•A NEWS RELEASE IS NOT AN AD A NEWS RELEASE IS NOT AN AD by Angela BoothA NEWS RELEASE IS NOT AN ADCopyright (c) 2003 by Angela Booth You sent out a news release. Then a newspaper or a magazine (orboth, oh happy day) published an article about you based on therelease. Whoopee! Break out the Dom Perignon! It's true, an article about your business does wonders for yourbusiness. Not only do you get an increase in business, but youcan leverage the article in many ways. You can create reprints ofthe article to send to...
•Are You Too Negative? Positive thinking with Tarot cards Are You Too Negative? Positive thinking with Tarot cards by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. If you could send a copy to me at emailaddress: mailto:ab@digital-e.biz , I appreciate it. Many thanks.**Summary: Eliminate the destructive habit of negative thinkingwith a simple tool --- a deck of Tarot cards.Total words: 750Category: MotivationAre You Too Negative? Positive thinking with Tarot cardsCopyright (c)...
•Baby Steps To Writing Success Baby Steps To Writing Success by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: Take baby seteps to writing success. One step after another, and you're a success, right now.Category: WritingWords: 450Baby Steps To Writing SuccessCopyright © 2003 by Angela Booth After a lifetime's worth of writing, I can file these baby stepsunder the "wish I'd known when I started"...
•Beat Procrastination With Your GPS (Goal Positioning System) Beat Procrastination With Your GPS (Goal Positioning System) by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: You can end procrastination forever, and move...
•Beating Perfection Syndrome so you can write Beating Perfection Syndrome so you can write by Angela BoothCopyright © 2002 by Angela Booth It's Saturday afternoon. Your partner has taken the kids to thepark. You have a whole hour to write. Instead of which, you sit,staring out the window like Rodin's Thinker in jeans and a yellowsweatshirt. Why aren't you writing? A tiny item called PerfectionSyndrome. You want whatever you write in this precious hour to beperfect.During the week, you had a stream of plausible ideas. You wrotethree...
•Blast Your Writing Blocks Blast Your Writing Blocks by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: Writing blocks are usually related to some form of anxiety, or to a lack of...
•Copywriting - Get Paid, Even As A New Copywriter If you'd like to develop a great career with unlimited opportunities, look no further than copywriting. It's ideal for anyone with marketing and/ or writing experience.
Copywriting is a business writing: writing to promote and persuade. It's been called salesmanship in print, and that's precisely what it is. I'm often asked by people considering copywriting whether they have the talent for it.
Do you have the talent to become a copywriter? Talent isn't as important as application. If you...
•Copywriting - Write Ads That Get Customers And Cash Fast Basic copywriting skills are essential for any business owner. You can write an ad today, have it published in newspapers or online tomorrow and will get sales the same day.
Discover how to write ads with a simple formula: HPSA. It's an acronym for Headline, Pain, Solution, Action. HPSA works for any kind of ad, from a simple classified ad to a long direct response sales letter, whether for the Web or print.
Think you can't write ads and that you need a copywriter? If you can talk, you can...
•Creating news releases: easy and free publicity for your business Creating news releases: easy and free publicity for your business by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: If you're not sending out news releases every month,you're missing out on free publicity for your business.Total words: 700Category: Small BusinessCreating news releases: easy and free publicity for your businessCopyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth...
•Creative Copywriting - You're The Best Copywriter For Your Product You're launching a new business or a new product. You're looking for a copywriter, but have you considered doing your own copywriting?
You may be the best person to do it. Discover how to write your own copy in this article.
Copywriting is the art of persuasion: you convince someone to do something you want him to do. When you hire a copywriter, he does the persuading, and in order to do that, he has to understand both the product and the audience.
Therefore, much of the time the writer...
•DDT: Do, Don't Think. Just market DDT: Do, Don't Think. Just market by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: Your marketing supports your business. Stop marketing,and your business bleeds to death. it doesn't matter whatmarketing you do, just market. Total words: 750Category: Small BusinessDDT: Do, Don't Think. Just marketCopyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth You see funny things when you're...
•Easy Copywriting: Develop a conversational style Easy Copywriting: Develop a conversational style by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. If you could send a copy to me at emailaddress: mailto:ab@digital-e.biz , I appreciate it. Many thanks.**Summary: What makes writing copy for everything from salesletters to ads to your Web site easy? Developing a conversationalstyle.Total words: 600Category: Small BusinessEasy Copywriting: Develop a conversational...
•Ebooks - How To Turn An Ebook Into A Home Business Want to turn your ebook into a home business? You can. Ebooks are hugely popular online, and if your ebook turns out to be a bestseller, you can generate a huge income.
However, the challenge is creating a ebook which will be a bestseller, with all the sales you dream of. Although luck and timing play a role in this, with planning and market research you can ensure that your ebook will sell in big numbers. The Web makes this easy.
In this article, let's look at five steps to turning your...
•Five easy ways to add punch to your words Five easy ways to add punch to your words by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. If you could send a copy to me at emailaddress: mailto:ab@digital-e.biz , I appreciate it. Many thanks.**Summary: Writing is hard, even for writers. These five techniqueswill make your writing chores easier, and your writing livelier.Total words: 800Category: Small BusinessFive easy ways to add punch to your wordsCopyright (c) 2002...
•Five Easy, Pain-free Ways To Boost Your Productivity FAST Five Easy, Pain-free Ways To Boost Your Productivity FAST by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: Commit to following these five strategies for a...
•Follow Up And Turn Prospects Into Clients Follow Up And Turn Prospects Into Clients by Angela BoothFollow Up And Turn Prospects Into ClientsCopyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth How long does it take to get a client? First, the client has tobecome aware that we exist, and then that we can solve hisproblems with our products or services. That growth of awarenessis a slow process. It takes time.Let's say you've just sent out a batch of 200 letters,introducing yourself to businesses in your state. You wait, happily anticipating at least a...
•Get An Attitude About Your Writing Get An Attitude About Your Writing
by: Angela Booth
(This excerpt is taken from my new writing workshop Writing To Sell In the Internet Age.)
Writer John Clausen, in his excellent book about freelance writing: Too Lazy To Work, Too Nervous To Steal, recommends that you get an attitude about your work. And he's right.
Many writers are submissive. This attitude brings out the worst in others. It leads to people in a position to pay you for your work taking massive advantage of you,...
•Get Blog Jobs - Fun And Profitable If You Love Blogging Do you blog? I hope you do, because blogging can do a lot for your freelance writing career. For a writer, blogs are not only an instant-publishing tool, they're also an opportunity to find great writing jobs.
Blogs are a phenomenon. Although many "A-list" bloggers have been publishing for years and have built up strong audiences, it's only in the past couple of years that blogs have become mainstream.
Let's get definitions out of the way. What's a blog? A blog is just a Web site in which the...
•Get Your First Sale! Get Your First Sale! by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: Learn this easy, three step, guaranteed process to make your first sale --- and it...
•Getting ideas that sell Getting ideas that sell by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: If you want to sell your writing, you need to get ideasthat sell.Category: WritingWords: 650Getting ideas that sell Copyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth (This article is an extract from my new writing workshop, Writingto Sell in the Internet Age.)As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to...
•How I learned to make my writing pay, and you can do it too. Copywriting is easy money How I learned to make my writing pay, and you can do it too. Copywriting is easy money by Angela BoothSummary: Want to make great money from your writing skills?Become a copywriter (a writer for business).How come there's so much writing in the world, but most writersare poor? It's because writers are writing the stuff that makesother people rich. If you're writing novels for major publishersfor example, you're pouring money into the bank accounts of giantcorporations, but the stream of...
•It's About More Than Money: are you charging what you're It's About More Than Money: are you charging what you're by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. If you could send a copy to me at emailaddress: mailto:ab@digital-e.biz , I appreciate it. Many thanks.**Summary: Price takers and price makers. Are you charging whatyou're worth, or does pricing your small business services andproducts make you nervous?Total words: 700Category: Small BusinessIt's About More Than...
•Make Money From Blogging - Three Steps From Beginner To Pro Even if you're completely new to the concept of blogs, you can make money blogging. This is because blogging has now gone mainstream. Every business which has a Web site either has a blog too, or feels guilty because they don't. So bloggers are in high demand.
Not only are bloggers in high demand, experienced bloggers are very busy. They're reluctant to take on new clients, and when they do, they charge like wounded rhino for their blogging skills. This means that even as a total newbie, you...
•Maximizing The Effect Of Your Freelancer's Bio Maximizing The Effect Of Your Freelancer's Bio by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: If you want to be a successful freelancer, you need to learn the art of the bio.Category: Writing, Small BusinessWords: 1100Maximizing The Effect Of Your Freelancer's BioCopyright (c) 2003 by Angela Booth Your freelancer's bio is a vital job-hunting tool. While...
•Mini-Persuaders --- Six Steps To Successful Classified Ads Mini-Persuaders --- Six Steps To Successful Classified Ads by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: In spite of their size, classifieds pack a powerfuladvertising punch. Here's how to make yours more effective. Category: Small Business Words: 760============================================= Mini-Persuaders --- Six Steps To Successful Classified...
•Multiple Income Streams: avoiding Starving Artist Syndrome Multiple Income Streams: avoiding Starving Artist Syndrome by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. If you could send a copy to me at emailaddress: mailto:ab@digital-e.biz , I appreciate it. Many thanks.**Summary: The key to success as a creative or for anyone, ismultiple income streams.Total words: 600Category: Small BusinessMultiple Income Streams: avoiding Starving Artist SyndromeCopyright (c) 2002 by Angela...
•Start Here To Write An Ebook Start Here To Write An Ebook by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: Want to write an ebook? You can. Start with an idea, build on it, and before...
•Start To Make Your Creativity Pay Start To Make Your Creativity Pay by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: If you're a writer or other creative person and despair of ever getting...
•Structuring Your Ebook Structuring Your Ebook by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: Got a great idea for an ebook but can't get started? Youneed a structure.Category: WritingWords: 650Structuring Your EbookCopyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth (Angela Booth has been a professional writer for 25 years, and ispublished by mainstream publishers.)Got a great idea for an ebook but...
•The Writer's Dilemma: Should You Write For Free? The Writer's Dilemma: Should You Write For Free? by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: If you're a professional writer, it goes against thegrain to write for free. But it may just be the best move youever made.Total words: 850 Category: WritingThe Writer's Dilemma: Should You Write For Free?Copyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth If you're a professional...
•Training Your Creative Self: Five Tips for Ultra-Creativity Training Your Creative Self: Five Tips for Ultra-Creativity by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: Want to be able to turn on your creativity like a tap?You can. Follow these simple tips for ultra-creativity.Category: WritingWords: 950Training Your Creative Self: Five Tips for Ultra-Creativity Copyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth If you knew you could be...
•Two secrets to getting more done in less time Two secrets to getting more done in less time by Angela Booth(c) Copyright Angela Booth 2002You're completely bogged down with work. This week you mustcomplete three client proposals, and two of your staff are outsick. You feel you have a better chance of sprouting wings andflying than getting those proposals done. From experience, youknow that each proposal will take around four hours to do.However, you just don't have those 12 hours to spare. You decidethat you will have to call your...
•Write an article a day Write an article a day by Angela BoothWrite an article a dayCopyright (c) 2002 by Angela Booth ** This article is adapted from my new email workshop, Writing ToSell In The Internet Age. If you want to get a taste of theworkshop, you can sign up for the free mini-course based onWriting To Sell In The Internet Age, on the Web site ---http://www.digital-e.biz/ Want to become a better writer? Easy. Just write an article aday. When you write each and every day, you develop skill. Writing isa...
•Write Before You Look Write Before You Look by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: Stuck on a writing project? Or is there something you'dlove to write, but you can't...
•Writer's Rip-Offs Writer's Rip-Offs by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*Use in opt-in publications, or on Web sites, but please includethe resource box. Please send me a copy, if possible. Many thanks.**Summary: Writers are prime targets for scammers. Here's how to avoid the most common scams.Category: WritingWords: 1200Writer's Rip-OffsCopyright (c) 2003 by Angela Booth People who want to write form a huge market. According toWriter's Digest magazine, ten per cent of the US population wantto be writers,...
•Your Online Brand Is YOU Your Online Brand Is YOU by Angela Booth*Article Use Guidelines*This copyrighted article is free for you to use as content inopt-in publications, or on your Web site. When you use it in opt-in publications, or on a Web site, please include the resourcebox. However, please do not charge for it. Please DO NOT include it inCD compilations, paid-subscription sites or in publications forwhich you charge. **Summary: You're a small business, or a microbiz. Do you need a brand? Yes you do, and it's...
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