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How Do You Write An Article?
by: Homer Farey

You want to increase the traffic coming to your website? Write an article. Write a dozen articles. It’s not as difficult as it may seem. We all know that writing articles is one of the best ways to get traffic to our site, (And it does not cost a penny.)

How To Avoid Clichés - That Sounds Familiar
by: Scott Lindsay

When writing articles, stories for full blown manuscripts it is often in your best interest to avoid common phrases or colloquialisms. Many writers refer to the overuse of these phrases as cliché and they avoid them like the plague.

Deciding What To Write-Can You Get There From Here?
by: Scott Lindsay

When writing an article or story, how exactly do you decide what to write? Do your characters develop as you go when writing fiction? Does your plot unfold by chance? Do you have a clear idea of where your story or article is going before you actually begin to write?

Six Principles for Submissions
by: Jeremy Hatch

The process of sending your work ‘cold’ to magazines can become both overwhelming and discouraging, and it has been a difficult — not to mention irritating — problem for me for the last ten years or so. I’ve tried just about everything I could think of, and my abandoned approaches have ranged from the incredibly minimalist (submit little, complain much — doesn’t work too well) to the ridiculously elaborate (’anal’ and ’systematic’ don’t even begin to describe it).

How to Create a Compelling Articles Resource Box
by: Biana Babinsky

You just finished writing a new article that your target customers will love. Your introduction is strong, and keeps the readers wanting to read more, you provide a lot of useful tips in the article, and you end with an encouragement for the readers to use your tips in their life or business. All in all, a great article.

Is Anyone Out There?
by: Scott Lindsay

When crafting a piece of writing it is important to define who the audience for the piece will be. It doesn’t matter if the piece is fiction, non-fiction or technical. What is important is knowing a little bit about your intended reader.

SEO Best Practices: How Blogs Can Break Or Make Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy
by: Jon Rognerud

Blogs - Structure and Layout

I work in the field of Search Engine Optimization. It has a wide range of options, from the technical to the more strategic. Tons of discussions are found on off-page and on-page factors, latent semantic analysis, content scope, quality, HTML/CSS development, site navigational structure, spamdexing, 301 redirects, plagiarism, link strategies, directories, blogs, search engine news, email marketing tips & online (internet) marketing. Most all of the top 10 SEO firms out there agree that blogs are a “must” for driving traffic and get established in the Internet community.

You Might Be A Published Author If…
by: Scott Lindsay

You’ve ever printed up several copies of your work and passed them out at the mall.

You’ve ever written something pithy on a restaurant napkin and left it for the waitstaff.

You’ve ever written a poem in the memo of your checkbook.

Did You Know? Understanding The Publishing World
by: Scott Lindsay

Sometimes putting things in perspective is useful when trying to gain a clear understanding of the many facets of the publishing world.

This article is intended to provide some random statistics to help you understand the publishing world a little better.

Freelance Writing 101
by: Tom Takihi

Freelance writing is a great way to earn money. You can do it at your own pace and at your own convenience. Research is usually a breeze – in this age of modern technology, information is just one click away. However, before you start searching for online freelance work, you may consider these tips first to improve your chances of getting such, and if you’re doing it already, succeed in the profession.