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Old 10-15-2009
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Default Re: How Do You Write Your Articles For Clients If You Are Not Familiar with Their Industry?
What do you mean a paid article website? Is this PLR that needs to be rewritten or original articles that you can use ? Definitely make your proposal to the client. I wouldn't presume to know if something was out of my client's budget. Also, good marketing always pays off.
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Old 10-16-2009
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I just wanted to say you have great questionnaire and this was something I was wondering about myself. I also will be holding on to this list.
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Old 11-28-2009
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One way to research with out spending too much time is to subscribe(free) online to the New Your Times and then sign up for My Alerts - new on your topic right to your mailbox - Also Google has the same type of program on gmail and of course Google reader. Hope this helps.
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Old 11-29-2009
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Thank you, Barb. Great idea for the NYT alerts. I knew about the Google Alerts but not the NYT alerts. Good one!

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I've been trying to take on clients who are in an industry that I'm familiar with. I did some writing and article submission for a software company but I felt uncomfortable with having to do so much research. It reduced the income I made on the article because research is included. If I'm not familiar with the topic I tend to refer the client elsewhere.

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Default Re: How Do You Write Your Articles For Clients If You Are Not Familiar with Their Industry?
by paid article website ~ do you mean sites that you submit your articles to for pay? Or revenue generating article sites?
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Bobbi, I'm not sure if your question is directed toward me but I do reference a paid article site in a prior post.

I do not state that I submit my articles for pay. I say, "...the articles are coming in from a paid article site...' meaning that the client is paying someone to write articles about their industry which I post for the client on their blog. But I also state that these articles are too generic in nature, which is the problem when someone hires someone else to write their articles without having knowledge of the industry.

Not sure if that answers your question.

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Default Re: How Do You Write Your Articles For Clients If You Are Not Familiar with Their Industry?
Thanks Jannie for the questionnaire you have provided. I'm sure it will come in handy what a client wants articles to be written on their industry and I'm totally in google alerts! It's a great way to get news and articles on different topics everyday.
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