by Don | Dec 2, 2021 | E-newsletters
I’ve been writing content for newsletters for (gulp!) almost 37 years now. The medium has changed drastically since I started my professional writing career in the 1980s working for a newsletter publishing firm. The biggest change, of course, is the shift from paper...
by Don | Jun 3, 2021 | E-newsletters
My very first professional job after I graduated college in 1985 was with a newsletter publishing company. Of course, this was back when newsletters were printed on paper and sent out to readers via snail mail. I’ve been working on newsletters ever since then. I guess...
by Don | Feb 27, 2020 | E-newsletters
This year marks 35 years since I walked across the stage at the University of Florida in Gainesville to receive my college diploma. Ironically, this is also the year that my daughter Natalie will walk across the stage to receive her college diploma from Georgia...
by Don | Jan 10, 2019 | E-newsletters
Email has been in widespread use for about 30 years now. During this time, it has become both a blessing and a curse. On the positive side, email has made it easy to communicate in writing with anyone, anywhere and at any time. But on the negative side, most people...
by Don | Nov 8, 2018 | E-newsletters
It’s been almost 10 years since I took the plunge into self-employment by becoming a full-time freelance writer. From a marketing perspective, the first thing on my to-do list as a self-employed professional was to build a website. Even in 2009, you had to have a...
by Don | Oct 4, 2018 | E-newsletters
Way back in 1982 when I decided to major in advertising, I thought I’d be an advertising copywriter and work for a big-time agency on high-profile campaigns for major brands. Basically, I envisioned myself as Don Draper before the iconic Mad Mencharter was dreamed up....
