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How an Independent Midwestern Publisher Not Only Survives, But Thrives

Jane Friedman

Book publishing is a New York–centric business, to a fault. All of the major US publishers are based there, as are many literary agents. When I visited Chicago this past June, I had the opportunity to meet Doug Seibold, the founder of Agate Publishing , established in 2002. Sometimes certain kinds of books are up. Yes and no.

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Reverse Mortgage Books — Why Writing One Today Can Update Audiences

Melanie Saxton

If you are too busy or don’t have the experience needed to write and publish a book, count on me for assistance. I’m a book editor, ghostwriter, journalist, business blogger , and SEO web copy developer, and will happily navigate you through the writing and publishing realm! Check it out!

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How much time does SEO copywriting take before your rankings improve?

Credible Content

Three main components of SEO – as I understand the field – are: Writing and publishing optimized content. Recently Google rolled out its “Helpful Content” algorithm update that penalizes websites that solely publish content meant to improve search engine rankings, without providing any value to human readers.

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Wattpad Authors Who’ve Gone From Page to Screen

Jane Friedman

The series has also been published in French by Hachette Romans and Perfect Addiction (86 million reads on Wattpad) was adapted into a feature film from Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and Constantin Film. Beth Reekles is the author of The Kissing Booth , which she first published on Wattpad in 2010, when she was 15 years old.

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Should I Write for Free?

Freelance Writing Jobs

To me, writing for free and allowing that content to be published on websites and in media that will help build awareness, recognition, and loyalty to a brand equates to free advertising. Is there value for beginner writers to publish content on free article sites and other sites that have reputations for publishing low-quality content?

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What are Content Marketing Platforms and Why You Need One

Contently

It’s the year 2010, before anyone even knows to ask the question, “What are content marketing platforms?” While this scenario was typical for marketing teams in 2010, many who haven’t discovered the wonder of content marketing platforms still experience these headaches. Let’s go on a journey down memory lane.

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How to Preserve DOCX in PDF: Tips for Flawless Document Conversion

Freelance Writing Jobs

Whether you’re submitting work to clients, sharing drafts with editors, or publishing online, the format of your document plays a significant role in its reception. But make sure you have at least Word 2010 since early versions do not support document conversion. Go to the File tab (top left corner). Pick “Export.”