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FEBRUARY 21, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 21 February, 2009 Thats not my job! As an example, I am now helping my boss with a corporate blog he started and because I have experience with blogging in my personal life, I have used that and now do it professionally as well. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 26, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 October, 2008 Repeating Headers and Footers while in Sections Someone was asking on another site how to repeat a footer for just one section in a document, i.e. a table. In this example, I did the following: Go to the end of page 1, i.e. the last cell (bottom right), or after the last word on the page.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 18 October, 2008 Guest Blog: Networking Like a Pro This is a guest post from JEM over at [link]. If you meet someone at an Administrative Assistant conference, for example, make sure to follow up with that contact within a week or two after the event. Lets enjoy our day together.© Keep in touch.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 10, 2008

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 October, 2008 Working for the Disorganized. In my readers example, the problem was the trials of working for multiple bosses when one or more of them is disorganized. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 29, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 August, 2009 Managing your Bosss Inbox Nowadays our bosses are busy almost 24/7 and in order to cope they need our help managing their e-mail account. For example, Patricia Robb on behalf of [boss’s name]. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

To illustrate just how incredibly bad copy can go when meaning is ignored, here are some astonishing examples from the world of advertising: Coors decided to use its slogan, “Turn it loose,” in Spanish advertisements. These are all extreme examples. Could I have chosen a more arcane reference?) I know, I know. Take notes.

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MARCH 4, 2010

That guy you referred a client to? For example, you might discover that Joe prefers one type of work and you prefer another, even if you offer the same services or products. For example, if you’re a great writer and Joe’s a fantastic ebook designer, create an info product or a course. Remember Joe?

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JANUARY 17, 2010

You’re still going to be the one who launched it, and people will refer back to you years later as the innovator of that new fantastic idea – you know, the one that was so fantastic that everyone in the world absolutely had to jump on the bandwagon. A better quality of music, one that never skips or sounds fuzzy, for example.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist. Reply Ricardo Bueno ( @ribeezie ) July 21, 2010 at 8:35 pm I’d say do this consistently over time and you’ve got yourself a good, referable business! If it’s not direct marketing, I don’t write it.

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MARCH 11, 2010

Blog better by interviewing a better blogger Reply John Soares ( @TheJohnSoares ) March 12, 2010 at 9:04 am I think nearly all businesses will benefit from having at least a brochure site that they can refer customers to, and that can bring Internet searchers to them. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

MAY 24, 2009

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 24 May, 2009 Word and Outlook 2007 tips I use Word 2007 at my new job and have never really had a chance to go through it to find the quick tips and how-tos that I had in Word 2003. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© 411 Look Up 411.ca

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I had a look back at the one you said you weren’t that proud of, the one about punctuation, it made me think maybe we should start refering to all our back posts in the style of Friends episodes i.e 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.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Decide on your guidelines and stick to them so you have part of your procedures for life balance. Then, while she was coming up to speed, she referred to the process sheets to guide her way. Thanks to Sue West of Space4U Organizing. Focus On Customers, Not Tasks. I started my training business almost 25 years ago.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

I’d build a new business, for example.) I hope I did that but it is nice to have something to refer to. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. Why not write an ebook and sell it? Why not devote all that effort and hours into creating something that gives more back, all the time? (I’d

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JANUARY 10, 2010

For example, let’s say I want to learn how to be a better copywriter. Another example: Most clients of Men with Pens don’t know me personally. For example, a while ago I happened on someone who had a WordPress installation business. I have a need, and I sit down at Google. I land on a site that looks credible.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

One piece of information might suggest an analogy to you, for example. Plus, the reference to double dutch cracked me up. They can use the post-it tabs for when they have to cite references or notate items they think might appear on an upcoming test. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 9, 2010

One friend refers you to someone who only has an email address, a generic address like annepottertherapist@mail.com. For example, we recently did a website for a dentist in the Houston area. when referring to the internet. when referring to the internet. But that’s the assumption most people make.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Does your family refer to you as “the lump by the computer”? I have a hard time saying no to clients, especially loyal ones who’ve referred other clients to me. Kenji – love James’ example in his comment. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Take psychology-style self-help books as an example, arguably the single most destructive e-book on the internet today. Would you want references? For example, Zen Habits. For example, in psychology or medicine. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Confidence and the lack thereof play major rolls in business… one specific example is when determining a project bid or what to charge per hour. Brian Clark is a great example of a tremendous marketer who shares almost nothing of his personal or emotional life with customers. Great post, seriously. Powered by frugal

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JUNE 20, 2010

Take me, for example. Not quite what you’re referring to here though James. Text-to-speech and speech-to-text are two great potential examples. A great example of this is eliminating vowels in a sentence: Yr mnd s rlly snky nd flls n th blnks s tht y cn rd ths thgh thr r n vwls Actively try to read that sentence.

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Reply Catherine Caine ( @CatherineCaine ) January 13, 2010 at 6:20 pm The only addition I’d make to this is that Stephen King always refers to the place he writes as a mental basement instead of an attic. And you took such great effort to dress it up in literary references, to make it palatable to the cleaning-averse among us. (I

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

If you were, say for example, to add WishList Member to Men with Pens and offer a paid level of content, you would be, essentially, creating a product. For example, if you sell a book for $10, you might sell a workbook for $40. You used Apple’s iPod as an example of a “temporary monopoly&# due to innovation.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

It’s interesting that you choose an actor as an example. Reply Friar November 18, 2009 at 11:37 am @Kelly Okay, if you want to follow that example…Yes, people kvetch about not being able to lose weight. You’re afraid your success isn’t sufficient, just as in several of those examples there. He’s afraid.

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APRIL 27, 2010

The only upside in my example is that I was the client, so I haven’t lost business, just a good supplier. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. I’m still not sure to this day if I misinterpreted his original mail or not. It continues to bother me that I may have over reacted.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I often refer to it as my “Would You Like Fries With That?&# I have an upcoming series of articles on Hong Kong, which not only uses my background in Asian/Chinese history, for example. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. My double major is in Music and Creative Writing.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Reply Shannon W. ( @scwink ) January 20, 2010 at 3:08 pm “Does anybody want a peanut&# In reference to rhyming is irritating. – and I don’t even remember it being repeated– and it would serve as a great example for an article on writing/copywriting/making words stick in readers’ minds. Powered by frugal

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MAY 23, 2010

May 24, 2010 at 8:32 am James, The next time you put out a call for job openings, you’ll be able to refer to this post. I’m thinking teamwork, boundaries, schedules, and guidelines are all necessary for MWP to be a successful outfit. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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JUNE 9, 2010

But there is something sexy about completing a project that you’re proud of and that results in a happy client who refers you to someone else while you cash his cheque at your bank. I like to think I’m a good example of that!) Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. I liked it too.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

To use myself as an example, supporting a family is not high on my list of successes. For example: Success to me right now is definitely focused on being able to work ONE job and pay my bills comfortably. In my industry (computer science) for example, many – if not most – bloggers are not trying to make money from blogging.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

Reply Nathan Hangen ( @nhangen ) March 24, 2010 at 9:47 am Many people I work with get wrapped up in marketing speak, which is very similar to your example here. The perfect example of how words influence our actions. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. Who are your heroes or heroines?

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