AGW Communications http://agwcommunications.com Making Words Work for Small Business Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:14:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Infographic for the Grammar-Gaffe Prone – Business Writing Tips http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/infographic-for-the-grammar-gaffe-prone/ http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/infographic-for-the-grammar-gaffe-prone/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:03:15 +0000 Amy http://agwcommunications.com/?p=641 From an administrative assistant charged with writing up project memos to a freelance writer tackling a new website, grammar goofs, gaffes, and errs will make you, at best, look unprofessional and, at worst, worthy of a viral giggle. So check out this handy infographic from the writing gurus at Copyblogger:

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Develop an editorial calendar. Take a deep breath; I ...]]> http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/blogging-tips-for-non-profits/feed/ 2 Friday Fun – Writing Awesomeness, From a 4th Grader http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/friday-fun-writing-awesomeness-from-a-4th-grader/ http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/friday-fun-writing-awesomeness-from-a-4th-grader/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:00:33 +0000 Amy http://agwcommunications.com/?p=618 Over the last few days, a thank you note written by a 4th grader has been making the viral rounds. It was penned by a kid, delightfully named Flint, expressing his appreciation to meteorologist Albert Ramon, who had visited his Texas classroom. I don’t want to dilute the note by ...]]> http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/friday-fun-writing-awesomeness-from-a-4th-grader/feed/ 1 Friday Fun – Do You Use Nonsense Words? http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/friday-fun-do-you-use-nonsense-words/ http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/friday-fun-do-you-use-nonsense-words/#comments Fri, 02 Mar 2012 14:00:15 +0000 Amy http://agwcommunications.com/?p=601 My 6-year-old son makes up words. Sometimes he makes up words when he can’t come up with the correct word to use. Other times they come about because he’s delightfully unaware of the ponderous rules of English grammar and usage.  His most recent creations include poink (“My brother poinked me ...]]> http://agwcommunications.com/2012/03/friday-fun-do-you-use-nonsense-words/feed/ 3 Blog Topic Ideas to Beat the Blank Page Blues http://agwcommunications.com/2012/02/blog-topic-ideas-to-beat-the-blank-page-blues/ http://agwcommunications.com/2012/02/blog-topic-ideas-to-beat-the-blank-page-blues/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:00:10 +0000 Amy http://agwcommunications.com/?p=582 The blank page. Whether you’re writing as a freelancer or blogging for a small business, few things trigger a case of the sweats like a pure white word processing document. So if you need small business blog topic ideas to beat away those blank page blues, read on:

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