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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Written by James - 33 Comments Take a Number After a small pause to let you all settle into your SMART freelancing techniques, Elizabeth Fayle is here to give you the next key to rockin’ out your freelance biz. Being realistic made him think of you as the most sought-after freelancer around. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

JULY 1, 2012

It’s inevitable that when you’ve been blogging for a while, eventually your subscriber numbers are going to hit a slump. They can be embedded right into your site or blog. They’re also a great way to wow business clients with your portfolio. Have you explored digital flipbooks for your blog before? Crazy bonus touch?

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Men With Pens

APRIL 1, 2010

Getting your first clients as a new freelancer is a daunting challenge. You could try cold-calling (or cold-emailing), knocking on doors or praying to the freelancing fairies for some work, but there are some better techniques you can use that will be sure to get you clients in a hurry. Not only that, having a blog is a must as well.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

It’s time to take a look at some top consultants for freelancers – you know, the kind that really make the difference to your business. If you decide you need a website or blog with the perfect look to attract new customers and killer copy that hooks them, draws them in and gets them saying yes, contact us at Men with Pens today.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

And as a freelancer myself, I approve! Businesses hire freelance talent to absorb ebbs and flows in activity or to fill talent gaps that are essential but not required every day. Businesses are all about returns on investments, though, so the big question becomes, how can you get the most from your investment in freelance talent?

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Men With Pens

MARCH 14, 2010

Freelancers avoid consultants. So they try to be do-it-yourselfers, learning from blogs, ebooks, and other sources of free information. And it’s time more freelancers got on board. Freelancers do have one theory right, though: Good consultants aren’t cheap. You’re all set and teamed up with professionals, right?

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Back in 2006 I started to notice two emerging types of questions from readers of ProBlogger: From bloggers – How do I get freelance writing jobs? From brands and established bloggers – How do I find quality people to hire to blog for me? In the coming weeks this will rise to $70 (our first price rise since 2006).

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 7, 2010

If you want to make a career of writing, should you look for a full-time job in a company or strike out on your own as a freelancer? I’ve done both and have come to the conclusion that freelancing is what I like best. Just because freelancing is best for me doesn’t mean it’s best for everyone. Good question.

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Men With Pens

MAY 19, 2010

Sloppy work habits are far more detrimental than many freelancers realize, and they’re keeping you from rocking out everything you should be able to get done in a day. Cut out anything that isn’t critical to your business survival for two full weeks – blog commenting, RSS reading, social media, IM chats and emailing friends.

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Income Diary

APRIL 2, 2024

Premji owns 73% percent of Wipro and also owns a private equity fund, PremjiInvest, which manages his $2 billion worth of personal portfolio. billion Martin Lorentzon is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and investor who co-founded the music streaming service Spotify along with Daniel Ek in 2006. With a net worth of $6.4

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Men With Pens

MAY 23, 2010

Here’s a list of what to do – and much more importantly, what NOT to do when applying for freelance work: DO read the job ad. This is tough, especially for freelancers, because we all pride ourselves on being able to make our own schedule in our pyjamas. So many, in fact, that I decided to write a post about it. No, really.

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Men With Pens

MAY 16, 2010

As an editor at a blog, a writer for three blogs, and an owner of two blogs–I have been on the receiving end of a lot of guest posts over the years. It’s easy to fall into the trap of emailing off four, five, or more guest posts quickly and then expecting to see your work on the blog of your choice the very next day.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 2, 2010

I used the power of guest posting and blog commenting tactics to reach people around the globe. If reaching people is what you want, you’ll find plenty of advice on guest posting right here at Men with Pens, including great tips on accepting guest posts to your blog – like this post on submission guidelines from Ann Smarty.

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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. That shoemaker’s son has the same problem that many freelancers do – new and experienced both.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Written by James - 106 Comments “I’ve been blogging for five years. I was having a conversation with Deb Ng of Freelance Writing Gigs on Twitter , and I smirked at her comment. We blog our hearts out, pouring creativity, knowledge and advice into each post we write. Blogging is bloody hard work. Of course not.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 4, 2010

You’ll be taking your freelance career to the next level in no time. The freelancer who thinks you’re awesome because you sent him some work? Building relationships with other freelancers – even the competition – is very handy to helping you improve your business. Remember Joe? So why aren’t you?

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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. Check out their blog for more posts on marketing and development. Jim Kimmons´s last blog.

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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

MARCH 2, 2010

Then sit back and enjoy today’s post on how to earn better freelancing rates. You’ll be all set with a freelance business that pays you what you deserve to be paid. There’s a problem that’s common in the freelancing world: getting stuck at low rates and not seeming to be able to earn more. Neither do you.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

We’ve all heard the hype that every business must have a blog. And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. Blogs build brand and trust.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 6, 2010

Most freelancers have enough trouble scrapping together money for the rent without having to worry about paying another couple of tens of thousands. You’re a freelancer. People want to see your portfolio, your testimonials, and your professional-looking website. For a long time now, I’ve been reading blogs about marketing.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 3, 2010

You’ll be relaxing your way to a freelance business that lets you breathe and still pay the bills. There are a lot of freelancers who have trouble saying no (which you haven’t, you’ll note), and they tend to be people-pleasers that want others to like them and think they’re helpful. Ah, the rush job.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 27, 2010

If you’re like many freelancers, you’re probably not sleeping well at all. We’re freelancers. The problem is that we freelancers all know healthy sleep habits are good for us. But many freelancers just don’t follow that oh-so-simple-and-sage advice. Þórey Ómars´s last blog. No problem.

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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. The experience was… well, surprising, honestly.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 10, 2009

If you missed the first few posts, you can read them here: The intro to SMART freelancing The first key: Specific The second key: Measurable The third key: Agreed Upon The fourth key: Realistic Today is the last in the series of freelancing SMARTer, truly a bittersweet moment for me. Chris´s last blog. And that’s it!

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Men With Pens

MARCH 1, 2010

You’ll be on your way to enjoying a freelance business that brings you more of what you want in no time. Many new freelancers fall into the common trap into of believing that taking on more work for less money is just as good as earning more money for less work. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MAY 2, 2010

Not your blog; the part of your website that’s devoted to convincing your readers to buy your services. Your freelancing lifestyle depends on your copy being read. This isn’t about grabbing the first freelancer that catches your eye. Chat with you later… Josh Josh Garcia´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

We did try to tell you there was nothing to this vicious rumor of a new, updated, expanded and generally awesome upgraded version of Write for the Web, your guide to becoming a freelance writer on the Internet. Roschelle ( @roschelle ) November 23, 2009 at 4:05 am You guys crack me up Roschelle´s last blog. Reply Mary E.

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Men With Pens

JULY 11, 2010

Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere. Written by James - 53 Comments When you blog for some time, you eventually reach a point when you begin to wonder whether blogging is actually getting you anywhere.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 25, 2010

He really wants you to visit his blog today. Chris Mower ( @firesamurai ) April 25, 2010 at 12:14 pm I enjoy reading Dean’s blog. The ironic thing is that I was reading this article procrastinating a phone call I know I need to make… *sigh* Chris Mower´s last blog. susan´s last blog. I needed this.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 8, 2010

You may not think that your website, your blog, your freelance business, is something you need to think about in your last will and testament, but it is. Consider what you’d like for your website, your blog or your online business if you were to pass on. Who Wants My Business? So go ahead. Write something up, just in case.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 13, 2010

Dean: I start out with a little housecleaning, meaning I answer emails, approve blog comments, and check my calendar for meetings or tasks for the day. I think this is the thing writers don’t get when they’re thinking about freelancing. Most freelancers just give up too soon. Solomon Solomon´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 30, 2010

Joshua Black The Underdog Millionaire Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog. Reply FitJerks Fitness Blog ( @fitjerk ) April 1, 2010 at 5:50 am Interesting, so in a way did it make the writing the sales copy easier or harder? FitJerks Fitness Blog´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

Most of our readership isn’t just into writing for the scads of money to be made while working in your pajamas and holding a beer in one hand (because that’s how freelancing works, right?). Professor Beej´s last blog. The response was pretty overwhelming. Many of you are creative writers, or role players , or gamers.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 16, 2010

I read some blogs. A lot of blogs, actually. Checking email, reading blogs, watching videos on Hulu. Heather Villa´s last blog. Don’t the internet borg depend on people wasting a good portion of their lives away in order to assimilate their dollars and blog comments and retweets and so forth?

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 20, 2009

That makes the client think that he doesn’t need to run out and hire another freelancer to take your place. The client will probably also be glad he has a freelancer who meets deadlines come hell or high flu season. Can’t afford you guys yet, but soon I will Henri @ Wake Up Cloud´s last blog.

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Men With Pens

MAY 11, 2010

You probably didn’t know about this treasure, because I forgot to blog about it. We’ll also be experimenting with the blog. Or maybe you have a suggestion for our blog. Matthew : Big Red Tomato Company´s last blog. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. We’re hiring. Want more of this?

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