Tos, Podcasting, Video Content, Website Copy, Wordsmith, Writing Skills
Editing is difficult, but it doesn’t have to be tedious. This post walks you through how to edit your content without losing your mind. Editing is the hardest and most time-consuming part of writing. When you hear the word “editing,” you might first think of copywriting, when you’re looking for typos, misspelled words, misused punctuation, and other granular fixes. But, editing entails much more than the tiny details.  Editing is the entire process of shaping a draft into its final form. It involves looking at the entire work, then at each chapter or section, page, paragraph, sentence, and word. You’re looking at how things are working on a deeper level than spelling. (But spelling is definitely part of it!) So, let’s talk about how to edit your content without losing…
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31Mar 2019 by Colleen Casey

How to Make and Use a Content Plan

Blogging, Content Planning, Grower, Podcasting, Video Content
Last time, we talked about content plans and why you’d want to go through the trouble of making one for your content. Today, I’m going to share with you my best tips for how to make and use a content plan. Before you start, think about how far into the future you want to plan. Do you want to plan the next month, two months, six months, or more? Consider what you hope to achieve with your content plan and what works for your content type. For example, for a personal vlog channel, video plans might change constantly as your life influences your videos, but for a podcast, you can plan subject matter ahead of time (and you should, especially if you’re conducting interviews). When you’ve got an idea of…
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04Mar 2019 by Colleen Casey

5 Reasons Why You Need a Content Plan

Beginner, Blogging, Content Planning, Podcasting, Video Content
Content plans are a vital tool for entrepreneurs and content creators who want to make and share content regularly but don’t want their lives to center around the question: What should I post next? Whether you’re an entrepreneur, blogger, vlogger, podcaster, or another kind of online creator, you’ve likely faced this question. Along with it comes the stress of feeling left behind because someone else is always making something better, faster. You know that the way to stand out is to be yourself and create content that you’re passionate about, but you can’t be yourself when you’re overwhelmed by the never-ending cycle of coming up with original ideas and producing great content. This constant state of stress is often called the content treadmill. You’re always running, but you’re getting nowhere.…
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21Jan 2019 by Colleen Casey

The Top 4 Ways to Make Money Online

Beginner, Blogging, Creator-ship, Email Marketing, Grower, Podcasting, Video Content
Lots of people want to make money online as a content creator, influencer, or entrepreneur. But how do people make money online? Can a blog make money? How much money can someone make on YouTube? It can be tough to figure out what’s possible when you’re starting out. It’s even tougher when you’ve been creating content and have started to grow a following, but you’re not making money consistently, or at all. In this post, I’ll show you the four main ways that you can make money online and earn a real (and honest) living. Ads The first money-making strategy that comes to mind for many people is, of course, ads. You can place ads on your website or blog through services like Google Adsense or Amazon Affiliates and make…
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13Nov 2018 by Colleen Casey

5 Planning Strategies That Will Make Your Content Better

Blogging, Content Planning, Grower, Podcasting, Video Content, Wordsmith
Some people are natural-born planners, while others prefer to take it moment by moment. I happen to be a planner, so I want to share with you five strategies that I use to plan my content. Whether you like to plan ahead or not, read through these planning strategies and try them out. Content planning doesn’t look the same for everyone, but it can save you tons of time writing and editing later on. 1. The Brain Dump Often, the first step in planning is to get everything that’s floating in your head down on paper (or typed neatly). This strategy involves taking a blank page and jotting down everything that comes to mind about your content idea, whether it’s a video, blog post, series, podcast, or something else. This…
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