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Implement technology into you’re writing and it will never be outdated.
Long gone are the days of inkwells, fountain pens, and even typewriters. Today, being successful is as much about getting your name out there as it is about the craft and technical skills needed to create. Learning to write in the 21st century means that you need to familiarize yourself with modern tools that can boost your creativity, organize your workflow, and even connect you to your audience or next big gig.
Here are a few ways you can make some of the newest technological advancements work for you and your writing business.
Connect with Your Team
If you work on collaborative projects, or even just network with others to stay up to date about recent changes in the field and job opportunities, you need to consider some of the top apps for team collaboration. Applications like Trello, for example, can make the most complicated projects look simple when you break them down into cards or tasks.
If you’re looking for ways to make documents accessible with colleagues spread out across the country or even the globe, utilize the Google Suite of products like Google sheets, docs, forms, and calendar. You can work on stories, databases, or even collect information from others with ease and then sync it all together on a shared calendar. What more, because the Google suite lives on the cloud, you can catch up on work anywhere just by signing into your Google or Chrome browser account.
Communicate with Clients
Believe it or not, not all professionals chose email as their number one way of communicating with others. If you want to stay current, you might have to go outside of your comfort zone and try new ways of keeping up with business communication etiquette. Consider texting clients if they provide their number, or even doing a video chat through Skype, Zoom, or Google Hangouts. These communication tools might make you a bit nervous the first few times you use them, but once you see how easy and fast they are to use, you’ll be a pro in no time.
Get Found On-Line
Creating your own website to advertise your skills as a writer, copyeditor, and more, is easier today than ever before — and cost-effective, too. It can be one of the quickest ways to get your name out there and showcase some of your best writing samples, as well as show off some of your proudest published work. Once you get your website designed the way you want it, potential readers and clients can find you through your site and even communicate with you easily.
You can create a blog to show current work or use your site to sell your books. If you want to keep in contact with your readers so that you can notify them of new blog posts or books, consider using an app like MailChimp to create a mailing list of those who want to be informed of updates.
Send Invoices with Ease
If you create invoices with a standard processing program and insist on mailing them by snail-mail, it’s time to turn to technology to bill and collect payments. Programs like FreshBooks and Wave can help you create professional-looking invoices complete with your logo. Set up each client and save their details so that next month, it’s as easy as a few clicks to prepare the invoice and get paid faster, without having to worry about your letter getting lost in the mail.
Once you get each client’s information entered, you can create and send invoices online. Many of these programs even connect to your bank so that you can accept payment through the app too.
Create Social Assets
If you’re looking for an easy way to create images that draw readers to your blog or website, you need an online design tool. Canva is an excellent free site where you can create professional and unique images for everything from your blog post and layout, to your social media accounts. The greatest thing about Canva is not only that it’s easy to use, but most people can do everything they need with the standard, free account.
This tool is also an excellent resource if you’re looking to create a website but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a designer, or if you want to take advantage of a mailing list to readers and fans like mentioned above. Use their preset templates to gather a few ideas of what you like and then get started. You can easily change colors, shapes, and fonts with just a few clicks.
Stay Focused
Most people think that they can multitask well. However, experts agree that it’s difficult to do any one task to your full potential if you’re trying to do three or four others at the same time. If you get easily distracted by emails, social media sites, or the internet, try using Freedom.
This app locks you out of distracting websites so that you can fully engage on one task at a time, across many devices and not just your computer. Freedom work on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS, and is used by more than one million people to increase their productivity and boost their ability to focus.
Making Tech Work for You
Writers use tech every day. From checking your grammar to learning the newest ways to combat writer’s block, you can make technology work for you. Once you get the hang of these apps and other tools, you’ll see the ease and convenience they add to your business or daily creative routine, and you might even increase your readership or land a few new high-paying clients. Regardless of which tools you try, we hope you find them useful, and you learn how to make them work the best for you.
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