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Your press release is too spammy and other submission pitfalls
By Shelly Cone I get lots of inquiries on a daily basis from potential clients looking for press release services. Of those I close a few deals but some decide to go elsewhere for various reasons. Sometimes it’s because of price, other times it’s because they aren’t sure what they want. But the reason that…
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Finding the inspiration to write awesome posts
It happens to even the most prolific wordsmith, the most tenacious talkers; sometimes the words just don’t come. That feeling of being speechless, of having writer’s block is incredibly frustrating. On my desk I have a series of little toys. I have a bright red and white mushroom, a little Japanese plant pet thing, Play-doh,…
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How to write killer content for your blog
When most people start blogging, whether it’s business or personal, there usually isn’t a definite strategy. Most people just write and see what sticks. Of course, you may have some inkling of what you need to write but no real clue if it’s the right content. I write for my own blogs, as well as…
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What’s in a headline?
Whether you are updating a business blog or sending out a press release, you probably have a sentence at the top of the page called a headline. You thought only newspapers had those I bet. Nah, just about any piece of writing that contains information has a headline. It’s the thing that calls out to potential readers…
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How PLR articles can help your site
I don’t have time to write. Well, I do, I don’t sleep, but maybe you don’t. Have time to write, that is. That’s where PLR articles can help your site. So what is PLR? PLR stands for private label rights, and usually that means you can reuse the article content. To what extent you can…