Know the difference between ‘flout’ and ‘flaunt’ or ‘home’ and ‘hone’? Here’s a handy guide—with examples—to ensure (not insure) that you never mix up these and other tricky words again.
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Copyblogger’s senior editor spells out the harsh realities of the online content world, and what you should be doing today for any chance of success.
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Too often, statements attributed to executives sound contrived and artificial. These techniques will help you solve that problem and elicit quotes worth including.
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The author, a member of Generation Y, spent the summer helping oversee a group of interns. She offers these lessons for young managers.
Don’t make your tearful (or triumphant) farewell before you’ve followed these steps. They will help you land a full-time gig down the road.
Remember Pareto’s 80/20 Principle? Well, forget it. Here’s how to beat those numbers.
Follow these tips if you’re having trouble persuading yourself to write.
Yes, you’re at the right place: It’s still us. But we’ve rearranged the furniture, bulldozed some walls and invited everyone to the party.
The fascinating things commercial writers choose to write in their own time to fulfill their own purposes, and the mode in which many of them choose to write when they labor for love, not personal profit.
