How the Perfect Name Changes Everything

By Pamela Wilson

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Take a look at the image we chose for this post.

Ten years ago, any woman reading this would have looked at the woman’s hair and thought, “Oh, her roots are growing out.” If a woman lightens her hair and then doesn’t repeat the procedure, her natural hair color starts growing in, and you see the effect above — the hair is lighter at the bottom, darker at the top.

Over the years, hair salons have earned millions of dollars helping women to keep this from happening to their hair. Until a few years ago, that is.

Now, that hairstyle has a name …read more      

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How Critically Acclaimed Literary Scholar Jonathan Gottschall Writes: Part One

By Rainmaker.FM

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Mr. Gottschall is the author or editor of seven books, including The Storytelling Animal — a New York Times Editor’s Choice Selection and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize — and most recently he published a fascinating book titled The Professor in the Cage: Why Men Fight and Why We Like to Watch.

As a Distinguished Fellow at the English Department of Washington & Jefferson College, his work lands at the intersection of science and art and is frequently covered in outlets like The New York Times, Scientific American, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and NPR.

For his latest book, …read more      

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How to Beat the ‘Blank Stare’ and Get Customers Fired Up with Your Sales Copy

By Rainmaker.FM

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Have you ever felt as though you’re giving it your all when writing about your products or services, but readers (ones you know would make perfect customers) just don’t seem to “get it?”

You could be falling foul of the “blank stare” — here’s how to avoid it.

This week on Hit Publish, we’re tackling a very frustrating problem when it comes to writing content, particularly content where you want to engage your readers.

It’s called the “blank stare.”

Now, host Amy Harrison knows that might sound strange because you’re probably not sitting face to face with your readers when they get …read more      

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Why It’s Not Always About the Money

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, professional blogger, podcaster, and an entrepreneur.

Shockingly, he’s also an engineering director for the firm that makes the microprocessors that go into your iPhone. Yes, he has a high-demand job and a side-business that gives him more income than most people’s full-time businesses.

He and his wife started their first business, Bumblebee Linens, after his wife became pregnant and wanted to quit her job. Their online store managed to replace her $100,000 salary in just a year.

He is the founder of MyWifeQuitHerJob.com where he offers advice on blogging …read more      

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7 Straightforward Steps to Superior Blog Posts and Podcasts

By Rainmaker.FM

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If you’re actively creating content, you’ve probably noticed that “waiting for inspiration” doesn’t tend to work all that well.

In this episode of Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer, host Sonia Simone goes through her workflow for content creation.

This works for blog posts, podcast or video scripts, infographics, SlideShares, or really any piece of strategic content you’ll want to create.

In this 22-minute episode of Confessions of a Pink-Haired Marketer, host Sonia Simone talks about:

  • How the “Idea Field” will knock out writer’s block
  • The three questions to ask when you’re deciding what to write about
  • How to speed up your content creation with …read more      
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