Author Archives: Anthony James
Apr
Since we started the site in 1997, the business proposal templates have been the most popular by far. The User Guides come second. However, for some reason, we didn’t update them for quite a while. Not sure why as we do a lot of freelance proposal writing and should (read: will) add more proposal writing […]
Are you lazy? I am. Instead of wracking my brains trying to come up with clever headlines, I look at what others have written, and see if I can go one better. It’s a private little game I play with myself. I suspect a lot of other writers do the same thing. You see a […]
What is content repurposing? Content repurposing is creating modular content that you can modify into different formats. For example, one hub article could create several spokes articles if repurposed correctly. But it is not copy and pasting or spinning articles to create low-quality articles. If done right, it allows you write many interrelated articles very quickly. It […]
Nov
Let’s say you’ve been asked to document a set of REST or Web APIs, a new area for you. Where do you start? At first this can seem overwhelming. So many new acronyms, terms, jargon, and pieces to fit together. Here’s a suggested approach. Focus on a specific api, for example, REST. Ignore the temptation […]
Oct
My friend PM wants to go into freelance writing. I think it can work for him. He’s determined, has a nice writing style, and knows how to hustle for work. But typing is a problem. It’s that simple. He pecks and pecks at the keyboard. Last weekend, his house he showed me some gizmos, ‘hacks’, […]
