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Bioblogs: Resumes for the 21st Century

cover of Bioblogs: Resumes for the 21st Centuryauthor: Michael Holley Smith
asin: 0061130397
binding: Paperback
list price: $16.95 USD
amazon price: $13.22 USD


Resumes are dead. Now comes the age of the Bioblog. Until now, resumes have been nothing more than boring lists of past accomplishments. Here, noted author Michael Holley Smith presents the groundbreaking and revolutionary alternative: Bioblogs.  read more »

Cybertalk That Sells

cover of Cybertalk That Sellsauthor: H G Lewis
Jaime Murphy
asin: 0809229234
binding: Paperback
list price: $14.95 USD
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"Pithy, commonsense, how-to-say-it advice and information for a medium that is drowning in a tar pit of boring verbosity. Read Lewis and Murphy--and act on it--and you've got a good shot at making a sale." -- Denny Hatch, Editor Target Marketing magazine Interactive commerce . . . the World Wide Web . . . E-Marketing . . . Cybermarketing . . . the terms keep multiplying, just like the number of websites. Most marketers aren't succeeding. But a few are. The difference?  read more »

25 Words or Less: How to Write Like a Pro to Find That Special Someone Through Personal Ads

cover of 25 Words or Less: How to Write Like a Pro to Find That Special Someone Through Personal Adsauthor: Emily Thornton Calvo
Laurence Minsky
Emily Thornton Calvo
asin: 0809228785
binding: Paperback
list price: $12.95 USD
amazon price: $12.95


Personal ads, for the most part, are boring and surprisingly impersonal. You know the type: "SWM into foreign films and Chinese takeout seeks SWF for romantic walks on the beach." Any ad with a modicum of originality stands out. Advertising copywriters Emily Thornton Calvo and Laurence Minsky approach personal-ad writing the way they'd approach writing a product advertisement. Not only do they encourage you to be more clever and creative, but they help you figure out exactly what kind of person and relationship you're seeking, and then they show you how to express that information in an ad.  read more »

Sales Proposals Kit for Dummies

cover of Sales Proposals Kit for Dummiesauthor: Bob Kantin
asin: 0764553755
binding: Paperback
list price: $29.99 USD
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Did you skip Sales Proposals 101 in college?  read more »

Cover Letter Magic

cover of Cover Letter Magicauthor: Wendy S. Enelow
Louise Kursmark
asin: 1563707322
binding: Paperback
list price: $16.95 USD
amazon price: $16.95


This new second edition includes more than 150 winning cover letters for every profession and situation. Readers get great tips from before and after transformations that turn boring letters into knockouts. Plus, there are tips on resumes, e-mail and scannable cover letters, thank-you letters, and dozens of sample opening paragraphs. Also provides proven first paragraphs to start the cover letter with strength.

Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business and More: Copywriter, Proofreader, Copyeditor, Journalist

cover of Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business and More: Copywriter, Proofreader, Copyeditor, Journalistauthor: Entrepreneur Press
asin: 1599181754
binding: Paperback
list price: $17.95 USD
amazon price: $12.21 USD


Your Talent. Your Terms. Your Own Freelance Writing Business  read more »