I am a strong advocate for creating good boundaries in your business, and it holds especially true for freelance copywriters.. Training your customers on how to do business with you, so that you can maximize your productivity and profits, is vital. But I don’t like to be the guy who always says “no”. I like to find ways […]
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My Prophetic Business Predictions for 2012
You might think I’m late with these predictions. After all, most everyone who had any interest in making such prognostications has already posted theirs. But I’m not late. To paraphrase Gandalf, the wise wizard from the Lord of the Rings stories, “A prophet is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he […]
A Day In The Life of A Six-Figure Freelance Writer
This is an update to one of my more popular posts. I receive many questions about how I work, how I manage my time, and what my “systems” are for working as a writer and consultant. First, this caveat: There are some significant changes now that we are operating in the “new economy”. What’s different […]
Pareto Profits
You probably know about the Pareto principle. It’s the principle discovered by the Italian mathematician (whose last name was, surprisingly enough, Pareto) that states something like the following: 80% of the results in any system arise from 20% of the inputs in that system. In the world of business, the Pareto principle is commonly invoked […]
Time For Pig-Headedness
Add this book to your list of must-reads: The Ultimate Sales Machine, by Chet Holmes. If you haven’t read it, move it to the top of your list. If you have read it and haven’t yet implemented every single strategy inside its covers, read it now. Again. Probably my favorite passage from Chet’s masterful business […]