Tag Archives: Tips

How to Spark Writing Ideas

How to Spark Writing Ideas
Let’s face it, writing is hard. No matter if you write for a living or just need to get through some assignments for school or work, finding the right combination of words and transferring them to the page can be taxing. Next time you find yourself taking a step back from your writing or needing…
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Why You Should Take a Writing Course in College

Why You Should Take a Writing Course in College
If you just graduated high school and are hoping to abandon all English classes and forms of writing while in college, think again. Here are some reasons why everyone should take a writing course in college.   You will most likely need writing in anything you do. No matter your future profession, the ability to…
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How to Stay Motivated

How to Stay Motivated
  We’ve all been there - late night piles of work, the feeling of procrastination overtaking your goals, and that feeling of wanting to give up on whatever it is you’re trying to do. Finding motivation can be hard. Here are five ways to stay on track:   Always look at the big picture. A…
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Tips for Proofreading Your Writing

Tips for Proofreading Your Writing
  After overcoming the many trials and errors, writer’s block, and stress that goes into writing, it can be easy to overlook one of the most important final steps: proofreading. Proofreading is essential to any good piece of writing, so here are some tips for how to get the most out of your editing process!…
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Business Owner Spotlight: Dale Klein from Profitable Speech

Business Owner Spotlight: Dale Klein from Profitable Speech
Dale Klein, founder of Profitable Speech, LLC, has been helping local business professionals sound their best since 1994. A vibrant, sought-after speaker and author, Dale works with a variety of clients, from Fortune 100 companies to major hospitals, as well as individual professionals. Originally from the Bronx in NYC, she now resides in Clifton Park,…
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Top 6 Blog Headlines

Top 6 Blog Headlines
  Are you looking for ways to increase the amount of clicks you get on your blogs?   Try Some of These Tried & True Grabbers: "The List" - Lists could be as few as 5 or 50 or higher. It doesn't matter because lists mean traffic. People are always looking for the easiest way…
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Do I Really Need to Blog?

Do I Really Need to Blog?
Short answer? Yes, yes you do. And here's why. I often get this question. I will be setting up a website for a client and showing them where the blog will be, and they'll say, "Oh, I don't need a blog." Or, I'll get someone saying to me, "No one really pays attention to blogs…
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How To Break Writer’s Block – Option 1

How To Break Writer’s Block – Option 1
Writer's Block is a very real thing. Anyone who has had to stare at a blank sheet of paper or a blank screen knows the panic that creeps up when you need to get something done by a zooming deadline, and absolutely nothing is coming. But there's another kind of writer's block too - one that…
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A Conversation with Louis Torres

A Conversation with Louis Torres
We all know that I am a huge supporter of small business and using local resources. So I have decided to start a new Spotlight feature on this blog to highlight local businesses and entrepreneurs. For our first owner spotlight, I would like to introduce Louis Torres from Louis Torres Photography. If you are looking…
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Hemingway’s Top Five Tips for Writers

Hemingway’s Top Five Tips for Writers
In his book titled Ernest Hemingway on Writing, Larry W. Phillips writes, “Throughout Hemingway’s career as a writer, he maintained that it was bad luck to talk about writing — that it takes off ‘whatever butterflies have on their wings and the arrangement of hawk’s feathers if you show it or talk about it.’ Despite…
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