Issue: 6 November 2021
The eZu newsletter connects with our CrewMachine crowd. The CrewMachine network includes thousands of people around the globe, working in 12 languages. Every issue will be part education and hopefully a whole lot of fun!
What is eZu
eZu is your crowd connection, a resource for all CrewMachine freelancers. It will include a monthly newsletter filled with tips, articles, freelancer testimonials and fun. Future plans for eZu include a blog where you will be able to read articles related to content creation, page review, research and more. It will also include CrewMachine tips, work from home tips, and eventually, short quizzes.
In this issue, we talk about transitions, explain how to navigate CrewMachine without a ton of scrolling – talk a little about blogs and a lot more.
In this month’s newsletter we’ve added a new section – Useful tools. This document contains a list of tools and resources such as general writing tools, grammar checkers, passive voice checkers and more.
Have an idea for eZu or the newsletter? Send us an email and tell us what you think.
eZu Director
We currently have a need for high-quality editors. We would also like to know if you (no matter what role) are available for more work. If we aren’t keeping you busy enough. Please fill out this form so that we can get you working as quickly as possible. – Thank you
In This Issue
Education
- Have you ever been told you don’t use enough transitions? Or maybe you use too many? This article explains what transition words and phrases are, gives some examples, and explains how to use them to improve your writing.
- CrewMachine Tip – One of the biggest complaints we hear about CrewMachine is that you have to scroll a lot to get anywhere. However, you actually don’t have to scroll at all. Click here to find out how to navigate CrewMachine without scrolling.
- Useful Tools – No matter how skilled of a researcher, writer or editor you are, using tools like a grammar checker, passive voice checker, thesaurus and dictionary is always a good idea. So, we’ve put together a list of useful tools that will help you improve your skills. This list is a living document and will grow as we find more resources, so bookmark it and check it often. If you have a favorite tool that you use, send us an email and let us know so we can add it to the list.
- NEW!! Work from Home Tip – Working from home is awesome, but it does have it’s drawbacks. Read this article for tips on how to minimize distractions, stay productive and eliminate feelings of boredom and loneliness.
Process of the Month
- Blogs – We write a lot of product pages and category pages. But, we also create long form content in the form of blogs and buying guides. Check out this article to find out a little more about blog posts, why they are useful for our clients and what makes them different from an article or buying guide.
We want to say a BIG thank you to:
We appreciate every one of you, but we want to say a big thank you to:
- Rohit S – Rohit has been very kind in helping us frequently to improve the listing quality scores of our Walmart sellers. His dedication and sincerity towards the assignments is commendable.
- Elena P – No matter what project you’re working on, you complete your items quickly and they only ever need minimal edits. Your hard work and dedication is very much appreciated.
Fun
- Word of the Month -.Resilience
- Meaning: – The capacity to recover quickly from difficult toughness or the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape.
- In a sentence: This past year has been incredibly difficult for everyone, but so many people have shown remarkable resilience and got through the hard times.
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
| Power | Helplessness |
| Strength | Weakness |
| Persistance | Dependence |
| Fortitude | Inadequacy |
| Tenacity | Reliance |
- Did you know
Because the newsletter doesn’t go out until the last half of the month. We’re going to include fun facts for the following month. So this month, December’s fun facts are:
- National cookie day is December 4th, other snacks celebrated in December include: pie (my favorite), cotton candy, cocoa, chocolate brownies and cupcakes
- December always begins on the same day of the week as September, and ends on the same day as april
- The first Nobel Prize was awarded December 10, 1901
- December 15, 1891 basketball was introduced by sports coach James Naismith
- December 17, 1903 the Wright brothers made their first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
eZdia Freelancer Testimonial – Angie K
Angie here. I was eZdia’s second hire as an editor way back in 2012. I now work in a variety of capacities, including writer, editor, QA, PM and trials editor. This company and the work sometimes make me crazy, but I stay because the people are really just wonderful. They’ve had my back through some tough times, they put up with my less than tactful commentary, and they listen when I have ideas and concerns. eZdia has really grown and evolved since I started here and I’m proud to be part of the team.
- Tell us about U! We would like to know more about you and how eZdia/CrewMachine has made a difference in your life. Tell us a bit about yourself, simply fill out this short form, add a picture (if you choose to) and find yourself featured in the Freelancer Spotlight section of a future edition of eZu. Don’t want to fill out a form? Simply send an email to eZu@CrewMachine.com with your testimonial. A picture would be great too.
Do you have anything you’d like to see in our newsletter? A specific grammar or spelling problem you’re struggling with, something with CrewMachine you’re not quite sure of, a new fun game or section you’d like to see? Let us know and we’ll do our best to get it added. Just send an email off to eZu@CrewMachine.com