Leveling the Playing Field

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Ever lose something and drive yourself nuts trying to find it again? Well, I’ve been trying to find a blog post I read recently that got me thinking, and for the life of me, I can’t. (Whoever wrote something pertinent to what follows, let me know who you are, would you?)

Anyways, the post asked [...]

Technical Difficulties – Please Stand By

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Updates have got to be the most nerve-wracking invention on the face of the earth. Each time I do one I feel like the whole blog is going to come crashing down. It doesn’t help that you get a half-dozen warnings before you click the button to continue. Sort of like those drug commercials we [...]

Posting Your Writer Rates: Pros and Cons

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Figuring out whether you should display your rates on your website is a big issue for many freelancers. Do you post up your prices or hourly rates and risk either ridicule or a lack of business? Do you politely refrain from posting rates, preferring a message of “contact us for a customized quote”?

 
It’s a [...]

7 Deadly Fears of Writing Explored: Rejection

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While I was sitting at my desk thinking about what I would write on rejection, lo and behold, a client sent me an email and rejected my work (asked for a revision is the PC term).
I admit that I wasn’t too thrilled with the design I had sent him. It wasn’t bad…but it wasn’t good, [...]

What Are You Really Selling?

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I’m walking through Wal-Mart, and something catches my eye.

It’s a CD, the latest release from a favorite artist of mine (heavy rock, thank you very much). The slipcover is cool, the artist’s picture draws me, and I pick up the case, flipping it over to scan the titles quickly.

Five minutes later, and I’m [...]

How to Say No to Clients You Want to Keep

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“NO!”
My three-year-old daughter’s protest is pretty clear. She has no issues with putting her foot down and declaring what she doesn’t want to do.
So why do I find it so difficult to say no to my clients?
“Sure, we can do that,” are words that come out of my mouth often. Sometimes I [...]

In the Running for the Top Ten Blogs for Writers

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Michael Stelzner called for nominations for the top 10 writers blogs, and the finalist list is up. It includes:

Catalystblogger
Copyblogger
Copywriter Underground
Copywriting Maven
Freelance Parent
Freelance Writing Jobs
Get Paid to Write Online
Golden Pencil
Heather Strang, [...]

Online Personality: Avoiding the Mommy Blogger Stereotype

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It never ceases to amaze me how many people whine about being stereotyped – and then those same people seem to go out of their way to enforce those stereotypes.

I’ll give you an example of a stereotype: Work-at-home mothers are frazzled women with six kids at their feet. They wear baby spitup, [...]

Is Writing an Art or a Trade? Two Opinions, Two Views

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The Pen is Just a Sword – Jamie’s View
I don’t like being called an artist. I don’t really like other writers calling themselves artists, either. I’m not even crazy about web designers calling themselves artists. Come to think of it, I don’t really feel anyone with a computerized job is an artist.

I know, I [...]

World’s Saddest Cubicle Contest Winner!

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I came across an interesting – and rather disturbing – story: The World’s Saddest Cubicle Competition. Looking at the “winners” made me think of all the cubicles I had worked in over the years, and my cubicles paled in comparison to these.
Most of the people who submitted photos work in spaces no bigger than a [...]

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