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We, humans are the most expressive creatures in the world, even the most introverted! We make use of both spoken and written words to convey our message across. The art of aptly describing what’s on your mind boils down to your writing or speaking abilities. While writing plain English is no challenge, eliminating the nuances from one’s writing to get the message across adequately is a challenge for many. While the best of the writers can capture the attention of readers with their succinct description of events, most of them struggle to find words or phrases to perfectly fall in place with the content. Writing aptly is a skill and it goes beyond the simple use of grammar in your prose. While grammar forms an essential aspect of writing, there are more aspects of writing which must be taken off while working on it. Overuse of cliches, adverbs, bulky phrases, etc is some of the examples of poor writing and something which needs to be addressed. Writing is a form of art and … [Read more...] about 11 Best Websites to Improve Writing Skills in English

Even as we speak, we are well into the Web 3.0 era, a period which has customization and personalized content at its core. The web is increasingly becoming a space where users can pick and choose the content that would like or want to see and create their own “zone”. For companies, big and small, the future implies revamping their web strategies radically. Reviewing your Website Design In the whole scramble and din of social media and mobile apps, your website is still the most important feature of your digital marketing plan. Your website is your home turf and the base on which you must build all your further marketing and promo campaigns. Preparing your website for the future calls for taking important measures, ranging from web design, user experience, content and marketing. I.           Web design The basic rule of web design for the future is to not have any rules. Users are being exposed to a steady stream of … [Read more...] about Business Website Must-Have for Future: Preparing you for the Long Haul

It’s a new year, so let’s go ahead and make a New Year’s resolution right now: I promise to write every day. It doesn’t have to be much. But it has to be something. Something. Anything. It can be a journal entry. (See The Five-Minute Journal.) It can be a blog post. It can be a 750 word free-write. It can be an avant-garde poem about a wilting flower. It doesn’t matter. But you need to write… every day. This is how you master the craft of writing. Nobody just sits down and stares at a blank page (or screen) and in 30 minutes comes up with the next great piece of literature. That doesn’t happen. In order to master your craft, you need to practice that craft. And in order to practice that craft, you need to: Maintain a discipline. What your discipline looks like is surely different than what my discipline looks like, but the important thing is that you stay consistent. You need to consistently stay disciplined every single day. In case … [Read more...] about 5 Things To Practice To Become A Great Blog Writer

Review of: Grammarly Price: Free to try Reviewed by: Kim Barloso Rating: 5 On March 21, 2017 Last modified:March 21, 2017 Summary: Grammarly is the best tool for writers, bloggers & content companies to proofread and check for plagiarism. They offer a web app (cloud based), a Chrome addon, a Word addon & a desktop app for Mac. Their 'free to try' model makes this app worth using. It's one of the best proofreading tools out there. Free Signup If you’ve ever written a blog post before, then you’ve probably had stray commas and misspelled words that you somehow overlooked during your proofreading process. Grammatical errors in your blog posts are one of the quickest ways to make a reader stop reading your content and move on to something (and somewhere) else. You can proofread for an hour, or even have someone do it for you, but the reality is that you’re only human, and you will make even the silliest mistakes. Like Harsh, I’m … [Read more...] about How Grammarly Can Help You Stop Making Mistakes in English

UX has a long history… going back way beyond the digital era. Restaurants have always been concerned about User Experience, and so have museums and hotels. The chef, the curator, the innkeeper—these people have always had a vested interest in your comfort, your enjoyment… your experience.  Today, however, ‘UX’ is most often applied to software applications and websites. How easy is it to navigate a site? Is there a steep learning curve to using the site/application? How frustrating is it when the user makes an error? Is the site trustworthy? Do users find what they expect? Do they get what they need? From a visitor’s very first impression right on through to the engagement you hope they’ll pursue, every minute should be effortless. Interacting with your site/app should be pleasurable, easy, engaging, and efficient. That, in a nutshell, is ‘User Experience’ (UX). Tech changes at a lightning-fast pace. Every day, … [Read more...] about 12 Easy UX Improvements You Need to Know About