Writing on the Web

JULY 7, 2010

How do you get good client testimonials for your sales copy, for example, content for a landing page, when you don’t have a lot of previous clients? There’s no doubt that social proof is one of the key ways people decide to buy or try your products or services. I get asked about this by some of my consulting clients who are starting a new business or product launch.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 5, 2010

How to Write Like You Talk" alt=" Is the Social Web Changing How We Write? How to Write Like You Talk" />. How to Write Like You Talk" width="105" height="105" /> This week’s guest post is by Barb Sawyers, Sticky Communications who recently published a great ebook on how you can write better for the web. Hello, Patsi’s readers. I’m Barb Sawyers, a blogger who shares her interest in encouraging people to write like they talk.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 9, 2010

Friday’s guest post is by Robert Stretch , author of VA Mortgage Center blog: For business people, few things are more important than reputation. Thanks to the worldwide web — which sometimes feels as vast as a universe-wide web — monitoring your online reputation demands serious attention. Only a few belittling remarks can spread like wildfire online, and damage your online image in no time.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 6, 2010

Here is a quick video I made this weekend with my Flip camcorder… It’s just a short one… let me know if I can help you with your business blog. What’s your biggest challenge with blogging, and content marketing? Share this on Bebo. Blog this on Blogger. Add this link to Box.net. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us.

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Writing on the Web

JULY 8, 2010

In a recent poll , I asked readers if their marketing tasks were easier, faster, more effective since publishing a website or blog… Half of respondents said yes , significantly better results since doing web marketing. One-third said yes, but still needs improvement. 16.7% say, not much difference. My conclusion: half of you are getting results with your Web content marketing , the other half still struggles to see the kinds of results you want.

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