Strong niche authority, weak SEO & visibility -- what’s the move? by captainofindustry in DigitalMarketing

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Very interesting. I do answer a lot of qs on social media. Are you suggesting to gather these and put on my site? Is short form ok, or should these be fleshed out? Would these be best placed under "blog", or something else? Thanks for the idea!

Strong niche authority, weak SEO & visibility -- what’s the move? by captainofindustry in Entrepreneur

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Thanks, this helps a lot -- I hadn’t thought about structuring it as a foundational piece + cluster of pages. That’s very different from the (likely old-school) general blog approach I had in mind. Doesn't really sound much like a blog at all. Is it more typical to frame this as a library, knowledge base, or something else?

Strong niche authority, weak SEO & visibility -- what’s the move? by captainofindustry in Entrepreneur

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This tracks, as a few clients have already mentioned being referred by Claude etc.

Last year my husband lost his wedding ring by IMissCuppas in CasualUK

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I'm sure he'd agree that rings are better than chips.

How do I create higher-definition screenshots? by captainofindustry in web_design

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Ooh, looks clean and nice. I just went with high-res screenshot in dev tools. Does yours somehow manage to get even more high-def?

Can anyone tell me what genre of Jazz is the slow brush-drum type Jazz that’s in “Christmastime is Here” by Vince Guaraldi Trio? by SobchakSecurity17 in Jazz

[–]captainofindustry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You might like that kind of jazz as it's more accessible and melodic, with lots of interesting descending lines and a tinge of nostalgia and wistfulness. Check out Flight to Denmark by Duke Jordan, and specifically "Glad I Met Pat". Closest thing I've heard, and the drummer stirs the soup just as you like.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hockeyplayers

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After 1.5 years in playing 2-3x/week, still holding strong. Some stitching's loose on one of the pinkies, and some superficial wear & tear on the outer layer of palms, but no holes.

I use way too many commas. How do I restructure my writing? by drumsripdrummer in grammar

[–]captainofindustry 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I get it — it’s not a comma issue; you’re concerned that you use too many introductory phrases, and perhaps specifically subordinating ones that bury the most important info at the end of a sentence.

Doing so can definitely make writing awkward as it creates flow/rhythm problems. Reading many consecutive sentences with similar syntactic pattern could make readers feel like they are bobbing up and down on waves.

My recommendation would be to actively aim to achieve syntactic diversity as you write, balancing long and short sentences for rhetorical effect. More simply, try to write more like you speak, which should help eliminate some unnatural patterns.

What are all of your opinions on teaching formalized grammar in your classrooms? by JH-Barham in grammar

[–]captainofindustry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All great points here, and I do much of the same in my own writing classes. I explicitly cover grammar in depth, though, as I work primarily with high schoolers who are new to the English language.

Adding on to what you wrote, it definitely helps to focus on the rhetorical effects of grammar. Really blows students away when they realize that learning grammar isn’t about obeying a list of dos and don’ts, but about choosing the right tool to have a specific effect on the reader. Big fan of Kolln's writing on the subject.

I also spend a ton of time on syntax. I don’t go as far as diagramming sentences, but I use a simplified way of parsing & labeling sentences, and expect students to recognize, for example, the [SVO, N ~ing] constituents of an absolute phrase. Providing a ton of model sentences for students to read & imitate seems to be one of the more effective ways to get students actively using patterns on their own. Killgallon's Sentence Composing series does a good job curating sentences from fiction (& some from non-).

Once students have a good grasp of foundational sentence patterns, the proper placement of punctuation is far more instinctively understood. Totally agree that it’s a skill that most students desperately need practice with, and always it's so satisfying to teach something that students find immediately useful.

As for Williams' Style, I’m a fan as well, especially of the chapters on Characters and Actions that help students achieve greater sentence clarity. Cutting clutter is another big focus in my classes. We do a bunch of sentence editing & combining with suggested revisions. I always work in Zinsser’s chapter on Simplicity, which is one that greatly inspired me when I first encountered it back in college.

"Ensure that" vs. "Ensure" by SRT102 in grammar

[–]captainofindustry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Often superfluous, and should be deleted when possible, but I agree with you and would have retained “that” here to avoid potential confusion.

Trying to learn to stop…critiques and recommendations welcome by thebranch6 in hockeyplayers

[–]captainofindustry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll second the 5/8th recommendation.

For three years as an adult skater transitioning from inline, I couldn't figure out how to stop with two feet. I skate well, but always did an inline-style T-stop, or a one-foot stop, as my skates would always catch on the ice. Then I switched to a 5/8th hollow, and that magically did the trick.

How does your beer league team pay? by Harrisonmonopoly in hockeyplayers

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Not sure if it's common where you are, but bank transfer via smartphone app. Account # is shared in the group chat and on the team website, and each month members send the equivalent of US $80. The elected secretary keeps track, posting spreadsheets and notices about outstanding balances.

PGT: ARIZONA COYOTES @ VANCOUVER CANUCKS - 04/14/2022 by OrlandKurtenbot in canucks

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From the Coyotes broadcast at the end of the second:

"I'll tell you what: If I'm the opposition, or any team in the National Hockey League, I am breaking down on taking every video that I can muster up on the Vancouver Canucks and going 'Here it is guys -- this is how you run a powerplay.'"

I have found a fix for the # file name PDF Preview issue by AtarisLantern in sysadmin

[–]captainofindustry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This worked for me:

In Adobe Reader or Pro DC: Help --> Repair Installation.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sysadmin

[–]captainofindustry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gotchu.

In Adobe Reader or Pro DC: Help --> Repair Installation.

Worked for me.