Two weeks ago, I wrote about the boost of inspiration that I expected to get from my annual pilgrimage to the Creative Freelancer Conference. As it turns out, I didn’t get what I expected. Usually I leave this conference with a to-do list that’s close to a mile and a half long. But this year,…
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Training and Traveling
I’ve been taking my commitment to Team in Training seriously. I’ve gotten up at 6:00 a.m. or earlier each morning of my trip and run somewhere between 2-3 miles each day. I gave some thought to running more than that, but with sessions starting at 8:00 a.m. and events running until midnight and beyond, there…
Making Headway On My Website
While I’ve done more than my share of web content, web design, development and coding make me crazy. Because I don’t do it often, my HTML skills are rusty, and PHP makes me downright insane. My previous website had been built with Joomla!, and I have to admit that I was frustrated with it and…
Twitter and Copywriting
There’s an old adage about web copywriting that goes something like, “write it, edit it by half, then edit it by half again.” It’s the modern-day equivalent of ye olde “KISS” — keep it simple, stupid. This isn’t always possible, of course — it’s a struggle to explain WLAN security or vascular surgery techniques in…
Marketing Through Twitter
I follow Guy Kawasaki’s Twitter feed with varying degrees of interest. When he announced that you could get a free copy of his new book, Reality Check, I jumped at the chance. The caveat? You had to let his new venture, Alltop.com, post twice-daily “ads” promoting their new categories as they grow. It seemed like…