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What is Plagiarism and How Do You Avoid it?
Definition of ‘Plagarism” from Etymology Online: plagiarism (n.) “the purloining or wrongful appropriation of another’s ideas, writing, artistic designs, etc., and giving them forth as one’s own,” 1620s, from -ism + plagiary (n.) “plagiarist, literary thief” (c. 1600), from Latin plagiarius “kidnapper, seducer, plunderer, one who kidnaps the child or slave of another,” used by Martial in the sense of “literary…
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Business Owner – How to Improve your Website
Have you been thinking that it’s time to improve your website? It’s been years since you did anything with your business website. The About information is out of date and the last blog post is dated 2018. Perhaps you have some products that you should add, but you never seem to have any time. The…
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Maintaining Mental Health as a Freelancer
My mental health is very volatile at the moment. One moment I am calm and enjoying the peace, the next, I am feeling sad, then angry in a never-ending circle. Mental health is a very important issue right now because of the unusual times we are currently living in. Pandemics happen approximately once every 100…
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Five tips to get a clear message across
How clear is your message on your website? Can people tell what you do? Can they work out what you are selling or offering? Or does your website leave them confused? Here are 5 tips to help you make sure that you get your message across. Know the message you want your clients/customers to get…
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Writing a CV, online networking, avoiding scams and losing a freelance writing job – the best of the last 9 days of the 30 day blogging challenge
I had great fun taking part in the 30 day blogging challenge this year, writing about a number of different subjects and adding 30 posts to my blog. My new challenge is to carry on taking it forward and keeping it up to date. So in the spirit of this (after a few days off…
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How to put together an editorial calendar for bloggers
Since my first 30 day blogging challenge in 2016, I have used an editorial calendar. Different people may have different ideas of what constitutes an editorial calendar. I use a spreadsheet to store ideas for blog posts or other content so that I have a constant stream of ideas to use when I am trying…
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How can freelancers and small business owners avoid scams?
It is one of the saddest things about human beings that where there is a crisis, there is someone who has a scam to exploit that crisis. Barely had the coronavirus hit in the UK, when there were people working out ways to take other people’s hard-earned money using the disease as an excuse. From…
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Online networking for stay-at-home workers
Missing the watercooler or the canteen already? It’s been over a week since workers of all kinds have been told to work from home if possible in the UK. One of the best things about working in an office is the people that you meet and work alongside. One of the downsides of enforced working…
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Is there ever a time when a freelancer should work for free?
I came across a job website tonight and read their information on becoming a freelancer. I was shocked to see that they advocated taking a first job and doing the work for free. I am a firm believer that at no point should a freelancer ever work for free. Nor do I believe that they…
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New Business Expectations vs Reality
What can a new business owner expect? How did you expect things to be when you started your new business? Did you expect it to be effortless, fun, empowering? Was failure part of the plan? What about clients who don’t want to pay? Every person who starts a new business, has an idea in their…
