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This blog is authored by Terri Miller owner of Miller Enterprises Design Inc. - Web Site & Print Designs. It focuses on web and design related information and tackles the latest issues involving good web design, business marketing, general computer issues and a personal rant or two about customer service.

Monday, January 29, 2007

Miller Enterprises has submitted the winning name.

We just go the news that we were the winning submission! See the press release below.

"Terri Miller of Miller Enterprises has submitted the winning name for the University of Illinois, Montgomery County Economic Development newsletter. In addition to the new name of "Fast Tracks", the newsletter also got a new look."

Just thought I would share the good news!

Thanks,
Terri Miller

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Article Marketing Tips - Start with An Outline

Article Marketing Tips - Start with An Outline

Marketing is often segmented into four distinct sets of activity. The four P's - Product, Pricing, Promotion and Placement or distribution. Article Marketing Strategies can play a significant role in at least two of these activities and should be incorporated into every Internet Marketing Campaign.
Writing and submitting articles strategically to various Sites is of tremendous value in both Promotion and Placement.
With this is mind, what's the best way to write these promotional articles?

We've done it through junior high, it expanded longer through high school, then on college it became chapters. No matter how many times a person have done it, writing articles has proven to be a task many has continuously avoided. Now at a time when writing articles could help your job or work, facing the job at hand can be still faced with unfriendly behavior.

While there are a great number of people who do not have the same attitude in article writing as others, there are still those who would rather walk in piping hot coals than do some article writing. What set people apart from other towards article writing is that they are prepared and has some methods and procedures in writing articles.

One of the methods you can use to prepare yourself when tasked to write in article is creating an outline first. Creating an outline for all your articles makes you prepared. You have an idea of what to do first and make a plan for your succeeding steps. Being prepared makes the job easier and faster. Being organized will allow for disorientation to be shunned away.
An outline can act as the design or blueprint for your article. This will guide you in creating the introduction, body and conclusion of your article. Here in this point, you can write down some of the ideas and sentences that you feel will look good in your article. This could be some of the focal point that could help make your article creative, interesting and appealing to a reader.

A carefully planned and fully prepared project would guarantee and ensure a problem and worry free procedure that can virtually go without any hassles. Creating an outline for all your articles will get you ready and breeze through writing an article in no time at all. Here I will provide you with some tips and guidelines in how to create an outline for all of your articles.

Did you know?

* Writing and submitting articles strategically to various Sites is of tremendous value in both Promotion and Placement.

* Promotion includes advertising, sales promotion, publicity, and personal selling, and refers to the various methods of promoting the product, brand, or company.

* Placement or distribution refers to how the product gets to the customer - the channel by which a product or service is sold (e.g. online vs. retail), which geographic region or industry, to which segment (young adults, families, business people), etc.

Do some brainstorming and jot down your brilliant ideas first. Think of some ways to attract the interest of your reader. Designate a time frame where you can write down all the ideas that you can use for your articles. By this time you should have done all your research and information searching. Review and reread your ideas and notes, gain mastery and sufficient familiarity with your topic so that writing them down later own would be easy for you.

The next step is to discover your sub topic and sub titles. As you would provide a first sentence for your article, one that would immediately grab the attention of your reader, you would need some as well for your sub topics. To be concise, you would need to get all the facts that will support and go against your point.

These are the frames or skeleton of your article, now its time to add the flesh and the meat of your article. You will need to connect all your paragraphs and sub topics. This will form the body of your Article. While the introduction will usher in the ideas of your paragraph, you will need a conclusion. The conclusion will wrap up your points and drive in what you are saying in your article.

The outline for your article would also require you to write a draft first. This may take more than one attempt but remember that it is called a draft for a reason. Your outline shall be perfected as each draft is written and this draft is meant for your eyes only so there's no reason to feel ashamed. As you go on, you will clearly see the bigger picture and write an article that will perfectly suit what is demanded of it.

Reread and reread what you have written down. Always refer to your outline so that you won't drift away from what you had first written down. Its not hard to be caught in the moment and get lost in your writing frenzy. Your outline will help you keep in track. All those hours spent in outlining your article will not go to waste. This will serve as your guide in writing articles. Trust and rely on your outline because this will prove to be a very helpful tool in writing all of your articles.

About the Author: Michael Saunders has an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He edits a site on Article Directories and another on Site Promotion Strategies.


Miller Enterprises - Web Site & Print Design

Miller Enterprises - Web Site & Print Design

Hello all!

It has been a while since my last blog! I have been through two rounds of flu, bronchitis, oh yes and I am pregnant to boot! Plus business has exploded and I lost two assistance to health problems in the last 5 months. So I have been "covered under" and going it alone.

I am finally feeling well and getting a command of all my projects enough to return to you. I would like to thank all those who took the time to help me out or to simply be concerned about my well being. I have so many friends and I am grateful for that!

For all its ups and downs, I never forget LIFE IS GOOD!!!

I will be following this blog up with an article I found that I believe is of great benefit to those trying to promote their own products or services. It is about "Article Writing" and is great for people who have no experience doing so. Enjoy!

Thanks,
Terri Miller

Miller Enterprises - Web Site & Print Design