Client Forms

Client Intake Sheet. A discovery questionnaire to help us be clear on what your finished materials should convey to the reader.

MS Word version
Adobe Acrobat PDF version
(The free version of Acrobat Reader is available on our Portfolio page. While it allows you to fill in this form and print it, your changes can not be saved or sent by email, only fax. I recommend using the Word version.)

Writing Tools
Helpful links to ease the writing process.

• Quote Search
When you need a quote that relates to your subject, here’s where to find it!

• Acronym Finder
Whether it's NASA, NAFTA, or NAPWA, don't let buzzwords and technical jargon leave you confused. Use this handy reference to understand the meaning for abbreviations and acryonyms.

• Dictionary and Thesaurus
by Merriam-Webster

Newsletter Tools
Are you writing and distributing an e-zine or newsletter on a regular basis? Here are unique tools you may find useful.

• Spam check your newsletter
How does your mailing rate on the “Spam Scale” used by many internet service providers? Use this free tool to check your content and find out if your newsletter is likely to be blocked before it reaches your subscribers. Just paste your text into the box and click “Rate It!”

• Article submission sites
If you want recognition as a published authority in your field, consider turning your newsletter entries into articles and submitting them for public domain use. You’ll get free exposure when websites feature your articles or reference them. Here's a list of over 140 places to submit your writing!

• Fixed-width Formatting
Most article submission sites require that you format your entries to a width of 60-characters. Here’s a simple tool that makes it easy to format to any width of your choosing.

Website Tools

• Plagiarism Search
Is someone stealing your website content? Use this plagiarism search tool and find out how you really feel about imitation being “the sincerest form of flattery”.