Small Business Labs

JUNE 15, 2010

Follow us on Twitter Emergent Research EMERGENT RESEARCH is focused on better understanding the small business sector of the US and global economy. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Authors The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

So while I do that, you read this post, mmkay? , technical writers and… Fiction writers. Your local bookstore draws a clear divide between fiction and non-fiction novels, but we writers can’t be divided into two neat camps the same way, even if you tried. Writing fiction is self-indulgence.

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Success

DECEMBER 13, 2022

He thinks that while the global economy is unbalanced and turbulent, even the poorest people on Earth have more than the wealthiest people on the planet did just a few hundred years ago, that by virtually every potential metric, humanity is living better now than we ever have. Moon Express intends to mine the moon. What’s going on?’”

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AUGUST 14, 2011

Tweet As you may already know, I’m, on a special kind of challenge this year. You can read the introductory post here. That’s why I intend to make a little breakdown of all this. You can see a small list of those items on my recommended products page. As you can see, this is a pretty hectic list.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

For years, the idea of the ambitious upstart was limited to the realms of fiction. If you want to see your online business come out ahead of its bigger opponents, these four strategies will be worth incorporating into your social media marketing plan. You are short on cash but high on time. Small means mobile.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

If you’ve never read Tim Ferriss’ subversive manifesto, The 4-Hour Workweek you can be forgiven for assuming it’s a guide for the lazy. When I read it in 2015, I was working both a full-time government job and launching a side business that would eventually eat up 80 hours of my week. Table of contents Why E-Commerce?

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

Allow me to tell you: We’ve overhauled, revamped and created a truly extraordinary resource for fiction writers everywhere, and we’ve packaged it up into a very entertaining and useful book called How to Create Believable Characters. You probably didn’t know about this treasure, because I forgot to blog about it.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

Usually, in a sales page, you want to make sure the benefits of purchasing this product are obvious to your audience. Usually, in a sales page, you want to make sure the benefits of purchasing this product are obvious to your audience. It’s not going to make them rich. It’s not going to make them rich.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 25, 2010

You’re Just Ignorant. Check out how Dean let loose for you guys in this one! Check out how Dean let loose for you guys in this one! One of the worst mistakes copywriters make is to assume their job is about writing. So it’s understandable why you might misunderstand. He’s a nice guy.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

And… well, it’s a bit late but… I finally got this post up for you to read (to the end) and enjoy. I’m sure none of you can relate to this. You work hard. You’re tired. You deserve a few more minutes of shuteye. You know you’re sleeping in. That’s what you need.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 13, 2010

I have people following me on Twitter who say things like, “Hey, if you’re looking for new writing markets, you should try this website.” It’s like saying, “Hey, so, sorry we stole your information without your knowledge from Facebook, but we’ll make it up to you by offering you 0% APR on a credit card! They didn’t.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Written by James - 36 Comments It’s November, which means that if you’re a fiction writer, it’s National Novel Writing Month for you. Given that the month is well underway, you may or may not be happy with your progress. How do you measure your progress other than just finishing the pursuit of the 50,000 word goal.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

You’ll be taking your freelance career to the next level in no time. That guy you referred a client to? The freelancer who thinks you’re awesome because you sent him some work? You like what he does – that’s why you thought of him as a good referral for your rush customer in the first place.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

Maybe you’ve struggled with finding your writing voice yourself. You feel uncertain about how you should “sound&# when you write, and each voice you try feels a little awkward. You’re not even sure if your writing reads properly, or whether it has any voice at all.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

Have you ever considered how your time could more effectively benefit your client by not writing for their blog? Why Would Your Client Pay You to Write Free Information? Your clients have heard what you have – that every business should have a blog. Free information doesn’t make money.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 17, 2010

Sometimes we’re right, sometimes we’re wrong, but the point is that it doesn’t do to blog about the unique ideas that makes you different and special. Here are four reasons to love that the competition reads your blog. It doesn’t matter if your competition does the exact same thing as you did. Except sometimes it does.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 28, 2010

You Need a Good Business Fit First If you’re a freelancer, choosing to work with an expert who has never worked on the internet, has never worked with online businesses or who has never been exposed to the freelancing lifestyle is a big mistake. You shouldn’t have to explain how freelancers work.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 6, 2010

I wrote web copy and ebooks and taglines and fiction and all kinds of writerly stuff. When you’re a problogger who owns a top ten blog for writers that’s all about writing and you write for a living to boot, the last thing you want to admit is that you can’t hack it. I couldn’t write. I could write.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

I’m not here to tell you that you should consider going back to school for a second degree. No one cares what degree you have. But maybe you should go back to school. And what kind of school gets you more of what matters to your business? The school you make yourself. That’s right. That’s okay.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

When you’ve been blogging for nearly four years and written quite a bit more than 1,000 posts, you tend to forget a great deal – like the fact that you actually wrote this stuff, and that hey, some of it is pretty darned good. And you thought your first blog posts were bad. Oh, and this one about a camera.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 20, 2010

The people whose fans would knife you if you said an ill word against their favorite blogger. And yes, my bathtub is made of gold in said hypothetical, thank you for enquiring.) You, as my reader, get to decide which kind of millionaire you would rather I become. Which one did you choose? That’s inspiring.

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Men With Pens

MAY 26, 2010

You can’t make me. I will say, though, that Ali’s post was coincidentally timed – though you’ll have to tune in next week to learn why. I will say, though, that Ali’s post was coincidentally timed – though you’ll have to tune in next week to learn why. So I won’t say it.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

Click here to read more on how to say no to clients , click here to how to work less and earn more , or click here to discover how you can get the rates you deserve. You’ll be relaxing your way to a freelance business that lets you breathe and still pay the bills. You drop everything. Yes, you can.

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Men With Pens

JULY 14, 2010

Dean Rieck decided to come on over and tell you the secrets you’re missing to making it as a freelancer – enjoy! Many of my fellow immortals would keep you in the dark, struggling to find the secret. VISIBILITY Clients can’t hire you if they can’t “see&# you. You have to be visible.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

Each day this week, I’m going to write about how you can get more money, better clients and the work you really love to do – all it takes is the magic words, and you’ll be enjoying a freelance business that really rocks. Emails bombard you. You’re running against deadlines. You buy books.

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Brilliantly Better

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

I have to search for new, valuable online businesses, evaluate them, meet with entrepreneurs, balance their expectations and so on and so forth. Over the years I slowly learned the subtle science of feeling good in my discomfort zone. What follows is a short description of my approach. That was a very uncomfortable place for me to be.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 8, 2010

Regardless if you are a freelance writer, a business executive, a graphic artist or if you are working a part-time job, you surely could use a bit of help in organizing your thoughts so that your days run more smoothly. Here are twenty of some of the best for you to use to keep yourself organized. posts – until today.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 30, 2010

Thomas was one of those people, and he wanted to write for the introverts amongst you. Freelance writing requires you to take responsibility for yourself in a way that other jobs don’t. You have the option of flexibility, but don’t push it until you settle into a rhythm with your work day.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

It’s a lot better than sounding too soft, too unsure, too pleading. It’s a lot better than sounding too soft, too unsure, too pleading. Begging people to like you and hopefully hire you will get you nowhere. Telling them you’re a good idea for what they want to achieve is the way to go.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 1, 2010

Click here to read yesterday’s post on how to say no to clients. Then sit back and enjoy today’s post on how to work less and make more money. You’ll be on your way to enjoying a freelance business that brings you more of what you want in no time. You’re not a machine.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I think perhaps it’s time we discussed what is and is not appropriate in blogger-reader relationships, don’t you? How Relationships Work When you’re a tiny little kid and you don’t have any friends yet, the grown-ups around you explain what is and is not friendly behavior. A lot of you are reading along here thinking, “And?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Without a reputation, referrals or testimonials to convince people to hire you, you have to be creative and work extra hard on getting your name out there. If you already have some clients, these techniques can also give your existing business a boost. Prerequisite: you have a website.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 16, 2010

Unless you’re very well known, having a site named after you isn’t going to bring in new readers or tell visitors what they can expect. But, two points for making sure that the name of your site, Melani Ward’s Blog, matches the domain name, melaniward.com. For the last time, he headed off into the sunset. What a character.

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Men With Pens

JULY 18, 2010

Once it’s in your blood, you can never go back. While training for competition, I learned many valuable lessons (beyond the kind that made sure you didn’t canter off to your death). Let me share a few of those lessons with you: Never take the little jumps for granted. But I digress. The result?

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 14, 2010

You will too. Centuries ago, Voltaire expressed the same sentiment: “The better is the enemy of the good.” Often I force myself to finish a page, paragraph, or even a thought when I am sure that I can do better. Much better. Why do I force myself to accept mediocrity temporarily? No, really, I don’t.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

There are times when you can power through sickness and get your work done. But then there are those other times… The times when your head has been aching vaguely for three days and every bone in your body feels like you have early-onset arthritis. The times when you’ve forgone the boxes of Kleenex for 70 rolls of toilet paper.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

If you’re like many freelancers, you’re probably not sleeping well at all. That is, when you sleep, because chances are you’re cutting corners all over the place to make ends meet. Admitting that your sleep patterns are all screwed up and that you can’t hack it? We’re tough.

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