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About Mark Atkinson | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. Mark is a freelance writer, journalist and editor currently based in Dubai, UAE. A native English speaker, his scope as a copywriter includes corporate communications, social media content, published articles and technical writing. He also provides a quality check on in-house generated content, from proofreading and minor editing to major rewrites. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Follow Blog via E...
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Don’t let a careless CV lose you a job | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. Don’t let a careless CV lose you a job. In the past I’ve been called upon write or edit. CVs Previously as an HR manager I’ve seen my fair share many full of typos and carelessly presented. You may be supremely talented in your field, but unless you make the very most of your CV it’s unlikely you’ll get the chance to prove it in an interview. Here are five points to consider:. Support your CV with a solid application letter and personalise it as much as possible. Use t...
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. Writing press releases that editors will publish and people will read. Looking beyond all the digital noise, the traditional press release is still alive and kicking a short piece of newsworthy information about a product launch or new company development … Continue reading →. July 10, 2013 · Leave a comment. Costing copywriting projects – the peril of word counts. June 24, 2013 · Leave a comment. The good, bad and ugly web content writing. Time managing social media.
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It’s about informing, not selling – Business blogging | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. It’s about informing, not selling Business blogging. I went onto WordPress recently to look for some interesting business blogs that had been originated from the UAE. There were a few, but mostly I found companies on a self-promotion campaign more appropriate for a website, brochure, or press release perhaps, but less in the spirit of a blog. Good images will attract people to read your blog. They could be humorous or serious depending on how you want to portray your b...
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A freelancer’s guide to earning a living | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. A freelancer’s guide to earning a living. I recently interviewed a high-flying marketing VP who had for a short period in the past tried her hand at freelancing. I couldn’t even hack it for a year, she told me. Be disciplined, but inspired. But having this kind of flexibility is not an excuse to do no work. You need to put in the hours if you want to earn any kind of a living. Do whatever works for you, but discipline yourself. It’s far harder to do when you wo...At the sa...
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Enjoy other people’s happiness – it’s truly good for the soul | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. Enjoy other people’s happiness it’s truly good for the soul. I was telephone interviewing some of the recent winners of a luxury car raffle and dollar millionaire draw staged by a Middle East duty free operation (no prizes for guessing which one). I confess my first thoughts before picking up the phone were of envy. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting usi...
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Keep moving – strategies for being less sedentary | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. Keep moving – strategies for being less sedentary. As a writer I know the perils of a sedentary work life. It’s easy to get so deeply involved in a project that you sit literally for hours. I drink a lot of water while I’m working. First it makes me walk to the bathroom on a regular basis. Second I drink out of a small glass so need to get up to refill quite frequently. Like me, you may not be an Olympian. But doing some basic stretches for just five minutes or so, thr...
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Stop keyword cramming – the new rules of SEO | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. Stop keyword cramming the new rules of SEO. Once upon a time there were keywords selecting certain words to depict your service offering and using them within the written content of your website. These would be picked up by Google and in theory send your company shooting to the first page of search listings when people punched in certain popular word searches. So avoid keyword cramming. Write and post good, compelling content and update your site once a week. This ...You a...
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The key to creating great content – edit, edit, edit | Mark's Musings
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Mark Atkinson – Content Writer. The key to creating great content – edit, edit, edit. What impression might it leave if you’re looking at a company’s website only to come across typos and grammatical mistakes, even if it’s just one or two? Perhaps you might wonder whether the company shows the same level of carelessness in its products or services. When I started out as a self-employed writer, I read a book that suggested one shouldn’t spend too much time on editing. I completely disagree. Good e...You a...
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