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Twitter! The very very best way to use Twitter
I’ve been on Twitter since December 31, 2008, and I’m still making up my mind about it. It’s a no brainer to get thousands of followers...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Cold calling for freelance & consulting work is OK if…
People tell me they hate being bothered by cold calls and therefore they would never stoop so low as to phone someone themselves....
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Should introverts phone for freelance and consulting assignments?
I say yes, but first, let’s clarify exactly what an introvert is. The definition of “introvert” on About.com: Gifted Children is typical:...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
When social networking strikes out
Corporate sales expert Sharon Drew Morgen recently asked a provocative question in her blog: How does social networking help make the...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Should freelancers sell the ability to solve client problems?
When you reach out to possible clients, the idea of diagnosing and then offering to solve their problems is quite alluring. Surely if...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Courageous marketing doesn’t require all that much courage
Today I’m reading a blog I really enjoy. It’s called Cold calling for wimps: One writer’s terrifying quest to jump-start a commercial...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Do you know how to READ online posts? (I’m serious!)
Communicating is a two-way street. When we write online, we want to create relationships imbued with know, like, trust. However, because...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
New reason to start freelance & consulting: Hiring process becomes even more stupid
Back when I started writing these articles and compiled them on my blog, I posted quite a few reasons to try freelancing and consulting,...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Advice from George Clooney
When personally contacting prospects for freelance and consulting services, concentrate on helping them rather than whether they “like”...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20201 min read
How much pay is too much for a consultant?
When a consultant gets a public contract with a high hourly rate, the public may not understand why that rate may actually be quite...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
How do you compare to other freelancers?
Ed Gandia, founder of International Freelancers Day and a freelance writer himself, has just issued his 2011 Freelance Industry Report,...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
What’s your goal in phoning freelance & consulting prospects?
The best reason to phone possible freelance and consulting clients (also called “cold calling” if you do not yet have a relationship with...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Claim your best freelancing and consulting qualifications
Remember back in fourth grade when the way to campaign for class treasurer was to say that if you won, the treasury would have more money...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20203 min read
10 myths about freelancing . . . my take on them
Susan Harkins on TechRepublic recently published a very interested article on the 10 myths about freelancing. Sure, I read these kinds of...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20203 min read
Who says articles need bulleted lists?
Bulleted lists make for sexy article titles, but I’m discovering they’re like little cocktail weenies: yummy but short on nutrition. What...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 30, 20202 min read
Why Tim Gunn says “make it work” and how to apply this to writing (and other solopro projects)
While recovering from surgery this summer, zonked out on strong pain prescriptions, I immersed myself in reality TV shows I had seldom...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 29, 20202 min read
Comedy writing: What I’ve learned
As a professional writer, I’m always looking for new types of writing to try that may be more fun and more lucrative than what I’ve been...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 29, 20203 min read
A hot tip for writing evergreen business copy
For restaurants and other bricks-and-mortar businesses, it’s common to see the year of establishment right on the building. It’s much...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Owning a Business versus Freelancing and Consulting
Maybe you should go for Door #2 (by which, obviously, I mean freelancing and consulting) I have just read the most wonderful book to help...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 29, 20203 min read
Multipurpose your freelance and consulting marketing
It’s well known that when we write content for a business with an internet presence, we should aim to multipurpose our work. What is...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 29, 20202 min read
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