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Can I Build a Profitable Internet Business?

Undoubtedly, the Internet has become an indispensable part of our lives. Many of us have even started an Internet home based business without experience to accomplish financial freedom. Precisely, just like you, we also asked the same question, “Can I build a profitable internet business?&. . .

What’s Wrong With The Internet? It Must Be Broken!

After months of scouring the internet, I could not put my hands on the 2 million links various search engines said were available to do my book promotions. First, let me say I perceive myself as an intermediate user of the internet, but maybe my perception was misguided as I searched and realized. . .

A Free Lesson On How To Easily Write Ads That Are Guaranteed To Make You Money

COPYWRITINGAfter determining what we are going to sell, the next task is to effectively convey our message.Copywriting is the art of writing words and messages that successfully sell a product or service. From the development of the sales message on a website to classified or banner advertising,. . .

Learn About Love From Poet Rumi

Learn about love by reading poetry by a long dead poet named Rumi. No need to look for ancient texts hidden in caves...Search the Net.In this modern age of technology, busy lifestyles, and obsession with consumerism have taken a lot of the romance and love out of our lives. The Internet has becom. . .

Writing For The Web: Where To Get Article Ideas

A friend and I were talking the other day about writing. He liked to write, but even so his biggest problem was finding things to write about. My friend was astounded at the volume of writing that I do - at least one article and something as many as six, per day. Where do I get all of the ideas f. . .

A Newsletter Publisher's Main Task: Packaging Value Content

The main task of a newsletter publisher is to select and package quality content of direct, practical relevance to its specific readership audience.This might sound quick and easy, but it is not. Publishing a quality newsletter is more than just cutting and pasting quality content into your newsl. . .

Your Book Marketing Plan - Winning Strategies and Tips

Many authors hit a roadblock when it comes to putting together and implementing a book marketing plan. You know you need to have one, you have a vague idea of what it needs to include, but pulling it all together into a step-by-step plan of attack is not nearly as easy as it sounds. A good starti. . .

An Article about Articles

Everyone that publishes a newsletter or ezine knows that the "list" is the most important thing, if you want to be successful with any online venture. To build that list we are told to submit ads to other ezines, join as many ezines as is humanly possible to read in a 24 hour day without food or . . .

Who Wants to Be An Internet Guru? I Do? Do YOU?

The Internet Gurus. What do they do? How do they get so rich? What do they have in common? Are these the questions going through your mind when you ask yourself,"Heh, if they can do it, maybe I can too?"These are the questions Rob Parnell answers in his new ebook, "Be an Internet Guru, Write Your. . .

The Top 10 Secrets of Successful Authors

If you are not a successful author yet, incorporate the following ten secrets:1. Treat your book as a business.You spend many hours creating a masterpiece to help your audience. It follows then, you need to set up a regular time schedule to market and promote it. 2. Create a flyer for each book y. . .

Free Money For College

What if someone came up to you and offered you $5000 to attend college? Or after college, what if someone called you and asked if you wanted a couple thousand dollars to pay off some student loans? The obvious answer is, “Where do I sign up?” But, the truth is that there are hundreds of ways for . . .

Are You Ready For The Publishing Revolution?

Writing has traditionally been considered a solitary craft. You wrote you article or book in seclusion. You submitted it to an editor or publisher and prayed it would be published. Along comes the Internet and the monsters out of the cage. You now have the ability to self publish your work. You c. . .

Top 10 Common English Goofs by Web Authors

In reviewing and browsing web sites over the years, I have compiled a list of the most common misuses of English by web authors. Here they are in Letterman (reverse) order.10. Who, which or that?"Who" (or "whom") refers to persons. "Which" refers to animals or things, never to persons. "That" can. . .

10 Tips on How To Write A Sales Letter

The main reason why 95% of online businesses fail is because of poor sales letter. Write your sales letter with an Individual in mind; think as if you are writing personally to them. People love to read good stories, tell them stories that illustrate a point you are trying to make.1.Heading.Write. . .

Want To Start a Publishing Revolution?

Calling all publishers, editors, journalists and freelance writers. It's time to breathe more life into your copy. Turn your articles into living pieces that spark measurable debate, get closer to your readers and engage their mind and soul - we're talking revolution. As it was in the beginning. . .

Is Someone Plagiarizing Your Work?

About two weeks ago I received an article submission that immediately attracted my attention. The title was identical to the title of an article I wrote and which was published in 'WebProNews' in May 1999. "Probably just a coincidence", I thought to myself, and kept reading. But the first paragra. . .

How to Write Funny -- It's All About Timing

My Dad has this old joke that goes, "What's the most important thing about humor?" After a short pause, he interjects, "TIMING!"I've rolled my eyes many a time over this joke.But here's a new version for writers: "What's the most important thing about writing funny? ...... WORDING!"Whether you're. . .

Incredibly Bad Articles Will Kill Your Credibility

I've noticed a disturbing trend recently of articles suggesting that people write articles to send traffic to their websites, and enhance their credibility. In theory, the more articles you write, the more traffic you'll receive, the more credibility you'll have, the more sales you'll make.It's a. . .

Impulse Writing for Better Ad Headings

Writing headlines for your ads is the most important part of your online presence. When posting your ad to classified sites, directories, message boards, newsgroups or mailing lists, the only part of your ad that is showing is the heading. So, what your heading says will make the difference be. . .

How To Find A Job As A Copy Editor

Jobs for copy editors may seem like they are hard to find, but really you can find them and you can do so with many of the qualifications you already have. But, if you do not have any qualifications, this may be the first step in finding the copyediting job that you have been looking for. Jobs . . .

Six Top Tips - You Could be Proofreading From Home Real Soon

Perhaps you are working for a proof reading company and you are looking for to get into freelance work. Or, maybe you are looking to start a career proofreading from home. In any case, you want to learn how to find proofreading jobs, right? The career is out there, but how do you break in? Ma. . .

12 Ways to Research a Historical Novel

Whether you are fictionalizing historical events or making up your own story, attention to detail can determine whether your novel is credible to history buffs or if they’ll give it a pass. Read about the general history of the locale where your story is set, so you have some context for your st. . .

Give Your Readers A Sample

Manufacturers of food products are masters at marketing. When they launch a new product, they hire crews of merchandisers to pass out samples and coupons during peak grocery shopping times. The result – a large percentage of shoppers become first-time buyers after receiving their free sample and . . .

How To Find Freelance Jobs - Writing About Food

Did you know that jobs writing about food are available? These opportunities are available in a variety of areas. Employment in these fields is an exciting concept. For many, getting their foot in the door is the most important and most challenging first step. In order to succeed, a wide rang. . .

Finding a Literary Agent

I touched on this briefly in one of my other articles but it’s something that deserves a little more attention. Whether you are a first-time writer or one that has been published previously, the question of getting an agent always comes up. Here I hope to help answer that question by following th. . .

How Webmasters Can Become Experts and Write Expert Articles!

Write Articles, Be recognized as an Expert, Drive a Surge of Traffic to your Website, Increase your Link Popularity, Create Awareness,- yes that is what all Internet Marketers are talking about.Article writing certainly does bring such great results to webmasters but do all articles yield such di. . .

Everything I Needed to Know About Article Writing I Learned from My English Teacher

By now you probably understand how important writing for trade publications is to establishing credibility in the home business world. On to the first hurdle: how do you get past that HUGE writers' block? How do you know what to write about, and how do you make it unique, informative and interest. . .

Realize Your Book Dream In 2004!

If you haven't realized the success you wanted last year, here's a way to reap the harvest with 86% improvement!Use the power of visualization.When you see, hear, and feel your book project already manifested through specific outcomes, you'll be in the 86% success group. It's far easier to percei. . .

Publisher, Are You Getting What You Deserve?

Isn't it about time that publishers reaped their long, overdue recognition? Jane Fulton and Jude Wright, owners of Three Dollar Ads think so! Since we are both publishers, we got together and decided to put together a site that benefits publishers for all their hard work:http://threedollarads.com. . .

Giving Yourself the Right to Write

"But I've only been on the Internet 3 months! How can I write an article?” That was my reaction back in 1999 when I began my online career and heard that writing articles was the key to bringing targeted visitors to my website. But I went ahead anyway and wrote my first article. I soon discovered. . .

Writer’s Web Resources

The Internet has truly revolutionized the careers of writers worldwide. Now you can work for publishers, corporations and a whole range of other clients on a truly global scale. Whether you are in the heart of a big city, or in a remote mountain village, all you need is an Internet connection to . . .

How eBooks Can Be Very Valuable

EBooks have a number of benefits over the traditional book. These include the following: Cheaper to create Quicker to create Easier to target a wide market High profit potential More versatile than traditional booksLets look at each of these points in turn:Cheaper to create:The eBook can be crea. . .

Freelance Writing Markets, Poetry Markets - Highly Paid -v- Unpaid

Amazing as it may sound, there is a real shortage of good writers and poets. Try telling that to the thousands of writers and poets who get daily rejection slips.As far as they are concerned, writing is virtually impossible to break into no matter how hard they seem to try.There may be a number o. . .

Creating A Great Print Newsletter

The traditional print media newsletter is still useful even in the rapidly changing age of the Internet and IT. Its uses are so multi-faceted that it can cover just about anything – from the company’s profile to promotions, home-order system and contests. Before the Internet homepage became so co. . .

Top 10 Ways to Know your Book Concept will Sell--Before you Invest Time and Money

Make your book stand out from the crowd! Test your book's significance, find your market before you write, and treat your book as part of your business. 1. Test your book's significance fun, humor easy to read teach something interesting, new? original, unique info? potential to positively affect. . .

Why Should I Bother With Optimised Online Copywriting?

It's no good having a creative, individual website with brilliant, informative copy if customers can't find you on the internet. On the other hand, it's also detrimental if you have a website that can be easily found (has a high ranking) but people become bored and alienated reading it.Producing . . .

Discover 3 Easy Ways to Promote Your Articles

Are you using these methods to promote your articles? If not, you are missing out on some easy ways to get more traffic. Ways that require no additional work on your part once they are set up. 1. Fr*e Ebook Compile all of your articles into a fr*e ebook and give it away. Set it up on its own . . .

The Author Within

Just about every marketer on the Internet claims to be the best around and would have you believe that no one else knows as much or can teach you as quickly and thoroughly as they can. It would seem that they erroneously assume that by admiring someone else’s teachings they will lessen their ma. . .

Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 1

Why don't you write a book?Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would be too much effort. A professional speaker says she is so busy marketing herself, she doesn't know w. . .

Increase Freelance Sales With an Online Resume!

Freelancing is a competitive business, especially in today’s fast-paced, e-focused world.Often there are hundreds of writers competing for the same, limited number of assignments, and the writer who can best showcase his or her abilities is the one who lands the job.Editors, however, are very bus. . .

What Hurricane Katrina Can Teach Authors

By now, you are heartsick and tired of looking at the images of the horror and devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. However, if you are an author and self-publisher, it pays to look at this disaster as a wake-up call.Just for a moment, image that a disaster stuck YOUR home. What w. . .

Defy the Myths, Get Your Book Written--Fast! - Part 2

Why don't you write a book?Most people complain it takes too long. They are too busy. One professional coach said she was not a natural writer. An entrepreneur feared it wouldn't sell, or it would be too much effort. A professional speaker says she is so busy marketing herself, she doesn't know w. . .

How A Sense Of Wonder Makes Life Richer

It always amazes me when I meet someone who has a disdain for expansion of knowledge. The other day, over lunch, I was arguing with a girl about a principle of abundance. I illustrated this principle with anecdotes about historically famous millionaires who had applied this principle successfully. . .

You Need To Write-Write Now!

I've been shouting it for years, and I will probably keep shouting for many years to come. If you want to get some quality, free visitors to your website-You Need To Write An Ezine Article! You can go ahead and admit that secretly you been toying with the idea anyway. You've fantasized about one . . .

6 Tips For Your Writing Journey

So, you'd like to be a writer? Congrats! Writing not only is a great way to express yourself, but can provide an income. Keep in mind not all writers make a fortune, some still cant quit their day job. Below are some tips to start your writing journey. 1. Start WritingOkay, so this tip is obvious. . .

Comparing Publicity Submitting Articles Online, PressReleases, Book Signings, and Blogs

Comparing Publicity: Submitting Articles Online, PressReleases, Book Signings, and BlogsYour audience online awaits information from you. That's why they visit Web sites related to their interest area. With that in mind, know that writing and submitting articles is the number one Online publicity. . .

Freelance Writing on the Internet

So, you’ve decided to take up a career in freelance writing. You’ve hooked up the computer, installed the printer, and learnt the nitty-gritty of your word processor. You’ve maybe even been published a couple of times. You’re all set to conquer the world of publishing. But wait. Do you know all t. . .

How You Can Find Proofreading Jobs

Many people are looking for proofreading jobs but have really no idea how to find them! It gets to be very tiresome trying to find answers when all you can find is just another website that is selling the information. The good news is that there is a lot of advice available to those looking for. . .

Write Right for the Right Reasons

It seems that I must get dozens of newsletters and ezines in my email box every day. That does not include, of course, all the Internet Marketing groups that I belong to that send me a listing of all articles posted each day. It seems like thousands of new articles are published every week ju. . .

How to Get Your Book Reviewed

Imagine your book at the top of the Best Sellers List of the New York Times. Most authors do. The question is, "How do I get it there and sell millions of copies?"When planing your book, there is one critical thing that most authors forget - marketing. In the case of book reviewers this means pre. . .

It's Time To Start That "Swipe" File

Just as great fiction is an art, so is great copywriting. Beneath the art, however, there's a foundation of basic knowledge and skills. The craft that goes into your writing.Craft comes first. Art follows.You learn the craft of writing by educating yourself, by the actual process of writing (t. . .

Freelance Writing: A Career From Anywhere

An island in the Mediterranean. A beach in Africa. The east coast of New Zealand. What do all these locations have in common? A recent call for assistance from freelance writers elicited replies from every one of these locations. In each of these and in many other remote places, I know of writers. . .

Why Write an eBook?

It's not true that everything that has been said has already been written. Since that unfortunate axiom came into use, the whole universe has changed. Technology has changed, ideas have changed, and the mindsets of entire nations have changed. The fact is that this is the perfect time to write an. . .

How To Write Powerful Headlines

I want to tell you how I go about writing headlines. I like to keep swap files of headlines around for future use. And how I go about doing it goes something like this... I'll find a headline I like, wherever it may be, and then I don't copy it word for word, instead I'll use a "fill in the blank. . .

Slow Pokes: Short Story On The Changing World Of Writing

“No one will ever know who I am, I’m a nobody-writer from nowhere… I’ve had a thousand rejections from all the major publishers. It seems my destiny is never to be read, another nameless soul lost to the sands of eternity.” Johnny’s face twisted into a pained grimace, you could tell his heart was. . .

Mainstream media has become a single-minded authority on how we should perceive life. Theirs is a...

If you’re anything like me you are really getting tired of the mainstream media’s one-voice-to-many analysis of life on Earth. First of all, it’s just too negative! I read a survey recently that stated that fourteen out of fifteen newspaper and TV News stories had negative fear-based stories. I d. . .

6 Best Places to Submit Your Articles

You know that writing articles is the best free way to promote your business and gain credibility. You understand the importance of articles containing actual information and not being just long sales letters. Do you know the absolute best places to submit all of those wonderful articles you have. . .

Tips For Better Writing

It is certainly true that we don't get a second chance to make a first impression. As the impression we make on the Internet is almost always with the written word, is it unfortunate that there is so much poor writing bouncing around in cyberspace. The following tips are intended to help you make. . .

Framing Your Story: Writing Tips for Online Marketing

The Art Of Self Promotion One of the keys to small business success is the ability to develop, write, edit and design your own marketing material. In order to accomplish this goal a small business owner must learn the essential art of self-promotion. The Internet has opened many doors for small. . .

Article Writing & Promotion...Your Fast Track To Sales & Profits.

Writing articles, and promoting them for publication, is one of the most productive long-term promotional tactics available. Well researched and written articles... which provide valuable, useable information, are highly sought after by newsletter publishers, magazines, ezines, etc. It is a marke. . .

You Can Get On The Oprah Show Before 2011!

Oprah has extended her contract until 2011, that means you can still get on her show. You have to know how to get on the show. You also need to know how to make the most of it while you are there! Being on the show can mean millions of dollars worth of free publicity. Many people know that being . . .

7 Devistating Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Writing engaging articles and energizing ad copy takes more than just typing out what you want to say. By correcting these major mistakes, your copy will soar to newfound heights. While there are many common mistakes made by copywriters, seven in particular are deadly. Mistake One: Don’t ta. . .

A New Way To Self Publish

More and more good authors are turning to the Internet to self publish. There are several reasons for that. All of them are probably well known to every writer by now, so we'll not go into them here. What we'll talk about here is a new way to self publish. Everyone has, by now, heard of ebooks. . . .

Interviewing an Author: Don't Be Left Speechless

Edited by Jenny Wilson Joyce Carol Oates. Langston Hughes. Anne Sexton. F. Scott Fitzgerald. Nikki Giovanni. The names of authors (dead and alive) can go on and on. But I’ll let you have first pick! You are in a room with some of your favorite authors. About ten of them. However, you are only all. . .

Writing Press Releases That Get Noticed

Among the various foolproof methods used to boost traffic to your site (ezine advertising, and search engine submitting, to name a couple) one method seems to be forgotten about by many new Internet marketers. That method is writing press releases. Press releases are a way to get your business e. . .

The Opportunities As A Freelance Proofreader in the UK

A UK based freelance proofreader should be able to provide quality products for the United Kingdom audience. There are many differences in the type of work that is produced for the United States and that which is produced for the United Kingdom. The job of the proof reader is virtually the same . . .

Why Every Freelancer Should Have A Web Site

"Do I send samples, a media kit, or just the query, postcard and/or sales letter?" As a freelancer, when you are trying to reach new clients or stay in touch with old ones, how to approach the contact can be a sticky, confusing, discombobulating journey. Having a web site can solve all of these s. . .

7 Ways In Which You Can Overcome Excuses for Not Marketing Your Website by Writing Articles

Wannabe writers, are full of excuses as to why they aren’t writing yet. Many of these excuses can be changed to proactive statements with a mere switch in attitude and perspective. How many times have you read an article, and said to yourself, “I could have written this.” Well, why don’t you?It t. . .

7 Deadly Mistakes that Cost You Money and Assignments

Sometimes, you just don’t get second chances. Freelance writing works a little that way. If you’ve offended an editor, it’s quite unlikely that she’s going to work with you again. If you don’t muster up the courage and ask for a higher payment rate, you won’t get that chance till the next accepta. . .

Who Else Wants to Get Screwed When Signing a Recording or Songwriting Deal?!?!

You’ve got your recording (or songwriting) contract in hand and everything’s coming up roses, right? You get your check, finally, but it’s not quite what you expected. If you sign not knowing what’s owed you then you might be shorted some well-deserved income. So make sure that anything you sign . . .