Archive for the ‘tools’ Category
Friday, August 31st, 2007
I travel around a lot. Even when I am actually in Toronto, I still manage to spend most of my time away from my fax machine. This can be a problem, but with internet faxing the solution is also pretty straightforward: a virtual fax machine.
The first benefit I can ...
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Thursday, January 18th, 2007
Although I live and work in the 4th (to my knowledge) largest city in North America, 90% of my clients live anywhere but here! This leaves me with a lot of telephone meetings and email discussions. I have to admit, face to face conversations tend to run more smoothly and ...
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Friday, December 22nd, 2006
A new site for freelance writers is on the radar. The aim of the site is to bring all relevant resources for writers together in one place. This includes tools, books, news, freelance markets and of course... freelance writing job listings!
This site is so fresh it literally started out today ...
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Thursday, December 21st, 2006
On occasion I agree to coach a fellow writer and nudge them into the right direction, whether writing a novel or trying to break into the freelance market. The most common question is the obvious "where do I start?". I'm going to state the obvious here, but the best starting ...
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
I'm always a sucker for new money advice resouces. A new find is The Thrifty Scot, a UK based site with information on how to save money with credit cards, secured loans, mortgages, savings accounts and home insurance. Their home page states they are the "The no nonsense, plain speaking-money ...
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Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
When building a business operating costs can become a serious headache, especially when your profits are still a little unstable. Being creative about cutting costs can make a huge difference at the end of the fiscal year. My personal strategy is to look at services that are offered elsewhere for ...
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
...For both businesses and (copy) writers. Every day I am delighted to see yet new ways in which people are using them to their advantage. Relative to the small cost associated with them, blogs are a drop in the bucket for any small, mid-size or large business.
A relatively newer trend ...
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Wednesday, October 4th, 2006
When you're hiring a professional writer to take care of your promotional or other corporate material, it can sometimes be difficult to get your ideas across properly.
This can be a problem when trying to let your writer know exactly what you want to achieve. Freewriting can be a great solution ...
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