26. | 5 tips on how to be relate the most mundane things in the most interesting manner by Aneeta Sundararaj “How are you?” asks a friend at a party. “I am well. But you know, last week, my mother gave me this lecture about how I should find a man and settle down. Then at work my boss was terrible; I tell you he really gave me a hard time over a project that was not ... | |||
27. | Writing Help by Jack Thompson Whether you are working for a small business, large corporation, or are a student, there are numerous sources that you can turn to for help with writing. Businesses need to be able to effectively communicate with their customers, their employees and their potential customers. Effective verbal communication is equally important, but nonverbal communication ... | |||
28. | 10 laws of great storytelling by Aneeta Sundararaj Law #1: Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. This is crucial in the first few moments of storytelling. Before you begin your story, take a moment. Look at your audience and smile at them. Only after you have got their attention do you begin to even introduce yourself and your topic. You will ... | |||
29. | Do authors need a website? by Aneeta Sundararaj “I am a writer, not a business-person. I don’t want to have anything at all to do with business,” you might think. But how mistaken you can be. As a writer of two books, I discovered the amazing opportunities available to someone who has a website. What are these opportunities? Here are just seven of ... | |||
30. | Comments From A Book Reviewer by Norm Goldman For the past several years I have been reviewing books for my own site, Bookpleasures.com, as well as many other sites. I am also a regular contributor to the Canadian Book Review Annual. As editor of Bookpleasures.com, I would like to make a few comments about book reviewing and what to expect, particularly from Bookpleasures.com. Today, with ... | |||
31. | What's in a Name? Giving Birth to your Characters by Celise Downs So you’ve got your plot outlined, a title lined up and the research is done. You’re ready to start writing your novel. But wait. Now comes the fun part: creating names for your characters. One of the best things about being a writer—besides the innate ability to create imaginary worlds—is giving birth to a character ... | |||
32. | Get Listed In Google For Free by Nikki Pilkington Google does not accept payment for inclusion in their main index – so anyone that’s at the top is there through hard work and perseverance, or through paying a company such as NikkiPilkington.com to do the hard work for you. Below I show you 7 great ways to increase your chances of a Google ... | |||
33. | Is Google The Best Search Engine In The UK? by Nikki Pilkington With more and more people frustrated by the difficulties in getting good listings in Google, Nikki Pilkington tells us more about the 3 other major search engines and the advantages they have: Every customer I get wants to be number 1 in Google. FACT Every person with a website that knows ... | |||
34. | 12 Ways To Promote Your Website Offline by Nikki Pilkington So you have your website and you've done everything right on the web - search engines, classified sites, newsgroups, bulletin boards, link sites, mailing lists, etc etc etc. And now you think you've exhausted the possibilities of marketing your website and you can sit back and wait for the visitors to roll in, right? WRONG! ... | |||
35. | Effective Email Marketing by Nikki Pilkington When you send an email to an opt-in list, the chances are you want results. And the message that you send to the list can have a significant effect on the results your achieve. I've been sending out email camapigns for clients for over 6 years, and in that time i've seen variations in clickthrough ranging ... | |||
36. | Why Is No-one Buying From My Website? by Nikki Pilkington Are you, like many other website owners, frustrated at the amount of time, effort and money you've put into your website, only to see few or no sales? Like most business owners, you probably know your products or services inside out; you know the benefits of them, and what they can give to ... | |||
37. | Become An Expert by Nikki Pilkington Nikki Pilkington, of Milton Keynes based Internet marketing company NikkiPilkington.com tells us more about how article writing can help us sell more from our website. Everyone focuses their web marketing efforts on search engines, and while this is a large part of traffic generation, it’s not the be all and end all of selling from ... | |||
38. | ABC’s of Publishing - Big Business of Books by Lisa Hood As a writer I spend countless hours laboring to find the right word, writing, rewriting, and researching to bring my imaginary characters and story lines to life on the page. Steeped in creative juices, it’s easy to forget that publishing is a business: a big business. According to US Census Bureau, 2003 bookstore sales were ... | |||
39. | My Path to Self-publishing by Matt McGovern Last year, I completed my first novel--a 180-page fictional account of one man's personal journey of discovery in which he contemplates the meaning of life and death. Writing this book was both a therapeutic exercise for me--allowing me to explore my own questions and thoughts on the subject matter--plus a bit of a business venture. ... | |||
40. | Knock-Out Writer's Block: Listening To Your Inner Voice by Celise Downs When I was young, I used to talk to myself. Long, drawn out, one-sided conversations. I didn’t have an imaginary friend, I just talked to myself. My mother says that’s why I became a writer: because of my overactive imagination. I admit she may be right. Those conversations currently get me through my worst cases ... | |||
41. | Don't Forget That Manual! by V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. No user manual? Surely you jest! It may seem comical, but it's a surprisingly common situation. I've encountered many companies that don't provide any user manuals with their products. If they do, their manuals are often horribly incoherent, or else years out of date. It shouldn't happen, but it happens all the ... | |||
42. | The Value of Adding Images to Technical Documentation by V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. It’s cliché, but true—a picture does paint a thousand words. This is an important message to remember when writing any sort of user documentation, such as an installation guide or an instruction manual. A document that makes judicious use of images and diagrams will be much easier to understand than one that is ... | |||
43. | Ten Quick Tips for Inexperienced Writers by V. Berba Velasco Jr., Ph.D. One of the biggest problems that inexperienced writers have is simply knowing how to get started. If you’ve unsure of your writing skills, then here are some quick tips to help you get started. 1. Get yourself a thesaurus—or better yet, two of them. These can be tremendously helpful tools when you’re struggling to ... | |||
44. | The Top Five Mistakes That Companies Make with Regard to Technical Documentation by V. Berba Velasco I’ve seen it time and again. One of the most common weaknesses that I’ve seen in engineering companies—indeed, an almost universal fault—is the lack of proper technical documentation. Some would laugh this off as a minor detail; however, the repercussions are often severe. A company’s entire future can be made or lost based on the ... | |||
45. | ABC's of Publishing - About Agents by Lisa Hood While there's no Golden Rule to "Being Published"; it appears the only way to get your foot in the door is to have a respected literary agent hold it open. (I can't count the number of times my toes, and my ego, have been smashed.) Most of the large NY publishing houses don't ... | |||
46. | The Lazy Writer’s Way to Creating Killer Headlines by Dan Lok Dear Friend, I have a confession to make. It’s about the title of this article. I stole it and I’m not ashamed to admit it. I “modeled” the title after the highly successful ad headline “The Lazy Man’s Way To Riches.” Contrary to what you believe, Top copywriters don’t make up the “killer” headlines they write, they steal them. Now, don’t get me wrong. ... | |||
47. | WRITING GREAT BEGINNINGS by Laura Backes When an editor opens up the envelope containing your manuscript and begins to read, you have 10 seconds to get her attention. If she's not captivated by the end of the first page (or maybe the second page if she's having a good day), it's not likely she'll continue. If that sounds harsh, think about this: editors have more patience than ... | |||
48. | Write Better Web Content by Nancy Jackson If you’re reading this article, chances are that you, like most professionals these days, understand the value of the Internet. It may be where you go to buy movie or concert tickets, browse restaurant menus, or plan your vacations. Most likely, you also turn to the Web to research business strategies, vendors and other companies. But what about those surfers who ... | |||
49. | Writing: The Why's, How's and Where's of Research by Lisa Hood When I decided to write a murder mystery; with my main characters as the investigators, I had a few problems to overcome: 1) I have never been murdered 2) I have never committed a murder 3) I have never investigated a murder 4) I have never known anyone who has been murdered, committed a murder nor investigated a murder I'm sure, as ... | |||
50. | How to Multiply Your Freelance (Writing) Work by Brian Konradt You can turn your $200 fee to write a press release into $2,000 to carry out an entire PR campaign simply by convincing clients to invest in campaigns, instead of individual assignments. Campaigns achieve better results and cost less in the long-term for clients, compared to individual assignments. And, of course, as the freelancer, you get paid much more for ... | |||
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