Writing, marketing and technology
Online applications give me a competitive edge. I want to be a ‘big little company’ with the same (or better) IT capabilities as the biggest of my clients. I try to make the maximum use of online applications because they let me deploy new capabilities quickly without adding to my IT or admin burdens. This [...]
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I’ve just discovered Daytum. It’s mission is to let you “collect, categorize and communicate your everyday data.” What this means in practice is a configurable dashboard that lets you add numerical information and display it using a range of graphs. Here are some possible uses for writers: Tracking word count output day by day Monitoring [...]
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Procrastination is a big problem for writers. The Economist takes a view, based on research and economic theory: New-year irresolution. What seems to work is pre-commitment. Homer tells the story of Ulysses. He wanted to hear the sirens’ song but wanted to avoid being lured to his death by it, so he tied himself to [...]
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To be a great writer, you have to be able to concentrate. Not only that but you have to be able to maintain focus for sustained periods. It’s not the only thing you’ll need but it’s a good start. Psychologists describe a powerful form of concentration called ‘flow’. It happens when someone concentrates fully engaged [...]
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Samuel Johnson, the author of the famous dictionary, once said, “any man may write if he will set himself doggedly to it.” In my case, I need a little encouragement. This is why I like Joe’s Goals. It’s a free, online service that lets you set up daily goals or habits and then check them off [...]
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I am not what you would call a morning person. I’m a writer, for heaven’s sake! But getting up early has become really important for me. When I have a lot of work stacking up and I add my blogs into my daily routine, it feels as if there simply aren’t enough hours in the [...]
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Matthew Stibbe is CEO of Articulate Marketing and Turbine, the easy, online way to deal with office paperwork. He edits Golf Hotel Whiskey and writes the Forbes Aviator column.
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