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How to Clean Up Your Slides in 5 Minutes
What do you think about when you hear the phrase “clean up”? Maybe you picture cleaning up food after a party, or cleaning up a small biohazard after your dog. That’s the real world for you: Stinky. At least at work, cleaning up is a bit easier on the nostrils. It doesn’t matter who you are [...]
- Thursday, July 22nd, 2010,
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How to Make Meetings Matter
Meetings: the bane of all self-confessed “busy people”. Unending exercises in monotony, sucking up precious time that could be better spent fixing bugs, designing applications, polishing pitches, writing reports – anything that involves actually working rather than sitting in a room (or on a call) staring into space. Considering how badly most meetings are run [...]
- Thursday, July 22nd, 2010,
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Managing Your Personal Brand Online
No matter your field, there are several advantages to establishing a presence online. You can connect with colleagues and customers, learn new things and help others learn, as well. But as you establish your online identity, it’s important to think about your personal branding. Just like Pepsi and Starbucks, we each have a brand. It [...]
- Thursday, July 22nd, 2010,
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10 Life-Changing Benefits of the Internet Age
It is hard to imagine life without the internet. Actually, I am old enough to do just that. But it is amazing the effect that the internet has had on our lives. Believe it or not, there are still many people who don’t even own a PC – but that number is dwindling each year. [...]
- Wednesday, July 21st, 2010,
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9 Ways to Sync Bookmarks
I’m writing this on a desktop computer. I also use a laptop – when I’m away from home or working from the patio. In addition, there are two mobile devices in my messenger bag that can access the Internet. Oh, and I used to work for an employer who provided yet another desktop computer. That [...]
- Wednesday, July 21st, 2010,
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How Relative Is “Being on Time”?
In some cultures it is acceptable to be late, meaning arriving after the agreed upon time. This makes the definition of “being on time” subjective as some take it as meaning being 5 minutes before the agreed upon time, for others 15 minutes after. I’ve asked this of many people and some swear there’s no [...]
- Wednesday, July 21st, 2010,
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Transitioning Career Resumes
In this economy, many of us will be faced with leaving our first or even second careers to move on to the next. To successfully convey your old skill set to the hiring manager or recruiter in a new industry, it’s important to follow these key steps: Look for online job postings in your field [...]
- Tuesday, July 20th, 2010,
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Introducing The Netsetter 2.0
And then there were three. Today marks the relaunch of our sister site, The Netsetter. Along with this site andFreelanceSwitch, the new Netsetter creates a “triple threat” in terms of getting better at what moves you. All three sites offer practical tips that cover topics that can help those who want to get better at what they love [...]
- Tuesday, July 20th, 2010,
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What Are You Doing to Impress Your Customers?
What do you do to show your current clients the difference between you and your competition? There seem to be two schools of thought on this topic: Do an excellent job on exactly what the client is looking for; Do a good job on the project, and provide additional value as a bonus. I got [...]
- Tuesday, July 20th, 2010,
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The Complete Guide to Going Paperless
No, I won’t start with the hackneyed remarks like “you need to save environment”, “go green” and all. Let’s just forget the environment for a moment and think about ourselves. Going paperless actually makes you more productive. Just think about the times when you spent hours trying to find that one super-important note in the [...]
- Tuesday, July 20th, 2010,
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