In high school English classes, some of us were given the following guidelines for writing an effective paper: tell us what you’re going to tell us (introduction), then tell us (body) and then tell us what you told us (summary). Sometimes that works, sometimes it does not. On the other hand, many of us were raised by adults who said something to the effect of “Don’t make me say this again…” Hmm. Vexing. Regardless of whether we should depend on repetition or not, it can be a valuable communication tactic. The ever-brilliant marketing guru Seth Godin has a few brief and insightful thoughts on the subject of repetition: http://bit.ly/ZBANZY

Tuesday Tips are not intended to reinvent the wheel and may not always be cutting edge to all of you – we just want to share some of the nifty things we run across on the blogosphere. We’re doing that uppity thing – curating – which in our minds is just a fancy interpretation of the mission of AWB to gather, grow and connect: gather you here, grow your voices and your lovely blogs, and connect you with one another and some helpful tips from time to time. If you run across an item you think would be worth posting, send it with subject “Tips” to beth@arkansaswomenbloggers.com. You can follow our “Tools & Tips” board on Pinterest or #AWBTips on Twitter. Share your fab finds and let us know what you think!