Part 3 — As a writer, I find the hardest thing to write is the ‘About’ page - whether it is my website, Medium, or LinkedIn. There is something about writing ‘about yourself’ that everyone finds intimidating. Whatever I write seems inadequate. How can you encapsulate so much about yourself in a few…

Part 2 — There are three types of content you can write on LinkedIn: Post Articles Newsletters In today’s lesson, I will talk about posts that are the most important and leave articles and newsletters for future issues. LinkedIn posts are kind of mini-blog posts and they don’t take too long to write…

Part 1 — Ever since I wrote the article, How I am Using LinkedIn To Establish Myself As A Writer three months ago (and the subsequent article Lesson Learned During 30 Day LinkedIn Sprint), I have been repeatedly told by readers that they want to write on LinkedIn but don’t know how to…

Today I came across a very interesting video on YouTube by Ali Abouelatta. I will link it below so that you too can watch it and learn from it. The video intrigued me so much that I decided to learn more about its maker Ali Abouelatta. Ali is a young…

Every profession has tools of the trade. Plumbers have it, carpenters do, and so do the surgeons and artists. Writers do need tools too. But we never think of it that way. For a long time, a pen and notebook were all you needed, to write. When typewriters were invented…

It took me years to figure out what kind of articles to write on Medium. After years of rambling, I have finally learned how to write articles that are beneficial to my readers and myself. Medium articles are one of the most effective and valuable tools to build a following…

I’ve written every day for three years now. - In my journals. - On social media. - On my website. - On Medium. - In books. Even when I was a novice writer, I put my words out there. - Sometimes, people loved it. - Sometimes, people hated it. - Most of…

When I was young, my father forbade my mother from teaching me cooking. He didn’t want me to get sucked in housework and become what every girl in my time was expected to become— a housewife. My mother respected his wishes and toiled alone in the kitchen while I concentrated…

Sometimes a newcomer comes, sees the things with fresh eyes, and comes up with a brilliant idea. I have been writing on Medium for two years now and in that time failed to read the work of the writers I admire. Instead, I read whatever Medium fed me. Today, Laura…