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In December, I had lunch with David Newman and grilled him (no pun intended!) about creating information products . Lots of great strategy ideas and tips! You can listen to the interview in MP3 format here: Karyn Greenstreet interviews David Newman about Information Products (MP3) Related posts: Are Ebooks and Downloadable MP3s a Good Strategy for Information Product Marketing
Before we get into the topic of New Year’s Resolutions, I’d like to wish you a happy New Year from myself and everyone else on the FreelanceSwitch team. Here’s to another year of growing our freelance businesses and our knowledge of freelancing! Occasionally I’d like to ask the readership for their thoughts on a subject, and today that is the topic of New Year’s resolutions for freelancers. What are some good ones?
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Your Thoughts: Freelancer New Year Resolutions
Yesterday I talked about the importance of setting goals and walked through the successes and failures of the goals I set for 2009 . I promised I’d give you a look into the goals I’m setting for 2010 and I’d also like to add some more thoughts about breaking down large projects into smaller tasks so you keep moving forward and complete those projects photo credit: garromeister Thoughts on Completing Goals Large project can seem daunting when everything is in front of you and nothing has been done
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Do You Have Goals For Your Business? Part II
This post is a guest post from Allan Branch, a one time freelancer who created LessAccounting for freelancers who need to keep track of money or send invoices. If you’re reading this you’re probably not an accountant so bookkeeping is painful, boring and no one likes it.
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Preparing for End-of-Year Accounting
Are you about to go on a holiday break? Chances are good that your elected representatives are going to do the same thing. In the United States, the Congress (our version of the Parliament) adjourns shortly before Christmas, and reconvenes just after New Year’s Day
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Using the Holidays to Work with Legislators
This is the season of giving, whether it is for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or just to exchange gifts. So, with so many people here self-employed and thus lacking a company to give out those turkey dinners, terrific bonuses, and whatnot; I thought it would be a great idea to provide a list of real and fantasy gifts that would be perfect for the freelancer in your family, even if it is yourself. The Perfect Gift For Every Freelancer A Matched Set of Angel and Devil ‘lancers: Set the “Devil ‘lancer” on one shoulder to tell you what you should be saying to that client that wants five more changes in two days and then doesn’t give you the materials until the day they want the job done
I love to learn new ideas and new skills. The phrase Lifelong Learning truly defines the way I live my life. Last week I wrote my “learning plan” for 2010, in terms of business topics I want to study … I also plan to learn to play the guitar! By asking a series of questions, I came up with a plan for what I want to study next year, which helps me to keep focused on specific topics and not go running around trying to learn everything at the same time , which leads to poor absorption and implementation of what I learned.
Most freelancers are so accustomed to scraping for work and have all the time in the world to network and market their businesses. So when you gain momentum and start to get swamped on a regular basis, how do you make time to continue promoting yourself? Just that— make time and be efficient about it.
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Keeping Up Your Marketing Momentum
Make your business look more polished and established with the power of great design. Pamela Wilson of Big Brand System will be our guest, and will share four easy-to-learn design tips that will make your marketing materials more effective and save you money by keeping some of your marketing duties in house.
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Free Teleclass: Four Design Tips to Grow Your Brand
I’m facilitating the largest mastermind group ever, at the ICF Conference in December! The ICF called me a few months ago and asked me to conduct a three-hour breakout on Friday afternoon entitled “Call To Action.” It’s about choosing your most important, passionate goals, sorting through everything you learned at the Conference, masterminding a strategic Action Plan, and finding mastermind accountability partners to support you in your implementation. Are you going to the ICF Conference this year in Orlando?
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ICF Conference 2009: The Largest Mastermind Group Ever!
I’m just like you — just like every entrepreneur I know. I have a million ideas and I want to do them ALL right away! But I learned an important and enlightening lesson last year that I’d like to share with you. By focusing all my attention, energy, time and resources on one big project, I increased my income (even during a recession), and more importantly I was happier and more relaxed.
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Choose One Project for 2010
How Increased Productivity Can Hurt You : “A big part of being awesome in the workplace is being highly productive. Any time we can get more done in the same amount of time means greater profitability for you personally and the company you work for. Since profitability is ultimately what business is about, increased productivity is a big focus for any organization.” The History of Web Browsers : “The tools that we use to browse our favorite websites has a (relatively) long and rich history rife with battle for market shares and dominance
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Linkswitch #11
According to a recent press release, one of the world’s most recognizable female cartoon characters is about to set a first, so some will have us believe. Marge Simpson, wife and mother of America’s favorite dysfunctional family is going to pose for the November issue of Playboy magazine. Marge is being reported as “the first cartoon character ever” to be featured on the cover of Playboy. This is well hyped and not surprisingly the reaction to this event has been varied and heated, but is it accurate? Not really. According to a flood of responses, it seems Leroy Neiman’s “Femlin” cartoon character was the first cartoon character to be featured (in August 1960) and was subsequently featured many times
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Marge Simpson to pose for Playboy cover
Plenty of big companies routinely announce that they’re going green — they’re encouraging telecommuting to bring their carbon footprints down or they’re putting solar panels on their roofs to reduce dependence on other energy sources. That’s good for big companies. But for most freelancers, putting together business practices that reduce our impact on the environment and help combat climate change is not so easy
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Blog Action Day 2009: How Freelancers Can Run Greener Businesses
Jon Reed is a knowledge goldmine, having published his own business books and running his own business. He may not freelance in the sense that we are all used to, but his perspective on dealing with corporations is especially valuable for contractors. The author of Free From Corporate America: A Tactical Guide for Success on Your Own Terms has a lot of advice to offer when it comes to tackling the mindset of corporate America.
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FreelancerPro Interview: Making Companies Work for Your Freelance Business