Docforce Blog
The home of insightful blog posts on technical writing, technical communications, development, social media, content marketing, and tips for living your best life!
ARTICLES
Latest Blog Posts
Documentation: Gateway to the Flow State
The flow state will help you get stuff done – in my case, defeat the blue screen of death with documentation!
How Value is the Trojan Horse in Your Arsenal
Let's say it's 1000 B.C and you're looking to besiege a castle. We can all understand the tremendous human costs involved, assaulting the walls, building a trebuchet, not to mention the wasted food trying to distract the alligators while you’re crossing the moat! Not...
Malaphors: We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Get to It
I will explain what an idiom is, a few examples of some particularly well-known ones in English, where the word “malaphor” comes from, and finally how to craft your own.
It’s vs. Its — It’s Alive!
Try replacing “it’s” with “he’s” and train yourself to always say “it is” when you see “it’s”. For “its”, the possessive determiner, replace with a singular possessive noun like “Monster” to see if “its” work – for example, “the Monster’s somber end” also works as “its somber end”.
Affect vs Effect: How to Tell Them Apart with Tacos
If you’re like me, your grammar school days are long behind you. I definitely remember filling out The Elements of Style Workbook (Strunk and White), but I don’t remember what I wrote. And much like any other adult who similarly disregarded the rules of grammar, I am...
5 Easy Healthy Habits for Your Better Day
Healthy habits are hard to start and even harder to maintain. They take discipline–the not-as-fun and party-pooper cousin to motivation. Motivation can help you get started, but what gets you out of bed at 6am on a frigid December day to go jog or gym will be...
Docforce by Bárd
Your on-demand technical writing and documentation department.
Scale Up or Down
Manage peak periods by scaling your writing team up or down as needed. No hiring, no resumes, and no long-term commitments.
Writing as a Service
Monthly writing hours packages that you can utilize as needed. Any unused hours carry over every month.
Powerful Analytics
Get real-time insights into project progress and efficiency. Track your project budgeting. Forecast your headcount requirements.
Managing Your Documentation Doesn’t Have to Be Hard.
Track all of your documentation projects in your visual, customized software dashboard.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Latest Social Media Posts