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62 Steps to the Definitive Link Building Campaign

By Ugur Akinci | February 4, 2010

If you’re a technical communicator trying to build links either to your own or your client’s web site you can certainly benefit from this comprehensive article penned by the link wizards at Word Tracker. Here are the first few steps, to give you a taste of it: (Excepts) 1) Choose target keywords. For SEO, this…

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Technical Writing Salaries in the USA

By Ugur Akinci | February 4, 2010

Enter your U.S. city and state in this web site and it tells you the average salary that a technical writer (or any other occupation for that matter) makes. For example, in New York, NY, an average tech writer seems to make $89,000. In Los Angeles, it drops to $70,000. Check your own city and…

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Glossary of MP3 Technology Terms

By Ugur Akinci | February 2, 2010

If you’re a technical communication professional specializing in MP3 players and writing about digital audio technology you need to familiarize yourself with the following industry terms and concepts: AAC Stands for Advanced Audio Coding. It’s the MP3-alternative digital audio standard used by Apple (in iPhone, iPod, iTunes, etc.) and Sony PlayStation 3. AAC supports up…

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How to Split and Simplify Your Complex Sentences

By Ugur Akinci | February 2, 2010

© 2009 Ugur Akinci Here is a sure-fire method to split your long sentences into shorter and more easily understandable ones: Split your sentences at conjunctions like “and”, “or”, “while”, “however”, “although” etc. Those are the connection points where one clause is linked to another. By breaking your clauses apart you can develop a simpler…

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