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Three Ways Writers Evolve Over Time

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I see where I was going – but in a lot of cases, I never quite made it there. I used esoteric examples when a more generic one would have been more effective. Giving More Examples for Better Interest. In contrast, I recently picked up a short technology book that was lamentably devoid of case studies, stories, and examples.

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How to Improve Your Writing Skills by Analyzing Structure

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I’ll take you step-by-step through a couple of examples: one blog post and one ebook. First Example: How to Turn Your Blog Traffic into Money (blog post). Second Example: 5 Big Mistakes Creative People Make With Money (ebook). I’ve chosen 5 Big Mistakes Creative People Make With Money by Mark McGuinness as the second example.

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How to Write a Free Ebook in Just 7 Days

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Give an example or mini case-study. How to Write a Free Ebook in Just 7 Days first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. This makes the writing phase easy and helps give readers a consistent experience, as they’ll know what’s coming next. Have an exercise for the reader to try.

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Authoritative Website Copy | Men With Pens

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That’s a crappy example, but you get the point. I like your before/after examples that light up the point. Must be that French blood and all…) @Steve – May I present you Case Study Number 3875, James Chartrand. If I ever have to use an example of stupidity in my copy, that stupidity has to be on my part.

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Should You Go Back to School? | Men With Pens

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For example, all of these books I chose for my marketing class have exercises in them or suggestions on how to apply their advice to your own business, which means – and this is killer – I can give myself assignments. In my case, for example, I want to have a whole marketing campaign planned out by the end of my course.

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Why You Should Travel Back Through Time | Men With Pens

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How intention makes a brand – a quick case study Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) February 22, 2010 at 8:46 am Alright. And right now, just for example, we’re about a month away from MAYBE being able to ride again after a very, VERY long winter. One I like best is a short one, about commitment. Is that narcissistic?

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9 Clever Writing Tricks to Supercharge Your Blog Posts

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Here’s an example of how I could have written the previous paragraph, with the differences in bold: Some “I” language is fine. Here’s an example: The tests were conducted on several websites… (passive voice). Here are a few examples: Your Sneak Peek Behind the Writing Course Doors. Want an example?