Nov 22, 2012 | Copywriting and marketing
Did you get that email, suspiciously sent during the Thanksgiving holiday, asking Facebookers to read the proposed privacy policy and data use policies and comment on them? I dutifully clicked on the link and took a gander at the documents. What have I learned? Not a...
Oct 4, 2012 | Copywriting and marketing
Okay, so I’ve ripped off a line from Field of Dreams, but here’s the thing. These days, life moves pretty fast (sorry, Ferris). People don’t have the time to try and figure out what your business is all about so you’ve got to make sure that the...
Jul 4, 2012 | Freelancing
This is Pukey the Cat (aka Max). Like Garfield, he doesn’t leave the cul de sac so I’ve spent a lot of time with him in my new freelancing life. So far, he hasn’t inspired me to draw a world famous cartoon strip but he has taught me a few things...
May 31, 2012 | Website tech
Everyone’s been talking about cookies this week. Initially, I just heard the word “cookies” and despaired. I’m a great baker but a complete failure at baking cookies, to the point where dogs turn their noses up at my peanut butter cookies (and...
Mar 8, 2012 | Business skills
Twitter is a great tool for business. You can make new connections, keep an eye out for jobs or projects, get some tips from specialists in your area. Twitter can also make your life hell! The constant feed of news, useful and inane, pesky Direct Messages, spammers...