by Will Viharo

When it comes to stuff like Godzilla movies, pro wrestling, pizza parties and, well, other things, size can definitely matter. But what about your eBook? Since it costs the same to upload the file no matter how big or small it is, what are the major considerations? Well, the potential reader, for one.

by Lily Bradic

What happens to your brand’s best content after its initial publication and distribution? Is it buried on your website and forgotten about, or do you find new ways of using it again and again? When you upcycle, the time and effort you put into content creation goes further. Repurposed content can also perform better than the original piece and can provide unexpected insight into your audience’s behaviour. Here are three quick tips to get started:

by Geoff Gillette

For baby boomers and those born before that, it was known as the ‘pound’ sign. More often than not, it was used when telephoning to indicate to an automated service which person you wanted to talk to. Since 2007, though, it's gained a new identity which has now become widely known (and by some widely despised) as the "hashtag."

Hashtags were originally a Twitter phenomenon, used to categorize the 140-character messages to make them searchable. Users could follow and add to conversations by looking it up by #hashtag. As with all things though, it has evolved over time and has spread to other social media. 

And therein lies the problem.

by Geoff Gillette

We’ve come a long way from the days when police officers had to walk to their cars, pick up their fixed microphone radios and call headquarters with a question or to seek further instructions. 

Nowadays, nearly every squad car has a mobile computer and dashboard camera. And each officer is sporting enough computing power to run Mission Control during the Apollo 13 mission with some RAM and ROM to spare. 

And signs indicate that law enforcement is heading in an even more high tech direction. The question is…should it?

by Will Viharo

Typos. They're like house bugs. All writers have to deal with them, nobody likes them, and they can be nearly impossible to find and eliminate. Indie authors working without the benefit of editorial supervision are especially vulnerable to these pests. But can they destroy the foundation of your self-publishing platform, or are you forgiven by gracious readers?