Mon.Jan 20, 2025

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Don’t Let AI Dull Your Creativity

Nick Ursborne

As a writer, marketer and product creator, I find myself working with AI every day. I use it for research, ideation, outlining, proofreading and more. I can barely imagine getting my work done without AI. And yet Does working with AI make me more creative or less creative? Back when I started working as a trainee copywriter at an ad agency in 1979, I was just four years out of school.

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When to Hyphenate Prefixes and Suffixes

Grammar Underground

If you need to hyphenate prefixes and suffixes perfectly, you have to consult a style guide. There are simply too many special circumstances and exceptions to commit them all to memory. For example, in AP style you hyphenate co-worker but not coworking. But if you just want to hyphenate prefixes and suffixes well, not perfectly, here's a guideline: Omit the hyphen unless it seems too weird that way.

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Building A Long Term Author Business, Dictation, Kickstarter, and Short Story Collections With Kevin J Anderson

The Creative Penn

How can you build a long-term author career with multiple streams of income? How can you use technology for the grunt work and not the fun part of writing? Kevin J Anderson gives his tips. In the intro, has TikTok gone dark? [ AP ]; BookVault is expanding printing to Australia ; GPSR, the EUs new General Product Safety Regulation [ Self-Publishing Advice ]; CreatedByHumans.ai launchesin partnership with The Authors Guild for AI data licensing [ Publishing Perspectives ]; Simon & Schuster lau

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Free Speech vs. Algorithmic Manipulation

David Meerman Scott

The term Free Speech has been tossed around a great deal in the past few years. While I am one hundred percent all in for freedom of speech, the amplification of ideas on social networks like X and Facebook is quite different.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Rightly right, wrongly wrong

Grammar Underground

Here are two weird words: wrong and right. And when I say theyre weird, I mean their adverb forms. Do it right. Dont do it wrong. In both those sentences, right and wrong are functioning adverbially. Theyre modifying the verb do. But neither ends with ly. Thats not weird in and of itself. There are lots of flat adverbs in English. For example, if you look up quick and slow in the dictionary, youll see they can be used as adverbs in place of quickly and slowly.

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How to Find a Sense of Blogging Direction When Utterly Lost

Blogging From Paradise

I have been lost more than once during my blogging career. At times, things came together easily.

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The 7 Best Affordable Local SEO Services in 2025

BKA Content

The 7 Best Affordable Local SEO Services in 2025 Effective search engine optimization techniques can increase visibility and drive more customers to your doorstep. Studies show that 97% of people using online searches look for local businesses. This statistic emphasizes the importance of finding affordable local SEO services. Our guide can help you find a company to boost your online presence without breaking the bank.

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The Ultimate Guide to HVAC Marketing in 2025

Shorthand Content Marketing

Heres the truth: HVAC marketing in 2025 is a confusing, expensive mess. It’s easy to waste money on Google ads, HVAC SEO, and working with HVAC marketing agencies that don’t deliver. Attracting new HVAC customers can feel like an uphill battle if you don’t know which HVAC marketing tools and strategies to use. HVAC marketing agencies make it difficult to understand what strategy best attracts HVAC clients.