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The Healthy Writer

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:49 +0000

by Catherine L. Tully Hello fellow writers and freelance pros. February is a month dedicated to health–specifically heart health, so today is just a reminder to get the blood pumping. In a career where you spend 90% of your time sitting, this can be quite the challenge. I know from experience. But I also know that getting the [...]

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Free Art Education from Awesome Horse Studios

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:55 +0000

What happens when four illustrators share a passion for their work and sharing what they know with others? Awesome Horse Studios is Marc Scheff, Cynthia Sheppard, Noah Bradley, and Aaron Miller. They do a weekly Livestream on Saturdays at 2pm EST. Each episode consists of 1-2 critiques of art submitted from the audience, and a [...]

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3 popular ways to screw up enterprise social

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:51 +0000

Enterprise social networking may be a hot buzzword but it's still in its infancy when it comes to adoption, which adds up to a frenzy of rushed roll outs by the inexperienced. What usually goes wrong? David Lavenda of harmon.ie has a few ideas.

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Top Ten Things I’m Highly Grateful For

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:19:00 +0000

You know, I seem to find myself whining a lot... clients late on payment, damn coffee stain on my computer screen. Well, enough of that. Positivity is the key to enlightment, and to keep away that nasty email for today. 10. Twitter: live proof that you're not the only one goofing off at any point in time. 9. IE8 because, without it, I don't think I'd have much work to do. 8. Due to the evolution of being able to give a summary of Moby Dick in 140 characters or less, emails have...

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If You’re Going Solo, Get an Audience First

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:34:50 +0000

This is a guest post from Josh Ledgard, founder of KickoffLabs. They offer the simplest landing pages and newsletter support for new and small businesses. I know a lot of people that have recently decided to leave 9-5 jobs to become self-employed. One of the first things they do is hunt for someone to build [...]

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Book Review: The New Well-Tempered Sentence

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:48:53 +0000

When I was in grade school, we had this small (but disturbingly thick) hardcover grammar book. It was a horrible mustard yellow hue. Even to this day, I still picture this book when I think about grammar. I didn’t like it then and, to be honest, I don’t like it now. But I can recognize [...]

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Third of SMEs used freelancers for the first time in 2011

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

The economic climate may be stormy and the weather chilly, but there was great news for freelancers last week when PeoplePerHour's Small Business Survey revealed that the UK's SMEs are turning to freelancers in droves to fill their skills gap as full-time employees continue to be a costly and compliance-laden burden.

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David Allen’s “Getting Things Done”: Is It Relevant to Freelancers?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:08 +0000

I first read “Getting Things Done” (GTD) by David Allen in 2007. Back then, I was working full-time in…

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Grow Your Community by Asking Questions

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:00:08 +0000

Reporters at The Washington Post are now actively engaging their readers by posting comments in streams on the paper’s news stories online, something they’ve never done in the past. The paper switched to a new website platform called Echo, which has helped them grow their online community. Reader comments at the paper have shot up 142% since March, 2011. This is new territory for many journalists. Never before have they been urged to take part in the conversations the public is having online...

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International Freelancers Day: Sept 24–25

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:56:06 +0000

Something big is coming for freelancers—International Freelancers Day! If you haven't heard about it yet, this is a free, two-day online conference exclusively for solo professionals. And the line up of speakers and topics are impressive. But be sure to block off your calendar because this event will be held live so you'll need to show up on time for the sessions you want to attend.

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5 Ways to Make More Money as a Freelancer

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:07:14 +0000

So, you’re freelance career finally has lift off. You’ve got a couple of clients under your belt…your portfolio is getting fatter….you’re feeling increasingly confident about your abilities and career choice. And best of all, you like what you do. But there’s one thing missing: the big bucks. How can you get the money to really [...]

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The “Peanut Butter” Strategy for Getting More Business

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:25:10 +0000

About the author: Steve Slaunwhite coaches freelancers in how to get all the ideal clients and great-paying projects they want. To book your FREE 30-minute coaching session, email steve at steve@steveslaunwhite.com. It’s often been said that if you go the extra mile for your clients, you’ll be rewarded with more repeat business and referrals. That’s true. But you [...]

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Blogging to Promote Your Freelance Business

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 20:55:34 +0000

One way to show off how well you can write or provide content services is to start a blog about writing. Many self-employed writers have their own site. While your site should be powerful and persuasive it does not have be that difficult or complex in nature. A website of any kind is quite necessary [...]

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Landing Big-Money Clients: Who they are, what they want.

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:34:39 +0000

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Does More Posts = More Traffic?

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:00:30 +0000

Yesterday in a post discussing the popularity of list-style posts in blogging, a commenter asked me to look at the frequency of post types in relation to the traffic they bring. Following this comment I put together some statistics and ended up wondering a slightly different question, does having more blog posts mean you end [...]

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How professional envy can help freelancers

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:25:36 +0000

We’re told not to get hung up coveting the careers of those more successful than us, to stop getting bogged down by what we don’t have and focus on building up what we do. However, new research on envy shows that this advice may be misguided. [Flickr photo by rileyroxx] Apparently, when we covet the lives of others, [...]

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How to Become a Go to Person

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:34 +0000

What’s your resolution for 2012? Want to improve your time management skills? Looking for ways to create more effective communication between colleagues? Or do you want to be known for producing professional results under aggressive deadlines to give your career more momentum? If you answered “all of the above” then this is your year to [...]

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Taxman suspends business record checks

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:22:00 +0000

Revenue to stop paperwork probes while it considers a new approach.

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Who is your customer?

Seth Godin — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:26:00 +0000

Rule one: You can build a business on the foundation of great customer service. Rule two: The only way to do great customer service is to treat different customers differently. The question: Who is your customer? It's not obvious. Zappos is a classic customer service company, and their customer is the person who buys the shoes. Nike, on the other hand, doesn't care very much at all about the people who buy the shoes, or even the retailers. They care about the athletes (often famous)...

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Where You’ll Find Me

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:15:20 +0000

I know it has been ages since I posted here (and I know many of you can relate). Just wanted to stop in to let you know that I’m still helping people escape from Corporate America, I’m just not blogging about it very often. I have been busy building my company, working with my clients, and [...]

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