Use LinkedIn for a mass email without angering your connections
Do you remember my cranky post railing against people who add me to their e-newsletter lists as soon as we connect on LinkedIn? I send those people’s communications straight to spam. However, earlier this year I received a mass email from a LinkedIn connection that did not make me angry. Why? Because the sender made […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for June 18: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the Mistake Monday image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading.
Does your article pass these writing tests?
Are you thinking of writing an article or blog post, but feel insecure about your skill as a writer? I’ve developed some tests that can help you attract readers by communicating in a way that’s easy to read. Give your article the tests that I describe below. These writing tests can also help your other […]
MISTAKE MONDAY for June 11: Can YOU spot what’s wrong?
Can you spot what’s wrong in the Mistake Monday image below? Please post your answer as a comment. I post these challenges to raise awareness of the importance of proofreading. Spell-checking software should have caught this week’s error.
Em dash versus en dash, oh my!
I love my em dashes. In fact, one of my most exciting discoveries in WordPress was the symbols menu that lets me insert proper em dashes instead of double hyphens into my blog posts. Also, my assistant can tell you that I’m a real nag about inserting the proper coding for em dashes into my […]