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How to Write Clickable Headlines to Engage

Chartbeat released a mind-blowing analytic on headline effectiveness. Only 38% inspire quality clicks. Quality clicks mean 15 or more seconds of engagement with the content.

Whether you spend hours or days with strategy, content development and writing, the intent is targeted audience engagement; preferably the righttargeted audience engagement. Maybe you want to increase blog commentary 25%;…

February, 2016, Spring Hill, TN . Within a month nature will transform this wintertime, unobstructed view to one of springtime vibrancy. Life transforms to test, empower, and influence .

Thanks for visiting, kateschannel. I created it in 2011 to share thoughts and scenes from parenting and living in Metro Detroit. Today, I am transforming it to provide

Copywriting, content development and…

A Year in Transition: Music City Nomads

The following is the first post in a series of out-of-sync recollections about my family’s move from Shelby Township, Michigan — a suburb one hour north of Detroit — to Spring Hill, Tennessee — a suburb 45 minutes south of Nashville. Our family has been blessed with an opportunity to live in a diverse, ever-growing metropolitan area; surrounded by a near-perfect blend of suburban conveniences,…

My family and I moved!! We live 45 minutes south of Nashville — Music City — and are busy fixing up our home, enjoying our new neighborhood and school communities, and exploring our new city. Revitalization plans for my blog are in the research and design phase. Check out my photos for a sampling of what I have discovered during my research. I look forward to sharing more new life scenes,…

I Witnessed Something at the Polls That Made Me Sick

Excellent post about the voice people with special needs should have a right to have in any election. After all, those elected are representing their interests as well as ours.

I watched from my window. Snowflakes flurried outside — mixing and mingling — with a carefree attitude. They encouraged me to let go of my worries. In my nightstand, I found an old journal I received from a forever friend nearly two decades ago. I watched from my window. Snowflakes fell with a lightness; beckoning me to feel the peace and harmony my soul was seeking. I flipped through the journal…

Scenes from Life: Being a Mom (Parent)

Go with the flow. Be flexible, agile, patient and open to experience the unexpected. Live on minimal sleep. Drink plenty of caffeine. And, some wine after the kiddos go to bed. Eat standing up while making breakfasts, packing lunches and taking inventory of backpacks. Exercise to keep stress away.  Stay organized. Two planners — traditional and smart — are what it takes; for me. Support systems…

Random Thoughts: Rainy Wednesday Playlists

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Rainy Wednesdays near the end of March in Southeastern Michigan are a recipe for trouble in my household. Wishing for the sunny warmth of the previous two mornings, gloom threatens. Alarms bust us out of bed. Moods are foul. Faces wear scowls. Mumbling and snarls replace chatter and giggles at breakfast. Critical, life-changing decisions about what to pack for snacks…

I can feel the cold. It surrounds my house; seeping in through the crappy windows installed when we built knew more than a decade ago. Isn’t it amazing how a window company stays in business for decades when they manufacture crap windows, have crap retail service and send out crap installers to put in their windows? I don’t know how they pull it off. Anyway, my rant today isn’t about crap…

It’s that time of year. Plans keep me on track for completing projects, meeting deadlines, and keeping my sanity. I consult desk and smart phone calendars multiple times each day. That’s right. Two calendars. It’s a memory thing.

But, as nature intends,…

http://cheapwinesnobs.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/franco-serra-barbera-dalba-2010/I am fortunate. Supportive, loving family and friends. A glass or two of Franco Serra Barbera D’Alba to chase the chill of a wintry Monday night. What could be better? A “W”…

A long-time friend, Karen Palka, recently invited me write a blog post for a collaborative effort — Entirely Women — she developed with 102.3 FM WGRT, Port Huron’s family radio station. Entirely Women, which went live in November, is an online community —…

Reblogged from The Indignant Teacher:

Hello, America!! As I sit here enjoying the 86 degree daily sunshine & palm trees in Dubai, UAE, I am thinking of my friends and family in Boston, where I understand winter is upon them. As much as I continue to be…

Four days until holiday season 2013 commences. But, most have already succumbed to the frenzy. Even my children are begging for a Christmas motif. Honestly, Thanksgiving is by far my favorite. The traditions it encourages are simple. Be thankful, spend…

Two life-long friends from my days at Western Michigan University spent Sunday afternoon with me. One I have not seen for years despite my sister being married to her cousin. The distance of our homes and personal routines ceased to exist. Conversation…

Today, I start with a clean slate. All that happened yesterday is history. That’s what I love about mornings. Each one provides a chance to live better than the day before. Today, anything can happen. Possibilities are infinite.

Drink It and Pretend It's Still Summer

Here’s to staying on summer vacation all life long.

It was hump day night. The kids were all tucked…