Four For Friday - January 25

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On Fridays, I bring you this week's best work-life integration tips, and tricks. And we call it Four for Friday. Welcome!

The Rules If You Want To Improve Your Blog

Poor Little It Girl - Top Five Blogging Rules and Etiquette Tips . Ready to blog for profit? Style blogger Cathy Peshek breaks down a few rules for blogging successfully. I loved this because even though she claims that the this blog had been sitting on her computer for months out of pure irritation, her advice is very measured and practical.

The Tech That Improved My Wedding Day Ground Game

Rebekah Emily Photography - 5 Reasons The Apple Watch Is Every Wedding Photographer's Dream. Wedding planners, too. And DJs, according to one of my past clients. I used to run my wedding timelines from my phone. You know what's easier? Running it from your Apple watch. My friend Tina Li from In The Cloud Events turned me on to this. Load a timeline into iCal or Google calendar, with alerts, and it shows up on your watch. You can text from your watch. You can ask Siri questions from your watch, like, "What time is sunset?" or "How long will it take to get to (the venue)? This means no more scramble for your phone, too - the Apple watch can find it for you. If you're not an Apple person, there are android watches that do the same. And I believe you can write it off as a business expense, too.

The Tips That Will Improve Your Instagram Pictures

Popular Science - Take better smartphone photos with these simple tips and tricks. You know how it goes. It takes a while to get the photographer's pictures, so you do the best that you can with your phone. Here's some help with that. This was the best article I could find that didn't include buying apps or other equipment. Once I read, "Steady the phone on your arm" I was pretty much sold.

The #Truth That Might Just Improve Your Day

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another - William James

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I'll talk to you soon,
Elizabeth