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My auto-email problem solved! (I t.h.i.n.k)

Jun 5, 2021

[Note] Tomorrow is the 77th anniversary of D-Day, where participants from 12 countries fought as allies against the Nazi regime. Many battles took place that day. Thank you to veterans who participated and the families who supported them back home in Australia,...

[QW11] Fixing corrupted Windows filenames

May 15, 2021

Happy Anniversary to our Quick Win posts! The first QW offering appeared on May 20 last year, and we haven't looked back! I love these. They are short, sweet, and get some useful 'office tech' or other tips in your hands. The QWs usually come from costly lessons...

Moms: Small moves. Lots of love.

May 1, 2021

Something a little different this time: a writing assignment for you! But hang on. I think you'll like it. When you're finished, you'll have a different kind of Mother's Day card mapped out (or something for another special person in your life). I first offered...

[QW10] – Copying an online button or its text

Apr 17, 2021

. Here are three reasons to copy a website button or the text behind it: You don't have time to check out the information right now. You want to see where the button leads before clicking it (which you can also do by hovering over it and looking at the link text near...

[QW9] – Adding professional bullets to your LinkedIn profile

Mar 20, 2021

Yeees, I know LinkedIn® has a way to add bullet points to...

Is the term “freelance” affecting your credibility?

Mar 6, 2021

The first rule of websites? "Never send your reader away from your website." Yep, that rule. The one I am about to break, so please come back. If you work on a contract basis, you may have considered: should you use the term 'freelance' to describe your...

[QW8] “How do I get past client objections?”

Feb 20, 2021

"Heard it all before, yadda, yadda, yadda." Of course. But how many of us...

[QW7] Two words for ya: kitchen timer!

Jan 16, 2021

Here's a mini business tip to start off our new Quick Win year. Enjoy. [QW7] Two words for ya: kitchen timer! This is one of those "Why didn't I think of this?" no-brainers that hadn't occurred to me. I ran into a non-tech buddy and grumbled: "I missed a...

5 Steps to Non-Overwhelm [Redux]

Jan 2, 2021

As small business owners suffered through the 'overwhelm' known as 2020 (!), I...

[QW Bonus] Infographic: 4 Money-Saving Steps to Your First Draft

Nov 21, 2020

Two weeks ago, my talented VA created the infographic I vowed to generate. Two years ago. In all my spare time, right? When October rolled around this year, I did offer you my post on this subject: 4 money-saving steps to your first draft But I still didn't...

Newsjack alert! A twist on Thanksgiving

Nov 7, 2020

Enjoy this first post from the new website! Thanks to the team at for non-overwhelming the end of 2020 for me. Such a blessing. 'Newsjacking' is grabbing a story...

[QW6] Is “Everyone has …” or “… have …” correct?

Oct 17, 2020

If you've followed along with the Quick Wins from the beginning, this is where it starts paying off! In [QW1], we discussed a team is a collection of people making up: A group An entity (one - 'it'). The team has a chance to win. It has a chance to win. Although it...

4 money-saving steps to your first draft

Oct 3, 2020

It's an unhappy moment. An editor tells an author they need the first...

[QW5] “It’s” vs. “Its”

Sep 19, 2020

Here is a problematic word puzzler where one outlier does not follow the rule. [QW5] "It's" vs. "Its" We often find an apostrophe demonstrating ownership: The dog's bone A company's logo A Ferengi's tooth sharpener (If you're not a Star Trek fan, never mind 🙂 ) We...