Monthly Archives: February 2009
Where no content has gone before
If you write web content for a living, you need a sense of humor. That’s why I feel confident prescribing Mark Dykeman’s post “The Doctor McCoy Guide to Healing Sick Content.”
Filed under Blogging, Web Content, Writing
Goals: Mission critical
Grappling with issues of goal-setting and self-motivation? Jim Benson offers some insight into the relationship between our actions and our goals. Coincidentally, I was talking with a friend who’s looking for contract work about the mission of my writing business. … Continue reading
Filed under Freelancing, Productivity, Working
A whole new look for Harry Potter
British designer M.S. Corley has designed a set of Harry Potter covers in the style of classic Penguin Books.
The domain name you’ve always wanted may be on sale
If someone else has the domain name you’ve always wanted, a modest offer from you might look good to them in the current economy. Continue reading
Filed under Blogging
Remembering Photonica
Doug Plummer blogged recently about trends in stock photography, mentioning the distinctive images (“dreamy photographs of flowers and water”) available for license some years back from a company in New York called Photonica. (Some images from that collection still available … Continue reading
Filed under Apple
When should you write “for exposure?”
The economy is putting many experienced writers out of jobs and leaving once-busy freelancers fretting over shrinking contracts and vanishing clients. I’ve had one client go out of business and two others are capping my hours on particular pieces of work. … Continue reading
Filed under Freelancing, Working, Writing
Where the editorial grass is greener
Can a writer transition from technical communications to MarCom work mid-career? In the past few weeks several friends with extensive experience in technical writing and editing have voiced just such an ambition. One wrote: “I want to shift away from … Continue reading
Filed under Marketing Communications, Writing
