PronUnciation or PronOUnciation?
The mysteries of pronunciation are solved! Not sure how to pronounce boson, dais, belfry, duchy, or denigrated? Check out the talking dictionary at howjsay.com. Sooo cool....
August 18, 2010 READ MORE
PronUnciation or PronOUnciation?
The mysteries of pronunciation are solved! Not sure how to pronounce boson, dais, belfry, duchy, or denigrated? Check out the talking dictionary at howjsay.com. Sooo cool....
August 18, 2010 READ MORE
Surprise! It's both. Login is the noun. Log in is the verb. So, you log in to your website using your login. Got it? Have some more helpful writing tips? We always love to hear them....
July 31, 2010 READ MORE
What Makes A Good Wikipedia Topic?
Before you rush to start a new Wikipedia article, there are a couple of things to consider. Wikipedia has a huge gamut of guidelines for writing, uploading, and editing Wiki articles. But before you begin any of those tasks, you first need to know what types of subjects are appropriate for Wikipedia. Wikipedia’s notability policy lays out the guidelines for good ...
July 26, 2010 READ MORE
Six Quick Tips for Better Conversion Rates: Direct Mail and Marketing Emails
Unsolicited marketing materials – direct mail and sales emails targeting new customers – generally have low conversion rates. Your artfully crafted letters may end up in the trash unopened, andyour emails might go ignored for weeks. Image via Wikipedia Before shelling out money on postage or spending time on an email to drum up new business, consider t...
July 15, 2010 READ MORE
Some punctuation rules are pretty clear. You know that a period belongs at the end of a sentence. Quotation marks go around direct quotes. Exclamation points, in general, don’t belong anywhere in your copy. But hyphen rules are not so clear cut (or is it clear-cut?). It seems that everybody has their own in-house “rules” for hyphen use – and usually, those rules ...
June 24, 2010 READ MORE
Using Facebook as a Tool for Writers
It’s no secret that Facebook is a social networking tool that most of us use to keep up with personal contacts. And we’ve seen over and over again how businesses are using Facebook as a social media tool to successfully network with clients and customers. Which got me thinking – how can writers harness the power of Facebook? So I went searching for the best Facebook...
June 24, 2010 READ MORE
Find Acronyms in MS Word Documents
A great tip from our friends at Shae Writing: This is a quick and easy way to find all the acronyms in an MS Word document. Remember that this command searches for consecutive capital letters, so it cannot distinguish between 'SCBA' and 'DO NOT.' For Word 2003: 1. Open the 'Find' window (Ctrl + F). 2. Check the box labeled 'Use Wildcards.' 3. In the 'Find what' field, ...
June 16, 2010 READ MORE
More Cool Social Media Marketing Stuff
So Redbox may not be the first company to bribe their customer base into fanning their Facebook page. And they definitely won't be last. But hey, it works. I'm going to get my free movie tonight....
June 15, 2010 READ MORE
Google Places Listings: Free Online Small Business Marketing
Is your business listed on Google Places? If not, you’re missing out on a free, easy marketing opportunity that can help drive customers to your door. A Google Places listing means that your business can show up in this familiar list for local customers who do a Google search for keywords that match your business, service, or product. To get your listing, go to Google ...
June 3, 2010 READ MORE
Making Confirmation Emails Fun – No, Really!
I had to share this. So, I bought some shoes from Zappos.com last month, and the day after I placed my order, this fun little confirmation email landed in my inbox: “Yay” is right. Zappos took something that could have been bone-dry and made it fun and funky. Especially when compared to this sturdy, functional-not-fashionable confirmation email from another (Probl...
May 27, 2010 READ MORE
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