6 Simple Exercises to Help You Write Better Short Sentences [Free Worksheet]

By Demian Farnworth

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Short sentences are gospel truths when it comes to clear, concise writing.

In fact, no lesson about writing for the web is complete without the statement “use short sentences.”

And who is not going to use short sentences when they were cherished by Papa? Nobody. Because you don’t want Hemingway on your bad side.

Yet, instructions on how to actually write short sentences are in short supply. I aim to fix that today.

In this post, you’ll find six exercises that can help you write short, clear sentences that pack a punch — plus three tips on removing unnecessary …read more      

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Produce More Content in Less Time With These 6 Science Backed Tactics

By Neil Patel

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Don’t you hate it?

You understand how content marketing works, but you still can’t quite get the results you want.

It’s hard to pump out enough high quality content in order to reach your goals.

There are two main reasons for this.

First of all, writing isn’t easy.

Creating great content that is worthy of being shared is even more difficult.

In order to create content of that level, writers often spend several hours on a single post.

In my experience, though, most bloggers could double or triple their writing speed by becoming more efficient.

The second main reason why producing enough content is difficult is …read more      

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Want to Create and Sell Profitable Digital Products and Services?

By Jerod Morris

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If you’ve been following the media not marketing approach, then you’ve used appropriate forms of digital media to develop a legitimate relationship with an audience that knows, likes, and trusts you.

Here’s another characteristic of such an audience: They want to buy from you, assuming you can deliver them a product or service that solves their problems and satisfies their needs.

At that point, it’s time to give them just that. And what could be better than something that is digitally created, sold, fulfilled, and supported completely online?

If this is the path you choose, we want to make sure …read more      

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How to Reach More Listeners in Less Time

By Rainmaker.FM

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If there is one distinction to be made between podcasters who build audiences and those who struggle to get listeners, it would be leveraging the content you create.

You may have heard this called repurposing content, but it’s even more than that. It is how you take your initial podcast and leverage the reach of other platforms to reach many, many more people — with very little extra work.

This gives you leverage on your time, effort, and most importantly, your extremely valuable content.

In this episode of The Showrunner, hosts Jerod Morris and Jon Nastor discuss:

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The Perpetual Side Hustle

By Rainmaker.FM

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Most people get started “on the side” before going solo or founding a startup. More and more people have a side hustle going on just to make ends meet.

Fact is, once you’re on your own, you’re likely doing one thing in order to do the next bigger and better thing. Even larger companies leverage existing lines of business in order to expand and evolve to the next level.

In short, it’s not where you’re at, it’s where you’re going. Surprisingly, this lack of contentment with what we’ve achieved so far is the key to personal growth and even happiness.

Listen to Unemployable …read more      

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