Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

You could try cold-calling (or cold-emailing), knocking on doors or praying to the freelancing fairies for some work, but there are some better techniques you can use that will be sure to get you clients in a hurry. Not only that, having a blog is a must as well. A blog gives you a platform to demonstrate your expertise.

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JULY 14, 2010

And you can become visible by getting involved in your professional community, attending trade association meetings, entering industry contests and award shows, writing articles, giving speeches, publishing an informative blog , generating news about your business, and staying in touch with former clients. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2009

Go read my blog for a few hours and get psyched up. King Sidharth´s last blog. I still have trouble shifting back and forth, where, during the day, I need to be an authority, and at night, I can just be some dude on a blog saying stuff. Kev Jaques´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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APRIL 20, 2010

This is what a lot of blogs out there sound like. If you’ve been thinking about starting a blog but you’re afraid it won’t succeed because you’re not smart or funny or interesting enough, then repeat after me: “I do not have to be perfect. My favorite blogs are the ones that can laugh at themselves. It is totally useless.

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JUNE 27, 2010

Þórey Ómars´s last blog. Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Does This Apply to Blogging? No One Made You a Deal The other part of the argument made in the comments of the Blogging Sweatshop post that gets me is that bloggers are betraying their readers by starting to charge for some of their content. Oren Pardes´s last blog. blogs start charging I’d simply find another source.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere. Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere.

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MAY 16, 2010

As an editor at a blog, a writer for three blogs, and an owner of two blogs–I have been on the receiving end of a lot of guest posts over the years. It’s easy to fall into the trap of emailing off four, five, or more guest posts quickly and then expecting to see your work on the blog of your choice the very next day.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Michael Martine´s last blog. Why To Blog As Yourself (Even if That’s Not What You Sell) Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 11, 2010 at 3:22 am Yeah, I don’t have to like someone to trust them. Dave Doolin´s last blog. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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APRIL 29, 2010

No emails from the site editor. Firing off a biting email demanding answers and an apology probably won’t win you repeat business. Write the email and then trash it. Get a Firm Commitment By this point, that nasty email is starting to feel like a missed opportunity. And then nothing happens. But God knows you want to.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 12, 2010

Can have up to 10 separate incidences of individual coded areas Facebook Notes – the only place to put blog rss feed where it updates the Page Wall. Extended idea: create Friendfeed account and create a combined rss feed for multiple blogs, twitter posts, youtube posts, etc. Promotional Elements: 1) Add pictures and galleries.

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

All sorts of people are cropping up with posts of deep, meaningful wisdom or challenging views on their blogs, profound personal philosophies delivered with grave sincerity of a Hindu guru scattered across the internet. When you state a good opinion on your blog, everyone nods, comments, shares, and discusses. 24 HOUR SPECIAL!

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I even heard from a blogger the other day that he would never guest post on a blog unrelated to his own because it wouldn’t get him any traffic and that it was a waste of effort. Then find 3 or 4 blogs for each of those niches. Connect with the blog owners and other readers. Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

The Marketing Consultant A marketing consultant’s job is to 1) figure out where you should market and promote, 2) how you should market your business and to whom, and 3) develop a marketing campaign for you to help reach new customers, existing clients and spread the word about your business. John Soares´s last blog.

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APRIL 18, 2010

Written by Taylor - 28 Comments As your readership grows, it’s easy to think you’ve got this blogging thing down pat. Not Keeping Up With New Trends As blogs develop and evolve, new technology emerges to accommodate the needs of your readers. What would keep your blog fresh? Remember when every blog had a Reddit button?

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

I’m not talking about the manuals that promote get-rich-quick schemes or dodgy products peddled by snake-oil salespersons. From “How to SEO Your Blog Posts&# to “101 Copywriting Tips for the Beginner&# to psychology type e-books packaged as “user guides&# , we find self-help manuals aplenty out there.

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APRIL 15, 2010

A few weeks ago, my mother read and enjoyed a guest blog post of mine – The Missing Half of Productivity Advice: Why Women Need to Get Involved. It shouldn’t have surprise me at all, really – I’ve been writing six to ten blog posts a week, every week, for at least eighteen months. That surprised me. Are we any good?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

They say that you need to find affiliates to promote your work so that you don’t have to work as hard, which is also true. It’s as easy as reading this blog , or Naomi’s , or Sonia’s , or Dave’s , or anyone out there showing the confidence you want and need. Ivan Cosic´s last blog. Todd´s last blog.

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JULY 21, 2010

Here’s why: Climbing Mountains Every piece you write – whether a blog post, a short story, an ebook, or a technical manual – is a mountain. They might even start on stories or blogs or books. A single blog post. Maybe you take part in online forums or swap your work with friends by email. jezza101´s last blog.

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APRIL 11, 2010

Chris Mower´s last blog. I have a Web site, a blog, a few social media profiles and clearly recognize the value of all these tools. Siddhartha´s last blog. The Aleksandar´s last blog. Thanks for the thought-provoking post … Giulietta Giulietta Nardone´s last blog. Thanks again for sharing.

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DECEMBER 13, 2009

Or you got your degree in comparative religion and now you write a blog about snow sports. Henri´s last blog. John Bardos´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog. Laura Cococcia´s last blog. You might have a degree in archaeology and now you write code for a living. Love this post! Great post!

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

And this is exactly what I’m going to do in this blog post, I will publish these daily logs (in a more or less abridged version of course) giving you a time based description of the whole process, from installing Xcode to having your app in the AppStore. I was also able to promote a task to a project in Assess. Loads of bugs.

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DECEMBER 6, 2009

Written by James - 106 Comments “I’ve been blogging for five years. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. Blogging is bloody hard work. Take this blog, for example. No One to Blame But Ourselves Blogging started as personal online journals.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some of you are thinking that I am nuttier than a Planter’s convention, but I assure you that this blog post was not made on machinery containing nuts. He’s also currently working as a promoter and a waiter to pay the bills. the whole journey not destination thing) Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog. Absolutely.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

So, recycle those papers you have written and turn them into your next blog or book! To begin, write a very detailed blog with several parts to it. So a story in an Active Rain Blog has parts linked to parts of a Wordpress Blog and a another part included in the content of your website linking to parts of a facebook content.

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MAY 23, 2010

Like, say, emailing us to ask if this is the right email to email us at, when the email you should use to apply is written on the job ad. When the job ad says email us with information and samples, don’t tweet us and say, “Just click here.&# David´s last blog. DO follow instructions.

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JUNE 9, 2010

You tell yourself you should be moving faster, working on releasing your own product sooner, spending more time on Twitter promoting your work – just like he did. If that overnight success has a website, look at his blog archives. Tim Gordon´s last blog. Amy Harrison runs Harrisonamy Copywriting. It taught me a lot.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

The fact that I’m a woman is on my company’s website and all over my blog posts. Why Feminism Is Pissing Me Off There have been a few blog posts and articles out there suggesting that James should have taken one for the team. Morten Rand-Hendriksen´s last blog. Julio´s last blog. Mine alone.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

It’s a contradiction in that we want to use the vehicle to promote ourselves, but that same vehicle is used for piracy. On our blog, for example, we write three times a week, regularly, religiously. Natalie The Tiny Soprano´s last blog. Sally B´s last blog. Regards, Kelly Kelly´s last blog.

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