Freelancing 101

Before the widespread use of the Internet, working for yourself was a much tougher undertaking than it is today. With over 13 million people claiming the status of "self employed," sites have sprung up online to fill this niche and offer help through a variety of services. From helping you find work projects to offering advice, these sites can be a real asset to anyone…

Cutting Costs Without Losing Your Shirt

Are you feeling the crunch? After years of heavy investment and expansion, businesses across the economy are feeling enormous pressures to reduce their costs. Such a tactical reversal is a difficult change in approach for managers mired by the "grow at all costs" mentality of the 1990's. But hold on a minute; despite the sense of urgency at achieving cost savings, it is vital that…

How Often Should You E-mail Your List?

Last month someone on my e-mail list wrote me a long e-mail calling me an "Internet whore." He went on to say he was un-subscribing from my newsletter. He added that I was "slocking *****" and that I had "lost my ethics." I thought about the anonymous writer and reflected on what he said. It made me wonder how often any of us doing business…

FONTS FOR BUSINESS WRITING: CHOOSING BETWEEN THEM

Choosing a font is something that most of us give little thought to. After all, most fonts are more or less the same, right? Let's face it, most writing is presented in a stock-standard font like Times New Roman or Arial.