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Let’s Really Meet Derek Pankaew

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

This is something I’ve been looking forward to sharing with you. For about a year and half, Derek Pankaew has been providing great tips and advice about content marketing, but after the 76 posts he has kindly made for us, we don’t really know a lot about Derek, do we?

Hmmm…what has he been hiding?

Well the truth is, Derek leads a pretty exciting lifestyle and has been traveling the world for about a year and half so far, starting about 1 month after he started writing for us. Yes, that’s right…he’s been using his writing skills to achieve the freedom most of us only dream of.

Recently, I asked Derek a few questions that would give us the opportunity to learn more about him and even provide us with a few tips on how we can also achieve such freedom in life. Whether you’re traveling or just want to have more freedom and flexibility in your daily schedule at home, Derek is certainly someone we can look to for inspiration.

No, It’s Not Okay

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

A little while back, I said we don’t rant much at Contentrix, but here I am feeling frustrated, disappointed and I need to do a little venting.

But please don’t take this to simply be a rant because my real goal is to actually help anyone who has struggled with creating their own content.

Here’s the back story… Read more…

Pomodoro & GTD: Productivity Systems for Writing & Working

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photo credit: CraigMoulding

One of the greatest challenges of working for yourself is maintaining productivity.

When there’s no boss looking over your shoulders, no deadlines, no external source of motivation, how do you stay on task?

How do you stop wandering over to Facebook, stop checking email incessantly, stop checking sites like Reddit or StumbleUpon?

How do you stay concentrated and get stuff done? Two of the best systems I’ve found for improving productivity are the “Getting Things Done” system and the Pomodoro system. Read more…

You Can Do Anything – SNL Skit

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

This SNL skit with Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter!) and the SNL crew had me in stitches for a couple of reasons… Read more…

Don’t Let the Blind Lead You Blind

Written by Alice Seba · Print This Article

I have been seeing a dangerous trend lately and with the big vastness of the Internet, I suppose it’s not at all surprising.

Whether you are writing a blog post, sharing a link or retweeting someone you respect, you have to do your homework. I am not sure what’s happened over the past year or so, but it seems everyone has forgotten the important adage of:

“You can’t believe everything you read.” Read more…