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| Web Copy - How Much is Enough?
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Web Copy - How Much is Enough? By
Glenn Murray *
These days, there's widespread acceptance that a website is an
integral part of the marketing plan of any business. Likewise,
it's commonly accepted that web copy is a vital component of any
website. But how much web copy is enough?
The pure volume of ...
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By Glenn Murray
04 Sep 2008 11:04:16 |
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| Quotations as expressions in life
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Quotations are expressions, usually in the spoken form or in literature, which are referenced to by others. Usually, quotations are written within quotation marks, as a verbum dicendi, to indicate that it was an expression given by a particular person. Nowadays, quotations are usually referenced from sources s ...
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By Brenda Wilson
25 Aug 2008 02:48:34 |
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| Naming your Fantasy Characters
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Names are extremely important in fiction. You want to choose a name that is memorable and appropriate for the character. Sometimes the names come easily, but more often you have to work at it. There are many ways to find names. I'll be sharing a few with you that have worked for me or others I know. But whatever your method, there ...
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By Mary W. Jensen
23 Aug 2008 07:25:37 |
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| Rating eBook Compilers
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Now that you've finished writing your eBook and have a basic
understanding of what an eBook compiler does, you may be feeling
overwhelmed by the number of compilers on the market. To help
you make your decision, I have tested and reviewed the
best-rated eBook compilers currently available.
* E-ditor
This software has a demo version that you can ...
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By Karen Martin
21 Aug 2008 05:19:15 |
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| Photography Objectives Are Key to Choosing the Best Camera
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When planning to buy a camera, it is best if you know the
various kinds of camera on the market. This will save you time
and money as well as mental strain from buying the wrong one and
having to return it for replacement.
There are no exact rules in buying a camera, but be sure that
the camera you buy does the job you intended it fo ...
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By David Arnold Livingston
13 Aug 2008 06:30:07 |
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| How Wives with Cheating Husbands Can Gain the Upper Hand
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Too many wives with cheating husbands put up with their husband’s infidelity because they feel they have no choice, or they don’t know what else to do. If you’re in a similar situation, don’t despair. You have more power and control than you think.
Don’t Be a Helpless Victim
You don’t have to suffer ...
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By Ruth Houston
13 Aug 2008 09:27:32 |
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| Having Difficulty Writing A Compelling Offer? Click On A TV
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Yes it's true. Everything I ever needed to learn about
assembling a compelling offer, especially telling the difference
between features and benefits, I learned from TV infomercials!
Now, just give me a second here.
Remember when you first started learning how to write copy?
Whether for a classified ad or a sales letter, it wa ...
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By Paula Morrow
11 Aug 2008 03:11:54 |
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| Articles
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Every webmaster knows that to gain ranking positions in search
engines you need to build links. This usually means hours at a
computer submitting your site to directories and emailing other
webmasters requesting reciprocal links. There is another way of
getting links which often overlooked and complements your
current link building strat ...
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By Mark Thompson
07 Aug 2008 01:41:42 |
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| How To Overcome The Lyric Writing Hurdles That Are Keeping You Behind
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The lyric writing side of songwriting is known to create an enormous number of problems for some folks. No matter how hard they try, they are unable to write a single line that they can be pleased with.
In many cases these very same people make phenomenal advancements in writing music and melodies. However th ...
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By Mantius Cazaubon
06 Aug 2008 02:53:24 |
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| CULT UTOPIA
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CULT UTOPIA
14 Nov. 2005, by Carl A. Patton, LaVergne, TN
"Some Say They Only Know The Way"
Many Temples were scattered throughout the land. All the doctrines that were countless came among these people. Various falsehoods and distortions of the Book came to be in vogue. Many teachers claimed to speak for God and righteousness.
They re ...
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By Carl A. Patton
29 Jul 2008 03:43:34 |
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| Increasing Conversions Through Action-Oriented Copywriting
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by Karon Thackston © 2005 http://www.copywritingcourse.com
I do site reviews. Needless to say, I see a lot of Web copy. One
thing that always befuddles me is the lack of focus many site
pages have. It's as if the writer assumes the site visitor will
read the copy and automatically know what to do next. The fac ...
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By Karon Thackston
28 Jul 2008 04:49:06 |
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| On Grammer (And Yes, I Know I Spelled Grammar Wrong)
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There has been a growing trend, in academic circles and in my
own life, to place grammar and its larger rules upon an
impeachable pedestal. A growing number of people who seem to
cling to the rules of grammar as if its only through the
memorization of these rules and strict adherence to them that
proper communication can be achieved. To these ...
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By Joseph Devon
25 Jul 2008 11:37:47 |
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| YOU CAN LEARN TO WRITE
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While on the phone with a fellow a while back, he mentioned he
wanted to start a business on the Web. When I asked what he
planned to do, he had a couple of good answers. But he qualified
all by saying his writing skills were not sufficient.
I hear this often. And it saddens me some way. This fellow ha ...
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By Bob McElwain
24 Jul 2008 05:13:00 |
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| Article Writing Tips From Spongebob Squarepants
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Wisdom can be found in the most unexpected places. Today, wisdom
bubbled up from a pineapple under the sea. I suddenly realized
that everything you'd want to know about writing articles for
your website can be taught by SpongeBob SquarePants and his
friends.
When you write for your newsletter, blog, or website, which
ch ...
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By Nicole Dean
19 Jul 2008 04:51:27 |
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| Businesses are Asking
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Businesses are Asking: To Blog or Not to Blog?
That's the question lots of people are asking - and the answers
are as varied as all the blogs out there in cyberspace. Oh, and
in case you don't know what blogs are, they're web logs that are
updated regularly, sometimes daily, kind of like an online
diary. Even if you're aware of blogs, you may have ...
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By Allison Nazarian
18 Jul 2008 06:14:44 |
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| Good Writing - Back to Basics
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Writing well, and helping other people to write well, is my job. As a professional proofreader, copy editor and copywriter, people often ask me how to write. The following is a simple guide to remind people of the basics of good writing style.
Good writing is . . .
. . . simple. Leave the complicated sente ...
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By Charlie Wilson
16 Jul 2008 04:47:45 |
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| Improving Your Ad Copy Can Make ALL The Difference
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b>Here's ten simple yet POWERFUL idea's to improve your ad
copy, which can instantly skyrocket your sales.
1. You could decrease or increase the length of your ad copy.
There is no rule on how long your ad copy should be unless space
is a consideration. The ad should be long enough to sell your
product.
2. You could add some sub headlines on ...
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By Dan Brown
16 Jul 2008 05:32:55 |
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Do you have books sitting in your garage that you haven"t
sold yet and looking for ways to move them? Then you will
want to know about these five outrageous ideas that aren"t
difficult and can be just plain out fun.
Dede Hall, author of The Starving Student"s Cookbook had
very poor sales for her books. Then one day an outrageously ...
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By Catherine Franz
14 Jul 2008 05:08:47 |
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| 10 Things You Should Expect From Your IT Copywriter
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Anyone who's ever tried marketing IT products or services knows
that it's a specialist field. Your customers in the IT industry
have very unique and specific requirements, and that means you
do too. In order to write compelling copy around your offering,
you need a copywriter with a solid understanding of the IT world
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By Glenn Murray
11 Jul 2008 06:44:26 |
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| SOME COPYWRITING TIPS FROM AN OLD HAND
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I have been in the ad game for a long, long time. I have trained hundreds of writers, and I've been responsible for the moving of millions of poundsworth of product worldwide. Here are just a few tips that I hope will help you do a better job, and make a bigger name for yourself.
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Whatever copy job you are wo ...
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By Pat Quinn
05 Jul 2008 01:30:55 |
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| Novel, Horizons Past, Promoting www.horizonspast.com
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When I decided to launch the Blog and Forum, www.horizonspast.com ,to offer my first novel in free serialized form, I also created a promotional package to help jump start it. The package included a paid ad on the front page of Publishers Lunch, videos on www.youtube.com/Olwriter, press releases through free article sites l ...
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By Bill Stephens
01 Jul 2008 08:22:50 |
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| Don't Worry, Be Happy, AND WRITE!
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How long should my story be? Who should I send it to? What do I
put in the cover letter?I don't have any credits, what now? Do
these questions go through your mind as you sit down to write a
story? If so, then read on. As the former Grand Poobah of the
Science Fiction Forum at Inkspot, I dealt with many new, and not
so new, writers. The questions t ...
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By Jeff Colburn
30 Jun 2008 02:53:41 |
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| Using Sara Crewe's Greatest Power in Your Newsletter
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Using Sara Crewe's Greatest Power in Your Newsletter By Jessica
Albon Copyright 2004, The Write Exposure
"Of course the greatest power Sara possessed and the one which
gained her even more followers than her luxuries..., the power
that Lavina and certain other girls were most envious of, and at
the same time most fascinated by in spite ...
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By Jessica Albon
30 Jun 2008 04:14:14 |
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| Are You Achieving Your Writing Goals?
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At the start of this new year, like at the start of every other
new year, I came across dozens of articles about the importance
of setting achievable goals, challenging myself to do new things
and fixing measurable standards and working towards them. But
what happens when you mess up the goals from last year? Where’s
the real advice a ...
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By Mridu Khullar
27 Jun 2008 07:32:32 |
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| Making Better Word Choices - 4 Examples
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Choosing the wrong words can have a poor effect on your writing
and on you. Whether you are writing a cover letter for a job, a
business proposal, or an application essay for graduate school,
using words poorly can result in negative feedback. One could
find entire books regarding word choices for writers; this
article w ...
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By David J. Clapham
24 Jun 2008 12:05:34 |
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| THE WIND BLEW TODAY
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THE WIND BLEW TODAY
March 3, 2007, Stewart's Creek, by Carl A Patton
The seasons held a
mixture of winter and
spring time as the
rains came.
The sun came as warm
clear shadows upon the
earth and its people.
However cool breezes
still penetrated the bright
sun filled days.
The wind also came as a
loin upon the land. ...
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By Carl A. Patton
21 Jun 2008 07:27:06 |
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| How Article Marketing is Significantly Increasing My Income (Part 3 of 5)
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The never-ending question: article marketing - does it work, or not? Wanting to create more passive income, I decided to give article marketing a REAL try. The following are results so far (this is Part 3 of a 5-part series).
Following are more of the sites I'm consistently submitting articles to. I chose them because they had good PR and Alexa ...
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By Yuwanda Black
18 Jun 2008 05:17:59 |
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| What Is Persuasive Copywriting And How Can It Help Your
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Persuasive copywriting is what draws the attention of
prospective customers. They see your product and are drawn it.
But what makes this happen? What words can win a customer over
without having them laugh at overstatements and hype? Persuasive
copywriting is the style of writing that every business needs in
order to ge ...
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By Niall Cinneide
16 Jun 2008 11:21:58 |
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| 8 Tips to Get Publishers to Notice You
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By: Brandie King, Copyright 2004
If your articles aren't getting published very often, or you
just want to increase the chances of them being published, then
you will benefit from the tips in this article.
1. Article Length You should always keep you article 500 to 800
words long. If you can't fit what you want ...
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By Brandie King
16 Jun 2008 04:57:03 |
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