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How To Create Personal Connections When You’re A Digital Business

Tips From T. Marie

On the phone. Phone conversations can make it easier to connect with others. Still, some people have a really hard time communicating by phone. A great tip I received early in my career was to smile while talking to someone on the phone. I hated talking on the phone, but I always seemed to have jobs that required it.

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Reasons why work slowdowns can be good

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Reasons why work slowdowns can be good Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:12 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Life of the Virtual Assistant My DH had his first-ever no work day in 35 years as a Land Surveyor. Better to use your phone and get outside, away from the office.

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Webinar Employee Expense Reimbursements: Compliance Workshop

Office Dynamics

This 25-page special report—updated for 2012—will show you where to draw the line with travel and entertainment deductions, including meals, lodging, vehicles and gifts. You may include as many people as you wish while listening on a single phone line. Reap the biggest deductions with the lowest chance of an IRS audit. CD only: $197.

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Three Reasons You Need to Convince Newbies They Need a Website.

Men With Pens

The last time I needed the phone number, I looked online. If you’re not online, people won’t be able to find you – period. , but I’ll have to tell you we’ve been hemming and hawing about advertising in the yellow pages and we’re finding our community actually does still use the phone book. (I

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Do Clients Need to Like You to Buy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

HTC Droid Eris Phone Reply Eric C ( @onviolence ) January 11, 2010 at 6:38 pm I feel like this post had two points, so I’m going to discuss the main one about “Like&# Vs. “trust&# It goes to the old truism, it isn’t what you know, it is who you know. Isn’t that what most of us do when buying services, good, etc?

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Why You Shouldn't Stick to Your Niche

Men With Pens

I focus on cash gifting, but since the activity is not well known I decided to also write posts about mental science and fitness. My network outside of gifting grew from Day 1. Part 3 Reply James ( @MenwithPens ) November 20, 2009 at 2:28 pm @ Ryan – I’m all about cash gifting. GO CANADIENS! This is limiting.

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

MCE Holiday Gift Guide—for you, for customers, and for special people on your list Reply poch November 25, 2009 at 8:13 am This is now getting to be a problem of mine as a freelancer. But when we do biz online we don’t have those clues, so just start typing or pick up the phone. Those days are better. A locked door after hours.

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