Reading time: Less than 1 minute Does your website load quickly and efficiently? Can customers find you easily? If you don’t know, you might want to run your URL through Website Grader… I have a consultant working on a new page for my website. Rest assured, I wrote all the content myself. And I hired a […]
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Reading time: About 4 minutes The price of groceries is rising these days. But that’s not true of everything. The Internet allows us to do so much at absolutely no charge. Here’s a digest of great no-cost tools for writers… Do you ever feel that there’s just not enough time in your day to accomplish everything
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes Have you ever considered using speech recognition software? Here’s what it can do for you… I am writing this blog post without moving my hands. That’s because I’m using speech recognition software. Here are five reasons why you might want to consider using such software, too: It allows me to write faster than
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Reading time: Less than 2 minutes This is my weekly installment of “writing about writing,” in which I scan the world to find websites, books and articles to help other writers. Today I discuss an article about a music and writing app called Focus@Will… I usually can’t bear to listen to music while I’m writing. I find
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Reading time: Less than 1 minute I’m a demon for efficiency and I love it when technology helps me work better, faster. Here’s a redesigned app you might want to put in your pocket… I consider myself a bantam or lightweight nerd when it comes to technology. I love the stuff (don’t ever try to
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Reading time: About 1.5 minutes If you’re looking to build a new website, here’s a radical idea: build a blog, instead. Even if you don’t want to blog! Here’s why…. Does your company or organization require a new website? Here’s why you should think about a WordPress blog instead. 1) Blogs can look just like websites.
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Word count: 263 words Reading time: About 1 minute Do you have difficulty finding a quiet place to write? My friend Casey Hibbard has a great tip for you. I never thought I’d ever endorse anything to do with guns (most urban Canadians abhor guns). Particularly not for writing! But my friend Casey Hibbard has
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Word count: 203 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Every week, I tell you about a book or a piece of technology for writers. Today I focus on a terrific organizational tool, Shovebox… Do you have a junk drawer anywhere in your house? You know what I mean — it’s the place where you
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Word count: 195 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Today, I tell you about a piece of technology that can help writers. It’s called Google docs and it’s 100% free of charge! I knew it was possible to edit collaboratively even if the other people were halfway around the world. I just didn’t know which
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Word count: 250 words Reading time: Less than 1 minute Here I tell you about a piece of technology that can help writers. The software is called Camtasia. Thomas Jefferson famously said, “never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” I confess, I’ve been more likely to follow Mark Twain’s advice: ” Never
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