I don’t normally rant about things, but today, I have to. I have been frustrated with elance for awhile. I think that it is absolutely ludicrous to charge people to find freelance work. I can understand charging the company to list the job (like craigslist does) but I can not for the life of me get why a website would charge the person looking for work...
Two-words to give you a bit of creativity. Do with them what you will – and don’t forget to share!Make noise...
There are hundred’s of rules in writing.Don’t start a sentence with ‘and’. Write in complete sentences. Stories must have a beginning, middle and an end. Use the active voice unless you absolutely need to use the passive. Omit unnecessary words. Don’t end a sentence In a proposition.But what happened to “be creative”? Shouldn’t that be the #1 writing rule? I know what you’re thinking: “Not everything can be creative, Kirsten. There...
My sister-in-law is one incredible woman. She is currently finishing her degree in psychology at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Oh, this is after already receiving a Sociology degree from UCSB. It’s a long story..but basically, she started college in Nebraska, playing soccer for them. In her 3rd year, due to issues with the soccer program she transferred to UCSB. We were all excited to...
“Yes” is the generally accepted word for ‘good business’. But what about “no”? It kind of gets the short end of the stick. And I think it deserves more recognition. Think of all the phrases that start with “No” that business must have: “No, we are not okay with bad customer service” “No, I will not give up” “No, I will not wait until tomorrow to get this...
Being an solo-preneur, finances don’t come freely. So when big events that can help my career come up, there is a lot to think about. Of course, I want to attend, as hopefully it will grow my business but there is the cost to think about. I posed a question about attending Blogworld yesterday on twitter, and unfortunately, was met with minimal response. I was hoping...
Two-words to give you a bit of creativity. Do with them what you will – and don’t forget to share!Break something Confused? Check out the start of two-word Tuesday...
I am very creative on my own. Give me my computer (with Internet access of course!), good music, no interruptions, fresh coffee and something to snack on and I’m set for the day. The problem is, interruptions are inevitable, coffee runs out and sometimes good music can’t be found. Or I’m just human and far from perfect. Einstein couldn’t change quantum theory on his own. He...
I follow my stats every day, from both google analytics and stat press (although stat press is becoming less and less trustworthy, so I have been using Google analytics more.) Anyway, while I have still been writing every week day (going on 9 weeks!) I have found that over the last 2, while readership has actually gone up, the comments have gone down. And I...
We expect certain things from businesses we interact with. We expect products that we purchase to work, and if not, that they can be returned. We expect business hours to be 9am-5pm. We expect customer service to actually be service. We expect a company to have an easy to find phone number, email and website. We expect our cell phone to make and receive calls,...
