The main reason that many authors write and publish articles is to draw attention to a product or service that they are selling. Known as article marketing, this is one of the few remaining methods of free advertising that are still highly effective.
An article is usually composed of around 500 or so words, on a [...]

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Today, there is a HUGE lie circulating on the Internet. It has nothing to do with a celebrity marriage or political scandal. This lie has to do with … Internet Marketing!
To be specific, many ‘gurus’ are claiming that certain niches have too much competition. It is their belief that certain keywords and entire niches have [...]

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Many struggling writers are convinced there is a secret to the success of more confident writers. There is in fact a secret but it is one that you too can embrace to improve your writing. The simple truth is that refining your own personal writing process to your unique strengths and weaknesses can not only [...]

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You need an article for your newsletter, and you need it now. As a matter of fact, you can spare only forty minutes to get the article written, edited and slotted into place.
Breaking it down, that means you pretty much have to write the first draft in around 30 minutes. Not a lot of time [...]

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In the hands of a skillful communicator, PowerPoint can be a great tool. Unfortunately, there are many who use PowerPoint poorly. A report in the online Wall Street Journal claimed that millions of dollars are being wasted each day due to bad presentations. Whether this is a realistic figure or not, most people have had [...]

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“You don’t have to get it right. You just have to get it going.” — Mike Litman
The quote above has to be the most important idea for many a business person. It’s the antidote to the dread perfectionitis disease that paralyzes you.
Perfectionitis is born of a perfectly reasonable impulse: to produce a quality product.
But it [...]

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Newspaper and magazine articles are often based on interviews. Interviews are an integral part of journalism but many people don’t realize that this simple exercise of asking and answering questions has some complex issues of ownership. If you have never conducted and interviewed, then you may not have given any thought to the ownership and [...]

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Yahoo! has recently launched Creative Commons Search in Beta. This Yahoo! search service finds content across the web that has a creative commons license. While almost anything you find on the internet has a full copyright, the creative commons license allows an author to share their content with others, under certain conditions. This type of [...]

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You’ve spent endless nights hammering away at your book. You’ve rewritten it, you’ve edited it, and you had it professionally proofed. Your baby is finally done and you’re ready to send your precious manuscript off to a publisher, thinking that writing it was the hardest part. Wrong!
Actually, getting your blood, sweat and tears published may [...]

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There are many things to consider when writing an article. One of the main ones is the choice of topic. Choosing a topic you are passionate about is important for several reasons.
· Your writing will not only flow more easily, but your enthusiasm will show through and affect the reader in a positive way.
· Editors [...]

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