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QG How-To: Finding the elusive “quality links”
Hey everyone!
A lot of you have recently been asking for tips on improving your included links. As you know, we prefer that you include links from authoritative sources, but when you do a Google search and get back 100,000 results, trying to pick out the .edu's and .gov's can be quite overwhelming!
Luckily, there is an easier way!
This tutorial will teach you simple commands that will allow you to search within .edu/.gov/.k12/.state. results EXCLUSIVELY! Finding quality links has never Read more [...]
Think you can handle more?
Hi everyone-
We've recently gotten an enhancement to the Writer Panel that allows a user to claim an indefinite amount of articles at a time (as opposed to the standard five). We'd like to offer this feature to our writers who have proven themselves again and again to not only be dependable, but who produce high-quality work.
If you'd like to be considered, send an email (and a brief explanation as to why you think you can handle the extra work) to QualityGal. We'll review your account and, Read more [...]
QG Tools of the Trade: “The Elements of Style”
Happy Monday everyone!
I thought I'd share with you one of my essentials for good writing: The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E.B. White (yes, the same E.B. White who wrote Charlotte's Web!). When I was in college studying journalism, The Elements of Style was a book recommended by my professor as an excellent resource for all kinds of writing-related questions one might have. In fact, I always have my copy of it handy when I'm editing your articles! A classic resource for writers, Read more [...]
How to make links + thanks!!
Happy Friday everyone!!
I recently got a question about to make links in articles, so I thought I'd post this quick tutorial. It's very simple to do! These instructions are for users of Microsoft Word, but if you're using a different program you can probably find instructions on how to do so in the "Help" tab.
To make links, follow these 4 easy steps:
1) In your word processing program, highlight the text you want to link.
2) Right click and click on hyperlink.
3) Paste the URL into the Read more [...]
Closed Friday, July 3rd: Payment Released Thursday
Hello Team!
In celebration of the 4th of July, the entire office is closed on Friday, July 3rd.
This means payments will be released on Thursday, July 2nd. 🙂
Please submit all your invoices by tomorrow (Wednesday) if you would like to receive your payment this week. Any invoices submitted after Wednesday will be included in the following week's payment release.
FYI...I will check my email a few times during the day on Friday in case anyone needs any help.
Happy Fourth of July!
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