Monthly Archives: February 2011

Article Writing: How to Write Newsletter Articles That Sell

Want to write newsletter articles that sell? Writing newsletters to sell is a form of copywriting, and this makes it fundamentally different from writing to inform. Let’s look at three points which you need to keep in mind. I’ve been … Continue reading

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Free Content: AOL Buys Huffington Post

The Huffington Post Interesting news on the content front: AOL is buying the Huffington Post for $315 million. It’s interesting for writers, because the Huff Post doesn’t pay for content. As this article, Can Arianna Help AOL Figure Out How … Continue reading

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Content: Mass Produced Versus Real Content — What’s the Difference?

The image above is from The Daily, Rupert Murdoch’s new iPad-only publication. For our purposes, let’s call the content in The Daily “real” content, as opposed to mass-produced content as generated by companies like Demand Media, and AOL. This article, … Continue reading

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Web Writing: How to Write a Web Page

Writing for the Web is very different from writing for print. Here’s why. Your Web page needs to do a lot of work. With billions of pages online, how will one lonely Web page be found? It’s up to you, … Continue reading

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How to Write Your Way Up the Foodchain When You’re a New Writer

“How do I get started as a writer?” I wish I had a dollar for each time I’m asked this question. The short answer is always WRITE! Just write… Get the habit. It doesn’t matter what you write: you get … Continue reading

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Web Writing: How to Get Started As a Web Writer

There are currently huge opportunities for writers in Web writing. Not only do businesses need Web content of many different types, but writers can also set up websites and blogs to make money directly. But how do you get started? … Continue reading

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Make (Real) Money Writing Articles

Want to make money writing articles? If you’re writing for a pittance, STOP IT. In this article on the SYWON blog, Write Articles and Get Paid: Three Creative Ways | Sell Your Writing Online NOW Blog I said: “If you … Continue reading

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Web Writing Productivity: Developing a WorkFlow Which Works

Here’s what Web writing boils down to: write, and publish. Before the writing, comes the planning, however. Invariably, if you work on many projects like I do, and are writing for clients as well as yourself, the planning is a … Continue reading

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