Unique Ezines!
| Category: E-zines | Date: 2001-04-16 |
WHY BE UNIQUE? With so many ezines available online, you really need to be just that little bit different if you want *your* publication to stand the test of time. With just a little smart thinking, you can give your ezine the edge - and keep your readers coming back for more.
BEAT YOUR COMPETITION! Get fresh ideas just from studying ezines written by your immediate competitors. This will allow you to get a feel for any techniques, styles and content that you could be using to your advantage. Question what elements you like and dislike and, more importantly, what can you offer that they don't?
READ WIDELY. Most of your ideas should come from other disciplines. Don't just watch to see what your direct competition is doing. Learn techniques from ezines in your own specialisation but, if you want to be truly "original," look for ideas from further afield.
KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN. Anything can spark off an idea. You simply need to keep a young head on your shoulders. When you read a magazine, for instance, make a mental note of writing styles that you like and think how they could be adapted to suit your publication.
BE INVENTIVE. Remember when you were a child and you had the ability to amuse yourself with a few building bricks or a cardboard box hour after hour. You haven't lost that ability to be inventive just because you've matured. Don't ever believe that you can't still use your imagination.
DON'T JUST PLUMP FOR TYPICAL FORMATS. Your ezine doesn't have to follow the usual editorial/article/ad format. You can write in the form of a biography, a diary, a series of letters, recipes, one-liners, jokes, reviews ... need I go on? Any of these styles can be adapted to your own area of interest.
THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND. Do and be damned! As long as you love what you're doing who cares? As soon as you start taking yourself too seriously your ideas will start to run dry. E-publishing is meant to be fun! Sure, most of us are trying to earn some money and some of us are even trying to earn a living, but if you don't enjoy what you're doing ... well, you can forget about ever being unique.
WANT to Know How You can Easily Turn Your Ezine into a Real Money-Spinner? Discover How You can Build and Promote a Super-Successful Ezine. We Provide it All. When You Get Absolute Ezines - You Get ALL the Answers!
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You may publish this article in your ezine and/or website as long as the resource box is left intact.
About the Author
Template Designs by Marie Williams
Free ezine templates: freetemplate@writead.com
D e s i g n e r T e m p l a t e s O n R e q u e s t!To contact see details below.
marie@writead.com
http://www.writead.com/ab-home.htm
BEAT YOUR COMPETITION! Get fresh ideas just from studying ezines written by your immediate competitors. This will allow you to get a feel for any techniques, styles and content that you could be using to your advantage. Question what elements you like and dislike and, more importantly, what can you offer that they don't?
READ WIDELY. Most of your ideas should come from other disciplines. Don't just watch to see what your direct competition is doing. Learn techniques from ezines in your own specialisation but, if you want to be truly "original," look for ideas from further afield.
KEEP YOUR MIND OPEN. Anything can spark off an idea. You simply need to keep a young head on your shoulders. When you read a magazine, for instance, make a mental note of writing styles that you like and think how they could be adapted to suit your publication.
BE INVENTIVE. Remember when you were a child and you had the ability to amuse yourself with a few building bricks or a cardboard box hour after hour. You haven't lost that ability to be inventive just because you've matured. Don't ever believe that you can't still use your imagination.
DON'T JUST PLUMP FOR TYPICAL FORMATS. Your ezine doesn't have to follow the usual editorial/article/ad format. You can write in the form of a biography, a diary, a series of letters, recipes, one-liners, jokes, reviews ... need I go on? Any of these styles can be adapted to your own area of interest.
THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND. Do and be damned! As long as you love what you're doing who cares? As soon as you start taking yourself too seriously your ideas will start to run dry. E-publishing is meant to be fun! Sure, most of us are trying to earn some money and some of us are even trying to earn a living, but if you don't enjoy what you're doing ... well, you can forget about ever being unique.
WANT to Know How You can Easily Turn Your Ezine into a Real Money-Spinner? Discover How You can Build and Promote a Super-Successful Ezine. We Provide it All. When You Get Absolute Ezines - You Get ALL the Answers!
*** All new subscribers receive 5 FREE gifts ***
* Join NOW: absoluteezines-subscribe@topica.com
You may publish this article in your ezine and/or website as long as the resource box is left intact.
About the Author
Template Designs by Marie Williams
Free ezine templates: freetemplate@writead.com
D e s i g n e r T e m p l a t e s O n R e q u e s t!To contact see details below.
marie@writead.com
http://www.writead.com/ab-home.htm
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