After the agents, editors, and the marketing departments at publishing houses have all made their decisions about what will be published, in what quantities, and how the finished product will look, there is one final decision maker who ultimately decides what books will be presented for sale to consumers: The buyer for the bookstores. [...]
Whether you’re a blogger looking to monetize your writing efforts, an advertising copywriter or an affiliate marketer looking to drive more traffic to your website, you are writing for profit. While there are different approaches which can be taken towards the craft of writing with a profit motive, there is one element common to any [...]
Article writing has become part of my daily process for building my business. When I first started think about using article writing and marketing as part of my business model, I thought that each article was submitted to an editor, like I used to do long ago. On the internet it is a very different [...]
Writing a screenplay is a lengthy process that requires an organized mind. It’s not just about writing a great story, it’s about pacing, characterization, and (most importantly) intertwining the scenes in a logical, story-telling format. And even if you do manage to get a script completed, the odds of getting it produced are slim to [...]
Proofreading will uncover errors including wrong words, spelling errors, grammatical errors, typographical errors (typos), errors in tense, errors in pronoun-verb agreement and other errors. Errors in print give a poor impression of the writer as well as the written work; they cause the reader to feel a lack of confidence in the information as a [...]
Actually studying ads will not make you more money. It is like reading a book on copywriting and then thinking you are a copywriter.
If you want to learn how to make money from writing classified ads, then you need to take action. Studying effective ads will help you learn how to write ads that make [...]
Although this can sometimes be the only option for those who are running on a non-existent budget, it is not a way that will effectively build your website or revenue. There are a few potential reasons why this may be detrimental to your business building efforts.
Problem #1 - Search Engines
Search engines will only look down [...]
Classified advertising is one of the easiest ways to make money online. The reason is really simple: it is a form of advertising and communication that even those least savvy to the internet understand.
To get the most from your classified advertising, there are certain things you need to do:
1. Study good ads.
Read newspapers, magazines, online [...]
As online marketers we have a lot of writing to do. From capture pages, sale letters, autoresponders, e-mails, ad copy, direct mail pieces to blog posts and more it is important that we master the skill of creating copy that sells. Our copy no matter the format and place has to create desire and action [...]
Is this the year you are going to be published? Yes, it is. You need to get that manuscript into the best possible shape you can before submitting it to an agent. Besides writing clearly and with correct grammar, it is important to understand and use “point of view” appropriately.
Point of View
Simply stated, the point [...]