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About: Agent X

Agent X is the name many mysterious and intriguing people take on when they guest post at our site. Their mission is to slip in like a thief in the night, leave you with entertaining, valuable and useful content, and slip away again - without getting caught.

Posts by Agent X :

Mar
17

What Would You Do If You Only Had Two Hours?

Written by Taylor - 14 Comments

I’ve only taken to using Twitter as a regular thing fairly recently, so it’s entirely possible that Dave Navarro (@rockyourday) has been doing this for years and I never knew about it, but I’ve been kind of taken with the way he often starts off a morning:
“What would you work on if you only [...]

Mar
15

Why You Need to Work with a Consultant

Written by James - 18 Comments

You network, you use social media, you’ve done a joint venture, and you work with other freelancers to handle your workload. You’re all set and teamed up with professionals, right?
Sorry, no.
The professionals who can do you the most good in the shortest period of time aren’t peers – they’re advisors. I’m talking about consultants, [...]

Mar
12

How to Avoid Wasting Your Blog Client’s Money

Written by Taylor - 17 Comments

There are people out there that have been readers for a long time – they’re like old friends by now, and I’m always glad to see them. One of those old friends is Rebecca Laffar-Smith, who tossed me a guest post that I think carries a pretty cool message worth thinking about. Enjoy!
We’ve all heard [...]

Mar
10

Three Reasons You Need to Convince Newbies They Need a Website

Written by James - 34 Comments

We recently started a side project working with people who have never had a website, a blog, or anything that requires more than opening an email – and sometimes they can’t even do that.
They’re all small business owners.
When I spoke with them about their business, they all had one common question: “Why is having a [...]

Mar
8

What Happens to Your Website If You Die?

Written by James - 49 Comments

My great-aunt passed on this winter. We thought everything would be quite simple – read the will, carry out her last wishes and move on.
Things weren’t so simple.
We found her will, and the executor named within let everyone know the details of it. He made arrangements and began carrying out my great aunt’s last [...]

Mar
5

How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to Solo

Written by James - 10 Comments

This is the fifth and final post in a special five-part series on using the magic of yes and no to earn more money, better clients and work you really love to do. Click here to read the other articles in the series:
Why you should say no to your clients
Learn how to make more money [...]

Mar
4

How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to Fast Work

Written by James - 19 Comments

This is the fourth post in a special five-part series on using the magic of yes and no to earn more money, better clients and work you really love to do. Click here to read more on how to say no to clients, click here to how to work less and earn more, or click [...]

Mar
3

How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to Low Pay

Written by James - 14 Comments

This is the third post in a special five-part series on using the magic of yes and no to earn more money, better clients and work you really love to do. Click here to read the first post, how to say no to clients, or click here to read yesterday’s post, why you should say [...]

Mar
2

How to Succeed in Freelancing: Say No to More Work

Written by James - 21 Comments

This is the second post in a special five-part series on using the magic of yes and no to earn more money, better clients and work you really love to do. Click here to read yesterday’s post on how to say no to clients.
Then sit back and enjoy today’s post on how to work less [...]

Mar
1

How to Succeed In Freelancing: Say No to Your Clients

Written by James - 27 Comments

Today’s post kicks off a special five-part series on how to really succeed in your freelance career. Each day this week, I’m going to write about how you can get more money, better clients and the work you really love to do – all it takes is the magic words, and you’ll be enjoying a [...]

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