Randomn3ss

Last week I took part in a blog writing project over at fellow blogger Daniel’s site, the focus being tutorials. I feel that I write pretty good tutorials so why not submit one and see how well I do.

In total, 71 people submitted tutorials covering a wide range of topics. The interesting part is that those 71 writers will determine whom the winners are by listing a top list of tutorials comprised of those 71 articles. So, here are my three top tutorials from the project:

• How to write a letter of complaint to your bank. The power of a written letter has, in some ways, been forgotten with my generation and those younger. We do everything in the now via email, text message and phone calls if we have to be bothered to pick up the phone at all. The written letter, when done properly, holds a good amount of weight, in my opinion, more than an email letter. This tutorial covers how to approach your bank with confidence and in a manor as to not come off sounding like a jerk. Banks are, for most, a necessary evil, we all need them, hate the fees, horrible hours and staff who are usually slower than road kill. Six easy steps in this tutorial could lead to a well written letter to waive a fee, get you better customer service or even a shiny new pen!

• How to RSS like a rockstar. For more than 2 years now I have been attached to iGoogle RSS reader and have grown the number of sites I track via RSS to nearly 60, all separated won by categories. Sadly, many people still don’t understand what RSS is, how to use it or why it rocks so much. This tutorial covers all the bases from soup to nuts and will get you reading feeds in no time.

• How to list an eBay auction for maximum profit. So I’m a little vain. In the last several months this article has been read nearly 11,000 times, clearly a few people found it interesting. I put a lot of time and energy in writing what I’ve learned over the last 7+ years selling on eBay and think that this article should be in any top tutorial list.

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