Questions tagged [websites]
Writing or editing copy for the web. Questions about creating or maintaining websites are off topic here.
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The art of clickbait captions
We all have seen at least one of these clickbaits (or some variation thereof):
"single mom discovers the meaning of life with a simple trick"
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"billionaires don't want you to know this ...
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What are good places to post your work where it will be read by others?
Seeing this site and reading some of my ridiculous stories that I wrote a while ago makes me want to start writing again. I know I'll be more enthusiastic if I have people reading my work and ...
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Do you bold punctuation directly after bold text?
Do you bold punctuation directly after bold, linked or italic text?
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When should a starting writer get his own webpage?
I've heard and read from many vlogger and blogger authors that an aspiring writer should have his own webpage as early as possible. Being published or not doesn't come to it.
Now, if I created a ...
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Can we "borrow" our answers to populate our own websites?
Second Edit -- to try to expand the scope BEYOND W.SE and to cover any CreativeCommons work, not just here. Deleted part about the badges.
-- Edit -- to clarify it's not quite a BLOG, more a portfolio ...
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Writers' Communities?
I don't mean writers' circles, or "auditioning sites", although some of these have forums tacked on as a by the by. Usually places to talk about the beardy philosophy of writing are moribund ...
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What's the best practice for displaying a personal website url in a resume?
Like most veteran coders in the IT industry, I have an out-of-date website that I use to link to different activities I'm involved with online, like Twitter and Stack Overflow. Up until now, I haven't ...
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Co-branding a book with a website
For the last several months, I've had a a professional assignment writing an ongoing series for a well-known website. It was repurposed from a book I wasn't able to sell to a publisher. It's been ...
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What should I include (and not include) on a book's website?
I'm building a dedicated WordPress website for my (in-progress) graphic novel.
My first thought was that I'd have an artist's blog for work-in-progress, and explore some of the worldbuild-y aspects ...
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How to determine rates to charge as a freelance writer
While I have a few articles published, they were easy fixed rates. Today, however, I've received this email (identifying details removed):
We need a writer to put together descriptions of ---------...
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Websites for free feedback on stories?
Are there any websites or anything similar where we can get feedback from online readers (without paying for a membership or anything of the sort) for stories and other writings that are not quite ...
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Is an audience really required to develop writing?
I like writing, particularly on topics of realism and general self-help. Some of my posts are opinion-based, and some are emotive pieces. My attempt at sharing my work in Quora and Medium has failed ...
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How to Write SEO friendly blog posts
How can I write blog posts that are SEO (search engine optimization) friendly? I know there is lots of content available out there,
but I want to know how to start writing the post as SEO friendly.
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How should I capitalise headlines for professional Web writing? (Sentence case vs title case)
I'm often uncertain about how I should capitalise headlines for professional writing on the Web.
The two options I'm talking about are:
Just capitalise the first word and any other words that would ...
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Who owns the copy if a copywriter provides copy as a paid service?
I build websites. I've used a copywriter to provide the website copy, the client paid the writer directly.
I placed copyright signs on the site for the writer as requested. However, they have now ...
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Preventing unintentional reading between the lines
I'm a really literal writer. I don't write stuff that makes people "read between the lines." Problem is, people still always read between the lines. This leads to them understanding my writing in a ...
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Content Sites - any still around and useful?
I missed my chance to write for About.Com when it was TheMiningCom and now it's DotDash and seems to be under different rules. Suite101 has become Suite.io (blocked from my work, so that's all I know....
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How do I write for webcomics?
I want to start a webcomic. For this, I expect I'll be doing a lot of writing. I once had someone draw a webcomic based on my writing and it was a nonsensical mess. The art was good, but nobody knew ...
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Dedicated micro website
I recently wrote a non fiction book. A marketer from the publishing company, advised me to setup a small website with a few pages dedicated to this book. This website will have a description of the ...
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Should an author have one website or two?
I have seen that sometimes an author will have one website with a lot of content and a separate website that does nothing but offer the book(s) for sale. What are the advantages of this approach? ...
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What is a reasonable amount of time to spend writing a product overview?
I have plenty of writing experience as an academic and as a technician but am new to technical writing per se.
A retailer of engineering equipment wants me to write unique, user-friendly content for ...
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How can I avoid using I repetitively in a resume/about me?
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How can I avoid using I repetitively in a resume/about me, should it be avoided or is it to be expected in that kind of writing? Are there any substitutes that can be used in place of it, ...
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How to complement a novel with short stories - what to avoid
I have given my novel to beta readers now. hurray! I'm also very pointedly not looking at it for a few weeks. I'm spending these weeks on other projects, including website design ... and writing short ...
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How to deal with online comments to published pieces?
I mainly write for academic journals (and creative writing for my own amusement), but from time to time, I publish opinion pieces in various mainstream magazines and newspapers, for which I am ...
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What is the new Google Author markup?
What is the new Google Author markup, and how can I use it to build up a reputation as an online writer?
How could it possibly work? Using self-declared information has been tried before and of ...
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Is the website allpoetry.com beneficial for poets and writers?
I've found this website and could see huge number of poets and poetesses in it. Does anybody know about it? I would like to know more about this website.
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Finding freelance work
My partner is trying to get more freelance web copywriting work and as an avid StackOverflow user I thought I would try to see what the fantastic stackexchange community thinks.
There has to be ...
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How to decide whether or not to accept publishing offer for short story?
I am an unpublished writer straight out of college. After graduation, I sent out a few stories to a handful of places-- no more than five or six. It is now about 1.5 months later and I just received a ...
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How do I cite or give credit to a statistic on a website?
I'm not even sure if I need to since I often see statistics on website and blog posts without a source. Do I need to? And how should I do it?
From what I've seen when the source is mentioned, people ...
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Writer's Platform
I realize most agents and publishers ask you information about your writer's platform. I looks like having a writer's platform has become an essential part of your introduction to agents or publishers....
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Websites that offer book/movie/story analyses useful for writers?
I was wondering if there are any websites that offer analyses of stories, written or otherwise, with the intention to teach people something about writing and storytelling?
I realize I can just ...
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What can motivate people to write and share their personal stories?
I want to motivate people, who do not already write, to write about their lives and publish their stories on my new web site. What would motivate someone to write and share their personal stories?
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How to Write a Pitch Letter?
I've recently accepted a job working for a publicist who is linked to a well renowned celebrity chef. My first assignment is to compose an email that can be used to pitch blog post sales.
What ...
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How to cite information from the Human Genome Project (website)?
I want to cite some information from the Human Genome Project FAQ regarding the cost of the project (see the "How much did the Human Genome Project cost U.S. taxpayers?" header), however I'm unsure of ...
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Should an author include user-interactive sections in his website?
Related questions:
Should an author have one website or two?
As an new author, how important is to have a personal website?
Pros and Cons: A blog to get feedback
A possible duplicate of, even if I'd ...
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How can I know that what's on a site is true?
So from my other question, I was told that under certain circumstances, you could trust Wikipedia. But then after a couple of answers, I started wondering how to figure out which sites have valid ...
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Which e-book formats to use to get a larger readership?
I am self-publishing a free e-book which I make available in several formats: EPUB, online HTML, PDF.
I create (using my own programming scripts) EPUB and online HTML from XHTML sources which I write ...
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Can I Have My Own Website Separate of My Publisher?
Background
I studied writing in depth before ever seriously trying it myself. I read a lot, and I looked at reputable books on the subject. Over the years, I combined what I knew into a formula which ...
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Where can I publicize a website I have developed for writers?
I am not a writer, but I have developed a website for them. Where can I advertise and publicize it?
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Is it better to use "firstnamelastname.com" for a portfolio site, or something unique?
I am in the process of developing an online profile for my writing. Something marketable to future employers. I'm hung, though, on whether to use a domain name like "mynamewriter.com" or something ...
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Is Patent text copyrighted?
When using text from articles published in journals and magazine, we need to obtain copyright permission from the copyright owner (publisher or author). I wonder if we need copyright permission when ...
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How do you advertise your work if you cover multiple topics or niches? [duplicate]
Lets assume that you write articles which get published online (on your own website), but these cover a wide range of niches. Some very family friendly, some aimed at children, some horror based, and ...
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Spanish writing website?
I am looking for a website that is community based for reviews in spanish.
Does someone know anything?
The website is to publish stories, narrative, novels, poems and such, that would be reviewed ...
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How to determine if a freelance writing website is reputable and provides assignments that are worthwhile?
I know of the sites Elance, guru and Odesk for finding freelance writing work. I am interested in finding others. How can I search for them? Is there a list or resource anywhere? When I find sites ...
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Copyright of examples used in books?
I'm getting into non-fiction technical writing (a blog, but potentially ebook or otherwise). Often the best technical advice come from dissecting and synthesising good and bad examples from the ...
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How are serialized web novels promoted?
There are sites where an author can self-publish free-to-access web novels, one short chapter at a time (500 to 1.5k words recommended per chapter). Many of the popular novels are published weekly and ...
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How should be the format for literature references that are websites (URLs)?
In technical writings are good established standards for formatting literature references. But that doesn't work this well for URLs. How should these references be formatted?
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Correct use of "Call for Proposals" in plural context
I'm trying to correctly refer to several calls. Meaning, in a singular call, we invite several proposals. Therefore, it's a call for proposals.
In the case I need assistance with, my gut tells me ...
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What's a better to say "made by me" on the bottom of my website?
I'm a designer and I'm preparing my own portfolio website. Right on the bottom, I would like to mention that it is I (or me, just don't bite my head off :p ) who coded the website to highlight the ...
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Websites to share writing in French?
I'm looking for a website to share short stories (5-20 pages), or longer stories in episodic form.
Preferably, it should either be in French or multilingual, not be focused on fanfiction and have an ...