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The Tower, The Village, The Path, and The Way

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Related Posts: The Tower The Front Nine: Now in Print Non-Friction A Wise Man and His Tools Empire Avenue State of Mind 6 comments   Get Livefyre FAQ Sign in + Follow Post comment Link Sort: Newest | Oldest ExtremelyAvg 5pts I have been sucked into games like the one you described and lost weeks and months. Just make sure that you do it.

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Say No to Solo Work | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

That guy you referred a client to? Whatever you decide to do, you benefit from each other’s skill sets, experience, knowledge, marketing efforts and much more. Do they have particular skills that you feel would benefit your business? Each of us brought a different skill to the design table. Remember Joe?

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7 Mighty Keys to Become a Freelance God |

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Some claim that absolutely anyone can become a successful freelance copywriter, even those without writing skills or special expertise. At the very least, you must be an above-average writer with some selling skills and a firm grasp of your specialty. They want your fees, skills, service, knowledge, etc. That’s bunk.

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Business Competition is Good | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You’re still going to be the one who launched it, and people will refer back to you years later as the innovator of that new fantastic idea – you know, the one that was so fantastic that everyone in the world absolutely had to jump on the bandwagon. I’d wager that most people properly attribute ideas via URLs and references.

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Could I have chosen a more arcane reference?) Foreign language copywriters or professional translators skilled at intercultural communications adapt your key messages to targets whose cultural values and references can differ significantly. Take notes. And when you think you know it all, keep digging. Edmund Burke?

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

Men With Pens

Blog better by interviewing a better blogger Reply John Soares ( @TheJohnSoares ) March 12, 2010 at 9:04 am I think nearly all businesses will benefit from having at least a brochure site that they can refer customers to, and that can bring Internet searchers to them. John Soares´s last blog. That would be offensive, lol.

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Did You Reach Your NaNoWriMo Goal?

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Love the six core skills idea. Rose – Those six core skills really come into play in the FIRST draft. Come on, Ro-Ro!) @ James: Yes, the six skills need to come into play in the first draft, but the truth is that if you spend your whole time focusing on Writing With These Qualities in Mind, your novel will come out stilted.

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