| 271 | Cover Letters - Are you telling them what they want to know? Preview: Let's face it, recruiters (or employers) are smarter than we think. Big organizations pay a hefty salary to their HR department to filter out and sieve through hundreds and thousands of resumes. The idea is to build an organization with people of the right mental aptitude. Most of the top organizations believe strongly in a motto - "People ar... (more) Published By: Amit Pujar Submitted: 13 April,2002 |
| 272 | “How To Make Your Headlines Sell” Preview: If you want to maximize your sales, then your ad copy must open up with a GREAT headline that declares: "Here's The **BIG** Benefit You'll Get When You Read What's Below!" It must GRAB your prospect's attention! But it shouldn't sound the same as your competitors' ads. On the contrary, it should: - Distinguish you from your competition... - B... (more) Published By: Trevor Levine Submitted: 13 April,2002 |
| 273 | Top 7 Ways to Select a Book Topic That Sells Preview: According to a new survey carried out by Alliance & where ID_NUM=9270; Leicester, one in five small business owners view tax as their greatest concern. The Chancellor has announced in his last budget that companies with profits below œ10,000 will not have to pay any corporation tax with effect from 1 April 2002. The question to be asked is: d... (more) Published By: Judy Cullins Submitted: 15 April,2002 |
| 274 | THE REAL THING Preview: Writing - everyone does it, but not everyone is a writer. There are those who write letters, lists, journals, and are very good at it. Then there are those that scribble notes of all kinds to themselves, but never make use of them. They lose the note that told them where the note was that mentioned where the original note was and what is w... (more) Published By: Arleen M. Kaptur Submitted: 25 April,2002 |
| 275 | A THOUGHT OF MANY COLORS Preview: You have a great idea for a story or an article. It’s perfect and the thought of sharing it with others knows no bounds. There is your computer, your desk, and you are ready. Fingers on the keyboard, and you click away putting those special thoughts into black and white form. Something is happening - it isn’t the same story - everything is diff... (more) Published By: Arleen M. Kaptur Submitted: 29 April,2002 |
| 276 | IN YOUR SHADOW Preview: There is an old saying: You can choose your friends but not your family. Everyone has certain choices to make in their lives, except for that one initial launch into this world. We are born and we are who we are - no decision on our part - not even the chance at some suggestions. Your entire being - the color of your skin, your grandparent... (more) Published By: Arleen M. Kaptur Submitted: 29 April,2002 |
| 277 | CHILD'S PLAY Preview: When you are around young children, listen very carefully. When they believe no one is concerned with what they are doing, they let themselves go. They make up stories, give dialogue to their playthings, and give the best descriptions to animate or inanimate objects that you can ever imagine. As writers, we sometimes lose that child-like qual... (more) Published By: Arleen M. Kaptur Submitted: 01 May,2002 |
| 278 | WHY ARE WE AFRAID OF PERFECTION Preview: Many potentially great writers have enough enthusiasm and energy to keep the Olympic torch going for the next thousand years. They are “writing” in their minds 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Months on end, their mind is fast at work with fantastic ideas, characters, and then - the bottom falls out. They sent in that manuscript, or submitted... (more) Published By: Arleen M. Kaptur Submitted: 05 May,2002 |
| 279 | Writing Business Letters That Get The Job Done Preview: Despite the widespread use of e-mail in commerce today, traditional business letters are still the main way that the majority of businesses officially communicate with their customers and other businesses. This is especially true when businesses want to formalize an agreement or an understanding. So far, emails are great for all of the preparator... (more) Published By: Shaun Fawcett Submitted: 06 May,2002 |
| 280 | 10 Tips For Writing A Winning Resume Preview: Your resume (or curriculum vitae), combined with the cover letter, are the master keys to opening the prospective employer's mind and door so that you can proceed to the next step in the process - the big interview! RESUME WRITING TIPS AND STRATEGIES Here are 10 valuable tips for anyone writing their own resume, or who is having someone else wri... (more) Published By: Shaun Fawcett Submitted: 06 May,2002 |
| 281 | Use Real-Life Templates For Writing Success Preview: At some point along the way, most of us have used what are commonly called "fill-in-the-blank" writing templates. We might have used them to write a letter, format an essay, or set-up a resume or CV. You know what I'm talking about here. It's those form letter templates that you see in many writing texts and workbooks. FILL-IN-THE-BLANK TEMPLATE... (more) Published By: Shaun Fawcett Submitted: 06 May,2002 |
| 282 | SMART TIPS THAT WILL GET YOU PUBLISHED -TIME & TIME AGAIN! Preview: Hello I would like to submit this article of 650 WORDS for your consideration. Kind regards Peter Sinclair http://www.motivationalmemo.com -----------------START ARTICLE------------------- SMART TIPS THAT WILL GET YOU PUBLISHED -TIME & TIME AGAIN! By Peter Sinclair http://www.motivationalmemo.com Here are some tips on how to not onl... (more) Published By: Peter Sinclair Submitted: 06 May,2002 |
| 283 | 7 Secrets For Beating Writer's Block Preview: Most people can easily identify with the dreaded "writer's block". It is a well-known phenomenon that just about everyone has faced at one point in their lives. I used to suffer from writer's block, big time! Thus, I know through personal anguish and suffering, that it is definitely not a pleasant experience. Especially when the due date for one... (more) Published By: Shaun Fawcett Submitted: 06 May,2002 |
| 284 | How to Write a Million Dollar Sales Letter Preview: When you consider that the average successful letter gets about a 0.02% response, Barton clearly leaped past anyone else in his letter writing skills. But what was his secret? After studying Barton's letters, books, private memos, speeches, and advertising campaigns, I've discovered Barton's method. I've used his technique to write my own letter... (more) Published By: Bruce Barton Submitted: 06 May,2002 |
| 285 | Discipline is *Not* a Four-Letter Word Preview: When I sit down to write an article for my ezine, WriteSuccess, and draw a blank as to what to write about, I reread my ezine's mission statement for guidance: "Ideas, information and inspiration for writers who want to launch and/or maintain SUCCESSFUL freelance careers" For this article, I narrowed the scope by asking myself: "What is THE ON... (more) Published By: Mary Anne Hahn Submitted: 07 May,2002 |
| 286 | A Profitable Idea for Writers Preview: To say that I read a lot is perhaps one of the greatest understatements of all time. I read chronically, obsessively. Articles, books, magazines, newspapers, newsletters--you name it. Whenever I am alone, if I'm not actually writing something, I make certain I have something to read with me. I carry a large purse precisely for this purpose; m... (more) Published By: Mary Anne Hahn Submitted: 07 May,2002 |
| 287 | The Art of Reading Your Buyer's Mind Preview: Wouldn't it be fantastic if you had a crystal ball and you could read your prospects' minds you knew what they were thinking when you were making your sales presentation. You knew why there were considering the product in the first place. You knew what they thought about your product in comparison with others. You knew what questions and objection... (more) Published By: Kris Mills Submitted: 07 May,2002 |
| 288 | The NLP Secret That Makes Your Words Sell Preview: Writing cracker-jack copy would be a lot simpler if every potential client thought in the same way. But in reality, they don't. The good news is that by understanding the various ways people think, you can appeal to all personality types in your copy. And by doing that, your responses will dramatically improve. You see, people process informatio... (more) Published By: Kris Mills Submitted: 07 May,2002 |
| 289 | LISTEN TO THE RADIO - WRITE BETTER E-CONTENT Preview: Recently, I was asked to write a radio program for a non- profit organization. I had worked in broadcast journalism for many years before I switched to online communications and really enjoyed getting back to my radio roots. But something interesting happened as I was writing the script. Over and over again, I noticed just how much radio wri... (more) Published By: Heather Reimer Submitted: 07 May,2002 |
| 290 | KISS - Keep It Short Scholar Preview: We've all heard the normal KISS principle (Keep It Simple Scholar). When we talk about sales copy, it is important to keep it simple. It is also important to keep it short. Let's briefly take a different view of sales copy. Perhaps you take the view that sales copy is meant to talk people into purchasing your product/service. For a moment, let's ... (more) Published By: James D. Brausch Submitted: 07 May,2002 |