| 171 | ABBREVIATIONS MADE EASY Preview: Which is better usage: USA or U.S.A.? The punctuation of abbreviations is an area that is subject to considerable differences of opinion. For example, as demonstrated by the question above, not everyone agrees on when (or if) to use full stops. It's an indication of just how confused this area is that even the basic terminology isn't agreed up... (more) Published By: Tim North Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 172 | Are We Losing the Desire to Write Well? Preview: British polling company ICM Research recently conducted a survey that found that around two-thirds of the two thousand 18-24 year olds surveyed cared "NOT AT ALL" about punctuation, spelling and grammar when composing e-mail. This overly casual attitude to e-mail seems to be quite widespread -- and not just among 18-24 year olds. Much of the e-m... (more) Published By: Tim North Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 173 | How to Get Your Message Across Preview: It sounds easy, doesn't it? Just send out a few sales letters, mention what you're selling and why people should buy it and that's about all there is to it. Well, yes ... and no. Sadly, the Internet has seen an increase in the number (and intensity) of hype-mail. You know the sort of thing: "Secrets Revealed - Earn $10,000 a Week, Starting Now!!... (more) Published By: Jennifer Stewart Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 174 | Preparing a Business Proposal Preview: If you dream of starting your own business, there may be just one, small thing standing in your way - lack of funds! One way around this, is to enlist the support of a "sleeping partner" - no, not that sort of sleeping partner! But someone who will provide the financial backing for you to set up your business (and allow you to keep control). Ther... (more) Published By: Jennifer Stewart Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 175 | Writing for Mediocrity Preview: A while back, an Internet wit compiled a list of signs that you're not spending enough time online. One sure sign is that poor spelling and grammar still bother you. Good one! Unfortunately, there are no online grammar police … just you and me, voluntarily dotting our own "i"s and crossing our own "t"s. And since you want to go forth and pros... (more) Published By: Heather Reimer Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 176 | How to Write Persuasively Preview: When writing an advertisement, your aim is to persuade your readers to follow a particular course of action - willingly. There are three elements in this process: 1. you must win the trust of your audience 2. you must appeal to their emotions 3. you must rationalise their decision for them, so that they feel comfortable in making it If you s... (more) Published By: Jennifer Stewart Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 177 | Create A Press Release Preview: A press release is a great way to get free publicity for your site. In order to obtain editorial coverage for your business you must find a particular idea that is unique to your business and it should be newsworthy.. A press release is a document (usually between 500 to 1,000 words) about your company designed to make a newsworthy announcement to... (more) Published By: Jean Melconian Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 178 | Responding to Complaints Preview: It's possible that, in the course of your business dealings, you may (just may) have to deal with a complaint from a customer or client .... There are two ways you can go about this: You can stand up for your rights (and lose the customer and any possible referrals) You can keep your temper and keep your customer Replies to Complaints Mos... (more) Published By: Jennifer Stewart Submitted: 29 November,2001 |
| 179 | The Power of Your Ego in Writing Online Copy Preview: I obey one main rule when writing copy for the online world: Get out of my ego and into my reader's ego. It's a basic marketing truth that shouldn't be violated anywhere. Yet it's violated every day online. Let me explain. One day I received the following email: Dear Mr. Vitale, Your name was mentioned on a site that I came upon while I w... (more) Published By: Joe Vitale Submitted: 02 December,2001 |
| 180 | The Monsters Out Of The Cage! - Part 1 Preview: For years mail order dealers have been cashing in on the public's insatiable thirst for information. Now along comes the internet and "the monsters out of the cage." No longer are authors limited by: Printing costs Postage Marketing to one or two countries Create an electronic best seller and it can multiply faster than those fury litt... (more) Published By: John Colanzi Submitted: 02 December,2001 |
| 181 | Are You Ready To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone? Preview: Are You Ready To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone? by John Colanzi It's amazing how long it took me to actually start writing and submitting articles for publication. I knew all the reasons for writing articles, but still bulked at the idea of writing my own articles. Who would want to hear my feeble ramblings? I kept placing my ads and sending ou... (more) Published By: John Colanzi Submitted: 02 December,2001 |
| 182 | How to Control The "Command Center" In Your Prospect's Mind Preview: Here's a million-dollar secret I've never shared with anyone before. When you use it, you will get inside your prospects' heads and manipulate their thinking to get them to do what you want---including sending you money right now for your product or service. Sound hard to believe? Keep reading and I'll prove my point to you. Right now, as you ... (more) Published By: Joe Vitale Submitted: 02 December,2001 |
| 183 | The Monsters Out Of The Cage - Part 2 Preview: In part one of this article we covered why electronic publishing is such a powerful breakthrough, allowing even the new online marketer to cash in. If you missed part one you can get a copy via autoresponder. Mailto:monster1@internet-profits4u.com For the purposes of these articles we're going to assume you've either written your own ebook, a... (more) Published By: John Colanzi Submitted: 02 December,2001 |
| 184 | Writing Fiction, literature and Large blocks of text for the Internet Preview: Have you always wanted to write a novel? If your have then the time has come to put pen to paper, or byte to RAM and actually tell it to the world. Unless you don't keep up with the trends, and as your on the Internet that probably not you anyway, then you will already be aware of Stephens Kings decision to write his latest novella in the electro... (more) Published By: John Stevenson Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 185 | Each discipline has its own language Preview: English scholars may use such language as "stream of consciousness", while economists may speak of "market maximization". Unfortunately this makes it indecipherable to everyone else. Individuals not directly involved in the discipline, or a related field, are left thinking that the language is convoluted and not worth the time and effort to unders... (more) Published By: John Warzecha Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 186 | The Story of the Hypnotic Writing Monkey Preview: The world's first Hypnotic Writer Author of "Hypnotic Writing" and "Advanced Hypnotic Writing" A monkey could use "The Hypnotic Writer's Swipe File," a brand new e-book by Larry Dotson and myself, to write a riveting sales letter, ad, or e-mail message. The only condition is the monkey needs to be able to read. I'll prove it to you. Right now I... (more) Published By: Joe Vitale Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 187 | WRITE YOUR WAY TO CREDIBILITY Preview: If you're trying to do business anywhere, especially online, you can never overestimate the impact and importance of good old- fashioned credibility. Any brick-and-mortar, street corner business has at least some level of credibility. The fact that these businesses have an established, tangible presence, physical inventory, and staff gives any tr... (more) Published By: Meredith Pond Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 188 | PAIRS/GROUPS OF WORDS THAT ARE OFTEN CONFUSED Preview: SALE, SAIL Sale is either offering something for purchase ("for sale") or offering it at a special price ("on sale"); sail is part of a ship or boat. SELL, CELL Sell is to exchange for money; cell is a small room. SCENE, SEEN Scene is the place where something happens; seen is the past participle of see. "Yet he had seen nothing suspicious at th... (more) Published By: Laraine Anne Barker Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 189 | Warm Up Online -- How to Put More of Yourself into Your Online Business to Increase Sales Preview: Picture yourself with a client on the golf course, loving the sunny day and the easy conversation. Despite your below-average game you ease closer to a sale with each bogeyed hole behind you. Or imagine finishing up an important sale over a hearty restaurant meal. Aaah. Now hit the delete key if your business is operated online. You do business o... (more) Published By: Lisa Lake Submitted: 03 December,2001 |
| 190 | The Truth about Online Content: It's Time for Writers to Take Back the Web Preview: Google.com, one of the web's hottest search engines, has indexed over 1,346,966,000 web pages to date. The World Wide Web is officially gigantic, with hundreds of thousands of corporate, small business, and ecommerce websites vying for something more than just the "eyeballs" that web analysts hailed in the 1990's. In order to create success, ... (more) Published By: Melissa Brewer Submitted: 04 December,2001 |