Archive for the ‘Freelance Writing - General’ Category
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Simple ways to avoid cyber attacks
Lynn Hargrove,
Director of Consumer Solutions,
Symantec Canada
Despite a growing sophistication among hackers and scammers in their ability to steal and exploit personal and corporate information, there is a low sense of urgency among small and medium businesses to take proactive protective measures.
In a 2011 survey, Symantec ...
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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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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
I was one of several people interviewed for article on working at home: "Be Your Own Boss But Say "No" to Pajamas". The article appears online in Possibilities: Toronto's Online Employment Resource Centre
Be Your Own Boss But Say "No" to Pajamas
JOWITA BYDLOWSKA, Staff Writer
Working from home is perhaps the most ...
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
I am stealing this list of 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself from the Marc and Angel Hack Life blog. You can read the full list with insightful commentary here.
30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself
Stop spending time with the wrong people.
Stop running from your problems.
Stop lying to yourself.
Stop ...
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Being debated on Ontario Today (CBC Radio): Would hockey be hockey without fighting? Don't know if my email will be read, but here's what I sent:
Hockey without fighting would most definitely be hockey.It would be an incredibly skilful game. I all but stopped watching hockey in 1972, when Canada used ...
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Make a resolution to ignite your freelance writing business starting in January! Panelists David Hayes, Camilla Cornell and IJ Schecter will share their Secrets of Success on Tues Jan 17 in Toronto.
Register online.
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Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Must read: the NY Times review of FREE RIDE: How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back -
“No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money,” Samuel Johnson declared. As the Internet is destroying the business model that has historically ...
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Writers Earning a Living: Alternate Revenue Sources
PWAC Toronto panel talk and discussion
So what else do writers do (to earn a living)? Writing, editing, PR, training, teaching, TV commentary… baking cupcakes? Freelance writers often become generalist. Does that make them failures? Or are they following their bliss? Learn how to be ...
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Monday, September 12th, 2011
I teach the online version of The Freelance Writing Business every semester for the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, and I have created three YouTube videos for the course. If you are interested in the business of freelance writing, you might find the second and third video of ...
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Monday, July 18th, 2011
Now that I've published 6 Amazon Kindle books, a few people have asked me when I'll be updating my Print on demand: Self-publishing getting started primer to include a section on e-books, particularly Kindle and ePub books. Well, here it is, more or less...
While I have published 6 Kindle books, ...
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