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Coaching and Consulting, Self-Development, Writing and the Writer

Making Money from Home (Part 2)

This is Part 2 of "How to make money from home". I hope these posts might give a bit of information, inspiration and perhaps even instruction for those who need to start making money from home. If you haven't done so yet, please have a look at Part 1 so you'll have the context. The… Continue reading Making Money from Home (Part 2)

Make money from home - dollar bills
Coaching and Consulting, Self-Development, Writing and the Writer

How to Make Money from Home (Part 1)

"How to make money from home..." -  No, this is NOT about any "getting-rich-quickly" scheme. This is simply about making money (at least some) without having to leave your house. Maybe you need to stay at home because you need to take care of your loved ones. Maybe your physical or psychological condition makes it… Continue reading How to Make Money from Home (Part 1)

misc., Self-Development

“Ummh… may I introduce…?” (E-Mail Etiquette)

Have you ever been in the situation to introduce two people to each other via e-mail? Yes? Well, the people over at Quartz suggest that we are... ..."probably doing e-mail introductions wrong" Or - as The Atlantic puts it on Facebook: You might not even be aware of it, "...but you're being a jerk." Are… Continue reading “Ummh… may I introduce…?” (E-Mail Etiquette)

auf Deutsch, Writing and the Writer

Internetrecherche – und wie verlässlich sind die Quellen?

Vor 20 Jahren war Recherchieren noch eine aufwändige Angelegenheit. Man konnte Stunden in Bibliotheken und Archiven verbringen. Das Internet hat das Informationswesen revolutioniert und unterschiedlichste Fakten und Meinungen innerhalb von kürzester Zeit verfügbar gemacht. Ein paar Klicks, die Eingabe von ein paar Worten in eine der gängigen Suchmaschinen, und man ist nur Bruchteile von Sekunden… Continue reading Internetrecherche – und wie verlässlich sind die Quellen?

Organization and Productivity

How do you manage your Bookmarks?

[Free download] If you are anything like me, you like surfing the net, you read discussion forums on social media, you do your research – and you keep finding interesting articles worth reading, links to useful resources, tools, providers etc. So you bookmark them in your browser, try to find some proper tag words etc.,… Continue reading How do you manage your Bookmarks?

Coaching and Consulting

Successful Self-Marketing on the Internet is like naming a Whale… err… or something

If you are a writer/blogger you probably want to make your voice heard - or rather have your words read... which is basically a no-brainer. The internet can be a great way to work on that (well, at least for the bloggers among us that venue is rather self-explanatory). Chances are we all want to… Continue reading Successful Self-Marketing on the Internet is like naming a Whale… err… or something

Writing and the Writer

Connecting your (Marketing) Content with the right Audience

a.k.a. "Why No One’s Reading Your Marketing Content" by Jayson DeMers, published by HBR.org So - you've written a great text (and maybe it is even SEO-optimized). But what else can you do to get more people to actually read it? How can you improve the distribution of your content? Well, you might get a… Continue reading Connecting your (Marketing) Content with the right Audience

auf Deutsch, Writing and the Writer

Geld verdienen im Internet – durch das Erstellen von Internet-Content

Das Internet mit seinen unzähligen Websites (gibt es darüber eigentlich verlässliche Zahlen?) benötigt ständig neuen Content - oder sagen wir besser, die Betreiber der Websites benötigen ihn. Ein Großteil dieses Contents ist Text, und der muss natürlich produziert werden. Wer in der Lage ist, sich schriftlich gut auszudrücken, hat tatsächlich die Möglichkeit, im Internet Geld… Continue reading Geld verdienen im Internet – durch das Erstellen von Internet-Content

Writing and the Writer

Copyright, Public Domain, and the Wild Wild Web (an article by Moira Allen)

If you read German, too, you might have seen yesterday's post about recommendable newsletters for writers (here resp. at suite101). One of my recommendations was/is the website and the relating newsletter http://www.writing-world.com - and here is one of the reasons why: Let me direct you to this great article by Moira Allen of "Writing World"… Continue reading Copyright, Public Domain, and the Wild Wild Web (an article by Moira Allen)