I need a book cover I am working on a new book publishing initiative where I use my toolset to prepare my books for both e-book and printed publishing: Notion for ideas, text content, and organization Midjourney, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator for graphic design Book Bolt for layout Amazon KDP for publishing This process is…

Slow steady start While I am no stranger to writing, I am new to writing on Medium and published my first story in April 2023. …

Search frustrations and potential solutions… This is exactly what I am working on implementing for a corporate client with regard to their various knowledge bases and other data collections. We have recognized the terrible inefficiencies of a google-style results list. For example, if I am new to the company and…

The right people will significantly increase your chance of project success. Learn exactly how I do it step-by-step to find and build fantastic business relationships with talented freelancers. My process I primarily use Fiverr to hire freelance help for my projects and businesses. While the experience has not always been perfect, once…

Get organized before you start your project to achieve success. Learn exactly how to define the eight essential criteria. Thanks to John Reese whose request for me to share more information prompted this article. Disclaimer: all thoughts on the strategies for defining project requirements are my own that I have…

There are a few things I seem to struggle with in every project… I have a system I have a system for my projects that I follow pretty faithfully no matter what the focus is: Jot down some ideas After a bit of research and further consideration, move the idea to one of my…

It is important to avoid analysis paralysis and just get going The list keeps growing I keep my ideas on my phone. Nothing fancy, just a note that has several checklists. Right now my list titles are: Writing topics Merch Sites / Apps At the last count, I had 31 ideas listed, and I…

It is all about turning ideas into action Am I crazy?… maybe The truth is, we rarely give ourselves the freedom in life to exercise the full extent of our creativity and allow the time and resources required to turn ideas into action with glorious abandon. …

I am both a photographer and a web and applications developer. You would think these two things would be complementary, and they are — sometimes. …