Six Things I Have Learned -- Or Am Learning -- About Writing on The Internet

Here are some of the lessons I am learning more and more as I write on the internet:

1. Write boldly;

2. Write clearly;

3. Short paragraphs for easier reading;

4. Be entertaining as well as educational (or you will lose your readers to thousands if not millions of competing websites and blogsites out there);

5. Reference your work decently (without making it look like a dictionary), particularly for the scholars and scholars-to-be out there, to give your work the credibility and respect it deserves, and to let your audience know that you know what you are talking about, that you have researched your subject-matter more or less thoroughly, and that if there is more that you need to learn, then you will be honest with your audience and tell them this too...that you need to research your topic more thoroughly...There will always be gaps in your knowledge...This whole learning and teaching process is a case of filling in more and more of your gaps in knowledge as you move along...particularly, in the area(s) that you want to, and/or are professing to be, good at.

6. Obviously, be accountable for your work. Sign it.