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Weekly Writing Update – August 1, 2022
Last week, I wrote about how disappointing July has been from a word count perspective, but how the time away from the keyboard served my characters well. This week, I managed to reach my word count goals…until things broke. We’ve all been there, and while it...
Weekly Writing Update – July 26, 2022
The month of July was supposed to be the peak of my writing output for the year. Not necessarily in terms of quality—that comes slowly over time (hopefully)—but in the raw quantity of words written. For a little back story, I am often very busy. I’m a dad, and I run a...
7 Steps to Create a Podcast in Less Than a Week
In the last couple of years, podcasting has gone from a niche hobby and cottage industry for a select few industry experts to a soon to be booming digital juggernaut. Smart phones make it easier than ever to listen to podcasts and the last decade or so of development...
Trust Your To Do List eBook – 30 More Tips
A few months ago I wrote a blog post about how to trust your to do list and get more done on a daily basis. It’s a fundamental problem that I don’t feel enough productivity books truly address, and one of the reasons that it took me so long to get to where I am in...
23 Ways to Be a More Efficient Writer
At the core of any website, product, eBook, promotional campaign, or advertisement is a good writer. Someone who can spin a good yarn and create content that engages and encourages. But writing takes time. Even if you style yourself a fantastic writer, it takes a long...
5 Tips to Resurrect a Dead or Dying Company Blog
A friend of mine called last week with a question. Having recently started a new job for a small publishing company, he was tasked with resurrecting the company’s long dead blog. His boss rightly noted that it was a good way to engage with readers and prospective...
How to Write an Engaging, Non-Spam Email Newsletter
My business partner and I have something of a running disagreement on the efficacy of email marketing as an SEO tool. We wholeheartedly agree on its usefulness as an engagement tool - to capture leads and maintain a connection with them until a sale (or action) is...
How to Have a Successful Vacation as a Freelancer
Vacation - it’s a fine dream and one that every freelancer feels like they can make a reality. With all that schedule flexibility, though, come a handful of issues that can make it hard to have a successful vacation without proper planning. To be fair, I haven’t been...
How to Ghoswrite and Manage a Blog
I was at a conference a couple months ago and met a fellow who was investing in online resources. His day job was in real estate and, as is the case with many real estate investors, the next big frontier was online. When I told him some of what I do, he was...
Five Zen Hobbies to Clear Your Mind After Work
When you work at home, you inhabit the same space for both work and relaxation (plus everything in between), so it can be hard at times to separate the two. There are quite a few things you can do to help - from carving out a space in the house for your office to...
The Risks of Writing What You Love
It’s a thrilling experience. You’re browsing job listings on Elance or Odesk and all of a sudden, you see the perfect job. It’s as if the job poster KNEW you would be looking at these listings today. You not only have experience on that topic, you have been writing...
How I Tripled My Subscribers in One Week with LinkedIn
For years I’ve been told how amazing LinkedIn is to generate new connections, build working relationships, find new leads, or simply discuss your trade with like minds. I took it with a grain of salt because, to be honest, you hear that a lot about nearly every social...