by Trudy Rankin | Nov 28, 2025 | AI for Writers
Recently, I tried to put on my favourite bright pink workout shirt. But my arm wouldn’t go through the sleeve. The culprit turned out to be one lone sock jammed in the folded fabric, one I hadn’t seen in months. And it made me laugh. Because lately, I’ve been noticing...
by Trudy Rankin | Nov 20, 2025 | Diversify Income Beyond Client Work
If you think improving your open and click-through for your newsletter (or your client’s newsletter) rates is impossible … or that it would require hours of strategy or a full funnel overhaul, you might be interested in this. Every Tuesday, I spend one minute inside...
by Trudy Rankin | Nov 13, 2025 | Mindset and Confidence
It was 2 a.m. on a long flight home from Europe. Lights dimmed, everyone half-asleep … except for us. My husband had … somehow … managed to lose his glasses. And of course, he wanted me to help him find them. We searched for ages, twisting and crawling and...
by Trudy Rankin | Nov 7, 2025 | AI for Writers
We’d just arrived at our new home and were ready to unpack the van. First job: assemble some shelves in the downstairs laundry room. Easy enough. We’ve done this kind of thing dozens of times. Except it was hot. Over 40°C (104°F) and muggy. It was the kind of heat...
by Trudy Rankin | Sep 18, 2025 | Freelance Business Systems
This week’s post is all about how to keep your SOPs fresh, fast, and actually useful. You’ll get a step-by-step 90-day review ritual and AI prompts to help you streamline any system in minutes. Blog Post of the Week Your systems are only as good as your last update....