Would you spend $30 and a few minutes to unleash your productivity?

Ixxan

CONTENT PRODUCTIONFASTER BETTER

CHEAPER

skills and tools to help you succeed.

Three tools, some smarts, and a cup of coffee.

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… needs more punch… and more

style. Again. NOW.

I’m a little down on cash

right now.

How do those guys do it?

When the going gets tough…

…the tough get smarter.

• Social media posts • Press releases • Product descriptions • Subscriber emails • White papers • etc.

xxanFirst, Let’s Think About This.

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What problems are we trying to solve?

• I don’t write fast enough. • I’m easily distracted. • I don’t have the facts at hand. • Nobody’s reading my stuff! • Cheap is good, free is better…

xxan1. iAWriter Pro is the Focus Weapon

Simpler is faster. Simple keeps your attention. iAWriter Pro for OS X/IOS is $4.99, Poe for Windows is free

• minimally distractive full-screen mode with a single disappearing menu bar at the bottom of the screen (it’s about the words… just the words.)

• word counter on the menubar (know when to stop!) • easy-to-use text markdown (saves time when publishing to social media) • very little else (this is the real key… honest.)

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You’re l

ooking a

t it.

All of it!

xxan2. Virtual Desktops are a Time Saver

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One Screen, four desktops. Each a swipe away. Included in OS X, use VirtuaWin for Windows.

The filing cabinet aka, the reference source. example.: Evernote

iAWriter Pro for creation You spend the most time here

Inspirational material not yet tagged or filed. example.: Pocket

Search as needed for on-the-fly fact finding example.: Google

xxan3. Three Books Teach Punch and Style

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Zinsser, William, On Writing Well, ISBN-13: 978-0-06-089154-1, 2006. From $5.69 used at Amazon.

Blundell, William E., The Art and Craft of Feature Writing, ISBN 0-452-26158-9, 1988 From $5.19 used at Amazon.

Strunk, William and White, E.B., The Elements of Style, ISBN 0-205-30902-X, 2000. From $4.61 used at Amazon

Great writing is a skill. Here’s how. Cheap at $15.49 plus $10 shipping for all three.

Start here. Learn how to grab and hold attention.

Then… learn how to pack in the information.

The master class for timeless prose.

xxanTake a Break to Learn

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• Take a 15 minute break to recharge • Disconnect from the digital and reconnect

with the physical • cup of coffee • comfortable chair • a real book

• Read a chapter, take away one lesson

It’s better to remember one lesson, because

it’s easier to apply one lesson.

xxanSmart Tools to Handle Tough Problems

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I don’t write fast enough.

I’m easily distracted.

I don’t have the facts at hand.

Nobody’s reading my stuff!

Cheap is good, free is better…

Would you spend $30 and a few minutes to unleash your productivity?

xxan entrepreneurs infotech innovators

skills toolsdelivers to

Ixxan’s mission is to make you successful. We inform you, build your skills and provide you tools. We help you develop innovative products and services.

www.goodbusiness.ixxan.org www.infotechinnovate.ixxan.org

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