Create Confidence With Your Writing

Written by Robert Warren



Whether you are writing a magazine article, composing a press release, or editingrepparttar sales copy on your website,repparttar 104397 end goal is alwaysrepparttar 104398 same - to influencerepparttar 104399 thinking, and probably actions, of other human beings. To do that, your writing must instill confidence in a mind that is inclined to doubt you.

Here are a few tips on keepingrepparttar 104400 reader on your side.

Keep your word count under control. Keep it simple and don't say any more than necessary; when you write, limit your word count fromrepparttar 104401 start. Never spend 1000 words covering ground that could have been covered in 200 words -repparttar 104402 extra material looks exactly likerepparttar 104403 useless filler it is.

Don't hedge. At all. Sometimes a writer is worried about offendingrepparttar 104404 reader, and so either avoids making direct statements or padsrepparttar 104405 statements with language designed to softenrepparttar 104406 blow. Don't hedge - be bold and direct, and letrepparttar 104407 reader be offended. You can't make everyone happy, and you'll look like a fool if you try.

Be onrepparttar 104408 lookout for language - phrases like "taken as a whole" and words like "basically" - which doesn't contribute anything towards supporting a direct claim. Weed outrepparttar 104409 hedging and get back to simple noun-and-verb statements.

Use active verb tense - avoid passive tense at all costs. Active verbs describerepparttar 104410 subject committing an action and influencing its environment ("Jim drove his car"), while passive verb clauses dislocaterepparttar 104411 subject so that it becomes secondary torepparttar 104412 predicate clause ("The car was driven by Jim"). Typically any verb clause inrepparttar 104413 "to be" family ("has been", "is being", etc.) is a passive clause.

7 Ways To Promote Your Business-FREE!

Written by Tina Barraclough


1. Free Classifieds: If you haverepparttar time to post you ads on classified sites , then this is a good place for you to start. Placing classified ads does work, but this method of advertising will take some time before you will start to see results. You will need to continually submit your ad to these sites , so your ad will stay nearrepparttar 104396 top ofrepparttar 104397 pages of these sites. Not everyone will getrepparttar 104398 same results with free classified advertising. The results I may get , may not berepparttar 104399 same asrepparttar 104400 type of results you may get. It will depend on your ad title , how long your ad has been running , and what type of ad you are using.

Simply searchrepparttar 104401 web for free advertising sites. The list will be long , you will need to find sites that will work for you. Free classifieds take a lot of time ,and effort. Results will show , but you will need to work at it hard , and on a regular basis.

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2. Free E-zine Ads: most ezines give away free ads to new subscribers of their ezines. Sincerepparttar 104402 ezines have been requested by their subscribers , this is another good place to start.

Here are some E-ZINES listed:

The Free Directory of Ezines http://www.freezineweb.com/

A list of 500+ free ezines! E-zines and on-line newsletters publications http://www.powerpub.com/zinelist.htm

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