According to Cal Newport, Author of Deep Work – A 40 hour time blocked work week produces the same amount of output as a 60 plus hour work week without structure. It’s difficult to juggle a busy work day of email, slack messages, meetings and busy work. There’s always distractions, whether they be work related […]
Year: 2022
Don’t Repeat Yourself
Repeating a phrase or word is something that we all do, especially when writing niche product and category pages. Often, we don’t even realize we’ve repeated ourselves until we proofread our work. However, repetition in writing can cause the reader to think ‘didn’t he just say that?’ Which can make a piece boring and difficult […]
June 2022 Newsletter
Issue: 13 June 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 […]
Productivity Method: KanBan
Last month we talked about the Getting Things Done (GTD) Method. But, what works for one person may not work for another. So, over the next few months we’re going to talk about different productivity methods – and this month, it’s all about Kanban, a tool that allows you to easily move your projects and […]
Cliches and Redundant Words
“Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print”. – George Orwell. Cliches Cliches are phrases and words that have lost their meaning over time, mostly due to being overused. While they are often used in everyday speech, they should be avoided when creating content. If […]
May 2022 Newsletter
Issue: 12 May 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 […]
Increase Productivity with the Getting Things Done Method (GTD)
The Getting Things Done (GTD) method is a popular task management system created by David Allen – a productivity consultant. It’s based on the fact that the more information you have swimming around in your head, the more difficult it is to decide what to prioritize. As a result, you spend more time thinking about […]
How to Adjust Slack Notification Settings
Ok, so this isn’t a CrewMachine tip, but it is equally important as we use Slack for communications across all projects. If you are actively working on a project, and aren’t in the project’s slack channel. Please contact your PM and ask for an invite. Slack is where we keep in touch with everyone, post […]
Overused Words: How to Identify and Avoid Them
When you spend your time writing for a living, it’s easy to fall into the habit of using a lot of the same words across multiple items – and sometimes that’s ok. However, when you’re writing similar types of copy for the same audience (think multiple product pages or category pages for the same client), […]
April 2022 Newsletter
Issue 11 April 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 […]