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3 Ways to Turn Outsourcing to Your Advantage & Travel the World

Image Chris Pirillo Outsourcing is not going to go away. Our recent Technical Writers survey showed that US companies are now outsourcing technical documentation projects big-time to India, Poland and...

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Why do you need to develop a Capacity Plan?

Developing a Capacity Plan is vital if you want to understand how much capacity will be required to support your IT systems and, by extension, the infrastructure that supports it. Think about it. If...

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How to write Link Bait for Digg, Reddit & StumbleUpon

Want to be on the very first page of Digg.com? You’d be famous, right? Here’s how to do it. Link Bait has one specific aim — get me to the top of Digg.com. The idea is that once you get there, others...

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Do Business Leaders Need to Write Well to Succeed?

Thom Haller asks on TCW if ‘to be an effective leader, you need to learn how to write well’. Do You Need to Write Well to Succeed? Here’s how I see it. If you can communicate clearly, then there is a...

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Ten Tips & Tricks to Get the Most Out of HootSuite

If you have multiple Twitter accounts, want to schedule your tweets, want to see stats on your tweets, and want it all in a new user interface, then try Hootsuite. I used to use TweetDeck but have...

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5 Reasons You Should Leave Facebook and Join LinkedIn

I’ve started to use my social networks more strategically rather than adopting a ‘shotgun approach’. In other words, I try to leverage each site by seeing the opportunities it offers and then using...

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5 Ways to Differentiate Yourself & Generate New Income Streams

Tom Peters says, “the value of services will continue to fall” and that the only way to survive is to differentiate yourself from the competition. Is this true? How do you as a technical writer make...

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How do you Manage Extremely Negative Comments on your Blog?

I need your advice. Someone has left a fairly negative comment on my blog. What should I do? Approve or Delete? The reason I ask is this. I want people to give their opinion and, even if it offends me...

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How To Write Blog Posts Faster & Save Your Fingers From Exhaustion

What to know how to type faster and get those blog post online quicker? I use the AutoCorrect feature in Word to speed things up. Most writers use it to correct typos and clean up your document AFTER...

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5 Ways UK Women Use Social Media Different Than Men

What’s the difference between men and women when they go online? eMarketer highlight that when women go online entertainment takes a backseat to utility and socializing, usually with people they...

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How To Build (& Destroy) A Brand On The Web

Gerry McGovern provides this week’s guest article. “You build a brand on the Web one click at a time. You destroy your brand by wasting your customers’ time. I am a customer of a number of banks. I...

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How to Write Killer Headlines Like Andrew Chen: 21 CopyWriting Do’s and Dont’s

If you want to see great web copy, read Andrew Chen. I’m going to show you his top 15 posts from last year. What do you see? The headlines are very compelling; smart little nuggets that draw you in....

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What Avatar Can Teach You About Project Management 2.0

What’s the one thing you enjoyed most in Avatar? For my Project Management friend it was the video logging. Did you notice that the team kept their reports not in Microsoft Word (i.e. on paper) but as...

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Using Google’s Wonder Wheel for Mind Mapping & Generating New Ideas

Google’s Wonder Wheel is Search and Mind Mapping combined together. The Wonder Wheel was introduced in May 2009 and is one of Google’s best kept secrets. This search/mindmapper tool shows search...

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Video Blogging: Mistakes to Avoid & Doing It Right

I’ve started to use video to sell (and upsell!) my digital downloads and information products. Like most beginners, I’m making mistakes at every step. But I’ve learnt a few tricks this week,  mostly...

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Second Life v Facebook: Which Makes More Money?

While most consumers tightened their real-world purse strings in 2009, but that did not seem to hurt sales of virtual goods. Users of virtual world Second Life spent $567 million buying virtual goods...

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How To Handle A Troll & Beat Them at Their Own Game

I have a troll. Do you? We call him Spartacus. Trolls slither over the internet. They start as lurkers, then get brave, creep out and spit things at you. 10 out of 10 trolls feed on attention. Negative...

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Product Launch Readiness: Get Your Brand Ahead Of The Competition

Wendy Marx of Marx Communications as a quality presentation titled "How to Improve the ROI of your New Product Launch". In this presentation, Wendy outlines the five important product launch steps...

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How PayPal Business Accounts Increase Sales & Reduce Costs

PayPal offers Personal and Business accounts. Both are free but one offers better rates, better tools and lower fees. Want to know more? photo credit: valdeklaur As a small business owner you’re...

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How To Write A Magnetic Blog Post

Developing a professional writing style is critical if you’re serious about making money from blogging. You can get so far by posting free flowing articles that discuss subjects in a conversational...

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