Weekly Wrap #15
Websites strike back! A blackout of several major websites took center stage this week, but read on to see what else is keeping the Internet buzzing!
In the Spotlight: Carrie Riggin and Courtney Beck
For several employees here at Howard, Merrell and Partners, their talents extend beyond the office. These hidden passions and hobbies proudly displayed on the walls of the café. This month, the spotlight falls on Carrie Riggin and Courtney Beck, who have combined their passions and unique writing styles to share their expertise with readers. More »
Editorial calendar mangement via WordPress
Developing content for blogs – valuable, useful content designed specifically for your business’ target audiences – puts an emphasis on content organization and time management. Cue the well-planned editorial calendar, a publishing world term that groups upcoming ideas for topics over a period of weeks and/or months. In the insta-world of blog publishing, editorial calendar planning can even be as specific as daily and, in some cases, hourly. More »
Wordle.net – Make Images From Keywords
Wordle is a great service which will take an RSS feed from your site (or anybody else’s site) and convert it to an image. Larger words are found more often, smaller words are found less.
Here are a couple of examples.
From our very own blog (http://www.merrellgroup.com/blog/feed/):
And from my personal site (http://www.joshuarcraig.net/feed/):
Go try it out for yourself!
Why Fried Logic?
Every blog has a name and it is always an important choice. So how did we here at HM&P come up with Fried Logic? I sat down with Senior Copywriter Kevin Corfield to get that answer and take a quick look at the life of a copywriter:
