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It's all in how you feel

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 8 August, 2009 Its all in how you feel Remember when you were younger and got a new pair of running shoes? I recall the first day of school feeling so smart in my new clothes as I proudly walked to meet my friends. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? 411 Look Up 411.ca

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Monty Python Officeland

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 29 July, 2009 Monty Python Officeland One of my former bosses said working with me was like being in a Monty Python movie. The funniest was the gym clothes. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Lets enjoy our day together.© This is awesome! 411 Look Up 411.ca

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16 Business Owners Share What They Would Do Differently

Stephanie LH Calahan

Before I started my company, I headed up production & marketing for a small entertainment company and was responsible for creating many of the processes & procedures required for my department to meet its many deadlines. Decide on your guidelines and stick to them so you have part of your procedures for life balance.

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What's Under the Hood of Your Web Copy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

If you write web copy that speaks of being good in sales but sounds like it comes from a casual, laid-back stay-at-home mom, your client won’t be pleased if she’s actually a businesswoman who wears upscale clothes to impress clients at high-profile meetings every day at her downtown office. Powered by frugal

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Later they learned that in Africa illiteracy is high, so companies put pictures on the product labels to show what’s inside. They are, unfortunately, classic examples of what happens when a company seeks to communicate internationally on the cheap. Good copy will reveal that the emperor is has no clothes. Exactly.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

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. Dress in comfortable clothes (I recommend Hawaiian shirts).

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

Many people take advantage of that openness on another level, which is to say we’ve all had trouble with copyright law and keeping our work our own. How do you deal with copyright infringements and people stealing your work? The rising stars in my company take the minimum allowable vacation, come in to work sick (and infect all of us!),

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