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How to Avoid Burnouts While Working at Home

The Marq

Whether it’s writing a blog post, developing a new software solution design for a client, writing a proposal, working on marketing or sales, this is when I get it done. For immediate responses, nothing replaces a phone call. The key is to avoid scheduling calls or checking my phone for anything. I aim to touch an email once.

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How to Set Your Copywriting Fees and Earn What You’re Worth

Men With Pens

Another discussion was with an associate who said he saw freelance projects on Elance with bids of $50 for sales letters and $5 for blog posts. Charge hourly for long or uncertain projects. The uncertainty can take many forms: l You don’t know how long it’ll take you to complete a project. Working for $5?

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Copyright © 1994-2010 Winweb® · All rights reserved. Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Small Business Bootstrapping How to start your own small business with no or little money. OnlineOffice: Overview Get the Flash Player to see this player. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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10 Secrets to Successful Professionals Achieving Work/Life Balance

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Instead, carving out portions of our day where we know we need to be super productive, shutting the door and turning off our phones helps to keep us on track during critical moments. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. 3 – Acknowledge Your Accomplishments. 6 – Say No.

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Writing Rush | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Like my hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, I start a lot of projects and then get sidetracked. Conference 2010 Proposal Reply Jordan Cooper ( @NotAProBlog ) January 15, 2010 at 10:53 am @Phil: Of course I have. I keep my mobile phone next to me and jot down notes that I can use the next day. You’re dead on, man.

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

Men With Pens

With that trust, i can offer my professional opinion on a topic, or proposed course of action that is reinforced with the weight of the trust i have created with my customers. It also means I don’t have to pitch, propose, or do gratis consulting. Did they like me afterwords? dave´s last blog.

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

I have to keep accepting these projects!” Even after I decide I have all my projects lined up for the month, I still want to accommodate them. The Winning Proposal: A Review Reply Briana Malmstrom ( @Calavera_Kid ) November 25, 2009 at 11:54 am I always have trouble sticking with business hours. And you can’t keep it up.

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