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Smart Business Practices - Articles
Let Your Image Tell Your Story
By Lynne Saarte
"A huge part of marketing a business involves dealing with images. As visual representation is often more
appealing to the eye, it is important to include the right images in your materials. From the logo to the simple eye-catcher image,"
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Know Thyself
By Ben Magid
"Ben Magid is a screenwriter who entered the entertainment industry in 2006 with the sale of PAN to New Line Cinema,
a revisionist take on Peter Pan that garnered mention on the Black List. He went on to write HACK/SLASH for
Rogue Pictures, scheduled to shoot early 2010. He has worked with Legendary Pictures on BIGFOOT,
Level One Entertainment on THE MAZE and sold his spec script INVASION in 2009 to Participant and Summit produced
by Strike Entertainment and Eli Roth. His script ATLAS has been optioned by the producers of Paranormal
Activity."
So, what does screenwriting have to do with voice-overs or business? Screenwriting is a business and Ben's thoughts on
knowing what you can and can't do are points well taken, and can be readily applied to any business or profession.
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4 Best Sites To Get 10GB Free Online Backup & Storage
By Mohan Ramkumar
"In today’s digital world, our entire life — both work and home — are tied to computers. Hard disks are unpredictable and are prone to failures leading to data loss. Research shows that every year 43% of computer users lose valuable data. The best way to hedge your data storage risk is to store critical data on the cloud.
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Marketing & Advertising Have Drifted Towards Abstraction, Waffle & Theory
By Paul Ashby
"To save ourselves we have to forget smooth talking, software and money manipulation - to restore advertising and marketing we have to understand the meaning of the word communication and then practice it!"
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How Not to Alienate Visitors Who Just Want To Talk
By Paul Boag
"Too many websites owners are more concerned with gathering data from their users rather
than initiating a dialogue. If your users want to talk to you, don’t make it difficult."
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How to Approach Big Clients
By Freelance Folder
"When we first start out as freelancers, we tend to be tentative about approaching new clients.
In fact, one of the biggest obstacles to growing a freelancing business is that most freelancers are
terrified to pitch themselves." Read
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Roundup: Can You Really Mix On Headphones?
By Craig Anderton
"Of course you can mix on headphones, but does that mean you should?" Read
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Jedi Mind Tricks: How to Persuade Your Users, Boss or Clients
By Paul Boag
"Whether you are getting a client to sign off on a website’s
design or persuade a user to complete a call to action, we
all need to know how to be convincing." Read
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Freelance Contracts Do's and Dont's
By Robert
Bowen
"In the world of freelancing, the entrepreneur has to take on a number of tasks for themselves that would normally be handled by a separate department at a bigger company. "
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Small Business Cost Cutting Tips
By Theresa OKeefe
"Easy Ways to Save Thousands from Your Annual Budget."
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How to Network With Busy People
By Steve Pavlina
"Often the people we’d most like to network with are also the least accessible. Busy people are bombarded with endless emails, phone calls, social media connections, and more. Making contact with such people can be difficult because so many others are trying to do the same thing."
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Cheat Sheet: Quick Vocal Fixes
By Craig Anderton
"Cheat Sheet delivers concise, explicit information about specific recording/ audio-related tasks or processes. This installment describes basic vocal processing.
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Setting Up A Home Office. 10 Tips To Getting It Done Right The First Time
By Jeremy Gislason
"Setting up a home office can be a tremendous challenge. How do you separate your work life from your home life when they occupy the same space? Here are 10 tips to create a home office designed for maximum productivity."
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Voiceovers and Ever-Changing English
By Peter Drew
"People that make their living from language, including people that do voiceovers, seem to fall equally on either side of the fence when it comes to what constitutes good English."
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Why Audition for Shows?
By Charles G. Robinson
"Auditioning for parts, in film, television, theatre, commercials and modeling jobs can
be a nerve-wracking experience. Many people cope with the pressure by.... "
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What Is Podcasting?
By Sharon Housley
"Podcasting is quickly becoming a buzz word among the
techie crowd. So what is podcasting, anyway? Podcasting is
online audio content that is delivered via an RSS feed."
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Why Record Keeping Should Be One of Your Favorite Activities
By Tim Clay
"I know record keeping doesn't sound very exciting.
But the truth is - something as simple as a mileage log translates
directly into saved money and time," Read
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When Working on Your Business… Isn’t Actually
Working
By Jason Holland
"When starting a small business, your first steps should
be researching your target market, developing a marketing
plan, and testing offers. In other words, taking action to
turn your business idea into a real business...". Read
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Career: Follow 10-Point Action Plan To Manage Your Voice-Over Success
By Stew Crossen
"I originally wrote this article about the "business"
end of the voice over business. However, the 10 points can
be useful to any small business owner, marketer or entrepreneur."
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Five Great Reasons to Continue Marketing During Tough Times
By Dr. Gary S. Goodman
"In a recent Internet blog, one person asked a truly
important question that I'd like to address, here: "Does
it make sense to continue marketing during a recession?"
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Top 10 Tips For Any Trade Show Novice
By Mel White
"Every year millions of newbies take the trade show
marketing plunge. Here are some quick tips, both humorous
and serious, to quickly move you into the deep end of the
pool." Read
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How to Give a Killer Presentation
By John Traveler
"Depending on your line of work, there will come a time
when you are will be required to make a presentation on an
issue. Talking in front of a crowd can be intimidating even
to the most accomplished presenters, but with a thorough mastery
of the necessary presentation skills, any one can make flawless
presentations." Read
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Win-Win Negotiations Have Become a Must Have
By Linda Swindling
"Win/win negotiations used to be a goal to achieve.
Now, they are a necessity. Current times actually demand a
win/win approach if you want a durable agreement." Read
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Preventing Business Burn Out!
By Ann Holman
"Many small businesses have a natural life cycle. They
grow steadily over several years, flatten out and then either
decline over a period of time or remain in a state of survival
until..." Read
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