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Should You Hire a Friend?

19. January 2010

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No. Not if you are hiring him just because he’s a friend. He has to be able to do the job. How do you discover this? You have to go through the same process you would an unknown job candidate. Carefully review his resume before calling him in for an interview. And, check references. Check his [...]

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Differentiating your Company by Certifying your Business

12. October 2009

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To lure prospective customers to your business and away from competitors you must offer a unique selling proposition. This proposition must differentiate your company from others and offer a marketable benefit for your customer. Melody and I have chosen to set our business apart from others by becoming a certified women-owned business. What does this [...]

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How to Become a Freelance Technical Writer (Part 2)

17. March 2009

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In this next part of the series, you need to create a business name and decide on a business structure if you have chosen to become an independent contractor. Choosing a Name You can be creative and come up with a new name or use your own name for your business. If you are well-known in your industry then [...]

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How to Become a Freelance Technical Writer (Part 1)

28. January 2009

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When Melody and I started as freelancers twenty years ago, there weren’t any books available that told us how to form a technical writing business or how to market and sell our services. We each had to find this information ourselves by asking other freelancers and through trial and error. The reason Melody and I decided to create this series is because we wanted [...]

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