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		<title>I&#8217;m still here</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, it&#8217;s been awhile since I&#8217;ve posted here and my e-mail has been flooded by people wanting to know if I was still around and if everything was okay.
I&#8217;m kidding - nobody really gave a damn.
Anyway the reason for the lack of posts is simple: I just haven&#8217;t had anything to say.
One of the problems [...]
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		<title>What Kind of Tree Would You Like to Be? Or, How to Blow An Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I responded to an ad from a marketing firm that was looking for a team of writers to provide services to their clients. Naturally my experience, testimonials and resumé put me on the short list to join the team. The only thing left to do was to complete a short, e-mail interview.It started off well [...]
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		<title>How to Increase Your Writing Output and Your Chances of Selling Your Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve probably heard the advice to write what you know or write what you&#8217;re passionate about. I don&#8217;t like either of these statements because of the amount of pressure that comes with them.
Passion means having strong, almost obsessive, feelings about something. If you have a topic that you&#8217;re passionate about, then great, go with it.
But [...]
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		<title>Fiction for Traffic</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a story (I think I saw it on Digg) about a 13 year old boy who stole his father&#8217;s credit card and ordered hookers from an escort service.
The headline read:
“13 Year Old Steals Dad’s Credit Card to Buy Hookers”
It&#8217;s a great headline and it&#8217;s no wonder that it showed up in my news [...]
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		<title>Why Bly is the Greatest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 13:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They&#8217;re a dying breed, but I love people from the old school. People who spent years honing their craft to rise to the top of their field. It&#8217;s often to them I turn when I&#8217;m looking for an answer rather than to a blogger who&#8217;s only been at it for a few months.
Bob Bly is [...]
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		<title>Is This Great News For Freelancers or What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 19:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Bowerman posted this piece about how electronic communication is ruining many students&#8217; ability to write well. The bad news is that these kids will someday be in the business world. The good news is that companies will either have to pay to have them trained, or hire freelancers for their writing needs.
Maybe we all [...]
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		<title>How Many More Hoops?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure you all know by now how tough it is to get noticed on the web. If you&#8217;re a freelancer whose primary market is the Internet, then there are many hoops you have to jump through in order to stand out.
And it&#8217;s only going to get worse as more web users mark their online [...]
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		<title>How Desperate Are You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 21:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warning: This post may be offensive to some readers. 
I was checking out E-lance today and I happened upon such a sick display of desperation that I had to share it no matter how many readers it might cost me.
The project: 5 articles, no word count given, about how improper money management can ruin your [...]
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		<title>New Blog to Check Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 13:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Bowerman recently launched his copywriting blog. (It&#8217;s about time, Peter!)
For those who aren&#8217;t familiar, Pete is the author of the best-selling book, The Well Fed Writer and the follow up Back for Seconds. 
While Bob Bly is the one who got me interested in becoming a freelance copywriter, it was Peter&#8217;s books that laid out [...]
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		<title>Talent VS Marketing - The Real Key to Freelance Writing Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 14:52:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the questions I get asked most from beginning writers is: &#8220;What do I have to do to succeed as a freelance writer?&#8221;
My answer is always: &#8220;Market yourself like crazy.&#8221;
The truth is that your writing skills play a secondary role when it comes to how much success you&#8217;ll enjoy as a freelancer. That&#8217;s not [...]
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