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		<title>Make Your Writing More Interesting with 37 Alternatives for He Said and She Said</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louellen Coker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re word nerds here at Content Solutions and I&#8217;ll have to admit, we quite often toss around synonyms for common phrases and words so that we can add a bit of variety, more clearly convey the idea we&#8217;re talking about, and make the content we write more interesting. When working on our periodical publications (such [...]
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		<title>3 Delightful Examples of User-Centered Design &amp; Content</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louellen Coker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things about the Social Media revolution is that its changed our manner of communication from a perspective of &#8220;Me! Me! Me!&#8221; to one that focuses squarely on YOU! YOU! YOU! Brian Clark explains the power of you in his post The Two Most Important Words in Blogging. I contend, that &#8220;you&#8221; [...]
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		<title>What is Your Blog About? &#8211; The Elevator Pitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keri Honea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you first start your blog, you may know exactly what your blog is about or you may only have an idea of what you want your blog to become. No matter what camp you fall into, it&#8217;s always a good idea to write a clear and concise statement that tells the world exactly what [...]
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		<title>Blog Tips: Making Your First Sentence Count</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Content Solutions</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If this sentence doesn&#8217;t entice you to read the rest of this post then I&#8217;ve already lost. In the information age it&#8217;s hard to connect with readers and keep them interested long enough to read your entire post. Given that the average user spends roughly 33 seconds on a given website before surfing on over [...]
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		<title>15 Tips to Make Your Resume Shine in 15 Seconds</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Content Solutions</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be clear, this post will not show you how to create a phenomenal resume in 15 seconds; you should expect to spend hours (or even days) crafting or polishing your resume. Instead, the purpose of this post is to explain how your resume can catch a reviewer’s attention within 15 seconds. Why 15? Because [...]
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		<title>5 Noteworthy Branding and Social Media Blog Posts, March 5, 2010 Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louellen Coker</dc:creator>
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		<title>An Editor is Worth Her Weight in Gold</title>
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		<title>The Secrets of Successful Workplace Writing by Paula LaRocque (LSC-STC May Meeting)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Three Mind Mapping Applications We&#8217;re Looking at this Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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