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Entries from March 2007

Comprehensive Guide to Freelancing

March 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Over at North x East they’ve posted an excellent guide on the basics of freelancing. I’ve done some freelancing, but I have a lot to learn, and I will be using this post as a starting point. The article touches on a variety of topics including:

Branding
Finding Work
Pricing
Invoicing
Collecting

It even touches on expanding your freelancing business into […]

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Tags: entrepreneurship

14th Carnival of Entrepreneurs

March 14th, 2007 · No Comments

There’s a new carnival up! It’s over at A Mogul to Be this time.
I’m very interested in the the Quest For a Million. This is a great idea. These guys are basically looking to accumulate a million bucks and document the whole thing. They’ve just begun. I plan to follow this very closely. They’re using […]

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Tags: blogging · entrepreneurship

A Recollection

March 14th, 2007 · No Comments

One day I was joyfully sauntering through a large oak forest. I came to a bridge. Beneath the bridge, I spotted an angry, heartless looking fellow. A fellow that appeared to contain the root of all evil in his very soul. The man seemed disgusted with my presence as he sneered in my direction.
“Be gone […]

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Tags: miscellaneous

Social Media Sites Personified

March 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Over at Drivl they’ve posted some illustrated renditions of popular social media sites. They’re hilarious. I especially like Slashdot, as I’m one of the many sd-digg converters, and I’ve often wondered how badly they’ve been affected by it. Anyway, it’s good for a laugh.
And it reminded me of this comic from ExtraLife a few weeks […]

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Tags: technology

9 Lessons for Would-be Bloggers

March 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Over at Bokardo, they’ve posted a great list of 9 Lessons for Would-Be Bloggers. I ran into it at ProBlogger, as Darren added his own comments. I recommend that anyone considering taking up blogging go check it out. You’ll be surprised by some of his thoughts. I would like to expand his list to 10 […]

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Tags: blogging

Whoops!

March 12th, 2007 · No Comments

Well our server was upgraded, and due to a blunder and poor planning on my part, I lost a couple weeks of posts.. Naturally, I don’t have them saved anywhere else, so I’m SOL. While this sucks a lot, it may get a fire lit under me to start posting more often. Hopefully, this will […]

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