• Legalities Involved in Starting Up Your Own Small Business

    Legalities Involved in Starting Up Your Own Small Business

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    When it comes to careers, the majority of people assume that they will simply have to work for someone else. This isn’t all too surprising. After all, while we are at school, we gain all sorts of qualifications and are encouraged to take on all sorts of extracurricular activities, but rather than considering how these

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  • What is the best way to find clients for freelancing?

    What is the best way to find clients for freelancing?

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    When you’re just starting to get out there on your own it’s a hard road to get profitable. To do that you need to start bringing in clients. Today we’re going to talk about the best ways to find clients as a freelancer. Who do you want? The first questions are actually, who do you

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  • Goodbye Facebook Pixel

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    I said yesterday that I didn’t care about Facebook enough to change my sharing so I’d be saying goodbye to it. Today I realised I’ve been using the Facebook Pixel on people and that needs to stop. Goodbye Facebook Pixel I never used you for ads anyway and you just slowed down my site and

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  • I am On Live in the Feast Talking about Family Priorities

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    I had the great chance to talk to my friend Jason about family priorities and why I write things down instead of using a digital task manager. This is the start of Jason’s third season of Live in the Feast and it’s a great show. Take some time now to hear us laugh and talk

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  • What the Facebook sharing changes and Jetpack mean for me

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    So Facebook is changing their sharing and JetPack won’t share to my Facebook profile anymore automatically. That means I can’t share my content on Facebook without doing it manually unless I want to share on my page and to get any traction there I need to pay Facebook. So I won’t be doing it. I

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  • If Your Smartphone is On Your Desk Your Doing Bad Work

    If Your Smartphone is On Your Desk Your Doing Bad Work

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    The easy option is almost always the default and this is a bad thing in many cases. The easy choice is to not have to run to another room to answer a phone call, or text message. The easy choice is to keep your phone close at hand all day. Unfortunately,if you’re smartphone is on

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  • Freelance Friday 016 – July 27 2018

    Freelance Friday 016 – July 27 2018

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    This week I picked a cover for The Art of Focus. Many thanks to the fine people on my email list for helping with that process. Lots of great feedback was given and I’m very happy with the cover that resulted. On that note, if you’re not on the email list make sure you sign

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  • Learning From Big Businesses As A Freelancer

    Learning From Big Businesses As A Freelancer

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    Being a freelancer often presents a lot of different challenges. When you’re working by yourself, it can often feel like you lack the clout of a bigger company. It will be hard to get your name out into the world, maintain professional relationships with customers, and some people may even miss their chance to grow.

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  • Stop Wasting Time with Emails, Voicemail and Posts

    Stop Wasting Time with Emails, Voicemail and Posts

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    It doesn’t matter how focused you are, when the phone buzzes on your screen, we feel compelled to check it. Clients, prospects and co-workers can get in touch with you through a variety of ways. We have so much diversity of communication and we almost always default to letting it interrupt us. When you are

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  • Should I Read It 025 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

    Should I Read It 025 – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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    Today we’re going to look at a classic business book. It’s one that everyone says you should read, but I’m not everyone. Purchase The 7 Habits on Amazon Written Review of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People This episode of Should I Read It is brought to you by The 8 Week Business Bootcamp.

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