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Canadian book reading statistics for 2022 and 2023 (complete Canada survey data)

January 15, 2023 By Leave a Comment

What are the most popular books in Canada? We asked 144 Canadian readers what genre of books they read in 2022 and what they plan to read in 2023. Here are the Canadian book reading statistics from the survey results.

We wanted to know what, how and how much people were reading. So, we asked 945 readers in 56 countries about their book reading habits. This is what the 144 Canadian participants told us.

Reading is alive and well. People around the world responded to our book reading survey, and they shared the details of the books they read and how they read them. Here are some of the key findings of the Canadian participants. [Read more…]

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How to write Canadian English in 2023

October 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment

Want to communicate with Canadians? Here are the top 10 tips to write for a Canadian audience.

English is not just one language. There are many versions and dialects. In particular, people around the world tend to speak British English or American English. Not so in Canada.

Canadian English is a hybrid of three influences:

  1. Its original British roots
  2. The cross-border flow of books and movies from the USA
  3. The French partnership in this bilingual country

The result is a language that seems to be a cross between UK and USA English, with a few anomalies of its own.

If you plan to write for a Canadian audience, here are a few guidelines that will help you not look like too much of a fool. [Read more…]

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How to make a good social media avatar for business or professionals

March 5, 2022 By 1 Comment

On social media, your avatar (or profile pic) creates your first impression. Here’s how to create a social media avatar that will make the right impression.

Some of my more ardent fans (Hi mom!) might have noticed that I recently changed my avatar across social media platforms. You’ll see a whole new me on Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Flickr … and on many smaller social media websites, too.

You might be asking: “David, how can I design a good avatar, too?”

What a great time to look at what makes the perfect avatar. [Read more…]

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Top 50 Canadian passwords (Tiffany’s Tale)

November 25, 2021 By 2 Comments

What do Canada’s most-used passwords tell about Canadians? Maybe you had better ask Tiffany.

What is the most common password in Canada? You might be surprised to know that it’s not “password”. In fact, “123456” beats out password by a notch, according to this study by Nordpass.

What is interesting, though, is that using “password” as a password is a somewhat Canadian thing, as it ranks fourth elsewhere in the world. The list of top 50 Canadian passwords is below, and some of them are perplexing.

To be sure, the first seven make sense, and are pretty much what you might expect – various versions of qwerty, 123s and ABCs. But then we hit #8: [Read more…]

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More Canadian authors you haven’t met (yet)

June 27, 2021 By 4 Comments

It’s almost Canada Day. What better time to discover the amazing writers across the country?

This is part two of our visit with Canadian authors. You can read part one here.

They have very little in common. However, they are all Canadian. They are all accomplished writers. And they all are generous to other Canadian writers on Twitter. But Canadian writers come in all sorts of styles and genres, and that is true with these three writers. [Read more…]

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Some Canadian writers you haven’t met (yet) for Happy Canada Day 2021

June 12, 2021 By 1 Comment

Everybody loves a good book. It’s almost Canada Day, and could there be a better time to discover new Canadian writers?

These writers have very little in common. They are all Canadian. They are all accomplished writers. And they all are generous to other Canadian writers on Twitter. But that’s where the similarities end.

Some people hear the word “writer” and think about novelists. Others think about journalists. But Canadian writers come in all sorts of styles and genres. [Read more…]

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How to gain 100 good quality Twitter followers per day – Part III

February 4, 2021 By 1 Comment

If you want followers, it helps to know where to look.

In Part I of this article, we found that you can grow your following by 100 in a single day with a strong account, and we looked at a basic Twitter follow strategy to use. In Part 2, we explored how to use simple math to super-charge that strategy.

Now let’s look at where to find the best accounts where the numbers will work to your advantage. [Read more…]

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How to gain 100 good quality Twitter followers per day – Part II

December 1, 2020 By Leave a Comment

If you want followers, it helps to follow other accounts with the right numbers. Yes, this is a Twitter math lesson.

In Part I of this article, we found that:

  • It is possible to grow your following by 100 in a single day, but probably not every day.
  • You need a strong account to grow your following by 100 in a single day.
  • There is a basic Twitter follow strategy to use.
  • You need something more to boost your Twitter followers faster.

That “something more” is to play the numbers. This part of the article gives you the step-by-step instructions on how to play those numbers successfully. [Read more…]

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How to gain 100 good quality Twitter followers per day – Part I

October 3, 2020 By 1 Comment

If you want followers, it helps to follow others. Here is a step-by-step plan to boost your Twitter followers by following other accounts.

There are three types of people on Twitter:

  • people who scoff at any obsession with follower counts, because only quality counts
  • people who salivate at the thought of more followers, more followers, more followers!
  • people who know that both quality and quantity count – this article is for you

[Read more…]

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What is the world’s worst marketing letter ever?

April 18, 2020 By Leave a Comment

Clear communication is critical in every aspect of life, especially to write a marketing letter that converts. So why would your marketing letter just blow hair in my eyes?

I recently received the email published in the image below. In fact, I received it three times. This is possibly the worst cold email I have ever received – and I have received thousands!

Instead of driving me to take action, the email just blew hair in my eyes.

From a company that is obviously so impressive, you would think they could do better. Let’s take a look at why this email sucks so badly. [Read more…]

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