Comments for Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing http://investmentwriting.com/blog Helping financial professionals increase the impact of their writing Tue, 15 May 2012 09:10:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Blogging buddies: Financial bloggers’ secret weapons by Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing – How a blogging buddy can help your financial planning or investment blog http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2010/09/blogging-buddies-financial-bloggers%e2%80%99-secret-weapons/comment-page-1/#comment-135831 Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing – How a blogging buddy can help your financial planning or investment blog Tue, 15 May 2012 09:10:18 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=1349#comment-135831 [...] buddy work for you – and for your buddy, too. This is an idea I’ve discussed in “Blogging buddies: Financial bloggers’ secret weapons.” I see three potential areas of focus for blogging [...] [...] buddy work for you – and for your buddy, too. This is an idea I’ve discussed in “Blogging buddies: Financial bloggers’ secret weapons.” I see three potential areas of focus for blogging [...]

]]> Comment on Pink trash: An Internet-era reminder by Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing – Pink trash: An Internet-era reminder http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/05/internet-reputation-and-social-media/comment-page-1/#comment-135813 Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing – Pink trash: An Internet-era reminder Mon, 14 May 2012 22:42:47 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5727#comment-135813 [...] | 1 Comment » « Ideal quarterly investment letters: Meaningful, specific, and short Pink trash: An Internet-era reminder [...] [...] | 1 Comment » « Ideal quarterly investment letters: Meaningful, specific, and short Pink trash: An Internet-era reminder [...]

]]> Comment on Guest post: “Make It a Worthwhile Experience–Marketing Your Brand on Pinterest” by Anna Cleanthous http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/03/guest-post-make-it-a-worthwhile-experience-marketing-your-brand-on-pinterest/comment-page-1/#comment-135812 Anna Cleanthous Mon, 14 May 2012 13:20:39 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5399#comment-135812 re you currently accepting guest posts on website? My name is Anna Cleanthous and I am a freelance writer to help them reach new audiences online by developing content partnerships with good quality blogs and websites like yours.?? I would like to stress that the article itself will not be self-promotional - I strive to ensure each piece I write is unique, written exclusively for your website and offers value to your audience. If you are happy for me to do so, then I will include a reference to my client in the byline so that your readers can find out more if they wish.?? Does this sound like something you would be interested in? ?? I look forwards to hearing from you.?? All the best, Anna Cleanthous re you currently accepting guest posts on website?

My name is Anna Cleanthous and I am a freelance writer to help them reach new audiences online by developing content partnerships with good quality blogs and websites like yours.??

I would like to stress that the article itself will not be self-promotional – I strive to ensure each piece I write is unique, written exclusively for your website and offers value to your audience.

If you are happy for me to do so, then I will include a reference to my client in the byline so that your readers can find out more if they wish.??

Does this sound like something you would be interested in? ??

I look forwards to hearing from you.??

All the best,
Anna Cleanthous

]]> Comment on Who’s watching? by Dina Santorelli http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/05/internet-repuation-and-social-medi/comment-page-1/#comment-135782 Dina Santorelli Mon, 14 May 2012 00:36:17 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5687#comment-135782 Yikes! That IS a bit creepy. I guess we're so used to controlling our visibility, so that when we think we have a little privacy finally and realize we don't, we feel so exposed. Thanks for posting! Yikes! That IS a bit creepy. I guess we’re so used to controlling our visibility, so that when we think we have a little privacy finally and realize we don’t, we feel so exposed. Thanks for posting!

]]> Comment on Get your blog indexed, or suffer poor visibility by Susan Weiner, CFA http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2011/12/get-your-blog-indexed-or-suffer-poor-visibility/comment-page-1/#comment-135685 Susan Weiner, CFA Wed, 09 May 2012 20:37:09 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=4453#comment-135685 Here is a link to some recent tips on getting your blog indexed: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-get-your-site-indexed-before-it-is-even-launched/43417/ Here is a link to some recent tips on getting your blog indexed: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-get-your-site-indexed-before-it-is-even-launched/43417/

]]> Comment on Quarterly investment letters–Tell me “What makes them great?” by Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing – Ideal quarterly investment letters: Meaningful, specific, and short http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/01/quarterly-investment-letters-tell-me-what-makes-them-great/comment-page-1/#comment-135659 Susan Weiner's Blog on Investment Writing – Ideal quarterly investment letters: Meaningful, specific, and short Tue, 08 May 2012 08:56:30 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5080#comment-135659 [...] Investment managers’ quarterly investment letters should be meaningful to clients, specific to the manager, and short. These are the key conclusions I drew from my quarterly investment letter survey. [...] [...] Investment managers’ quarterly investment letters should be meaningful to clients, specific to the manager, and short. These are the key conclusions I drew from my quarterly investment letter survey. [...]

]]> Comment on Reader challenge: Rewrite this sentence to improve it by Susan Weiner http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/04/rewrite-sentence-as-plain-english/comment-page-1/#comment-135508 Susan Weiner Thu, 03 May 2012 02:08:20 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5328#comment-135508 Thank you for weighing in,Phil! I agree that it is not easy to guess what is in the author's mind.Ideally there will be an author review. Thank you for weighing in,Phil! I agree that it is not easy to guess what is in the author’s mind.Ideally there will be an author review.

]]> Comment on Reader challenge: Rewrite this sentence to improve it by Phil Conkling http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/04/rewrite-sentence-as-plain-english/comment-page-1/#comment-135507 Phil Conkling Wed, 02 May 2012 22:39:06 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5328#comment-135507 I know I'm way late to this party, but I think the best response is "Gotta talk to the author." Editors could only guess about what the author meant by "presenting a structural issue." Hard to justify a guess, perhaps missing the author's key point, just because it was awkwardly worded. But on deadline, with author unavailable? Both edits are far better than the original, better still with "heavily" and "investors'" in the first one. I know I’m way late to this party, but I think the best response is “Gotta talk to the author.”
Editors could only guess about what the author meant by “presenting a structural issue.” Hard to justify a guess, perhaps missing the author’s key point, just because it was awkwardly worded.
But on deadline, with author unavailable? Both edits are far better than the original, better still with “heavily” and “investors’” in the first one.

]]> Comment on Videos: 3 ways to make them palatable for video-haters like me by Blane Warrene http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2012/04/videos-3-ways-to-make-them-palatable-for-video-haters-like-me/comment-page-1/#comment-135506 Blane Warrene Wed, 02 May 2012 17:53:02 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=5177#comment-135506 Susan - great advice for those of us who are exploring video as a channel (and trying to get better at it!). I love the idea of providing an outline (#1) - though I would also like to find a service that offers transcription from recorded audio - as this is something I still love about Meet the Press - that one can request transcripts. Thanks for sharing. Susan – great advice for those of us who are exploring video as a channel (and trying to get better at it!). I love the idea of providing an outline (#1) – though I would also like to find a service that offers transcription from recorded audio – as this is something I still love about Meet the Press – that one can request transcripts. Thanks for sharing.

]]> Comment on Financial writers, lead with your message, not your source by Peter M.J. Gross http://investmentwriting.com/blog/2009/12/financial-writers-lead-with-your-message-not-your-source/comment-page-1/#comment-135505 Peter M.J. Gross Wed, 02 May 2012 17:25:09 +0000 http://investmentwriting.com/blog/?p=349#comment-135505 "Unless you’re reporting on your one-to-one meeting at the White House with President Obama or your Hollywood meeting with the hottest movie star, start your article with your strongest message." Actually, even then you can start with your strongest message — Obama or Brad Pitt are going to be recognizable without needing the kind of bio you'd give for Ms. Miller. Opening an article by describing how you've gained exclusive access to superstars just reads like self-congratulatory chest thumping. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) “Unless you’re reporting on your one-to-one meeting at the White House with President Obama or your Hollywood meeting with the hottest movie star, start your article with your strongest message.”

Actually, even then you can start with your strongest message — Obama or Brad Pitt are going to be recognizable without needing the kind of bio you’d give for Ms. Miller.

Opening an article by describing how you’ve gained exclusive access to superstars just reads like self-congratulatory chest thumping. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)

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