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Video Snippets for my book
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“Don’t be an Idiot: Learn to run a viable business” launches next week and it’s going to have 2 packages. First will be the book and the second package will be the book and videos! So many people have awesome advice about running a business and they were gracious enough to give interviews and share
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WordCamp Vancouver 2013 Slides
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I had a blast (and yes I’m still recovering Monday morning). My presentation was a bunch of the content from my book called “Don’t be an Idiot: Learn to run a viable business“. Here are the slides and I’ll post the video here when it gets up on WordPress.tv.
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Required reading from Cory Miller
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After my interview with Cory Miller for my freelance business book I saw that he offered a bunch of free resources on his site. Some of the books are available for free and a few require you need to sign up for his email list, but it’s a small price to pay for all the
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Join me for a Webinar on Mastermind Groups
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After interviewing Cory Miller for my book he got in touch with me to see if I was willing to talk about the Mastermind Group I started. Of course I want to help people start their own and do better with their business. If you want to join me then you need to register. The
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You pulled an ‘all-nighter’ because you are an idiot
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The all-nighter seems to be the staple of so many freelancers. There is just so much work to do and things need to get done. At least that’s the convenient excuse. I find that the reality is that you are a poor planner and have bad productivity habits. So what are you doing wrong that
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I mean this when I say communicate clearly twice a week
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I’ve advocated a few times for at least 2 emails per week updating clients. In fact just this week I said that not doing it is a way to set yourself up for bad client work. Now I’ve had some push back on that concept. This is totally my fault and I’ll clear it up.
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Learn how to get long term contracts
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Eric Davis has just launched a new book about getting long term contracts called The Freelancer’s Guide to Long Term Contracts. I’m super excited about this book. Not only do I get to talk to Eric weekly on the Freelancer’s Show but I given get some great advice from him in our Skype channel throughout
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Reset business yearly
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Did you know I’m writing a book on running a viable business? You can sign up to get updates on the content as it comes out. If you’ve been freelancing or running a small business for more than a year you’ve got way to much on your plate. It’s highly likely that you haven’t done
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Professional Freelancer’s and Christmas waits
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This is an expanded excerpt from my upcoming book “Don’t be an Idiot: Learn to run a viable business“. Sign up to get updates and a coupon when the book comes out It was the first full Christmas my wife and I spent in a house we owned. Typically I have all my shopping done
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How to Guarantee Bad Client Work
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I know that almost no one reading this post is planning to serve their clients poorly. Poor service creeps up on us as we build a few bad decisions on top of each other. Want to know what many of those descisions are? Make it about you The big daddy to all the points below
