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$10,000 Apostrophe
Tip of the Day

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Nora Firestone's Tip of the Day: Don't assault consumers with improper capitalization and punctuation!

Help Put an End to Verbal Abuse in Business Messaging

If you follow popular "wisdom," you may be a public-messaging perp. Disregard for the rules of language in professional copy can offend consumers and turn them away in droves.
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Nora Firestone tip of day, your domain name shouldn't be joesexchange.com

Domain Name Goofs and Tips

Just because your company name is Joe's Exchange, that doesn't mean your domain should be www.joesexchange.com. Lucky for you, there's a difference between company names, website names/titles and domain names!
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Nora Firestone's tip of the day: Good writers choose each word with care and revise for clarity, flow and brevity.

Revise Your Copy for Clarity, Brevity and Flow

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Be consistent with pronouns and modifiers

Be Consistent With Pronouns and Adjectives

The case against "singular their"; a glimpse into the insights of The $10,000 Apostrophe.
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Nora Firestone is a professional writer, news reporter, Weebly website designer and acquisitions editor for Koehler Books publishing company. Since 2012, she leads presentations and workshops on writing for business, media relations, DIY website design, home-improvement projects and more.


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