Recent Posts
In this space, I will share updates from Allison Stein Consulting and post articles about writing, editing, and design.
Resource Review: Hootsuite
Hootsuite, a service for scheduling social media posts across platforms, also maintains an active blog on strategies for building social campaigns and social media best practices. If you are interested in social media strategy, social media marketing, best practices, sentiment analysis, or inclusive design, keep listening.
Resource Review: Morgan Timm
Morgan Timm, created by an experienced lifestyle blogger of the same name, features articles about blogging, entrepreneurship, and social media. If you are interested in blogging, blog traffic, social media, business, or brand strategy, keep listening.
Resource Review: Sprout Social
The Sprout Social blog emphasizes best practices on social media and offers tools and templates for social media managers to ensure their social presence is on track across multiple platforms. If you are interested in social media audits, post length, posting time, or analytics, keep listening.
Resource Review: Louise Henry
Louise Henry, created by an online business owner of the same name, features articles about blogging, entrepreneurship, web content creation, and project management. If you are interested in online business, blogging, Squarespace, project management, or Asana, keep listening.
Resource Review: Making It
Making It, the blog published by Squarespace, features guidance on how to get more out of the platform’s website builder, articles about trends in entrepreneurship, and profiles of entrepreneurs who use Squarespace to launch or grow their businesses. If you are interested in website building, online stores, blogging, digital portfolios, or Squarespace products, keep listening.
Independent Consulting in the Digital Age
As a presenter for the Tri-City Tech Comm Conference, hosted by the Association of Professional and Technical Writers at Saginaw Valley State University, I reflect on my journey from studying technical writing to running a technical writing service. I discuss independent consulting opportunities and some suggested strategies for navigating the transition to the job market.
Internships as Prof. Dev., Part 2
This blog post is a collaboration with Eliza Kriz, an amazing writer I studied alongside while completing my bachelor’s degree in Professional and Technical Writing at Saginaw Valley State University. The two-part article focuses on our experiences as technical writing interns at Cardinal Solutions, a research and design consultancy run by students, faculty, and alumni at SVSU.
Internships as Prof. Dev., Part 1
This blog post is a collaboration with Eliza Kriz, an amazing writer I studied alongside while completing my bachelor’s degree in Professional and Technical Writing at Saginaw Valley State University. The two-part article focuses on our experiences as technical writing interns at Cardinal Solutions, a research and design consultancy run by students, faculty, and alumni at SVSU.
Welcome to Allison Stein Consulting
Here, I explore some of the thinking that drives my design choices in this website and business ecosystem, share my six-month plan to launch an independent consultancy, catalog the strategies I implemented and happy accidents I encountered, and provide a listing of key activities that may serve as a roadmap for other recent college graduates with similar goals.
Professional Promotion Resources
In this blog post, I feature a roundup of my favorite websites focused on professional promotion and social media management. I highlight five resources: Making It, Hootsuite, Morgan Timm, Sprout Social, and Louise Henry.