Skip to main content

Home/ LumpysCorner/ Group items tagged a

Rss Feed Group items tagged

John Lemke

Predicate Complements - 0 views

  • The predicate nominative and predicate adjective complete the meaning of a state-of-being or linking verb. The most common linking verb is to be, with its forms am, is, are, was, were, being, been. Other verbs, like seem and appear, also function in this way.
  • The predicate nominative (abbreviated PN) completes the verb and renames the subject of the verb. The predicate adjective (abbreviated PA) completes the verb and describes the subject.
John Lemke

6 Lessons for Writing Irresistibly Magnetic Blog Post Headlines : @ProBlogger - 0 views

  • Unless you reel in your readers instantly, your well-crafted content goes largely unnoticed and going viral becomes impossible. Set aside at least 15 to 30 minutes for choosing a magnetic title after crafting your post. List three to five intriguing titles guaranteed to increase your CTR and page views. After carefully thinking through each option, select the one that inspires you like no other.  Ask your friends or followers for feedback.
  • Actionable verbs can be visualized and acted upon easily.
  •  
    Titles and headlines really matter in today's new media order.
John Lemke

3 Big Reasons Your Freelance Writing Dreams Go Nowhere - 0 views

  • When you have access to materials that could help you create a plan for launching your business, but you never use them, you’re not serious about this.
  • Sitting around beating yourself up about what you don’t know or haven’t taken action on yet is not going to help you take the plunge into the uncertain world of freelancing.
  • Your dreams are not puny.
John Lemke

Freelancers' Questions: What if a client objects to my copyright clause? :: Freelance UK - 0 views

  •  
    While this blog is UK specific, the situation could happen anywhere in the world. The key is "If you give up copyright, are you still able to showcase it as something you are the author of?"
John Lemke

15 Shocking Facts You Don't Know About Weed - Page 4 - 0 views

  • ut research shows it can exacerbate mental health problems, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, in people with a predisposition for these conditions.
John Lemke

15 Shocking Facts You Don't Know About Weed - Page 7 - 0 views

  • There is “absolutely no comparison” between the safety of marijuana and tobacco smoke, Dr. Tashkin added, noting that the latter is the top cause of preventable deaths in the United States. No one has ever overdosed on marijuana, and no major studies have found a significant increase in lung cancer risk from the drug.
John Lemke

Conduct Better Podcast Interviews with this Simple 6-Step Preparation Process - Copyblo... - 0 views

  • your interview will fail if you do not display curiosity about who you are interviewing and what he or she might say.
  • an interview is not so much a chance for you to get to know your subject better (though you will) … an interview is your chance to be the conduit that allows your audience to get to know your subject better.
  • f you are not asking this question to yourself before every interview, then your interviews are failing. Because they aren’t delivering the value to your audience that they could be.
  • ...3 more annotations...
  • if you’ve prepared well, then your interview is going to be predictable.
  • If one of your questions is controversial, or you don’t know how your subject will respond, consider the possible responses and plan your own counter-response accordingly. (You might also discuss this with your interview subject beforehand. Let her know you are planning to ask the question and preempt any potential awkwardness.)
  • The more relaxed an interview subject feels, the more likely he or she is to open up and be candid.
  •  
    I can't tell you how often I see people interview others when they are completely unprepared.  These steps may may seem like common sense but how often do you actually follow them.
John Lemke

How to Write a Winning Headline | Social Media Today - 0 views

  •  
    This article uses the acronym HEADLINES to teach you how to write winning headlines.
John Lemke

Forming Plurals with 's - 0 views

  • I wish that I could state the rule that one must never ever use an apostrophe to form a plural. All I can say is that one must almost never ever do so.
  •  
    I agree with the writer who requested this article.  Daily use, perhaps better stated misuse, of the apostrophe is becoming all too common.  The example of "Our kid's can read" shows that the parents can not.
« First ‹ Previous 161 - 172 of 172
Showing 20 items per page