A person can read plenty of books on how to improve your writing skills, but how do you retain all that information? You can’t … unless you have a photographic memory. Realistically, you can pick up a few tips and make those a habit. Then you pick up a few more in the next book… … Read more
I went through a period where I simply couldn’t blog. It wasn’t the lack of blogging ideas — I had article suggestions waiting in the wings. None of them sounded good at the time. So I went blog hopping looking for good posts worth sharing. This lasted a few weeks, so I began to wonder … Read more
Who will benefit from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) and the series in the short term and long term? This previous post discusses how killing Harry could potentially hurt future sales once the current popularity dies down. People still buy The Lord of the Rings though the series is old by today’s … Read more
Updated: 8 October 2019 Occasionally, I receive an e-mail from someone who wants advice on becoming a professional writer. There’s too much information out there, so the best thing to do is learn a little at a time. The following is what I tell those interested in a writing career. Join a writing community: The … Read more
Here 24 tips for freelancing. Keep regular working hours: I also do the same thing every morning – read the overnight e-mail and blog. This gets my day off to a good start knowing I got the required blogging out of the way. Kill the instant messengers at once: Not for me. I need to … Read more
Jakob Nielsen’s latest diatribe attempts to prove that it’s better to writer articles, not blog postings in a blog. I’ve got mixed feelings about this. My blog is over seven years old, but I broke it into two parts a few years ago. The two parts being: Blog and Features. I put longer articles with … Read more
Last week, I worked on content for a Web site that had me thinking about word meanings. Not just their definitions, but also how they sound and their “aura.” For example, “lucid,” which means “mentally sound” doesn’t sound like its meaning. Lucid usually represents a good thing — however, it sounds like a bad thing. … Read more
Denny Hatch criticizes book reviewers proclaiming they reveal too much information. Whether you agree or not, I follow these rules in writing book reviews: * Honest: I try to provide an overview of the reading experience including the content without the marketing speak you find on the back of the book or inside the cover. … Read more
A few years ago, I started working on a business plan. I even sought a SCORE counselor. But nothing materialized with the business plan. I’m not looking to grow, add employees or any of that. I simply want to do what I enjoy and work with clients that I can support. I do. I’m lucky … Read more
On occasion, I get an assignment from a specific client that includes brainstorming company names as well as finding potential matching domain names. Lifehack has a nice article on How To Brainstorm Domain Names. When I brainstorm names that need domain names, here are things I keep in mind: * Avoid words where the end … Read more