Underline your way to less financial jargon
Using less financial jargon is a goal that most writers can agree on. But how can you get there? Reading Helen Sword’s Stylish Academic Writing, a book that’s useful for non-academics, too, gave me an idea. Here’s a suggestion from Sword: If you suspect that you suffer from jargonitis, start by measuring the scope of […]
Writing lessons from a famous painter’s journey
I don’t usually read books like Franny Moyle’s Turner: The Extraordinary Life & Momentous Times of J.M.W. Turner. But I shook up my routine during an out-of-town vacation. As I read about the artistic education of Turner, a barber’s son who became one of Britain’s greatest painters, my mind flashed to lessons for writers, especially bloggers. […]
Use Trello to manage your VA’s marketing help
If you’re a solopreneur like me, you may hire a virtual assistant (VA) to help with routine tasks like marketing. As your VA’s tasks multiply, the two of you may have trouble tracking them. You may find yourself searching for an email trail or wondering if you’ve told your VA about a specific task. That’s […]
Top posts from 2017’s first quarter
Check out my top posts from the first quarter! They’re a mix of practical tips on investment commentary (#1), marketing (#2, 3), public relations (#4, 7), writing (#1, 5, 10), email (#6, 7), and blogging (#8, 9). My post about words to avoid (#1) seemed to resonate the most with readers. It also spurred comments […]
Fixing compliance issues with comments on your LinkedIn Pulse posts
More financial professionals are blogging on LinkedIn Pulse, LinkedIn’s blogging platform. Sometimes this raises compliance issues that you may not know how to fix. Compliance issues for content that you post are easy to handle. But what about compliance issues with other people’s comments on your LinkedIn Pulse posts? Compliance issues for content that you […]