October 30th, 2008
To be clear, contributing articles to magazines or websites isn’t that lucrative. But it does provide extra money for those lean times. And once you manage to score a gig on a well-known rag or site, you gain lots of exposure as a freelance writer.
From my personal experience, two things have helped me attain relative […]
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October 29th, 2008
Thanks to Anne for pointing me to this:
So what do you think of Lia Scott Price’s tips?
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October 28th, 2008
…Today, the brothers are considered one of the best, youngest and brightest that Philippine design has to offer - not a bad place to be for a pair of artists with humble beginnings in Naga, Bicol. “We began right after graduation, back in 2004″, 26 year old Randall says. “For our equipment, we had a […]
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October 27th, 2008
We all learn to look out for number one and watch out for ourselves at some point in our lives. In fact, I believe that the sooner you understand this, the better the chances of your getting what you want earlier, as you’re more assertive over your own interests.
Hopefully, we also learn that self-interest can […]
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October 26th, 2008
Sorry folks, as I’m a bit busy—trying to get as much rest as I can from the weekend—here’s some great resources to keep you occupied:
Three Easy Ways To Keep Your Clients For A Lifetime
Why Blogging Isn’t The Same As Article Writing
How Can I Get My Freelance Writing Career Started?
5 Ways To Get More Exposure To […]
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October 25th, 2008
As a complement to quick idea-generation technique #1, let’s turn your sadness into an idea!
A friend recently had a bad day, wondering why his contact was so quick to think negatively of him. So what did he do? He took his bad experience, and turned into an idea for a project. In fact, I followed […]
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October 24th, 2008
It’s pretty irritating how people pay more attention to the manner of your message, rather than its matter. If you’ve seen someone get by because they knew how to package themselves in a very appealing way—despite of a lack of any considerable lack of substance beneath the style—then you know what I mean.
Yes, it’s irritating […]
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October 23rd, 2008
Regular readers will notice that I advocate a marketing approach centered around a freelancer’s personal website. Take a look at a couple of posts I’ve written recently.
Should We do Away with Specialties on Our Business Cards?
Why Numbers on a Business Card may be Obsolete
A few minutes ago, I realized that for this set-up to work, […]
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October 22nd, 2008
If you’ve seen the light and use Gmail like I do, check out a recent post on the Official Gmail blog. It lists out information already available through the online Gmail help, but does so in a way that’s easy to pick-up. A much-needed primer for those who aren’t used to navigating through Gmail with […]
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October 21st, 2008
Some part of our common sense understands that when it comes with dealing with clients, making things easy for them and not wasting their time are key. But, if you want to reinforce such sensible ideas for growing and maintaining good relationships with clients, check this out:
The best clients are the busy clients. Why? Because […]
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