I was tagged a few weeks again by my friend and freelance writer Natalia Sylvester to participate in the “7 Links Challenge,” which highlights previous blog posts. And here is the fruit of my, er, labor. Away we go! 1. Most Beautiful Post: I really like the blog post from February 15, 2010 (my birthday) where I talk about re-starting […]
I recently came across an article (via Guy Kawasaki on Twitter) about how employers can boost the happiness of their employees. The article is a Q&A between Matthew May and Gretchen Ruben. Mr. May is a design/innovation strategist and author, and Ms. Ruben is the author of The Happiness Project, a memoir of her year spent defining happiness. The entire
I really need to update this blog more often. I’m involved in a social media project, I just finished writing content for another website, and have at least one other website content writing project about to begin … and yet, I can’t even regularly update my own blog! Gaaah! lol. More soon!
People surfing the web for a certain product or service – such as graphic design – are already half-sold when they visit a website. Well-written website content makes your products/services enticing. It compels the prospect to click “order,” “buy,” or “e-mail for more information.” Badly-written copy does the opposite. Confused or bored surfers will leave your site and go to
In the spirit of staying active (which I wrote about previously), I added a couple of writing examples to the Portfolio area of my website. One is an example of technical writing for a healthcare technology application. The other is an example of SEO writing, using high quality text and targeted keyword density. They’re both in PDF form to ensure
I love working with words. They are, after all, my main currency of exchange, ;) One word that has always fascinated me is, “freelance.” It has a nice, “Old World” ring, doesn’t it? It conjures visions of horsemen raising their lances for a charge, sworn to no king. The term “freelance” was first coined by Sir Walter Scott in his
Before I became a freelance writer, I knew I’d hit a point where I’d be near the end of a writing or editing project and wonder, “what do I do next?” I needed to have a plan of action … or better yet, a plan to stay active. Staring at a project’s completion point, it can be easy to get
