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Add Some Life To Your Writing

Add Some Life To Your Writing

There is no shortage of sterile writing in the world. Sift through enough small business websites and blogs, and you’ll see plenty. Many  look exactly the same, share the same talking points as their competition, and are completely void of anything personable. When...
Why the 5w’s Are Important

Why the 5w’s Are Important

Are you writing or editing your website copy? Are you looking at doing some press releases? Be thorough. Marketing your business means being able to think like a customer. When they click on your website, or read your blog, article, or press release, what is it that...
Check, and Check Again

Check, and Check Again

First, a moment of honesty. Yesterday while posting on Facebook about my newly redesigned website, I made a typo. “If” showed up as just the letter “f”. Now, before I noticed the mistake, I quickly hit publish. Someone had already commented on the post. But because I...

It’s OK To Stand Out

In the newspaper world, it’s called pack journalism. In the business world it’s just imitating your competition. When you write your content to the industry standard, you are telling your readers that you are like everyone else. Why not try and stand out? Tell your...