{"id":2879,"date":"2013-08-10T20:04:57","date_gmt":"2013-08-10T20:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=2879"},"modified":"2013-08-11T03:03:10","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T03:03:10","slug":"your-writing-competence-matters-greatly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/your-writing-competence-matters-greatly\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Writing Competence Matters Greatly"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Be less concerned about how many \u201cyears of service\u201d you\u2019ve given, and more about how much you\u2019ve improved over that period \u2013 Tayo K. Solagbade<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Your competence as a writer will often determine how well you do in any field you choose to write \u00a0in.<\/p>\n

We don't often realise this, but it is quite possible for a person to have the so called \"years of experience\" and still not be competent.<\/p>\n

In other words, a writer may have been \"around\", writing for a while, and yet not write well enough<\/strong> to consistently get the rewards s\/he seeks e.g. responses of potential buyers (i.e. sales leads) to sales copy on his website; \u00a0positive comments on his\/herblog posts etc.<\/p>\n

How Well Do You Write?<\/h3>\n

Is your command of your chosen language good enough?
\nAlso, how fast - and accurately - do you write...or (better still) type?<\/p>\n

What amount of editing and proof reading do your write-ups usually need, before you consider them good enough to publish?<\/p>\n

How well you write, against the background of your target audience's preferences, will ultimately determine how well you perform.<\/p>\n

This is not a call for anyone to be perfect. I certainly can not make any claims to perfection.<\/p>\n

You need not <\/strong>be a genius in English language for instance, before you can write something that readers interested in your subject appreciate.<\/em><\/p>\n

Therefore when I ask how well you write, what I refer to is your ability to put together an easy to understand body of useful information within a reasonable period of time.<\/p>\n

Question: <\/strong>Do you doubt that you can meet the standards required by your target audience?<\/h3>\n

There are people who experience this fear as a psychological obstacle. If you harbour such a fear, understand that writing - just like any other aspect of life - is a learning process.<\/p>\n

If you're not a native English speaker, and have to write in English, know that you are not alone. Tthere are many like you (e.g. this writer), who are also not native English speakers!<\/p>\n

What you need to do is LEARN all you can to improve your writing. Then summon courage to put what you learn to use.<\/p>\n

You will need to do this repeatedly, and consistently. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The more you write with a passionate focus on improving yourself, the better you're likely to become over time.<\/p>\n

Get Help If You Struggle Too Much...or For Too Long<\/h3>\n

You're interested in results, not staying in school or \"learning mode\" endlessly. Therefore if it feels like you're taking too long, you may need help.<\/p>\n

Most of the writing ideas I offer on this website are meant primarily for website and business owners who desire to use writing for business promotion.<\/p>\n

I realise that such persons may not always have free time to do as much writing as they may need - even though they may wish to apply what I've written here. This is because other aspects of running their businesses will periodically demand their serious attention and time.<\/p>\n

If the foregoing describes you, consider getting support to keep your writing going, if\/when inevitable \"interruptions\" occur. <\/em><\/p>\n

For instance, if it takes you much effort or time to write, edit and proof read, get help from someone who shares your vision, and has reliable competence. S\/he could do the editing and proof reading for instance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you need more elaborate and\/or committed support, hire an assistant that you can count on.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, invest in the services of a Contract Resource Person to ghost-write articles\/reports, on your preferred theme\/topics. If you'd like me to help click here to let me know<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Be less concerned about how many \u201cyears of service\u201d you\u2019ve given, and more about how much you\u2019ve improved over that period \u2013 Tayo K. Solagbade Your competence as a writer will often determine how well you do in any field you choose to write \u00a0in. We don't often realise this, but it is quite possible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,103],"tags":[611,610],"class_list":["post-2879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-dn-travel-news","category-writingblogging","tag-how-well-do-you-write","tag-why-your-writing-competence-matters"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":995,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2879"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2881,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2879\/revisions\/2881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}