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I wasted a lot of time planning my startup. I don’t like to admit it but it’s true. I’m not talking about a few months, or even a few years. I’m talking four years! What the heck was I doing during that time?
I…
…dawdled about what business to start
I bought every business idea […]

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I love researching new business ideas. Not because I’m interested in starting any particular one—most of them I couldn’t touch with my lack of experience. No, it’s because there’s so much possibility for anyone to start and run a freelance business.
Today’s technologies provide a “no excuse” policy for many. If these posts […]

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As a freelancer, writing and posting articles is one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to drive Website traffic. Not only do articles send people directly to your site, they’re an effective link popularity booster…a critical factor in search engine rankings.
The first step to effective article marketing is—obviously—writing good content. Even if you don’t […]

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As a freelancer, one important task you may want to accomplish before you officially get started is to focus on an industry you can service for as long as possible.
Because of the Internet, hundreds of fads are born and die each year. It would be a disadvantage to hitch your freelance wagon […]

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The purpose of “how-to” writing is to show a reader, step-by-step, how to accomplish something. The more you write, the more others will view you as an expert in your field.
The most important aspect of a how-to piece is giving readers a sense of direction. A story outline, even a rough one, is absolutely necessary.
A good how-to […]

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