Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

Want an example? It’s just in blog form. Like her, my appetite for reading fiction is much greater than for non-fiction and often the learning, insights and inspiration are just as great! There’s a lot of money in those billion-dollar companies, and I get to keep learning. We’re hardwired for story.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

Right now there’s a sameness to all the elements (something lawyer sites are notoriously known for) that led Kelly to completely miss both the telephone number at the top of the page and the contact form on the side on her first sweep. For example, instead of that “Contingency Fee&# box, why not have a “Recent Accident Victim?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

A better quality of music, one that never skips or sounds fuzzy, for example. I’d say the biggest lessons I’ve learned, both on the job and now in my post journo career as a writer/illustrator/etc…, is to accentuate what you do best and what makes you unique. What about a player that’s easy and fun to use?

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

For example, I write all sorts of things for my clients, but I’m a direct marketing specialist. You have many options: landline, cellular phone, texting, fax line (yeah, many people still fax), email, website contact form, Twitter direct message, LinkedIn message, Skype, and lots more. The key is to respond promptly.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

These are all examples of someone choosing not to ask permission to get me interested in their stuff. Mike – You see that little form down there where we invite you to offer up your website etc.? I get snail mail from credit card companies who could not possibly have my new mailing address unless they scammed it off some list.

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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. Wordsmithing is an art form.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Unlike the person who seems mentally permalinked to 1994, I’m constantly learning new things at a tremendous pace, mostly just because I love it. Too many want to turn this critical aspect of their business over to others, without learning even the slightest part of it. What are the learning lessons?

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Especially if you’ve learned something along the way. But if your goal was to use the month to create something upon which you can build, both in terms of learning curve and raw material, then perhaps it’s better to stop right where you are. Learn something from the process. I’d build a new business, for example.)

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

For example, threaded comments wasn’t the norm a year ago. It’s also something that newer blogs are more likely to have than older ones, simply because they were forming their blog at about the same time this trend came out. Complacency is a terrible thing. Don’t let it get you. Or they’ll become stale and repetitive.

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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. The economy is a perfect example. A true leadership thought is one that teaches by example and creates the Tom Sawyer effect…&# Hey!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2010

Want to learn more great tips on all things guest posty? As an example, 8 of my own posts are in that same queue right now. It’s beyond bad form to shop a piece once you have a firm commitment to publish. He blogs at Write Short Live Long. Chris Mower´s last blog. It’s tough creating a balanced schedule.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

Let’s face it, you’re always going to be learning, just by being engaged with words. This isn’t just because specialization increases your chances of making a living from your writing – it’s also because it’s easier to improve when you focus on mastering one form. How to Improve Faster Want to speed up?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

Where do you learn to get comfortable with all this? Confidence and the lack thereof play major rolls in business… one specific example is when determining a project bid or what to charge per hour. Learn how to spin right? So how do you get the confidence to market well? Great post, seriously.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

For example, hiring a creative consultant can bring fresh ideas and the alternative perspective you need to get your business from good to great. Failure to pay as agreed is a particularly bad form of feedback, but I’ve often seen clients use it that way. And as a freelancer myself, I approve! Do use sites like Elance.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

Take me, for example. That means they’ll grasp your razor-sharp message perfectly, learn from it quickly and understand it clearly. You’ll learn more, understand it better and remember it longer. Once I learned that I was better at conversational writing I relaxed and found my voice. Or are you? Read it aloud.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

We listened, asked questions, and learned more every time we did. If you were, say for example, to add WishList Member to Men with Pens and offer a paid level of content, you would be, essentially, creating a product. For example, if you sell a book for $10, you might sell a workbook for $40. Barbara – It’s funny, eh?

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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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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

We’re the early adopters of blogging, shaping it and changing it as we learn about its potential. They might be surprised to learn that a large percentage weren’t even blog readers to begin with. And look at you – the perfect example of what you can get done when you trim in the right places. Nabeel – Heh, thanks.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 12, 2010

I actually find it quite therapeutic and sometimes, a form of meditation. And I find that there’s something about the act of forming each letter and word myself that gets my creative juices flowing for the next task. He’s an amazing example of where you can get with sheer bloodyminded persistence. Good luck to you.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

Email is one of the most common forms of communication between freelancers and clients, and all too often, the clients have no idea how they come off. It all worked out well in the end (thanks to him), and I learned an important lesson about taking cultural differences and perceptions into consideration while composing an e-mail.

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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. See what you can learn from them to make your business better. 37 Responses to “Can You Learn How to Be an Overnight Success?&#

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

When I was a graduate student, I was mildly surprised to learn that a thesis statement could expand into an entire thesis. I take my best content and turn it into workshops and allow people to play with and I hope learn from the ideas. If I didn't learn the art of repurposing content, I'd be in trouble!

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Take this blog, for example. 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. It’s free. And from it, we get nothing. What do you have?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 15, 2009

Rather than just blindly believe what other people say about someone, do your research: Dig through James’ writings over the years and see if you can find concrete examples of this blatant sexism. I’ll never forget learning in my high school sociology class that women make less on the dollar than men. It made me angry.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

For example, you’ve mentioned that you want to be paid for what you do, for the hours that go into your work and exposing yourself so much to your fans. On our blog, for example, we write three times a week, regularly, religiously. was that Kevin seems to believe in what he does as a form of expression. You feel accomplished.

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