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10 February 2011 ~ 0 Comments

44th and proud

There are all sorts of ways of measuring the usefulness of taking part in Twitter. For me, as a home worker, it provides one of the few things I miss about working in a large office – the banter. But better than that, it’s banter I can turn off to concentrate on tasks that will [...]

05 November 2010 ~ 0 Comments

How to commission a freelance journalist

Having been on both sides of the fence as both an editor and now as a freelance journalist, I thought I’d put together a short guide on how to commission a journalist or writer. First off, there are some essential elements to the commission document – and you should put it on a document, not [...]

05 August 2010 ~ 6 Comments

Car manufacturer warranties

After today’s announcement that Vauxhall was moving to a ‘lifetime’ warranty I thought I’d spend five minutes compiling a chart of who offers what in the way of warranties. Add a comment if you think they’re wrong or go out of date.