Archive for December, 2008
Breathe New Life Into Your Half-dead Website By Using Words That Sell
30 December 2008This article may come as a surprise to you.
Especially since it is written by a web designer. Let me explain……
Rescue Your Web Site from Boring Words and Poor Design.
The difference between a successful website design and a site that brings in zero or very little business is not how nice the graphics are, not the [...]
“More Out-There Thoughts”
29 December 2008One of the strangest moments in my undergraduate education came during the first
few weeks of freshman year. By that time school was in full swing, essays were
being assigned and grades were being handed out. It felt like “university”. Jonathan
screwed it all up. His essay on Waiting for Godot was so remarkably [...]
It’s a World Wide Web: Going International
27 December 2008While many websites seem to assume that everyone lives in America and speaks English, most of the world, oddly enough, doesn’t. If you want your website to be successful internationally, you need to make your content available in languages other than English.
Machine Translation
A good first step in taking your website international is to offer links [...]
Good Communication Promotes Positive Feedback On Ebay
27 December 2008Good communication is the key to encouraging your auction buyers to leave you positive feedback. Such communication also helps avoid most negative feedback on eBay.
1. Good Communication Prevents Misunderstandings
Good communication helps to avoid misunderstandings. For example, if surface shipping takes six to eight weeks but the customer doesn’t know this, he may expect almost immediate [...]
Basic Writing Tips – Some Controversial, All Correct
26 December 2008As a previous article (“Making Better Word Choices – 4 Examples”) explained, writers can take steps to prevent simple, and common, errors from degrading their writing. Five areas of writing that cause authors problems are discussed in this article.
Split Infinitives
First let us exam the famously frowned upon split infinitive. Maybe some readers do [...]
You Too Can Write Ebooks and Articles
26 December 2008Books and articles are about sharing our perception, learning, reasoning and what we live through. They formulate emotional or moral sensitivity and info for individuals who do not have these varieties of communication skills.
When you imagine, you can listen to your voice. When you listen to your voice, you can compose. Writing is an elementary [...]
Five Reasons You Should Write to Help Your Business
24 December 2008Most business owners are overwhelmed with the day to day running of their businesses that they dont have time to put into business promotion. I encourage you to take time and write a quick article now because even one article can give you many lasting benefits in the future.
The article can be short, just pick [...]
Stop Selling by the Month!
23 December 2008I can always tell what part of the month it is by my book sales. Want to know how?
At the end of the month, everyone is scrambling to make sales so my sales are
down. At the beginning of the month, most salespeople are surfing the web instead
of working so my sales are [...]
How To Write A Newsletter Using Articles
23 December 2008Learn how to write your newsletter in as little as twenty minutes. You will have all the help in creating and writing your own newsletter. There are over 100 copyright articles that you can use to create your own newsletter. There is a step by step manuel that helps you write the [...]
Mobile Broadband Works!
20 December 2008This shocked me. Mobile broadband is something that has intrigued me before, but until recently, I had thought it really more of a gimmick that needed more investment here in the UK, rather than something I could actually use. I was happy enough using my IPhone for all things mobile internet related. Funky, stylish and [...]