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The Shiny New Decade

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see more Lolcats and funny pictures Happy 2010, everyone.

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Monthly Assessment – December

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The last assessment of 2009 – can you believe it? Here we are, 12 months from when we set those business goals for this year. So how did you do? First, looking at the year as a whole, I was off my mark almost every month, but somehow managed to come within $10K of my…

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Your Invitation

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Yesterday I invited you to commit to a monthly assessment for each month next year in an attempt to kick-start your career. I realize it was an unofficial invitation, so I’m here to remedy that. Here’s your formal invite: Who: YouWhat: Monthly Assessment of your earnings and career plansWhere: Right hereWhen: The last day of…

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Forget Resolutions

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I’m not a fan at all of resolutions. I think they’re lies we tell ourselves in order to wash away our guilt from the previous year. We promise to be good. We promise to achieve X, Y, and Z. And if we don’t? We’ll be back next year at this same time, making promises up…

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Worthy Tip: Say Thank You

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I haven’t been around since the 19th, but I’ve kept these posts going in hopes of connecting with you who are still working through the holiday. Since the holiday season is a reflective one, this week’s worthy tip will be, too. It’s a simple one – say thank you to your clients. While it’s too…

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Why I’m Not Famous

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On Monday, I had a fantastic, insightful, girly conversation with chum and life coach extraordinaire Lisa Gates. Before I go further, I highly recommend you make quick over to her website and join her amazing new Life Balance Blueprint Clinic 2010. It will change your life, and your work, for the better. Seriously. So Lisa…

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Merry Christmas

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see more Lolcats and funny pictures Merry Christmas, everyone. 🙂

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Why I Won’t Follow You on Twitter

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Happy impending holiday to all who celebrate Christmas (and warm thoughts to all who don’t). Just for fun, I thought I’d share some of the things that make me avoid you on Twitter. No, not you, but YOU, hiding there with that red face. Here’s why I won’t reciprocate your follow: 1. You tweet the…

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The Difference Between Content and Content Mills

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Before you flog me for entering back into the content mill debate, know that I’m not. Nope. Told you, promised you, and I’m sticking with that. But one fallacy that’s floating around must be addressed – the use of “Web content” and “content mill content” interchangably. If you do this, stop it right now. There’s…

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‘Tis the Season

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Ah, Christmas and the New Year – a time for reflection, reminiscing, and getting screwed along the way. Huh? As the new year approaches, I’ve been inundated with “You’ve been accepted!” notices from associations and organizations I’ve never heard of. In one case, I know it all too well. I suggest you hand-select your own…

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  1. Devon Ellington Avatar
    Devon Ellington

    Well, considering that 1and1 did an upgrade that's actually a downgrade, it's hard to say. Can't maneuver much with the email.

    However, I did get a contract addendum to something that published 3 years ago that earned back its advance, keeps on giving royalties, and is now expanding to additional rights, which means additional royalties.

    So that's all good!

    Pfft on this pay-per-1000 clicks crap. Give me actual percentage royalties of sales! 😉

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  2. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    I don’t know what you’re talking about. (LOL) I’ve gotten some real good ones lately. They’re from really friendly people too. They start off the email with “Dear Friend,” – you can’t get much friendlier than that, can you?

    They also state that they’ve been looking for someone with my level of expertise. It doesn’t matter that they don’t even mention what “expertise” that is. It could be that I’m an excellent snow shoveler. Maybe it’s my keen ability to forget where I laid my keys or my coffee cup just minutes prior. Wait, I know, it’s my athletic grace when my puppy trips me up and I fall on my tush. Uffda, that’s got to be it.

    Oh, I almost forgot… SHHH! The company is super, super secret. It’s so top secret that they don’t even mention the name in the body of the email at all. See, some of them can be really professional. (*cough*)

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  3. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    Wendy, I also happen to have some expertise….in the snow shoveling department. Maybe we should form a show removal company and start soliciting new employees with "Dear Friend" spam. Whaddya think?

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  4. Paula Avatar
    Paula

    Um, …snow removal. I've been typing show instead of snow all day. And yes, I need to go shovel soon, too.

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  5. Wendy Avatar
    Wendy

    Paula, sounds great to me. We just have to make sure that find people with lots of "expertise". Don't tell them what kind of expertise we're looking for. We have to be super secret about it. I think we'd better get cracking though, it sounds like more snow is on the way…

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  6. Meryl K. Evans Avatar
    Meryl K. Evans

    Nothing… my inbox has been very quiet this week. At first, it was lonesome, but after reading this — I'll take quiet over scams and spam. 🙂

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