Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

If you want to make a career of writing, should you look for a full-time job in a company or strike out on your own as a freelancer? I know plenty of people who prefer having a writing job working for one company. If you work at the right company, that is. Enjoy – it’s a good one! Good question. But that’s just me.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. But then the question is, where could a waste removal company submit guest posts?

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

A truly strange scenario is the client that asks you to rush and asks you for a discount because they have a small budget. The cobbler’s story reminded me of a company I just heard about: tom’s shoes. The best way to get more quality clients is to say no to such requests and stand up for yourself. Tomsshoes.com.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

How To Promote Your Business On A Budget Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) January 11, 2010 at 7:06 am @Michael – I’m tossed up about that. I may buy from someone or some company I don’t like–or don’t even trust in certain arenas–if I trust that what I’m buying will satisfy a particular need.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

It comes from experience and knowledge, gained from many assignments for many companies, and it can shed new light on your business. If their price is beyond your budget, that’s okay – just tell them, then go look for someone in your price range. If you’re prepared to hear what the freelancers have to say, that is.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

As freelancers, we need to move away from that penny-pinching mentality and start budgeting EVERY YEAR for business-improvement materials and coaching/consulting. I’m sure the CEO of Nike doesn’t know how to do every single tiny task involved in his company. That’s another freelancer myth.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 15, 2009

My mother was always the main breadwinner in our family, and her male peers (and all of her peers were male, because female company owners are still rare even in liberal places like the Bay Area) respected her immensely. She didn’t have her own company yet, and she had been handing out resumes not that long ago herself. Not nearly.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2010

Some are professional – “I will be successful when I get to be vice-president of the company.” We’re talking that getting a speeding ticket isn’t cause for panic simply because that wasn’t in the budget. Some are relationship oriented – “I will be successful when I’m in a loving, committed relationship.” Some are deeply personal. “I

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

It was free because it was idle; it wasn’t supposed to be the sort of business expertise that many companies would shell out good money for in the form of a consultant. They have a budget. We just have to factor in a superannuation plan when we write up our business plans and budgets. Most bloggers are cheap-asses. No way, dude.

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