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Create A Press Release
A press release is a great way to get free publicity for your site. In order to obtain editorial coverage for your business you must find a particular idea that is unique to your business and it should be newsworthy.. By Jean Melconian

Responding to Complaints
It's possible that, in the course of your business dealings, you may (just may) have todeal with a complaint from a customer or client .... By Jennifer Stewart

How to Get Your Message Across
It sounds easy, doesn't it? Just send out a few sales letters,mention what you're selling and why people should buy it andthat's about all there is to it. By Jennifer Stewart

Preparing a Business Proposal
If you dream of starting your own business, there may be just one, smallthing standing in your way - lack of funds! One way around this, is toenlist the support of a "sleeping partner" - no, not that sort of sleepingpartner! But someone who will provide the financial backing for you to setup your By Jennifer Stewart

How to Write Persuasively
When writing an advertisement, your aim is to persuade your readers to follow aparticular course of action - willingly. By Jennifer Stewart

Developing Free Content... It's not really as bad as it sounds!
I hear many writers refute the idea of writing free content. While I agree,in the simplest terms, it is "something for nothing", the benefits of freecontent actually outweigh the down-side of writing for free. Is it reallyfor nothing? By Edward B. Toupin

And what do you do?... How to know when you're a writer!
It's the funniest thing. When someone asks me what I do for a living, Itell them, "I'm a writer." The standard response is, "No, really, what doyou do?" Somehow, I always get lost in the conversation because I neverexpect that type of response. By Edward B. Toupin

What's So Different About Writing Web Copy?
To write persuasive web copy, it really is an advantage to knowhow to successfully write for off-line publications. By Joe Robson

A Winning Web Site Requires Winning Words
Ever sit down to create that winning ad, publicityrelease or newsletter and couldn't come up with the rightwords or phrases? You will never make your future until youcure the problem of the Dialog Dilemma. And that meansenlarging your personal powers of expression... By Oscar Bruce

An Inside Look at Proofreading
This is the ideal topic for us all to think about. We do it everyday, especially those of us that use the Internet themajority of the time. Web pages, business letters, articles,news releases, documentation and most certainly,advertisements. By Donna Sweat

GIVING YOUR BUSINESS LETTERS A ‘KICK-BUTT' CLOSE
So you write this terrific Imcom. (An Imcom is anyimportant business communication such as aletter, memo, proposal or report.) By Doug C. Grant

SMILE WHEN YOU E-MAIL THAT, PARTNER!
You're busy. By Doug C. Grant

MAKE YOUR WORDS STING...THEN RUN LIKE HELL!
(I wrote this article shortly before the Attack onAmerica. Although it was originally intended to deflectrude e-mails and letters, the sense of it has become muchlarger in scope. I am in no way suggesting that terroristsattacking this country should be allowed to escape justice. By Doug C. Grant

EXCUSE ME, BUT YOUR WRITING IS SHOWING!
Think about it. By Doug C. Grant

HOW TO GIVE YOUR BUSINESS WRITING A TWIST OF THE NOSE
What happens when you twist someone's nose? By Doug C. Grant

FOND OF AUTORESPONDERS? WRITE 'EM RIGHT!
Autoresponders are one of the most popular forms of marketingtoday. The reason for this is a simple one: they work. However,writing a truly effective autoresponder series can frustrating,even for the professional marketer. By A well-written

IS THERE A DIFFERENCE WHEN WRITING FOR THE INTERNET?
As a writer for a multitude of projects from web site content to detailed business plansall the way to press releases and promotional material, I've noticed one majordifference in writing for the Internet versus writing for other channels of communication. By Charlene Rashkow

Top 7 Hot Selling Points To Implement Before Writing Chapter One
Market while you write with the essential seven "hot selling points." These help you write more focused, compelling copy, make half the edits, have a guide to write your chapters, and speed up the writing process. By Judy Cullins

HOW TO WRITE A GOOD ARTICLE
Firstly, carefully research and study your subject matter. By Craig Lock

HOW TO OVERCOME WRITER'S BLOCK
Just thought I'd share a few thoughts on how to use the amazing powers of your creative imagination to the fullest in overcoming "writer's block"... By Craig Lock

USING AND WRITING PRESS RELEASES
Thought I'd share a bit about using press releases as an internet marketing tool, based on our recent experiences. By Craig Lock

A FEW THOUGHTS ON WRITING INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH
Here is my "dime's worth" (see learning "American English" , or at leastyour expressions already) on the subject of writing for an internationalaudience on the world wide web. The Web offers you an opportunity,unique in history, to speak directly to millions of potential customers. By Craig Lock

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM AND HOW TO AVOID IT
PLAGIARISM: Wow . What a big word, like "marmalade". Hope I spelt it correctly! By Craig Lock

HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL
Writing is like sex in that it can be very nice when you are thinking about it, terrific when you are doing it, very satisfying afterwards...and you write because you have to. By Craig Lock

WHAT DO WE NEED TO GET STARTED IN
THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE Anyone with reasonable literary skills can write, but not many people can write really well. Yet we all have the opportunity to use this means of expressing our creative energy. You don't need much: no money - only time and IMAGINATION. By Craig Lock

HOW DABBLER WRITERS BECOME PROFESSIONALS
They do it regularly: with self discipline and dedication. By Craig Lock

Four FREE Tools Help Aspiring Writers
CleverKeys — This is a nifty little program you can download fromhttp://www.cleverkeys.com. It integrates with most software such as browsersor word processors. By Cheryl Paquin

Do Writers Need Web Sites?
Do writers need Web sites. In my opinion, if you're searching for work onthe Internet then yes. But why, I hear you ask? By C.S. Paquin

Writer makes $805 - with clips 'to go'
An exciting day! I sent out invoices for $805 dollars, for one article andthree hours editing. But it did take time and effort to finally get myfreelance writing career off the ground, with a few tricks learned along theway. By Cheryl Paquin

Inspiration -- The Writer’s 'Aha' Moment
It's my dad's fault I've spent more money on notebooks than I've earned fromwords written in them. From the age I could hold a crayon -- and comprehendI shouldn't scribble on walls -- stationery was in plentiful supply. Duringmy formative years, a paper-mill firm employed my father. By C.S. Paquin

Hot Flashes of a Freelancer
Am desperately sick of spending freezing weekends in dingy newsroom earning$12.36 per hour as news editor. Too much time spent away from spouse andchildren, and it’s minus 20 F. when I finish work. By Cheryl Paquin

Killer Copy - What is it and how you can MASTER the Art!
Killer copy is a phrase that you probably see in the InternetMarketing arena quite often. By Chuck Crawley

The Written Word - How to use it to Create Powerful Sales Letters
The *written word* is the most powerful source of influencein the universe. Just think about how the daily newspaperforces the opinions of the people who live in your hometown. By Chuck Crawley

My Publication
So you've listened to the advice, and you're going to start yourown publication. Obviously, you must have some writing ability,or collaborate with someone who does, and you must beknowledgeable in the areas you will cover in your ezine. By Bob Osgoodby

Getting Published
Whether you are writing an article for a magazine, trade journal,online publication, or a press release, there are certainconventions you must follow. If you follow them, you have achance of it being published. If you don't, you are simplywasting your time. By Bob Osgoodby

Impulse Writing for Better Ad Headings
Writing headlines for your ads is the most important part of your online presence. By Randy Lever

An Inside Look at Proofreading
This is the ideal topic for us all to think about. We do it everyday, especially those of us that use the Internet the majority of the time. Web pages, business letters, articles, news releases, documentation and most certainly, advertisements. By Donna Sweat

Writing Press Releases That Get Noticed
Among the various foolproof methods used to boost traffic to your site (ezine advertising, and search engine submitting, to name a couple) one method seems to be forgotten about by many new Internet marketers. That method is writing press releases. By Brian Moore

Tips On Writing A Killer Sales Letter
Writing a sales letter doesn’t have to be that difficult all you need is the right writing style and some tips to knock out a killer sales letter By Andres Munoz

Writing For The Web: Where To Get Article Ideas
A friend and I were talking the other day about writing. He liked to write, but even so his biggest problem was finding things to write about. My friend was astounded at the volume of writing that I do - at least one article and something as many as six, per day. By Richard Lowe, Jr.

Don't Rely on your Spellchecker - or - The Importance of Good Proof Reading
Weather posting a page to your Website, writing a letter to a customer, or submitting an article for publication, it is extremely important to demonstrate how professional you are. By Tony Murtagh

Tips For Better Writing
It is certainly true that we don't get a second chance to make a first impression. As the impression we make on the Internet is almost always with the written word, is it unfortunate that there is so much poor writing bouncing around in cyberspace. By Kent E. Butler

Be Concise
Concision. (Sounds like I made up another word.) It's the idea of being concise in our ongoing communication with others, both written and oral. By Dr. Donald E. Wetmore

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 2 of 6
BAITED, BATED Baited usually refers to traps or snares. When the reference is to someone who is hardly daring to breathe, the correct word is always bated: "She watched with bated breath." I've yet to read that someone "bated a trap" instead of baiting it, but there's always a first time. By Laraine Anne Barker

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 3 of 6
ELICIT, ILLICIT Elicit means to extract or draw out; illicit means not legal. By Laraine Anne Barker

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 4 of 6
LATER, LATTER Later means afterwards; latter is the second of two things. "Later that day we went for a walk." "We have two choices. The latter is the more reliable, but the former would be cheaper." By Laraine Anne Barker

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 5 of 6
PASSED, PAST Passed is the past tense of pass. Past means a time that has gone. "Time passed and we all forgot the incident." "In times past it was the custom for women to wear hats in church." By Laraine Anne Barker

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 6 of 6
SALE, SAIL Sale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale") or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is part of a ship or boat. By Laraine Anne Barker

Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused - Part 1 of 6
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Editing Secrets
Once you've plotted out your book, developed the characters and written the last word of text, the real work begins. By Laura Backes

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