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The Soul of Wit
According to a series of psychological studies discussed on Psychology Today, research participants are able to successfully communicate sarcasm and humor in a mere 56 percent of emails—and most of the senders had no idea their attemps were so ineffective.
Are You Cinderella or The Ugly Step Sister When It Comes To Your Career?
With the pressure find a good job and be successful at it, we tend to look outwards to find what the work should be, and don't focus enough on figuring out the kind of work that could really make us happy. This article gives you a few ideas on figuring out if you are in the right line of work. So are you Cinderella in her glass shoes, or the equivalent of her ugly step-sister - trying to make something fit that just isn't you?
Seven Items To Consider When Interviewing Potential Staff Members
Do you put a lot of effort into interviewing candidates for a position yet end up with those you hire leaving the organization within a few months or year? In the nonprofit field, most organizations have limited budgets, often resulting in lower salaries and a high turnover in staff members. If you want to attract qualified individuals whose primary focus is on people and human service oriented work versus a higher salary, I have found there are certain steps supervisors should take when interviewing potential candidates. The following article identifies my top seven items to consider during the interview process, to ensure you identify the most qualified applicants.
Why You Should Include Open Source Work in Your Portfolio
Very recently, one of our product architects posted a job opening on our site to find an additional engineer to add to our growing team (in a remote provider capacity). He received inquiries from a number of interested freelance provider candidates and then proceeded to interview to find the top provider for the team. Once he had narrowed the list down to just a few freelance provider candidates, he researched their work history in more detail, finally selecting a particular candidate in India largely based on an example of his work. What it ultimately came down for my co-worker in his freelance selection process was reviewing prior work on open-source projects. Why should you care about open-source work?
Real Work at Home Jobs - Are There Any Good Ones Left?
Heres the scary truth about real work at home jobs, they are few and far apart. Yes, you can find them; yes there are many legitimate work at home companies out there, but many of them have hundreds of candidates banging on their door. Its not that scams override real work at home jobs; its that the competition for every single one of these jobs is staggering.

Tailoring Your Marketing to Different Audiences
Whether you’re looking for a job or trying to find customers, you are engaging in a sales and marketing presentation. The only difference is, when you’re job hunting, the potential employer is the customer.

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A Sample Sales Letter that Works
Sales letters are a dime a dozen. But sales letters that really work are few and far between. Here is a sample sales letter from the "Copywriting Chiropractor," Dr. Greg Nielsen.
The Anatomy of a Sales Letter
Sales letters work best when you have something to sell. You make an offer. Too many sales letters from smaller businesses are of the "Hi my name is..." school. When it comes right down to it, I'm busy; I don't care if you just started this wonderful venture because you love to serve people. What can you do for me right now?
The 'Being Efficient' Myth In Sales
You need to take time to soften a decision-maker with appointment confirmation notes and telephone calls. Also, a series of direct mail softening letters, faxes, e-mails and endorsement letters need to be sent before and after a sales presentation to reinforce the benefits that you have demonstrated.
Should You Use Sales Letters Before You Cold Call
Remember the numbers game? Well, that is the same thought behind sending out sales letters. The hope is that with every hundred or so letters, a few sales will result.

The Doom and Gloom of "To Whom It May Concern": Forget old-fashioned cover letters
Tips on writing creative, attention-getting cover letters.
Appointment Letters – Small Business Tips to Get Your Foot in the Door
Many small businesses struggle with writing letters to potential clients trying to get an appointment with them. But it doesn't have to be as difficult as it may seem. As a professional copy writer, here are my top 10 tips for effective appointment letters.
How to Write a Killer Freelance Bid Cover Letter
There are hundreds of ways a freelance professional can ruin a bid cover letter. Outsourcing buyers often have to weed through a list of 30, 50 or 100 freelance candidates, and every little detail that's off irritates the person who reads your cover letter. It's the freelance professional's first -- and perhaps only -- chance to impress a potential outsourcing buyer. One mistake and they're immediately crossed off the list (freelance professionals who understand this harsh reality can use it in their favor). So, how does a freelance professional write a more refined and effective bid cover letter? These tips will help to make your cover letter stand out from the freelance crowd...
D is for Direct Mail
Direct Mail, otherwise known as sending letters through the post to prospective customers is now pretty much a dying art. By many business owners, sending letters has been replaced by emails – can’t say I blame them really. After all, emails are cheaper, quicker and you can see who has opened it and read it. Why wouldn’t you use emails?
Are You Human?
People are like those websites that ask you to read squiggly letters and type what you read into the little box. Have you seen those? It's a security measure: the website wants to make sure you're human, and not a software program or a robot. Evidently robot software programs can't read squiggly letters, so if you can type the right letters into the little box, you must be human.

How to Avoid Becoming a Digital Prospecting Lemming
My article “Prospecting Letters Still Open Doors” sparked quite a response from readers recently and I just have to share their ideas with you! They disclosed their best secrets for using letters to gain access to some of their toughest prospects.
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