by Nicole Baute | Oct 23, 2015 | Writing
I’ve officially hit the saturation point. Two years ago, before I’d officially joined the world of online business, everything felt fresh. I mean, not fresh-out-of-the-garden fresh, but still, pretty crunchy. Every day, it seemed, I encountered something...
by Nicole Baute | May 29, 2015 | Writing
First things first: I LOVE questions. I pride myself on being a pretty good asker-of-questions. Former journalist, active listener, curious mind. Asking great questions takes intelligence and empathy—traits I appreciate tremendously. I think this is why I’m a...
by Nicole Baute | Nov 20, 2014 | Writing
I started writing this blog post on a fast boat to Bali, ocean waves swelling and rolling out the window, sharing a pair of headphones with my guy. Lake Street Drive on the iPod. No computer. No notebook. Just Rachael Price’s soulful voice, and my thoughts. I...
by Nicole Baute | May 7, 2014 | Writing
Brevity. It’s beautiful. Especially online. This week’s piece of advice for Internet communicators (that means you!) is to look for repetition, then slash and burn. So many good writers weaken their copy by repeating themselves too many times. Their...