My 10 Worst Writing Slip ups Lurking in Plain Sight

If I show you my writing slip ups, will you show me yours? Although I call myself a writer, I am far from immune from the sly slip ups sneaking into unsuspecting sentences – or headlines – or tweets – or almost anywhere. My fingers tremble over the...

3 Writing Tricks to Keep it Simple Not Stupid

Do you remember the last time you attempted a do-it-yourself project? Assembling furniture Installing new software Setting up your first blog Did the simple-to-follow instructions leave you feeling stupid? You are not alone. User manuals are the poster child for...

How to Create a Better Request for Proposal

You have a huge project and need help. So, you pull together a Request for Proposal to gather competitive bids. What comes back is less than stellar responses. What went wrong? The following explores missteps that sabotage how you create an RFP and what you can do to...

Simple Response Guide to a Request for Proposal

Jennifer follows the information technology department of Martens Products. She has been tracking them for what seems forever. While doing her weekly status check, Jennifer sees the company’s site has a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a new project. Eureka! One...

Have We Run Out of Ideas?

Do you think all your ideas are brilliant? You KNOW your latest blog post will be the first of its kind. Then you Google your idea. Several years ago, I was in a similar situation. The calendar showed May 4th was coming. I thought of an absolutely genius idea for a...

5 Steps to Better Instructions

Marcus clicked on the instructions to his new WordPress theme. He couldn’t wait to get started. His mood rapidly changed. As he followed along, Marcus hit spots that the instructions did not cover. The guide was so bad he abandoned the theme to look for another....

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