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Work More Earn Less Doesn't Pay | Men With Pens

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But having the self-esteem, confidence, and finding the balance is hard. I raised my graphic design rates several years ago and it made a huge difference in the clients I attracted, my income and my business self-esteem. Mary – But having the self-esteem, confidence, and finding the balance is hard.

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Authoritative Website Copy | Men With Pens

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The Newtonian Laws Of Business – The First Law Reply Dean Rieck ( @DeanRieck ) November 30, 2009 at 10:39 am This sort of aggressive copy works for certain products and certain buyers, generally for self-help and get-rich-quick. But it requires little skill and no finesse, so it’s easy and fun to write. Your life is crap!

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How NOT to Get the Freelance Job - and What to Do | Men With Pens

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Speaking of links, if you have an ugly website with horrible copy that doesn’t reflect your skills, please don’t tell us. That said, don’t apply for internet jobs when you just came online, have no skills, no experience, but can definitely learn everything as you go along. DON’T have low self-esteem.

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Imperfection is a good thing | Men With Pens

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In my old music school there were plenty of teachers who were incredible players and missed no opportunity to show their skills to their students. It’s a great post Reply Annabel April 21, 2010 at 7:20 am Yes. Some people are indeed impressed by this.

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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

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In fact, they seriously lack in professional qualifications, the kind required to be dispassionate and unbiased – essential skills if you truly want to help a person. Now, of course, self-help books are not always a total waste of time. But a good self-help book knows its own limits. Dunning-Kruger effect.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Especially when you’re inexperienced, self-esteem issues come into play – having people you respect say that you’re doing something right. My blogging provides an advertisement for my skills as a writer, blogger, and social media “definitely not an expert, but I play one on the Internet” expert.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

A chance to show off all of my skills and convey the sense that “hey, I can do this for you too.&# I write to hone my skills, to clarify my own thoughts on a particular subject, and keep myself writing when my job has me designing or coding. My blog is my proof of purchase. Blogging is as much for myself as it is for anyone else.

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