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Actual for You - Stop Struggling and Write Your Article - Part II
You hear all sorts of rules about job interview success:* people decide about you in the first 10 seconds * you have to make a good first impression * always ask insightful job interview questions * learn as much as you can about the company * they'll probably ask interview questions designed to trip you up * have some quick answers to interview questions at the readyNot bad, as far as rules go: some of them make perfect sense. But getting the job you want isn't about following rules or giving the 'right' interview answer.It's about presenting yourself in the most authentic way that takes care of you and the interviewers at the same time.So many people chuck their chances away: they don't t
Remember that people are looking for straight talk and solutions to problems. Your solutions. They want your ideas, expressed with your urgency and importance.
So don't give your readers hackneyed ideas expressed in stale language. Don't fob them off with a bubble bath, try shoving them into a brisk, eye-opening cold shower instead.
5. Proofread Your article has to be 100% perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation before the publ
Online mill is a synonym to a paper mill. And the people representing it are called ghostwriters. Their work consists of writing.A ghostwriter is a person who earns his living by writing books, articles, stories, or reports which are later presented by the customer as his/her own. In most cases ghostwriters are professionals with excellent writing skills. Essay mills are specialized in hiring “ghostwriters” to write essays, term papers, or some other forms of homework assignments for university and college students all year round.Paper mills appeared long time ago. Nowadays they work in the internet while back in the 90s mostly through the post office. The orders were mailed to the customer. Today there exists a great number of pape
In Part 1, I talked about the importance of planning and structuring your article. Here are three more essential steps to help you make sure your article is ready to go.
4. Avoid clich?s (like the plague). As in, clich?d language, clich?d advice, and clich?d topics. To refresh your memory, a clich? is anything that's over-used, banal, or tired. It's anything we've all heard 1,000 times before and hoped we'd never hear again.
Some typical examples of overworked expressions (and there are thousands):
... bring you up to speed, at the end of the day, since time immemorial, chilled to the bone, a gleam in his eye, her heart leapt into her mouth, a level playing field, when all is said and done, on the same page ...
Clich?d language can be fixed with a good edit. First, determine whether you really need that phrase. If you do, express the concepts in ordinary terms. So, for "see if we’re on the same page", substitute "see if we all agree".
Clich?d advice and topics might include:
"Achieve your goals"
"Build the life you want"
"Don't worry, be happy"
"Empower yourself"
and, my personal fave, sent to me in an e-mail newsletter: "Take a bubble bath".
I include in this category any concept that's corny and sentimental, or writing that attempts to express the inexpressible: all those fluttering leaves, vibrant sunsets, and yearning sighs.
It's really tough to write about intense emotions or universal experiences in a way that's original and subtle. Great novelists and poets spend their lives struggling to do this. If you’re not careful, it's easy to end up sounding like a 50-cent greeting card.
Fixing clich?d ideas is more challenging than fixing clich?d language. You need to ask tough questions:
"What does this phrase mean? What am I really saying here? What situations illustrate this? What do I want people to get? What value am I adding here?"
Remember that people are looking for straight talk and solutions to problems. Your solutions. They want your ideas, expressed with your urgency and importance.
So don't give your readers hackneyed ideas expressed in stale language. Don't fob them off with a bubble bath, try shoving them into a brisk, eye-opening cold shower instead.
5. Proofread Your article has to be 100% perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation before the publi
In our own unique way, we are all investors. We are definitely all investors in time, but the majority American households also have investments in financial assets, namely stocks. These equity investments can be held in a 401k plan, mutual funds, or an IRA. This doesn’t count the good percentage of people that have a personal account they actively manage or trade.Divining the direction of the stock market can be as confusing as being a termite in a yo-yo. So what would be a good simple gauge we could use to determine if the equity markets are overvalued or undervalued? Price to earning ratio is one determinant, but it has its limitations.Enter the Rule of 20—a simple formula that has been around for many years but hardly ever
Some typical examples of overworked expressions (and there are thousands):
... bring you up to speed, at the end of the day, since time immemorial, chilled to the bone, a gleam in his eye, her heart leapt into her mouth, a level playing field, when all is said and done, on the same page ...
Clich?d language can be fixed with a good edit. First, determine whether you really need that phrase. If you do, express the concepts in ordinary terms. So, for "see if we’re on the same page", substitute "see if we all agree".
Clich?d advice and topics might include:
"Achieve your goals"
"Build the life you want"
"Don't worry, be happy"
"Empower yourself"
and, my personal fave, sent to me in an e-mail newsletter: "Take a bubble bath".
I include in this category any concept that's corny and sentimental, or writing that attempts to express the inexpressible: all those fluttering leaves, vibrant sunsets, and yearning sighs.
It's really tough to write about intense emotions or universal experiences in a way that's original and subtle. Great novelists and poets spend their lives struggling to do this. If you’re not careful, it's easy to end up sounding like a 50-cent greeting card.
Fixing clich?d ideas is more challenging than fixing clich?d language. You need to ask tough questions:
"What does this phrase mean? What am I really saying here? What situations illustrate this? What do I want people to get? What value am I adding here?"
Remember that people are looking for straight talk and solutions to problems. Your solutions. They want your ideas, expressed with your urgency and importance.
So don't give your readers hackneyed ideas expressed in stale language. Don't fob them off with a bubble bath, try shoving them into a brisk, eye-opening cold shower instead.
5. Proofread Your article has to be 100% perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation before the publ
Listen to the radio and you will hear endless advertisements for term life insurance. So, what exactly is it? Glad you asked.Term life insurance is the original kind of insurance. It provides a basic payout in the case of the death of the policy holder during the time span of the term. There is normally no extra premium that is invested and the policy does not accumulate a cash value during the term. It is the simple wager concept of the old life insurance adage. The Insurance Company makes a bet that you will not die during the term. You are, in a way, making a bet that you will die. If you do die, you win. If you do not die, the Insurance Company keeps the premiums that you paid.Despite the irony of viewing term life insurance in
Clich?d advice and topics might include:
"Achieve your goals"
"Build the life you want"
"Don't worry, be happy"
"Empower yourself"
and, my personal fave, sent to me in an e-mail newsletter: "Take a bubble bath".
I include in this category any concept that's corny and sentimental, or writing that attempts to express the inexpressible: all those fluttering leaves, vibrant sunsets, and yearning sighs.
It's really tough to write about intense emotions or universal experiences in a way that's original and subtle. Great novelists and poets spend their lives struggling to do this. If you’re not careful, it's easy to end up sounding like a 50-cent greeting card.
Fixing clich?d ideas is more challenging than fixing clich?d language. You need to ask tough questions:
"What does this phrase mean? What am I really saying here? What situations illustrate this? What do I want people to get? What value am I adding here?"
Remember that people are looking for straight talk and solutions to problems. Your solutions. They want your ideas, expressed with your urgency and importance.
So don't give your readers hackneyed ideas expressed in stale language. Don't fob them off with a bubble bath, try shoving them into a brisk, eye-opening cold shower instead.
5. Proofread Your article has to be 100% perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation before the publ
Today I'm going to be showing you a 100% legal way you can spy on your competition, and why, if you're not doing this, you're really missing the boat on some potentially ground-breaking earth-shattering marketing ideas.I'm writing today's tip from over on the west coast of Florida, just outside of Tampa, where my family and I will soon be relocating.And you know what?Sometimes it's refreshing to be looking at the world from a different vantage point -- you see things differently that way.You know what I mean?Are you consistently looking at your business from your customers and your clients point of view?And even more important, are you looking OUTSIDE your business for new ideas, trends, and ways
It's really tough to write about intense emotions or universal experiences in a way that's original and subtle. Great novelists and poets spend their lives struggling to do this. If you’re not careful, it's easy to end up sounding like a 50-cent greeting card.
Fixing clich?d ideas is more challenging than fixing clich?d language. You need to ask tough questions:
"What does this phrase mean? What am I really saying here? What situations illustrate this? What do I want people to get? What value am I adding here?"
Remember that people are looking for straight talk and solutions to problems. Your solutions. They want your ideas, expressed with your urgency and importance.
So don't give your readers hackneyed ideas expressed in stale language. Don't fob them off with a bubble bath, try shoving them into a brisk, eye-opening cold shower instead.
5. Proofread Your article has to be 100% perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation before the publ
One of the great things about a career in medical transcription is that almost anyone can set up an office to handle the duties of a medical transcriptionist or a medical transcription service. Even the office requirements are fairly generic, meaning this has the potential for a home-based business.A computer and Internet connection are probably your biggest needs for medical transcription, though technology has truly come a long way in this field. More than ever, there are products that can help you along this path, making your work easier and aiding in your speed and accuracy.If you know little about medical transcriptions, you may have the idea that a doctor or other health care professional records information on a tape recorder
Remember that people are looking for straight talk and solutions to problems. Your solutions. They want your ideas, expressed with your urgency and importance.
So don't give your readers hackneyed ideas expressed in stale language. Don't fob them off with a bubble bath, try shoving them into a brisk, eye-opening cold shower instead.
5. Proofread Your article has to be 100% perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation before the public gets to see it. The public means anyone visiting your Web site, and anyone you submit your article to for feedback or possible publication.
I confess, I did work as a professional proofreader for a time. And when you spend your life looking for missing periods and dots over i's, you tend to get a little demanding. But there's a reason for my concern.
Your article isn't like a casual e-mail that you zap off without reviewing or editing: It's more permanent and public. Your article is you, and people are going to assess your value by how you present it.
Think of it this way. If you're fortunate, hundreds, even thousands of people may read your piece. You're probably hoping to get lots of new clients from this exposure. Posting or submitting your article is, in a sense, like going for a job interview.
Dot your i's, cross your t's. Make sure there are periods at the end of sentences. Make sure you know how to use commas correctly, that you haven't made any common errors (for example, it's instead of its; there instead of their; your instead of you're). Check for missing words; check the spelling of any unusual words.
If you have even the slightest doubt about your English skills, have a professional proofreader or editor review your article. At the very least, give it to a friend to read. Mistakes are very hard to catch in your own work.
6. Be brilliantly unoriginal. Your promotional article is almost guaranteed to fall into one of these five categories:
Sex
Love
Health
Finance
Career
What I want you to understand is that you don't have to have the greatest, most never-thought-of-before idea in the history of the universe before you write your article. In fact, you can't. It's all been done.
That's the unoriginal part.
Yet people are always itching to read, again and again, how they can improve in one of these areas (or about what a terrible time someone else is having in these areas, and thank hea
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