The Web Writer Spotlight

Our minds can be our best friends or our greatest enemies. And when we hit a writing plateau, they are often the latter. This is why it’s so important to make the mental adjustments necessary for moving forward with your work.

There’s no substitute to writing valuable headlines. However, a new study has found that solution-oriented headlines outperform non-solutions headlines in generating more clicks for stories.

Writing is a skill that is quite common these days. But, not everybody can legitimately claim to be a skilled writer. The main difference between everyday writing that everybody does and serious writing that professionals do is the proportion that is re-writing.

For many writers, journalists and reporters, working for established digital news organizations like Business Insider would be a dream come true. But, do you know what working for such digital news organizations entails? Are you aware of the challenges you are likely to encounter working there?

Some of the most successful individuals in history are celebrated because of their great emotional intelligence (EQ). But, upon closer examination you soon realize that being genuine is essential; it is what qualifies high EQ on the road to success.

Wouldn’t it be great—to earn $100,000 or more each year as a freelance writer? If you have dreamt of getting paid to write, but have had no idea where to start, Danny Margulies, founder of FreelanceToWin, offers some handy tips on how he, and many others, do it.

Turn to these quotes whenever you feel you need some inspiration and words of encouragement on your way toward the future and success you desire.
 

The Associated Press has announced that in the 2016 edition of its AP Stylebook guide to English grammar and usage, the words "internet" and "web" will no longer be capitalized.

Apparently, people who are more sensitive to written typos and constantly point out grammatical errors are the kinds of Type A jerks everyone already suspects them to be.

Many of us tell ourselves that we just need to be more patient and we will get what we want in life. But maybe you do not need to be more patient to get what you want. Maybe what you need is to start attracting the right opportunities in life to get what you want.

Sometimes the secret to enhanced productivity at work is listening to the right type of music.

Procrastinating might get a bad rap, but it may actually boost creative performance. Our first ideas are usually our most conventional, after all.

Some words sound so similar that it's easy to misuse them when writing. And where the mechanics of writing are concerned, one misused word can negatively impact your entire message.