Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Top Misc Content on Internet

Top Misc Content on Internet


Magnetic Sponsoring Review

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

This write up gives you an honest magnetic sponsoring review. After having gone through this article, you'll be able to understand the pros and cons of this business.

Importance of Accounting

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Some of the reasons highlighting the importance of accounting have been highlighted in the following paragraphs. To know more about the importance of accounting, read on

Payment Letter Sample

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Do you need to send out a letter to remind defaulters about payments? Well, this article on payment letter sample, with the help of an example explains to you, how you can draft such a letter.

Importance of Branding

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The logic and importance of branding has been elaborated upon in the following paragraphs. The following article will give you an inside view of the activity of branding. To know more, read on

Commitment Letter Sample

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

A legally valid document that commits two parties to a financial assistance agreement, a commitment letter is very easy to draft and can be easily understood with the help of the commitment letter sample given in this article to elucidate this form of letter writing for you.

Is Magnetic Sponsoring Scam?

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

A question that has been haunting various people involved in the MLM business is that is magnetic sponsoring scam? Here, I'll discuss about various facets associated with magnetic sponsoring program

Business Risk vs Financial Risk

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

This article has information about business risk vs financial risk which will help you understand these concepts better. So, keep reading to know more...

Importance of Advertising

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

When a brand is to be popularized, the entrepreneurs realize the importance of advertising. The following article is a brief and comprehensive elaboration of advertising and the crucial role that it plays in the business world. To know more, read on

Market America Reviews

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The Internet is flooded with various Market America reviews that leaves customers in a state of confusion about the legitimacy of this business idea. Presenting before you an article that states honest Market America reviews.

How to Make Money From Home

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Wondering how to make money from home? Here are some easy ideas which can help you earn extra money, that too without stepping out.

Sample Donation Acknowledgement Letter

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

After you've gone through the sample donation acknowledgement letter, you'll be able to understand various facets associated to this form of letter writing.

Sample Donation Request Letter to a Company

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The sample donation request letter to a company will cover all important points that you need to know about how to formulate a proper sample donation letter. Continue reading further to know more...

Guerrilla Marketing Examples

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Take a look at the following guerrilla marketing examples, mentioned in the following article, as the strategy of guerrilla marketing is not a very expensive one. All you need is basic capital and a great idea to promote your product.

Flyer Design Ideas

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Coming up with a good and cheap advertising technique can be difficult. In this article, we give you some flyer design ideas to create flyers that work as one of the best ways to promote your products or services.

Solicitation Letter for Donations

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Solicitation letter for donations can go a long way in helping you to generate funds. Here are some important tips for writing solicitation letter for donations along with a sample letter.

Arranging Adventure Events for Motivation

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Many big corporates are taking up the charge of organizing adventure events for the employees, claiming it to be a real stress booster.

Importance of Diversity

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Importance of diversity in the workplace and in educational institutions plays a crucial role in the overall development of a nation. In this article, we shall know what is the importance of diversity and how it can be achieved.

Delivery Business Ideas

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

One of the simpler ways to make some good money, a lot of people are looking for some delivery business ideas. Here, we give you these ideas, along with some tips to ensure that your business is a booming success.

Attributes of a Leader

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

A leader is the one who takes his followers where they ought to be. What are the attributes of a leader which mark him different from others? To get the answer of this question you must read this article.

How to Write a Cover Letter for an Internship

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

If you are about to do an internship, the first question that would come to your mind is how to write a cover letter for an internship? Here we give you some tips for the same and an example of a cover letter for an internship. Read on...

It Isn't Good Content Unless it's SEO'd Content

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:16 PM PDT

SEO and content--once again

Reading on the Web (Alertbox)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:39 PM PDT

Users don't read Web pages, they scan. Highlighting and concise writing improved measured usability 47-58%. Marketese imposed a cognitive burden on users and was disliked.

Put Your SEO and Copywriter in Their Place... So Your Keywords Will Be Too!

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:22 PM PDT

SEO and content go hand in hand

Narrative Journalism (artikel)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:48 PM PDT

It started with James Agee and John Hersey. Then came Tom Wolfe, Gay Talese and (maybe) the late Hunter S. Thompson, journalists who wanted to tell Americans the truth about themselves beyond the framework of conventional objectivity. It is called narrative journalism, or what some prefer to call literary journalism because it demands a standard and quality of writing found only in literature. Off shoots are ethnographic or feature-travel journalism, reportage that doesn't pretend to be objective but does try to be fair. Narrative journalism is popular in America and in some circles it is reaching messianic dimensions.

Writing Inverted Pyramids in Cyberspace (Alertbox)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:36 PM PDT

One of the occupational hazards of getting a Ph.D. is a distinct predilection for the traditional pyramid style of exposition: starting with the foundation and gradually building to the conclusion. Most research papers and engineering reports open with a problem statement, then review the prior art, and move into a detailed discussion of the different options that are considered and the methods that are used. After plowing through twenty pages of basics the patient reader may find a section entitled results with detailed tables, charts, and statistical tests; and after an additional five pages of this, a page or so of conclusions is reached. Journalists have long adhered to the inverse approach: start the article by telling the reader the conclusion, follow by the most important supporting information, and end by giving the background. Inverted-pyramid writing is useful for newspapers because readers can stop at any time and still get the most important parts of the article.

The 7 Essential Steps to Creating Your Content Masterpiece

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 06:37 AM PDT

image of Johann Sebastian Bach

In the UK, we have a derogatory term for newspapers: chip wrappers. No matter how good, today's front page wraps tomorrow’s fish and chips.

Bloggers can relate. You slave for hours to write a stellar article that bursts into the limelight for only a few days, or even hours, before it's forgotten. Readers who find you this week won't know what you wrote last week, much less last year.

It's tough to feel like even your best work is destined to become nothing but a chip wrapper.

You may find yourself longing for the good old days when artists had plenty of time to produce their masterpieces, and audiences took their time to appreciate them. Write a good symphony, novel, or sonnet sequence and you could dine out on it for years to come. If only the modern world weren’t in such a perpetual hurry, chasing after the next quick fix.

Tell that to Johann Sebastian Bach.

To us, Bach is one of the giants of classical music, having produced a body of stellar work that his fans never tire of listening to. His music has been performed and recorded countless times.

So it’s easy to imagine him taking his time to compose, treating his art with the leisurely respect it deserved. And when he was done, he must have had plenty of opportunities to bask in the admiration of his fans, as they implored “Play it again Johann!”

The reality was a little different.

The present day interest of audiences in “old” music is a comparatively new phenomenon. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, audiences were interested only in new music and kept composers busy producing new pieces for their next performance.

~ Robert Weisberg, Creativity: Beyond the Myth of Genius

Bach spent his career as an employee, composing music to order on a punishing schedule. One such appointment was as Cantor of St Thomas’s Church in Leipzig, a prestigious but demanding role, where he produced a cantata (a musical setting for sacred texts) every week of the year and extra ones for holidays — a total of 60 every year. He held that position for five years.

Bach spent several decades writing an average of 20 pages of finished music a day. Tyler Cowen points out that it would be hard for an experienced copyist to match this rate of production. In other words, it would be difficult to just copy out that much sheet music accurately, never mind composing it.

Yet far from being a hindrance to the great composer, this kind of productivity was actually an advantage. In Creativity: Beyond the Myth of Genius, Robert Weisberg discusses statistical research into the proportion of masterpieces to minor works among great and not-so-great composers.

The researchers concluded that the rate of hits to misses was pretty constant between major and minor composers. The truly great composers produce more masterpieces than the others, mainly because they produced more work overall.

What distinguished them was not effortless genius or leisurely perfectionism, but relentless productivity.

Bach wrote more than 1,000 musical works in his lifetime. We don’t accord them all the same reverence, but we should be grateful for every single one he wrote — because if he had cranked out fewer journeyman pieces, we’d have fewer masterpieces to enjoy.

We also wouldn't have a handy role model from whom to garner some essential tips for producing masterpieces.

Here are seven lessons you can learn from Bach, to keep your content marketing from being tossed aside like used chip wrappers.

1. Aim high

Bach was a hired musician, but he approached his work as an artist. He knew that the best job security — and chance of immortality — came from having the highest standards.

Don’t think of yourself as a “blogger.” Think of yourself as a writer. And an artist.

Write articles, not blog posts. Never think “Well, I’ve been serving up good stuff for a couple of years now, surely my audience will cut me some slack this week.”

Write the very best you can, every time.

2. Get into productive habits

20 pages of music a day didn’t write itself. Bach didn’t have the benefit of systems like Getting Things Done and fancy tools like 37 Signals or Remember the Milk. But he obviously had a powerhouse approach to productivity.

Writing consistently well requires quality writing time. Make sure you’re spending the most productive time of your day on your writing.

That means getting into a daily and weekly routine that supports this. It also means having productivity systems in place that take care of all the day-to-day tasks, so that it’s easy to forget them during your writing time, and focus 100% on your work.

3. Create content strategically

Bach wasn’t an entrepreneur or a business owner, but he was very focused on achieving his career goals, financial as well as artistic. He wrote with his patrons and his reputation in mind, just as much as the listeners in the church pews. He knew where he was headed — and what he needed to do to get there.

When every article you write fits into the big picture of what your blog is about, and takes you one step nearer your long-term goals, then it’s easier to accept that that particular article won’t be in the limelight for long.

This means taking time out to (re-)evaluate the strategic direction of your business, and making sure everything you write for your blog is aligned with that.

4. Write material that's strong enough to endure

The St Matthew Passion and Brandenburg Concertos are the ultimate cornerstone content. Bach wrote to a weekly schedule — but with his eye on immortality.

There’s a (brief) time and a place for newsy, topical pieces, but if that’s all you’re writing, you’re producing nothing but digital chip wrappers.

Write articles that will be valuable, searchable and relevant five or even ten years from now. That way your blog will continually grow in value over time. It also makes your job as a writer easier, since you can keep linking back to earlier pieces and reintroducing them to your readers.

5. Rework your themes

Musicologist Norman Carrell has conducted a painstaking analysis of Bach’s compositions, and concluded that more than 200 of his non-vocal works contain borrowings from his own earlier works; and 65% of his cantatas contain similar borrowings from his earlier choral works.

Clearly, he didn’t mind repeating himself — with variation.

Make a virtue of the fact that not everyone in your audience has read everything you’ve ever written. After you’ve been blogging for a while, look back at your archives and ask yourself what themes are right for revisiting.

Chances are your thinking will have changed a little since you wrote those early pieces. You won’t be regurgitating, but revising and extending your ideas. You can also link to those posts, which will both boost your traffic and give your new readers a chance to enjoy your previous work.

6. Riff on other people's themes

Carrell’s analysis found borrowings from other composers in 80 of Bach’s nonvocal works, and melodies from Lutheran hymns in more than 200 of his cantatas.

This would certainly not have been considered plagiarism, since it was accepted practice for composers to compose variations on themes from past and present composers.

Blogging thrives on cross-linking and cross-fertilization of ideas. It’s one big conversation, right? Other bloggers love it if you pick up one of their themes and riff on it, offering complementary thoughts that extend them in a new direction. You'll also get the side benefit of seeing other people link to your own best blog posts.

Make your feed reader your Muse from time to time. Just don’t forget to link!

7. Repurpose your blog content

When he sat down with his quill and paper, Bach could never have dreamed of lavish CD box sets stacked up in music stores, or of people downloading his sonatas from iTunes and listening to them on their morning commute.

A great way to repurpose your content within your blog is to create cornerstone pages. But don’t stop there — blog articles can become the basis of e-books, books, videos, podcasts, live seminars and e-learning programs.

I’ve lost count of the number of people who have paid me good money to tell them things in person that are available for free on my blog. Each time you change the format of your ideas, you make them fresh and relevant for a new audience.

Remember why you’re doing this

The historical record shows that Bach was very focused on earning money and building his reputation.

But I defy anyone to listen to his work and tell me that he didn’t love music for its own sake, or that once he sat down to write and got into the flow, he wasn’t transported into another dimension.

Goals are important, but set them aside for a moment. Forget about “why you’re blogging” in terms of outcomes, and focus on why you chose blogging writing as a means to achieve your goals.

Surely it was because you love to write, and the idea of writing for a living is a dream come true? Well if that’s the case, remember how lucky you are to have this opportunity to do what you love, today.

Make the most of it.

About the Author: Mark McGuinness helps artists, entrepreneurs and other creative people achieve remarkable things at Lateral Action and Wishful Thinking. For bite-sized inspiration, follow Mark on @markmcguinness Twitter.


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Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Top Misc Content on Internet

Top Misc Content on Internet


Marketing Plan Template

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The marketing plan template is a short one page template that can be used to make a short marketing plan. Explanation to some of the important elements of the plan as well as the template has been elaborated below. To know more, read on...

Business Plan Template

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The following business plan template will help you to draft a business plan for your own organization. You may print out the template and modify it according to your own needs. To know more about the business plan template, read on

Quick Ways to Make Money

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Looking for quick ways to make money? Read on for some fast money making ideas for kids, teens and college students.

Affiliate Marketing: How to Make Money

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

If you want to make money online, this article is yours. Affiliate marketing is easy to start with if you are new to internet business. If you do it right, you will earn huge commissions. This article intends to show you how to do it.

Saudi Arabia Crude Oil

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

This article talks about Saudi Arabia crude oil. If you wish to learn the vital things about Saudi Arabia oil and its light crude oil, then you need to read the content of this article to learn more about it.

Seven Effective Marketing Tips for Lawyers

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

These days it seems everyone looks to the internet to find information about anything. From books to shoes, from jewelry to travel, many people turn online to find trusted sources. This trend is not limited to any specific trade and it's important that Lawyers are prepared to handle this new platform.

Credit Suisse Gold Bars - A 50% Return In 2 Years

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The price of gold just topped $1200 summer 2010. Since 2008 that represents a 50% price rise. Are you missing out?

Stay In The Know With Health and Safety

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Health and safety is becoming an increasingly important part or our day to day lives. It is important for every business to address health and safety issues.

Advertising Slogans

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The following article will give you an insight in one of the most crucial aspect of the advertising industry - advertising slogans. Continue reading, to understand what it takes to make some of the best advertising slogans in the world.

How to Buy Stocks for Beginners

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Are you a beginner thinking of entering the stock market to get phenomenal financial returns? If yes, then the content on how to buy stocks for beginners in this article will help you know more. So, keep reading to learn some investment tricks...

How to Write a Cover Letter for a Job

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Is it your first job and are you wondering how to write a cover letter for a job? Absolutely not a problem, we will do our job and tell you how to do that!

Sales Techniques

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Using good sales techniques is very essential for a sales and marketing executive to secure a lead. This article focuses on the basic phone and door to door sales techniques.

Magnetic Sponsoring

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Wondering if magnetic sponsoring is another network marketing business or a scam? Well, get some information about this topic after reading the following article.

How to Make Money Fast for 13 Year Olds

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

We hear stories of teenagers working smartly and earning some money along with completing their education. This article will help you know how to make money fast for 13 year olds by putting forth some exciting money making ideas.

How to Increase Website Traffic

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Wondering how to increase your website traffic? Act fast to increase website traffic by adopting the tips mentioned in this article...

Private School Grants

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Availing private school grants might seem a bit difficult at first, but with taking some important considerations in mind, you can easily obtain funds for private schooling. This article centers on private school grants.

Radio Advertising Costs

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Radio advertising is a good proposition for advertisers, radio stations and also civilians. There are varied radio advertising costs in various countries of the world, take a look and find out which ones are more convenient.

Top 10 Franchises

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

The following article will cover some of the top 10 franchises in the world that have either made it to the top or maintained their position despite recession. The following article will cover the names of some of the top 10 franchises in the world...

Surety Bond Insurance

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Surety bond insurance has emerged as an integral part of high risk business operations. Let us take a look at the various aspects of surety bond insurance.

Affiliate Programs that Work

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:00 PM PDT

Researching on the Internet and finding information about affiliate programs that work will give you an idea about the popularity of such programs. Read some information about various affiliate programs.

Best Practices for Online Copy | Yahoo! Style Guide

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 09:24 PM PDT

Headline Writing for Online Content and Copy | Copyblogger

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 08:11 PM PDT

Why Your Release Might Not Make It In to Google News « BusinessWired – Business Wire Blog

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:49 PM PDT

Yahoo! Style Guide

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:23 PM PDT

Plinky

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Brain Traffic

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Charles Bukowski and the Secret to Immortal Writing

Posted: 29 Jun 2010 07:29 AM PDT

image of Charles Bukowski

Henry Charles Bukowski, Jr. was arguably the greatest American fiction writer of the last half of the 20th century.

Fortunately for his book sales, most think of him as the archetypal drunk, misanthropic male pig.

Don't let the hype fool you, though. Bukowski possessed the secret to something nearly every blogger wants: what makes truly immortal writing.

As I’ve only spent a few minutes with his now 16-year-old corpse lying in San Pedro (see photo above), I can’t speak to his personal life. But the words, the lines, the books, they are evidence of a generous, staggeringly imperfect, stoic genius and lover of life. Sure, a stack of tangled contradictions, who isn't?

Before (and after) his relatively minor fame hit, Bukowski spent decades mailing his poems and stories to small press magazines, mimeographed booklet makers and the like. Thousands of pages, hundreds of thousands of words. Usually these would go out as originals, no carbon copies.

He once estimated that he’d lost hundreds of poems this way, the publisher usually wouldn’t return the rejected work, and it was gone forever.

It forced him to move on, to work deliberately, to punch through again and again and again without sentiment.

The poetry business, in my opinion, is largely an inbred, favor-driven, audience-less racket. Most folks don’t think about poetry until Terry Gross drags some poor, expressive soul into her studio for a literary interview. And when he or she begins to talk, most folks switch the channel.

Bukowski eventually acquired a raving audience despite this reality. An audience that continues to grow exponentially 16 years after his death. An audience that begs, borrows and steals to get his stuff. An audience that he famously never chased down. An audience that he, in fact, largely pushed away.

How did he do it? How did he go on to sell endless books of poetry and finally lay down in the dirt making an almost six-figure literary income? Several reasons of course, but try this one on for size …

The secret is in the line.

~ Charles Bukowski

Yeah, I know. Don’t dismiss that. Read it again.

The secret is in the line.

~ Charles Bukowski

No 10 point PR plan.

No elaborate structure.

No budget.

No reader polls.

No blog.

The secret is in the line.

~ Charles Bukowski

Sure, Twitter wasn’t around in 1980. And he eventually had John Martin at Black Sparrow Press backing him. But Bukowski himself attributed so much weight to the single line that it eclipsed all else in his philosophy of writing. If the single line was magnificent, the rest would take care of itself.

In a 60,000 word novel, the working focus was on the single line.

In the dirty stories sold to skin mags for money, the working focus was on the single line.

In a small poem that maybe 50 people would read, the working focus was on the single line.

Not easy. Not fast. But this must certainly be the path to immortal (and powerfully influential) writing.

If you can stomach it.

If not, there’s always a place for you in the pedestrian lane.

About the Author: Robert Bruce is an American writer. And day job man. And beer drinker. And Presbyterian. All from the rain and fog of Portland, Ore. Get him on Twitter.


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