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6 Tips to Help Your Lead Generation
Lead generation refers to the process of turning strangers into prospective business clients or customers. Leads are not necessarily ready to buy your product or service, but they are willing to pay attention to your business and look into the services you’re providing. Making this first step is the hardest part of a sale.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Journal
5 Ways to Increase Productivity at Work
Have you ever wondered why your workplace looks and feels like it does? It’s all really obvious — everything inside an office space is oriented towards boosting productivity; think about it, what else is there? If you are really passionate about your profession (as everyone should be, really), you’re going to be looking at ways to increase your work time productivity, and this list will give you some valuable tips for this quest.
By Carolin Petterson8 years ago in Journal
How to Identify and Leverage Your Differentiators
In Business Communication, the first step of your marketing strategy should be to define the voice or persona of the company. In order to achieve at the end of this process a strong brand identity capable of defining your company and its values, it is very important for the business to understand what sets it apart from the competition, and how to leverage these differences.
By Fabia Scali-Warner8 years ago in Journal
The Ten Days of WriMo
(If you already know what NaNoWriMo is, and are just looking for the Ten Days of WriMo part of the article, you can skip this first bit.)
By Paddy Hall8 years ago in Journal
How To Draft a Resume Summary
A resume summary is written with the intent of highlighting your qualifications for the job. It gives a synopsis of your professional qualifications and demonstrates necessary skills. So all in all, it provides a quick overview of the candidate's profile to the recruiter. Therefore, while drafting it, candidates must acknowledge the role and responsibility of the job they wish to apply to and write a resume summary in congruence with it.
By Eva Lee8 years ago in Journal
The "Easy" Life – Part 1
Firstly, thank you for joining me here today to listen to what I have to say. I promise you it will not be time wasted. This is a quick introduction to a guide I am creating on what I have experienced in the world of working from home using the internet (and some extra side hustles) and how to achieve the ultimate goal of working from home for yourself. Throughout this guide I will provide you with tried and tested methods, tips and tricks, some helpful resources such as spreadsheets and word documents to assist you in staying organized.
By Michael Waugh8 years ago in Journal
How To Pants Like a Plotter
If you're a writer, you have probably heard of the "panster" vs. "plotter" debate, but in case you haven't, I'll break it down.
By Hannah Kay8 years ago in Journal
What Skills and Competencies Do You Need to Be an IT Analyst?
A system or an IT analyst designs, analyzes, and implements information systems that are used in solving business problems. Other than that, organizations use system analysis to gather information in the existing system in order to determine its shortcomings and upgrade the systems progressively with help of IT analysts. Since effective solving of business problems is the need of the hour, careers in IT or system analysis have good career prospects. However, there are certain skills and a degree in computer domains that are necessary in order to pursue a career in it.
By Carol Wilson8 years ago in Journal
How To Write a Protagonist
Ah the protagonist, the main character of your epic adventure. Whether they’re good or bad, human or otherwise, they’ve got a goal and that’s why this story even exists. Without a good protagonist, the story just falls flat no matter how much effort you’ve placed in the plot. So here’s some important things to look at while writing and designing your main character.
By Dez Riley8 years ago in Journal
How to Write for Readers
First, I want to draw your attention to my upcoming release, How to Become a Successful Writer. I've been cataloging my experiences from the publishing world, and I've also compiled some of my interactions with other writers, editors, marketers, publishers, and readers, and thusly I have acquired more than enough material to create a comprehensive, easy to understand, and somewhat entertaining manual for writers of virtually any skill level.
By Aaron Dennis8 years ago in Journal
Things To Be Taken Care of While Changing Jobs
Switching a job is not easy. There are numerous things that need to be taken care of. Even if you land in a new job, it doesn't mean you do not have any responsibility towards your previous employer. It is necessary that you fulfill all your duties and abide by the terms of the contract that you have signed with your previous employer.
By Eva Lee8 years ago in Journal
How to Write: A Novel Based Off a Fan Fiction
The world of fan fiction is such a strange phenomenon if you really think about it. I mean, you as the writer are essentially taking things that exist—movies, shows, video games, comic books, manga and anime, even "real" people—and creating your own stories within those worlds and with those characters, or making entirely new ones of either or both. Whether it's a retelling from a different character's perspective or with the "wrongs" of something (like how it ended, what romantic pairings formed, who died or didn't die, and so on) righted, or it's set in an alternate universe or has a crossover with a similar or completely different series, or it's just mindless smut or fluff, fan fiction is a very broad spectrum comprised of every genre imaginable, and every kind of writer—and style—along with them.
By D.A. Baldwin8 years ago in Journal