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Simple Time Management Tools Are Best

Posted August 15, 2007 in Productivity 5 Rockin' Comments »

Over the years I’ve come into contact with various and sundry time management tools. I used the Covey system, a host of day timers, and even tried inventing my own tools. I finally gave up on time management because I didn’t want to put my life in a box. I figured if I ran out of time to do all the things I wanted to do on a certain day then I’d just pick up again the next day. I finally just started making lists and scratching the items off the list as I completed them. That proved to be the most effective time management tool I’d ever encountered.

Then I started an Internet business.

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How To Double Your Customer Base Without Spending A Penny

Posted August 14, 2007 in Marketing 16 Rockin' Comments »

Silence may be golden, but it’s no great help when it comes to building your business. You need to get the word out so that customers / clients come a-knocking each and every day. But saying “Hey, guys, I rock!” isn’t always the most effective way to earn a stranger’s trust (no matter how rocking you may be). Remember, that stranger has been burned before by promises that didn’t pan out.

But when a stranger hears about your rocking ways from someone they trust, winning their attention (and cash-generating loyalty) becomes oh-so-much-easier … and closing deals happens a lot faster. So here are three ways to make it easier to draw customers in, month after month: [Click here to read more →]

An Interview With SJ Yee - Freelance Journalist

Posted August 13, 2007 in Writing 3 Rockin' Comments »

Today we have an interview with SJ Yee from Singapore, offering a good look into freelance journalism. I’m sure you’ll learn some interesting things about freelance journalism! ;)

Jon: Hey SJ, thanks for accepting the invitation! Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? What got you started in freelance journalism?

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Is Your Website Helping Or Hurting Your Business?

Posted August 11, 2007 in Business, Marketing 4 Rockin' Comments »

Every freelancer should have a website. Period.

Whether you’re a journalist, writer, designer or musician doesn’t matter, I strongly believe you should have your own place on the web. That is a no-brainer. Of course people will see your website, since you will put the address on your business cards, and you will tell them about it.

In fact you really want them to check it out, so they can have a look at your work before they hire you. But once they get to your website, what’s their reaction? [Click here to read more →]

Using Established Brands To Promote One’s Own Brand: Leviathan?

Posted August 10, 2007 in Marketing 5 Rockin' Comments »

Nick Stamoulis has been getting a lot of attention online lately. It’s not all good and that’s good.

Nick is an Internet marketer. An effective one it seems. He uses pay-per-click ads to market his services and attract new clients. The problem is, he buys clicks for recognized brand names so that he’ll appear on the SERPs (search engine results pages) of those companies. In other words, type in “Bruce Clay,” a recognized name brand in search engine marketing, on Google and look to the right side of the page. You’ll see an ad for Nick Stamoulis. Bruce Clay doesn’t appear in the ad anywhere, but anyone who understands how pay-per-click works knows that the ad wouldn’t appear on that page unless the advertiser had bid on the name brand as a keyword. Bruce Clay isn’t the only brand name Nick bids on to have his ads appear for search results. [Click here to read more →]

Does Your Business Card Say Anything About Your Skills?

Posted August 9, 2007 in Marketing 9 Rockin' Comments »

I strongly believe everyone should have business cards made. Whether you’re a freelancer, a small business owner, or you work for a company as an employee, it is a must have.

But what does your business card say about your skills? When you give your card to someone, what’s the initial reaction? Do you get a lot of calls or e-mails from people you gave your card to?

I must have received hundreds of business cards since I started freelancing, and only a few I find are well designed. From all the cards I received, I visited maybe 8 or 10 websites, simply out of curiosity, because those people put their URL on their cards. [Click here to read more →]