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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

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Just this: If you are trying to give yourself a shortcut by not asking for your clients’ permission before you sign them up for your sales list, newsletter, or any other form of unsolicited information, you’re shooting yourself in the foot. So what does all of this have to do with being an entrepreneur, a copywriter, or a freelancer?

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What's Under the Hood of Your Web Copy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I learned the lesson of writing in the appropriate voice many years ago, when I wrote my first newsletter for a client. She said, “I hear you all over the newsletter. Sometimes, writers simply don’t hear the client’s voice at all. Bursting with pride, I showed it to a friend. You write just like you speak!&#

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Five Years After Founding the Me Too Movement, Tarana Burke Remains Focused on Healing

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Well before founding Me Too in 2006, Burke went on from childhood to navigate life as a young Black woman—and the negative perceived perceptions that came with that. But by 2006, she had created Me Too, she says, “for little Black girls like me.”. From that day forward, she says, her perspective on life changed.

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Why Do I Need a Newsletter List Anyway? So What Do I Do With My Newsletter/Autoresponder Now? So What Do I Do With My Newsletter/Autoresponder Now? Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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How to Put Rumors to Rest

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So What Do I Do With My Newsletter/Autoresponder Now? Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Oh, hang on, I do write on the web, just not a CopyWriter. Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder´s last blog.

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What to Do When They Hold Your Guest Post Hostage | Men With Pens

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Here Are 6 Tips to Write Better Blog Posts Reply Terry Freedman ( @terryfreedman ) May 5, 2010 at 6:58 pm Well I found this post incredibly annoying: a couple of people have sent me articles for publishing in my newsletter and on my website, and I have been so busy that I sent them holding replies and nothing more for about 3 weeks.

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The secrets of a top copywriting pro | Men With Pens

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I also publish an email newsletter to stay in touch with several thousand people. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. Today, a lot of people use LinkedIn. Dean Rieck´s last blog.

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