http://shelancers.com/assoc Association of Female Freelancers Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:34:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Turning Perfectionism & Procrastination into Productivity Excerpt: Perfectionism & Procrastination We’re all guilty of letting at least one of these two things halt our business in one way or another at some point. In fact I was the “Queen of the Land of Two P's” and it's been a long and difficult ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/procrastination-perfection/ Excerpt: Hey Shelancers and welcome back to another exclusive report. I've gotten the same question quite a bit: “What do I DOOOOO with this client? He's driving me crazy!” And, that's the topic of our day. :) I'd also like to share some smarts that I've gleaned from Robert Kiyosaki of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/difficult-clients/ Excerpt: Why would a business owner want to add video as a marketing tool to their business? Two reasons: 1.Traffic 2.Conversion Interestingly enough, many business owners realize that video is sizzling, but what they don’t see is its value to their own business. They think things like “I’m not big enough to be on ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/specialize-in-video-services/ Excerpt: Getting sued. I know. It's not anyone's favorite thing to think about. However, it IS something you NEED to think about as a business owner. When it comes to your life and your business, having your ducks in a row is not an option, it's a NECESSITY. By protecting your business, ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/legal-issue/ I've gotten great results from StumbleUpon and you can, too! StumbleUpon is an overlooked website for traffic generation, but it's so much more than that. It's a way to get "endorsed" traffic - free! Others rate your webpages with a thumb-up or a thumbs-down and you get to benefit! Click on the ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/how-to-stumbleupon-more-traffic/ Gimp.org is a free graphics program that you can use to create or edit your graphics - anything from your logo, to banners, buttons, blog headers, or "order here" buttons. Here are three videos that will walk you through the process of creating or editing graphics using Gimp. Please note: This is ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/how-to-edit-create-graphics-in-gimp/ The Most Important Shelancers Report Yet. This Guide May Save your Business and your Reputation -- Every year we find ourselves relying more and more on technology – computers, Internet, cell phones. Sometimes we take for granted that these will always be there when we need them. But at some ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/data-loss-backups/ Recently, I requested an interview with KD from LadyPR, which is a press/media distribution program that focuses on women's publications. Here is the interview... Tell us a bit about your company and what it offers Who we are Thank You Nicole for interviewing LadyPR. LadyPR is a women centered newswire service that ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/ladypr-news-interview/ [hidepost=1]I find myself writing a lot about resistance lately, in one form or the other. Is this what time management is about? Overcoming resistance? The constant push against us to do things we don't want to do? SOMETIMES... Sometimes it seems more about doing too much... having too much... thinking too much. Sometimes we are lucky ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/resistance-free/ It was my pleasure today to interview my good friend, Vera Raposo, about branding your Service-based business. Vera is the owner of SmallBusinessBranding.com and here's her bio to learn more about this dynamo: Vera Raposo has been an entrepreneur since age 22, literally negotiating a lease for her first retail store in ... http://shelancers.com/assoc/branding-your-business-with-vera-raposo/