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Gobble Gobble!

Is That the Turkey or Your Mother-in-Law? That's the question we've always wanted to ask. That sound — gobble, gobble — could be what turkeys mutter as they voice their displeasure. Or it could be what people (not just your mother-in-law) sound like at the...

How to Tell If Your Website Is Working

Your Website Should Be Increasing Your Sales Now that every business has a website, the competition for attention has become fierce. You've likely invested time and money (and sometimes a lot of both) into developing your website. Now you want to know if it measures...

10 Things to Include in Your Bio

How to Write an Online Bio for Your Website This is the second in a series of biography-writing articles that started with How to Write Your Own Bio. At Ray Access, we've heard from owners, entrepreneurs and principles that writing a bio is one of the most difficult...

Does Your Tie Speak Louder Than You?

We've Been Called Fashionable... and Worse First, we want to warn you that this article represents our personal opinions. We may well be wrong, given the constantly changing fashion trends, but we're good at what we do, we think we know what works, and gosh darn it,...

How to Write Your Own Bio

No One Is Better Qualified Than You to Write It It's easy to let a professional writer like Linda or Mark interview you so we can write your bio. It's a valid way to fill in the "About" page on your website. But if you want to write your own bio, you need to keep a...

Background Music and Productivity

Does Music Help or Hinder Your Productivity? Not everyone can listen to background music while working. Sometimes, it's because you share an office with others. Sometimes, it's because you work outside or you're always on the go. Other times, it's because you have to...

3 Decorating Ideas for Promoting Creativity

All Blog Writers Get Inspired in a Creative Space As professional blog writers, we continually need to create fresh new copy. If our bonnets buzz with busy bees looking to sting our creative ability out of existence, we're in trouble. We have to come up with new ideas...

The 5 Best Places to Write Outside Your Office

When You Have to Get Out of the Office Working from home has its advantages and disadvantages. Sure, it's possible — although not always desirable — to work in your pajamas. We've found, at least through our own experience, that to be at our best, we want breakfast...

The Occupational Hazards of Writing

We Have to Sit at the Computer During Summer Ray Access is a content provider and content marketing business. That means we are writers and editors. In order to earn our income, we write. On a computer. At a desk. Inside an office. Regardless of the weather, the day...

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