Stephanie LH Calahan

APRIL 14, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? E - Email and set up another appointment?   Find out your company’s policy before inviting clients to lunch.  4 -- D or E -- Depending on the communication preferences of the person you were to meet, you should either call or email and set up another appointment. 

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The Marq

JUNE 7, 2010

If you’re interested in getting a copy, please follow the posted guidelines here. I would’ve liked to have read what challenges these others faced and how, by putting to practice a particular set of guidelines, they too reaped the rewards of their success. What Do You Think? Feel free to share your thoughts below.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 6, 2009

it requires a firm culture that discusses recovery openly and strongly support it -both in action and written policy. and hopefully, they have supportive procedures and policies in place to help them." This is usually a lot of "talk" in companies.but little real support for it. in my experience.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 1, 2007

If you work in a cubicle, here are some guidelines to follow for good cubicle etiquette: You see the person you wish to talk to on the phone. Our workplace actually has a policy of not allowing them any longer. Do you feel that you are not being respected when you are doing something urgent and people just barge in on you?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

I’ve happily signed up for all kinds of email lists. It’s more effective to network with your clients and build a personal relationship. I recently had a discussion via email with someone regarding the CAN-Spam Act (US) and Anti-Spam Act (Australia). They could have asked. I have a crazy-busy RSS feed.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 27, 2010

His emails are usually brief, casual, and mention something like, “Have a nice weekend,” or “Hope everything’s good with you.” So it was weird to get an email that was so stilted and formal that it sounded like it was written by the Queen of England’s chamberlain to someone she was too polite to outright call a waste of space.

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

They work on projects, they do their own customer service, their own customer management, their marketing and networking, their project scheduling, admin and bookkeeping. Cut out anything that isn’t critical to your business survival for two full weeks – blog commenting, RSS reading, social media, IM chats and emailing friends.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

There are other benefits to networking and getting to know other freelancers. You can even send an email just to say hi. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. You don’t have to put your business on hold and lose money. And you get to take care of yourself. Thanks for the insights!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

Alright, well, I know he emailed me to let me know I had a broken link in a post. And I know he was interested in what that link led to, which made me think well of him, so I emailed him back. In less than 5 emails, in fact. This is perhaps my most important rule of thumb, whether writing books, blog posts, or emails.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 21, 2010

A Shockingly Easy Way To Appear Smarter Than Your Network Reply Ragnar March 23, 2010 at 1:56 pm Although I can agree with what you’re saying in many cases online copy is trying to sell a product that is accessible online, which means they will most likely never meet the client, which means they can lie as much as they want in their copy.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

You could try cold-calling (or cold-emailing), knocking on doors or praying to the freelancing fairies for some work, but there are some better techniques you can use that will be sure to get you clients in a hurry. Just send an email, comment on someone else’s blog, make a cold call, ask someone to recommend you.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

Will be sharing this with my network, thanks! 1 Astonishingly Easy Way To Appear Smarter Than Your Network Reply John Soares ( @TheJohnSoares ) April 5, 2010 at 10:06 am The right consultant for the right area of your business can be crucial for your success. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Men With Pens

MAY 9, 2010

Sometimes we’d forget to ask a question and have to send a new email to confirm a detail – that wastes time. A Networking Casestudy with Northwestern Mutual Reply Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire ( @jblack2012 ) May 10, 2010 at 11:37 am The questionnaire is key! Except the times when we didn’t. I’ll be switching soon.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

Network with other people in your field. Three Steps to Being a Successful Entrepreneur Reply Sarah Charmley ( @SassieC43 ) July 9, 2010 at 5:39 pm I have had success finding jobs by cold-emailing local web design companies. Could easily be modified into a set of guidelines for Freelancers. Use social media. Very nice list.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

I have a few small business people that I have met networking. Get RSS right here Get email updates here Recent Posts What to Do When You Feel Like You Can’t Catch Up How to Take the Next Step in Your Freelance Career What To Do When Clients Haggle Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? I have the growing Twitter community.I

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

Get RSS right here Get email updates here Recent Posts What to Do When You Feel Like You Can’t Catch Up How to Take the Next Step in Your Freelance Career What To Do When Clients Haggle Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

LinkedIn Mondays: Has networking become impersonal? Get RSS right here Get email updates here Recent Posts What to Do When You Feel Like You Can’t Catch Up How to Take the Next Step in Your Freelance Career What To Do When Clients Haggle Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? Reply Go ahead. Leave a Comment! Powered by frugal

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

I see solid networks, bold-ass claims, and powerful mojo. I’ve already done a lot of reading and researching on setting up websites, blogging, networking, affiliate marketing, copywriting (you’re right-Sonia’s great), WordPress, ad infinitum. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. The good part of waking up then is that I’ll often write whole blog posts or emails in my head, and they’re generally quite good.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

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. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. JB´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

You’re the authority because the network says so. Get RSS right here Get email updates here Recent Posts What to Do When You Feel Like You Can’t Catch Up How to Take the Next Step in Your Freelance Career What To Do When Clients Haggle Which Type of Entrepreneur Are You? Guest posting plays to your point. Reply Go ahead.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Email the owners and offer to guest post or to do an interview. Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder ( @superwahm1 ) November 20, 2009 at 1:24 am Seems to me this is similar to online networking, in a more productive way. My network outside of gifting grew from Day 1. Then find 3 or 4 blogs for each of those niches. Or someone else will.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 21, 2010

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. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Ask Me Anything: Networking for Clients and Setting Rates Reply Kelly February 22, 2010 at 8:28 am James, Your words are art. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. But I always wind up deciding that if someone really wants to read them, there’s no reason not to let them. Leave a Comment!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 5, 2010

This year after my husband was laid off and I was able to keep the family afloat with the revenue from my blog network, I realized I achieved an amazing level success. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. I’m not done yet though. P.S. That image is making me very hungry! Reply Go ahead.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

link] After writing 300+ blog posts, I decided to solve my “blogged out&# feeling by (DUH) starting a daily email instead – I figured the shorter post style would be just right for my busy life. Heather p.s. Yes, I know you asked me if I was *sure* I wanted to start a daily email. Thanks for raising the tough questions.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2010

When Business Intelligence and Social Networking Unite Reply John Hewitt ( @poewar ) January 4, 2010 at 2:10 pm I agree that most people don’t make money off of Adsense and that sidebar ads don’t work well. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. Phil Simon´s last blog. Gone Fishin’?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 1, 2009

I received a personal email from Simon the next day, in which he said he would put the CD in the mail that day, and he also said that he was happy to hear from me because it gave him fond memories of a visit he’d taken to Canada. in person, on the phone, tape recorder, emailed questions…) 2. How did you do the interview? (in

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

When their readers don’t actually know what they do, because they never visit the site, they simply open Google Reader or their email for the RSS feed. I wouldn’t be spending money on a new design or paying to develop an email list. LOL) and also sells, then it’s not sweatshop labour any more.

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