Monday, January 25, 2010

Top Misc Content on Internet

Top Misc Content on Internet


Positive Performance Staff Feedback

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Giving feedback to staff using the sandwich method of positive reinforcement. One of the tools for your self development toolkit. A handy skill for a manager or supervisor to polish you can find some good tips on communicating and giving feedback.

Guidelines When Purchase Foreclosed Properties

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

The process of purchasing foreclosed homes varies from one state to another.

Federal Credit Debt Assistance - What Can the Government Offer You?

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Federal credit debt assistance is helping thousands of Americans who are wrestling credit card debts. The article outlines the options that are offered to help settle those debts.

Reducing Credit Card Debt Government Assistance - Is it A Scam?

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Although hundreds of people where scammed while they were searching for reducing credit card debt government assistance, genuine opportunities can be seized by those who do some research to find truthful federal assistance channels.

Scholarships For Mothers by Obama's Stimulus Program

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

A look into the benefits of Obama Stimulus program and the improved Federal Pell grants and other aids.

An Insight Into the Grants and Scholarships for Single Mothers

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Below is a short article on the grants and scholarships for single mothers and also referring to the major scholarships like Federal Pell Grant, Project Working Mom and online education.

Exciting Opportunities With Scholarships for Married Working Mothers

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Description into the various scholarships available to married working mothers and a short note about Project Working Mom and Obama's educational program.

Government Grants for Credit Card Relief for Single Mothers

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Mothers that fall into the role of raising there kid(s) alone can receive grants with there credit card debt.

Debt Relief Grants for Female Minorities

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Grants offered to woman that fall into the minority status.

Personal Injury? Let the Professionals Handle It!

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

If you've experienced a personal injury make sure your legal rights are covered by letting a lawyer handle the worries for you.

Become an IT Manager: Managing Information Technology Employees

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Information technology management jobs are an important part of many organizations. The management of IT employees, hiring and terminating of employees, conducting their performance reviews are all key tasks. A strong background in planning, computer systems, and an advanced college degree or often required for this position.

Protect Yourself: Learn How FCRA Protects the Home Buyer

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

When it comes to credit information and consumer information, 15 U.S.C. §1681, the Fair Credit Reporting Act or FCRA was enacted to regulate the collection, dissemination and use thereof. Anyone who has ever applied for any type of credit or charge account, job, personal loan or insurance has had a file created. You also have a right to know what your report contains so that is another way you are protected.

Speeches Can Bulk Up Your Executive Resume and Job Search

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

As Executives, giving speeches can be an excellent way to add even more power to your resume. Not sure how? Here ares some tips.

How to Know Your Resume is Well-Formatted

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Having a resume that is formatted correctly is vital in interview success. The hiring manager has have a favorable option on it and it has to display the important information.

Emotional Intelligence: Positively Invest Your Emotional Energy

Posted: 22 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Developing Emotional Intelligence helps people go beyond just coping with our stressful environment. It is a powerful approach to reducing stress in this chaotic world. Identifying your emotions and becoming aware of where you are expending your emotional energy is a first step.

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Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:51 PM PST

SEO Content Tips: The Basics

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:20 PM PST

In the world of SEO, everyone has an opinion. What's more, they're likely to publish it. The SEO community flourishes with advice, but the problem is that often the smaller things get overlooked.

The Content Conundrum - Boxes and Arrows: The design behind the design - Bridging the gap between design and content

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:41 PM PST

by Christopher Detzi on 2009/08/03

Write4net: Publishing is a matter of click.

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST

Content Strategy: A Reading Guide

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:57 AM PST

A List Apart: Articles: Content-tious Strategy

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:47 AM PST

Testing Content Concepts :: UXmatters

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:12 AM PST

A List Apart: Articles: Content Templates to the Rescue

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:35 AM PST

A List Apart: Articles: Content-tious Strategy

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:33 AM PST

How to Write Content Like a King

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:25 AM PST

CopyGator - Catching duplicate content & plagiarism in the Blogosphere.

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:53 AM PST

37 Seconds to Great Storytelling

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:38 AM PST

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We tell you about the power of stories quite a bit. And now we’re able to see what happens in our brains when we encounter a compelling story.

But how do you learn to tell these types of stories? Often, just by studying great ones.

Take 37 seconds to read this one:

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The soul of the city is in a football game three seasons ago, the return to the Superdome, on a Monday night when those of us who love New Orleans first realized the city would be back. It was Sept. 25, 2006 — Payton’s and Brees’ first home game.

The Friday night before, Payton gathered his team in the empty stadium. People had died there, just 13 months before. The bodies were stored in a catering freezer. The building seemed unfixable, and now the Saints stood at midfield. On the video board, Payton played a movie about the hurricane. It showed it all, the dark, dark water, the archipelago of rooftops, the fear on the faces of an abandoned city, the slow pan of the Humanity Street sign barely visible above the current. It showed the Superdome with its roof almost torn off. It showed a city that looked as though it would never return. Then the video ended. The players, standing at the center of a rebuilt stadium, all shiny and new, talked about what they had seen and how important they were to the people who would fill these seats the next night.

They understood.

The game began and, less than two minutes in, the Saints blocked a punt and recovered for a touchdown. One of my best friends, a chef who grew up in the city, sat on his couch in Mississippi and wept. So did thousands of people in the Dome. For 37 seconds, an eternity on television, the announcers stayed quiet, the only noise coming from the screaming of the crowd. Thirty-seven seconds, while a city went completely and totally insane with joy.

Wright Thompson, ESPN.

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Want to be a Better Writer? Get Your Ego Out of the Way

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:43 AM PST

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Raise your hand if you’re a writer.

Now, raise your hand if you have a nice-sized ego.

And now, raise your hand if you lied on that last one and kept your hand down.

The thing is, writing and a big ego kind of go hand in hand. And if you haven’t quit, gone crazy, or offed yourself yet — which I know you haven’t because you were just raising your hand — then like it or not, you have a big ego.

How do I know this? Well:

  • On some level (even if you moan and whine about how you aren’t a famous writer yet or how no one is paying for your brilliance yet or you don’t have your blog to book deal yet), you believe that your words are worth something and that other people should be reading them. It’s okay to admit this; it’s a good thing.
  • You want people to read your writing. Because you know it’s good and it makes an impact and it feels divine to share it.
  • Positive feedback doesn’t just feel good, it’s the ultimate validation of something that you already know: that you’re a writer (dammit).

The Talk

When it comes to writing copy for clients, however, you and your big ego are going to have to have “the talk.” It’s the same talk you had with your kid brother when you were 13.

Yes, you can walk with me to the park, but no, you can’t play basketball with me and my friends.

The fact is, we need our ego to walk us to the park. We need it there when we pitch a client, design a product, write our proposal, name our fee. It gives us confidence, makes us feel like there’s someone (albeit ourselves) on our side that thinks we’re the coolest. It holds our enemies (fear, insecurity and hopelessness) far away.

But when we get on the court — when the contract is signed, the marching orders are given, and we’re sitting down in front of the blank screen — it has to leave, vamoose, go away.

Because . . .

Because it isn’t for you or about you, this writing that you’re doing. It’s for your client. (Or if you're building a business with your blog, it's about your audience and prospective customers.)

It’s about them. Always. They really don’t care about you. They only care about what you can do for them.

If you want to be a better writer, you have to get the hell out of the way. Listen to them. Hear them. Make it about them.

We all know that you are wonderful. And it's great to have creative outlets where we can let our writing personalities shine with enough watts to light up New York City.

Just don’t do it when you’re on the clock, or you won't get the results you're looking for. Your client will say your copy just didn’t hit the mark. Your audience will say that there was something missing.

And something was missing . . . they were. They couldn’t see their forest because of your trees.

Some people might rise up in protest at this point and say that each writer has a certain special, creative something . . . something that makes her work so successful.

I agree — it's called skill. No one would deny the fact that we writers can wordsmith with the best of them, create concepts that defy gravity, know our way around a thesaurus, and can make it all look easy. That's what makes us writers.

You still have to get out of the way and let your clients or audience shine through.

Yes, even shine all the way through your rock-hard ego. The one that we can’t live without, but sometimes need to put away.

About the Author: Lover of butter, wordplayer, marketing writer, ghostwriter, Julie Roads is the owner/founder of Writing Roads. Follow her on Twitter @writingroads.


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