Avoiding Content Duplication

June 2, 2008

Avoiding content duplication can be tricky, particularly if you are trying to submit articles to another website. Nevertheless, it is something that needs to be considered by ever website owner.

Search engines make every effort to display diverse results for Internet users and they frown on substantive blocks of content within or across domains–particularly when the content is exactly the same…

Five Secrets Of Success to Article Writing

May 28, 2008

Secret #1: Subject Matter Expertise Stands Out

If you are not already the subject matter expert on the topics you write on, become one.
You are more likely to succeed writing about something on which you are an expert, than on every subject under the sun. If you are an expert, your passion is bound to show, and your articles will enjoy a greater probability of success. Leverage both your passi…

Brand Yourself with a small Budget

May 28, 2008

Have you spent hours on end trying your best to make money on the internet and ended up empty handed? Trust me you’re not alone.
I’ve been there myself.

After running into a brick wall for years, I’ve finally found what works for me.

If I were starting today and could choose one method to promote my business and to brand myself, it would be writing and submitting articles.

Why?

** I…

Top Seven Tips for Writing Articles on the Internet

May 28, 2008

Online readers love information, but be sure your information is crisp, clean, clear and concise.
1. Keep your paragraphs short, even a line or two. Online readers will ignore long batches of words in long paragraphs, whether in an ezine or at a Web site. That costs the author a lot of book sales. Respect readers who want material short and sweet.

2. Write tips in their correct format. First…

Listen To The Critics

May 24, 2008

Back in 1999, I wrote my very first self-published book. I wrote it in Microsoft Word®, then took it down to Kinko’s to be copied and bound. I sold several of those books without one ounce of feedback—good or bad.

Then a retired minister contacted me; he told me the book was good, but could be so much better. It was hard hearing his constructive criticism but I listened. I made the changes…

Ghost Writer - Smart Writer For Smart Needs

May 24, 2008

 professional writer that mainly hired to write stories, books even autobiographies, reports and other written materials is known as a ghost writer, he writes a lot of materials of varying creativity but the credits for writing these materials are given to the persons who hire a ghost writer for their work. Many opticians, celebrities and marketing companies hires ghost. Sometimes some authors or…

Don’t Pester The Editor

May 24, 2008

As an editor, I can tell you that one of my BIGGEST pet peeves is when a writer “pesters” me every other day or once a week about his (or her) submission. I don’t mind if it’s a viable question, but what I hate is when the writer’s impatience takes hold and I feel “squeezed” as if the writer’s pestering is going to make me accept his (or her) submission faster.

I think new writers, or writers w…

How To Get Editors To Buy Your Articles

May 24, 2008

Ever wonder what it takes to get editors to buy your articles? Here are four quick tips to help you sell your articles:

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As an editor, it can sometimes be difficult to choose which articles to keep and which to pass on. There are times I’d love to buy a whole bunch of articles, but the budget just isn’t there. During times like these, I’ve discovered it’s easier — and pain-free — to …

A Million Penguins Can’t Write a Good Novel

May 23, 2008

The mass novel editing and writing Wiki project from Penguin Books and De Montfort University at amillionpenguins.com did not outcome in a publishable novel. That’s not really much of a surprise. Gawker reports that Penguin was initially optimistic about the project.

Before inviting the web to create a collaborative novel using a wiki in 2007, Jeremy Ettinghausen asked, “Can a community write a…

J.K. Rowling’s Emotional Testimony in Court Today

May 23, 2008

J.K. Rowling testified in a New York court today and she was nearly moved to tears as she described how much Harry Potter and the books means to her.

Rowling testified as a aftereffect of a joint lawsuit brought by her estate and Warner Brothers (the films’ producers) against RDR Books to stop the publication of “The Harry Potter Lexicon,” a reference book culled from thousands of pages of info p…

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