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Monday, September 25, 2006

If you are interested in advertising your product, service or site...

You will want to check out this amazing site I just found an while surfing the net yesterday. I actually saw the banner on a well known site and decided to click on it. Let me tell you, I am so glad I did.

The site is called Nexus Gate and was developed by a guy named Shane Wilson. I know you may not believe this but he has actually researched over 200 of the best places to advertise your product, service or site. He has 11 reports now and more are in the works. The reports consist of:

Banner Advertising
Tool Bar Advertising
Groups
Forums
Press Release sites
Article Submission Sites
List Building sites
List Purchasing sites
Miscellaneous Great Sites
Pay Per Click Sites
and more to come

The best part is, every site listed in the above reports are the best of the best.

You'll be as excited as me to know that a Diamond member at the site enjoys a 90% commission when you refer others to this super resource. Yeh, you heard it right, 90% commission. I haven't been able to find any other affiliate program out there that offers anything close to this. A free member earns 50% commission!

Look, you need to quit reading this and head over to Nexus Gate and see what I am talking about. http://www.nexusgate.com/nexus/?go=7059 I am on top of this advertising thing thanks to Nexus Gate and so should you.

Do yourself and your business a favor, become a member at Nexus Gate right now before they close the doors. http://www.nexusgate.com/nexus/?go=7059

Shine Your Star,
Marie

Friday, February 03, 2006

What is holding you back from being the writer you want to be?

What is holding you back from being the writer you want to be? by Deanna Mascle

As a writing instructor and coach I work with writers every day who are not reaching their full potential. What holds them back?

When you talk with struggling writers they generally mention one of three problems:

~ Lack of writing skills

~ Lack of writing opportunities

~ Lack of knowledge

As a writing professional with more than two decades of experience in both print and internet publishing I regularly assure the writers that I work with that none of these three obstacles is insurmountable.

LACK OF WRITING SKILL

The lack of writing skills does not have to be an obstacle to your writing goals and dreams. It is simply a hurdle that you need to overcome. I have taught students struggling to earn their GED how to write and I have taught many developmental English students how to write. Writing is a skill that can be taught, learned, and mastered just like any other skill.

Obviously there are levels of ability and mastery just as there are with many other skills, but with time and practice almost anyone can achieve competency as a writer. I cannot promise that everyone can be a master craftsman but most can become a good wordsmith.

If you feel that your skills are weak then you might consider taking a course to strengthen your writing however for many writers simply working up a regular schedule of reading and writing will do wonders for improving grammar, vocabularly, and style.

LACK OF WRITING OPPORTUNITIES

There simply isn't a better time to be a writer seeking an audience. Not only do the standard print mediums still exist in newspapers, magazines, and books there is now a wealth of opportunity available electronically in the form of ezines, blogs, and web sites. There are a plethora of paid opportunities for the experienced pro and there are a myriad of unpaid forums for the beginner looking for experience.

Seek out writing communities, both face-to-face and online, and writing publications, both traditional and electronic, and you will quickly learn about new markets and writing opportunities.

In addition, with the many available print and electronic options available sometimes you can simply make your own opportunities -- create your own e-book, start a blog or electronic newsletter, or self publish your manuscript. The options are limitless.

If you lack writing opportunities then you simply aren't looking hard enough.

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

I cringe when I hear writers whine that they don't have anything to write about. How can this be? If you are alive then you have something to write about.

Ideas come from a variety of places but the easiest place is to start with what you already know about. Look around the community (or rather communities) that you are a part of every day -- including your home, church, work, and school. There are likely many writing topics there. What are your hobbies and interests? What do your friends and family ask you for advice? You have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share without doing any research -- start there!

It is OK to also write about a topic that you are just beginning to investigate and understand. I often pick topics that simply interest me or that I need more information about. I'm trying to get my son to stop sucking his thumb so I have been reading up on that topic a lot lately!

Now go out and start writing. Don't let these three obstacles block you from writing success. View them simply as opportunities to learn and grow and you will succeed.

Deanna Mascle shares more writing advice with her newsletter Word Craft Online and Writing Blog.

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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

Benefits of Submitting Articles – 10 Reasons Why Free May Bring in the Bucks

Websites, Bloggers, Ezine Publishers all need content. All business need exposure and advertising. Writing artilcles to share your expertise with others can benefit in a number of ways even if you offer your articles freely.

1. Brand Yourself. You will brand your website, business and yourself . Make sure you include your name, business name, credentials, web site address and e-mail address in your resource box.

2. Gain credibility. You will become know as an expert on the topics you write about. Get an edge on your competion with a boost in credibilty.

3. Free advertising. This will broaden your advertising efforts in addition to your normal advertising budget.

4. Get Published All Over The Web. Multiple visiting publishers to need free content for their websites, ezines, blogs and more.

5. Get Published in Offline Content. Some publishers may put your content in ebooks and so your advertising can multiply further.

6. Gain Trust. If when people read your article they like it, they will be more likely to buy your product or service increasing your profits.

7. Highlighted Exposure. A publisher may choose to place your article on their homepage or high traffic blog. Placement can increase credibility as well as exposure.

8. Long Term Advertising. Your article may end up in archives to ezine publications. Some subcribers like to read back issues before subscribing.

9. Multiply Income. You may get extra income from people who want to hire you to write other articles, books or even speak at seminars. This can be a great way to multiply your income.

10. Link Popularity! When publishers begin placing your article along with resource box on their websites you will start to raise your search engine rankings.
The more links back to you site the more popular you are with the search engines. Start gaining all sorts of popularity today!

Marie Gervacio is founder and editor of Article Blender.com ShineYourStar.com, and SimpleBeautyTips.com. Get free content for your website, ezine or blog and/or publish your articles at ArticleBlender.com.

Exciting!

The new Article Blender is growing by leaps and bounds. It is already ranked at 813,858 by Alexa since November 11. And that is with little promotion!

A press release went did go out on the 21th of Nov. Go here to view it. The site was created as soon as I could get back online after hurricaine Wilma. I was excited to get back online and this new site is creating even more excitement.

I will be featuring articles here to help you start writing or writing more. Find out the benefits of submitting your articles for free. You too can submit to the article blender.

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Friday, November 11, 2005

So the fun begins...

Here is the first batch of articles posted to the directory. Enjoy reading - Post some of your own!

Ad Copy Sparklers – 10 Ways to Spark Interest in Your Customers By : shineyourstar

Add a little sparkle to your ad copy and increase your sales.

Banner Ads – 10 Ways to Get More Clicks By : shineyourstar

There is a debate as to whether banner ads no longer work. Some would say switch to text ads. I use both. Some banner ads in my early days got very few click-thrus and so I could have blamed it on the fact that most say banner ads are dead. Not true.

Just Say No to Sign and Wait – 10 Steps to a Fast Action Start By : shineyourstar

So you just signed up for a new, exciting opportunity… wait did you realize?

14 Household Ways To Protect Your Computer From Viruses By : Marv Ko

Computer viruses are deadly. They often spread without any apparent contact and can be a nuisance, or even worse, fatal to your computer. Individuals who create these viruses, estimated at 10-15 new ones a day, are the electronic version of terrorists. Their goal is to inflict havoc and destruction on as many people as possible by disabling, stealing, damaging, or destroying computer and information resources.

Top 7 Reasons to Submit Your Articles to A New Article Directory Submission Site By : Lauries Legends Article Submission Service

It is a well known fact with successful online internet marketers
that writing articles to promote traffic to your website is a very successful avenue to pursue.

It is however, an ongoing and sometimes tedious task. Suppose..........

Facts to Consider When Using an Article Marketing Submission Service or Automated Software Program By : Lauries Legends Article Submission Service

One of today's most popular trends in website traffic promotion is Article Marketing. However, for the average business owner, this can be a time consuming, tedious task. There are important things to consider when purchasing automated software or hiring an article submitting service to do this. The most important thing is ..........

10 Facts You Need to Know about Promoting Your Website with Article Writing By : Lauries Legends Article Submission Service

Most all ezine publishers need fresh content. Article writing is something that gets tedious to the publisher who sends out an ezine every week. Fresh, unique ideas are always attractive, and ezine authors don't mind publishing others work, along with a complete research box, (this is where you promote your product or business) as well.
If you can learn and excel with this kind of content writing, you can ............

7 Ways In Which You Can Overcome Excuses for Not Marketing Your Website by Writing Articles By : Lauries Legends Article Submission Service

How many times have you read an article, and said to yourself, “I could have written this.” Well, why don’t you?

Thursday, November 10, 2005

New Free Article Directory

Isn't the internet wonderful we can all expose our expertise to the world freely. I have installed a wonderful new script to unite writer and publishers. Readers too will find it a great place to read. The blender is filled with letters and words and out comes a delicious blend of smooth, quality articles.

Visit the new site here: ArticleBlender.com Submit your articles. Find out the benefits of submitting your own articles.