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Glenn Hefley - Forever Jack
Landing Pages are an Art form. I'm not saying this to create mystique or put them on a level all their own. I'm describing them this way, because this is exactly what they are; Landing Pages induce an Emotional Response.
As a writer, the first task for any Landing Page is deciding on the Emotional Response I want to achieve. If I am writing a Bid, on Guru for a New client, then I want to project Confidence, and Attraction. Since my Acquisition Rate on Guru.com is reported between 18% and 24%, depending on the month and my interest level, I can confidently say that this combination is working for me.
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- Freelance Writer Tip #16 — Descretion in Bidding
Those in a position of power are most often able to exercise discretion as to how they will apply or exercise that power.
Most Freelance writers, when they first start out, do not believe that they are in the position of power, but you are… yes… you.
Your rating on services like Guru.com is also dependent on [...] ...
- There are times…
One of the frustrations with Freelance writing, is the waste you recognize every day in project descriptions and work requests. Consider the following request:
I need a good writer to rewrite some pages for me.
Take note you must be fluent in English and have good grammar. This is to rewrite 5 or 6 pages, each page [...] ...
- Ghost Writer – Freelance Writer Tip #14
Acquisition Rate — Acquire Clients, not Projects
Acquisition Rate is a Guide
One thing I’ve noticed with the acquisition rate matrix on Guru.com, is that those with low acquisition rates are also those who are bidding on just about every project request that comes down the pipe.
As I have eluded to in previous posts on this [...] ...
- Ghost Writer – Freelance Tip #13
Just Enough SEO — Part 1
Learning Just enough SEO
The highest request for Freelance writing on Guru.com and the other Freelance websites, for the last several years, has been for articles which require SEO skills of one type or another. This can be a confusing area for someone just starting out on a Ghost Writing [...] ...
- Acquisition Rate – Freelancer Tip #12
Checking Guru.com’s site this morning, I noticed that my Acquisition Rate is being reported at 18%, which raised an eyebrow, as I sipped my coffee, and also gave me the idea for these Freelance Writer Tips I’m posting. This is a relatively new thing for Guru to be doing, and I’m not sure I [...] ...
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I can not think of a more useful tool to come down the pike in recent years than the landing of light, fast, efficient and ... working... Virtual Machine appliances. In fact, for the development of web applications, its a basic must for anyone serious about putting together professional level software packages for their clients.
Just about every ISP out there on the Internet is running something just a little bit different than everyone else. Different versions of PHP, MySQL, Apache -- different mods and additions installed, different layouts, the whole list of variables is huge and growing.
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