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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

When you write websites, ads, white papers, or other business materials, readers simply want information. You have to be a pregnant woman in the morning and a retired trucker in the afternoon. When you write a novel or a poem, readers wants great words. They enjoy the rhythm, the imagery, the wordplay. Be a quick study.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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Do I write routinely about Policy and Management or about Labor Relations? Now I can just work the job I want and retire happy&# I’m like, you moron, education never stops! Reply Phil Simon ( @philsimon ) December 14, 2009 at 9:52 am Good post. But my teachers and classmates all challenged me to become a better writer.

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