How Can You Achieve Your Writing Goals In 2008?
Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
First, you have to know what those goals are. Second, you need a plan. (Cue theme song from “Rocky.”) Whether you write full-time, part-time or when time permits, you need a business plan. Your business plan should include an Executive Summary. The goals you hope to achieve this year should comprise your executive summary. Let’s say yours looks like this:
Executive Summary: A) Complete novel. B) Sell ten articles to magazines. C) Attend one writers’ conference.
Next comes your Plan of Action. How do you plan to achieve these goals? I’ll prepare three model plans of action. POA1 is for those who write full-time. POA2 is for those who write part-time. POA3 is for those who write when time permits.
Read More..>>Put Your Best Foot Forward With Well-written Communications
Posted on June 13, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Have you ever been in a predicament where your boss wanted you to write a speech, article or perhaps presentation for work? We all know the anxiety that can come from being under a deadline and not sure how you can accomplish your goal.
Next time you need to put your best foot forward, try contacting Write On! Creative Writing Services. Yvonne Perry is the owner of this talented pool of writers, editors, screenwriters, graphic designer and novelists that can help any company or individual with their communication needs. Each writer, editor and designer has been recognized by quality organizations for their respective talents.
Read More..>>Article Marketng - Can I Edit My Articles As I Learn More About Article Writing?
Posted on June 12, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Q: I’m just beginning to learn about how to write and market articles. I’m worried that if I submit my articles now and then learn more I won’t be able to change anything. Can I edit an article after it is submitted to the directories?
A: I would rather have my less than perfect article out there working for me than a bunch of not quite perfect articles sitting in my computer. So go ahead and submit your articles, because you can edit them once you have submitted them.
Now, having said that, here are 2 things to remember -
Read More..>>Article Submission Secrets - Strategically Worded Article Titles Bring You More Prospects & Profits
Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
I break down article marketing into the four different skill sets of article writing, article submission, article marketing, and article income. You need to be proficient in all four areas to be completely successful at article marketing.
In this article I’m going to show you one of the many article submission strategies that can bring you more prospects and profits.
Keywords - Benefits - Keywords
The title of this article could have easily been
“How to Create a Title that Brings You More Prospects and Profits”
and it would look like a good title, but it is not.
Read More..>>Article Marketing - How To Use A Powerful 3 Tier Approach To Submitting And Marketing Your Articles
Posted on June 9, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Q: I’ve recently started submitting articles in my niche as a relationship coach. While I’ve been blogging for a little while, I’m really green when it comes to submitting articles. So here is my main questions - Are there particular article directories you’d recommend?
A: I use and recommend a three tier approach to submitting my articles.
Tier One - EzineArticles - The biggest, the best, and you get the most traffic from EzineArticles. You want to get as many articles as you possibly can up on EzineArticles. Visiting their blog on a regular basis is a good thing to do as well.
Read More..>>Article Marketing - Can You Write A Great Quality Informational Article In 500 Words Or Less?
Posted on June 8, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
A recent discussion on the blog at EzineArticles concerned whether you could write an article of quality in under 500 words.
One of the ideas being tossed around was that it takes more 500 words to deliver a great quality article.
There are a couple of points with which I agree, though overall I disagree.
Points of agreement
=> Many writers are not able to write a useful, helpful and great article in 300 - 500 words. It is too difficult.
Read More..>>How To Chop Days And Hours Off Your Article Writing
Posted on June 7, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Ready to write an article? You even made the big step of scheduling time to do it. So here it is, and you’re sitting at your desk, staring blankly at the screen. Just like you’ve been doing for the last two weeks.
And still no article. Despite the fact it was supposed to go out 10 days ago. Ugh.
Those weirdos who can send out an article every week. Or even more strange, those newspaper columnists that write every single day. They must be from another planet.
Ready for interplanetary travel?
Read More..>>Article Marketing - How Do You Motivate Yourself Everyday To Write Articles?
Posted on June 7, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Q: How do you motivate yourself to write articles everyday?
A: You know what? That is a really good question. As I think about it, you are really asking two questions -
1. How do I get motivated to write articles everyday?
and
2. How do I stay motivated to write articles everyday?
Fortunately the answers to either question apply to both questions.
How to get and stay motivated to write articles everyday
I have several tips for you which I will share in bullet point form -
Read More..>>Title Capitalization In The English Language
Posted on June 6, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
Titles of blog posts and web pages are very important. It important to make the title appealing and interesting at the same time, because it is usually the first thing people notice when people see your post or web page in the search results of search engines, feed readers (blogs) and news aggregations.
Interesting about titles in the English language is also the fact that they follow different capitalization rules for the words used in the title compared to the capitalization rules of regular content.
Read More..>>The Top 4 Reasons For Article Marketing
Posted on June 5, 2008 - Filed Under Writing and Speaking | Leave a Comment
If you are a writer and you don’t use articles as a marketing tactic, you should definitely consider doing so. I’ve heard quite a few writers say that they think it’s ridiculous to spend time writing articles only to give them away. There is a purpose to article marketing, though.
Here are the top four reasons why article marketing is something every writer should participate in:
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