The Write Blog
OUR OWN HARVEY HEROES
It started out as a bit of a joke, says Brittany Cooper. Not long after Hurricane Harvey filled Houston’s streets with water, Brittany and her husband, Cody Cooper, started checking in with her friends and family, making sure everyone was OK. When Brittany learned that one of her friends was stranded amid the rising water, […]
NAVIGATING A SUCCESSFUL PROPOSAL PROCESS: PART 1 OF 3
To Bid or Not to Bid You’ve just received a Request for Proposal (RFP). You’re elated. It’s a sizable contract; capturing the contract and the customer’s repeat business would be an enormous leap forward for your company. Then you begin to look at the RFP. It’s a 100-page document full of jargon, legalese, and pages […]
HOW TO HELP HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS
Since Hurricane Harvey brought record rains to greater Houston, people throughout the country have been looking for ways to help flood victims. During this special radio interview, Wintress Odom of The Writers For Hire suggests effective ways to do that. Wintress also describes the program that she and her husband, Sean Odom, started to buy and […]
INTERVIEW: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EDITING AND PROOFREADING
With traditional publishing on the decrease — self-published books represented 31 percent of e-book sales on Amazon’s Kindle Store in 2014 — more authors than ever shoulder the responsibility of making sure their books contain clean, polished, and accurate copy. That means, ideally, that they’re hiring professionals to fine-tune their manuscripts once the writing is complete. The […]
HOW TO CRAFT A WINNING PRESS RELEASE
What is a press release and how is it used? The first press release was facilitated by public relations industry “founder, Ivy Lee, in response to a 1906 New Jersey train wreck. Lee wanted to ensure that details about the crash were communicated from the Pennsylvania Railroad to media (in this case, The New York […]
WHY CONTENT MARKETING FAILS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (AND HOW TO FIX IT)
As the world moves toward an increasingly digital existence, the IT industry has been growing more than ever. With that growth comes a need for IT companies to stand out from the pack and establish themselves as leaders in their field. Content marketing — which is a form of self-promotion that uses web content such […]
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS WITH OUR SENIOR EDITOR STEPHANIE HASHAGEN
Since joining The Writers For Hire (TWFH) 10 years ago, Senior Editor Stephanie Hashagen has learned something important about herself. She can write about almost anything. Some of the weird and wonderful topics Stephanie has tackled during the last decade include the health benefits of beets, machines used to clean oil and gas pipelines, how […]
INTERVIEW: HOW TO HIRE A GHOSTWRITER
Despite the mystique surrounding ghostwriters, finding people who can write on your behalf is not as difficult as one might think. The real challenge is finding the right ghostwriter for you. During her latest radio interview on The Price of Business, The Writers For Hire Owner Wintress Odom shares insider tips for finding — and vetting […]
CONTENT MARKETING: CULTIVATING AN AUTHENTIC VOICE
Colorado business owner William Fuller knew that if he wanted to attract more customers to Summit County Mountain Retreats (SCMR), he’d have think beyond traditional advertising. In a place known for breathtaking scenery, year-round sunshine, and near-limitless outdoor activities, vacation rental companies like Fuller’s aren’t exactly in short supply. A sales email simply wouldn’t cut […]
THE ABCS OF RFPS
New to proposal writing? It helps to learn the language. If you’re new to the world of proposals, it’s all too easy to get lost in a sea of acronyms, industry jargon, formatting rules, and submission guidelines. What’s the difference between an RFI and an RFP? How do you respond to an RFQ? What is […]