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Writing Tips: Write Like You Talk

Elle Ray — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 19:57:30 +0000

13 Writing Tips from a Professional Blog Writer A funny thing happened on the way to keyboard. I became a completely different person. “Who wrote that?” asked my editor. “I did,” I told him, quite proud of the words I’d conjured up — the lengthy sentences that I’m sure were grammatically correct and written in […]

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How to Start — and Maintain — a Business Blog

Mark Bloom — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:36:35 +0000

Start Writing Your Blog Now and Keep It Going A business blog contributes to the ROI of your website. Just as every business eventually realized it needed a website, more and more businesses are coming to the conclusion that they need blogs. An effective blog drives more traffic to the website, thus generating quality leads […]

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How to Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Elle Ray — Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:27:56 +0000

Carpal Tunnel Can Strike All of Us… Even You For nearly 20 years, I owned a business that relied heavily on my two hands. I cleaned and reconditioned boats. Waxing and scrubbing, holding vibrating sanders, mops, buckets and rags and climbing all over 25-to-65-foot motor yachts and sailboats. It was exhausting. Eventually, I could barely […]

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How to Overcome Writer’s Block

Mark Bloom — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 02:23:19 +0000

When You’re Stuck for the Right Words Everyone goes through periods when the words just won’t come. You sit and stare at the page or the screen, and you can’t imagine what comes next, whether you’re working on a novel, a blog post or a letter to your brother in Raleigh. Writer’s block. When it […]

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To Write or Not to Write

Elle Ray — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:14:20 +0000

How to Write Effectively in the 21st Century Today’s Shakespeares look harder at page rankings and reader conversion numbers than at what’s actually on the page. But those days are fast coming to a close. Search engines have been tweaked to recognize the keyword-stuffed, quick-hit advert-articles that have plagued the Web for years. Now they […]

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Writing for Your Audience

Mark Bloom — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:13:26 +0000

Choosing the Right Tone and Language Targeting your website — or any communication from your company to your customers — is a matter of building a relationship. To make that connection, you have to use language that’s familiar to those you’re trying to reach. For example, it may be all right to use slang when […]

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3 Simple Things to Do to Become a Better Writer

Elle Ray — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 19:12:55 +0000

Anyone Can Benefit from These Tips, Even You! Here at Ray Access, we are professional writers. We became writers the old-fashioned way: we worked at it by writing and rewriting. You can too. Here are three simple things you can do to improve your writing skills. 1. Read That’s right: reading helps your writing. Ideally, […]

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Writing Tips

Elle Ray — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:39:50 +0000

How to Master the Art of the Article Opening Two of the most common openings we see for blogs, newsletters and marketing blurbs are: “Well, here it is summer again and the kids are calling to come out and play, but we’ve got work to do…” And “I can’t believe it’s summer again and time […]

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