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Social media networking: about this “strategy” thing
I listen to MP3s in my car that I have randomly downloaded from diverse sources. I am indiscriminate in my downloading and not too fussy...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 8, 20203 min read
The backchannel: I’m looking at the future and I’m not sure I like it
You know how public speaking is an elemental fear of many people? Right up there with dying? Well, the butterflies-in-tummy count has...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Quality writing on the Internet: Good news and bad news
I’m heartened to see the marketplace demanding higher quality in internet writing. Whether you publish online to market your own business...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 8, 20203 min read
Time to write our holiday letter. No procrastinating!
Soon it will be one of my favorite times of the year! Yes!! Soon we will be receiving annual Christmas letters in the mail. But before...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20203 min read
Planning your New Year’s resolutions: Why not get next year all out of the way before year-end
Halloween is past and Thanksgiving is blipping on our radar. This year’s books close in 52 days, says my calendar. Soon we’ll be seeing...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20203 min read
My filing system: it’s unique!
I love to read about getting organized. I love to find out how other people are doing it. Like when all their work is stacked up under...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Why bother?
Lately I’ve been working with someone who is a tad pessimistic. Actually, he calls himself a “realist.” He follows the stock market and...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20202 min read
How to solopro while you also look for a job: Seven ways to free up time for freelancing and consult
If you’ve been to the job clubs and talked to the experts, it seems impossible to do any meaningful level of solopro (freelance or...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Looking for both solopro and full-time work? Advice for 2009
When you phone a corporate executive about work opportunities, the most important thing is not to sound desperate. A thinly veiled “I’ll...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20202 min read
A really fun analytical tool
I just found something that is so much fun I have to share it. It’s the Emotional Marketing Value Headline Analyzer of the Advanced...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Can you reach your marketing prospects through social networking?
Lately I’ve been speaking to Rotary clubs about how you can start making money quickly as a solopro freelancer or consultant who works...
Diana Schneidman
Jun 1, 20202 min read
How the Law of Attraction solves America’s problems
The American public is unusually quiet in terms of political activism, and as a baby boomer, I’m looking particularly at my generation....
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20203 min read
What the Girl Scouts can teach us about networking
Years ago when I was in the Girl Scouts, we had a campfire song about relationships: Make good friends and keep the old. One is silver...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20203 min read
What to do when your network is weak
I’ve been meeting people who feel doomed. Specifically, they are searching for freelance and consulting work, full-time corporate-type...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20202 min read
How to get a job today!
The way to get a job today—this very day--is to declare yourself employed. Decide that you are a self-employed consultant and that makes...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20202 min read
Freelance & consulting rates: How much to charge family and friends for your services
Friends and family who use your freelance and consulting services expect prompt, perfect service even if you take on the work for free or...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20202 min read
Become a blog superstar: it could happen to us?
Last night I saw the movie Julie and Julia. Have you seen it? Julie is Julie Powell, who prepared all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20202 min read
Fast and easy: Sounds good to me!
How to get started as a freelancer or consultant My three-step system for getting started as a solopro (freelancer or consultant) is both...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20203 min read
Twitter for corporate recruiting and corporate research
On September 8 the Wall Street Journal reported that “more companies are tweeting for hires.” Specifically, they are using Twitter to...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20203 min read
What is your visual/audio/kinesthetic learning preference? And how this relates to going solopro
Awhile back I attended a presentation on goal setting or something like that. I hate writing formulaic objectives and plans, but on the...
Diana Schneidman
May 31, 20203 min read
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