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Toastmasters Means Tech, Leadership & Communication

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Lynn Walford

LogoWebsiteLockupJPGIn 2013 Toastmasters International, announced an increase in  memberships for the 20th year in a row. The organization, founded over 89 years ago, added 10,000 members last year.

Toastmasters offers a great mix of the new and the old. They are  planning to revitalize the education curriculum that will take advantage of technology such as mobile web applications and video. Toastmasters also offers a group of supportive members, who help each other achieve communication and leadership skills. Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays and Happy Writing

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Lynn Walford

Wi-fiI wish all my clients the best over the holidays and through the new year.

My qualifications have expanded recently to include the connected car market from a wireless standpoint.  Many car and automobile writers cover cars from the driving and more traditional perspective. Continue reading →

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Posted in Connected Car | Tags: Wished |

How to Write for Mobile/Smartphone/iPhone vs Tablets/iPad vs Desktop

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Lynn Walford

newsweekThe way writing is published and read changed greatly over the past twenty years. Some changes have been for the good and some changes are shameful.  In this article for Freelancewriternow.com, I’ll explain guidelines for writing for new formats.

The medium we use for reading and the purpose for content determines the style of writing. Continue reading →

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Posted in editing, technical writing, writing | Tags: Tablets and Desktops, Writing for Smartphones |

Scheduled Post with Tweet for Mobiwriter

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Lynn Walford

I’m trying to get the publicize feature in WordPress Jetpack to work with a scheduled post in WordPress at freelancewriternow.com.

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80% Original Content Needed for the Best SEO Writing

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lynn Walford

After testing thoriginalousands of articles, we found that in order for any article to get over fifteen thousand page views, it has to be at least 80% original.  If Google or Bing can find the original source and the article is only 40% original or less, the search engines will send traffic to the source, most of the time. Continue reading →

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Posted in editing, freelance, Los Angeles (LA), Professional Writer, writing | Tags: original content, writing |

How to Hirer a Freelance Writer: Freelance Writer Wanted, Now?

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Lynn Walford

howtohireragreatwriterThe way companies are hiring freelance writers is not very efficient.  Posting an ad on craigslist is inexpensive but also costly in work hours.  Posting ads to journalism websites will give you journalism school graduates, who may or may not be great writers. What is the best way to find a great freelance writer? Continue reading →

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Posted in editing, freelance, Los Angeles (LA), Professional Writer, technical writing, Uncategorized, writing | Tags: ad, cheap, freelance, hire, how-to, professional, wanted, writer |

How to Write an Infographic

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Lynn Walford

zabiscoinfographicsInformation and numbers are hard for the human mind to grasp without pictures or icons. In the early days of computers, charting could be done in spreadsheet programs such as Excel. Now there are whole new crop of websites dedicated to art of creating infographics such a Visual.ly and Infogr.am.

Typically, a company makes an infographic and allows websites and media outlets to publish the infographic for a credit and a link back. Continue reading →

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Posted in writing | Tags: how-to-write, infographic, infographics |

Good Writers Can See the Whole Picture

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Lynn Walford

There is trend to make difficult things easier to see to turn them into infographics.  Here is an infographic of some of my skills. Continue reading →

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Not All Technical Writing is Good: How I Taught iPad to My 96-Year-Old Neighbor

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Lynn Walford

msfosterWhen I tell people that I write about technology, they think that I am a technical writer for Wireless and Mobile News, for which I am editor and a technology writer or journalist. I cover breaking technology. Part of my talent is figuring out what people want to read and then giving them the information in a format that they can understand. When I wrote “Computers Made Plain” articles for Investor’s Business Daily, I wrote for the audience of intelligent investors who needed to know how computers worked. Continue reading →

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Posted in technical writing, Uncategorized | Tags: iPad, iPhone, technical writer, technology writer | 1 Comment |

Freelance Writer Now Rated 5 Stars!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Lynn Walford

FreelancewriternowlistingFreelance Writer Now is rated 5 stars by Insider Pages with reviews going back to 2006.

We also are listed in Yahoo Local Pages with two 5 star ratings.

Our Google Place information has just been updated and should appear shortly.  We will also have a Google + page, soon.  You can reach us at 626 921-6397 for a free estimate.

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Posted in editing, freelance, Los Angeles (LA) | Tags: listings |


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