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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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They made all the improvements for the home, but by the time everything was said and done—between closing costs and renovation payments—they made less than $20,000. “I I started my blog for fun, highlighting how you can travel and get discounts and do stuff on a budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house. We’re done.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

Success

They made all the improvements for the home, but by the time everything was said and done—between closing costs and renovation payments—they made less than $20,000. “I I started my blog for fun, highlighting how you can travel and get discounts and do stuff on a budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house. We’re done.

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Recruiting talented employees to enhance customer service

Service Untitled

Since it’s a reality that it costs money to hire and train the best of the best, shouldn’t we be doing everything we can to recognize and celebrate accomplishments – much as we would want done to us as we reach new milestones? Will your employees be your dream weavers or will they make nightmares come true?

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Why the world’s greatest coaching sales strategy isn’t working for me anymore

The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

But it’s time for it to be retired… The Clarity Couch was fantastic for business. And that’s why it’s time to retire it. So I’m retiring the Clarity Couch, but that brings us to the next question: What to do instead? Seasoned salespeople will drool over that ratio. Details upon application. (If

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Later they learned that in Africa illiteracy is high, so companies put pictures on the product labels to show what’s inside. You have to be a pregnant woman in the morning and a retired trucker in the afternoon. Recover from mistakes and learn from them. LOL I enjoyed reading this article… and I learned something.

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Are Your Friends Sabotaging Your Business?

Men With Pens

So when she sent me this guest post that outlines some of her learning curve lessons as a new freelancer, I was thrilled – here was someone who’d gone from zero to being a confident writer who could stand up for herself, and for her business. If 2 out of those 6 hours are given away, it just cost me 33% of my potential income.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Time to think about the retirement fund.&# “We get to retire? No one ever told me that…&# We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. 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.

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