One Weird Trick to
Writing Good Content
@vboykis	
  
About	
  Me	
  @vboykis
blog.vickiboykis.com
Before 2003
2003-2007
Please give us some pageviews
Post- 2007
Today
One thing never changes
People like genuine-ness. 
And people like good stories.
Be genuine
Be consistent
Share your work
Read others
Resources	
  
1. Penelope	
  Trunk’s	
  Guide	
  to	
  Blogging	
  
2. Paul	
  Ford/	
  hCp://www.Frain.com/	
  
3. Paul	
  Graham	
  
4. Language	
  Hat	
  
5. The	
  Bloggess	
  
6. The	
  Toast	
  
7. Diary	
  of	
  a	
  Gold-­‐Digger	
  
8. Aeon	
  Magazine	
  
9. The	
  Browser	
  
10. Ask	
  a	
  Manager	
  
11. AVC	
  
12. HyperboleandAHalf	
  
Thank you!
Paintings, in order
•  Slide	
  1:	
  Abbe	
  Jean-­‐Jaques	
  Huber,	
  Maurice	
  Quen]n	
  de	
  La	
  Tour	
  	
  
•  Slide	
  2:	
  In	
  A	
  Roman	
  Osteria,	
  Carl	
  Bloch	
  
•  Slide	
  3:	
  Portrait	
  of	
  an	
  Unknown	
  Woman,	
  Ivan	
  Kramskoi	
  
•  Slide	
  4:	
  The	
  Glass	
  of	
  Wine,	
  Vermeer	
  
•  Slide	
  5:	
  Le	
  Discret,	
  Joseph	
  Ducreux	
  
•  Slide	
  6:	
  Self-­‐portrait,	
  Joseph	
  Ducreux	
  
•  Slide	
  7:	
  Photo	
  taken	
  by	
  Michael	
  Anthony	
  Murphy	
  (ask	
  me	
  for	
  contact	
  info)	
  
•  Slide	
  8:	
  The	
  Milkmaids	
  and	
  Friends,	
  Nikolai	
  Baskakov	
  
•  Slide	
  10:	
  Pics	
  from	
  this	
  site	
  
•  Slide	
  11:	
  Luncheon	
  of	
  the	
  Boa]ng	
  Party,	
  Renoir	
  
•  Slide	
  13:	
  King	
  Drinks,	
  Jacob	
  Jordaens	
  
•  Slide	
  16:	
  The	
  Tribute	
  Money,	
  John	
  Singleton	
  Copley	
  
•  Slide	
  18:	
  The	
  Triumph	
  of	
  Death,	
  Brueghel	
  
•  Slide	
  22:	
  S-­‐curve	
  
•  Slide	
  24:	
  Grandfather	
  Stories,	
  Konstan]k	
  Makovsky	
  
•  Slide	
  26:	
  The	
  Laughing	
  Cavalier,	
  Frans	
  Hals	
  
•  Slide	
  28:	
  Pushkin	
  at	
  the	
  Mikhalkovsky,	
  Pytor	
  Konchalovsky	
  
•  Slide	
  28:	
  Tete-­‐a-­‐tete,	
  Vladimir	
  Makovsky	
  
•  Slide	
  32:	
  The	
  Big	
  Daily	
  Read,	
  Jean	
  Helion	
  

Word Camp Philly 2014: Good Content

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    One Weird Trickto Writing Good Content @vboykis  
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    Please give ussome pageviews Post- 2007
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    One thing neverchanges People like genuine-ness. And people like good stories.
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    Resources   1. Penelope  Trunk’s  Guide  to  Blogging   2. Paul  Ford/  hCp://www.Frain.com/   3. Paul  Graham   4. Language  Hat   5. The  Bloggess   6. The  Toast   7. Diary  of  a  Gold-­‐Digger   8. Aeon  Magazine   9. The  Browser   10. Ask  a  Manager   11. AVC   12. HyperboleandAHalf  
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    Paintings, in order • Slide  1:  Abbe  Jean-­‐Jaques  Huber,  Maurice  Quen]n  de  La  Tour     •  Slide  2:  In  A  Roman  Osteria,  Carl  Bloch   •  Slide  3:  Portrait  of  an  Unknown  Woman,  Ivan  Kramskoi   •  Slide  4:  The  Glass  of  Wine,  Vermeer   •  Slide  5:  Le  Discret,  Joseph  Ducreux   •  Slide  6:  Self-­‐portrait,  Joseph  Ducreux   •  Slide  7:  Photo  taken  by  Michael  Anthony  Murphy  (ask  me  for  contact  info)   •  Slide  8:  The  Milkmaids  and  Friends,  Nikolai  Baskakov   •  Slide  10:  Pics  from  this  site   •  Slide  11:  Luncheon  of  the  Boa]ng  Party,  Renoir   •  Slide  13:  King  Drinks,  Jacob  Jordaens   •  Slide  16:  The  Tribute  Money,  John  Singleton  Copley   •  Slide  18:  The  Triumph  of  Death,  Brueghel   •  Slide  22:  S-­‐curve   •  Slide  24:  Grandfather  Stories,  Konstan]k  Makovsky   •  Slide  26:  The  Laughing  Cavalier,  Frans  Hals   •  Slide  28:  Pushkin  at  the  Mikhalkovsky,  Pytor  Konchalovsky   •  Slide  28:  Tete-­‐a-­‐tete,  Vladimir  Makovsky   •  Slide  32:  The  Big  Daily  Read,  Jean  Helion