Kent Said:

i need help with writing a newspaper Business article for the great gatsby?

We Answered:

Talk about the rumors and speculation about how Gatsby made his money and his purported relationship with Wolfsheim.

Georgia Said:

How can I get free publicity for my business through local newspapers?

We Answered:

Ahh. now you're right up my alley....

I spend all day turning businesses away from the newspaper I work for; only to suggest they might call me after work for some tips. (really you advertising people out there should take this tip to heart, I've gotten a few really nice advertisers out of this).

First, contact your local chamber of commerce and hold a ribbon cutting. Often the local paper will run ribbon-cutting ceremonies submitted by the chamber; also they typically have a business section - write your own article about the 'new' business in town and submit it to the business editor or business section.

Write a letter to the editor (this is where you have to be creative)... Pick a semi-important topic. Here's an example, you'll have to adjust to your own business. "I just opened a new glassware shop downtown on main street, and I'm really concerned about the garbage trucks in the neighborhood. They have been slamming the containers, causing my merchandise to rattle and vibrate on the shelves. When I lose some of my one-of-a-kind works, should I send my bill to the sanitation department or the city?"

Ok right now, you're saying huh? but... you just got a great ad - read between the lines... New glassware shope downtown on main street, one-of-a-kind works. ... (you may need to be a little more sneaky than that, but it works)

If you have ample space, contact a local civic group (boy scouts, girl scouts, local pepband, etc) and offer to let them use your parking lot for a car wash, or better yet, a recycle collection site; local papers eat up those civic groups doing a good cause thing; and when they preview the article and/or write the article, they will have "local boy scouts collected recycable goods in the parking lot of GottaBeGood Beads Saturday to bring awarness to the city's recycling needs."

There are more ideas, but I hope these help get you started.

Elsie Said:

Our business hired a writer to write some articles about our industry. How can we own these articles now?

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If the writer is on payroll, the articles are yours. Well, they should be - check the company handbook, there should be a provision in there that intellectual property created by employees is owned by the company. If you hired the writer on contract, you should check the contract to see to whom it assigns ownership. Most contracts such as this assign ownership to the company for various rights - reprint in US, globally, film, etc.

Betty Said:

Where can I find information or articles written about women being more organized than men in business?

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They probably don't exist since men are definitly more organized than women when it comes to business. Just look at any to business list and you will see the majority are men. Women are too preoccupied with babies, clothes, and gossip to be top business people.

Mildred Said:

Where is the best place to find current material for writing magazine articles on fitness and nutrition?

We Answered:

I freelance for PreventDisease.com http://www.preventdisease.com/

I'm always willing to contribute to any source promoting fitness. Let me know when you're up and running.