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How Online Writers Succeed or Fail

A Guide to Modern Writing

By Vincent Triola & Terry Trueman

It's one thing to learn the magic formula for success as a writer (talent, perseverance, and luck); it's quite another to figure out all the myriad ways there are to fail and then avoid them. Online writing is mired in unknowns, making success a trial-and-effort circumstance, even when doing everything your told. If you believe posting things on a webpage, even a popular one, will result in success, you are doomed to fail. Learn a variety of skills to write content for the WEB and reduce your learning time.

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