Allan Hoffman

The iPhone is my new favorite writing tool

Posted on 20. Oct, 2010 by Allan Hoffman in Writing

I know this will sound crazy to a lot of people, but I’m really into using my iPhone for writing. Now, this doesn’t mean I’ve developed some fancy method to use my fingers and thumbs with the virtual keyboard. For writing on my iPhone, I use Apple’s wireless Bluetooth keyboard — my favorite keyboard, ever [...]

Want to publish a Kindle book?

Posted on 15. Oct, 2010 by Allan Hoffman in Tech, Writing

One of these days I’ll publish a Kindle book (or some sort of e-book). For now, I’ve got a column with tips on how to do this. It’s not all that hard, really. A lot of the challenge, it turns out, is in formatting the book properly for the Kindle (or for any other e-book [...]

Just helped fund a Kickstarter project for an iPhone tripod

Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by Allan Hoffman in Writing

So I just dropped $20 on an iPhone tripod and “kickstand” that doesn’t even exist yet. Sounds sorta weird? Well, it’s actually part of a project at Kickstarter, a website that’s all about funding innovative and creative projects. The name of this product-to-be is the Glif, and here’s how it’s described: Glif is a simple [...]

Sophisticated and powerful tools for email lists and e-newsletters

Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Allan Hoffman in Tech, Writing

In an online world obsessed with viral video and social networking, the simple, functional email list can seem downright dowdy. What is it, after all, other than a list of email addresses for sending out periodic messages? In fact, email lists can be a lot more complicated and multifaceted than you might think (and more [...]

E-newsletter

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Allan Hoffman in Writing

My e-newsletter includes links to things I’ve written, tweeted, or found interesting. It’s brief, fun, and if you don’t like it, there’s a one-click “unsubscribe” button. I send it out every one or two weeks (or so). If you want to view previous e-newsletters, select the “view previous campaigns” link below. join our mailing list [...]

Crowdsourcing your press releases and copywriting

Posted on 16. Dec, 2009 by Allan Hoffman in Writing

I’ve been fascinated by the crowdsourcing trend, and I’ve even delved into it, using 99designs, a website for crowdsourced design (logos, business cards, etc.) for the logo for Web100. Now there’s crowdsourced writing. Yep, just as 99designs helps businesses set up contests for logos and whatnot, essentially getting people to contribute without any guarantee they’ll [...]