There’s an awful lot of selling going on around the web these days. It seems like everyone pitches something. You’ll find pitches for books, for courses, for membership sites… Sales strategies and buy-now encouragements are splattered around the web. There’s no easy way to tell if people are helping you or selling you, either. Everyone [...]
How to Make an Old Blog Post New Again
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You know what I hate? I hate it when someone gives me advice that I don’t know how to follow. It reminds me of the time I was standing there staring at my smoking car engine while on the phone with a friend of mine who knows a little something about cars. He says, “Oh, [...]
How to Gain Clients Without Feeling Dirty
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Too many freelancers are neglecting proper marketing to better their business. In fact, many freelancers are consciously opting not to market. They refuse, flat out, to use any strategy they consider manipulative. They see all marketing tactics as evil, snake oil, in-your-face car salesman strategies geared [...]
The Top Premium WordPress Themes on the Web
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Nothing beats the thrill of starting a new site on the web. You have fresh ideas, your thoughts are wide open, and you’re ready to fill a brand-new site up with all your vision. As exciting as this moment can be, the prospect of finding just the right WordPress theme to fit that vision presents [...]
How to Devalue Your Blog and Burn Yourself Out
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There are days when words don’t come easy. Creativity is a bitch like that – you can be on the greatest roll in the world, with fantastic prose pouring out of your fingers, then… Thud. Nothing. Nada. The steam’s all gone. Blogging can be like that as well. Passion and excitement can only sustain you [...]
What Should You Do With Lousy Old Blog Posts?
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We all have things in our past we’re ashamed of. I know there was one particular incident with a couple of day-old baguettes and a fox hunt that I’m extremely pleased to have gotten through with no photographic evidence. Some of our past mistakes can’t be dismissed so easily, though – especially when they’re right [...]
Beginner Web Design: The Tools You Need
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You’ve probably read plenty of web design advice or noticed some tips around the web, especially if you have any interest at all in customizing your own theme and creating your own graphics. You want to create a kick-ass design yourself, but when you’re a beginner, where should you start? We’re asked that question all [...]
Do You Need Support to Take a Break?
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Today’s guest post comes to you from a good friend of mine, Alex Fayle. He’s been here before, and his posts struck a chord with many people. Now, he’s going to strike another chord. Enjoy. I’ve posted on runaway speeding trains and crashing your business or burning out your engine. I’ve also posted a starter [...]
Let Biblio Help Build Your Business (And Library)
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For those of you who are writers and hang about this place looking for tips on writing, I say good for you. This is a smart move, for this is indeed what we do here. Excellent. However, this week I wanted to tell you where to find other cool people’s writing advice. Specifically, people who [...]
Is Elance a Winner or Loser?
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Today’s guest post comes to us from a guest poster. I advocate writers using job sites like Elance to find work. I’ve used the system effectively myself, and I’ve spoken to plenty of people who’ve done well with Elance also. This person gave Elance a whirl… and here’s what she had to say about her [...]
