How to write a news story
Writing news stories for The Filipino Australian or for other news sites isn’t difficult. You will not become an expert news writer overnight, but with practice you should be able to create effective...
View ArticleHow did “The correct use of ng and nang” perform among search engines?
Sometime last year, I posted an article about the correct use of “ng” and “nang”. In that article, I shared my observations on the quality of resources then available online covering this particular...
View ArticleHow to help your readers find your emanilapoetry posts easily
Last year, we installed a WordPress plugin, a post filtering system, in our emanilapoetry website. Our objectives are to help maintain uniformity and consistency in the application of our website rules...
View ArticleAre you writing your emails in all capital letters?
In writing emails, blog comments, and messages in discussion groups, there are certain rules to observe. One of them is not to write in all capital letters. Aside from the difficulty in reading...
View ArticleRevisiting “Poetry editing and punctuation” with a poll
Before I miss this opportunity, there is a quick poll going on at emanilapoetry.com asking members and readers what they think: Which is correct to use between words? Single space or double space?...
View ArticleHow to benefit from post tags
We mentioned some months ago that you can help your readers find your emanilapoetry posts easily by assigning tags to your posts. From what we have seen since that post, there appears to be a small...
View ArticleLightbox-ing: A new Postie experiment
A reader, Alex G, emailed in to ask how he can have his images display in a lightbox rather than open a separate post page. (Thanks for the query, Alex.) I must admit I have not considered a lightbox...
View ArticleWhat makes a story newsworthy?
When writing, or reviewing, stories for The Filipino Australian and other emanila websites, we ask ourselves: “Is the story newsworthy? Is it worth publishing?” We find the answer to our question by...
View ArticleHow to choose a domain name
Have you ever wondered how many domain names there are on the Internet? As of this writing, Internet research company Whois Source that regularly tracks movements in new registrations, de-registrations...
View ArticleHow to protect email addresses from being harvested by spambots
From time to time, we are being asked how to be contacted online. Our answer is: “Please use our website online ‘contact us’ form.” To which, the reply is: “But we cannot see your email address.” Our...
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