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How Deesha Philyaw Built Her Writing Career From the Ground Up—and Landed a 7-Figure Book Deal

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I have spent many hours on the phone with her asking what I should charge for a certain piece of content, or where to submit my work. How Deesha Philyaw got her first break This was before the economic collapse of 2008, when media outlets and magazines paid freelancers quite well.

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Strategies To Align Workspace Design With Evolving Business Goals

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This article was written by Alexis Dennis-Huether of The S/L/A/M Collaborative for Work Design Magazine. This change does not have to result in more dense office space with smaller desks as we saw after the 2008 economic downturn. Organizations need help to communicate the value of the office today. Acoustics matters, too.

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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Was it actually a phone notification plugged into a loudspeaker? Khaled was about 16 and DJing a party in Orlando, Florida where he spent his formative years, when his phone rang. It was from the phone line inside his little makeshift studio in his parents’ house. I’d be lying if I told you it didn’t startle me.

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A look back at The Stoddart Review: the once and future guide to workplace productivity?

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One of the researchers told Fortune magazine : “There are many people in that sample that do frontline jobs, for example in retail, manufacturing, or hotels and restaurants, and they naturally don’t work from home because of the nature of those jobs”.

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Patrice Washington Is Redefining Wealth By Scaling Joy

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The crash of the housing market in 2008 and subsequent recession decimated her business, leaving her on welfare and food stamps and—eventually—sitting across from a generous Harvey who offered to create a job with the sole purpose of helping her get back on her feet. And it was gone overnight. Photos ©Bobby Quillard.

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Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer!

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By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 Filed Under: Prioritize , Productivity D o you need extra help with your workload ? I work for a magazine and we hire freelancers for all sorts of reasons. Home About Me Advertise Overworked? Unload Your Workload to a Freelancer!

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The E-tiquette of E-mail

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Home About Me Advertise The E-tiquette of E-mail By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Filed Under: Client Service , MS-Outlook E ditor’s note: This is a guest post by Patricia Robb of Laughing all the Way to Work: The Ultimate Secretarial Survival Blog. I agree with downloading backgrounds.

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