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Wintress — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:06:23 +0000

After years of trying to get into the groove of social media marketing, I decided to try a different tactic: I gave up. Well, not exactly. But I did get frustrated and decide that there had to be a better way to keep up with social media efforts. My husband and I started brainstorming ways [...]

Secrets for a Successful Blogger Outreach Campaign

Wintress — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:13:44 +0000

by Isabella Woods The internet is packed with information on a whole host of topics, much of which comes from the countless bloggers across the world. Blogging has now become a genuine source of news, information and entertainment, and there is an almost limitless supply of blogs out there. But with this saturation comes a [...]

Example of a successful blogger outreach campaign

Wintress — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:10:04 +0000

A couple of months ago, I received an email from a writer looking to promote her client. It started something like this: Hope you’re keeping well. I’m just getting in touch to ask if you’re open to accepting content from freelance writers at The Writers For Hire – if so, I’d love to put together [...]

Is Your Company Making this Mistake on Facebook?

jessica — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:31:04 +0000

If you’re reading this, you probably already know that your company should have a Facebook page. This isn’t another post about why you should use social media marketing. Instead, I want you to try something: Take a second, go to your Facebook business page, and stare at the Wall. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Here’s what [...]

Win a $100 eBay Gift Card!

jessica — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:02:09 +0000

We’re running a promotion for our client, PawnSearcher.com. PawnSearcher.com is the only place in the world where you can search hundreds of competing pawn shops for the very best bargains or the very rarest finds. PawnSearcher.com is giving away 5 eBay gift cards to their fans: First prize is a $100 eBay gift card. Four [...]

Help for New Wikipedia Articles

Michelle — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:37:43 +0000

Image via Wikipedia Thinking about starting a new Wikipedia article for yourself or your business – but you just don’t know where to start? As we’ve mentioned before, not every article idea or subject is appropriate for Wikipedia (go here for a few pointers). So your first step is to determine if your personal/business/product/other Wikipedia [...]

Stop Brandjacking: Help with Online Brand and Identity Management

Michelle — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:32:34 +0000

Part of protecting your brand, your business, and even your personal online reputation is making sure that others don’t claim your name or try to impersonate you. So here’s a hint: sign up your name, brand, and business on every social media site – even if you don’t use it, even if you don’t have [...]

Grammar-Fail Tiebreaker: The Votes are in!

Stephanie — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:08:43 +0000

Thanks to everyone who voted for a second-place winner. The votes are in, and we’d like to congratulate Charlotte P. for taking second place (and for scoring a $25 Amazon.com gift card)! Charlotte submitted this photo of a wearable grammar fail (“Free hugs for qualifed candidates”): So, this brings our first-ever grammar-fail photo contest to [...]

Cast Your Vote . . . Again!

Stephanie — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:14:29 +0000

First of all, we’d like to congratulate Chris for taking first place! We’ve emailed him his $50 Amazon.com gift certificate! Also, be sure to check out Chris’ website, Part Time Writer. We’d also like to congratulate Ms. Very Married and Charlotte P. They’re tied for second place ($25 gift certificate). We’re kicking off a tiebreaker [...]

How to Write Web Copy that Sells Stuff and Engages People #4: 5 Copywriting Rules that Haven’t Changed

Michelle — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:25:26 +0000

It’s our last installment of our blog series on web writing, and we’re ending it by revisiting classic copywriting rules that still apply to creating great online content. 1. Be concise. Snip unnecessary items. To quote the infamous Strunk and White: ”A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the [...]