Month: May 2015
Don’t Buy Into the Dual-Monitor Productivity Myth
Dual-monitor envy is common and understandable. You’ve seen your buddy sitting there looking like an air-traffic controller — vast fields of spreadsheets that look to contain all the world’s information. Plus: two monitors. Two is better than one, right? But it may not be the case that you’ll get betterRead More
Freelancers: Here’s How to Get Motivated
One of the greatest things about being a freelancer is you make your own hours. One of the worst things about being a freelancer is you make your own hours. If there is one thing I’ve learned over the many years I’ve been working for myself, it’s that you needRead More
3 Tips for Writing Great Intros
This is the best introduction I’ve ever written. It’s surprising and unique. It’s concise. It doesn’t re-invent the wheel. And because I’m telling you that these are the traits of a great intro paragraphs, it sets up the discussion. I’m now ready to flesh out ways to write a greatRead More
The Best Software to Integrate Video Conferencing Into Your Office
If your business has any remote workers, the ability to communicate with your employees is an integral part of your success. All of your workers are going to need to be up-to-date on topics discussed during meetings as well as informed of company goals and their responsibilities in achieving them.Read More
10 Tips to Keep Employees Happy
As job-hopping millennials infiltrate the workforce, employers need to be aware of the value of keeping their employees happy. Considering the time and money investments associated with the hiring and training processes, it makes much more sense to keep current employees than take on the challenge of bringing in newRead More
10 Tools to Make Writing Easier
Content creation is one of the hardest skills someone can master. As a blogger, this skill is essential to the success of your art. It takes a while before one can confidently say they’ve mastered the skill of content creation from a blogger’s perspective. Regardless of whether you’ve mastered thisRead More
6 Tips to Uncover Your Best Writing
Being a writer requires time, devotion, passion and skill. For aspiring writers and those who have just started, becoming the writer you always wanted to be is a big challenge. There are times when you would end up asking yourself if you can really do this or if you areRead More
4 Reasons to Stop Banning Social Media at Work
There is no denying that the typical office environment has changed over the last decade, with the majority of employees now sitting in front of a computer screen for long periods of time. The once-seen boundary between work and life has become blurred, predominantly due to social media becoming increasinglyRead More