Wired Editor-in-Chief to Keynote DC GrowSmartBiz Conference
Tweet Wired Magazine is one of my favorite magazines that helps me keep up with the latest in the technological field. I have also added the RSS feed to my Google Reader, so I can easily share articles with my social networks. It was a wonderful surprise to find out that Wired’s Editor-in-Chief Chris Anderson will be keynoting the GrowSmartBiz Conference on September 29, 2009 at the Renaissance Hotel in...
Read MoreOrganization is Key When Freelancing
Tweet Organization is one of the most important parts of being a freelancer. If you do not have some sort of system, then you will never be able to be successful in your line of work. Unlike a company, you do not have different people handling different tidbits that makes the entire company run smoothly. You are the CEO, Marketing Director, Technical Guru, and Financial Officer. Therefore, you need to be on top of things to...
Read MoreHow to Mix the Old With the New When Writing a Proposal
Tweet I have read many technical documents that are collages of past documentation. The worst is when it’s a proposal. Why? Proposals are vehicles for companies to get more business. If the proposal looks like a bad cut+paste job of past proposals, it could cost you the contract. I have seen proposals where writers even forgot to omit the last organization’s name, and the paragraphs had dissimilar phrases. Many businesses...
Read MoreWhy I Said No to a High-Paying Client
Tweet I WANNA SAY NO, originally uploaded by lovely mandy ♥. I used to work for an IT consulting company that was known to not be very nice to their empoyees, which was one of the worst experiences in my entire life. After I left that hellish job, I vowed never to work for a company who: 1. Micromanaged 2. Treated their employees like second-class citizens 3. Said negative connotations for people who they considered...
Read MoreNewspaper, Magazine, and Book Publishers Need to Evolve Towards Digital Media
Tweet On the platform, reading, originally uploaded by moriza. There has been plenty of talk about how people are moving towards digital media and it’s leaving behind published newspapers, magazines, and books. The publishing world has been having many layoffs due to this shift. This might be true, but as anything in business, it’s time that they evolve. A few months ago, PC Magazine decided to get rid of their...
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