Better ways to write (almost) everything
Are those few lines that appear just below your name on your emails working as hard for you as they could?
Provided that your business or other activity offers verbally expressed advice and other help, it shouldn’t be hard for you to carve out, say, 10 top tips that you could include in your signature file.
In the spirit of sharing value to clients, prospects and others, here’s an idea that might work for you and your business, charity or other activity… [Read more…]
When a classic email marketing no-no gets through your spam filter into your inbox, much as it’s annoying it’s worth taking a look to see what we can learn from it.
In this case (see below) its arrogance is diluted mainly by its authors’ ignorance of how to write properly in English.
Much as we’ve shared earlier articles on emails here on HTWB it’s worth taking another look as time goes on. Here are some of my thoughts on issues which still can be a little perplexing in our daily email correspondence…
It’s always useful to check over the basics of our email correspondence
If you need to write emails for business, job, sport, hobby, charity, recreation etc. (and who doesn’t?) there are quite a few very simple yet effective tips to make yours get more engagement and results… the results you want, too.
These tips are not the same as you would use for email marketing, necessarily, although there are some common denominators. However if you want help with how to write a stonking email advertising campaign, I recommend [Read more…]
Grabbing email readers’ attention via email – even when you’re not selling anything – gets harder and harder as every year goes by, as you know. Here are some ideas to convert from what may be your concerns as SOSs, into 101s.
Don’t forget that not all email clients show your email in monochrome.
Below are some tips on how to get that attention you need now in the present climate of 2017, without lifting readers out of their very short, sharp comfort zones … then making your points effectively … so you have the best possible chance of getting the reaction you want/need.
Do you sometimes groan when you open an email and find it starting or finishing with a cliché that may be well-meant, but comes across as being as genuine / friendly as a cornered rat? And that’s just in your day-to-day eCorrespondence. It gets even better when it’s spam.
Friend, foe, or someone trying to sort out my penile erectile dysfunction
In this run up to the Holiday Season when we’re focusing less on hard-nosed business and more on its lighter (but nonetheless important) aspects…do you agree with the following? [Read more…]
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Potty-mouthed "adult" poems to have you laughing your head off - preferably in the downstairs toilet or bathroom...by yours truly Suzan St Maur.
Amazon bestseller every Holiday Season since 2001! This little book is a firm favourite with horsey families and makes the ideal gift for anyone who loves riding. Compiled by Suzan St Maur.
---------------------------------------------------------The no-bullsh*t guide to writing blogs that boost your brand, business and customer loyalty..."At long last, some common sense writing about how businesses can use blogging effectively." Written by Suzan St Maur.
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---------------------------------------------------------Great little book for anyone who enjoys dining out and wants to learn the right issues to write about in reviews for Trip Advisor etc. Written by the late Sam Worthington, superb chef, restaurant critic and bon viveur...
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Thinking of writing a book? Don't spoil it by cheating its Amazon rank - here's a caught-'em-bang-to-rights example of how easy (and dishonest) it is to make it a fake 'Amazon No.1 bestseller' ... bit.ly/2QdhvP5
Networking with @MIBA Networking Milton Keynes and learning about Pinterest from Jules White. Great meeting!
Some amusing queries!
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