Donna Talarico wrote about her experience in moving from email interviews to in-person interviews. She said that nothing beats face-to-face meetings as it’s the most intimate way to connect with the person whom you speak. Except for me, face-to-face puts my articles at risk for incorrect information and quotes. You see, I’ve been profoundly deaf … Read more
106 Tips to Become a Master Connector provides many great ideas for networking as I am sure — like me — you have a few things you’re not comfortable doing. With 100+ suggestions, there’s bound to be a couple that would come naturally to you. This blog is a networking tool for me. I’ve met … Read more
Jonathan and Lisa Price have a nice article on writing FAQ and covered many points that we may not think about. For instance, if you have a large site — you might want to show the FAQ or Help that’s relevant to the page users are on rather than give them the whole thing to … Read more
Contentjacking: The New Cyber Crime isn’t new, but it’s growing. I’ve seen copies of my articles on other Web sites attributed to the person or no one, but the site (unsurprisingly) has no contact information to address the issue. Moral: I believe that mentioning the names of the author and linking to their sites goes … Read more
Not a typo nor making fun of any language. Engrish.com is a Web site that collects funny English mistakes appearing in Japanese signs and advertising. To browse signs, click a topic form the left list.
Yuwanda Black wrote a two-part article sharing her 19 years of experience as a freelance writer. She shares wonderful insight that I’ve discovered in the past few years. Here is her list with my comments on some items: Staying abreast of technology is crucial: Lucky this isn’t an issue with me. Writing is a skill: … Read more
Busy with getting my 50 pages done by tomorrow… only one-third of the way there. So taking the easy way out and pointing to People In The Know, a site that shares experience, knowledge and life tips. Bobby Ellis, the person behind the site, conducts interviews with experts in various jobs and industries to share … Read more
Pick the Brain nicely abstracts George Orwell’s 5 Rules for Effective Writing and provides the link to the original essay. I just came across this tool that helps you eliminate cliches from your writing. This helps with Orwell’s first rule of avoiding the use of metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech that you’ve seen … Read more
Ah, this is one thing I don’t miss about the corporate world: Signing office birthday cards and notes. I believe in being thoughtful with cards, but it was stressful when you’re the eighth person signing the card and all the good stuff was taken. The Office, U.S. version of the hit British TV show, had … Read more
My sister and I judged a Science Fair at a middle school. I got the exciting (not) category of botany while she did biochem. One of the projects sent her on a wild good chase because a kid quoted a Web site in his research. He claimed — because of the web site — there … Read more