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December 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Why I like some tweets more than others—and the lessons for you
• "Cut off its head!"—An editing tip
• How to handle "the Fed" in your writing
• Hyphens matter
• Q&A with Michael Kitces of Nerd's Eye View
• Guest bloggers: 2013 in review
• Quarterly client letter poll: Where do you put performance?
• Wealth manager blogs that my readers like
• Make an email sandwich for introverts
• Two quick ways to boost your e-newsletter's reach

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November 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Free and low-cost data visualization tools from an online editor
• Content marketing: Why the heck am I doing this?
• How can you share a personal story, yet still draw in readers?
• 6 lessons from my book writing experience
• Ammo for your plain-language battle with compliance
• Winston Churchill's advice for speakers and writers
• Old vs. young for your blog

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October 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Make your email links pop or lose clicks
• Two ways to encourage comments with a no-comment financial blog
• Top five posts from the third quarter of 2013
• My big newsletter mistake's lesson for you
• Finding your article's focus with Roy Peter Clark
• Reader challenge: What mistakes did this social media newbie make?
• Plain English and good writing
• Quote of the day on keeping it simple

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September 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• The "Be" test for writers
• How I gained 5,000 Twitter followers in 4 years
• Help your guest blogger and your reputation as a comment-friendly blog
• Looks matter: Pick your fonts wisely
• Keyword placement tips to boost your financial blog's search ranking

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August 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Quantitative easing for regular folks: 3 lessons from The New York Times
• Do you want unexpected visitors to your blog?
• The FVP—The Fee Value Proposition
• What people are saying about "Financial Blogging"
• Blog like a college applicant
• Museums can inspire your blog posts
• The Future of Marketing is a Newsroom Mentality
• Don't be a squirrel when you blog
• Follow the virtual book tour for Financial Blogging: How to Write Powerful Posts That Attract Clients!
• Week 2 of the virtual book tour for Financial Blogging: How to Write Powerful Posts That Attract Clients!
• Week 3 of the virtual book tour for Financial Blogging: How to Write Powerful Posts That Attract Clients!
• Week 4 of the virtual book tour for Financial Blogging: How to Write Powerful Posts That Attract Clients!
• Week 5 of the virtual book tour for Financial Blogging: How to Write Powerful Posts That Attract Clients!

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July 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Margin analysis to improve your writing
• Don't hire a proofreader
• Top five posts from the second quarter of 2013
• Keep it short, but mix it up
• Rethinking the traditional content process
• 5 tips for getting your experts' cooperation when you need it
• Dear husband, please stop
• The State Farm approach to sales language
• Video overview of the Investment Writing blog

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June 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Newsletters: Can you offer too much good stuff?
• Techniques to boost your white paper's visual appeal
• Another reason to proofread: Broker example
• Don't write like a spiny cedar!
• Simplify and clarify to write better
• My photo was on a billboard, so what?
• Alternate short and long blog posts?
• Financial advisor tip: Fit it in your subject line EOM
• Top writing tips from CFA Hartford, FPAMA, NYSSA, and PAICR

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May 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Lesson from sales training
• Storify as a tool for online resource lists
• My blogging class students' blogs
• Maintain your draft's momentum with these tips
• One topic per email please
• How to help your clients help their aging parents
• Writing: More specific is better until it's not

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April 2013 on the Investment Writing Blog

Here are the links to posts you missed on the new Investment Writing blog:

• Instructions for a bad wife
• Q&A format for articles: Good or bad?
• Top five posts from the first quarter of 2013
• Can mediocre blogs succeed?
• Financial marketing lesson from Northern Trust: Focus on "you"
• Got Metaphor?
• May 2013 presentations: Boost the effectiveness of your writing
• Stars aren't only for Morningstar: How to cut your draft
• When your blog demands a photo of a public figure
• Boost your blog with original photos: The SAGE Advisory example
• Simple tip for boosting your guest posts' effectiveness

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