You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Location, location, location” in reference to buying or renting real estate. The concept of location also applies to an article or book. The prime real estate is the headline and the line that follows it.

I’m Pat Iyer. I am an editor, ghostwriter and book coach.

I know you are familiar with reading advertising copy – it is all around you. If you write copy for your business or another entity, think about how readers react to what you write: Most readers will decide to read something based on the title. Avoid being bland and boring, and the pitfall of writing something that doesn’t represent the content. There’s no better way to annoy and alienate a reader.

While I devote this podcast primarily to writing in an article format, you can use this concept for any kind of writing. In a book, that would be the title and the subtitle.

Because often the reader sees both the title and the subtitle (or title and first line of the article), you want them both to be compelling. The suggestions in this podcast will help you to attract readers.

·        What makes a good headline?

·        What is clickbait and why should you avoid it?

·        How do you bring emotion into your headline?

·        What worked?

·        What’s the importance of follow-through?

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One of the biggest reasons people have for not having a newsletter, either for their business or for a book or other writing, is not knowing what to write for it. The best way to find out is to see what other people in your area of expertise write. You aren’t going to do a copy-cat version. Instead, you’ll get ideas about how to provide useful and unique information in your own newsletter.

Why you need to know what kind of free content your competition provides

Why is frequency of publication important?

How to write a compelling subject line

Learn one important advantage of a newsletter over a blog.

Why a blog can keep you current

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Lists are an important element of nonfiction books. While in fiction, the combination of dialogue and narrative both vary the pace and break up the monotony of large blocks of type, this kind of interruption is much more important in non-fiction, where you don’t have the excitement and drama of a story to carry you through.

The best listicles either serve as springboards for more detailed information or make the reader think. I’ll describe how to do this.

Listicles can be used in both books and articles.

Why should you use lists in your books and articles?

How to format different styles of lists

What is a listicle?

How to avoid writing a “lazy” listicle

How to use a listicle as a starting point for more detailed information

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How many emails do you get a day? Of these, how many do you delete without opening? How many do you open and then delete after reading a few words?

Do you want your emails to be ignored? In this podcast, I describe effective practices to greatly improve the chances of recipients opening and responding to the emails you send.

Why is the headline of your email so important?

How long should a headline be?

How can a headline best target your reader?

What power words effectively capture your reader’s attention?

Why is “Truth in advertising” so important?

Get the full show notes at writingtogetbusiness.com.

Pat Iyer is an editor, ghostwriter and book coach. Her first publication came out in 1980 and was an article about battered women. 

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One of the biggest ideas that stops people from writing is that it’s hard work. I’ve mentioned before in this podcast how greatly our school experiences have conditioned us into a lot of negative beliefs about writing. This is one of those beliefs.

A belief isn’t necessarily a truth. We make beliefs based on what we experienced, and you may have found writing difficult in school. Maybe the assigned subjects bored you. Maybe you got confused about outlines and footnotes.

Don’t give a thought to how good it is until you’ve established the practice of writing. It does make perfect.

Is writing really hard work?

How you can stop believing that

You’re not in school any more.

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Pat Iyer is an editor, ghostwriter and book coach. Her first publication came out in 1980 and was an article about battered women. 

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If you’d love to write a book but feel you don’t have the time, this podcast will introduce you to some proven techniques for finding the time you don’t think you have.

I’ll show you how to track your time, and I guarantee that you’ll find enough to write a book. You can use that time to best advantage by writing in timed segments. This will help train you to turn on your internal writing app when it’s time to produce.

 Do you think you don’t have enough time to write a book?

·Learn how to track your time.

How tracking your time makes a big difference

Learn the value of writing in timed segments.

Learn how you can write a book without writing.

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Pat Iyer is an editor, ghostwriter and book coach. Her first publication came out in 1980 and was an article about battered women. 

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Two of the biggest mistakes new writers make with first drafts are:

They forget that this is A FIRST DRAFT. You can make mistakes, ignore correct spelling. Get those words down.

They also slow themselves down by tormenting themselves for not spending enough hours writing.

I will share with you some personally tested methods for not doing either of these two things.

Why people have so much trouble with first drafts

Tested techniques to make writing a first draft MUCH easier

How to overcome fear of outlining

How outlining makes writing easier

The magic of reverse outlining

Get the full show notes at writingtogetbusiness.com.

Pat Iyer is an editor, ghostwriter and book coach. She's written more first drafts than she can possibly count. 

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In this podcast, I break down the major benefits of being published. Some are practical; some are personal. All are important.

For some people, the chance to achieve these benefits will be enough to get them into motion. Others need more.

Why is the headline of your email so important?

How long should a headline be?

How can a headline best target your reader?

What power words effectively capture your reader’s attention?

Why is “Truth in advertising” so important?

Get the full show notes at writingtogetbusiness.com.

Pat Iyer is an editor, ghostwriter and book coach. Her first publication came out in 1980 and was an article about battered women. 

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Hi, I’m Pat Iyer. I am a nurse, an author, a ghostwriter, an editor and book coach. Yes, I know that is a mouthful. I put this podcast together to focus on how your writing builds your authority, credibility and ability to get business. This show will feature topics on the process and style of writing, tips on writing and publishing and marketing books, copywriting, and blogging. In short, anything that helps you get business through your writing.

This weekly podcast will give you shortcuts, tips, strategies and support around your writing projects.

As of this episode, I have written or coauthored or coedited 48 books, with 2 more planned for 2020. My books created jobs, established my credibility in my field, gave me new opportunities, and built my name recognition. I love to talk about writing and I’m sold on the value of writing to bring you business and hope you are too.

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