Archive for the ‘Business Vision’ Category
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
"Everyday I'm Hustlin'" is a solid overview article on becoming your own boss:
Have you ever thought about creating your own job? ... For many types of work, it’s possible to shop your skills around for short-term work as an independent service provider — a freelancer or consultant. You’d be ...
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
This is a good time of year to start thinking about your business vision... OK, it's a better time of year to kick back and do next to nothing. But once you've done that, it's a good time to start thinking about your vision for next year!
How a business vision ...
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Friday, November 19th, 2010
Reprinted from PWAC Contact, the e-newsletter of the Professional Writers Association of Canada.
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Dear Sir,
May I write stuff for you?
OK, what do you think of that sales letter? Or how about:
Dear Sir,
May I write stuff for you? I have experience.
My tongue is not even stuck firmly in cheek here. Trying to ...
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Sunday, November 14th, 2010
Before you launch your business... Before you put together your business plan... Before you create your marketing plan... You need to build your business vision. Until November 19, "If you don't know where you are going, how are you going to get there?" - a business vision short report - ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
I sell several business reports online, including "If you don't know where you are going, how are you going to get there," a business vision short report (PDF file). I've just revised the business vision report and am making it available at no cost until November 1 (beta testing the ...
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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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