Hey, loser, quit @ naming people to promote yourself
I enjoy exchanging tweets with people. I’ve made friends and learned things from these exchanges. But I get annoyed when people repeatedly tweet at me only to promote themselves and content that they’ve written. Here’s an example of what I dislike: Hey @susanweiner, read our great blog post at http://… Their using my Twitter name—my […]
Top posts from the third quarter of 2015
Check out my top posts from the last quarter! The top post targeted investment commentary writers. The other posts offered a mix of practical tips on writing (#3, 5, 10), blogging (#4, 7, 9), and email (#2, 6, 8). Are financial predictions too risky for investment commentary writers?—this post sparked lots of discussion. Please join […]
Writing tip: Make your sentences more powerful!
Make your sentences more powerful with the writing tip you’ll learn in this short video. It’ll take you less than two minutes to learn a valuable lesson. This is a tip that I share in my presentations on “How to Write Investment Commentary People Will Read” and “Writing Effective Emails.” Contact me to learn how […]
Improve your email subject-line vocabulary with “The Hamster Revolution”
Boosting the power of your email subject lines is the best way for most people to boost the effectiveness of their emails. It’s a focus of my email presentations. In this post, I share subject-line tips from The Hamster Revolution: Stop Info-Glut—Reclaim Your Life! by Mike Song, Vicki Halsey, and Tim Burress. Some of their […]
Use a wacky days list when you run out of blog ideas
If you ever run low on blog post ideas, a wacky days list may solve your problem. You can use the list as the basis for brainstorming exercises. Whether it’s Employee Appreciation Day or Be Nasty Day, it’s amazing how a holiday calendar can spark ideas for your financial blog. Days with obvious relevance The […]