What Makes Flyers Unrivaled?
Do you know that flyers are the most cost-effective form of marketing around for businesses? With a small amount of time, flyers give you the power to communicate your message to an entire city. Flyers allow customers to make impulse purchases via geographic proximity and before they even realise it. They can be placed in public places like on public transport, near schools, business parks or shopping centres.
##Underline every fifth sentence
Underline every fifth sentence
If you've ever been afflicted with writer's block, you'll know it's no laughing matter — it can impede your writing for days, weeks, or even months. But how can you prevent this from happening? One way to solve this writer's block problem is to underline every fifth word as you read through your text. This hack also works for poetry -- just choose a number divisible by five. Now when you return to the text, you'll see the spaces between the words that previously confused you.
##Every sentence should begin with a capital letter
The only exception would be if the sentence starts with an acronym, parenthesis or quoted sentence (In which case the first word should be lower case). ##Use descriptive words in your headlines
Headline writing is an art form, and it isn't always easy to write a great headline. If your headline is vague, then it will most likely do nothing for your sales. If a potential customer can't be bothered to read the headline, then it won't make them want to buy your product.
Here are some tips for writing effective headlines:
Do not complicate your headlines. If you have little knowledge of the subject you are promoting, you will fail at writing an effective headline. Beginners should avoid complicated words and language in their headline. This may seem obvious but many people are guilty of using complicated sentences in their headlines instead of using simple sentences that can be understood by any reader regardless what background they have with this subject matter/business. Keep your headlines brief and to the point. Do not use buzzwords and keep the benefits in mind while you write your headlines. Aim to get more people reading your headline by using strong emotional words that will catch their attention and make them want to click through. Once they have read the headline then it will be easier for them to find out about the real benefits that your product or service has for them.
##Don't start a sentence with a number unless talking about quantities
There is never an excuse for starting a sentence with a number, however tempting it might be. The only time you can get away with this is when you are talking about quantities, e.g., "There were 12 people at my party. Eleven of them were friends, and the other was my aunt."
##Keep an Evernote notebook
The first step towards becoming a great writer is to keep a notebook. You will be amazed at how quickly you forget things, and with the hectic pace of life it can be difficult to recall conversations and ideas that seemed brilliant at one time. If you do not keep track of your thoughts, you may end up losing some really valuable information.
##Be specific about your writing goals
If you want to be published, then you need to have a very clear idea of what kind of publication you are looking for. By being specific about your goals, it will make them easier to achieve. If you want to publish a novel and you have no idea about it, then it's likely to be a waste of time.
##Use the active voice
This commandment is hugely important and should be followed at all costs. Technically, the passive voice should be avoided at all costs as it is one of the most difficult elements for a writer to master. The passive voice uses an "to be" verb tense, such as was or are, in place of the word "do" which is an active verb. For example: "The book was being written by John Williams.” In the sentence above, John Williams did not write the book. It was written by him. Instead of “John Williams is writing a book,” you should use “A book is being written by John Williams."
##Don't end sentences with prepositions
It's incredibly tempting to use a preposition at the end of every sentence. Usually, however, this is an unnecessary detail that could be eliminated altogether. If you need to end a sentence with a preposition, do so after four more words: "I don't know her; I met her.”
##Don't use em dashes - paraphrase.
It's very easy to tell when someone is using em dashes instead of plain-old hyphens. It is much harder to determine when someone is using a period and a comma to break up the text into two or more parts. However, while it may seem grammatically incorrect, no one will be able to tell you that you are violating this rule if you do so in an article that was written professionally. An easy way to avoid breaking this rule is by writing the phrases with periods in them and then replacing every part of the phrase with a hyphenated word that has been broken up into pieces for effect.
##Cut out the useless, unnecessary and grammatically incorrect words
Getting rid of words that are not needed can make your writing much clearer. For example, the use of "like" is overused and, if you look at the word literally, it has no meaning. To avoid using this word in your work, go through every sentence and ask yourself if you really need to say it. Another grammatical error that is easy to overlook is using quotation marks instead of single quotes around a question mark or exclamation point. Often times people use a quote at the end of a sentence but neglect to put it around them so they can be distinguished from other punctuation marks.
##Use the right expression at the right time
There are some words that are only appropriate for describing someone who is not popular or has a negative reputation. One of these words is "negative." If you are writing an article about a character in a book or movie, then do not use this word in conjunction with that person's name or picture. You should also avoid using the term "bad" to describe the title character if you want your reader to keep on reading. Instead, try "disgraced" or "dishonored." Similarly, avoid using such phrases as "incriminating evidence" and "past tense." In most cases, such phrases sound awkward and can be easily taken out.
Conclusion
There are so many rules and regulations when it comes to writing. You will constantly find yourself running into rules you should be following instead of rules that are not applicable at all. Avoid being overly cautious by assuming that all rules are always applicable and stick to only those that you need. If anything, remember the basics and always use descriptive words as a writer who would not take his/her time for details in a sentence would have no idea what is even happening in the story or where the story is going next. While these basic things take more time to learn, they are much more effective than having one's writing sound hurried and sloppy on purpose.