The Write Blog
LOSING CONTROL IN SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
I recently blogged about a webinar I attended featuring David Meerman Scott. The webinar described what businesses are doing to grab attention for their products and services – both on the web and in the media. (In case you were wondering, there are four ways to do this, which you can read about here in David […]
THE KEYWORD GAME: BASIC SEO TIPS
I recently attended another webinar, this one through PRWeb entitled “How to Use Your News to Bring Customers Straight to Your Door.” As you know, SEO is the name of the game in establishing a strong online presence – whether you’re selling running shoes or life coaching services. Janet Driscoll Miller is President and CEO […]
RECESSION, ADVERTISING, AND OPPORTUNITY: FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Seems like when the going gets tough, the marketing budget is the first thing to get the axe. And, at first glance, the logic makes sense – after all, when money’s tight, isn’t it more important to keep the business you already have instead of dropping buckets of cash chasing new clients? Well, yes and […]
KILLER TIPS FOR STREAMLINING YOUR COPY, PART 2
As promised, here’s the second installment of my series on packing more punch into your prose. In Part 1, we talked about using strong verbs, ditching the adverbs, and the benefits of active sentences. Those are essential points to keep in mind if you want to inject some life into your writing. So, this week, […]
THE NEW PR: FIVE STEPS TO A PRESS RELEASE THAT REALLY SELLS
I recently attended a webinar featuring David Meerman Scott, author of the WebInkNow blog and World Wide Rave, the latest book on creating effective social media content that works. During the webinar, an interesting question popped up in the Q&A section: What’s the purpose of a press release – and how can it be used […]
WHY WEBSITE DESIGNERS DON’T NEED DIFFERENTIATORS
Or…How to Write Great Website Copy for Your Design Agency This blog post was spurred by an answer I recently posted on LinkedIn to a website design agency. They were in the process of redesigning their website, and they wanted tips on what to do with their copy. This specific design agency was struggling a little […]
HOW TWEAKING YOUR COPY IN A RECESSION CAN HELP YOU KEEP CUSTOMERS
If you’re not already a regular reader of Copyblogger, you should be: Their writers offer a varied approach to copywriting for almost any genre you can think of. I was looking through their archives when I stumbled on a really, really interesting post by Barry A. Densa about attracting and keeping customers in any economy. […]
MAKE MORE MONEY BY SELF-PUBLISHING ONLINE
I was listening to the radio when my ears perked up by some extra-pertinent information: how the business of publishing is changing – and how authors are making more money than ever using the internet. There have traditionally been two ways to get your book in front of a mass audience:
SHOULD YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS BE ON WIKIPEDIA? THE PROS AND CONS.
Everyone uses Wikipedia – in fact, if I see a Wikipedia entry come up on a Google search, that’s usually the first link I click on. Can Wikipedia be used for marketing purposes? The answer is certainly – though probably not in the way you think. A Wikipedia entry on you or your business isn’t […]
WANTED: PALADIN. TELEPATHIST. SAINT. WRITING SKILLS A PLUS.
Do you know the No. 1 reason good writers fail at writing as a profession? Bad customer service. Well, no, that’s not exactly accurate. A lot of writers have customer service skills. But, in the end, they’re only human. And the truth is, to be a great copywriter, you must be superhuman. The good news […]