It’s the first week in December and that means it’s the time of year when we start to take stock of the year that’s closing and begin to think of the goals we have moving forward. In both personal life and in entrepreneurship, staying on top of trends, developments and innovation can be time consuming but it’s well worth the investment.
This week’s Gig Economy News is all about things you can learn and strategies to employ in order to start the season with your best foot forward.
The Value of Word Accuracy
Whether English is your native language or not, there’s certain words that can be confusing to almost anyone. However, using them correctly will improve the impression you make on others and will increase your professional standing. No matter whether you think your English is flawless or faltering, this list of 20 words that are commonly misused, from the Huffington Post, is essential reading for anybody who cares about how they come off to business and personal contacts.
Get Animated
For our artists out there, the growing animation trend might be perplexing, exciting, challenging or all of the above. Creating a great animation requires a lot more than artistic skill – it requires an understanding of the viewer’s experience and technological capabilities. If you’re stumped on how to get into the animation game, check out our animation survival guide.
Back to School
If entrepreneurship is all about constant learning and growth, then what better way could there be to invest in your business and yourself than to take a course relating to entrepreneurial skills? Entrepreneurship might be natural to some extent, but by educating yourself on the essentials can save you time, money, and a lot of headaches. Rather than learning everything the hard way, why not try out one of these courses for entrepreneurs that Geektime has selected from across the web.
Strategic Site-Building
If building a website already sounds complicated enough – choosing the right platform for building your website on probably adds another layer of confusion. It’s a wide world out there of website builders and content management systems, and navigating it all can be a bit tricky. We’ve taken the guesswork out of it for you and put together a helpful article, complete with infographic, on how to choose the right website builder for you and your business.
What’s the most important thing you’ve learned as an entrepreneur this year? Tell us in the comments!
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