The Bottom Rung » Blogs http://angusgastle.com/blog A 20-something's opinion on what you call advertising. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:00:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 WordPress issues http://angusgastle.com/blog/2008/01/08/wordpress-issues/ http://angusgastle.com/blog/2008/01/08/wordpress-issues/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:00:58 +0000 Angus Gastle http://angusgastle.com/blog/2008/01/08/wordpress-issues/ Having some troubles with WordPress….

I’m safely back in Halifax after a wonderful Christmas break, see you soon.

Angus

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]]> http://angusgastle.com/blog/2008/01/08/wordpress-issues/feed/ 0 Being succinct: Learn from the pros http://angusgastle.com/blog/2007/12/13/being-succinct-learn-from-the-pros/ http://angusgastle.com/blog/2007/12/13/being-succinct-learn-from-the-pros/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:06:31 +0000 Angus Gastle http://angusgastle.com/blog/2007/12/13/being-succinct-learn-from-the-pros/ Great bit by Seth on missed opportunities and what he calls his “A, A & A”. While he may have overpaid for that t-shirt, his skill at getting his point across almost makes up for it. Read his article on: The Billion Dollar T-Shirt

Now that I think about it, this brings up another good point. I’m off on a tangent here but I was surfing Copyblogger the other day and stumbled on the following excerpt from: Why Writing Like a College Student Will Kill You Online.

Read for 5 minutes before you write
I like Seth Godin’s simple, unassuming and effective style, so I read his blog just before I write for my own. Try it with Copyblogger: A quick pass will help you recalibrate your mind toward clear, conversational prose, and away from the formality of those books, magazines, and online newspapers we read throughout the day.

Source: Copyblogger

For blogs on the up and up, and especially those authored by non-copywriters like yours truly, this can be one of the easiest ways to boost the quality of your posts. Reading the likes of Copyblogger and Seth’s Blog just before I write a post of my own gives me something to aspire to.

I hope it’s working.

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If you are looking for some food for thought and maybe a laugh, drop by What If.

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I recently stumbled upon a great review of a wordpress theme conservatively named Revolution. It uses all of the tools already avaliable in wordpress and presents them in a totally “revolutionary” way. No other theme I have seen on the internet uses WordPress so effectively. That is why I have revamped my own website, AngusGastle.com, with this new theme so that I can display not only info from this blog but also my resume and my small advertising reel. Try it out and tell me what you think.

UPDATE: GastleNetwork.com is now up and running. haha yep, I actually bought it.

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