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Interesting phrase — Living life on purpose. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it meant. Turns out… there’s more to it than what I’d guessed. A lot more. My simplified version of the idea was that I needed focus on a goal. I had my goal to live the writer’s life. But it really goes far beyond that modest concept. Don’t get me wrong… that’s a big part of it. However, I’m finding that the idea also means that everything you do must be “on…
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Years ago, I was a neat and tidy guy. As the old saying goes: A place for everything and everything in its place! A home office must be organized, right? I couldn’t stand for anything to be out of place. It would drive me nuts to see stuff strewn about. Not just in my office… oh, no! And not just in the house. From my truck to my tool shed — everything had a designated place. After all, without organization, chaos reigns. When we renovated the ol…
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The technology available today for freelance copywriting amazes me. Because of the tools I have, I can work from almost any location in the world. Or, should I say, locations? Right now, I’m writing this article on a coffee table in a living room in Indiana. I’m visiting my parents and will be here for the better part of a week. But, it’s likely that I’ll also work on this article in a coffee shop down the hill from their house. Or, a diner acros…
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…le day that I’m working at my office. The payoff is that I have consistent productivity for every writing assignment I’m working on. Now, of course, habits aren’t always good, you can have a bad habit. For example, you might have a habit of leaving client projects until the very last minute. Then you panic, and pull an all-nighter to get the project done because the deadline is looming. That may not be a positive habit, but it’s still a habit. The…
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Today, we have a special gift to you from our experts! What do you do at the end of each year to prepare you for success in the New Year? I posed that question to our B2B copywriting experts and they graciously shared their year-end process and how they plan to make 2018 even better than this year. In this special report, you’ll find proven strategies for making 2018 your best year yet. Enjoy! This article is reserved content for B2B Writing Succ…
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Things are going to be different this year. I’m going to work harder on my business than ever before. I’m going to make enough money to leave my job and go totally freelance. I will lose weight… I will quit drinking, smoking, or whatever else holds me back. I will get in shape and run a marathon. This is the year I’ll… You guessed it. Tis the season for New Year’s Resolutions, and no doubt hundreds of thousands of them were made. When the ball dr…
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“The only difference between success and failure is the ability to take action.” ~ Alexander Graham Bell Quick — what distracts you when you sit down to write? It is cleaning your desk, emptying the dishes, or running to the refrigerator? Or do you jump on Facebook, answer your emails, or read a book instead of writing? Those are all busy actions, not writing actions. Some call them writing “procrastin-actions” or activities which help you postpo…
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With all the tech tools and apps for our smartphones, it can be hard trying to find the ones that work for you. Worse yet, once you find the ones you like, you discover they don’t work together. Enter IFTTT and Zapier. These two apps are used to automate actions across your devices, apps, and more. IFTTT is marketed more for consumers and tech enthusiasts, while Zapier is more for business users such as marketers and freelance writers. Both have…
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…ow I got my start. But as my business grew, I added more tools to increase productivity and efficiency. And of course, I sometimes take my business on the road. There are some tools available to let you go mobile. So, this week, I’m going to reveal the hardware I now work with in my business. You don’t need all of these… but, you might want to consider adding some of them as your own business grows. Let’s start with my first love… the computer. …
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Depending on the industry you write for, your freelance business may be busier at certain times and not as much at others. Or you may reach a point where you’re busy all the time, which is tiring. Just like full-timers, freelancers can experience fatigue. To fire on all cylinders and work at your best, you need to be well rested and engaged with your work. The good news is, you can beat freelance fatigue with a few changes to your work and life r…
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