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19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Don't Want To.

Stephanie LH Calahan

On a daily basis, I make liberal use of the following two keyboard keys: 1. Controlling email is hard but if you take a look at the emails that come to your in-box every day - how many of those are from email marketing, rss feeds, newsletters, coupons, etc. These Keys Are Your Best Friends. to specific folders that I've created.

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Writing Tips from Blackbeard the Pirate

Men With Pens

If you’re trying to forge a niche for yourself as a writer, then you could definitely learn a few lessons from this scurvy pirate. Give every writing client your best effort – meet that keyboard in battle with your pistols ready and your matches lit. His exploits have inspired more than 300 years of literature, films and comics.

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We don't know what we don't know

Laughing all the Way to Work

Administrative newsletters or bulletin boards where you can post tips or suggestions is a good way to learn. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. If you are part of an administrative team you can use your meetings to share knowledge with each other or give tips on something new you have discovered.

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We live in an Acronym Happy World.

Laughing all the Way to Work

I recently received an e-newsletter from Jane Watson regarding Acronyms and Initialisms , which I thought was timely and wanted to share with you. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. It has become such a common initialism that it is recognized immediately and everyone knows what it is. Oh where or where is my password?

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Keep your Inbox running on empty

Laughing all the Way to Work

I get internal newsletters and other information-type e-mails so I have a folder called News and dump everything like that in there until I have a chance to go back and read it or delete it. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Makes my life simpler. But what about the other stuff? Oh where or where is my password?

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. Why Do I Need a Newsletter List Anyway? Good post.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Definitely. It’s definitely an idea. What follows is me thinking into my keyboard. A paid newsletter is another way to deliver content. People can and do pay for these kinds of newsletters. Training is something a lot of people can easily see spending money on, because there’s such a definite return.

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