Men With Pens

MARCH 10, 2013

Most people just slap their ebook up on their website and offer it to blog subscribers as a free download. How to Create a Workshop From Your Ebook first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2013, All Rights Reserved. So you wrote an ebook… now what? Want an idea that turns your ebook into your best business asset ever?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 3, 2013

I have an important announcement to make: This website is coming down for good. It’s just time to take the business to the next level of success with a new website design, one that we feel is a much better fit for our personality, our services and our business philosophy. During that time, we need to push pause here on the blog.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Credited to Jay Geiger, who first wrote about it in 2006 , the term “clickbait” earned a place in The Oxford English Dictionary in 2016 with this definition: “(on the Internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.”. Welcome to the clickbait debate.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Written by James - 19 Comments There’s a strategy used in copywriting, and it involves being authoritative, even aggressive. On the one hand, you want your potential clients to think you’re savvy and cool, totally worth hiring, because that’s what you’re trying to accomplish with your website copy. King Sidharth´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 7, 2010

I keep getting spam from “SEO companies&# who promise that they can improve my website rankings for Google. That’s the whole point of SEO — people who search on Google for the service you provide find your website in the top results. Want to optimize your website, or even your client’s? Great, right?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 28, 2013

Everything I’ve just said isn’t news – all the pros tell you this: Write compelling website copy to pull in new customers. Write engaging blog posts that resonate with your readers. How do you write blog posts that engage readers and encourage them to leave comments or share your articles on social media?

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ProBlogger

MAY 21, 2018

6 Places You Can Find Writers to Help with Your Blog. As much as we’d all like to write posts for our blogs, it’s not always that easy. You may find you don’t have enough time to dedicate to your blog. Links and Resources for 6 Places to Find Writers to Hire for Your Blog: How to Hire Writers for Your Blog.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

You may not think that your website, your blog, your freelance business, is something you need to think about in your last will and testament, but it is. Consider what you’d like for your website, your blog or your online business if you were to pass on. Things weren’t so simple. A lot of irritation.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2012

I know this because I took the Damn Fine Words writing course, taught by A-list blogger and professional copywriter, James Chartrand. When I read the blog posts I wrote pre-Damn Fine Words, I’m surprised. When she isn't writing for clients, she's busy creating structured blog post outlines for her website, Clearly Green Media.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 1, 2013

Blog posts, newsletters, website copy, emails… you have to write a lot to achieve your business goals. You know how to write a blog post – but you don’t have the first clue about how to write a compelling blog post (and in less than a painful 5 hours). And a New Style of Blogging! In Other News… a New Look!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2011

You might have put some effort into your website already. Maybe you need better website design. We usually sell our world-class websites (complete with logo, social media customization and blog) for $4,999. We usually sell our world-class websites (complete with logo, social media customization and blog) for $4,999.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 19, 2012

They complain they’re having trouble getting new clients or earning a decent living from their business, and after I take one glance at their website, I can see why. Most freelancers have a terrible website. I was planning to get around to that…” They know their website has problems. Maybe it’s too cluttered.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 9, 2013

You see, many people tell me they wish they could register for Damn Fine Words, because they know that if they could just get in the course… …they could set their business firmly on the path of success, because they’d finally have the skills to write engaging website copy that pulls in much-needed clients.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

That’s about how long we spend on a website before deciding whether or not it’s worth our time. It’s possible to put your website in front of thousands of people on any given day. Not getting enough website conversions? It will help you draft your website copy, your marketing emails, even your Twitter bio. Considerably.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 16, 2011

When I set up my copywriting business, one of the first things I did was hire a writing coach. But since I’m in the writing business, having thousands of Facebook fans or a website with all the bells and whistles won’t attract clients. My modest success as a journalist won’t work in the blogging world.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

You know this, because all the pros tell you to write compelling website copy to increase your client base and sales. They tell you to write engaging blog posts that generate comments and build credibility. You’ll learn: How to generate blog posts that get results faster and easier than before.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 20, 2012

You see, many people tell me they wish they could register for Damn Fine Words, and that if they could just get in… …they could finally start that online business, because they’d have the skills to write website copy that pulls in clients. Post your article to your blog. The Writing Course Contest Rules.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 4, 2010

You don’t need a magic wand to have your articles and blog posts published by top media outlets. I knew Forbes accepted blog posts from freelance writers, so I figured my odds were good. If you’re pitching a guest blog post, editors may want to see the finished document before they accept. . “How’d you do that?&#

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

To a web-savvy visitor, those keyword-laden phrases can look like this is a junk website, so get your name in front of the keywords. I wonder if they have a website?” Meier´s last blog. How To Use a Coach Effectively Reply Kelly February 28, 2010 at 7:44 am JD— She tries Kelly´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

The world is full of dreaming writers who have heard golden stories of the great beyond (working full time as a well-paid freelance copywriter) but who have yet to make the mysterious transformation from mere mortal to freelance god. IDENTITY It’s not enough to be a copywriter. You can’t tell one from the other.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Our dream was taken from us by someone we never met, someone who could care less that the website they ruined for us helped put food in our kids’ mouths.&# – John Hoff, How to Use Emotional Copywriting to Kick-Start Your Sales , published on Copyblogger. Copyright 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc - All Rights Reserved.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2012

Write compelling website copy to land clients and sales. Write engaging blog posts that compel comments. It showed in their blog posts that didn’t get comments. Damn Fine Words Writing Course: Now Open to New Members first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Write ebooks.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

We’ve all heard the hype that every business must have a blog. And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. Much of this is true.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

Dean Rieck is one of America’s top copywriters and never, ever procrastinates. He stays busy writing for his many clients and providing copywriting tips for smart copywriters at Pro Copy Tips. He really wants you to visit his blog today. And reorganize my folders Ksenia´s last blog. That’s creepy.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 25, 2011

Here’s what’s even cooler: As Ainslie worked through the lessons and the course, she began applying her new knowledge to her own business – and within just a few months of launching her website, her blog received an award. AND she was invited to speak at a major seminar. Writing well is key to your success. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

The Internet is home to many tools that will assist you in saving your favorite websites, keeping track of your appointments, making mind maps, taking notes and creating notes to keep you on track. TiddlyWiki Use this wiki as a collaboration tool, for taking notes, making websites or whatever else you need to do in order to stay organized.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2012

Let’s say you’ve worked with a sales consultant to create content for his blog, and he’s really thrilled with the results. This one is easy: Simply ask, “Do you know of anyone else whose website could use an updated design?” It’s easy to screw this up, so take your time and think it through.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Here’s how: If you’ve been involved with freelance writing, blogging, copywriting or marketing for more than, say, a day and a half, you’ve probably heard plenty about how speaking before an audience can boost your reputation, which helps you become a thought leader and an expert in your field of choice.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

You find a voice that seems to work for a while, but then you can’t maintain consistency – a blog post you wrote last week sounds completely different from one you wrote yesterday. Nabeel | Create Your First Website July 5, 2010 at 3:19 am Great advice and points James. Kerrie´s last blog. Forget that.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

You probably didn’t know about this treasure, because I forgot to blog about it. All copywriters and graphic artists welcome. We’ll also be experimenting with the blog. Or maybe you have a suggestion for our blog. Matthew : Big Red Tomato Company´s last blog. We’re hiring. Want more of this?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

Well, she would have been, except she called copywriters vanilla. There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), When I started blogging and writing articles, it felt damn hard. How often do you remember a blog post or a magazine article you read? Now I’m offended.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

The Pros and Cons Written by Agent X - 30 Comments Here’s a great slam-dunk post for you from my respected friend and international copywriting authority, Dean Rieck of Direct Creative and Pro Copy Tips. Copywriters can advance to Creative Director positions, for example. Michael Martine´s last blog. Loved the post.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Chris´s last blog. Big Chill Triggers Eagle Invasion Reply PM Hut ( @pmhut ) December 11, 2009 at 8:02 pm Hi James, As a Project Manager myself (and a someone running a Project Management website) I find that your definition of Project Management a bit oversimplified. PM Hut´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

Launch a new website. You have social media friends, people you’ve met on blogs, your chat buddies or people you see regularly on forums. Here’s how you get them: Visit blogs and start commenting regularly. Regards, Kelly Kelly´s last blog. Nathan Hangen´s last blog. Amber Weinberg´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When you’ve been blogging for nearly four years and written quite a bit more than 1,000 posts, you tend to forget a great deal – like the fact that you actually wrote this stuff, and that hey, some of it is pretty darned good. And you thought your first blog posts were bad. The experience was… well, surprising, honestly.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 28, 2010

Your consultant may be incredibly talented, but if they’re not even sure what Twittter is for or all the components that go into a website, you’re probably not going to get what you need for your online business. John Soares´s last blog. You Need a Specialist I highly recommend working with consultants who have a specialization.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

Joshua Black The Underdog Millionaire Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog. Reply FitJerks Fitness Blog ( @fitjerk ) April 1, 2010 at 5:50 am Interesting, so in a way did it make the writing the sales copy easier or harder? FitJerks Fitness Blog´s last blog.

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