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Angela Hoy's Writers Weekly (newsletter, website, RSS, forum, you name it) is one of the best, no-holds-barred writing resources available today. I've been a reader for years, and after realizing how many saved RSS feed articles I'd been stockpiling, it made sense to do a series of Writers Weekly round-ups. Check out these helpful articles, and be sure to subscribe to Writer's Weekly:
I've sent this site to a couple of people, and I'm curious to hear what other people's experiences have been with Yelp. Do you have a small business? Do you use this site? Has it been a help for marketing, word-of-mouth and sales?
Link: Can Yelp Help Your Small Business?.
Chance are high that you've never heard of Yelp, so you probably have no idea what it says about you. This is a mistake. Yelp is growing and it's growing fast, drawing more than 1.8 million users turn to it for information each month. In fact, I've found myself looking at top five search listings for Yelp on Google time and time again in the past couple of months. That's why I'll ask you again, what does Yelp say about you?
Fruit, nuts, beans, grains — even veggies. Tired of lettuce and tomatoes and cucumbers? Here are some tips to reinspire you at the salad bowl:
Link: For salads, think outside the bowl - The Register-Guard, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
It happens. No matter how gorgeous the tomatoes and greens are this time of year, it's easy to tire of yet another bowl of raw, cold veggies. But if you're willing to be creative, amping up the flavor of your salads is easy. Here's how
Brian Clark at Copyblogger has summed up everything in you need to do to become a better writer, in 10 easy-to-remember steps: 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer | Copyblogger.
I'm a long-time fan and supporter of FM 91.1 KWAX, our all-classical music station in Eugene. Every Friday, KWAX opens the phone lines for Listener's Choice Friday. Today I was curious about pieces by Fritz Kreisler, but then Elgar's Violin Concerto caught my eye. I don't believe I've heard this piece before, and I'm really excited. The plan is that they're going to try a recording from the 30s.
What does your "Add to Cart" button look like? Does it say "add to cart", or something else? What color is it? What's its shape? How big is it? And does any of this matter? The answer is yes.
Link: Collection of 107 Add to Cart buttons of the Top Online Retailers - Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog.
MarketingSherpa: Shopping Cart Design Tests - Color & Size Lift Results 44.11%
"One office supply retailer wanted real answers, so they tested five specific color and button size design elements. The results didn't go as expected -- one change lifted conversions 44.11%"
Highlights from today's Register-Guard:
3 days of 3-wheel motorcycle fun - Adventure Sidecar
I'm currently swearing my way through an attempt to write up an account of my 3 days of sidecar motorcycle training, but it could be a while. I'm rather out of practice on this sort of thing (though here are pictures from our July 2007 class). In the meantime, I can sum up the whole experience pretty simply:
If you are thinking at all of driving on 3 wheels, be it sidecar bike or trike, then you owe it to yourself to take this class. Not only will you get some good training on how to ride these crazy rigs safe, but you'll have a hell of a lot of fun doing it.
Link: Adventure Sidecars.
Vernon Wade, the main instructor, and his team are great folks. (His wife's fresh-baked scones are another good reason to take the class.) 2007 classes run throughout the year, but they fill up quickly. Have fun.
Link: The Dilbert Blog: Career Advice.
If you want an average successful life, it doesn’t take much planning. Just stay out of trouble, go to school, and apply for jobs you might like. But if you want something extraordinary, you have two paths...
CSS positioning is something for layout that I'm still trying to wrap my head around, but this technique sounds interesting, simple and handy:
Link: A List Apart: Articles: Conflicting Absolute Positions.
It struck me that assumption no. 2—that only one corner of a div can be absolutely positioned on a page—should be very easy to either confirm or deny. What happens if we absolutely position a div by defining its top, left, bottom, and right properties, all at the same time? After all, although I think of it as being a “conflict,” it’s actually perfectly valid CSS.
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