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Social Media does not equal a platform
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Today I would like to explain why I feel that if you are an author or artist, you DO NOT need social media in order to have “a platform.” Plus: I’ll tell you exactly what will make agents and publishers happy, even if you never touch social media. We all need a platform of some
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What are you going to do about it?
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We are overloaded with daily opportunities to learn. It starts early, from the time we read our morning newspapers, it ends late, after we’ve watched the late night news before bedtime, and we’re hit all day in between with digital feeds and streaming news reports. Then there are the magazines, books, people, seminars, and training
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Paid to Think has 2 Good Ideas Wrapped in a Stack of Turtles
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So much of what we do in work is thinking. Yes, developers type code onto the “page” and that code is what clients think they’re paying for. The truth is that they’re paying for you to make smart decisions. Learning to make those smart decisions, with proper information, is what Paid to Think, by David
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The Inbox 0 Pipedream
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No matter how many personal productivity techniques you master, there will always be more to do than you can ever accomplish in the time you have available to you, no matter how much time it is. – Eat That Frog1 Your inbox will continue to fill up with the stuff others think is important for
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Juggling Kids and Work
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Many of you aren’t stay at home Mom bit don’t let the podcast topic throw you off. This is a great podcast on priority and how to juggle it with family commitments How A Stay at Home Mom Works on Her One Thing
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You’re idea sucks…unless
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I’ve been thinking a bunch about freelance billing and what I need to help my business run well. What I want to see in terms of numbers in the business. How a system could help me set goals for my finances and then provide incentives to keep to those goals. There are lots of freelance
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@tferriss on building a winning blog or podcast
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Great podcast on some of what it takes to build a great blog or podcast. I said great because the measure should be your own not just listens or views. What measure matters to you? Listen now
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The 10x Business Isn’t Working 10x as Hard
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People earning $1,000,000 per year aren’t working 10 times harder than people earning $100,000. In fact, they are sometimes working less — but they are working differently. – The 12 Week Year Which one are you? Which one do you want to be? Those earning 10x you are planning their weeks. They measure their lead
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Hardship in Entrepreneurship from @ryanholiday
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Entrepreneurs face obstacles from the moment they wake up in the morning, whether they’re trying to satisfy investors, struggling to meet payroll, dealing with unexpected complications or delivering a new product to market. Love the bridge and warf story most. 5 useful things for when you are hitting hard times in your business. Turning Crisis
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Copy Stuff from @austinkleon
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I liked reading this as I embark on a 365 project to draw one thing a day. I’m only like 15 days in and I’ve started to wonder about just copying stuff and following tutorials. Am I really doing “art” then. See I have a long term goal for a book. I want to write
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