Instant Star

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Every now and then, I get lost in the maze of internet marketing and promotion. Should we focus on more SEO tactics? Should we be submitting more articles to directories? Are our blogs captivating enough? Is our ranking high enough? Are we even ranking at all?

It’s crazy. I spend most of the time doing [...]

Twenty-Five Ways to Write for Money

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I’m pretty good at resisting a sales pitch. I’m even better at resisting that rah-rah sales copy that runs about three scrolled pages long, telling me of so-and-so’s rags to riches success, showing off pictures of people with new cars, and claiming how my life will be changed if I just click to BUY NOW!
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Money Can’t Buy You People

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In the rural region of Quebec where I live, people are fond of a certain saying: Pour qui tu te prends? The translation: Who do you think you are?

While I’m so used to hearing those words (and saying them) that I don’t even think twice anymore, a conversation I had the other day [...]

The Isolation Factor

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Harry’s post brought to mind one of the biggest challenges working from home brings to people: isolation.
Working from home has plenty of perks. People can enjoy a job that fits their personality better. They can explore new career paths. They can combine earning income with home life and be with their family more often. Working [...]

Get Out

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I don’t like blogging. I discussed this with James the other day, and over the course of the conversation, I came to realize it wasn’t the fact that I had nothing worth saying but that I’ve stopped observing as much as I used to.
Back in the day when I had a full-time job, I wrote [...]

Teens that Can’t Type

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As I watched my teenage daughter clattering away on the keyboard of her laptop this week, blissfully unaware of my casual observation, I realized one very important thing: She typed with two fingers.

Now, I’m aware she types with two fingers. This is not a new thing. Since she’s been using a computer on a [...]

A Lack of Respect

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I never cease to be amazed at the audacity of some people. I am also stunned at people who continue to believe that quality doesn’t matter. Turning a fast buck does. Scamming others does. I am even more confused at the perception some people have that any fool can write.

I was interested in a [...]

Just Say No: Home Office Boundaries

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I tend to snag on ideas and research them to death. Harry knows very well that a new, bright, shiny interest will become my current obsession in less time than it takes to say, “Jamie, could you take a look at this?” There’s also the fact that I believe I can do anything (until proven [...]

My Office, My Home

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I love my office. It’s clean, it’s modern, it’s decorated in contemporary, minimalist fashion. (Except for my desk, which is absolutely cluttered with disorganized papers). My office is functional, and it’s all me. Well, save Harry’s half, which is all his. His half is usually empty unless he’s in town.

But I digress. I [...]

O, Writer, Amuse Me!

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Email is fun. Generally speaking, that is – those who have a flood of email in their inbox on a daily basis don’t always view receiving more as an exciting event that stops the world from spinning. Some do, though.  Personally, the lure of an unread mail is a Siren’s song, and I can’t resist.
 
What [...]

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