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Generally Helpful Tips

Productivityist

No matter what challenges you are facing now, if you have access to food, clean water, and clothing, you are blessed. Sometimes, we suffer because of our own experiences and sometimes we find ourselves pained by the suffering of others. If you woke up this morning, you are blessed. Photo credit: Marc Falardeau (CC BY 2.0)

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The Hypocrisy of Kleenex Hand Towels

The Marq

Arguably, you can reuse a paper towel, but the ad certainly speaks against it as the announcer explains that cloth hand towels could hide germs and you’ll want to throw away a paper towel after each use. Instead, I read the following on their FAQ. There’s no reduction either. " What a disgrace.

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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.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Dress in comfortable clothes (I recommend Hawaiian shirts). One other thing I’d add for freelancing–and it’s either a pro or a con depending how you look at it–is that you need to build your network of freelancers through professional organizations, meetups or some other way. You sit at a desk.

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Why You Don't Need to Mimic Someone Else's Fame | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Accidental social networking for introverted creatives, otherwise known as Twitter Reply Josh Hanagarne ( @joshhanagarne ) January 22, 2010 at 10:07 am @Annemieke: If it reflects your thoughts on blogging, were both geniuses. The hardest thing, I think, is to stop being self-conscious. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog.

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

Reply Brett Legree December 2, 2009 at 1:34 pm @James, Networking and marketing yourself is very hard work, as you know. Congratulations on making this happen, and hopefully you’ll treat us to more of the interview in a future post! Where I work, the “superstars&# have to give up a lot. Brett Legree´s last blog.

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