Hey guys! It's me again, Deidra. And if you haven't yet PLEASE take our MDM Writer Survey!
http://4132839.polldaddy.com/s/mdm-writer-survery
I am surprised though by the results so far, all I know is that you guys must really love all of the writers since practically all of you favor nearly ALL OF THEM to continuing holding a writer spot here!
Funny right? After so many claimed they hated how many writers there were! Hee hee
But anyway! I felt like sharing a few blogging and writing tips! You don't have to enjoy or actually use them, but I wanted to give a bit of advice to those who enjoy it.
- Capitalize the words in your title! Ex. I Love Cheese!, Philip Is Crazy, Why Are You In My House? - Its to show that you are journalizing something, think of it as a book title!
- Research your topic before you write about it! - This is something you don't have to do, but it is better if you look into the subject you are about to talk about than just free-styling it, not everyone can just start from scratch and make a masterpiece!
- Spell check is a must! - Always use spell check, you never know what spelling mistakes you have from mistyping words!
- Re-read what you write before you post it! - Along with spell checking, you should at least read over what you write at least once to make sure you are using proper grammar or wording! We all make mistakes, so this can help for you to not create them!
- Do NOT over use (or under use) punctuation marks! - If you use to many at once, it can make you look like an imbecile. Ex. Saying 'I am so mad! Why is everyone so mean?!' opposed to, 'I am so mad!!!! Why is everyone so mean???!!!' AND, remember to use them when needed! Ex. Saying 'A woman without her man is nothing', with proper comma use, it can be like this 'A woman, without her man, is nothing', or that, 'A woman, without her, man is nothing' And before I forgot, use proper apostrophe marks! Ex. don't, not dont, can't, not cant, won't, not wont.
- Remember the basics of proper capitalization! - There is a huge difference between saying 'I helped my Uncle Jack off of a horse.' opposed to, 'i helped my uncle jack off a horse.' And the same goes for people who do this -> Hello My Name Is Blah And I Type Like This.
- And the last I would like to say is: Calm down on smileys! - Its okay to use smileys here and there, BUT if it is a more professional post or you are posting on a business or information orientated blog, smileys can make you look very very unprofessional.
Love, Dei
THANK THE LORD FOR YOU. Some of my blog writers need to learn this. I'm reposting this. Of course I'll give cred. to you Dei.
ReplyDeleteSuch good tips! A lot of people could benefit off them :)
ReplyDeleteNEARLY all to stay? So who wasn't? :P
ReplyDeleteAnd great tips(:
You'll see possibly, remember though, it is was just a survey, not us actually firing anyone. So don't get ahead hee hee.
ReplyDeleteAnd glad you guys like the tips :D
i think that a writer shouldn't be dropped for being MIA or not posting often. people have lives outside of stardoll and emergencies too. as long as when they actually do post, their posts contain quality, that's what matters if a blogger here doesnt blog well and ruins the quality of the blog, fire them. But if they dont blog often enough, how does it hurt having them on the mdm team?
ReplyDeleteOooh, did you mention that "Your" is not the same thing as "you're"? ;D
ReplyDeleteGood tips, I will take them into account.
ReplyDeleteI knew Jack secretly enjoyed horse riding :P
@Chihiro - Oh my gosh! That is also a pet peeve of mine!
ReplyDeleteI think that some of the writers never post, and they should be kicked out coz theyre doin nothing. Also i think they shold set up more competitions.
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