Everything you do online has a consequence - be it a good consequence, or a bad one. Messages quickly take a life of their own online, and let’s not forget you are competing with the prevailing landslide of content, now being called “information overload.”

In this attention-based economy, you need to get your message out, with grace, and understood - efficiently, and with maximum “punch.”

Hi there, and welcome to ComHacker, a blog dedicated to helping you improve the effectiveness of your online presence and presentation. Whether you just want friends and colleagues to understand you better, or grow your site into a multi-national can’t-miss resource, you will find all the best tools, tricks, and techniques you need right here.

Focusing on both visual and written communication, ComHacker provides timely tips on getting your message seen by the most people, understood by the widest audience, and in a positive light, while getting the measurable results you want and saving everyone valuable time.

ComHacker is primarily written by Patricia Mayo, but in order to provide truly valuable information, other experts will pop in from time to time with their two cents.

For now ComHacker will be updated 3 to 5 times a week. Please do let us know if you want that to change.

How to Enjoy ComHacker

It is especially tough to please everyone and make category names that say “hey that’s what I want,” so here is what you can expect from each category:

  • Blogging - If it has to do with blogging, it’s here. Topics covered include writing for linkbait, clickbait, and building great headlines to provide value for your readers and get the metrics and conversion ratio you want. Also pretty major topics are along the lines of how to present your information with highly legible formatting and structure.
  • Graphic Design - If readers can’t get to your content, what’s the point? Here is where you will learn how to improve usability, aesthetics, and your information architecture, largely through a concept known as social design.
  • Persuasion - To make it big, you have to be a pro at influencing others. This category analyzes how influence works in sales, marketing (a.k.a. propaganda), and asking for things generally or in management. Obviously, in large part influencing others means giving someone else something they value to get the conversion you want.
  • Social Media - Everyone uses it, but do you know how to write for social media effectively? Topics include creating great profiles for effective networking, and building irresistible headlines for bulletins and other forms of mass notifications in each of the different outlets available (including MySpace, Twitter, Digg, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube and more).
  • Writing - If you’re an average Joe or marketing pro, you’ll love this category. From email to ebooks, this is where you will learn how to write great letters, press releases, and headlines in any kind of informal, formal or journalism type of application (and lets not forget the importance of great editing, formatting, voice, and structure).

The People of ComHacker

Patricia Mayo - Chief Editor

Patricia_MayoI Can Help You

Aside from all the useful articles found here at ComHacker, you can also Hire the Communication Hackers to help you fetch results through the written word.

You can find out more about me on the author page.

Getting in Touch

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