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My Blue Jar Group Writing Project Selections

As an entrant into the group writing project hosted by Blue Jar, that makes me a judge. I am to read all the entries and then post my top 3. Since there were over 40 entries, I had a lot of reading to do. Like others in this writing project, I am using a different kind of selection process.

My Process

Since I have a highly focused audience, I scanned all of the entries titles and narrowed them down to relevant topics for my audience. Writing good titles/headline is important. I then opened up those that were relevant and caught my interest. Quickly I scanned through the articles (lists, headings, images, and those kind of things help the scan-ability of good articles), and eliminated those that didn't look like they would contain useful information to my audience. This narrowed down the field significantly. Finally, I read the remaining entrants and selected my top 3.

And the Winners are

Here are my choices for the top 3, in no order:

• How to Successfully Switch Your WordPress Theme Without Throwing Your Computer Through a Window by Vandelay Design is great if you design themes. I personally, love WordPress and have went through this process many times.
• Beginners "How to" Guide for SEO by Million Dollar Blog covers many Search Engine Optimization (SEO) principles. It is a lengthly article, but full of some real good information.
• How To Deal With Angry Customers by John is excellent for every business person to know. Many of us at some point will run into an angry or irate customer. Follow some of these tips and that steam may disappear.

Thanks to Blue Jar for the project and for opening up an opportunity to network a bit.