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Author: lwidmer

Technology Tuesday: Neat Word Tools

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What I’m reading: Swimming with Crocodiles by Will Chaffey What’s on the iPod: I Saw a Stranger by John Gorka I’ve had a good start to the week — two new projects and a new client meeting scheduled for the conference. Today I’ll be working on the new assignments as well as on a current…

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Creating a Stronger Freelance Writing Business

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What I’m reading: The Penitent by Isaac Bashevis Singer What’s on the iPod: Songs About Roses by Owl John Another month, another new beginning. Do you look at your calendar and think the same thing? For me, any new month (not just January) is a time to reflect on the last month, the month ahead…

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Free Advice Friday: Why Your Writing Business is Failing

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What’s on the iPod: Roll Away Your Stone by Mumford & Sons After a long, somewhat disjointed week (is it finally Friday?), I’m looking forward to a few days off. On Tuesday afternoon, my newest bookcase arrived, so I spent the afternoon putting it together. This weekend, I intend to fill it strategically. There are…

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4 Ways to Navigate Project Scope Disagreements

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What’s on the iPod: Sleep Like a Baby Tonight by U2 What a week. I started by spending what I thought would be ten minutes looking for a hotel room for the upcoming conference at the end of April. That turned into two days of hunting. No luck. I can get a hotel close to…

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Technology Tuesday: The Word TOC

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What I’m reading: The Woman of Andros by Thornton Wilder What’s on the iPod: Numb by The Airborne Toxic Event So last week we took a look at how to create Styles in Word. This week, we’re going to do something with them. If you think you’ll have a need to create a table of…

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The Successful Freelancer: Improving Your Client-facing Message

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What’s on the iPod: Misfits and Lovers by The Wallflowers It’s Thursday already? What happened to my week? I took Monday off for the holiday that everyone else had. Tuesday was a snow day for my daughter and when she’s home, I tend to play hooky with her (bad habit, in fact). Yesterday I spent…

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Technology Tuesday: Word Styles

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What’s on the iPod: Woodpile by Frightened Rabbit A sad day here in our house — our goldfish died. Why such a fuss over a fish? Because he was 14 years old. Yes, they live that long and no, by that age they’re no longer “gold” but more whitish. He hadn’t been “perky” for a…

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Free Advice Friday: This Job, Not That Job

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What’s on the iPod: Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend Friday the 13th — a superstitious day for a lot of people, and maybe a perfect time for another episode of This Job, Not That Job. Today’s offering comes from Jenn Mattern, who, by the way, scours these job postings to bring you guys some of…

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5 Bad Customer Service Mishaps

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What’s on the iPod: I See Fire by Ed Sheeran I’m enjoying the little break in the action this week. I was able to attend a Twitter chat, a webinar, and an online course. I got a bit of work done on the article assignment, and I’ll be talking with a potential client today. Plus…

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6 Ways You’re Scaring Off Clients

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What’s on the iPod: The Modern Leper by Frightened Rabbit Slower week this week. One project due to come in on Monday has been delayed a week. That gives me time to get an article finished and get a marketing blitz started. I have three months until a big trade show. The more companies I…

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  1. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    I can't stand when people oversell themselves or their skills. It drags them into that vast chasm of narcissism. People who do that will never understand that it – whatever it may be – isn't about them. It's about their client or potential client.

    As to point #5, a common sense lesson far to few people have learned — especially in this era of social media — is: Just because you have an opinion doesn't mean you have to share it. Yes, you're entitled to hold whatever opinions you like. But we don't need to hear them.

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  2. Lori Widmer Avatar
    Lori Widmer

    Thank you, Paula. That's exactly the sentiment I wanted to convey — narcissism. It wins over no one.

    I know of just one person who has been able to voice her objections to a client's behavior in public and not lost business as a result. She's built somewhat of a brand around it. It's admirable, but it works for someone who doesn't harp or beat the drum too strongly. She's got that perfect mix of professionalism, irreverence, and detachment.

    The rest of us? Not so much. 🙂

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