Have you ever visited a website page only to discover the first three paragraphs are filled with abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms that have no meaning for you?
What does MDH mean? Or WFH?
You’re not alone.
Every day I read content with abbreviations, and no explanation of what they mean.
For some websites, I do my research to discover what they mean.
On other sites, I leave. Continue reading Don’t Make Abbreviations and Acronyms a Puzzle for Readers to Solve
As the project champion for my community college’s Open Learning Lab, I help literally hundreds of students, faculty, and other academics get started with their own WordPress sites.
I often encounter people who prefer to write in Microsoft Word rather than the default WordPress post editor.
They’re comfortable with Word. They know Word. Continue reading Using Microsoft Word to Post to WordPress
In his presentation at WordCamp Detroit 2011, Wally Metts spoke about the importance of clear, concise writing and the need to have a strong idea for your blog. He shared advice for creating conversations that matter about things you care about. Here are my notes: People don’t come to our sites for the plugins, they… Continue reading WordCamp Detroit 2011: In The Beginning Was The Word