Archive for the ‘Business Vision’ Category
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Interesting Olympic tid-bit: Jennifer Heil, (Canada's silver medalist in moguls) literally trains until she pukes. There is a bucket in the training area and if any of the mogul competitors she trains with pushes themselves to the point where they need to use the bucket, they get their name and ...
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Friday, January 8th, 2010
The seminar is over, but you can read a blog post wrap up here:
- http://trafcom.typepad.com/blog/2010/01/learning-from-the-independent-pros.htm
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AIP Presents: Successful independent practitioners - how they got to where they are now
Start the New Year with AIP panelists as they share insights and tips on how they achieved their financial goals. You will learn:
How ...
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
It's a New Year... Have you created a new business vision for yourself? Or at least reviewed and perhaps revamped last year's business vision?
A freelancer or independent practitioner - or any business, really - without a business vision is, to borrow the phrase, like a day without sunshine. It's ...
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
I conducted a seminar for freelance writers on Finding Corporate Markets at Wordstock, held at Ryerson on October 3. Here are the notes from the seminar.
About 16 years ago, a PR agency representing a major IT company called and asked if I would ghost write an article for an executive ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
As my blog indicates, I am a six-figure freelancer, that includes my modest 4-figure income from my print on demand (POD) books on business writing and the business of freelance writing. Next year, I have set a goal for my POD books: to double the first figure of my 4-figure ...
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
Here is a question that I often get asked: "How many hours a week should I spend marketing?" I wish I could give straight, simple answers to such questions. However, as is often the case, my answer starts with: "It depends..."
Here is the simplest answer I can give: It depends ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
Yesterday, I had the pleasure to participate in a round table talk, with four other 6-figure freelancers, at Magnet, Canada's magazine conference. There were about 60 or so aspiring and veteran freelance writers - 10 at a table - and the 'speakers' spent 10 minutes at each table answering questions. ...
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Saturday, March 14th, 2009
I'm am often asked, "What is the most frequently asked question you get from aspiring freelance writers, trainers or independent practitioners?"
I don't want to sound like I ignore questions (I don't). However, I think a more important question would be, ""What is the most frequently given answer you give to ...
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
It's a New Year... Have you created a new business vision for yourself? Or at least reviewed and perhaps revamped last year's business vision?
A freelancer or independent practitioner - or any business, really - without a business vision is, to borrow the phrase, like a day without sunshine. It's ...
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Sunday, December 14th, 2008
What ever your New Year's resolution is, I hope it comes true -- I hope you find the desire, dedication and discipline to make it happen. And I hope you have a safe, happy and healthy holidays! All the best for the rest of the year, and have a great ...
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