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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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Deesha Philyaw did not teach me how to write, but she did teach me how to turn writing into a career. If anyone knows how to make entrepreneurship and writing look easy, it’s Philyaw. Writers need to be business savvy and understand the ins and outs of how to sell as a writer. I had no idea how.

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How to Ask for More Money (and Get It)

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I landed my first writing gig in 2013. I don’t want to suggest that such sizable paydays are common, but the experience of that seismic income increase in such a short time frame taught me some invaluable lessons about earning potential , how to ask for more money and how to get it. Below are the top three lessons I learned.

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How to Boost Online Sales

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People spend $10,000 to get a website up but don’t even know why they have it.”. An email sign-up form with a promise of something in return: This can be a discount code, free e-book or video related to your business, access to a free consultation or another giveaway. That is a problem. Email Opt-In ideas.

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How to Name Your Business

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“You have a very limited amount of time to get a potential customer’s attention and answer key questions about what your business does,” says Mark Joyner, author of a book on business naming called The Irresistible Offer: How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less. This article was published in May 2013 and has been updated.

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Hello Seven’s Rachel Rodgers Is Showing Marginalized Groups Become Millionaires in the Making

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With all the talk about leaning into a career, Rodgers is teaching professionals how to lean into their worth—especially groups such as women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people and people with disabilities. It’s her mission to teach diverse entrepreneurs how to make more money and build real, life-changing wealth.

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

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Blue Moon Fair Trade partners with three other fair-trade retailers to combine trans-Pacific shipments, saving all of them up to 40% in shipping and paperwork expenses. Team up to attract the big guys. Don’t just call up and focus on tactics.”. In 2013, I opened my retail store in a blighted commercial corridor.

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How To Design Workplaces For Neurodivergent Employees

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Historically, the spaces which make up the built environment have been primarily designed by and for neurotypical people. 2013 ), meaning that it can be a real challenge to find the right balance, and mismatches of reactivity and environment are common. Barclays new Glasgow campus – Design by Motionspot.