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Sunday, June 26th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 41: Cold Call Tips. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 41: Cold Call Tips
Some people seem to be naturals at cold calling. Others need help. Either way, cold calling is an important way of developing your freelance writing business. ...
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Sunday, June 12th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 40: Managing the Process. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 40: Managing the Process
As I have said, before you quote on a project, you need to define the scope of the project. That is, in fact, the first stage ...
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Saturday, June 4th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Ch. 39: Accurately Pricing Services. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 39: Accurately Pricing Services
Although the formula I outlined (in the previous chapter) should help you determine your per-hour rate, most clients are interested in the bottom line. “What’s this ...
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Saturday, June 4th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Ch. 38: How Much to Charge? (Everything You Wanted To Know About Freelance Writing). Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 38: How Much to Charge?
We’ve talked a great deal about money in this book. Money is important. It’s not the ...
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Saturday, May 28th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 37: Marketing Plan: Big Picture. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 37: Marketing Plan: Big Picture
Let’s do a mini review of some of what we’ve covered so far. To support your professional freelance vision, your business plan should include ...
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 36: Online Strategies. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 36: Online Strategies
My website—paullima.com—is extremely important to me. It brings me several new prospects per month. Not all of the companies that contact me through my website become clients, but ...
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Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Ch 35: Sample Pitch Letters. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 35: Sample Pitch Letters
After all that work—determining sectors you want to target, finding companies within sectors, sourcing contacts within companies, and scheduling when to send out pitches—you want your ...
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Sunday, May 15th, 2011
Can you become a freelance writer? This quick test will help you determine if you can become a freelance writer.
If you can honestly answer 'yes' to these five 'can' questions, you are on your way to becoming a freelance writer. Make a couple of revisions to the questions based on ...
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Saturday, May 7th, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 34: Cold Calling. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 34: Cold Calling
Do you have your contacts all lined up? Do you have some clips (samples of your writing), handy, or have you put some samples on your website? If ...
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Sunday, May 1st, 2011
From Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing: Chapter 19: Idea Acceptance: Now What?. Read all excerpts from the book here
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Chapter 33: Cold Calling and Direct Mail
We are now entering the domain of cold calling. I use the term cold call to cover unsolicited phone calls, sales letters, and ...
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