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The old SEO tip about using keywords never was intended to mean writers should use the same word or combination of words in ever sentence. Keyword stuffing was NEVER a good writing technique and it was never part of proper SEO techniques. Stuffing keywords into every sentence did fool the search engine robots for a little while into ranking key-word stuffed articles a little higher, but those days were over YEARS AGO when robots became more intelligent. Now Google will penalize any articles that use keyword stuffing as well as the site those black-hat keyword stuffing articles appear on. And if you want to know what keyword stuffing is, just look at how many times I used the words keyword stuffing in the first two paragraphs. And I still see it frequently in blogs. A few years ago, Google developed an algorithm  called "Latent Semantic Indexing." It looks for related terms, and use of synonyms. Articles that insert the same words over and over will absolutely be pen...

In a recent article, Chris Well outlines nine reasons that any author is eligible for media coverage. Well says it doesn't matter what you write, or whether you have a new book (or are published yet), or how famous (or not famous) you are. Free media attention puts your name - and your book - in front of far more potential readers than you can possibly reach yourself.  When you appear in the media, you can leverage their  platform  to build  your  platform ! Want to be discovered? Chris draws from 30+ years experience working in the media to help authors with the right mindset pitch their books to the media and be taken seriously. Here's one of the points from the article: You Can Do This Yourself Influencers are easy to find. In today's world, it's easier than ever to make connections. Through a simple Google search, you can find websites, email addresses, and social media accounts. Influencers are easy to contact. Once you know how to reach...

While I earn part of my income writing, I have a lot of trouble typing them due to my Dyslexia. The Dyslexic Writer - a Journalist Coping with Dyslexia When I was little, I was an avid reader, but it took me a long time to master writing certain letters and numbers, especially 3s, Es, Zs, Ns, and Ss. Today if I am very tired, I still get confused about which way Ns, Ss and Zs face. As I grew older, it became apparent I had some grasp of math, yet trying to add, subtract or multiply numbers longer than a couple of digits was a problem. And my entire life I have been easily tongue-tied. I know what I want to say in my head where complex thoughts swirl just wanting to come out, but somehow between my brain and my mouth and fingers, there is a barrier. I suffer from dyslexia and dyscalculia. Read more: The Dyslexic Writer - a Journalist Coping with Dyslexia - Yahoo

Today Yahoo posted the Top 1000 badge on my profile for being one of the top 1,000 writers for 2012 out of 600,000 writers in the Yahoo network for the 4th year in a road. Thanks, Yahoo! Find me on Yahoo at: http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/331254/kathryn_darden.html Also see:  Several Columns in Top 5 Lists on Examiner LinkedIn Top 10% for 2012

As of today my Skin, Health & Beauty Column is #3 nationally out of 266 Spa & Beauty Examiners, #1 on the list of Top Skin Care Examiners and #4 out of the local Nashville Examiners from all topics. My Skin Care, Rodan + Fields and Gospel Music Columns are all ranking in the Top 5 chart as well. A very special thank you to my readers.

How Much Money Does J.R.R. Tolkien Make? During his lifetime, Tolkien earned a humble to moderate income as a soldier and a professor, but it was as an author of high fantasy novels that he became wealthy enough to move to Bournemouth, a resort for the upper middle class Article at: How Much Money Does J.R.R. Tolkien Make? 2012 Income Salary

Tolkien journal 'Silver Leaves' Issue 4 features art, essays, poems & dragons “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien The respected Tolkien-based journal, “Silver Leaves” Issue 4 , is back from the printer and ready to ship. Published in Canada by the White Tree Fund as a literary and artistic journal for Tolkien and fantasy fans, the theme of this issue is Dragons. I am so pleased to have three of my own poems included in this edition of "Silver Leaves" -- "Dragon," "A Friend Like Sam," and "Snow Sprite." Article at: Tolkien journal 'Silver Leaves' Issue 4 features art, essays, poems & dragons - Nashville Gospel Music & Entertainment Examiner Related Blog Posts: ' Silver Leaves' Looks at Dragons in Their Many Forms in Issue 4 'Here Be Dragons' - Yahoo! Voices 'Silver Leaves' issue 4 Releases Featuring Christian Art, Poems ...

'Silver Leaves' Looks at Dragons in Their Many Forms in Issue 4 'Here Be Dragons' Issue 4 of the esteemed literary journal " Silver Leaves " was published on September 22, 2012--also known as "Hobbit Day." The journal begins shipping in October 2012 with the title "Here Be Dragons." The academic Tolkien journal features three of my own poems among the works of many esteemed artists and respected writers. Read the article at: 'Silver Leaves' Looks at Dragons in Their Many Forms in Issue 4 'Here Be Dragons' - Yahoo! Voices Also see: 'Silver Leaves' issue 4 Releases Featuring Christian Art, Poems & Essays | Christian Activities  

In September, I was honored with the Hot 100 Award for my page views in August. This means out of hundreds of thousands of writers on the Yahoo! Contributor Network, I was one of the top 100 writers. I have been in the top 500 almost every month for the past couple of years, so it felt really good to crack the top 100. Now the pressure is on to keep doing it!