Joint Facebook accounts. There’s a pretty good chance that you know a couple who use one. Maybe even more than one couple. Here are 4 reasons why a joint Facebook account is a bad idea.
Author: Kim Siever
I am a copywriter and copyeditor. I blog on writing and social media tips mostly, but I sometimes throw in my thoughts about running a small business.
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Difference between adieu and ado
Last week, a friend of mine posted on Facebook using the following phrase: “without further adieu”. It’s a phrase I’ve seen from time to time, and I wanted to highlight here why it’s wrong:
How to use Twitter’s “While you were away” feature to find fresh content
Twitter recently tweaked their algorithm, so your timeline may no longer just be live, chronological tweets. Some people have derided the change, but it’s a great too for finding new content. In the video below, I quickly run through the new “While you were away” feature, a great source for fresh, relevant content to share with… Continue reading How to use Twitter’s “While you were away” feature to find fresh content
Difference between biding time and buying time
While editing a document for a client recently, I came across the phrase “buying time”. While the phrase is completely normal, in this context, it should’ve been “biding time”. So what’s the difference? Biding time To bide means to wait, so biding one’s time is just another way of saying “to wait” or “to be patient”.… Continue reading Difference between biding time and buying time
Hot Pepper Hot Picks: 25 March 2016
Here are the 20 most popular (listed from most popular to least) social media and writing articles I shared this week, based on the number of likes, comments, and reshares they received.
3 reasons to not stop posting on Facebook: a case study
Earlier this month, one of my clients asked me to stop posting content on their Facebook page. I went from posting 6–7 pieces of content per day to posting nothing. And the client’s total page likes are in the thousands. The moratorium lasted for less than a week, but when I saw the drop in… Continue reading 3 reasons to not stop posting on Facebook: a case study
Difference between deep seeded and deep seated
Last week, I was editing a document for a client and came across the following phrase: a deep seeded confidence I hadn’t seen this usage before, but I thought it’d make a good blog post topic. The phrase should actually be “a deep seated confidence” despite “deep seeded” making sense, at least metaphorically. In this case,… Continue reading Difference between deep seeded and deep seated
How to change your Twitter username in 4 simple steps
I came across someone today who wanted to know how to change their Twitter username. It’s pretty simple, and here’s how to do it in just in 4 simple steps.
How to write numbers for the web: numerals not words
Last week, while editing several dozen pages for a client, I replaced all spelled out numbers with numerals (4 instead of four, for example). I was reminded of their style guide (One downside to freelancing is trying to remember everyone’s style guides), so I changed them back. I thought the reason why I changed it in… Continue reading How to write numbers for the web: numerals not words
Hot Pepper Hot Picks: 11 March 2016
Here are the 20 most popular (listed from most popular to least) social media and writing articles I shared this week, based on the number of likes, comments, and reshares they received.