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Ever wondered how custom knives are made? Check out the promotional video we created for Black Hog Knives: Need a video for your organization? We'd love to create one for you. Contact us.
Ever wondered how custom knives are made? Check out the promotional video we created for Black Hog Knives: Need a video for your organization? We'd love to create one for you. Contact us.
Can people identify the content you send by the file name? I’ve written about file naming before (see links below), but it’s time to do it again. File naming isn’t sexy. It’s not as intriguing as artificial intelligence. But it’s more important than you might realize. If you send someone a file or invite [...]
If you have old books, keep them—don’t throw them away Language is constantly evolving. Words that were in common use years ago are forbidden now. Words that were insults years ago are acceptable now. And definitions are changing. For example, when I was growing up, calling someone “queer” was a slur. It was a [...]
How often do you check the About page of websites you visit? Perhaps the most common reason people visit websites is for advice and information. But how do you know if the advice is good and the information is accurate? One way is to read the About page. I check the About page on most [...]
Bristan & Latondra Heaven explain how to achieve victory in the marketplace In a powerful roundtable presentation at the U.S. Christian Business Expo & Conference in Orlando (Oct. 2022), Bristan & Latondra Heaven addressed the issue of spiritual warfare in business. Here are my notes: Bristan Heaven, Jacquelyn Lynn, Latondra Heaven We don’t [...]
We love those cute little characters, but finding the right one can often take too much time Emojis are fun and effective. They help us express emotions and be creative in texts, emails, articles, social media posts, etc. Some email marketing experts say emojis in the subject line can increase email open rates—others say not [...]
If you have to tell people you’re a good leader, you’re probably not. Recently I heard someone bragging about his leadership skills and abilities. He was talking about how people have different interests and that our competencies are likely to increase in areas we enjoy. Then he said, “I enjoy leading people and I’m good [...]
Here's why I volunteer with the Christian Chamber—and an invitation to join me! In the Chamber, we talk a lot about serving—about how we serve others, about servant leadership. We know that Jesus was a servant. He set the example we should follow. Servant members are essential to the Chamber. For the Chamber to accomplish [...]
Plagiarize: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one’s own; use (another’s production) without crediting the source (Merriam-Webster) Recently Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris was accused of plagiarizing a story told by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. President-Elect Joe Biden has been accused of plagiarism several times. Pulitzer Prize winner Alex Haley [...]
A question that I often hear when I’m speaking about self-publishing deals with how to handle royalties when two or more authors collaborate on projects. Until now, my answer has been: Choose one person (or entity) to receive the payments and distribute funds to the other author(s). Detail the process carefully in your written agreement. [...]