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Once upon a time we just sent slides to editors. Now they want digital images at “300 dpi” as “TIFFs” or “JPEGs.” But what does that mean? Many of us have known the frustration of having large digital files rejected because they weren′t saved at 300 dpi. Sometimes editors aren′t really sure how resolution and print size work, either, and a simple change in resolution would make those photos suitable for print.

Vocabulary

dpi - Dpi, or dots per inch, is similar to ppi, pixels per inch. Dpi merely indicates how many dots (pixels on screen) will be printed. More dots per inch means more detail in the printed photo, so most publications require digital images to be saved at 300 dpi. But be careful! A small image saved at 300 dpi may have less image information than a large image saved at 150 dpi. This is why it’s also important to know the image size.

Image size or dimensions - Image size in inches, centimeters, or total number of pixels per side indicates how large the digital image will print on paper. Image size and dpi together form the image’s resolution.

Resolution - Resolution is a measurement of how much detail (dpi) will be printed in an image of a certain size (image size).

Resizing and Resampling Your Images in PhotoShop(tm)

Here’s how to make sure your images are saved correctly. First, check the publication’s guidelines. Most publications will ask for a certain dpi, usually 300. You want to save your image at 300 dpi with the largest dimensions possible. This can be done in many image programs, but Adobe PhotoShop(tm) is one of the most popular:

1. Open the image.

2. Find the menu command that says “Image Size” (under Image: Resize).

3. Make note of the pixel dimensions (height and width). These will change when you change the dpi, but you want to change them back so the picture won’t be blurry.

4. Change number in the Resolution box to 300 (this is the dpi).

5. Change the pixel dimensions back to their original numbers.

6. The Document Size in inches (or centimeters) will now be smaller. Since this is the size the image will print at, think about how large the photo will be in the publication. If the Document Size is very small, your camera may not produce images suitable for print publications. Otherwise, you’re good to go! Save the image and send to your editor.

PhotoShop(tm) also offers a Batch Processing option that can help you fix the dpi and document size on several photos at once to save time.

Format

Finally, there’s format. For the most part, authors don’t need to worry about this, but some publications have specific requirements, so it helps to be familiar with the differences between image file formats.

RAW - A special format used primarily by digital SLR cameras. RAW files are very large and rarely submitted for publication directly. Most people who are not professional photographers don’t have to worry about them.

JPEG or JPG - The most common image format, used by most consumer and “prosumer″ digital cameras (”point-and-shoots”). JPEGs are “lossy,” which means every time the image is edited and saved, some information is lost so the file can be compressed. A JPEG file that has been saved many times starts to get pixelated “artifacts” and the image will look fuzzy.

TIFF or TIF - Some publications ask for TIFF files, which are “lossless.” TIFF files can be edited and saved many times without losing information. They tend to be larger than JPEGs.

An image editing program like PhotoShop(tm) can be used to convert images from JPEG to TIFF and vice versa using the “Save As” command.

Digital image resolution can be confusing for both writers and editors, but if you remember to consider both the image size and dpi, saving your images correctly is easy.

Melissa Barton is a freelance writer, editor and photographer, specializing in science and travel writing. Her credits include Geotimes, Transitions Abroad, Student Health 101 and other publications. Visit her online at Rosetta Stones Freelancing ( rosettastones.net rosettastones.net).

While the chances aren’t terrific that writing freelance articles will make you rich, you can earn a good living, or pick up a few dollars here and there from writing part time.

Caution should be advised of new freelancers who jump at every chance to see their work in print or online, allowing editors, publishers and others to “give you the opportunity to be published.” While just starting out at writing freelance articles may necessitate publishing your pieces for free, this shouldn’t be an ongoing thing once you have a few clips under your belt.

While most editors are extremely hardworking, overstressed and underpaid workers, who treat writers with respect, there are those who simply want to save a buck by touting the “if you love to write I’m going to offer you a great opportunity,” line. These people will wonder aloud why you want to get paid for doing what you love. Steer well clear of these publications.

The number of ways and places you can jvmembers.com″ target=”_blank publish freelance articles is enormous. If you′re just starting out, you need two clips before you can approach a publisher about buying your article. Publishers do not ask how much you were paid to write the freelance articles you′ve sent to them. If you wrote it for free they won’t know. Nor do they care.

You can do a keyword search on the Internet for sites and publications that are looking for unpaid freelance articles. You might try a local Web site, or even create your own blog. If you′re truly desperate and no one has published anything of yours as yet, find a cause that’s dear to your heart and write a compelling, well-worded letter to the editor of your local newspaper and use that as your first clip.

If you have expertise in a particular field, apply to be a contributor of an ongoing column on some sites that pay you a portion of the advertising revenue that’s derived from your pages. Suite 101 and About.com both work this way, as do several others.

Find your niche and stick to it. Become the local or regional expert in that area. Present the idea to your local newspaper. They don’t pay well - especially if your town is small - which means they don’t care where you graduated from, and how many journalism classes you took. They just care that you can write freelance articles.

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From a webmaster’s perspective, one of the most important parts of article marketing is the resource box.

The resource box is what you find at the end of an article and usually contains the name of the author with a brief description, in addition to a link (or links) to a website that the author is promoting. The links provided here need to be related to the content of the article, but for one reason or another this is often not the case. I believe this to be somewhat of a flaw in an author’s article marketing skills.

Let’s take an example where an author wants to promote a website about fishing. If the author decides that they are aiming to only benefit from the article directory links then they might submit articles totally unrelated to fishing, such as carpet upholstery or tire manufacturing. This is fairly common, yet the author is missing a huge market of readers. Someone who searches for articles around a niche that they are interested in is searching for a reason - they want information on that topic. By providing unrelated links in the resource box the author is missing a major part of the article marketing jigsaw.

The reason that articles and the links at the end of those articles are sometimes unrelated may partly be down to the increasing number of PLR article membership sites that are available. Authors see this as a prime opportunity to use a PLR article of any niche, add a resource box on the end with a couple of links and submit to article directories, solely for the link building benefit.

Article marketing is not only about gaining links back to a website, but also to inform a reader and gain direct traffic from article directories.

One of the most advantageous aspects of this method of marketing is also the ability for publishers to use an article on their own website or in their ezine. For the article author this holds unlimited potential - there are thousands of websites that could POTENTIALLY publish your article and directly send you traffic. This can benefit the article author for years down the line.

Article marketing when done correctly is one of the most powerful forms of marketing that website owners possess. There are several to successful article marketing, and providing a relevant resource box is just one of them.

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OK. You have decided to write an article. It should be something you are passionate about or at the very least have some knowledge of the subject.

Let’s go into some depth about researching the substance of your article.

RESEARCHING YOUR SUBJECT

If you are passionate and know enough about the article subject you will probably be able to write a 700 - 1000 word article in less than 30 minutes.

Once you have chosen your niche start using the search engines to get a feel for the information that’s being returned for your search phrases.

Visit some article directories, (use the term “article directories″ in Google to find plenty), and do a search of these article directories to see what information other authors are submitting.

Check out Forums to see what questions people are asking then write an article with the information they are seeking. Give people what they want.

If you wish you can go down the road of researching articles and posts on newsgroups, Google / Yahoo groups, CNN, BBC and so on but to be honest this will probably result in too much information and you will never get an article written.

(It is handy to keep a small notebook and pencil with you to jot down ideas when they occur. Great ideas always occur when we don’t have a pencil which is why we are not millionaires just yet!)

Writing your Article

You Can:

1. Write it yourself.

2. Out source your article to a ghost writer

3. Use Private Label Rights (PLR) articles

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1. Write it yourself.

The majority of people will immediately say “I can′t write”. This is utter nonsense. People may be a little apprehensive or just plain afraid to put pen to paper for others to see but just about anyone can write an article about something they know.

It’s all about comfort zones and if we are not prepared to expand our comfort zones just because we feel somewhat awkward then nothing will ever get done. So just remember you CAN write articles so get writing.

Make sure you are providing quality content. A mistake some folks make is to write adverts for their affiliate products with a link to buy. If you have given the reader a quality article they will start to trust you and eventually buy from you.

Articles are written to:-

1. Directly inform the reader through quality content and 2. Indirectly sell to the reader.

The sales part is through your resource or bio box. This is worth spending some time on as apart from wanting your readers to visit your website you also want the search engines to index the links back to your site. These links are hugely important as they carry a lot of weight with Google.

So you now have the article written with quality content. Let’s look at the resource box and anchor text links.

Try to give your readers some reason to click on the links in your resource box. If they have enjoyed your article and want more information then that is a good reason. Let them know that you do have more for them but they will have to go to your website.

Anchor Text Link

It is not possible to show you the exact html as tags are not generally allowed in article bodies but my resource box is an example of anchor text and you can always use the view source function of your browser.

If possible also use a straight link as sometimes the anchor text html is not allowed or not recognized by some article directories.

2. Out Source Your Article

There are numerous sites dedicated to outsourcing - Scriptlance and Elance are probably the best known. These are not just for article writing but you can hire the services of a Pro for just about anything you want.

Note: When I say Pro be careful because there are sharks around. Always deal with the writer through the site and if asked to make an outside payment through E-gold then back off as you will probably never see your money again.

It can be as cheap as $5 per article but you still need to know exactly what to ask for. It’s no good saying “giving me an article on …”. You must be very specific on subject, title, keywords, keyword density and you generally have to supply resources for the ghost writer to refer to.

Sometimes by the time you have collected the resources and other article information you may as well have written the article yourself.

Check the feedback of people you intend to hire and consider that cheapest is not always best. You may be able to secure a more cost effective per article price if you want 10 or more articles written around the same theme.

3. Use Private Label Rights (PLR) articles

I am not convinced that this is really of any use at all. The “experts″ are making a big deal of this at the moment and flogging off PLR packages left right and center for next to nothing… actually you can actually download PLR articles and products for free just by giving your email address.

In my experience the articles are sub standard and I would be ashamed to post them for review to a human editor. Of course you are meant to alter the articles so they magically become unique to avoid any perceived duplicate content penalties from the search engines but in all honesty the time spent changing these “articles” could be better spent doing your own research.

If you haven’t tried PLR take an article and run it through Copyscape.com. Now see how long it will take for you to make a unique article.

You can buy software to transform a rubbish article into thousands of “unique articles” in seconds. Again, I am not convinced. The whole process reeks of cheating or, at best, is morally suspect and it definitely is not giving the reader quality content which is what I thought writing articles was meant to be about. Should I find a good PLR system I’ll write an article on it.

You can however get some ideas for niches and the articles can at least give you a starting point for writing.

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When writing a sales letter, it is important to have a good attitude in order to sell your product or service, because the reader will want to know why they should spend their valuable time reading the letter. Therefore, you need to provide clear, specific information that will explain to the reader why they should be interested in buying your product or service.
Sales letters usually have a four-part strategy:
• Catch the reader’s eye: it is very crucial in a sales letter to attract the reader’s attention or else you will probably fail to sell your product or service

• Describe the product or service you are trying to sell

• Convince your reader that your claims are accurate: back up your comments with research and facts

• Give the reader opportunities to learn more about your product or service: provide the reader with a phone number, a Web site address, or some way for them to seek out information on their own.

Keep these basic components in mind: The image, if used, is near the headline. It helps to catch the reader’s eye. The headline is usually 3 - 30 words long. It grabs the reader’s attention, and tells him what the ad (sales letter) is about. It makes a promise regarding what the item you are selling will do for him. The sub-headline or lead paragraph is optional. Sometimes it’s used to expand the headline. (More on the sub-heading later.) The body: it expands the theme, fills in details, offers proof, and shows how you plan to fulfill the promise you made in the headline. The closing, or call to action, urges the reader to take the next step you want him to take.

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One of the most powerful phrases in the human language is “thank you.” If you have heard about The Secret and the Law of Attraction it is easy to see the benefit of thank you notes. In short, the more you show your appreciation, the more you will have to appreciate.

I have assembled the five most requested thank you note samples from my website for your personal and business needs.

Personal Thank You Note Samples

For formal gift-giving occasions such as weddings, baby showers, funerals, first communion, christening, and bar mitzvahs, a thank you note is considered standard etiquette. You will avoid hurt feelings, and kick start you karma by sending your thank you note today.

Thank You for the Gift

• Dear ___________,

Thank you for the lovely (insert specific gift). I will think of you every time I use it. Your thoughtfulness made my (insert occasion such as birthday, wedding or graduation) all the more special. Thanks again.

Love, (or Sincerely)
Your Name

Thank You for Party Attendance

• Dear ___________,

Thank you for coming to my (insert occasion such as birthday, wedding or retirement) party. I am so glad you came. It would not have been as much fun without you. Thanks again.

Love,
Your Name

Business Thank You Note Samples

Saying thank you in business keeps your customers coming back. You spend a lot of money getting them to choose you. Showing your appreciation for their business is an inexpensive tool you cannot afford to miss out on.

Sales Thank You Notes

For Service

Dear Mr./Ms _________

Thank you for choosing our (insert service such as dry cleaning, floor care, ) service(s). In today’s competitive market place, we appreciate you have many choices for your (insert service) needs. We pride ourselves on honoring our customers, and our continued committment is to provide you with the personal, prompt and professional service you deserve. We look forward to serving you. Thanks again.

Sincerely,
Your Name

For Product

Dear Mr./Ms _________

Thank your for your business. We know that in today’s competitive market place, customers have many choices when purchasing a/an (insert product). We appreciate you choosing our high-quality (insert product) and know you made the best choice. Our continued reputation as one of the top retailers (or wholesalers, distributors, etc.) in the (insert type) industry rests with each and every customer. (Insert name of your business or store) stands behind our quality products, and we want to let you know we are here if you need us. Should you, a family member or friend, have need for a/an (insert product), please do not hesitate to have them contact us. Thanks, again.

Sincerely,
Your Name

Naturally, these thank you note samples may not cover all of your needs. For more free thank you note samples like these visit: my-thank-you-site.com/Personal-thank-you-letter-sample.html www.my-thank-you-site.com

Here a few tips for your thank you notes:

• Send your notes as soon as possible. (But it’s never too late to give thanks)
• Hand-write your personal thank you note. You may type your note for business thank you notes on your company stationary.
• Mailing your thank you note is better than E-mail, however, and E-mail is better than no thank you at all.

Use one of these thank you note samples today, and you are guaranteed to discover you have that much more to be thankful for.

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The 18th Century economist, Adam Smith, was one of the founders of modern economics.

Roust a copywriter from his slumber at 3:00 a.m. and ask him what he knows about Adam Smith and he’s likely to utter the now famous, two-word metaphor: “invisible hand.”

What’s the invisible hand?

In his landmark text — The Wealth of Nations — Smith asserts the free market, instead of being a chaotic battleground, is actually an efficient place where the right quantity of goods is produced…almost as if by a hidden force.

He called this hidden mechanism the ‘invisible hand.’

Once you apply this to the world of advertising, you’ll begin to see there are invisible hands reaching into almost every market. And if you figure out how to harness this natural, hidden force, you’ll be able to increase response at will because you’ll be working with the beliefs your prospects already have.

Case Study Ad #1: How the Beautiful People Get Rid of Both Cellulite and Ordinary Fat — Without Really Dieting!

The legendary copywriter and author of The Brilliance Breakthrough and Breakthrough Advertising, Eugene Schwartz, was the copywriter for this instructive ad.

The headline, besides showcasing the invisible hand concept, is full of masterful nuances.

Like the word ‘really.’

Notice he doesn’t say “without dieting.” Absolutes like that usually backfire because they push the envelope of believability.

The word “really” strengthens the claim because it suggests “the beautiful people″ still do some dieting though nowhere near what normal people do.

The invisible hand in this ad is the widely held belief that there’s a group of beautiful people and jet setters who get whatever they want without lifting a finger…eat whatever they please without gaining an ounce…and continue to look and act beautiful almost by some divine right.

How did they achieve this exalted status?

The truth is, it doesn’t really matter.

What matters is there’s large enough segment of people who believes this. So, there’s no need for master-level persuasion because this built in belief system is naturally working for you.

All you have to do is wrap your core claim around this belief.

Case Study Ad #2: Fortunately most investors think like losers. That’s how people like me get rich.

This 1980’s ad is a great example of the invisible hand at work.

The photo and headline combination used in this ad is disarmingly direct.

Fat cat, Julian Snyder, is standing with his arms crossed in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Limo behind him and a smug smile on his face…he’s making millions while the little guy is taking a bath.

Thanks to this widely held belief, the reader is yanked into the copy. From there, the core claim of the book is masterfully tied to the kernel of belief already in the reader’s head.

Case Study Ad #3: Why Models Stay Young Till Sixty!

Here′s another Gene Schwartz ad fronting the invisible hand.

Much like the ad in the first example, this promo plays on the natural belief that models are a special class of people.

Whether it’s genetics or some secret regimen that only models know, it’s easy to buy into the claim.

What’s the invisible hand in your market?

No doubt it’s there. All you have to do is get out of your own head long enough to find it…then wrap it tightly around your big promise.

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Customer case studies are powerful promotional tools for a high-tech product or service. Yet convincing customers to participate in a case study can be a long and frustrating effort. It can be equally difficult to motivate a customer to review and approve the story once it is written.

You can reduce this effort and produce higher value case studies by following the essential strategies described here for recruiting candidates and handling the approval process.

Recruiting Good Candidates

It is always tempting to say “yes” to any case study candidate proposed by a sales rep or product manager. But your marketing and publicity efforts will be better served if you qualify the candidate before committing to a case study.

The following questions will help to identify the best the candidates and obtain a good story.

Story appeal. Does the customer have a story you actually want to tell? For example, does the story offer the potential to discuss an interesting problem, solution, or application? Is the company in a particular industry, country, or market you want to target?

Timing. Is the story ready to tell? Is the product implementation complete and does the customer have interesting results to report?

Participation agreement. Have any agreements been made with the customer for telling the story? Sometimes technology companies request that customers agree to a case study as a condition of receiving a beta version or early shipment of a product.

Customer preparation. Has the customer been briefed about the case study process? A standard letter or information sheet can be emailed to the customer to simplify this process.

Contacts. Are you talking to the right person within the customer organization? You may need to talk with multiple people in order to get a full perspective and someone with the right authority to speak for the organization.

PR involvement. Do you need to involve or get approval from the customer’s public relations person before starting the interviews or publishing the case study? Do you need to arrange access to employees and facilities for photography or filming?

Handling Reviews and Approvals

Certainly, an accurate and well-written case study is essential for gaining the customer’s approval. But your follow-through during the review process will determine whether, and how quickly, the customer will approve the case study.

These guidelines will help you develop a good follow-through process.

Internal reviews first. Always complete any internal reviews before sending the first draft to the customer. Customers should never be asked to go through the approval process more than once because of late comments or follow-up questions from your internal reviewers.

Fast turnaround for the draft. Deliver the first draft soon after the customer has given an interview. Delays on your side can send the message that the case study isn’t urgent, which can lead the customer to give the review a low priority.

Send a complete package. Along with the draft text, send any photos, video clips, diagrams, or other illustrations that will accompany the case study.

Use an approval form. The approval form should allow the customer to check the specific approved uses for the case study information grant releases for all photography, video, and other multimedia elements; and specify any other conditions. Don′t publish the case study until you have received the signed approval form.

Follow-up for approval. If your customer contact is slow about responding with comments or approval, be polite but persistent in your follow-up messages.

Send a thank-you. Send the final case study, thank-you notes, and perhaps a nominal gift such as a company T-shirt to everyone involved. Include the URL for a Web version or printed copies of the published case study.

Celebrate! Promote the case study internally. Giving salespeople a useful story will encourage them to help you with future case studies.

Copyright(c)2006, Janice M. King. All rights reserved; used by permission. Janice is an award-winning freelance copywriter who helps technology companies around the world produce clear, compelling sales and PR materials. Her latest book, Copywriting That Sells High Tech, has been called “a superb guide to great copy for any technology-based product or service.” Learn about the book and find many valuable resources for high-tech marketing at Janice’s site: writinghightech.com writinghightech.com.

You can write more articles in less time when you use article writing templates.

Another of my favorites in the “Shortcuts to…” article writing template. Let’s take a closer look at this template and how to use it to write more articles in your niche.

Shortcuts to…..

Every one likes shortcuts. Well, except perhaps for my oldest son, who when I mention we are taking a shortcut while driving will often say “Dad, is this another one of those long-cuts?”

Anyway, when you can take your expertise and show the reader shortcuts to accomplishing a task, you have a winner on your hands. You demonstrate that you are an expert in your niche because you can do something that they cannot do. Plus you look like the hero because not only are you able to do it you are going to show them how they too can do it.

Title Examples

5 Shortcuts to Your First Web Site

7 Shortcuts to Permanent Weight Loss

3 Shortcuts to Getting Out of Debt

4 Shortcuts to Playing the Piano

The Template

Present something that many people want to accomplish. Point how difficult and/or time consuming it can be. Give ‘em some shortcuts. Show them an easier path to accomplishing what they want to do.

Shortcut 1

Shortcut 2

Shortcut 3

Shortcut 4

Shortcut 5

You can have five shortcut steps or three or seven or however many you want to use.

Bonus Tip - It can also be useful to mention shortcut approaches from others and why they do not work. This further positions you as the expert.

I invite you to try out this article writing template when writing your articles.

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From Jeff Herring - The Article Guy

Writing a play critique is an exciting, challenging task which requires some special skills of the reviewer.

In addition to being a spectator participant, both absorbing and enjoying the experience, you have to be able to write a brief summary of what it is about, analyze the performance, and evaluate the whole production, from staging, and acting, to directing.

While personal interpretation is always involved to a small degree, the art of being a successful reviewer is in being able to objectively analyze whether a play is a success or a dud.

This means being objective and critical, not just plain nasty, so it is important the reviewer sets a tone of writing that indicates an intelligent, well thought out review.

A key element to success is to your homework. The reviewer should read the play before attending a performance, so they are well prepared, know what to look for, and be able to analyze the production from one visit.

The review should be written immediately after the production while details are still clear in the mind.

The reviewer should also be open minded and be prepared to accept an interpretation of a performance, no matter how often they may have seen the play.

It is up to the reviewer to convey to readers what the most outstanding elements of a performance are, including things such as whether the director was trying to make a statement, what the costumes and set design were like, and were any special effects used.

When it comes to writing the review, begin with the name of the play, its playwright, and any relevant information, such as other, similar works, by the same author, followed by information about the director and production you attended.

The review should include an overall summary of whether you believe the play is a success or failure, and why, remembering this gives the reviewer considerable power over the play’s future.

This responsibility should be taken seriously. This means you should keep an open mind, not trash the production totally, and make sure your comments are kept on a professional level.

In the main section of the review, you are expected to address each specific part of the production you referred to in the introduction, doing so in the same order you referred to them initially, so your reader can easily follow your logic.

In conducting your review, you should question every physical aspect of the play you noticed, and question its significance in the overall production, but don′t fuss over minor issues – it is more important to discuss whether the play answered the major questions it raised.

Then follow with a conclusion that is not a repeat, or summary of what you have already written, but an explanation of why your comments and reaction to the production is relevant, accurate, and professional.

From high-budget Broadway productions to small-town summer theater, exciting things happen when you get involved with theater of any sort.

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