I suppose I’ve always dreaded networking events for the same reason I was a lousy blind dater in college. Polite chit chat with strangers comes hard for me. Most of my best dates were with people I already knew. I married my best friend . . . and he still is. If we’d met at [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Freelancing'
How to Work That Very LARGE Room
May 4th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blogs & Blogging, Customer Service, Freelancing, General Interest, Small Business
Getting Ready to Work a Very LARGE Room
May 4th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Freelancing, General Interest, Small Business
The Houston Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) has been in business since 1969 and is the world’s premiere gathering of resources and vendors in offshore drilling, exploration, and production. Last year, attendance at the four-day conference crested 73,000. This year, the event has been expanded from Reliant Center to Reliant Arena as well. They expect some [...]
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Myths About Freelancers — and a Valuable Lesson On Blogging
April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogs & Blogging, Freelancing
For some reason, I had in my mind that blogging was a little like ReTweeting — in that, if you posted links back to the original post, you could recycle others’ content and help the original author extend their reach. It’s also (or can be) a lazy way of generating material but I somehow thought, [...]
Are You Making This Common Mistake
(That Could Ruin Your Business)?
March 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Freelancing, Small Business, Social Media
Since the article I posted here last week, I came across this newer one by Erica Douglass on the Small Biz Tools website. She presents a not-uncommon, and costly, failure-to-back up scenario then describes her own system in some detail.
If backups are a question, for your small busines, check out my previous post for additional [...]
Tags:backing up·backup system·backups·Erica Douglass·external drive·Jungle Disk·Small Business Tools
Small Business Backups: More Important In Challenging Times
March 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Customer Service, Freelancing, Small Business, Social Media
Is there ever a convenient time to lose your data or re-load all your software? In slow times we might have more time for our own troubleshooting and recovery, but less money for paid assistance when those efforts are unsuccessful.
Tags:backup plan·backups·disaster planning·disaster recovery·file hosting·file sharing·file storage·online file storage·recovery plan·recovery services
Twenty Must-Read Blogs for Freelancers
March 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Blogs & Blogging, Freelancing, Social Media
What’s on your Blogroll or Favorites list? Mine here, with a few exceptions, consists of links to friends’ and colleagues’ better work. There are tons of other blogs that I subscribe to, via Bloglines. But, rather than list them for you, I’ve found a great article that both lists and describes many of the same [...]
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