Monthly Archives: November 2010

Copywriting Essentials: What You Must Know About Features and Benefits to Write Great Ads

Copywriters understand the difference between features and benefits. However, you don’t need brilliant copywriting skills to write a great ad. You just need to know something very simple — how to use features and benefits in your advertising. I tell … Continue reading

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Write an Ebook: Promote It Before You Complete It

I received several questions about writing and selling ebooks this week. The best advice I can give you is to promote your ebook as you write it. As I said in this post, Easy ebook sales from your Web site: … Continue reading

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100 Day Writing Challenge – Taking Life and Work, One Chunk at a Time

Almost halfway through the 100 Day Writing Challenge, I am reviewing past lessons and my associated journal entries, learning how to better use the tools that have been provided. One of the tools Angela teaches is “chunking” – breaking down … Continue reading

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Writing and Getting Paid: $5 Articles and $500 Articles

There's never been a better time to be a writer. You can charge what you please, and will get paid what your writing is worth. This brings up the vexed topic of $5 articles. These gigs are easy to win, … Continue reading

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Move Forward: Have Some Fun

I cover a major theme in the 100 Day Writing Challenge: confidence. Developing confidence is HARD for writers. When I first started in the 1970s, I sat down at my IBM Selectric and shook with nerves. What on earth did … Continue reading

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100 Day Writing Challenge – The Magic of Asking

A few weeks ago, Angela shared an essential premise with students in her 100 Day Writing Challenge: You get what you want by asking for it. Having been a student in Angela’s SYWON and Lazy Rich Blogger courses, I’m well … Continue reading

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Ebook Secrets: Write and Sell Fast, Go from Sales Page to Ebook Profits

Want a fast way to get your ebook written and selling successfully? Here’s a secret: professional writers start with the end in mind, with the sales page. You can do this too, it’s easy. I’ve been writing and selling ebooks … Continue reading

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100 Day Writing Challenge — How Goals Open New Doors

As a participant in the 100 Day Writing Challenge, my goal has changed shape several times. One thing has remained constant, however: the goal governs my thinking, whatever form it takes. Goals are not written in stone, and in fact … Continue reading

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Writing Service: Here’s a Simple Service You Can Offer

A tutorial in Screensteps (Mac) I’m always looking for easy writing services I can encourage my Web writing students to offer. Here’s an excellent one: screen capture tutorials. They’re easy to create, and websites love them. Your first step is … Continue reading

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Writers: Cash for the Holidays

A few days ago, I wrote a message to Fab Freelance Writing Ezine subscribers: The holidays are coming… How does that sit with you? If you're like most writers, around this time of the year you're wishing that you'd been … Continue reading

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