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JANUARY 19, 2018
” Grant’s words reminded me of the time I discovered, to my horror, that I write at an 8th grade reading level. Turns out the most popular authors tend to write at a lower reading level than the typical person in her or his field. Storytelling tips Writing
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JULY 4, 2017
Content Marketing b2b content marketing call to action calls to action content marketing lessons content marketing strategy content writing CTAA call-to-action (CTA) is a critical component of marketing content. It incites people to do something – to take action. What do you want them to do?
Act-On
APRIL 19, 2017
It might be a tough thing to consider, but, by some estimates, six percent of our total working time is wasted , simply because we have to wade through murky writing. Writing subject lines is, of course, an art. Want to get better at writing shorter emails?
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AUGUST 17, 2017
Along the way, I have learned a few secrets of successful writing. A lot of people get into writing because they need a creative outlet. If you do that, you will write stuff that people will want to read, and you will have a much better chance of success.
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APRIL 15, 2016
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NOVEMBER 13, 2013
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However, in most cases, these writing assignments aren't getting done--which is frustrating to both the SMEs and the content marketing managers who oversee these projects. The question becomes: Should SMEs write technical sales materials? So, it's no surprise that, in spite of an SME's interest or good intentions, a new writing assignment quickly falls to the bottom of the priority list. Lack of writing skill and training. Writing for search engines.
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APRIL 4, 2014
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JUNE 2, 2017
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Writing on the Web
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Blog writing isn’t the same as book writing. An interesting post from Jane Friedman called “ Please Don’t Blog Your Book ,” gives four reasons why you shouldn’t use your blog to write a book. Here’s why.
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MARCH 12, 2018
Ann Handley says writing isn’t hard, middle school is hard. While I agree middle school is hard, I think writing is challenging. As it’s been said, “There is nothing to writing. Do we need to bleed when we write? Monkey mind of writing.
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MARCH 24, 2014
Everyone encounters resistance when it comes to blogging, writing, and creative work. Write about it. Write. About Blogs Content Marketing On Writing Better Online Marketing Writing for the Web blog writing business blogging content marketing with blogs creative work resistance
Writing on the Web
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Here’s why it’s so easy to make these common ebook and blog writing mistakes: Many small business professionals with a business blog are keenly interested in getting their message out there, and don’t care so much in writing “properly.”.
Writing on the Web
JULY 23, 2014
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There was a brief period when people thought that “computer literacy” would join reading, writing, and arithmetic as basic skills required for modern life. That made the idea of everyone writing their own programs seem obviously foolish – specifically because of duplicated effort, wasted time, and the potential for really bad results. It doesn’t get much more ironic than that: everyone writing programs that computers ignore completely.
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