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Entries from March 2008

5 Business to Business Freelance Startup Ideas

Date March 31, 2008

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In today’s freelance idea roundup, I’ve dug up five, business-to-business ideas. You’ll primarily be marketing to other businesses, whether in your local area or abroad.
1. Business Support Services
As a business support service provider, you’ll be writing letters, transcribing notes, mailing post cards, and performing minor bookkeeping. As you progress, you might get involved with resume writing, […]

Be a Freelance SEO Consultant

Date March 28, 2008

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Ah, the mystery of search engine optimization. If it weren’t for the popularity of the big search engines, we might not know—or care to know—how important search traffic is for the survival of a Website.
Search engine optimization isn’t any one skill. It’s the package of many skills Webmasters use to best position Web pages higher in search results. Higher […]

Marketing with e-Booklets

Date March 27, 2008

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E-booklets are a quick way to distill multiple, related topics into small, bite-sized pieces. Instead of compiling several topics into one manuscript, break the topics down and create a single booklet for each.
For instance, a book on organizing your business life may have one section dealing with filing systems, another with time management, and still others with […]

7 Basic Keys to Freelance Success

Date March 26, 2008

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Every successful endeavor has some type of formula that successful people follow. And every successful person goes back to the basics—to “freshen up”, stay on track, and make sure their course of action is sound.
You may already be proficient, but fine-tuning in absolutely necessary. The following keys will help keep you motivated […]

15 Ideas for Low Cost Offline Promotion

Date March 25, 2008

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Promotion and advertising can be a heavy expense, especially for a new business. A freelance business ,more often than not, has a very limited budget for offline advertising.
Looking at your promotion options, you can move in one of two directions.
1. Take the conventional route and mount an elaborate media campaign […]