About Kristy Pruitt

Kristy Pruitt is a freelance writer and blogger. She specializes in web content and ghostwriting. Her work has been published on several websites, including eHow, Associated Content and Coupon Trunk. She resides in the beautiful mountains of North Carolina with her husband and daughter.

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Articles by Kristy

How to Get Effective Testimonials

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thumbsup Visit any sales page, and you’ll probably see at least one testimonial, and usually more. There’s a simple reason for this: they make sales.

Well, some of them do. Others? Not so much.

Some marketers are under the mistaken impression that any positive testimonial is a good one. No marketer is going to post a testimonial that says “This product sucks!” But a testimonial that simply says something to the effect of “This is the greatest thing since sliced bread” really isn’t much better.

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: How to Be a Content Environmentalist

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recycle-2 Using a minimal amount of resources and recycling the things we do use is good for the environment. But did you know that the same concepts can work wonders when applied to our content?

Webmasters of the largest sites know this, and they do it well. They have to. Because when a site has thousands of pages, plus an email newsletter, and does marketing through other websites and social media, making every piece of content completely original just isn’t practical.

Here’s how you can apply three of the most important aspects of environmentalism to your content.

Recipes for Traffic

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Not too long ago, if you needed a recipe, you either consulted a cookbook or called your great aunt Martha. Today, more and more recipe seekers are going online to find out how to make their favorite dishes.

And it’s not just wannabe chefs that hit the Web to search for recipes. It’s everyday cooks who want to try something new. It’s budget-minded individuals who are looking to lower their food bill. It’s health-conscious eaters who can’t find suitable prepared meals. It’s people who want to lose weight but don’t want to follow a diet that involves frozen meals or pills. The list goes on and on.

What does this mean for Internet marketers? It means that there are lots of great recipe niches to fill!

How to Write a Good Review (That Inspires Action!)

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review Reviews make great content for just about any website or blog. They bring lots of search engine traffic, because so many Internet users look for reviews of things they’re thinking about buying. And if you’re in affiliate marketing, taking advantage of this tendency can seriously boost your conversions as well.

As you might imagine, not all reviews are created equal. You’ve probably run across a few that just weren’t very useful at all. More often, the review is helpful, but it doesn’t achieve the purpose that the writer set out to achieve. Specifically, it doesn’t result in sales.

Sound familiar? Perhaps you’ve written what you thought was a stellar review, only to be disappointed with its performance. Here are some tips to keep in mind for your next one.

Is Your Copy Making the Sale?

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Close-Up Of Receipt I just read a very interesting post over at Michel Fortin’s blog, entitled The Biggest Mistakes Copywriters Make. Can you guess what that mistake is?

It’s not grammatical errors. It’s not creating a poorly designed sales page. It’s not failing to mention the product’s best features. It’s forgetting what they are trying to accomplish with their writing.