Author Archives: Tom McKay

I’ve been throwing my pocket change in a jar on my dresser since I was a kid. It’s a pretty painless way to save, but it also means you often don’t have the three cents you inevitably need when the coffee barista brings your double latte. Many convenience stores and small markets have a penny […]

A good pithy quotation by some wise man or woman is like a ripe peach: sensuous, juicy, overflowing with good stuff. God, I love peaches — I mean, quotes. (Well, both actually.) I’ve been collecting great quotes for years, and have a file filled with thousands of them. I’m also going to start sharing more […]

What is it about lists that are so darn appealing? People just love ’em — numbered lists, bulleted lists, grocery lists (OK, never mind that last one). Personally, I know I was finally able to unblock myself and start writing magazine articles when I discovered the list format years ago. Somehow an article titled “Six […]

Most of us struggle to write well. Irish PR practitioner Piaras Kelly has posted 12 excellent tips that may help you write for your blog — or any other business writing. You may not agree with all twelve. Maybe they don’t reflect your personal writing style. But most are solid advice no matter what you’re […]

Do you enjoy audio books? Want to get some for free? Would you like to narrate a few, too? Here’s a great opportunity for you. LibriVox creates and distributes free audios from books which are in the public domain — meaning no Harry Potter, sorry. In fact, most will be novels from the early 20th […]

Sure, you and I may be convinced of the value of blogs. But it’s hard to come up with a quick, convincing answer when other people ask, “Why bother blogging?” Well, now we don’t have to — Rich Brooks has created one for us. Rich, who’s a regular contributor to Business Blog Consulting, has posted […]

Random thought while reading Seth Godin’s latest, who’s there: Freedom of the press, they used to say, was restricted to those who owned one. Now, every blogger has one, and anyone can become a blogger/publisher. As Seth puts it: Today, all printing presses are created equal. And everyone owns one. Which means that a good […]