What’s Your Favorite Word?

By Rainmaker.FM

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In this episode of Editor-in-Chief, discover why you should let go of your preferences to become a more mature writer.

Examine your writing like an Editor-in-Chief to keep your audience engaged and to continue growing as a content creator.

In this 14-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman discusses:

  • How to experiment with your writing to achieve a new level of maturity
  • Where we can discuss your favorite words
  • Why preferences are dangerous
  • Stefanie’s favorite word (and why)
  • Why you won’t like Stefanie’s favorite word if you’re not creative

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The 8 Rules of Ruthless Editing from David Mamet

By Rainmaker.FM

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No one wants to write dull, lifeless copy that lulls even the most hyper people to sleep. Certainly not you, right? But why do we find it so hard to write what we want to say in the least amount of words — and still maintain potency?

It’s not easy because we tend to fall in love with what we write. We fear cutting out anything important. No matter how dead it is.

But how do we distinguish between the living words and the dead words? How do we identify the enticing sentences from the repulsive ones? It’s almost like we need …read more      

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How to Generate $1,000,000 from Your Blog

By Neil Patel

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Have you been wondering how I will monetize the nutrition blog? Getting to $100,000 a month is a difficult task. Surely, I have something up my sleeve, right?

Well, I’ll let you in on a little secret. I have no clue how I am going to make money from the blog.

That doesn’t mean I won’t hit my target as I am pretty confident that I will. But monetizing a blog, or any business for that matter, doesn’t work the way most people think.

Here’s what I’ve learned about monetizing blogs over the last ten years…

You can’t make money without the traffic

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8 Conversion-Boosting Ways to Personalize Your Content

By Demian Farnworth

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Quick quiz: What would you be willing to give up to receive information that interests you?

Chocolate for a month? Your smartphone for a day? Sex?

Sounds crazy, but according to a July 2013 study by Janrain, 25 percent of adults would be willing to give up chocolate for a month to receive content tailored to their tastes.

Twenty-one percent said they would give up their smartphones for a day. And yes, there were people who said they would give up sex to receive information that interests them. Thirteen percent, in fact.

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How to Be More Productive on Social Media

By Neil Patel

How to Be More Productive On Social Media

Did you know that on average, you spend 3.6 hours a day on social media sites? That’s roughly 25% of the time you’re awake.

Although social sites like Facebook and Twitter are great, don’t you think spending 3.6 hours is a bit too much? In order to help you cut back on the number of hours you are spending on social sites, I’ve created an infographic that will teach you how to be more productive on the social web.

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