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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

The Amazing Coincidences Between Two Famous Works

The Steganographick Collection is a very interesting document in itself. But also the other famous works called The Hypnertomachia Poliphilia and the later published Chemical Wedding are particularly fascinating.
At the most important and significant thrilling moment of the both works – Chemical Wedding and Stenographic Collection is the chain of the strange and amazing coincidences which could not be just accidental. These similarities are:
-in both works the main characters are disjointed with the companions and take a travel with the page (Nephes) as an escort.
-in the CW the alter with the ever combustion tree is fed by own fruit; in the SC the tree is fed by its own branches.
-in the CW there is a symbol of love – Venus and in the SC there is also symbol of - the hope of Olocliree.
-it is obvious that the authors of the both works – CW, edited in France in 1600 and SC, published in 1616 in Germany, had used the same mythology in the works. The both works are related to the alchemy, but no other alchemical works except of these contain the same symbols and myths. The question is how could the two different authors to invent and to use the same elements. The period of time between the publications is sixteen years and it can cause the supposition that the authors had common friends or met with each other or were a members of the same ritual group and there developed the same approaches and the views on similar events. But may be the authors had some other connection or obviously the author is the same person.
The one more thing must be mentioned that the main mythology of the Chemical Wedding was published in Paris 16 years previously. But all mentioned facts help only to create the suppositions, because the explanations of the amazing coincidence was not still founded.

10 Tips for Visitor Friendly Copywriting

Copywriting is a major factor in search engine optimization (SEO). To make sure that your pages will have excellent ranking, you should come up with an excellent copy that appeals not just to search engines, but to visitors as well. The search engines may bring you lots of traffic, but then is the site convincing enough to convert your leads and potential customers? This can be made possible through strategic, skillful and visitor friendly copywriting.

Home Page Design

Visitors usually have short attention spans. They quickly search for information that is relevant and interesting for them. Thus, your main page is your most important tool. This is where most of your leads would start, so make sure that this page catches their attention. It is also best to design your home page such that they can find all the information that they need easily.

Your home page design should include the services you provide and the major benefits of your product. Do away with lengthy texts, use hyperlinks for detailed information. Make sure that the "order" or "purchase" button is accessible for your visitors.

Copywriting for Maximum Conversion

Your website copy should come from a customer's viewpoint. Your search terms should be very strategic so that they emphasize the benefits and the edge your product provides. Here are some very useful tips for a visitor friendly copy:

1. Carefully brainstorm the benefits of your products. Prioritize them and present them as a problem-solving scenario. Also, additional feature pages should be available as a hyperlink to support the product benefits.

2. Come up with a very compelling headline that grabs attention and emphasizes your benefits.

3. Always use the active voice and take advantage of powerful words.

4. Make sure that you differentiate your company and your services from that of your competitors'.

5. Use customer testimonials. These are great, convincing tools to draw more conversions.

6. Establish your company's credibility. Post achievements such as awards and company trust lists. You can use the "About Us" section to include these into your company description.

7. Remember to be precise with the action that you desire. Ask for the customer to purchase. Call them to action.

8. The order form page is very vital. Make sure that it is free from any flaws or potential problems.

9. It is good to create an impression that the site is customer friendly and accessible from wherever the customer concerned is. Use the "Contact Us" page and write down all channels by which these visitors may get in touch with you through.

10. As soon as you are certain that your final copy is visitor friendly, it will then be easy to come up with meta tags that will help maximize your search engine rankings. Note that the two most important tags are the Title and Meta Description Tags.

Your title tag should use convincing words and should start with important keywords. To ensure good visibility, use the sentence case. Also, never use your keyword phrase twice in a single title tag.

Your meta description tag is often used as site description by search engines. Thus, this part should be compelling and attractive to potential customers. There should be strategic keywords included in this page.

Remember that good search engine optimization works hand in hand with visitor friendly copywriting for online ventures to succeed. All these should entail a good SEO strategy, excellent copywriting and user friendly site navigation.

Step By Step Guide To Writing An Ebook

The hardest part of writing is the first sentence.
When you look at the whole project, it seems like an
impossible task. That's why you have to break it down
into manageable tasks. Think of climbing a mountain.
You are standing at the foot of it and looking up at
its summit vanishing into the clouds. How can you
possibly scale such an immense and dangerous mountain'

There is only one way to climb a mountain and thats step by
step.

Now think of writing your ebook in the same light. You
must create it step by step, and one day, you will
take that last step and find yourself standing on the
summit with your head in the clouds.

The first thing you have to do, as if you actually
were a mountain climber, is to get organized. Instead
of climbing gear, however, you must organize your
thoughts. There are some steps you should take before
you begin. Once you've gone through the following
list, you will be ready to actually begin writing your
ebook.

First Steps to Writing an ebook

First, figure out your ebook's working title. Jot down
a few different titles, and eventually, you'll find
that one that will grow on you. Titles help you to
focus your writing on your topic; they guide you in
anticipating and answering your reader's queries. Many
non-fiction books also have subtitles. Aim for clarity
in your titles, but cleverness always helps to sell
books ' as long as it's not too cute. For example,
Remedies for Insomnia: twenty different ways to count
sheep. Or: Get off that couch: fifteen exercise plans
to whip you into shape.

Next, write out a thesis statement. Your thesis is a
sentence or two stating exactly what problem you are
addressing and how your book will solve that problem.
All chapters spring forth from your thesis statement.
Once you've got your thesis statement fine-tuned,
you've built your foundation. From that foundation,
your book will grow, chapter by chapter.

Your thesis will keep you focused while you write your
ebook. Remember: all chapters must support your thesis
statement. If they don't, they don't belong in your
book. For example, your thesis statement could read:
We've all experienced insomnia at times in our lives,
but there are twenty proven techniques and methods to
give you back a good night's sleep.

Once you have your thesis, before you start to write,
make sure there is a good reason to write your book.
Ask yourself some questions:

* Does your book present useful information and is
that information currently relevant'

* Will you book positively affect the lives of your
readers'

* Is your book dynamic and will it keep the reader's
attention'

* Does you book answer questions that are meaningful
and significant'

If you can answer yes to these questions, you can feel
confident about the potential of your ebook.

Another important step is to figure out who your
target audience is. It is this group of people you
will be writing to, and this group will dictate many
elements of your book, such as style, tone, diction,
and even length. Figure out the age range of your
readers, their general gender, what they are most
interested in, and even the socio-economic group they
primarily come from. Are they people who read fashion
magazines or book reviews' Do they write letters in
longhand or spend hours every day online. The more you
can pin down your target audience, the easier it will
be to write your book for them.

Next, make a list of the reasons you are writing your
ebook. Do you want to promote your business' Do you
want to bring quality traffic to your website' Do you
want to enhance your reputation'

Then write down your goals in terms of publishing. Do
you want to sell it as a product on your website, or
do you want to offer it as a free gift for filling out
a survey or for ordering a product' Do you want to use
the chapters to create an e-course, or use your ebook
to attract affiliates around the world' The more you
know upfront, the easier the actual writing will be.

Decide on the format of your chapters. In non-fiction,
keep the format from chapter to chapter fairly
consistent. Perhaps you plan to use an introduction to
your chapter topic, and then divide it into four
subhead topics. Or you may plan to divide it into five
parts, each one beginning with a relevant anecdote.

How to make your ebook "user friendly"

You must figure out how to keep your writing engaging.
Often anecdotes, testimonials, little stories, photos,
graphs, advice, and tips will keep the reader turning
the pages. Sidebars are useful for quick, accessible
information, and they break up the density of the
page.

Write with a casual, conversational tone rather than a
formal tone such as textbook diction. Reader's respond
to the feeling that you are having a conversation with
them. Break up the length and structure of your
sentences so you don’t hypnotize your readers into
sleep. Sentences that are all the same length and
structure tend to be a good aid for insomnia!

Good writing takes practice. It takes lots and lots of
practice. Make a schedule to write at least a page a
day. Read books and magazines about the process of
writing, and jot down tips that jump out at you. The
art of writing is a lifetime process; the more you
write (and read), the better your writing will become.
The better your writing becomes, the bigger your sales
figures.

In an ebook that is read on the screen, be aware that
you must give your reader's eye a break. You can do
this by utilizing white space. In art classes, white
space is usually referred to as "negative space."
Reader's eyes need to rest in the cool white oasises
you create on your page. If your page is too dense,
your reader will quit out of it as soon as their eyes
begin to tear.

Make use of lists, both bulleted and numbered. This
makes your information easy to absorb, and gives the
reader a mental break from dissecting your paragraphs
one after the other.

Finally, decide on an easy-to-read design. Find a font
that's easy on the eyes, and stick to that font
family. Using dozens of fonts will only tire your
readers out before they've gotten past your
introduction. Use at least one and a half line
spacing, and text large enough to be read easily on
the screen, but small enough so that the whole page
can be seen on a computer screen. You will have to
experiment with this to find the right combination.

Of course, don't forget to run a spell and grammar
check. You are judged by something as minor as correct
punctuation, so don’t mess up a great book by tossing
out semicolons randomly, or stringing sentences
together with commas. (By the way, that's called a
"comma splice.")

Last of all, create an index and a bibliography.
That's it! You've written a book! Now all you have to
do is publish your ebook online, and wait for download
request from your website visitors.

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