Budget Discount Learning Policies 
Men With Pens
FEBRUARY 28, 2010
You try to learn the secret , because there’s obviously something you haven’t figured out yet. A truly strange scenario is the client that asks you to rush and asks you for a discount because they have a small budget. It has been a very hard lesson to learn, but I am better for it. So you sign up for courses.
Men With Pens
JANUARY 17, 2010
When I first started as a newspaper reporter, I was nervous of competition (especially since the competing paper had a budget and staff which dwarfed ours by leaps and bounds). It sounds cliche, but I just learned to out-hustle my competition. If they gain ground, then I need to do something better…simple as that.
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Men With Pens
JANUARY 7, 2010
So the economy gets bad, the company loses customers, and the budget tightens up. It’s not all that bad once you learn how, but it’s not a job for wall flowers. When my full time position ceased to exist (thanks to budget cuts), I was relieved. You face a high probability for layoff when work slows. The janitor?
Men With Pens
APRIL 13, 2010
Lobbying about budget cuts. If these marketers could learn how to strive for permission marketing instead of asking for forgiveness they’d actually build a business that truly helps people. Messenger services. Credit services of some kind. I haven’t used a messenger service since the invention of email. Powered by frugal
Men With Pens
MARCH 11, 2010
And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. Have you ever considered how your time could more effectively benefit your client by not writing for their blog?
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?
Men With Pens
APRIL 4, 2010
There’s a hell of a lot to learn about setting up an online biz. As freelancers, we need to move away from that penny-pinching mentality and start budgeting EVERY YEAR for business-improvement materials and coaching/consulting. I’ve been calling on outside help for different aspects of setting up my business.
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