Painfully Funny Similes and Metaphors from High School Students
Back by popular demand: Our list of painfully funny metaphors and similes written by high school students.
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Productivity Tool Review: Asana
Asana is a powerful productivity app that helps business people manage workflows and track team performance.
In this review, guest contributor, Jill Phillips, explores the features, strengths, and limitations of Asana.
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40 Stock Photos You Can Take Yourself
With a smartphone and an eye for detail, you can take your own “stock” photos.
Learn 40 brilliant ideas to build your own image library from guest columnist, Edie Melson.
BONUS: Free printable PDF of the article. Use it as a checklist!
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4 Content-Distribution Strategies That’ll Supercharge Your Blog
Even if you have the writing skills of Ernest Hemingway combined with the professional knowledge of Steve Jobs, you’ll need a solid distribution strategy for your blog.
In this guest post, Pierre de Braux shows you four ways to get the word out.
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How to Dictate Blog Posts with Google Docs
If you always type or hand-write blog posts, try changing up your routine. Dictate posts with Google Docs voice typing tool.
This illustrated tutorial plus video will get you up and talking in 5 minutes or less.
Plus, you can sign up to receive a handy checklist that includes everything you need to do before publishing your next post. Yep, it’s free.
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11 Weak Words that Dilute Your Blog Post’s Impact
Are you guilty of using “throwaway” words in blog posts and social updates? I am.
This article + infographic identifies weak words and phrases and introduces an editing technique to help you eliminate them.
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Laura’s 12 Favorite Novels from 2015
We all know it’s important to balance work with play. My favorite leisure-time activity is reading novels.
In this post, I reveal the top 12 novels I read in 2015, and why I liked them. I’d love to hear what you read and loved!
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5 Steps for Planning a Year’s Worth of Blogging
5 easy steps for planning an entire year’s worth of blog posts — starting right now! Guest column by Katherine Scott Jones.
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Why It’s Critical to Publish Updated Contact Info Everywhere Online
Have you ever met someone at a conference and then tried to find them online, but couldn’t? In this guest post, Deena Elliott explains the disasters that can befall you if you’re invisible online, and she shares tips for making sure others can find you and your business online.
[ Read more ]Why bother editing a blog post? After all, it’s ONLY a blog!
An aspiring author (who struggles to write a coherent sentence) was affronted when I suggested that it might be a good idea to seek a little editing help.
“Why do I need to edit my blog posts? It’s JUST a blog.”
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