Blogs | Write On Track

Blog Archives

What My Blog Did For My Book

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Lorna Sixsmith — 8 Comments ↓

I’m often asked if a blog is necessary for a business. Surely it is sufficient to have a website and a facebook page or a website and a good twitter account? There are numerous reasons why I consider a blog…

Grow Your Blog – Follow These 8 Rules Of Blogging

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Lorna Sixsmith — 8 Comments ↓

Are there rules to blogging? There are a number of written and unwritten rules that you should follow – both to ensure you stay on the right side of the law and that you increase your readership and grow your…

Tagged with: blogging, blogging tips, how to improve your blog, rules of blogging
Posted in Blogging for Success, Blogs

How Will Social Media Further Your Goals For 2015?

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 4 Comments ↓

Have you started planning your goals for 2015 and wondering how you’re going to achieve them? You know the expression ‘fail to prepare, prepare to fail’? Without planning, you can feel a bit like you are stuck amongst the cogs…

How to Market and Sell Your Non Fiction Book

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 6 Comments ↓

You have written your book, you’ve had it edited, you have hired a professional to design the cover art, you are going to sell it online on Amazon and Smashwords and you are have printed a substantial number or printed…

Tagged with: how to market your book, how to sell your non fiction book, self publishing, writing
Posted in Blogs, Self Publishing, Tips

Pinterest Tips & A Speaker’s Experience – Web Summit

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 2 Comments ↓

There’s been much written about the Web Summit in the last few days and yes, it was a brilliant event, being described as the ‘Ploughing Match for nerds’ (The ploughing match is the biggest agricultural 3 day festival in Ireland,…

Tagged with: joanne bradford, pinterest, public speaking, web summit
Posted in Blogs, Pinterest, Tools for Conferences

Writing for the Web: How To Improve Your Blog

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 4 Comments ↓

Did you know that readers of online content only read 28% of the text (Nielsen study)? I was aware that we tend to scan, rather than read, when we read text on our computer screens or gadgets but I hadn’t…

How To Defeat Bloggers Block

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 17 Comments ↓

Do you find you suffer occasionally from bloggers block? I’ve been experiencing it lately even though I have plenty of material to blog about and I know that once I commence blogging again, the fingers will tap away on the…

Posted in Blogging for Success, Blogs

How To Improve Your Blog – Navigation

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 5 Comments ↓

Bloggers sometimes tend to overlook the navigation of their blog when it comes to assessing how easy it is for your visitors to find their way around your blog but it’s hugely important. We’ve all been in situations where we…

10 Tips For Writers On Using Twitter Effectively

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Lorna Sixsmith — 4 Comments ↓

I’m a huge fan of twitter for so many reasons. The main reason is I see it as being extremely effective in terms of sales and for today’s post, I am going to concentrate on how authors can use twitter…