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Blog Action Day 2008

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Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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5 Tips for Out-of-Work Freelancers

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When you’re a freelancer, even if you’re between gigs and just sitting around twiddling your thumbs waiting for the next assignment to come through, it’s best to keep updating your skills and keeping up to date with the latest innovations and improvements in your line of work. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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Full-time Freelance Writing Jobs | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Dress in comfortable clothes (I recommend Hawaiian shirts). You have to be disciplined with money, a skill many writers don’t have. I’ve also done the freelancing thing–learning to market myself, developing my money management skills and learned to juggle. You can enjoy a quiet, stress-free work environment.

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Why Good Copywriting Goes Bad: Ignorance | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Foreign language copywriters or professional translators skilled at intercultural communications adapt your key messages to targets whose cultural values and references can differ significantly. Good copy will reveal that the emperor is has no clothes. These experts should be brought on board at the beginning of the word food chain.

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Why You Don't Need to Mimic Someone Else's Fame | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

However, he isn’t stodgy, and his social skills are better than mine. Writing is a skill that I will be working on much more over the next several years to lifetime. Spiritually, ecumenically, grammatically." - Captain Jack Sparrow Home | Services | About | Comment Policy | Disclosure | Contact Copyright © 2006 - 2010 30 Sous Zero Inc.

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What's Under the Hood of Your Web Copy? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

If you write web copy that speaks of being good in sales but sounds like it comes from a casual, laid-back stay-at-home mom, your client won’t be pleased if she’s actually a businesswoman who wears upscale clothes to impress clients at high-profile meetings every day at her downtown office. Ragnar´s last blog.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

However, if they go to develop skills like writing and critical thinking, to learn more about the world and to connect with future leaders, then university is invaluable. I have used those skills almost every day of my working life. And now I coach public speaking skills. I did an Arts degree (Modern Languages).

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