Articles by Angela

Make Them Feel… Make Them Act

We all want our writing to mean something. We want people to read our words, hear our message and then do something great because we inspired them to.

But how do you get people to take action?

{prepare yourself for a little name dropping}

Heard of Dr.Oz? He’s a doctor who got very famous as a result of the Oprah show.  Now unless you haven’t owned a TV in the last 25 years I’m sure you know Oprah. She’s the lady that moves people to action, that makes people cry, that builds schools for children in Africa, that helps authors sell millions of books, and on and on and on. Read more…

Organizing Website Content – Think Like a Librarian

When I go into a library, I’m in one of two states:

1.Looking for something to catch my eye.
2.Having a specific need and looking for a book to help.

How does the library accommodate these two completely different mindsets?

Well the library does an excellent job of meeting just about everybody where they are at and providing them with what they need. This is a system that has been in place for hundreds of years so it works pretty darn smoothly. Read more…

16 Ways to Use Content Online

In previous articles we’ve discussed ideas for content creation. But before you create your content you need to know how you’re going to use it.

Here are 16 ways to use content online:

1.Website Articles
2.Blog Posts
3.Reports (usually 5-20 pages) Read more…

You Can’t Force Great Content Writing

If you’re like me, you write for a living. When you write for a living, sometimes you can’t afford to wait for inspiration to strike. You need to write now!

So you sit in front of your computer trying to force the content out of your brain and onto that screen.

What happens? … Nothing!

You just can’t force good or great writing. We all want every piece to be a representation of our best work – so how do you write creatively in a hurry?

There are plenty of ways to Read more…

Fast Writing Tips For Smart Marketers

I’m writing this article from my mechanic’s waiting area while my new tires are getting put on. Instead of wasting time going home and breaking up my whole day I decided to bring along my netbook and squeeze in some writing time.

Our days are filled with the much of the same ‘dead time’.

Whether it be waiting in line for 5-10 minutes at the grocery store, waiting patiently at the doctor’s office or waiting for coffee. By making good use of this time you can fit in more writing in and never feel like you’re wasting time waiting on someone else.

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