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When you’re a freelancer, your clients impact everything. Who you choose to work with (and how you choose to work with them) directly affects your income, lifestyle, productivity levels, mental health, and the satisfaction you gain from being self-employed. In other words, your relationships matter. And when they aren’t built ...

When was the last time you stopped to think? I mean really stopped. To think. I hope you’re in the minority of people reading this who can immediately recall a recent time when they fully engaged their thoughts. And I don’t mean as part of a multi-task, but in a ...

This week, we had a flavorful collection of tools, tips, and techniques that will enhance your skills as a professional writer and marketer. On Monday, Stefanie Flaxman made the point that writing templates are a little bit like cilantro — some folks love them, and others run shrieking from the ...

Why do you use social media? It’s not a rhetorical question. I really want you to answer. In the comments below (if you wish), or simply in your own head right now. Because it’s vitally important that you have a clear answer to that question. Why do you use social ...

The first time I created and tried to sell a product of my own was way back in 1996. My plan was to sell subscriptions to an offline newsletter about small business marketing. Total disaster. I sold zero subscriptions. While the venture was a complete washout, it did give me ...

Some content marketers think about using templates like the herb cilantro. They either love it or hate it. But the extremes of love and hate present some issues. Those who love templates too often fall under the category of “quick fix” content marketers. They get excited about a gimmick or ...

Throughout the years, Copyblogger has been here to give you lots of advice on what to do to improve your writing, your content marketing strategy, and your business results. But on this short week, we also offered some advice on things you should probably stop doing. (And, of course, ideas ...

We tend to divide business writers into two types. “Hard” writers are the conversion copywriters. The gangsters, the ones who make businesses lots of money, because words are what drive sales on the web. And content writers, by contrast, too often get identified as soft. As in a “soft skill,” ...

I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. My personal resolutions always feel contrived, so several years ago I just stopped making them. But the new year can be powerful, especially on a social level. It’s a time of year we can all agree is about new beginnings — even if ...

Today, we’re taking time off from writing for our respectful acknowledgement of an American hero. It’s the U.S. holiday set aside to celebrate the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We’ll be back on the blog tomorrow … see you then. 🙂 Source link