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Laurie
Member since 19th January 2007
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08th May 2007
If you want to draw people to your Web site, you’ve got to show some cleavage. What do I mean by that? Well, you want people to do a double-take when they get to your site. It should be pleasing to the eye and have copy with substance. You only have a f...
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15th April 2007
To is a homophone. I know what you’re thinking – a what? A homophone; if you watch Jeopardy you know homophones are words that sound alike but have different meanings and are spelled differently. How do you know when to use to versus two versus too? W...
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04th April 2007
I was watching Oprah the other day and all of the sudden there was Grammar Girl talking about sentence structure and using the right words in the right ways. I couldn’t believe it. I’d read about promoting yourself to such levels, but never, in a mill...
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27th March 2007
The saying, “nothing is for free” isn’t necessarily true especially when you’re talking about added value services you can offer your client. These are services you offer your clients in addition to your regular services. They can be standalone se...
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05th March 2007
The theme of Dallas, Texas is “Live Large, Think Big” and that’s exactly what I did, along with many other VAs at this past year’s Virtual Assistant Conference. The socializing, networking, and nightly pajama parties assured me I made the right ca...
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28th February 2007
The press release was first introduced in 1906 by Ivy Lee, who is often referred to as the first real public relations practitioner. At that time, Lee's agency was working with the Pennsylvania Railroad, which had just fallen victim to a tragic accident. ...
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19th February 2007
What? I know it can be confusing – figuring out when to use than instead of then. In fact, there are many confusing words in the English language. Some sound the same, but are spelled differently and mean different things. Some don’t sound the same, a...
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17th February 2007
Writing and selling e-Books are a great way to generate passive income and establish yourself as an expert in your field. You may be thinking that you can’t write an e-Book for one reason or another or that the process of writing and selling is just too...
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09th February 2007
Now that you’ve decided on a topic for your writing, it’s time to do some research. Hopefully, you’ve chosen a topic that you know something about. It’s much easier to write about something you’re familiar with or passionate about than it is som...
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06th February 2007
So you’re going to write an e-Book. Good for you! It’s a great way to generate passive income and to establish yourself as an expert in your field. Make sure you get to know your reader before you start writing. Find out what they need or what they wa...
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03rd February 2007
Proofreading and editing one’s own writing is very difficult. A quick reread seldom exposes the errors inherent in the work, but following the steps discussed in this article, should help you develop an efficient and effective method of proofing and edi...
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29th January 2007
Have you ever read something that made you stop and say to yourself, “what the heck does that mean?” I know I have and usually it’s because someone has destroyed an otherwise coherent sentence with a dangling participle or a misplaced modifier.
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25th January 2007
Writing is more than just taking a pen to paper or tapping away on the keyboard. A good writer has a working knowledge of basic grammar, spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary. You may be thinking you could never be a writer because your grammar and spel...
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20th January 2007
A couple months ago, I told my husband I was going to revamp my business by defining a niche and a target market. My niche is writing. My target market – well, at the time, it was anyone or anything that needed writing or editing services. “Don’t yo...
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