IN THIS ISSUE OF AF NEWSLETTER:
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1. SHIFT TO FULL POWER MARKETING
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2. CRACKING THE BILLABLE HOURS CEILING
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3. UNDERSTANDING THE CORPORATE BUYER
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4. EDITORIAL FREELANCING : 5 STEPS TO GETTING YOUR FOOT IN THE DOOR
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7. DO YOU WRITE FUNNY?
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1. SHIFT TO FULL POWER MARKETING - by Charlie Cook - visit his Site

If you’re marketing isn’t helping you attract a steady stream of new clients and accelerate the growth of your business, chances are you aren’t using the right fuel to market your business.

While you could certainly name the economy or inadequate marketing as the culprit, I'd like to suggest a third alternative. It may be the constraints of the billable hours model that keep you from your financial goals.

If you don't grasp the realities of the corporate environment, you may sabotage even a hot lead. Here are five important keys to working with the corporate buyer.

Publishers, editorial directors, human resource managers and editors, among others were a vocal lot regarding freelancers and what they should/should not do to get their foot in the door.

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