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STEP-BY-STEP BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WRITING A WINNING RFP RESPONSE

STEP-BY-STEP BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO WRITING A WINNING RFP RESPONSE

Business Writing, Technical Writing

I use this simple approach to help small businesses write RFP and RFQ responses…for winning gov’t + military contracts Writing a response to a government or military RFP (request for proposal) or RFQ (request for quotation) can be pretty intimidating. Don’t let the...
HERE’S WHAT A RESUME LOOKS LIKE IN 2021

HERE’S WHAT A RESUME LOOKS LIKE IN 2021

Business Writing, Technical Writing

If it’s been awhile since you’ve sent out a resume or cover letter, you may be surprised by how SHORT they are today. And with so many people sending out resumes this year (unemployment has skyrocketed with the COVID-19 pandemic), you’ll want to make sure your resume...
REMOTE WORK IS RAPIDLY CHANGING BUSINESS WRITING

REMOTE WORK IS RAPIDLY CHANGING BUSINESS WRITING

Business Writing, Marketing Writing

10 ways the pandemic has transformed your reader — and strategies for connecting with them Emails, reports, proposals, manuals, and texts look completely different than when I started my technical writing business 21 years ago (hello — texts!). The new remote office...
WHY I STOPPED USING TIMES NEW ROMAN—AND WHY YOU SHOULD, TOO

WHY I STOPPED USING TIMES NEW ROMAN—AND WHY YOU SHOULD, TOO

Business Writing, Marketing Writing

A few years ago, a global shipping logistics company on the West Coast approached me about refreshing their newhire manual. They felt that the manual “no longer communicated the right image of their company.” Could I help? HOW I MADE THEIR NEWHIRE MANUAL LOOK MORE...
HOW TO WRITE A “LIGHTNING-FAST” FIRST DRAFT

HOW TO WRITE A “LIGHTNING-FAST” FIRST DRAFT

Business Writing, Marketing Writing

We are pressured to write faster and faster—and every day, that pressure has steadily grown throughout my 19 years in business. For example, in 2005, a reasonable deadline for a 1,000-word technical article might be 4 weeks. This year, however, I had a client who...
RECRUITERS SPEND ONLY 7.4 SEC. ON YOUR RESUME

RECRUITERS SPEND ONLY 7.4 SEC. ON YOUR RESUME

Business Writing, Technical Writing

Sending out your resume?  Be prepared to share it with a VERY busy recruiter. TheLadders used eye-tracking software to study how 30,000 recruiters looked at resumes.  They discovered that recruiters spend only 7.4 seconds on a resume before making a decision. Here are...
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