MISTAKE MONDAY for July 1: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. Hint: spell-checking software won’t catch this mistake. Try my “read out loud” technique to find the mistake. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Watch out for WordPress 5, especially if you compose in Word!
Think carefully before you upgrade to WordPress 5. I upgraded, and I’m sorry I did. The new interface is clunky. It takes a block approach to blog post composition. It also seems to make it impossible to copy-paste blog post drafts from Microsoft Word to WordPress. It lumped everything I copy-pasted into one ugly block. Both I and […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for June 24: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This is a classic mistake. When will people learn? I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Marketing tips from Allison Baird of Boston Private
Allison Baird, Boston Private’s senior vice president of products & solutions, shared some thoughts on marketing as part of a Q&A panel at a conference run by Skyword on June 6, 2019. Here are some interesting comments she made: Typically, the board thinks of marketing as “fluff” that’s not really important. But now marketing is […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for June 17: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the image below? Please post your answer as a comment. This week’s mistake is a variation on a much more common mistake. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.