Some would-be writers think they can dash off an article without bothering to learn the basic rules of grammar. But just as any craftsperson spends time honing his skills to make the perfect piece of craft, so must a writer work hard to present an article that will be a pleasure to read and not [...]

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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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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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“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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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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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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Even if your business is done completely online, you may benefit from getting listed in Google Local or Yahoo’s local listings. People often feel more comfortable doing business with someone who is local; and potential customers may stumble across your business while searching for other things. Submission to Local Search at both Google and Yahoo [...]

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 Writing is not really an art. It is a craft, and crafts can be learned. Here are four techniques you can use to immediately improve the quality of any writing you do, from business letters to web site articles:
1. After you run your spell checking software, go back and reread your writing. Very few people [...]

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 It seems it would be a snap to write a short article of five hundred to a thousand words. After all, you’re knowledgeable in many subjects, you’re intelligent and you’re a talented writer who enjoys writing. So why do you face that dreaded writer’s block when you sit down at the keyboard?
Most daunting, perhaps, is [...]

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