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Tips For Better Writing by: Kent E. Butler 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. The following [...]
Be Concise by: Dr. Donald E. Wetmore 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 [...]
Pairs/Groups Of Words Often Confused – Part 2 of 6 by: Laraine Anne Barker 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” [...]
Writing Press Releases That Get Noticed by: Brian Moore 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. Press releases are a way to [...]
Tips On Writing A Killer Sales Letter by: Andres Munoz 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 Benefits The first thing you need to do is focus on the benefits the reader will find [...]
Writing For The Web: Where To Get Article Ideas by: Richard Lowe, Jr. 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 [...]
Impulse Writing for Better Ad Headings by: Randy Lever Writing headlines for your ads is the most important part of your online presence. When posting your ad to classified sites, directories, message boards, newsgroups or mailing lists, the only part of your ad that is showing is the heading. So, what your heading says will [...]
An Inside Look at Proofreading by: Donna Sweat 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. I have at times found myself proofreading [...]