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Time Away

March 1, 2010
By Ray Littrell

I will be taking the first couple of weeks of March off to work on a book project. Unless the world comes to an end in the mean time, I should return on Monday, March 15.
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Hyperlocal Sports: Tapping Into Hometown Passion

February 26, 2010
By Ray Littrell
Hyperlocal Sports:  Tapping Into Hometown Passion

One powerful way to make a hyperlocal Blog successful is to tap into a local passion.  I found an excellent example on HyperlocalBlogger.com with a story about Republic Tiger Sports.com, which is, in the words of their about page: RepublicTigerSports.com is an independent site, not...
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You Charge What!

February 24, 2010
By Ray Littrell
You Charge What!

I was attending the Buy Idaho Expo, last week and met a sales representative from one of the local radio stations.  She asked me what I charged to write radio commercials.  At first, she was excited to meet a copywriter.  Radio station rarely have...
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A Copywriters Lament

February 22, 2010
By Ray Littrell
A Copywriters Lament

A friend of mine just gave up copywriting.  He didn’t need to.  He was making a decent living.  He just decided that working for clients was no longer fun. From...
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Hyperlocal Blogging for Non-Journalists

February 19, 2010
By Ray Littrell

I read a post, recently, on Hyperlocalblogger.com about GoBurley.com in Burley, Idaho.  The owner of the Blog had several questions about how to manage his Blog.  In this column...
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Focus On Qualified Buyers

February 17, 2010
By Ray Littrell

I was asked, recently, to write the copy for a website at no cost.  I was promised a percentage of sales, once they developed. I said no. Freelance writing is an...
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