About a month ago I sat down at my desk, like I do every day. I had my usual piping hot cup of coffee, and I was watching the dog run around the garden. Then I turned to my screen. Pulled up my Word Document. And my mind went blank. There was nothing. Nada. Zip. And it stayed that way for, oh, I don’t know…about a week. I couldn’t get one single idea in my head. No matter how hard I tried. …
40 Productivity Hacks To Boost Your Output (In Under 5 Minutes)
Productivity feels like a constant battle. No matter how hard you try it feels like your brain just doesn't want to be productive. And, it's not like you don't want to get the work done, is it? Once you end up in this productive slump, it feels almost impossible to get out of it. Your to do list keeps growing, while your attention takes a vacation. …
The Free Productivity Apps We Use Every Day
It might be surprising for you to hear that Share As Image doesn’t have a big workforce. There’s a lot that needs doing, and it’s spread between a max of four of us at any one time. Which means that staying productive is a big priority for us. Because, there’s little room for slacking off or procrastinating. To be honest, we’re pretty good at staying on task. But it's not all down to our …
How Visuals Improve Conversion Rates on Your Content by 300%
The use of visual information has increased on the internet by 9,900% since 2007. We all know that images and infographics increase traffic on the web, whether it’s on social media, blogs, or our company site, but what we are still unpacking is the why. As content marketers, we often plug and chug the strategies we know that work when it comes to writing a successful blog, but because visuals are …
What John Cleese, Stephen King, Paul Simon and Anthony Trollope Can Teach You About Creativity
Anthony Trollope was one of the world’s most creative writers. In the 1800’s he regularly released novels over 700 pages in length, multiple times a year, and wrote whole series so long in length that Lord of the Rings looks like a short story. And, he did all of this while working a full time job for the British Postal Service. According to Stephen King in his book On Writing, he was able to …