Let’s be Facebook friends. Even though I’m not your friend.

Facebook is a good way of finding your family, old school friends, work friends, pub friends, that person you randomly spoke to once while on a training day… almost anyone really. Sending a friend request suggests you want to connect (or reconnect) with that person. There are various things I’ve noticed with the art of [...]

Time is the enemy. It is also of the essence.

There’s never enough time. If you’re really busy, it’s wise to make the most of the spare time you do have. Otherwise, you’ll just get frustrated and burn out. Sound familiar?

Why I’m quite excited to use WordPress

It’s been several weeks since I decided to close my CMS project – Injader. Recently, I’ve been setting up some new WordPress blogs at quite a rapid pace, even moving some of my existing blogs from Injader to WordPress. Today, I started working on my new creative writing blog, which I’ll share when more of the [...]

Don’t let SEO and UX take precedence over a common sense approach

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and User Experience (UX) are two things I know some stuff about. I don’t claim to be an expert on either, so I’m not going to set up a blog on them. Well, maybe user experience. And if I’m being honest, a UX blog from me would probably end up being [...]

Two good Mondays in a row? Surely some mistake…

OK, I guess it’s a bit silly to categorise this post as a shiny new idea, when I’ve already suggested it. Last week, in fact. Yep, I’m stealing my own ideas. They’re just so damn good! But it seems I’ve just managed to experience my second decent Monday in a row. Admittedly, it wasn’t perfect, [...]

Smart Casual: the perfect dress code?

I used to work for an insurance company where all staff had to be smart. Men had no option but to wear a shirt and tie, with smart shoes. This seemed a bit unfair – women had to be smart too, but they had more options than the men did. Dressing up for an important [...]

Links to blogs, old and new…

I’ve just added a new page to this blog – my portfolio. Realistically though, perhaps it should be called “my ever-growing list of blogs”. Almost everything on the list is a blog. There’s a link to my ad network, my now-defunct CMS, and my e-book containing my best blogging tips. But that’s all the non-bloggy [...]

How can I improve what I can’t control?

Speaking from my own experience, as I slowly increase the number of years I’ve been working for, and the number of companies I’ve worked for … I can see myself becoming much more aware of the problems that occur in the workplace. When I first got a job, I was often excited to go to [...]

How to enjoy Mondays

Here’s a list of the best ideas I can think of: Do something fun. Treat yourself to a decent breakfast. Make bad jokes. Get up early. (and go to bed early the night before) Have a nice lunch. Make Monday morning your “get things done” time. On that last point. I’ve heard people suggest that [...]

Tips or mistakes: what’s the best way to learn?

The web is bursting with tips for doing things well, along with lists of things you shouldn’t do. Doesn’t it make your head spin? How do we keep up?

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