Competition on the Internet it's about TIME!

There seems to be COMPETITION for everything in the United Statescompetition for jobs; auditions in musicthe performing arts; bids for contract services; try-outs is sports; arts; crafts; writing; thousands of contests, etc.

As a woodcarver, I'm out of the art and craft world, and not out of the writing world. And, for over 20 years, I participated in over 40 arts and crafts shows, where I sold my wood work. This was competition in two ways: 1) All the participants had to compete for the visitor's TIME to spend a little time around our display and to show their wares; 2) we all competed for sales; MONEY! This gave me a lot of experience in doing both.

WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO, TO COMPETE WITH OTHERS ON THE INTERNET FOR PEOPLE'S TIME?

* COMPETITION: I've always been a competitive person, and I don't like to lose at anything. Cards; checkers; ping-pong; football; baseball; hoops, etc.

* EXPERIENCE: Competing in over 40 arts and crafts shows, gave my an opportunity to see the reaction to my work (up and close and personal), from thousands of visitors from all over the United States. And, more than anything elseit was about getting reaction on my IDEAS more than on my wood work, etc. This gave my the confidence to continue with my ideaswhen I built my website and write my articles, and later on, put my home business together.

* TIME: In the year 2006, people don't have time for much of anything. In this fast-paced society, they want everything doneyesterday! If there were 48 hours in the day, it would still not be enough time for people to get all the things done on their to-do list. So, TIME is of the essenceand all of us have to compete for that visitor's TIME!

* IDEAS: I don't care how many degrees a person has on the wall, or how much money that person has, or how much experience, either. The person doing business on the Internet (or anywhere else), has to come up with fresh, usable ideas to compete on a global basis, etc. If a person is going to WINit will have to be done with IDEAS!

* WRITING: If a person does not write wellthat person should go back to the books and start all over again, or do something else. After I was invited to join the Southwest Writers Workshop (here in Albuquerque, N.M.), by the then President, Eileen Stanton, who is one of the top writers in the state, having sold more than 5,000 of her articles to some of the top newspapers and magazines in the country. With more than 1,000 members nationwide, SWW has some of the most talented and accomplished writers anyplace. Needless to say, I was flattered with the invitation, and in my 40's, I completed three writing courses and classes: The Writer's Digest correspondence course; the National Writers Club course, and a creative writing class at the University of New Mexico. Doing this, has given me get the confidence I needed to build my website and write my articles.

One big problem for my and my writing, according to both of my writing instructorswas the fact that my writing was too "conversational," as each of them told me. That's a nice way of telling me that I'm a "blabber-mouth" and I talk too much! Back then (late 1980's) I had no idea how to fix the problem, and they showed me examples, of what they called, "tight writing." Example: They both took one of my paragraphsand with less words.. they said the same thing,! NowI was getting the picture.

This is crucial today on the Internetas people don't have the time to read all the gibberish I write. I have to find a way to hit quickly with my writing or I will lose a visitor! I MUST learn to write with the fewest amount of words, and get my point across quickly!

* WHO TO PLEASE: With respect to writing on the Internet, I don't write to please a search enginea worma spidera lobster someplace! I write to please MEFIRST! I did the same thing as a wood carverI carved wood to please ME! And, then if people would like my work and my ideas, I would then make a sale. Second, I write to please my readers (if you have any, Jer) THIRD, I take a look at the key-words and do what I can to improve on my rankings, etc. I can just imagine what one of my articles would look like, if I wrote to please an invisible engine someplace!

* STYLE: We hear little about style, but I think it's one of the most important words in the world, especially for those in the creative fields. For it is style that CAN make you or brake you, in my view. One thing about style is to never be a copy-cat: NEVER! There is only one Lucy; one Liberace; one Elvis; one Billy Jean King; one one Barbaraone Jerry.oopsthat's ME! (How did my name get in there?)

Style is our fingerprintwho we are! And, people have to develop their own style. Let's create a contest of 25 article writers, and each will write on the very same subject. (1,500 words) There will be a first place; second and a third place winnerokay? Who do you think the winner will be! I know very little about writing, but I think I know a little about ideas and style. The three who will win the writing contest, will be those with the best STYLE! Maybe the angle of the article; maybe they've added a little humor; kept the piece simple, free of 40 dollar words nobody understands; wrote "interestingly" to keep the reader's attention; maybe a few questions and answers in the piece. And, I don't care if it's music; art; coaching; writing; acting; or sports broadcasting, it will be STYLE that brings home the bacon.

PERSISTENCE: I don't think a writer or an artist is ever completely happy with his or her work. I know I know I can (most of the time), make an article better, even if it's only only one word change. So, if I am going to compete with other article-writers, I have to go over and over my articles to try to make them better. Changing titles; hooks; the endings of the articles, if necessary, etc.

It's all about TIME! These are a few on the things I have to do, to compete and WIN on the Internet! COMPETITION WINS FOR AMERICA!

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