How to Write Headlines for How-to Articles

Want to write a how-to article but can't come up with a topic?

Start by naming the three biggest problems your customers or clients face. You've just come up with three ideas for three different articles. Be sure the topics tie into a service you provide, a product you sell, or a cause or issue you want to promote.

Once you've chosen a topic, it's time to select a title. Here's a list of possibilities. Simply fill in the blank, depending on what you've decided to write about.

A Part-Timer's Tactics for a Full-Timer's ______________

A Quiz: Test Your ______________ Smarts

Cash in on _______________ Trends

Chasing the Right ______________

Cool Tools for Today's ______________

Common Errors That Kill ______________

Discover the 7 Essential Elements That Guarantee ______________

Finding the ______________That is Uniquely You

Good News for ______________

How to Bounce Back from ______________

How to Get Other People to ______________

How to Handle ______________

How to Make ______________ Work for You

How to Make Your ______________ Dreams Come True

How to Turn ______________ into ______________

Mastering the Art of ______________

No More ______________

Part-Time ______________, Full-Time Success

Questions and Answers About ______________

Straight Talk from a ______________

The Great _____________ Dilemma

The Most Beginner-Friendly ______________

The Last Word on ______________

The Amazing Solution for ______________

The Best and Worst Ideas for ______________

The Complete Guide to ______________

The Worst Mistakes You Can Make When ______________

Top 10 ______________ Do's and Don'ts

What's HOT and NOT in ______________

When Not to ______________

Your Must-Know Guide to ______________

_________________ with Pizzazz!

_________________and Grow Rich

______________ on the Cheap

5 Ways to Get More from Your ______________

5 No-Fail Strategies for ______________

6 Secrets to Successful ______________

7 Ways to Keep Your ______________ Dreams Alive

7 Ways to Avoid the Most Deadly ______________ Mistakes

8 Ways to Avoid the Worst ______________ Mistakes

9 Formulas for Fantastic ______________

10 User-Friendly Facts for ______________

10 Tips to Jump-Start Your ______________

11 Questions You Must Ask When You're ______________

12 Tactics to Open Up ______________

13 Tips That Will Make a _______________ Smile

10 Time-Tested Tips for Becoming a ______________

25 Quick ______________ Tips to Use Now

26 Holiday Gifts for ______________

Nos, start writing! Somewhere out there, there's an editor just waiting for your story.

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Under The Leaded Sky in Serbia

When one population in one century survived five wars, two wars in just ten years, enforcment by self a question it`s the war destiny of Serbian people or his dare. With what a Serbian people has merit this - with his frankness, levity, with collective and national damnation or just with that fact which they are living in the territories which from its geopolitical consideration always were interesting orbit of much other populations. Maybe all this is a colective spread why is Serbian people with centuries had carry on contest for survival in Balkan, together attest its claim and necessity for protection of a national identity and his roots. In that permanent war people had obtained and dissipates but often had pass a golgote, and invigorated in every countenance .

His "armature" must be stronger than steel to resist not just external compressions but and inner pressures which sometime were of nourish intensity from the right once, with constant undergo political and economic exhaustions. Besides this, this people had remain immaculate in his hart and sanity, which have had help them to understand against of often irrationality and incriminations from other populations, must hang out in its defeat to show to the same universe their real face and improve genuineness of his intention that they wish to survive and live same like normal world without other aspirations. Then even thought often had not received a desirable indorse from the world and remained a lonesome in their bother and misfortune, have not lost confidence in that same world with belief that this world will keep them under its wing and incorporate in integrative process with other countries and populations. , brought to the brink of the desperation and a general debasement, Serbian population in last time has much more felled a slowness arrange with other populations, with a fear of a absolute fade and footstep from them. That it was a plenty superior calmness and waste its patience. A high disappointment it must in one moment rise and reached its culmination . And that was happen when people had not proceed suffer and hopeless .It had burst from them a certain boisterously and freak energy which revolt had converted in expansive collision against all of that what had choked and made filthy (muddy) for this all last years. In Serbia was happen people .When in this territories its happen people , that means a big cession and profound (intensive) reverse, in which were to many await not just ten years but much more. Certainly ready over the night one people rightly had obtained all attributes of valiant (heroic) nation, because it had afford energy to overturn all barricades and limitations shortly which have had been in systematic way pushed for many years. Maybe that was only way to this people to have eligibility and get its destiny in their hands, and after this happenings world accepted them and easy keep them in " their companion", whom is with all attributes ever had belong. A time will show, which is a essential equalize and wish of heroine of this book to Serbia being a prosper country in which will be return not just departed Serbian's around the world, but and all other people who can find here a lift for a beautiful and comfortable life.

(Preview taken from book " UNDER THE LEADED SKY IN SERBIA", by dr Mirjana Radovic ( it is traslated from Serbian to English)

Book should not be accepted like a political handwork, but just like one record of an hardly time through which had pass one nation requiring a different shapes for self protection and salvation. Author of this book had taken like a model from that point, one family from Belgrade in which issue had try to show up their adaptive skills and struggle for survival in a frenzy social escalation of community and generally political occurrences.

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7 Book Publicity Tips for Authors and Small Publishers

The biggest mistake authors make when trying to get free publicity is pitching either themselves or their books.

Don't pitch authors! Pitch issues. Don't pitch books! Pitch entire shows.

Example: If you wrote a book about how children of divorced parents suffer long-term effects well into adulthood, don't try to entice TV producers with the book. Entice them with an entire show around the topic of "Children of divorced parents: Do they ever recover?" Then suggest two or three other guests who tie into your topic and could be interviewed, preferably someone who is on the other side of the issue. If you can do that, you've just given producers an idea for an entire show, and they're more likely to bite because you've done their work for them.

Here are 6 more book publicity tips:

--Be sure you have a good quality professional photo of yourself. I'm amazed at the number of authors I write stories about who don't have photos I can use.

--Use a "tip sheet" in your media kit that ties into your topic. Example: You write a book about how to discipline children. Your tip sheet might be something like "9 Tips for Calming Your Child's Temper Tantrum." Each tip should be no longer than one or two short sentences. The media love these tips because they can reprint them as a sidebar to a longer story. See Special Report #16: How to Write Tip Sheets That Catch the Media's Attention

--If you have a website, place the author's photo and updated contact information at the site. Sometimes when trying to contact an author, I go to their website and then search in desperation for contact info.

--Don't be afraid of controversy when it comes to book promotion. The more controversial you are willing to be, the greater your chances of coverage by the media, particularly broadcast. Radio shows in particular don't want only light. They want heat.

--The author should write an opinion column taking a strong stand on one side of a controversial issue that ties into the topic of the book. Then target the column to the publication that is read by people who you want to buy your book.

--If you want to get into a particular publication, call the advertising department and ask for a copy of their free Editorial Calendar. This is a listing of all special sections and topics planned for the year. Review the calendar and find a specific issue where your topic would be a good fit. Then call the publication, ask for the name of the person who edits that section, and write or e-mail them with your story idea. Do this several months before the publication is printed.

Most importantly, unless you are contacting the book reviewer, most media people don't care what's between the covers of your book. They DO care about what's inside your head, your expertise, and how you can help them. Remember that, and you're well on your way to lots of free publicity.

How to Write Headlines for How-to Articles   

7 Book Publicity Tips for Authors and Small Publishers

The biggest mistake authors make when trying to get free publicity is pitching either themselves or their books.

Don't pitch authors! Pitch issues. Don't pitch books! Pitch entire shows.

Example: If you wrote a book about how children of divorced parents suffer long-term effects well into adulthood, don't try to entice TV producers with the book. Entice them with an entire show around the topic of "Children of divorced parents: Do they ever recover?" Then suggest two or three other guests who tie into your topic and could be interviewed, preferably someone who is on the other side of the issue. If you can do that, you've just given producers an idea for an entire show, and they're more likely to bite because you've done their work for them.

Here are 6 more book publicity tips:

--Be sure you have a good quality professional photo of yourself. I'm amazed at the number of authors I write stories about who don't have photos I can use.

--Use a "tip sheet" in your media kit that ties into your topic. Example: You write a book about how to discipline children. Your tip sheet might be something like "9 Tips for Calming Your Child's Temper Tantrum." Each tip should be no longer than one or two short sentences. The media love these tips because they can reprint them as a sidebar to a longer story. See Special Report #16: How to Write Tip Sheets That Catch the Media's Attention

--If you have a website, place the author's photo and updated contact information at the site. Sometimes when trying to contact an author, I go to their website and then search in desperation for contact info.

--Don't be afraid of controversy when it comes to book promotion. The more controversial you are willing to be, the greater your chances of coverage by the media, particularly broadcast. Radio shows in particular don't want only light. They want heat.

--The author should write an opinion column taking a strong stand on one side of a controversial issue that ties into the topic of the book. Then target the column to the publication that is read by people who you want to buy your book.

--If you want to get into a particular publication, call the advertising department and ask for a copy of their free Editorial Calendar. This is a listing of all special sections and topics planned for the year. Review the calendar and find a specific issue where your topic would be a good fit. Then call the publication, ask for the name of the person who edits that section, and write or e-mail them with your story idea. Do this several months before the publication is printed.

Most importantly, unless you are contacting the book reviewer, most media people don't care what's between the covers of your book. They DO care about what's inside your head, your expertise, and how you can help them. Remember that, and you're well on your way to lots of free publicity.

How to Write Headlines for How-to Articles   

Basics to Building Surveyors

If you consider the fact that practically everything that is constructed on private land requires a building permit of some sort, then it is important to think about the role of the building surveyor and the influence they have throughout a particular renovating or building process.

Builder inspectors and surveyors are required to accept responsibility for making certain a renovation or new build is fit of its intended purpose, which means it should be energy-efficient, safe, and entirely livable. Surveyors in the course of their day-to-day duties need to interact with professionals such as the architects, engineers, and builders to help ensure a commercial or domestic property is built to the right standards to comply with the local building policies laid down by the authorities. They are also able to put forward advice on building legislation which might well affect the design or construction of the building.

Building surveyors aim to work on behalf of both the community and property owner and follow through each step of the construction process to ensure a property is build and finished according to the local legislation. Once the building plans are found to be acceptable, and fully comply to the authority's wishes, a permit to start the build are then issued.

With the work on a construction project fully underway, the building surveyor often remains involved in each step of the build, and may conduct future inspections or might call on the services of a building inspector to do these on-going reports on their behalf. If the inspections are found to be acceptable, a surveyor can then give their final stamp of approval. Stages of the build process that a surveyor might get involved include at the time of placing of the footings, after erecting the frame-work and a last inspection prior to a property given the okay for occupancy.

If throughout the inspection period the surveyor finds a need to fail a particular stage of the construction process, he than has the right to take the necessary enforcement action to guarantee the right remedial work is taken. This corrective work is often rectified as soon as possible to ensure the construction process continues as required and also helps to minimize additional costs and slowing the build.

The building surveyor's primary role relates mostly to the safety of a property and its structural integrity, so it is mostly the duty of the architect and builder to determining the overall quality of other matters, such workmanship, materials used and final finish.

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8 Tips To Write Winning Articles

For some writers, the craft of writing comes naturally and words flow effortlessly upon the page. Other writers have learned the craft of writing through Internet or college course work and workshops. One thing both groups have in common is a struggle with writer's block.

Those who struggle may fear article writing for a number of reasons. By following a few article marketing strategy tips and shortcuts, writing can become easier. It is important to get out there and write in order for your name, as a writer, to get noticed. The following tips will guide you to write excellent articles that lead to excellent promotion for your business.

1. Choose a topic that you have interest in, that you believe others will be interested in as well. This will ensure that a personal voice is brought to the topic. Give the article an original title and enrich it with keywords, in order for it to be picked up by search engines. Take out the junk words that just take up room. These are words like 'the', 'a', and 'with'. Keep the title short, with a minimum of three words and a maximum of twelve.

2. Write simply. The average reader has a sixth grade reading level. There is no need to write for a well educated crowd, unless that is your target demographic. Think about who you are writing for and write in terms they will understand. This makes for a good article marketing strategy.

3. Use bullet points. For articles that are short on content, use bullet points, which also make the article easier to read. By writing a bullet point you can stretch content out by taking a sentence or two to elaborate about the point. This elaboration can include facts or personal opinions and remembrances.

4. Try a checklist. This is a great way to organize your thoughts. Write down the title of the article and a couple of points you would like to hit in the article. Keep it in your pocket, and add to it as you think of topics to cover in your article. A good article marketing strategy is to keep your thoughts in order. This checklist does just that.

5. Write something. If you are still stuck, just write something, anything. It can be about fluffy bunnies, or a grocery list. Better yet, work those bunnies into your topic. This will help clear your mind of non-work topics and stimulate the creative that is in lock-down. Just remember to take the bunnies out of the article before submitting. Oftentimes when you are writing them out, you think of genuine content to replace them with.

6. Be entertaining. To write dry content is a bad article marketing strategy that will kill a website. Readers want fun, insightful material that tells them something they don't already know.

7. Fill out the Author Bio or Resource Box. This is the calling card portion of your website, so use it. Include a link to your website so that readers can go to the source for products or more information about the article content.

8. Don't forget the keywords. Good article marketing strategy includes a keyword rich article. If readers can't find your article with a search engine, then they can't read the content and follow the link to your website. Knowing keyword targets allows you to enrich the text with keys that are more likely to be searched. The first couple of article will be the hardest, but once they are done, you will find a work-flow that works for you. This work-flow will enable you to think faster, and get articles out quicker. Article marketing strategy is the best free method of promoting your writing and your website. By linking to article directories and giving reliable content, you will eventually be considered an expert in your field. This in turn gets more hits for your website and more sales of the products you offer.

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Thanks for reading

Christine Gilmartin

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