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WordPress 2.6 User Tips

Nine ways to use the new WordPress 2.6 for greater productivity and successful content creation…
by Scott Frangos
A new floating post box that grabs media you want to blog about, post versioning, avatar options and more… Is it time to upgrade, BlogMasters?  Sure — WP 2.6 offers some great new features for work teams. WordPress 2.6 [...]

In: Web Help

Top Tips To Inject Personality Into Your Copywriting

Is your personality in your blog posts? It should be. Most successful bloggers put in more than a small dose of “tude” in their writing. And most could also learn a lot from professional writers, so we’re pleased to present the thoughts of one such professional on how to weave your personality [...]

In: Web Help

New Free WordPress Themes from HP

by Scott Frangos
If you’re a WordPress BlogMaster, you probably love all of the themes there are out there for free. Of course there are paid themes too, and some good reasons to use those with advanced capabilities, but free is always a very nice price. And now here comes HP (yup, that HP) [...]

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Getting a Clue from a Firefox Add-on…

by Scott Frangos

Have you checked the available add-ons for Firefox lately? They’ve reorganized the add-ons site and the new structure itself reflects the trends in social media and internet browsing. There are categories for “Download Management,” “Feeds, News & Blogging,” “Language Support,” and “Social and Communication,” among others. And on the section home page for “Feeds, News, & Blogging,” is a plugin called the “Cluepedia Toolbar.”…

In: FireFox Tricks

Dummy Up and Save “Concepting” Time…

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In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Copywriting Matters

How to Write a Press Release

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Here’s another article in a series on how to write better. How do you write a Press Release? Did you know there is a standard format for them? This P.R. pro does, and she’ll tell you how to write one — template included. There are debates online about the effectiveness of sending releases. Our quick take

In: Blogging Help, Copy Writing, Copywriting Matters

Copywriting 101: How to Get Your Customers to Take Action

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There are a lot of people new to business blogging and web development, who don’t have a professional background in copywriting, or a college education in writing and journalism. Can you name 5-10 types of “leads,” and when to use them? What is the difference between features and benefits? What does the “inverted pyramid” style of writing