What is the FINCH distribution of goals? You’ve probably heard of SMART goals, SMARTER goals, and maybe even SMARTEST goals, but have you heard of the FINCH distribution of goals? The acronym FINCH is one I made up to remind goal setters to set goals in all of the important areas of life. Why cover […]
Study hall: a way to get more work done and stop feeling alone
Study hall in high school may or may not have been productive for you as a student, but you’re probably familiar with the concept. Everyone is supposed to show up with their work, perhaps nod hello to a friend while taking a seat, and then start working. By the end of the hour, everyone should […]
Evaluate this editor
In Find a Real Editor: Avoiding the Posers and Scammers, we offered an affordable way to evaluate any editor you are considering hiring. Simply pay your $5.00 nominal fee using the PayPal button below. It will take you to the page where you may upload the sample edit the editor did for you. In about […]
How to grow a business
If you ask people how to grow a business, you might get a wide variety of suggestions. While delivering a great product or service with excellent customer service is important, there’s another major factor, especially if you want to grow at faster than a snail’s pace. Consensus among most experts is that it’s your network. […]
DIY CRM Keeping track of contacts made
A DIY CRM can be a helpful and affordable way of keeping track of contacts made. There are many options available for purchase, at many price points. Because most pre-made organizers and similar products don’t work so well for me, I tend to make my own. Others want a DIY CRM for other reasons. No […]
Decision Fatigue
Decision fatigue comes from having too many decisions to make, especially in a row. According to some experts, the average American makes 35,000 decisions a day. Nearly 300 of those are just on food! An editor has to make many decisions every hour (I often make thousands of corrections per hour, plus dozens of choices […]
Get paid to recommend a friend?
If you’re seeing this, it’s because I believe that you’re a good person who won’t abuse any link I share with you. You know I’m a hard worker, but you don’t have to be. In fact, you don’t have to do the work to make money—you can just share my name and a link I’ll […]
Never use the Tab key
Why should you never use the Tab key when writing your book? So many teachers taught so many students to use the Tab key on computers, but it causes problems when manuscripts are turned into books. Here are some potential issues with Tab-indented paragraphs: A full tab indent may be substituted for a single space […]
Business writing coaching
Business writing coaching is for you if you say things like, “I’m not a writer, but I know that having a book or blog content would help my business.” The problem is, you find yourself stuck even though you already know the benefits of having a blog or a book with your name on it: […]
Niches how tight to go
Niches—how tight to go? That is an important question. Just finding your online business niche can be a challenge. It’s not so easy to know exactly where you can carve out your spot, and it’s definitely not easy to know how tight to go when you niche down. There are two ways to niche down: […]
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