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| Blog Wars: Attack Of The Splogs
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The engines, namely Google, are striking back at sploggers and their malevolent creations, the splogs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splog
According to media reports Google has taken measures to impede those attempting to use its Blogger service to create and maintain fake blogs.
http://www.marketingv ...
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By Priya Shah
17 Nov 2008 08:57:34 |
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| Publishing Trends
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Publishing Trends: Traditional vs ePublishing
You’ve done what most people only talk about. You’ve written a
book, spent countless hours agonizing for just the right words
only to delete many of them in the painful editing process.
After many months, or perhaps, many years, you have a manuscript
ready ...
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By Lisa Hood
14 Nov 2008 06:30:33 |
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| Romantic Online Copywriting
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You have to be in love if you want to be good at romantic online copywriting. Soft words spoken gently by a man whose heart is bursting with love and excitement will get your readers pulse racing in seconds.
Romance is a multi-billion dollar industry. The Internet is full of websites, chat groups and discussion forums related to lo ...
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By Neeraj Varma
13 Nov 2008 02:44:09 |
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| How To Get Attention, or
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We all want attention. As children we crave the attention of our
parents. Later in life, we want to be seen and noticed by
friends and lovers. And when running most any type of business,
we must attract the attention of our potential customers.
But how do you get somebody's undivided attention? When you were
an infant, ...
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By Kai Virihaur
12 Nov 2008 10:43:37 |
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| How to Firm Up Flabby Prose
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Copyright 2002 by Beth Mende Conny, WriteDirections.com All
rights reserved in all media.
The content of this article may be forwarded in full without
special permission provided it is used for not-for-profit
purposes and full attribution and copyright notice are given.
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By Beth Mende Conny
11 Nov 2008 03:41:15 |
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| YOU DON'T NEED INSPIRATION! Or do you?
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Writers write. You shouldn't wait around for inspiration to
come. But sometimes, there are days you can't get anything
written down. Or you're at a loss for words. You can't think of
anything to write. You don't have any idea what to write about.
And then you end up believing you're having writer's b ...
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By Shery Ma Belle Arrieta
22 Oct 2008 01:42:12 |
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| Like A Painter And His Brush
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Let me love you like a painter and his brush Painting up your
beautiful face with a blush From the words of my lip and a red
colour
Let me love you like a painter and his brush Painting up your
dull moods not in a rush Sacrificially showing you that I love
you more
Let me love you like a painter and his ...
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By Emmanuel Emesakoru
21 Oct 2008 09:13:31 |
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| Secrets Of Successful Authors
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When the writing bug hits you, get out your pencil, typewriter,
word processor or tape recorder and go to work.
Personal wants and desires, such as "How to Make Money" can put
you on the road to success in the writing field. there are five
main emotional appeals for selling this kind of publication:
Money, Self Preservation, Family, Romance, Rec ...
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By Bill Hammons
16 Oct 2008 01:29:30 |
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| Build Your Own Copywriting "Slang" Swipe File... And Watch Your Sales Soar
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Back when I was just a snot-nosed little brat, I remember seeing a Tex Avery cartoon titled "Symphony In Slang."
This short little cartoon was almost entirely in slang (thus the title).
When I started studying copywriting and learned the value of using slang in my ads, I looked everywhere for it.
I checked video stores, com ...
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By Ben Settle
10 Oct 2008 05:56:19 |
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| Resume Writing Tips
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When you are ready to step into the professional world, one
thing becomes your mirror, in which every employer see you and
gets to know about you. This mirror is known as resume. Writing
resume is an art and tips for writing an effective resume are
indeed too essential for you.
A resume is a very important document which ...
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By Matt Garrett
10 Oct 2008 12:35:31 |
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| Do you want to write a Best-seller (Part 2)
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“If a man has talent and cannot use it, he has failed.”—Tom
Wolfe
In the first installment of this essay, we said that if you want
to excel as a writer, you would not only have to write on a
best-selling topic, but that you would also have to master your
style, and know your audience. But that is not all. What is more?
Write your Style
A write ...
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By Arthur Zulu
07 Oct 2008 05:26:54 |
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| The Sixth Extinction
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The Sixth Extinction
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Kenneth J. McCormick
Http://aboutfacts.net
Throughout the history of the world there have been many extinctions. Nature has a way of getting rid of life that it deems no longer useful. The dinosaurs no longer fit in so they were completely removed. When you think about it, you wonder how come some species didn"t ...
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By Kenneth J. McCormick
07 Oct 2008 01:50:03 |
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| Writers Conferences: The best thing you can do for your writing career
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Writers conferences come in all shapes and sizes. Virtually anytime of the year you can attend a conference anywhere around the country. But, why would you? Just when your manuscript is gaining momentum, why on earth would you put it down to go hang out with a bunch of writers you"ve never met? Because despite the notion that writing i ...
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By Penny C. Sansevieri
04 Oct 2008 10:54:42 |
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| MBA essay
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The MBA essay is what distinguishes you from thousands upon thousands of other applicants. A well-crafted MBA essay will represent who you are, allowing the admissions board to see you as a person, rather than just another number. After all, a GPA is just a number, a GMAT score is just a number, and every recommendation letter paints ev ...
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By Sharon White
02 Oct 2008 07:40:57 |
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| Developing Screenplay Ideas ... My well runneth --- in many
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Recently, I started a screenwriting and movie-making group here
in Las Vegas. Our objective was to begin at, well, the beginning
of the process and work all the way through to an edited movie.
Sounds easy? Yes! Is it really? Not at all.
The one thing I ran into at the very beginning was the problem
of demonstrating t ...
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By Edward B. Toupin
30 Sep 2008 06:16:26 |
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| Why a Literary Agent is So Important to Your Success
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Ask any literary agent what they're interested in and they'll tell you, without a doubt, literary quality. That's what they want. They're looking for high-quality writing. That's their story and they're sticking with it.
But if you catch them in an unguarded moment, the truth might just slip out. Oh, they're still looking for literary quality, ...
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By Steve Manning
29 Sep 2008 09:05:33 |
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| Who Said You Can't Make A Profitable Income Selling Your Short
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The truth is, selling your short stories to publishers is not
the way to make a comfortable living from something you enjoy
doing. The reason isn’t hard to understand. Publishers pay a
once-off payment for your stories, if they are accepted. And
that once-off payment, in most cases, isn’t anything to ...
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By Georgina Stath
27 Sep 2008 03:17:17 |
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| Great Job Resumes
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How Important are Job Resumes in Securing the Perfect Job?
The function of outstanding job resumes is to get the attention
of your potential employer. More than simply a listing of your
accomplishments, education, skills and experience; a job resume
is the first point of contact you have with the company with
whom you are seeking employment. N ...
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By Paolo Basauri
25 Sep 2008 03:34:42 |
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| Be Concise
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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.
Many take forever to say so little. These are the same people who spend a lot of time in meetings. Some who may have little to say use lots of words to say what could be sa ...
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By Dr. Donald E. Wetmore
24 Sep 2008 05:23:51 |
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| Thank You Note Samples - Ready to Copy Thank You Note Samples You Can Use Today
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One of the most powerful phrases in the human language is "thank you." If you have heard about The Secret and the Law of Attraction it is easy to see the benefit of thank you notes. In short, the more you show your appreciation, the more you have to be appreciated for.
I have assembled the five most requ ...
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By Christy Murphy
23 Sep 2008 06:20:23 |
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| Website Content | How to Get It And Keep It Useful
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Content is King. No doubt you've heard this before.
There's just no getting around the fact that in order to attract
visitors you must offer useful, fresh, quality information that
people, and don't forget the search engines, crave.
One of the best ways of obtaining good, useful content is by
writing articles; but hold on a minu ...
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By Elizabeth McGee
20 Sep 2008 06:56:36 |
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| Taming The Book Proposal
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Taming the Book Proposal: The Basics Oh, that most maddening of
documents! For so many of us eager to move forward with our
nonfiction projects, it looms large like a guard at the queen’s
castle, blocking the path to publication. Its perfection eludes
us yet it stands there teasing, “Complete me, or your manuscript
will never see ...
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By Jill Nagle
20 Sep 2008 05:41:35 |
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| SEO Copywriter - Finding The Website Writer You Really Need
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Search engines and the way they work are constantly evolving.
What works today is ineffective or even illegal tomorrow.
Writing for search engines is a skill that involves specialist
and up-to-date knowledge. Here's what to look out for if you
need someone adept at search engine copywriting.
Have they written w ...
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By Peter Wise
18 Sep 2008 07:19:17 |
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| How To Use Copywriting To Boost Your Online Business
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Copywriting, which is the most fundamental skill in any online business, is an important part of Internet advertising. It is the art of writing sales and marketing materials, which can promote your business on the Web. Being able to learn and master this art can help your business stand out from all the other ...
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By Jeremy Gislason
16 Sep 2008 12:00:23 |
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| Business Writing Skills Part III
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Many businesspeople are unfamiliar with business writing.
Concise writing will build your business because you will better
connect with customers and prospects. In this four-part series,
I will teach you how to make your writing and other business
correspondence clearer, understandable, and more direct.
Avoiding Sexist La ...
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By Linda Elizabeth Alexander
16 Sep 2008 03:57:38 |
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| Article Writing Errors
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Having trouble writing articles? Here's my list of some common
mistakes that writers make.
Not being a writer - This is the number one mistake that writers
make. If you are a writer, then you had better be writing. You
cannot publish what you don't write. Don't talk about what you
are going to write, don't discuss your articles before wri ...
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By Richard Lowe
15 Sep 2008 08:26:00 |
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| How To Create An Information Products Empire From Your Teleseminars
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Many coaches, consultants and other service business owners know that teaching teleseminars brings a lot of rewards to them and to their business. Their teleseminars bring in more clients, promote their expertise and help them differentiate themselves from others in their field.
Unfortunately, many coaches, con ...
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By Biana Babinsky
15 Sep 2008 03:16:48 |
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| 18 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Creating A Book
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1. What will be the title of your book and will it have a
subtitle?
2. Will you be the only author or will there be other co-authors?
3. Will you publish a print version of your book or an ebook
(online edition) digitally distributed)?
4. How many pages will your book be?
5. Will your bbook contain gr ...
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By Sean Felker
14 Sep 2008 11:50:40 |
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| Top 10 Rules for Small Business Success
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1. Target You are not all things to all people. Decide on your
niche--narrow your focus and broaden your appeal. 2. Be
Different If your competitors are doing it, don't. Stand out
from an overcrowded marketplace where so much of the advertising
and products look the same. 3. Build a Team Don't hire ...
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By Brian Grinonneau
14 Sep 2008 04:55:00 |
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| You're Published! Now How Do You Tell The Readers?
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The first thing you must do is quit thinking like a writer and
start thinking like a reader. That shouldn't be a problem,
because you are one. If you don't enjoy reading, you can't write
something that someone else enjoys reading. So, when you read,
how do you choose what to read?
My wife can walk into a bookstore, look at ...
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By Michael LaRocca
10 Sep 2008 05:30:37 |
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