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Issue: 20 January 2023
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 the importance of reading your work aloud, how to embed links in CrewMachine, and the Medium Method -a productivity method that combines paper and digital.
Have an idea for eZu or the newsletter? Send us an email and tell us what you think.
eZu Director
CrewMachine Update – We have just updated the Project Interests and Area of Expertise sections of the CrewMachine profile, so please take a few minutes to go in and update yours. If you’re not sure how. Check out the tutorial in the CrewMachine tips section of this newsletter.
In This Issue
Education
- Have you ever wondered why an editor, QA or PM ask you to read your work aloud? Read this article to find out why.
- CrewMachine Tip – Depending on what type of content we are working on, we may have to include embedded links. Read this short article to find out how.
- 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 – Productivity Method – The Medium Method. Do you like to use paper and pen in your workday, but also need to use some digital tools? Read this article to find out all about the medium method. A productivity method that combines paper and digital.
Process of the Month
- Product Descriptions – A big part of the eZdia day is spent working on Product Descriptions. Find out a little more about what they are and why they are important 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:
- Abhinav T Thankyou for your tremendous help in MDS project. Without your diligence, hard work, late nights and early mornings we wouldn’t have been able to meet the deadlines. Excellent work!
- Mohit B Thank You for your efforts and dedication towards the project.You work is commendable.
Fun
- Word of the Month – Resolution
- Meaning: – A firm decision to do, or not do something.
- In a sentence: My new year’s resolution is to be more organized and productive.
| Synonyms | Antonyms |
| Intention | Indecision |
| Resolve | Apathy |
| Decision | Irresolution |
| Intent | Flexibility |
| Aspiration | Problem |
- 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, February’s fun facts are:
- February is the most misspelled words in the English language
- February is the only month where it’s possible to not have a full moon
- The odds of being born on February 29th are about 1 in 1,461. People born on leap day are known as leapers or leaplings
- February 1964 the Beatles made their first American television appearance – over 73 million people watched
eZdia Freelancer Testimonial – Kenna M
- Writing for eZdia is challenging, but each project I take on leads me down a path that helps improve my writing. I am a better researcher and can follow structure with ease. The feedback from my work improves my thought process, so I can deliver quality work, which shows in my ratings.
I can make my schedule and work around other writing projects. It’s a joy getting in the groove with an Ezdia project, pumping out the work, and producing positive feedback from the editors.
- 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