Category Archives: Writing

How to Provide a Testimonial

Over the past several weeks I worked to secure testimonials for my series of ebooks. I've asked and received testimonials before. Since the bulk of my projects are ghostwritten books and articles, it can be tricky. My clients want to remain anonymous. And I want to safeguard any information that would indicate my clients' ...

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Up For an Article Challenge??

Okay...I just joined an article challenge through my WAHM Biz Tips site (since all the articles will have to do with working from home and real estate...because I need to spread the word about my new series of ebooks over at The WAHM Agent). The Challenge?? 20 Articles in 20 Days!!! Come on...you know ...

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From Idea Theft to Squidoo lenses to a Site Launch and more!

It's been a busy, busy, busy couple of days here at the TinaMc Writing Emporium. Remember my post on how to prevent idea theft? Uh...yeah...the irony....I was a victim of such an occurrence just in the past week. (I became aware of it yesterday). But you know, there's so much more to that story, that ...

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Can you protect yourself against idea thieves?

When I was young, I thought I had a billion totally cool and unique writing ideas and that if anyone heard about them before I could bring them to fruition, then I was screwed. My idea would be stolen, twisted into something different and wrong, sold to the masses for millions with nothing going to my ...

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Yay! A Contest!

You know I like me a contest. And yes, one of these days I'll get around to holding one of my own. But in the meantime, how about throwing your hat into the proverbial ring for a book on copywriting? If you're selling anything (and I mean ANYTHING) then tips on copywriting can go a long ...

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Do Manners Matter Online?

I like to go over to Enkay's blog several times a week to check out what he has to say. A post earlier this week on comment etiquette really got me thinking. Do manners matter when you're online? Should you still be polite and act with some modicum of decency in this vast black hole known as the ...

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Email text for the email campaign that took forever

So...I already admitted that I didn't create a cool, eye-catching, lid-pooping html email for my email marketing campaign. Nope. I went for straight text, baby! Want to see what I wrote? I won't pretend it's a masterpiece. Because it's not. But it gets the point across. Here it is:

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Details on the Email Marketing Campaign

Okay...so you want to know more about the email marketing campaign that took FOREVER. Brace yourself. Here's the nitty-gritty... Yes, I did my research. I looked into Contant Contact and iContact and a few other online services that produce email marketing campaigns with beautiful html messages with all the bells and whistles. They ...

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The Email Marketing Campaign That Took FOREVER

Over a week ago I began an email campaign in earnest. I want new clients. I need new clients. I, of course, am my favorite client. But I don't pay myself nearly what I'm worth. Besides, new clients are fun! They have new ideas. It's fun to help them with their business. I get a kick out ...

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Need some juicy stories? Or perhaps you just have one to tell…

A few weeks back I signed up as a "source" on Help A Report Out (HARO) and since then I've been getting emails that are really quite fascinating... The whole idea behind HARO is that there are journalists out there looking for anything from an expert physicist to your average Joe. The journalists contact HARO ...

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