IN THIS ISSUE OF AF NEWSLETTER:
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1. 6 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR CUSTOMERS
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2. DO YOU NEED A PRESS RELEASE?
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3. PROPOSALS 101
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4. HOW TO FOLLOW UP ON A CONSULTING PROPOSAL
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5. ISN'T IT TIME TO FIND YOUR IDEAL CAREER OR BIZ?
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6. MORE READING CHOICES FOR FREELANCERS
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7. HELP WEED OUT THE SCAMS
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8. Freelancer Resources & Our Sister Sites
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<<<AD: Finally.....a home-based business so simple even Homer Simpson could be a success!Click here>>>
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9. <<<AD: WORK FROM HOME JOBS WITH IHA (at the end of this newsletter>>>>
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10. <<<AD: Earn a graphics or web degree with ART INSTITUTE ONLINE or take graphics / web courses at SESSIONS (find out more at the end of this newsletter>>>>
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11. FREELANCE AWARD WINNERS - SUBMIT YOUR SITE AND VOTE FOR A WINNER

1. 6 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR CUSTOMERS - By Joe Garcia - Contact at ebscompany@wi.rr.com

People buy things they want from people they know, like and trust. You can't get people to know, like and trust you in a One-Step ad.

If you have a business you do need a press release.

Writing proposals is both an art and a science

Now it's time to find out exactly what "ideal career or business" means to you.

Reading choices that are great for freelancers

On all jobs you will now see a scam button. If you suspect that a project is a scam, please click on the scam button and we will take a look. Thank you.

ALLFREELANCE NETWORK SITES:
ALL4TRAFFIC - Triple the traffic to your site
ALLFREECRUIT - Post your jobs to 100s of jobboards for FREE, get a free jobboard, or search for jobs
GRAPHIC RESOURCES - Biggest directory of graphics resources on the net
ALLFREELANCE - Directory of other Freelance resources on the net...we aren't the only ones out there.
PARTNER SITES:
Contracted Work - Internet Freelance Market
CreativePublic - Quality Contracts and Pricing Guides
Visible Impact - Freelance Discussion Boards
ALLDIETSOURCE - NEED TO DIET? Visit a directory of diet and fitness resources.

Work from home employment database opens its doors to the public for a test drive: see the sites and get acquainted with the thousands of homebased routes it has to offer. With more than 6,500 individual job listings in 30 categories, there's plenty to see!

As a visitor, you have access to all job titles, the location of the job, and its full description in the demo. As a member, you gain access to all contact information regarding any job.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO IHA

ART INSTITUTE ONLINE -

Whether you are just starting out in design or want to further your design career, you can earn an Associate's or Bachelor's degree from the Art Institute Online, a division of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. These programs are specially designed for busy professionals who are trying to balance work and an education

SESSIONS.EDU -

Sessions.edu offers online web design courses and graphic design courses, as well as multimedia education. Study at an accredited graphic and web design school, get a design job and improve your design skills. All online courses at this art school are instructor-led.

Thank you everyone for submitting your sites for the AFWork award. We received 100s of submissions already and we look forward to receiving more. The following are the sites we chose as excellent sites. Next Please vote Yes for the freelancer or freelance resource you feel is the best.

NEXT WEEK IS THE NEXT AWARD ROUND.

Secretary World - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Enrico Tomaselli - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Dawie Venter - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

**FREELANCE SCRIBE - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Dean Martinetti - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Bill Dussinger - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Lisa Ghisolf - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Mel Milton - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Melody E. Markins - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Teri Tucker - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Zach Guddal - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Ratnesh Bhatt - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

135Net.Com - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Michael Mursell - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

David Bennett - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Josée St-Amant - Visit their site -- Vote Yes

Paul Haines - Visit their site -- Vote Yes