Submit articles to popular article directory

July 22, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Writing skills

Popular articles directoryArticle Alley is one of the most popular sites enabling worldwide authors to post their articles absolutely free of cost. The site was established in the year 2004 and it is already home to over 60,000 writers from over the globe, it encourages young talents to write their thoughts which are published on the site each day. The site provides you with some of the best thought provoking articles which are original of its content; there are different categories of articles belonging to varied fields.

If you are looking to promote your site to the fastest time possible, articlealley.com is the way to go, not only can you submit articles here but also list the site names which you find fruitful. You can use the content on the site provided the authors have given permission to re-publish them, there are over half a million pages of content already which is a great achievement. You can write anything and everything whether they are your personal experiences, the knowledge that you had like to share, research you have done, etc. there is direct correlation, the more informative articles you submit, the more people get interested in your content and they might as well would like to visit your site too and thus the business! The site runs a network of informational sites, the content of which can be used anywhere else in their network.

Online Business demands Good Communication Skills

June 29, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Blogging, Writing skills

As the times are changing, everybody is demanding Internet, all the things are done on Internet whether its booking your tickets online, or ordering food online or reading newspapers its all available on Internet that saves lots of your money. I have seen big traditional household businesses which are turning modern by creating their profile over the Internet that will enable people to visit their stores online without physically visiting the stores, this way they can save on their time as well as travel expense. As it is important to have your business online to attract more customers its also important that the profile has a proper communication mode and the language.

Whenever you are over the Internet, there can be thousands of audience online listening to you or are interested in your products but unless you have good communication skills the buyers wouldn’t be attracted to listen to at least whatever you are saying. As a writer, I have seen many a business units turning online having their websites over the internet and have hired professional writers who would be able to state everything in professional business language. As we said language plays a very important role in communication, a right language and a right mix of words will hit your targets if you lack in this things then there is no space for you over the Internet.

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Once you are ready with your website planning, appointing the staff who will look after your online dealings there is one thing you need to learn is basic business communication online, that will help you as a supporter and a strong backbone to back on. The way you communicate with your clients’ states to what extent you have been successful in selling your products online, as we know most of the business talks happen over the email so you don’t even need to sharpen or polish your English speaking skills just a correct and proper amount of words will do the trick. As a professional I have never spoken to my client over the phone, nor taken any work which was stated online. There are so many things that need to be taken care of along with your professional life.

Sometimes life becomes real frustrating sitting back at home and your work becomes so monotonous that you tend to loose interest in it and so I admit to the fact I have taken up work outside to come out of the daily grind also its fact that I have personally never taken up any work which required me to go to some place specifically when I am comfortable working from my office or home. Having an internet business of your own has its own advantages as you can work whenever and wherever you feel like, there are no targets, no deadlines or no nagging from superiors. You can be comfortable with your own time and space without worrying about outside world. Before you take up your internet business thing seriously, there are few things that need to be kept in mind that the type of mode through which you will communicate with your clients that is through emails or conference calls, etc. Internet has its own command and advantages, as you save so much of your time traveling for meetings or sending someone an urgent message.

Different people have different styles of work, but the most common of work today is internet based and people are liking it because you can do your work from any part of the world, I started my career from scrap where I used to search for free lancing work but as the time passed I found that is the place I belong to and writing for social media helped me boost my career plans further and here I am writing articles from different fields, societies, classes, countries, places, etc. no matter whatever the field you belong to basic communication skills are a must because that is the mode that is going to transform what is on your mind in to verbal talking which your audience will listen and be tempted to buy your products. No one has time today so no one would like to read or listed to long articles or ads, a short and a sweet message that your audience will read will make a huge difference.

So before you head out to do anything in life in the area of business, make sure that you will like what you will be doing and whether you possess that much of skill set to run it successfully, don’t choose the things that will mesh up in which you are not good at. May whatever you opt for a good communication skill set is a must that will enhance your business personality and your profile will turn in to power profile over the Internet, a written word is a solid foundation to your future business requirements, the need of the hour is not to sell immediately what you have but create that perfect impression that your buyers will keep coming back to you and that can be achieved via proper communication.

good communication skillsThere are varied mediums through which you can pass on your message to your audience or potential buyers, may it be through emails, ads, pamphlets, or a word of mouth, you should differentiate to what you want to speak or not to speak, once you decide upon this it becomes easier for you to communicate and will be able to speak fluently. If you are not that much of a English literature professional, then you can go in for a simple language that any type of buyer will be able to understand and be able to reply, don’t over do it, if your email speaks much of a high English language then audience may take it otherwise, so its always advisable to choose a simple writing method. Sometimes your client may not understand what you were trying to portray in your email, then you can make use of internet instant messaging in a short and simple words not making it too complex for them to understand.

There are many individuals who are of the opinion that unless you have a good sounding  business communication language in you, you cannot run a company but that is wrong as I have seen big companies running just out of a well-written, well-understood, simple language emails to each other, internet messaging is the best way it doesn’t consume your time nor does in interfere when you are busy with something else.

While heading out to write an emailer, you need to decide on its purpose, it shouldn’t happen after putting so much of hard work in making company, buying products for sale and now you are confused on its purpose, when you head out to start a business, there has to be a strong, very strong purpose behind it and you need to set your priorities as time changes. When the author of an internet advertising campaign or a written email is not very sure on why he is writing there is no point in doing business, it is all a big waste. Know something before you write or speak, have purpose behind the things you said in your emails you want to achieve, and if you are yourself not very sure about it then make sure to do self study and proceed ahead later.

Whenever you are communicating through emails remember that you have a purpose and that purpose cannot be anything foolish, do you want your readers to gain something out of it while even at the same time buying your products? Then you have to talk them regarding the product as well other knowledgeable stuff which will make them interested in reading your mail further. Make your article look creative, unique which will talk about innovative stuff. The best point in communication is clarity, just as good as your advertisement idea should be, it is important that it is stated with clarity so that consumers are not confused regarding anything that is posted. It is the most effective way to attract people in to reading further, get them interested by writing knowledgeable stuff which will keep them posted about the latest happenings in the field.

Make sure that you communicate to your audience straight and with purpose, meaningless emails will show them that you are boring and have no purpose so the next time even if you sent some informative mails they would not waste their time reading it. Anyway at the end I would just like to point out few things especially the starters in the field that choose a right type of medium through which your communication is more effective and eliminate the work that depends on the medium fully. Also determine the purpose and its effect before setting out on your mails.

Freelancing Basics – Write A Resume

June 25, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Freelancing, Writing skills

Many people are of the opinion that when you are already in to a corporate ladder why you need a resume, after all resumes are meant for those seeking jobs in a company, some may say it’s a thing of the past and yet many freelancers are of opinion that they don’t require it at all. Although the fact is that they are many more advantages of a resume then you really think of, a Resume is a personal database which states your experiences, your qualifications, your achievements, etc. it’s a quick profile which your employers or clients can see and decide on the future of dealings.

There have been lots of debates happening here and there, arguments over whether resumes are a must or are they really needed for any assignments, from my point of view, as an experienced person I had say you need a resume if you really looking to impress your clients and for all those of our freelancer friends I would like to state that they Write a Resumewould require them to apply for gigs. If you are having a fully fledged resume with all the details about yourself and the company over your website then its more likely that your clients will get interested in you and may go on to read more on your website. There have been many freelancers who are of the opinion that if their businesses are well built they don’t need any such documents to persuade their clients but having resumes helps you to build your reputation and helps to set your own brand, having a professional resume over the site is of great advantage.

New times have bought new changes, the way we write a resumes a decade back were different than what today’s resumes demand and many of our new age free lancers don’t understand the new rules of writing a resume there are many tricks to write a resume through which your clients would be attracted towards you, I have stated some of the methods through which you can learn to write a very powerful winning resume. It doesn’t matter whether you are working for someone or you are not going to apply for any new job in the future having a company’s powerful profile is important for yourself and the company.

The main thing what today’s resume demands is a profile more than what objectives you might be having, objectives have become a thing of the past with more demands and even more supply you have to get your resume right on the top to make it look different from the rest. Create a profile which is really powerful, its different from that of your objectives, profiles are focused more on your professional front and speaks of what you have to offer.

Let me give you a brief idea of what all things your profile should speak about:

Write a resume

Make sure to write a resume in a clear language, we know that creative writing sales, the power packed economy wants people with innovative minds your resume will speak a lot about you and that it will boost your sales too. Along with your image it will increase the reputation of your company and consumers will start taking keen interest in the products you are selling. Your resume should be easily interactive and the one which is communicative leader in the market takes the whole market, in your resume you can include the company profiles of the people you have dealt with and also the company’s achievements, etc. focusing on the aspects that will impress your clients is important just don’t boost any if you haven’t achieved, state the facts and figures.

While writing a resume, state the best attributes about you, add interesting facts first that will let your clients read further, adding some meat to your profiles makes it more data filled. Don’t make obvious statements about you like that “I am a strong worker”, let your client decide on that. Highlight the things you want them to know through easy language not sounding that of a booster, if you are a good speaker than you can practically explain your points when asked in an interview.

Don’t go on writing a resume just to make it look bigger with pages that will bore your clients, state in a short and sweet language that your client gets a detailed about you and your company just by having a quick glance at the resume. Write the matters that relate to you and what all things you have achieved in your career. If you are having experience in varied fields then state them as your interests and that you are capable of multi-tasking in development, design, programming, etc. as a company person you can also state the services that your company provides and the objectives that your company has achieved. Once you have made your aim to write a refreshing company profile, adding your qualities there is one thing you can add up is to add some important key words regarding the work you do.

You must have seen many a company profiles which includes the key words that are most sought after in search engines, this will help you to rake up the demand on famous search websites. You can include all those services you are serving and other new items which you have included in your company sales, etc. the applications and technologies that you are using in your company may be a good indicator to your clients regarding the work that you are doing.

One very important thing to note here is may whatever you write or wherever you write whether on blog or company profiles or ads or emails, write in as a third person. You can leave your comments or suggestions.

Turn Negative feedbacks in to Positive vibrations

June 19, 2009 by Chris  
Filed under Freelancing, Leadership Skills, Writing skills

Starting business of your own is no easy job; it takes so much of grit and determination to arrive at the decision of starting something of your own, your very own enterprise and once the business is full fledged running, making more efforts to take it to bigger heights requires even more of understanding and practical knowledge of things. The moment you start to serve your customers through a business marketing unit you would be perceived as a person who will let achieve them the things they want in life, they are into a perception where there had be demands from their end and you would be fulfilling them. You had been judged at each and every step of your public speaking when you are marketing your products; it is almost heard by every person you talk about your products for selling. An item sells in the market only when it reaches the right audience and you get right audience by sheer marketing efforts.

The same phenomena occurs when you start with writing your own blogs or blogging network, people start having great expectations from you which will let them gain good knowledge from you. Your published words are practical pillars for people to move on with life by making use of your valuable words, these words are minutely scrutinized by people for the hunger of knowledge and you become famous by the text or advice you give to people. There have been loads of incidents in my life in which I have experienced ups and downs, there have been blogs of mine which people liked so much and other incidents where people criticized me heavily, but all these are part of the game. There have been blogs which people dearly liked and supported me in my teachings in the form of tips or advises I gave to them, but to make the most of your negative feedbacks is the trick, when someone criticize or speak bad about my blogs I think of them as the positive signs and find the areas in which I can improve upon.

feedbackWhen you get attention from public, through say public speaking forums, or newspapers editing or responses through emails you should think of that as good signs that people are liking you for your words, if you are being spoken of in public group that means people are thinking of you and paying attention to what you have to say and giving feedbacks relating to what they feel of your text. We have seen it’s a human nature to get attracted towards life’s most unavoidable things like watching people fight, or gossips or back biting, etc. if you take the negative thoughts of people into positive vibrations you will go a long way in future.

No matter a person may be highly successful in his business endeavors or business plans or project he is bound to make mistakes somewhere and would be a subject matter of talks or office related gossips, there would be time when a person would start having opinions about himself from the people relating to his office success. The more work you do, the more hardships you bear, the more success you will achieve in life and along with success there comes detractors who wouldn’t like you to be seen on the top and so find way to detract you from your achievements. And the fact is that when no one is talking or gossiping about you in the office there is the time you should understand that you are not playing your part well and something is wrong with your marketing plans or you are not putting enough to make your plans successful.

There are times when people do become emotional even I myself have experienced this in public where I was the focus and I truly knew that time what it feels when you are the subject of hate, you can get as much love and respect from your readers and similarly you can be hated too for your words which may be liked by some but hated by many. Try making the most of that moment when all are against you by sending positive vibrations to people and yourself, this is surely going to change the game. There are times when you are trying to portray something else, and there is misunderstanding in the audience, there is the time when people get to speak much negative about you when in public because they are all one. You should learn from your mistakes though, the things I have to advise you in this regard is, when you are hated by someone, remember that person has some pre conceived notions about you and he watched you in a certain way, a certain manner, so even if you try to make them understand anything they will use that as fuel for increasing the flame. Its obvious that they are enjoying attention from you and the public and they will do anything to make you down in public. Sometimes it so happens, that there is misunderstanding in communication, the medium of speech is weak so is not clearly heard by the audience and when you try defending your words you are simply wasting your time in public or online.

The internet is the best source to reach a wider audience and also remain anonymous at the same time, you can touch anyone’s heart without letting them know your real identity, so here you have advantage you can speak of anything personal to them and solve their problems and they would rather feel comfortable this way rather than meeting anyone face to face. This is the safest way a person loses his inhibitions and get into the virtual world where identity is not known and you can talk so intimately with another person of opposite sex or same sex, it is so sad that the time is such that people want to hide their real identity they have covered themselves in the virtual world of talks, feelings, emotions and work that there is no time left for anyone to meet up or talk to physically. But internet has bought around a complete change in the way people interacted, they are more openly revealing their true selves to other people of the same age group or other age grops. On internet there are no social conditions and no one is bound by anyone’s obligation its just a virtual version or real talks, people’s ego touch a new highs when they are virtual and they easily come out with feelings if they don’t agree to something they will say it online.

Now lets us see how to make the most of public flaming, its not that dealing with haters is easy, it requires a peace of mind and a common words of talks that will be helpful when people are mounted on you. Since years I have been dealing with such difficult people and while my experiences with them have been different every time I have come up with some conclusions which are common in all the cases:

  1. If it seems that the person whoever is arguing with you has a weak argument and people wont pay much attention to him and if he is arguing just for the sake of it then just ignore him. They are just trying to grab attention from you and the audience so even if they get little response their target is fulfilled so forget about it and move on.
  2. If you feel that a person who has claimed against you has done it in a sensitive place like a high profile blogging network, or websites which are attracting links from other sites then you should reply to his messages and haters messages and try defending yourself.

You might have felt that the option one is easier to accept as there is no harm to any parties and no one would be offended. The option two involves dangers as far as you get emotionally involved in it. The best way to state your opinion towards something is by being positive and stating your position in a matured manner, you should also try to avoid any personal attacks, most of the time you must have seen there are personal attacks done by haters so try to avoid them when you just stand still, you will look better in a public’s eye. When you respect others even when they are throwing mud at you that shows your level of maturity and your maturity is counted as powerful, slowly you can add up your mature thoughts and let everybody calm down. If only you have really done something wrong or offended someone in public then this could back fire, if you have really not done anything then you should rather be tension free this I have my personal experience attached with, once it so happened that I deleted a comment of a person I was not supposed to, that particular incident has taught me big lessons in blogging world, if a person has really something to say through comments, even if it means going against you, you should not delete them if at all you also feel strongly about your written statements then you too can leave comments regarding your feelings.

Wait for an opportunity when someone says anything negative about you, this is the best chance you can improve upon your mistakes and grow yourself at a more mature level and this golden opportunity will help you to showcase your talents, value, strength and the level of maturity. I am just freely talking to you all the things which I have personally experienced in my life, these are not just extracts if you let anyone talk rubbish about you, let them, in the end you are the person who is going to gain through it.

When you write any blogs you must have noticed how people agree with the whole thing written on blogs and how it happens when they don’t even agree to a simple thing. When you have your own blogging network nicely developed people from across the continents are reading your blogs, their comments, watching the interactions between the people, so many things are happening behind once when you write your blogs. Although people are not the ones who are running your blog, but they contribute it big way through a word of mouth, they might suggest it to their friends, relatives to read a particular item which they so dearly liked. And when your written words are accepted by the majority of people then no one can stop you from writing ahead and no one can blame you for your writings too.

The amount of people that you have with you is barely anything even if some portion of crowd against you, you built up for yourself such a mature position in networks that you don’t even get emotional if public speaks any shit about you. At the end you are a beneficiary, through haters you are learning to be more alert the next time.

We know one thing for sure that the opinions are subjective in nature and if there is no subject in the topic or comments written then its useless, what you have written may be right or wrong but that is not what others might be thinking of you. You have stated your opinions and that is the fact and no one can deny this fact, when you are blogging you have to stay true to yourself and to the job you are doing it. It doesn’t matter if someone doesn’t agree with you, you are doing your job right, they can share their viewpoints but cannot totally disagree with you. Its more important how you communicate then what you communicate your views in public, write words which are not offensive to anyone.

Don’t judge anyone while you are writing a blog especially when it’s a webpage you are writing for. This is the thing that happens with bloggers all the time they read the comments on your judgment, make judgment of their own and call upon that person without thinking logically or thinking from your point of view. They become emotionally attached to what they have to say and their opinions and so the attacks. When you face such a situation, remove sweeping judgments from your own reactions, don’t heat back and state them from where you are coming and what you have to say about a particular thing. In some cases, your friends might play a helpful role, there are times when you don’t need to say a single word your true friends will surely defend you in times of need, as you become more well known for your writings or make your blog lovers, there would be people who will defend you if someone has written bad comments on your topics. These are the people who love you the most, your true fans who will never let you down, your loyal regular members who love reading you.

Nothing is much powerful than a person attacking you, when you are attacked by someone in public, there is nothing you have to worry about, you have your own army of friends, fans, your loyal customers who regularly visit your blogs, they will definitely come and defend your view point. Avoid the emotional responses you get from people and focus on what you want to achieve through your blogs, let your already blog fans continue to read your blogs and share your thoughts with them openly. Stay positive throughout may whatever be the circumstance, stay focused to your own work.

This is the social proof and you have to face it, the feeling itself that other people are there to support you is a big enlightening phenomena that boosts your further work of writings, they care for your reputation and so are defending you what other support then this you require in your career path. Bloggers as free lancers are open to ideas and can write about anything they feel like, they are not bound by any conditions and can write their thoughts about something they strongly feel about. If you have helped lots of people in your life then you don’t even need anyone to defend yourself, your work for the poor and to develop someone’s skills will speak itself in blogs networks and so does your reputation. Internet is the fast paced media where a written statement doesn’t take too long to travel across the continents, you have your name in forums, public statements, your support team, your blog fans, etc. then you don’t need anyone else to take you to the path of glory.

Personal attacks keep happening when you are in a public eye of storm but that shouldn’t divert you from your work rather your love of writings, you keep writing your thoughts and one day you will see big fan base following you on the path of righteousness. This positions only arrives when you have a helping hand and love helping people, when you help people a bond develops and slowly that bond grows stronger by the day and a time comes they are very much your own people and they will defend you in times of need. You need not be selfish while doing all this, this should come naturally to help people, don’t do it if you are doing it for publicity.

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