Meryl's Notes Blog

Happy 4th of July to all Americans.

• 7 Lies That Prevent Your Great Ideas from Becoming a Real Business
• Ten Principles of Clear Writing and How to Fix Their Flaws
• Email checklist from Seth Godin: Before you hit SEND.
• Freelance Bidding Sites: Good or bad?
• Summer Reading Lists Abound on the Web: I love these lists, but my children refuse to check them out. So maybe one of you will use ‘em.
• Three powerful words in client conversations… “Tell me more…”
• 27 Best Resources for Your Success

And for fun because we’re allowed…

• Sad… so very sad… this is why many Americans are fat. [Link: Popurls]
• Wanted: Tubby character who says, “Oh, yeah!” [Link: Popurls]
• Cassette from My Ex: Never had to deal with this as most exes figured a deaf girlfriend wouldn’t appreciate mixed tapes. However, I have gotten mixed “lyrics” from one… the one I married. He’d write out song lyrics for me.
• Cool timepieces
• Create an MLB bobblehead: too funny
• 80 how to sites worth bookmarking