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What Freelancers Can Learn From The Hunger Games

April 10th, 2012

You might think that there isn’t much of a connection between work-from-home entrepreneurs and a group of teenagers involuntarily being placed in a battle to the death. And, for the most part, you’d be right. That doesn’t mean, however, that freelancers can’t take home a few lessons from The Hunger Games. Whether you’re a freelance [...]

Grammar 101: Segway vs. Segue

April 5th, 2012

I’ll admit that the difference between these two terms didn’t hit me until just a few years ago, but this is most likely because it’s the kind of vernacular that you don’t hear every day. It also doesn’t help that “segue” is the kind of word that almost always spoken and almost never written. When [...]

Why Your Business Needs a Blog

April 3rd, 2012

Businesses of all sizes can benefit from having a company blog. While some people may argue that the personal blog is no longer relevant, I feel that the company blog is even more important than ever. And there are several reasons for this. Reaching Out It used to be that companies and media outlets would [...]

Grammar 101: Comprised or Composed?

March 29th, 2012

When two words sound similar and appear to have similar meanings, many people will confuse them. That’s why some people may say “disinterested” when they really mean to say “uninterested.” The same thing is true when it comes to “comprise” and “compose.” Both of these words have something to do about the parts in a [...]

Should You Close Comments on Older Blog Posts?

March 27th, 2012

This is a topic that I had previously discussed two years ago, but I feel that it is worth re-examining. Back then, I had to use a WordPress plugin to close the comment form on blog posts after a certain period of time. These days, it is a feature that is built right into the [...]