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Use AutoResponders To Make Money Online

By Ugur Akinci | May 8, 2009

You may be like most people, and not even know what an autoresponder is. An autoresponder is a piece of software, or a service that automatically emails a mailing list. Most would wonder what use someone would have for an autoresponder? Think about how many people don’t buy something form you but opt-in, is it…

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How to End a Sentence to Communicate the Right Subtext

By Ugur Akinci | May 6, 2009

How you end a sentence makes all the difference in the world in your commercial and technical copy. Or rather, it makes all the difference in the world the way you end a sentence. (See the difference already? In the first sentence the emphasis is on “copy”; in the second it’s on the “end of…

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Technical Communication – A Pandemic Influenza Scale that Does Not Work

By Ugur Akinci | May 5, 2009

Meaningful classification of information is one of the prime tasks in technical communication. By that standard, the WHO (World Health Organization) classification of the Swine Flu into “phases” fails the test since it does not give us an indication of the severity of the “pandemic” or suggest what should we do about it. But first…

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Inkscape – How to Use the Layers

By Ugur Akinci | May 4, 2009

Inkscape is a free vector drawing program which is ideal for many of the illustrations drawn by technical writers. The fact that it’s available for free makes it a great resource for those freelance technical writers with limited budgets to spare for more expensive vector programs like the Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape has a Layers menu…

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