Productivity, Uni & College »

[15 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | ]

Anyone taking a modern language, or two, at University needs a good way to learn and memorize as much useful vocabulary in their chosen language as possible. It’s not easy finding a way to do this that’s not dull or even entirely fruitless. Well, I found a great website that allows you to learn 1500 useful words in over 25+ languages, for free.

I like QASANA for 3 separate reasons:

The style of learning. I find that whatever memory experts may tell you, some rote-learning of vocabulary is sometimes required, and has done me …

Productivity, Time Management, Uni & College »

[12 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | ]

Over the winter break, I was thinking about how little work I did in the first term of my freshman year (not that it truly bothered me). I’m well aware that most of my friends at halls did as little work as I did the first term, but I had a little guilt set in over the holidays, and I want to start this next term off with a bang. Out of that, this list was born.

keep my new years resolutions.
make a list of things to do before going to …

Featured, My Projects »

[11 Jan 2010 | Comments Off | ]

So we haven’t updated this blog in about six months.  Luckily, one of my new year’s resolutions was to keep this blog updated regularly, which means I’ll be pouring lots of my energy into it over the next 12 months.  Get ready for some really valuable content, even if I do say so myself, ha.
The first thing I did was redefine what my idea of what this blog was, and my vision for its future. I believe I’ve now nailed that through my new elevator pitch ~styley about me page. …

Blogs & Blogging, Making Money Online »

[17 Apr 2009 | Comments Off | ]

So you’ve built up a blog following who like what you write about and how you write.  What’s missing here?
Your paycheck!
Not everyone who starts a blog is interested in making a living from blogging, or profiting at all from their site. However, if your profits are from adding value to your readers expience, then it woud make sense to do it. With that in mind, how do you monetize a blog?
If you’re not selling your own products, you ought to be monetizing almost every outbound link.
Whether it be linking to …

Productivity, Time Management »

[11 Mar 2009 | Comments Off | ]

This is a good little skit from Eben Pagan’s ‘Wake Up Productive’ program. Definitely worth a look

It is an excellent program on time management, and getting the most done in the smallest amount of time. Good for students struggling with their workload as well as entrepreneurs!