Sunday, April 4, 2010

Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet

Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet

Career Advice: 30 Writing Tips - Inside Higher Ed

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:18 AM PDT

Is Google Making Us Stupid? - Magazine - The Atlantic

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 08:22 PM PDT

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How to Write an Article for Your School Newspaper - wikiHow

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 05:48 PM PDT

Writing Microcopy « Bokardo – Social Design by Joshua Porter

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 02:22 PM PDT

The Art of Lisp & Writing

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 01:24 PM PDT

The Art of Lisp & Writing

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 11:54 AM PDT

Double or Nothing

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 04:52 AM PDT

Ah, the things a Charleston copywriter does these days to keep the checks coming!

This tale is about “these times” and the strength of professional relationships. First, these times. What can we say? By every objective economic measure, these times suck. It is all around us – people out of work, underworked or underpaid. And yet, as I said a while back, I keep chugging along. Not setting the world on fire by any means, but staying busy – and staying Thankful.

Then, a regular client comes to me with a proposition. A relative of his is a Realtor here in Charleston. He is representing a seller with about 500 acres of land in Manning SC. This is a large hunting property with many improvements where you can annihilate deer, doves, ducks and turkeys by day, while enjoying the amenities of a handsome new 4-bed, 2-bath cabin by night. If you know anything about hunting properties (and I do not,) you know that this is a rarity.

Of course, times being what they are, the sellers can’t sell as quickly as they would like. They want to sell, the realtor wants his commission, so what do they do? Well, the realtor turns to his cousin/uncle/whatever who runs a website development firm here in Charleston (link). This property needs a well-designed, well-written and well- optimized website – better designed, written and optimized than is acurrently affordable. The proposal is as follows: if we sell, I will pay you double. If we do not, it’s free.

The web dude agrees, but only if he can get his trusted designer – and his trusted writer (me) – to go along with it. So, I have a choice. It’s not like I need any more practice writing Real Estate. Since I moved to Charleston, I have done plenty. And, will this property ultimately sell? Who knows?

For me, it all turned on the professional relationship with the web dude. I asked myself, what would make me comfortable with the possibility of not being paid for my work? And the beginning, midle and end of the story is that I trust the guy. Of all my clients, I have precisely two that I would trust with this sort of arrangement.

I guess the point is that, despite the economic conditions, you ALWAYS have a choice who you work with. And it isn’t always about money. I have clients I have known for 20 years who take their sweet-ass time paying me, and I have clients I have known for about a minute who are my fastest pays.

I don’t want this to seem like a tortured decision process that took days….I trusted the guy, and I agreed. And I agreed to do my best work, fully aware that I may not get paid.

So I invite you to check out the site, and judge for yourself. Does this look like a guy doing a favor for his nephew, and dragging his begrudging web buddies along for the ride? Deep Creek Land for Sale.

4 Ways Text Messaging Skyrockets Your Writing Ability

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:05 AM PDT

Did you know that your cell phone can make you better writer? Here are 4 ways that you can improve your writing ability with text messaging.

1. You learn the value of every word – no, of every character. In writing, especially for marketing and sales, the tighter your message is, the better. When you have only 150 characters to work with, each letter has to earn it’s place. It has to pull it’s weight. This forces you to think carefully about your choice of words.

2. You begin to break free from some of the “rule” forced on you by all your English teachers. The best writing is the plainest. How many people do you know that speak the way that grammar dictates is proper? Less than 5%, at least in my neighborhood. When you are communicating via the written word, sometimes there’s a desire to be super-formal. Believe me, that’s not the best method for getting your message across to the average audience. Unless you’re talking to English professors…. All writers need to have the freedom to say what they mean, forsaking the rules when necessary. 

3. You have to learn to communicate in such a way that your reader will understand exactly what you mean. Many people I know do not understand this principle. I see SMS messages that have no clear meaning, or that can be understood in multiple ways. Thoughtful writers will take the opportunity to heighten their concentration. How can I eliminate any ambiguity and say what needs to be said so that the message is plainly understood? This is great focus training for any writer.

4. Sending text messages gives you a chance to produce written messages where you otherwise wouldn’t be making them. Texting is the same as typing, which is the same as writing. More practice is always a good thing.

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Posted: 04 Apr 2010 03:51 AM PDT

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A Drop Ship Tale Of The Lemonade Stand Posted By: Jake Sabey

Posted: 03 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

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