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2007-10-13 Saturday Links Folder

Posted October 13, 2007 in Uncategorized 8 Rockin' Comments »

I first would like to ask you something: What do you do on week-ends? Do you usually take the week-end off, or you try to get some more stuff done? I’m just wondering, as I usually work a little on week-ends. But anyway, whether you have work to do or not doesn’t matter, it’s really ok to take a break, do something else, and then come back with new ideas, and a fresh perspective.

So with that said, here are 8 posts I thought you might find interesting (I know I really enjoyed reading them) ;)

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Do You Have An Exit Strategy?

Posted October 12, 2007 in Business 6 Rockin' Comments »

My friend David over at Xfep (eXtra For Every Publisher) wrote a really great post on what to do before launching a blog network.

No matter if you’re a blogger, a freelancer, a small business owner, you have to think of everything (or at least make sure everything is taken care of):

• Hiring people
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Build an online presence
• Increase revenues
• etc…

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Ten Ways to Make A Positive Impression

Posted October 10, 2007 in Marketing 12 Rockin' Comments »

Those of us who are business owners, consultants, marketers and sales people must make good impressions on others if we are to succeed in building our businesses, growing clients, and making the sale.

It begins with the way we look and speak and the ways we communicate our feelings and emotions.

I want to use this space, however, to focus on other ways to make a good impression. Here are my top 10 in no particular order. Please share your ideas with us in your comments, or feel free to disagree or agree and tell us why.

1. Do your homework before the meeting. Know as much about the person you are meeting and their business as possible.

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Congrats To Daniel Sitter - DavidAirey.com Blog Contest

Posted October 10, 2007 in News Add Comment »

Hi folks, just a quick post to let you know that Daniel Sitter, who runs Idea Sellers (a blog I read on a regular basis), is one of the lucky winners in a contest David Airey was holding on his graphic design blog. Which just turned one by the way. (Congrats David!)

For this contest David had more than $4000 in prizes, and FreelanceFolder was one of the sponsors. Daniel won a full month of banner advertising on this blog, free of course. You can see the banner on the right in the sidebar. [Click here to read more →]

My Top 5 Biggest Freelancing Mistakes

Posted October 9, 2007 in Business 79 Rockin' Comments »

It is often said we learn more from mistakes than successes. Sometimes it is nice to learn from another persons goofs rather than your own!

Every freelancer will have their own stories to tell, here are mine. I hope you find them useful and maybe you will share your own in the comments.

1. Under-pricing

Most of us will have done this at some point, many of us still do. Money is a difficult subject for a lot of people. While I am better at talking about money now than I was, I still find it an uncomfortable topic. Problem is, while you might not find it easy it is absolutely critical. [Click here to read more →]

How Fast Can You Get Back To Doing Business?

Posted October 8, 2007 in Business, How-To 26 Rockin' Comments »

If your main work computer crashed - I mean really crashed, and was a total loss, hard drive and all - how long would it take you to get back to doing business?

Would it be so long that it would cripple your income stream (and possibly cost you your best clients), or would it be a momentary blip that you easily recover from?

If you’d rather have it be a little blip (rather than a big “Oh, bleep!”), read on. [Click here to read more →]