Using AI for writing

Automation
Success
Web technology
Writing
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AI writing tools have transformed content creation in recent years. Writer’s block is almost nonexistent, writing can be done in seconds, and spelling and grammar mistakes are reduced significantly. But…

Are there ethical and privacy concerns?
Which tools might you use for which type of writing?
HOW should you use AI in your writing?
How do you get the best results?

In this blog post, I’ll try to briefly answer these questions and more.

Ethical and privacy concerns

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by Ellen Finkelstein

Which tools do you need to build an online business?

Automation
Email marketing
List building
Resources
Selling Products and Services
Web technology
WordPress/blogging
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Recently, a client of mine bought a product that she didn’t need. She didn’t need it because she already had a similar product, one that did the same thing. But she didn’t understand that and I realized that she wasn’t clear on the building blocks of her online business — what each piece was for. In her case, she bought a page builder when she already had one.

What are the major Building Blocks of an online business?

Building blocks An online business has what I call Building Blocks. The major ones are:
  1. Your website, with an optional “page builder”
  2. Your email service provider
  3. Your shopping cart with a merchant account and gateway to process credit card payments
  4. Your social media accounts — I won’t cover these in this post

Secondary tools might be a webinar service, a pop-up form creator, an appointment calendar, and any number of other possibilities.

Just like toy building blocks, you fit the pieces together to make a strong infrastructure for your online business. For example, you…

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by Ellen Finkelstein

Renee Shupe of Get a Geek in Your Pocket on keeping your website secure

Web technology
WordPress/blogging
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renee-shupeThis interview with Renee Shupe of Get a Geek in Your Pocket could save your website from being hacked! Renee Shupe helps entrepreneurs maintain their website and keep it safe and secure.

After watching the video, be sure to check out the summary with the questions I asked and brief answers. There are some great resources below the video, too, including Renee’s free offer. The video is 11 minutes short. Read More

by Ellen Finkelstein

How to Make Your Website a Success for Your Business–Interview with Kurt Scholle

Success
Web technology
WordPress/blogging
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This is the first in a series of video interviews with successful experts in helping you create a profitable online business.

Kurt Scholle is a Digital Website Strategist helping clients increase their Return On Investment and make their websites more profitable and easier to manage. He’s been helping clients get better results — and keep their website safe — for 25 years.

Below the video, you can find the questions I asked (and when) with brief answers.

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by Ellen Finkelstein

How to create a free transcription of a video

Web technology
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Not long ago, I interviewed Jason Fladlien of Rapid Crush for a book I wrote with Connie Ragen Green. It ran for about 40 minutes and I recorded it in Zoom. Then, I needed to get the recording into the book.

You can use YouTube to get a free transcription of any video and then Microsoft Word to put it into paragraph format. After that, you’ll still need to clean it up as well as add punctuation, capitals, and paragraphs.

Here’s what I did… Read More

by Ellen Finkelstein