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Triond: Revisit

By Sarah Lam on September 2, 2010

It has been a long time since I checked my Triond account.

In fact, I think I have almost given up on Triond.

Triond is my first platform to earn passive income, followed by Bukisa.

After long hours of working on different projects, I decided to take a peek at my account and there was a surprise waiting for me.

triond triond2

I have been given 2 badges – something like a recognition. I felt so good seeing these badges, knowing that Triond has improved (moving forward).

Finally, something to motivate me!

The best part of all, I have $1.14 pending, to be paid on 10th September 2010. It is not much, but something I gain from practically doing nothing for Triond in the past six months.

It is time to be active on Triond once again.

Do you want to join Triond?

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I Have Been Hacked

By Sarah Lam on September 1, 2010

Enough said!

In restoration.

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3 Writing Forums For Freelance Writers

By Sarah Lam on August 28, 2010

1. FreelanceSwitch Forum

2. About.com Freelance Writing Forum

3. Digital Point Copywriting Forum

If you are a freelance writer, you might want to check out the forums above to gain information and to seek for the right freelancing jobs.

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Engrish #1 : Bad Business Names

By Sarah Lam on August 17, 2010

Are you ready for a new haircut (for your bum)?

ass hair salon

Who would want to subscribe to “Ass Mobile”?

ass mobile

And you think your English is worse. Don’t worry, be happy!

Learn from these and have a laugh.

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Link Love #10: When To Use I.E.

By Sarah Lam on August 17, 2010

i.e.

TheOatMeal have a poster on “when to use i.e. in a sentence”.

Check it out. You might learn something from it.

Not only it is funny, it is educational as well.

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How To Find The Strength To Write

By Sarah Lam on August 11, 2010

Writing is fun when you have something to share. Writing is fun when you want to talk about experiences.

Writing is not just about making money but it is a way to heal yourself.

Everyone can write, in a good way or a bad way.

You can mend a broken window but you can never mend a broken heart. You just need to find the strength to write about your “broken heart” to ease the pain. Consider writing as a therapy.

This is why we have diaries, traditional way and modern way.

It is common to have a diary (a book or a blog). A diary is where you pour your feelings out. However, a “book” diary is much bettter than a “blog” diary because everything you write in the book is private (only for your own eyes).

Still, it is your choice whether you want to have a “book” diary or a “blog” diary. Anything to make you feel better about yourself.

Here is something to think about.

How To Find The Strength To Write…

1. about life – your life, bad experiences, good experiences

2. about work – like it, hate it

3. about family – the ones you love the most, the ones that care about you

4. about friends – be there for you, bad mouth about you, hate you, love you, like you

5. about everything else – something out of ordinary

There is only one useful tip for me: I just want to let it all out!

Are you feeling the same?

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Twitter Followers and Following

By Sarah Lam on August 6, 2010

These are the people I follow.

Get your twitter mosaic here.

These are the people following me.

Thanks for following me!

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4 Proofreading Options

By Sarah Lam on August 6, 2010

It is August now. Let’s start with some tips.

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Need to proofread a document? There are four ways you can go about it, each one with their own pros and cons.

1. Check it manually yourself. If you’re going to check your work this way, use a proofreading checklist to tick off all the items you’re going to check for. You can find recommended checklists from many writing books and websites. We’d suggest taking one of those and adding your own items, particularly those that you find yourself frequently erring on.

2. Have a friend check. It’s tough to evaluate your own work for correctness. Most of the time, you’re emotionally invested in it and that makes being objective damn near impossible. Having a friend check, especially one who’s experienced in proofreading, should prove a much better choice.

3. Use an automated grammar software. It’s 2010. We’ve got software for everything, including proofreading. You can cut the time you spend on the activity considerably by simply using a writing checker software. Believe me when I say the results of these modern proofreading tools are highly impressive.

4. Use an automated grammar checker first, followed by manual check later. If you’re one of those who remain unimpressed with software-based solutions to something that used to require so much personal attention as proofreading, you can use the software and follow it up with a manual checking later. At worst, you’ll confirm your suspicions about grammar software not being up to par. In some cases, you may end up surprising yourself with the results. Either way, you’ll save yourself plenty of time.

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Top 10 Disposable Email Address Websites

By Sarah Lam on July 31, 2010

Sometimes, you need to get “something” free on the internet.

In return of that “something” you have to submit your own email address (you know the drill).

Unless it is something truly worth it & interesting, I am not willing to give up my email address.

This is why we need disposable email addresses.

You get an email address with a validity of about 15 minutes. Within 15 minutes, you can send and receive emails. After that, email is gone forever (edit: validity depends on the website – some of them have up to 2 hours. Please check before use).

Here is a list of top 10 disposable email suppliers:

1. http://www.mailinator.com/

2. http://www.mytrashmail.com/

3. http://10minutemail.com/

4. http://www.guerrillamail.com/

5. http://www.maileater.com/

6. http://www.spambox.us/

7. http://www.temporaryinbox.com/

8. http://www.spamhole.com/

9. http://www.tempemail.net/

10. http://www.spamspot.com/

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To Do List is a Waste of Time

By Sarah Lam on July 19, 2010

sticky note

This is my personal opinion.

I used to love to-do list.

I thought that a to-do list will help me keep track with my freelance writing.

During my first year in freelancing, sticky notes were my best friend.

To-do list on sticky notes seems like a neat way to keep track of the stuff that I need to do every day.

I have tried real sticky notes (that I stick to the side of my laptop), virtual sticky notes (that stick to the top right of the laptop screen) and others but in the end, I realise that to-do list is NOT suitable for me.

To write a to-do list is a waste of time for me.

I spent about 5 minutes planning on the stuff I need to do, but in the end, I failed to follow the to-do list.

The one reason why I failed to follow the to-do list is because I forget to look at the to-do list.

I guess I am just one of those who failed to follow a list.

Now, I work with the flow. No sticky notes to remind me of what I need to do and life is simple.

Do you use to-do list in your life?

You can find out more info on sticky notes, if you like.

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