Wednesday, February 25, 2009

define:begrudge, benediction, benign

begrudge - adj. to envy another's possessions, to concede reluctantly

Her husband does not begrudge her going out with friends, as long as she comes home within a reasonable time.

benediction - n. a blessing, a good wish

Her husband's arrival in her life is such a benediction on her part.

benign - adj. gentle, not harmful, kind

Allison knows that the curfew set by her husband is benign, and meant only to protect her.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Attract More Readers To Your Blog

The key here is minding the structure of your blog posts. Well structured blog posting will catch the readers' attention, and make them want to read what you have to say.
  1. Give the blog posting an amazing or thought provoking title that will surely catch the reader’s eye. This is the first thing they see and will help them decide if it is interesting to them.
  2. Put the main point in the first paragraph. If the reader is merely scanning the post this is the only thing readers will see and if it is interesting enough, they will want to read on.
  3. Put the details in the following paragraphs of your posting.
  4. Finally in the last part of the posting add the background information. I know this writing style is slightly different from what we're used to, in school we are taught to wrap it up or summarize in the end. But in blogging, we do not have the luxury of time.We are constantly battling for our readers attention and everything must be kept interesting for them, be it the beginning, the middle or the end.