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AUGUST 6, 2009

Location: TBA Coupons, Discounts & other good stuff Door prizes and discounts are rolling in. IVAA — assorted goodies VAClassroom — Bundled Training Courses: Blog Marketing & Social Media Marketing Specialist Program Mini-Courses offered at a savings of $97 off the regular price.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

If you want to learn more about how you can adopt a blended recruiting approach, this post is for you. Phone Interviews Phone interviews are a quick and easy method of identifying the best candidates and discounting unsuitable ones. There is also the option of screening candidates online yourself.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

Here’s a tip: make a 48-hour waiting period the standard policy in your business for all incoming requests. The bonus of a 48-hour policy is that your schedule is smoothly planned out in a way that lets you pay attention to all your clients so that each person gets the best of you. No more dropping work to put out fires.

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JULY 14, 2010

That means specializing by industry (such as high-tech or health care), medium (such as websites or social media), or an area of expertise (such as education or publishing). Learn how to set up, start and succeed at freelance writing with these three resources – and yes, weve personally read each one! So, who are you?

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MARCH 4, 2010

You have social media friends, people you’ve met on blogs, your chat buddies or people you see regularly on forums. Kelly March 5, 2010 at 7:36 am James, This one is a lesson you never stop learning. You’ll also be able to take a great idea to reality much faster than if you were to work on it alone. Powered by frugal

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APRIL 20, 2010

Those blogs are worth their weight in gold (unless you’re the kind who learns from the School of Hard Knocks). It’s hard to learn as much from the ‘perfect’ bloggers – and their message eventually starts to sound like a string of platitudes. However, it’s not a good thing either to be sloppy.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Tell me, would you consider social media with its rich conversations to be getting out and being around others? Can you sense a little “does that count for my ‘socialization’ time&# here? (Can Can you sense a little “does that count for my ‘socialization’ time&# here?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

You’ve been ignoring your social media accounts. Lessons Learned from Seth Godin Reply Lisa Zahran ( @copy_and_coffee ) April 26, 2010 at 5:35 am LOL. MwP is Powered by… Sign up now and get access to exclusive content, deals and discounts, sneak previews and all sorts of secret stuff you wont want to miss.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I give them time and attention because I do learn things that I can make valuable for my situation, but I wouldn’t pay (for instance) for advice on being a professional blogger when I have no ambitions in that direction. Experts tell us we learn in spirals, NOT in straight lines. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Every business owner should put all his energy into social media and making sure people like him. He buys courses in how to use social media because he thinks clients must like him. Too many want to turn this critical aspect of their business over to others, without learning even the slightest part of it.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

We’re the early adopters of blogging, shaping it and changing it as we learn about its potential. I started a thread on LinkedIn last week asking, What is the best answer to the question How do you measure ROI from social media? Hey, you get the luxury of asking yourself that question. Who says we’re doing it right?

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

To avoid the hypocrisy, whatever a person’s talk is, they should also be walking it or learning to walk it. Most of us teach what we needed or still need to learn ourselves. Staying Focused- Stand Out with Social Media Reply Nathan Hangen - Digital Emperor ( @nhangen ) July 26, 2010 at 10:01 am Interesting post.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 11, 2010

I know whenever I’m looking to hire somebody for contract work or to share in projects I’m taking on I always check their website to learn more about them. I have a Web site, a blog, a few social media profiles and clearly recognize the value of all these tools. Thanks for sharing. Thanks again for sharing.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

This is also true for different kinds of layouts, better ways of getting in touch with you, and social media tools. Power Friday – Wk 6 Reply Walter ( @lionslinger ) April 19, 2010 at 10:08 am I’ve not reached that level yet but I will surely remember what I have learned here. You can write as you learn.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 13, 2009

You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You probably can’t remember when you last put the knowledge you learned in university to work in your everyday business affairs. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I didn’t pay attention to what I’d learned.

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MAY 2, 2010

Lessons Learned from Steve Pavlina Reply Ed Gandia ( @EdGandia ) May 3, 2010 at 10:51 am Excellent post, James! Top 7 social media guides to follow on twitter Reply Joseph May 27, 2010 at 1:05 pm Very true, with the large amount of information available writing a lot just to have words on a site won’t do you any good.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

So they try to be do-it-yourselfers, learning from blogs, ebooks, and other sources of free information. I usually look at the person’s free stuff first, look at where they are in their own business (I only want to learn from people who are where I want to be). You’re all set and teamed up with professionals, right?

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

I know many people look down on them, but the truth is that they usually haven’t put in the time to make it work right or learned how to make the system work for them. Use social media. However, you’ll have a huge learning curve in doing freelancing. Do use sites like Elance. Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

We listened, asked questions, and learned more every time we did. Alasdair McGregor: how to write non-fiction well Reply poch January 4, 2010 at 6:23 am This post reminded me of a wise advice from a site: Anticipate and watch social media trends. Maybe that’s a social media trend in itself…?)

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 22, 2009

What’s Your Social Media Plan? Lessons learned from breaking into your own car Reply LaTosha Johnson ( @TargetStars ) December 28, 2009 at 9:44 pm I truly enjoy this blog and look forward to hearing more from you in 2010. Christmas Break Reply Heather Villa ( @IAC_Heather ) December 23, 2009 at 5:14 am And thank you!

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Men With Pens

JUNE 9, 2010

It’s not a bad idea to keep an eye on what the success stories are up to today, but if you’re really looking to learn something useful (and reduce your stress levels), then you need to go back in time. It might just be that the person you think is making it is just very good at playing the social media game, but not at making any money.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Evidently, everything I needed to know, I learned from Inigo Montoya. Get It Done Right, Hire John Wayne… Reply Tony Noland ( @TonyNoland ) January 20, 2010 at 10:00 am When it comes to writing, you should learn to fence left-handed. By that, I mean you should experiment and learn new skills. You killed my father. .&#

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MAY 19, 2010

Keep a steady schedule so that friends and families can learn which days you work, and when. Limit your social media activity and try not to be omnipresent all the time. Don’t Let Robots Take Over – Learn the Secret to Creating Success Reply Ed Gandia ( @EdGandia ) May 20, 2010 at 12:28 pm This is a GREAT list!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 15, 2009

So my name is Taylor, and if I had chosen to pursue a salaried job instead of a freelance career, I could have avoided the embarrassing situation many women find themselves in today – discounted because of their name, before their education and skills are even checked. It made me angry. It still does. Thanks for being real, James!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

That’s like being able to attend a workshop given by an expert authority three times a week and learn how to improve your business without paying a penny. We want you to learn, to better your business, to succeed. And there will always be different formats, because people learn differently. Now, that’s great.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 23, 2010

How else will they ever learn that boring can lose them the people they work with? Is Social Media Marketing Right for Your Business? How to engage your social media fans and followers Reply Matt Burgess ( @therealburgo ) March 25, 2010 at 6:59 am I love the “call them up on the phone&# suggestion.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I must confess that I’ve been conditioned to see him look annoyed and pissed in TV interviews but I’m beginning to suspect that’s because traditional media ask the same insipid questions over and over. I do want to learn more about what you mean with offshore work… expand? I learned all my sacres right here.

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