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	<title>The Write Blog</title>
	
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	<description>Forge new links in your copywriting repertoire.  Battle a plague of banalities.  Or unearth a dusty gem of grammar trivia.   Join us on our writing adventure, and discover how to turn simple words into profits or Pulitzers.</description>
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		<title>Killer Tips for Streamlining Your Copy, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ad copy tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copywriting tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[editing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised, here’s the second installment of my series on packing more punch into your prose.  In Part 1, we talked about using strong verbs, ditching the adverbs, and the benefits of active sentences.  Those are essential points to keep in mind if you want to inject some life into your writing.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New PR:  Five Steps to a Press Release that Really Sells</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effective press releases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[generating sales with a press releasemarketing sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to write a press release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing with press releases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing a press release]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purpose of a press release]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently attended a webinar featuring David Meerman Scott, author of the WebInkNow blog and World Wide Rave, the latest book on creating effective social media content that works.
During the webinar, an interesting question popped up in the Q&#38;A section:  What’s the purpose of a press release – and how can it be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yay, Cheating! (Well, Not Exactly)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=92</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s be honest:  As writers, we’re all big sponges – we’re copycats and thieves, and we’re constantly looking at (and borrowing from) other writers’ work to make our own stuff fresh and interesting.  There’s nothing wrong with scouring the Internet for inspiration, but if you’re on a tight deadline, you don’t always have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Website Designers Don’t Need Differentiators</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wintress</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[differentiators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website design copy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website designers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Or..How to Write Great Website Copy for Your Design Agency
This blog post was spurred by an answer I recently posted on linked in to a website design agency.  They were in the process of redesigning their website, and they wanted tips on what to do with their copy.  This specific design agency was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Tweaking Your Copy in a Recession Can Help You Keep Customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keeping customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[make new clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing in a bad economy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=73</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re not already a regular reader of Copyblogger, you should be:  Their writers offer a varied approach to copywriting for almost any genre you can think of.  I was looking through their archives when I stumbled on a really, really interesting post by Barry A. Densa about attracting and keeping customers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killer Headlines, a History Lesson, and a Slide Show that Won’t Put You to Sleep (Promise!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headline writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headlines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ToddAnd]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=72</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I was cruising for creative inspiration yesterday and I stumbled on this cool post about headlines on ToddAnd’s marketing blog.  I’ve seen about a zillion blogs and articles about writing great headlines, and they all start to look alike after a while – but this post deserves a look.
Admittedly, I usually don’t like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make More Money by Self-Publishing Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[make money writing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publish an e-book]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publishing online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self-publishing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=71</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was listening to the radio when my ears perked up by some extra-pertinent information:  how the business of publishing is changing – and how authors are making more money than ever using the internet.
There have traditionally been two ways to get your book in front of a mass audience:  you either get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should You or Your Business Be on Wikipedia?  The Pros and Cons.</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheWriteBlog/~3/GDZfKw1k2TU/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/copywriting/should-you-or-your-business-be-on-wikipedia-the-pros-and-cons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wikipedia entries]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone uses Wikipedia – in fact, if I see a Wikipedia entry come up on a Google search, that’s usually the first link I click on.
Can Wikipedia be used for marketing purposes?  The answer is certainly – though probably not in the way you think.  A Wikipedia entry on you or your business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wanted:  Paladin.  Telepathist.  Saint.  …Writing Skills a Plus.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 19:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wintress</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copywriter tips]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know the #1 reason that good writers fail at writing as a profession?  Bad customer service.  Well, no, that’s not exactly accurate.  A lot of writers are capable of decent customer service.  But, in the end, they’re only human.   And the truth is, when it comes to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Killer Tips for Streamlining Your Copy, Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 19:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copywriting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[writing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thewritersforhire.com/blog/?p=68</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As any writer knows, getting that first draft down on paper is only half the battle.  Whether you’re writing web copy, a sales email, or a journalistic article, chances are, you and your editing team will go through a few rounds of tweaking and fine-tuning before your work is really done.  So, I’ve [...]]]></description>
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