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7 Ways You Can Profit From Your Blog

by Bob Sommers

A blog is an incredible tool, the kind that only the second generation of Internet technology can offer. Since the technology arrived in the early 2000s that allowed blogging to become a household activity, the opportunities offered by the medium have only continued to expand.

One of the most incredible and underused opportunities present in blogging is the ability to make a profit. Of the 85 million blogs currently… Continue reading

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Headless Man Seen Running Through Southeast Asia

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This is maybe the most important article in our series on Copy Writing Techniques. You could be a very good writer, and lose out on readership if you don’t know how to hook people in to read your blog posts, web page copy, ebooks, articles — anything you write. What’s that have to do with the headless

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How Not to Write a Press Release

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As a writer, part of the “art” in your work involves dealing with clients. This article on writing a press release (or how not to write one) brings up an excellent point — you’re writing a release so that the editors who receive it will decide to publish it. Well, Michele “PW” is going to tell you all

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Seven Common Usage Errors

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Here’s another article in our series on Copy Writing Techniques. Ever notice that newspapers, magazines, ad agencies, and other professional publications employ writers AND editors? Well, a lot of Bloggers are trying to wear the “do it all yourself” hat. And that can be OK when you learn professional writing, AND editing techniques. But a powerful

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The Six Writing Hats

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Here’s another article in our series on Copy Writing Techniques. It’s largely about the creative writing techniques that fiction writers use, with some great tips for non-fiction writers. Sometimes you need to get creative in your work as a BlogMaster, advertising copy writer, and even in SEO copy writing. So get ready to juggle some hats as

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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

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Top 10 Blog Writing Tips

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This is one article in a series on how to write better. Blogging. Website copy. eCommerce sales copy. Journalism. Even the pro’s keep themselves up to speed with the latest techniques for writing blogs and web copy. The art of writing is perhaps even more important today with all the new ways to publish