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You Won't Want to Miss This Lifestyle Offer

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Your taxes, for example. The whole four months without a paycheck and living on a budget thing really puts the GL course out of reach. If they ever release a more “on a tight budget&# affordable ebook, I’ll be on it like eyes on a Beholder. These guys could help you blast that out of the water. Powered by frugal

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How to say no to clients | Men With Pens

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For example, you could redesign your website so it appeals to more clients and lessens your advertising costs. For example, set start dates and create tasks to complete. A truly strange scenario is the client that asks you to rush and asks you for a discount because they have a small budget. Make deadlines for each task.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

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Copywriters can advance to Creative Director positions, for example. So the economy gets bad, the company loses customers, and the budget tightens up. When my full time position ceased to exist (thanks to budget cuts), I was relieved. Freelancing isn’t the only way to make decent money. Who are they going to fire?

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Business Competition is Good | Men With Pens

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A better quality of music, one that never skips or sounds fuzzy, for example. When I first started as a newspaper reporter, I was nervous of competition (especially since the competing paper had a budget and staff which dwarfed ours by leaps and bounds). What about a player that’s easy and fun to use? What about digital audio?

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

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These are all examples of someone choosing not to ask permission to get me interested in their stuff. Lobbying about budget cuts. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc. They could have asked.

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How to Avoid Wasting Your Blog Client's Money | Men With Pens

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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. For example, if you offer waste removal services, your blog may do little more than improve your site’s SEO.

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

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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. For example, let’s say I want to learn how to be a better copywriter. Another example: Most clients of Men with Pens don’t know me personally. How could they not know?

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