SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR 2005

I'm always trying to integrate these disparate parts of my work life--writing, editing, publishing, packaging, tech design, and so forth. As part of my publishing services business (reVisions Plus, Inc.), I am introducing a year-long series of free articles about how to improve small business communications (written, spoken, and electronic). It occurred to me when I published the list on my business blog that the software I'll be using to create the various communications vehicles (communications plan, brochures, cards, web pages, etc.) will be Microsoft products (Office Pro, including Publisher and Front Page). So if you find yourself in a position of creating communications-related materials with Office products and you have questions about how to do something specific or how to get around a particular problem, please feel free to email me your questions related to the following monthly themes and I'll do my best to get them researched and answered in the articles. Then I'll cross post to both blogs so the articles are available in both places. That's the plan, anyway! :) Here's the list for the 2005 articles:

January: Create a 2005 Communications Plan

February: Improve Staff Communications

March: Know Your Audience

April: Find Your Business Story

May: Communicating through Design

June: Brochure and Business Card Basics

July: What Do You Need on the Web?

August: E-mail Newsletters

September: The Dos and Don’ts of Catalogs

October: Create a Product Promotion Campaign

November: Time for a New Look? Upgrading Your Publications

December: Looking Back: How Well Did Your Plan Work?

Send your article-related questions to kmurray230@sbcglobal.net.

And here's to a safe, happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! :) k