Loosely Speaking

JUNE 24, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs WordPress 2.8 This cleaned up the admin panel, but the visual editor was still inoperable. Over the next month other newts and toads will surely appear and I will wave my magic WordPress wand and say a few incantations, banishing all new forms of evil.

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Small Business CEO

JULY 1, 2011

Create an FAQ Page. Ensure you maintain your FAQ list and update it regularly as your products evolve and you notice that more people are asking a particular question or are inquiring about a specific topic. Make Contact Easy and Consistent. Letting customers know what to expect will help set the right tone for the interaction.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 16, 2010

These tips will show you how to recycle your stress into a positive form that will help you become a better presenter. Try some of the following exercises next time you’re waiting for your turn to stand up and speak: 4) Breathe When your muscles tighten and you feel nervous, you may not be breathing deeply enough.

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Productivityist

JANUARY 4, 2013

It can be big, like adding a whole new floor or knocking down walls to open things up. Good design allows for form and function to work together and not against each other. If it doesn’t meet your standards as-is, you take steps to design it so that it can. That can be as small as some organizational shifts ot a fresh coat of paint.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

Posted on 11/10/2012 // 1 Comment There will be no posts going up at Vardy.me Considering that the focus of the weblog has been largely around productivity – in all of its various forms – I’ve decided to shift the name of the site to fit the focus a bit more. Enter Productivityist.com! Exit Vardy.me. Enter Productivityist.com.

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Productivityist

MARCH 1, 2013

You can pick up Asana for Android here. .” I don’t have an Android device, but if this compares to the recent iOS version, then this is some real progress for those who use Asana that have wanted mobile access from their Android device.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs On the needles October 2008 Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10:04 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Knitting Frenetic. Usually I knit for pure kinesthetic pleasure of fiber in my hands and the miracle of seeing the project take form. Ever feel that way at work?

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Then, mid-cleaning, I asked her if using such a tool sped up the whole process. Tha’ts not unlike those of us who use one writing app for all forms of writing rather than one for long-from writing, one for blog posts, one for notetaking, and so on. She said that it “kind of does”, but that it was not just that.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 5, 2012

(Update: I’ll have results of my search up a week later, on Monday August 20, 2013 as a result of this.) Since there are 7 days in a week and I’ve only lined up 5 apps to test, I’ll pick 2 of the best suggestions and run with them over the weekend. start up business blog 5pts 1 Like PostBox is great.

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BMT Office Administration

OCTOBER 20, 2023

IRIS’ next phase will include forms in the 1097 and 1098 series, 5498 series, and Forms 3921 and 3922. If you’re accustomed to e-filing Forms 1095-C through the IRS’ AIR system, Crawford has some news for you: The AIR user interface is XML-based, and IRIS isn’t and never will be. Your files will be saved to unsubmitted forms.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 14, 2012

I’m tied up in its length, its depth, and several other things in between. The Reputation I’ve failed to live up to my end of the bargain in some aspects of my work life. In order to keep failure at bay in this area, I need to set myself up for success in all areas. Get comfortable, folks. The Book Not Yuvi’s, but mine.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 21, 2012

I think you should pick it up and give it a read yourself so I won’t spoil too much, but I’ll share with you how it impacted me this past year – and how that will affect me for years to come. Ill never give up games completely, because they are a fun way to relax, but it is important that I never let them take over.

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 5, 2009

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Dissecting a WordPress Blog Crash Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:06 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging This is a really long, detailed post for anyone who may ever have to sort through the labyrinth of possibilities in the aftermath of a blog crash. Please try again now.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

I’m not going to say that thing I’m not supposed to say , but I might as well give up on calling Ali Hale a guest poster. I mix up left and right. I make up the world and I decide the plot twists. For many others, it’s a way to deal with the ups and downs and dark comedy of life. Who makes up this nonsense?

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BMT Office Administration

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Before you know it, you’ll have 15 email threads to keep up with, as well as loads of time-tracking spreadsheets for each team member. Trello Power-Ups. While Trello lacks more advanced features in its original version, there are ways to add extra features and functionality to it through power-ups. What are those?

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

Allow me to tell you: We’ve overhauled, revamped and created a truly extraordinary resource for fiction writers everywhere, and we’ve packaged it up into a very entertaining and useful book called How to Create Believable Characters. I agree with you that 2010 is looking pretty up for everyone! Life is good. Holy Smokes!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

I’m on a bunch of lists I never signed up for. I’ve happily signed up for all kinds of email lists. I get lots of coupons in the mail for companies I frequent, because I signed up to receive those coupons. It’s way easier to just buy a list or automatically sign people up without their express opt-in. They didn’t.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Someone’s going to come up with a brand new game changer. Winning in a competition is not the same thing as being creative and innovative and coming up with new ideas. I have thrown most of my ideas out there in either book or blog form, hoping that I can profit from the implementation of those ideas. Interesting post, thanks.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

Remember what Woody Allen once said: “Eighty percent of success is showing up.” You should become an authority in your field, deliver outstanding service with every project, and stay up-to-date in your chosen specialty. You don’t have to be visible to everyone, just the people most likely to hire you.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

You bashed monsters by hitting keys on your keyboard whilst wondering if you could hook up a nodding bird à la Homer Simpson. Hey, I’ll spent all evening hitting some buttons so that a number in a database somewhere slooowly goes up.) I stare at the screen, watching the well of words dry up. It was called grinding.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

It was narrow – too narrow for today’s modern buildings that took up more real estate. When people type what they’re looking for into Google or another search engine, keywords may help your site show up in the returns for their search term. They rode up to the 13 th floor, helmets in hand and feeling comfortable.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 16, 2010

Now James stood in the doorway, the mud spit up by the old bike’s back tire forming grey-brown clumps on his white t-shirt. When people type what they’re looking for into Google or another search engine, keywords may help your site show up in the returns for their search term. What a character. What is this?

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

I showed up for the job. I certainly had a good dose of it by now, knowing my blog posts weren’t up to snuff. I should close the blog, give up my career and walk away from it all. So I gave up. And truthfully, I didn’t really care anymore – I had enough blog posts banked up to cover my ass for a while.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

There are lots of other people out there getting seriously up in arms about it, though. How Relationships Work When you’re a tiny little kid and you don’t have any friends yet, the grown-ups around you explain what is and is not friendly behavior. Yes, I rather thought so myself. Friends share with each other.” Bengt´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Once you fess up to that unspoken goal, everything changes. There are proven ways to get there, and if you’re just making it up as you go along – both in terms of novel and parenting – you probably won’t succeed well. It’s an opinion, but dare I say, Grisham isn’t quite up to brilliant. And take Dan Brown.

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Productivityist

AUGUST 1, 2012

While this isn’t exactly the purest form of single-tasking, it does use elements of that idea in that I’m working on (and focused) on one vocation at a time…and on specific days, no less. Again, I’d freed up my mind and now had the time, energy and inspiration to write them. Photo credit: Eli Duke (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

How To Promote Your Business On A Budget Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) January 11, 2010 at 7:06 am @Michael – I’m tossed up about that. In the past I have also seen people rise and fall, because they didn’t heed the saying “be nice to people on the way up because you might need them on the way back down&#.

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Men With Pens

JULY 25, 2010

All sorts of people are cropping up with posts of deep, meaningful wisdom or challenging views on their blogs, profound personal philosophies delivered with grave sincerity of a Hindu guru scattered across the internet. We like authority and people who have conviction, who stand up and speak their mind with confidence. I like that one.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 29, 2010

There are dozens of reasons why writers wind up in this content limbo. Heh reminds me of the first time I hit up James… “I wanan write for you.&# “But WHY!? Be patient, don’t be an ass, and follow up kindly. Some people appreciate follow up, as long as you’ve waited and don’t pester them.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

People like to be cheerleaders with inspirational rah-rah-stick-with-it-good-things-will-come-chin-up encouragement. This doesn’t mean you should give up on blogging. Once that’s up and running a blog gives an extra insight into the website, but shouldn’t be at the expense of quality on the main site.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 22, 2010

So we do that half-punch thing …where it feels like it should be right but ends up pretty darn bad. Yeah, it takes courage to stand up for yourself, but when you do so with conviction, as if you know no one will turn you down, then you’ll have a much greater chance of success than if you beg, plead, and whimper. Absolutely.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

beating freelancers up says volumes about the client and their own feelings of business self-worth. Failure to pay as agreed is a particularly bad form of feedback, but I’ve often seen clients use it that way. Show up on sites and blogs and forums where your ideal target market hangs out.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 18, 2010

If you’ve been around for a few years and you enjoy even moderate popularity, it’s almost a guarantee that newbies show up, all wide-eyed and open-mouthed, to gape at your brilliance. The problem with that logic is that some new up-and-comer is going to steal your show. Even if it’s nowhere near as brilliant as it was two years ago.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

A huge section purely devoted to running your writing business , from getting the processes in place to help you make the best use of your time to finding an accountant who will help you make sense of your new tax forms. • No one is going to go through all the skills and tools you need to set up the business. Carry on, now. you…?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

You’re all set and teamed up with professionals, right? You also don’t actually have the expertise you need to figure out the best way to use that information, and you’re likely to screw it up. Those screw-ups cost you money. A consultant’s job isn’t to soak up your cash. It’s better to hire a consultant.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 15, 2010

And I’ve been soaking up advice from sites like Copyblogger and Men with Pens as well as material from some other excellent writers in the blogosphere. No one assigns you experience points or notes when you’ve leveled up. How to Improve Faster Want to speed up? We stare at blank screens. We chew pencils.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 20, 2010

You’ll hear if your introduction sounds weak or choppy, and you’ll discover whether your wrap-up encourages conversation or just stops it cold. You can rework it and nip all the awkwardness so that you create flow between paragraphs, clarify your ideas, expand on skimpy sections, and hone the perfect lead-in and wrap-up.

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