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Love Your Career

Office Dynamics

And then in my later teens, I worked at a women’s clothing store. Reality: It can mean moving sideways to a position that’s closer to your own interest and skills. This special discount expires end of the day on February 14, 2017. After I graduated high school, I went right to work in an office.

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Why Traveling the World Is the Best Investment in Yourself

Success

We watch hotel prices, and often book rooms using points, free nights and other discounts. You see for yourself new styles of clothing, where young professionals are shopping, which brands are popular in different places. And those skills translate directly into the office or boardroom. We check exchange rates on currency.

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Local SEO: The Truly Great Marketing Strategy

Andrea Kalli

Ultra-competitive international search terms can attract thousands of competitors, each as skilled and ruthless as the next. From offshore hackers to dedicated corporate SEO experts, the number of players vying for a spot in some of the most competitive international search arenas can be truly staggering.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – T-Shirt Design | THE SMALL BUSINESS.

The Small Business Blog

Skills needed: You will need to be very good at graphic design and it will help if you know how to print T-shirts already, although you could learn. Your business could offer a range of t-shirt designs to select from a catalogue as well as making custom shirts to order. Notes: Customer retention is the key to success in this industry.

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What's Under the Hood of Your Web Copy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

If you write web copy that speaks of being good in sales but sounds like it comes from a casual, laid-back stay-at-home mom, your client won’t be pleased if she’s actually a businesswoman who wears upscale clothes to impress clients at high-profile meetings every day at her downtown office. Ragnar´s last blog.

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Taylor's a Feminist – But So Is James | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

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’s not right, or noble, or fair.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Dress in comfortable clothes (I recommend Hawaiian shirts). You have to be disciplined with money, a skill many writers don’t have. I’ve also done the freelancing thing–learning to market myself, developing my money management skills and learned to juggle. You can enjoy a quiet, stress-free work environment.

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