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Posted on March 9, 2011 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: F*ck You by Cee Lo Green Don’t you love getting books? I’m not your Kindle type, so don’t come singing the praises of yet another computer screen to me, but I appreciate that you buy books in any form. I prefer paper. But my son and his girlfriend sent a package…

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Censorship v. Common Sense

Posted on March 8, 2011 by lwidmer

What I’m reading: The Jungle by Upton SinclairWhat’s on the iPod: All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down by The Mavericks It’s funny what happens on a blog when you’re not looking. I went back over the comments added to this blog over the weekend, and I found myself doing something I don’t normally…

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Is it Monday Already?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: It Doesn’t Matter Anymore by Linda Ronstadt Had a great weekend thanks in part to a sunny, warm Saturday and an Irish sessions on Sunday. We managed Saturday to get the yard in shape for spring, and if I’d had seeds, there would have been peas in the ground. I’ve been…

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Worthy Tip: This Job, Not That Job

Posted on March 4, 2011 by lwidmer

What I’m reading: Late Wife by Claudia EmersonWhat’s on the iPod: Better Together by Jack Johnson I have a guest post up over at About Freelance Writing. Give it a look when you can. Oh, if I had a nickel for every lousy job offer I’ve come across, I’d have more money than the jobs…

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Stealth Networking

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: She’s Mine by Brett Dennen Slow day yesterday in terms of projects being billed, but not so slow in terms of projects being developed. Two in the pipeline could be both lucrative and fun. How often does that happen? I had time to read a CRM (customer relationship management) magazine that…

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Guest Post: Being Artsy Isn’t a Career

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Flame by Scott Blasey Jenn Mattern is a virtual traveler. She’s decided to go on a month-long blog tour this month, and her second stop on the tour is this very blog. Amen. I was thrilled when she offered to share her wit and wisdom with us, and the post below…

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Free Does Not Compute

Posted on March 1, 2011 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: Modern Leper by Frightened Rabbit Yesterday was blissfully quiet – enough so that I managed to get the bulk of my article fleshed out. After a quick review today, the invoice goes out. I’m waiting for some quotes to be approved, and I’ve given him until noon today to get back…

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Monthly Assessment: February 2011

Posted on February 28, 2011 by lwidmer

What’s on the iPod: The Runaway by The Clarks I have a post up over at Anne Wayman’s About Freelance Writing. Go on over and give her some comment love. How was the weekend? We spent Saturday cleaning the basement and hauling stuff away. Finally, we can walk down there again. We’d had a minor,…

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Friday Bread Crumbs

Posted on February 25, 2011 by lwidmer

What I’m reading: The Jungle by Upton SinclairWhat’s on the iPod: Something Good by The Airborne Toxic Event Wow. Never say out loud how organized you are and how you’re going to finish your project. The minute I typed those words yesterday, I watched my day go from centered to scattered. Projects came rolling in,…

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Maximizing the Impact

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lwidmer

What I’m reading: The Jungle by Upton SinclairWhat’s on the iPod: Unbelievable by Diamond Rio I managed to finish my large project edits yesterday, four blog posts for another client, and an edit of yet another client’s project. Productive and lucrative day. I don’t normally track my daily earnings (it’s too nerve-wracking), but I did…

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  1. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    February 24, 2011

    And here's another way to maximize the impact of your words – try actually POSTING your blog entry under the right date stamp. Ugh! Sorry, folks. This was supposed to go up this morning, not this afternoon.

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    whatlittlethings
    February 24, 2011

    I find that niche communities help you build a presence and network. You can link up with others through LinkedIn group or forums, for example.

    As for tweeting, I've set up my tweets so that they go directly to my FaceBook as well. I try to only tweet once or twice a day to not overload followers. =P But I'm sure each person has their own individual balance.

    Luck to your daughter! =) You must be happy you can spend more time with her! =)

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  3. Paula Avatar
    Paula
    February 24, 2011

    A couple weeks ago I had a rush assignment for Favorite Editor. She mentioned the big boss of the guy I interviewed was known for being a big-time tweeter, and they sent him the layout ahead of time to encourage him to start tweeting.

    After years of avoiding Twitter, I finally joined about two weeks ago.(I'm P_Hendrickson there if anyone is bored enough to follow me – I read more than tweet.) I found my interviewee's Twitter page and found one of his followers had seen my article and Tweeted about the fabulous 6-page spread. I was able to tweet thanks back and forth with the interviewee. My editor was thrilled.

    A week later I read Rodger Ebert's tweet about his list of Top Art Films of 2010 and saw my b-i-l's film on the list. I tweeted about that. Maybe the b-i-l will "hire" me as his one-person production company's official Twit.

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    Irreverent Freelancer
    February 24, 2011

    Your productivity makes me tired just reading about it. LOL I'm glad to see you doing so well. I set up Google Alerts for some of my ongoing clients. It's particularly effective with clients who have a hard time coming up with newsworthy ideas/angles for articles and press releases. When something juicy shows up in my inbox, I can email them with an idea, which results in more work than I'd get if I depended on them coming to me. I highly recommend it.

    I'm not really into promoting myself or my clients via social networking, so I'm interested to hear more about your new auto-related gig and how it all works out for you. Congratulations by the way!

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  5. Lori Avatar
    Lori
    February 25, 2011

    Sam, great idea on the specialized groups. It does help. I've found interview subjects through a few LinkedIn groups. And thanks for wishing my daughter luck. She's a go-getter. I'm sure she'll find a good job soon. And yes, spending time with her is great. 🙂

    Paula, that's great use of Twitter! Thanks for the ideas. Fingers crossed for the BIL's movie – give us the title again!

    Kathy, love using Google Alerts! I love how you're using it – sending ideas to editors. Brilliant!

    The blog is through a network of blogs, but we're encouraged to link to our own if we have them. I link to here at the moment, but once I get a blog up and running on the auto side, I'll link to it.

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  6. Paula Avatar
    Paula
    February 25, 2011

    With Twitter I don't want to become one of those narcissistic attention mongers only posting links to my articles, so commenting on other people's tweets about my articles seems like more of a Paula-type approach.

    B-i-l's film in question is Chicago Heights: http://923films.com/923Films/Chicago_Heights.html

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