Saturday, January 1, 2011

Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet

Top Articles & Content Writing on Internet

3 Unique Article Writing Tips

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 08:59 AM PST

For any marketer who is serious about their business, of course it's a no-brainer that they want to increase their article readership. Naturally, if you are an article writer and marketer than it's safe to assume you want to do better, too. Writing articles for business and marketing purposes isn't difficult, nor is it hard to learn how to do it well.

How to Survive a 35,000-Foot Fall - Plane Crash Survival Guide - Popular Mechanics

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 06:38 AM PST

Science, suspense, humour and horror combined into one truly superbly-written article.

Article Marketing And Writing Secrets Revealed

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 03:06 AM PST

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Posted: 31 Dec 2010 05:51 PM PST

Turning Yet Another Page

Posted: 05 Nov 2010 10:20 AM PDT

Between the usual freelance load and my half-time gig at the Global Giant Consumer Electronics firm, the blogging has been next to nil. Well, the Global Giant thing is winding down, as the office is pulling up its Charleston roots and moving Up North. But it’s all good.

It's been an OK ride. Good people, downtown location, good schedule, GREAT money, etc. But as for the work itself…meh. Unfortunately, conditions on the ground did not quite match the job description at the outset. It wasn't a matter of misrepresentation, but some big changes in business conditions that shook up the job mix.

Basically, what promised to be a healthy mix of web, video, brochure, point-of-sale, trade show, special projects and technical writing became overwhelmingly technical writing. Nothing against tech writing, but it's not my strong suit, and not what I enjoy. You can read my thoughts on that here.

So, after enduring it for a while and pushing through some huge projects, I turned in my notice. The timing seemed right; freelance, which had been kind of sleepy throughout the summer of 2010, was making a comeback. I gave a healthy 4-week notice and suggested to my boss that he try to find a true tech writer to do the, you know, tech writing, and perhaps save me for the creative stuff. He agreed, and… and… and then they announced they were closing the Charleston office.

Funny, you can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, you wail and gnash your teeth and cry out in anguish, "How much LONGER can I do this job?" Then you get the answer: four weeks. And you're like, "Cool." So, I will be in the office until the first week in December or so, and then go home and wait for those creative projects the boss promised. Will they come? The office is supposed to be closed by spring, so we will see.

At every big serious gig I take, I am always trying to figure out "why I am here." What is the lesson I am supposed to be learning? How will this benefit me in the future? In some ways I think the "purpose" was that I needed to support myself throughout a sleepy freelance period. Another thought was that I always said I could never, would never, do technical writing. But I did. I didn't love it, and I never felt very proficient at it, but I did it. And I suppose I could do it again if absolutely necessary.

So, soon, it's back to the full time pursuit of freelance work. And blogging more regularly, because I need to rebuild my Google strength. So stand by for more pearly pearls of freelance copywriting wisdom, fans of freelance copywriting wisdom!
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