Writing has always been important. With the rise of the internet, email, and the influx of social media, writing has made even greater impact. Buyers base their decisions mainly on what they see on the seller’s website. Nowadays, most business deals are made entirely through email while Facebook and Twitter spread news like wild fire.
Whether …
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The Ultimate Guide to “Getting Things Done”
For those of you who haven’t read the book, “Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity” or GTD by international best-selling author David Allen, you should try to grab a copy fast and read it. In the meantime, this post is a brief summary and review of the book. But don’t worry. This article …
Moving forward, WordPress 3
This past Friday as the tech world had all their attention on the iPad, Automattic announced beta 1 of WordPress 3.0; the full version is scheduled for release at the beginning of May. So I decided to give you a run-down of what’s coming up with this great platform and how you might benefit from …
Sales Pitch Presentation
A good sales-pitch presentation for your product or service should have three main parts to it:
1. The Problem
2. The Solution
3. The Call
Let’s look at each of these separately.
The Problem
This is a description of the problem you are aiming to solve. In other words, what is the gap in the market that your product or service …
It sucks!
Why is it that so many people have no idea about how to give constructive (positive) criticism?
Imagine you’ve spent a few hours designing something or writing something. Then you show someone and they say: “It’s crap.” This is negative criticism.
Consider this:
Negative criticism: “It sucks!”
Positive criticism: “If you changed the pink to blue, it would look …
Are You Passionate?
How do you know when you have passion for something, whether it’s your business, your blog, a hobby, or anything else?
Here are some of my thoughts:
1. If you get an idea, question or thought about something at 2am, while in bed, you have to come down to act on it. If it’s an idea, you …
Punctuation Matters
A lot of people underestimate the importance of punctuation. “What’s the use of commas and full stops?” you hear people whine. “It stops you from expressing yourself,” “It constrains you.” The list goes on. This is far from the truth.
How would you punctuate the following sentence?
woman without her man is nothing
Men punctuated it like this:
Woman, …
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