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Do you often feel that you are doing everything under the sun but the actual work? You know, the activity that gets you money? Distractions can be a big problem when you work on your own: although you have deadlines and commitments there is nobody breathing down your neck to see what you are actually […]

Tags: Tips And Tricks, Productivity, Work, Work-At-Home by Amrit Hallan - 9 Comments »

You’ve heard it before: “It’s not you: It’s me.” Or perhaps you heard nothing at all, and the regular stream of customers who were once hot for you has slowed to a trickle.
But the truth of the matter that it is you, and unless you take immediate action to rekindle the flames, your customers […]

Tags: Clients, Tips And Tricks, Marketing, News by Dave Navarro - 16 Comments »

Sunday is here again (beautiful day here), time for a short break from “doing as much work as I can before Monday “. I read some really great posts this week, and I would like to share some of them with you folks.
Before you go read these posts, did you know that “Teaching Sells” is […]

Tags: Links Folder by Jon Phillips - 9 Comments »

These are some personal observations, reasons I probably would click away, not hire someone, not call back.
Combined with some personal experiences, and some reasons I believe I didn’t get a gig at some point. Gotta learn from our mistakes. :)
1- Your online portfolio is full of Adsense ads
This can be a huge turn-off. Someone does […]

Tags: Career, Clients, Freelancing by Jon Phillips - 31 Comments »

“Free.” What do I mean by that?
What I’m talking about is a popular marketing tool. A powerful tool, but often abused.
To be specific, I’m talking about when you give something away with the hope of gaining (or keeping) customers. It’s often risky to use this tool, but it can be used safely […]

Tags: Tools, Marketing, Entrepreneurship by Jonathan Bostrom - 4 Comments »

Are you noticing a sudden drop in the number of business inquiries you receive every day/week? As a freelancer your income depends in part on:

Pitching your services in front of prospective clients
Referrals
Direct business inquiries from your website or print advertisements

The referrals depend on the good relationships you have with your previous clients. Since you provide […]

Tags: Clients, Word Of Mouth, Networking, Marketing by Amrit Hallan - 6 Comments »

Blogging can bring your business exposure, credibility, and whole lot more revenue - so it’s in your best interest to deliver a steady stream of powerful writing. But for a lot of us, that’s a tall order. If you’re finding your creative juices running a little dry, this list of quick and easy […]

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Did you know that swearing at work could boost your productivity? That’s what researchers “found out“. Makes me wonder who pays them for doing those studies! ;)
I didn’t know that.. I don’t think it would help my productivity that much. In fact, when that happens, I tend to just wanna leave, like trying to […]

Tags: Links Folder by Jon Phillips - 4 Comments »

There are tons of articles on the net about financial planning, invoicing, getting paid, making money, funding, customer relationship, etc…
Well, someone had to put together a list of the best articles/posts (that’s worthy of a bookmark!), and that someone is Jessica Hupp from Bootstrapper, she compiled a list of the 100 best business finance posts.

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