Your Klout Score: Do You Care?

A few quick questions for you – Do you know what your Klout score is? Do you care what your Klout score is? Do you even know what Klout is? The first time I received a tweet that someone gave me a +K, I wondered — So, is that a good thing? I’ll let you decide....

LinkedIn Volunteers Space for Your Cause

A notification from LinkedIn about their newest feature – Volunteer Experience and Causes – arrived the same week as Nicky Parry’s guest post about volunteering. I always knew Nicky was on the cutting edge. Volunteering has been a valuable part of my...

The Abridged What I Want to Learn List

In a previous post, a simple, three-step plan killed two birds with one stroke. It ensures an endless supply of business blog post ideas It prevents being overwhelmed by new information It starts with the What I Want to Learn list. How Much Time Do We Have? If I...

Business Writing That Takes You From Whining to Smiling

Look around social media and what complaints do you hear over an over? What do I write about? All the change is overwhelming At the risk of sounding like Little Miss Sunshine – Turn those complaints into solutions. You can become the hero of your customers and have...

3 Note-taking Tools-Make a Note of It

Have you noticed the older you get the more you rely on notes? Notes on post ideas Notes on your next project Notes on where you put your notes Note-taking tools are the replacement for those lost brain cells. Here are just a few. #1 – Evernote The grand-daddy...

News for Week of August 29, 2011

Due to a death in the family, there will be no publication for the early part of the week. Thank you for your understanding and the thoughts and prayers I have already received. It is greatly appreciated.

Skype Shows Power of Social Media

A previous post shared a parting of the ways between Skype and Mozilla Firefox. Skype software wasn’t playing nice with Firefox Firefox attributed the application as the #1 or #2 reason for crashes As a result, Firefox banned the software as an Add-on Skype is...

5 Sites for Business Forms You Don’t Do Yourself

We all have different business writing skill sets and knowledge. Some are good with numbers Others are great at organizing While still others shine at goal-setting Few of us excel at all forms of business writing. And let’s face it, there’s simply some...

Business Writing Techniques That Punch Holes in Your Success

You may have the brightest ideas and the most innovative products, but poor business writing punches holes in your success. Whether you write the content yourself or have someone else do it, be on the lookout for these hole punchers. The I Sinkhole Feeling pride in...

Business Writing And Its Extended Family

What once defined family has taken on a new form. Today, Ozzie and Harriet would probably be divorced The Beav is all grown up and heading toward Medicare eligibility And Eight is Enough refers to Gigabytes of RAM Your business writing has taken a new form, too. Meet...