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Steve Maurer July 31, 2015 Leave a Comment

Writing Content for Robots and Real People

Robots. He told me he wanted me to write … for robots! The puzzled look on my face gave me away. He smiled and sat down, leaning back in his chair as he tossed his black hat onto the rack. "You need to write so that the search bots can find the website and index it." “Say, what?” “Google sends out these robot spiders. When they find our content, they'll crawl it. And the site will creep quickly to the first search page." Now, that sounded downright disturbing. But, trying to save myself, I responded, "Oh, … [Read more...]

Steve Maurer July 20, 2015 Leave a Comment

Wind Chimes – Recycling Your Content

I like recycling. It really bothers me if I can't find a way to reuse something. Of course, it's not always possible and some stuff does end up in the trash (preferably, the recycle bin). But if you think hard, sometimes things can be repurposed, saving you some serious cash. Or even making some of it. Here's a perfect example. Many moons ago, I used to work for a sign shop. We made everything from small placards to huge, lighted signs. I worked as a fabricator and helped wire our customers' signs. We used EMT, which is thin wall … [Read more...]

Steve Maurer June 30, 2015 1 Comment

Cupcakes, Candlesticks and Content Marketing

In the late 1830's, two men were involved in different businesses. William was a candle maker from England and became well established in Cincinnati, Ohio. James, on the other hand, relocated from Ireland and apprenticed himself to a soap maker in that same town. Strangers in a new land, they might never have met. But … Fate struck a blow that brought these two men together to form a single company. They married sisters Olivia and Elizabeth Norris, daughters of Alexander Norris. The father-in-law convinced the young men to become … [Read more...]

Steve Maurer May 21, 2012 Leave a Comment

What Your Writer Needs to Know

Communicate With Your Copy Writer Effective communication is a key part of every aspect of any business venture. It's very important if you are working with a writer in creating your content and copy. It becomes vitally important if you are working with a freelance writer. Freelancers are professionals who often write for a variety of client types, products and services. They may not be immediately familiar with you, your business or your needs. Good writers will ask you a series of questions before quoting and writing an assignment so … [Read more...]

Writing Content for Robots and Real People

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