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The Confidence Conundrum: How a Newbie Writer Builds Enough to Succeed…

August 31, 2010

In my first commercial freelancing group coaching series, one of the participants said: “I think my biggest problem is uncertainty. I prefer feeling confident about what I’m doing – to be able to do it with authority, and I just haven’t been able to reach that point so far. I’m always afraid I’ll do it [...]

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“Niche or Die!” (Really? You Sure About That?)

August 10, 2010

So, I’m in the midst of series #5 of my commercial freelancing group coaching program (as I write this) – geared towards business copywriters just starting out. Not surprisingly, one of the BIG bugaboo issues for newbies is “niche.” Seems you can’t spit these days without hitting a guru or two who’ll adamantly assert, chopping [...]

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“Start Making $300 an Hour as a Copywriter in Just Seven Days!”

April 27, 2010

Wow. That sure sounds like an opportunity tailor-made for me. I’m a pretty good writer (I mean, my Mom’s told me so, and that’s good enough for me!). And I’d sure love to turn that skill into “$300 an hour”! That’s what they promised in this copywriting program I saw on the Internet. And it [...]

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Generalist vs. Specialist, Part Two: FREE Webinar September 17th!

September 12, 2009

Back in July on this blog, we explored the age-old issue for commercial freelancers: In my commercial copywriting business, should I be a generalist or a specialist? (Read it here).
And when economic times are tough, it takes on even more importance. Which strategy is better in tight times? we ask. Well, grab a seat [...]

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Let Them Keep Thinking Writing is a Dead-End Game (More for Us…)

April 8, 2009

A reader recently sent me a link to an interesting piece in The Week, entitled “Is Writing for the Rich?” It was written by the editor himself, Francis Wilkinson, who concluded that the future of freelance writing is mighty bleak, and that, given the unfortunate current financial calculus of the craft, it’s become a field [...]

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How Important Has Being “Forgettable” Been to Your Success?

June 29, 2008

Say you had some home fix-it project that you hired someone to take care of, because you’ve just got too much going on. You’re thinking, he’ll show up, get the details, and then he’ll go to work. You’ll go back to your to-do list until an hour or so later, when he calls to you [...]

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