Issue: 10 March 2022
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 the last edition we talked about using strong verbs and avoiding weak verbs. To finish out the verb tips, in this issue, we revisit passive verbs,
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In This Issue
Education
- Grammar Tip – We’ve talked about the importance of using strong verbs and when and how to use adverbs. To finish out information about verbs, we are going to revisit our previous article on passive/active voice. When writing in a passive voice, the sentence structure is usually noun – verb – subject. But, when writing in an active voice, the sentence structure should be subject – verb – noun.
- CrewMachine Tip – Editors/QA leave feedback on almost all items, so it’s important to go back and review submitted work on CrewMachine at least once or twice a week. Follow this simple guide to know how to access and review submitted work.
- 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.
- Work from Home Tip – Whether you work from home in a dedicated office space, or at your kitchen table. A cluttered office space can decrease your focus and productivity. Check out this article for some tips on how to declutter your workspace.
Process of the Month
- Conversion content – Where we look at reviews and summarize both the good and the bad. Find out more here.
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:
- Jyoti P – Thank you so much for your great work in making our client’s Amazon advertisement accounts successful. You have been consistently beating the targets in terms of Ad sales and returns on Ad spend.
- Sheri K – Thank you for your hard work delivering RenoRun on time.
- Heena M – Thank you for your part in delivering RenoRun
- Tom O – Thank you for your hard work in QA, we would never have reached 1000 per week without you.
- The entire RenoRun team – Thank you for your hard work and patience with all the moving parts of this project.
NEW!! – Is there anyone you’d like to thank? Has a PM, QA, Editor, Peer or other colleague gone out of their way to help you? If so, fill out this short form and let us know. Then, we’ll thank them in upcoming newsletters.
Fun
- Word of the Month – Appreciate
- Meaning: – To grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of. To value or admire highly, To recognize with gratitude.
- In a sentence: – We appreciate every one of our freelancers.
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
| Value | Depreciate |
| Admire | Criticize |
| Respect | Disregard |
| Acknowledge | Lose value |
| Recognize | Overlook |
- 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, April fun facts are:
- April is supposed to be the best month to catch meteor showers – so keep those telescopes and binoculars handy
- Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci and Queen Elizabeth II celebrate their birthdays in April
- April 15 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sunk on her maiden voyage
- April 1 is April fools day
- April 11 1970, Apollo 13 was launched
- April 6 1896, the first modern Olympics took place in Athens
- And for car enthusiasts, April 17 1964, Ford unveiled their first Mustang
eZdia Freelancer Testimonial –
- Simran S – Simran enjoys sitting on the couch and working on a laptop. When asked about eZdia, Simaran said “eZdia turned out to be my game-changer in terms of pay and pleasure. The ample exposure and learnings that I’m able to grab are exceptional. Working in the comfort of my place, I am able to bring in a good amount. Special thanks to all my PMs for making this journey of mine a cakewalk.”
- 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