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Saturday, January 19, 2008, 10:39am

As a Follow Up to My Last Post

…I can safely say I’ve secured more freelancing work through blogging than I have through any other method, even more than local, offline word-of-mouth marketing. I think blogging, combined with services like tumblr and Twitter and Facebook, is a great way to connect with others if - and here’s the kicker - you use these services with a purpose.

Many people are too afraid or embarrassed to ask friends or colleagues for help in their work or in their startup, but why? I’ve asked friends if they knew business owners looking for a website and more often than not it works out well for everyone involved. If it’s an awkwardness or an ego thing, you’ll get over it pretty quickly when that new client asks for a $3,500 website redesign.

The people you connect with through your blog can make a big difference in your success. Though I still feel blogging strictly for money is a poor use of your time, if you write with a purpose you’ll be successful in many other ways.

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Thursday, January 3, 2008, 8:12pm

Utilizing LinkedIn to Pick Up Freelancing Projects

After creating my LinkedIn account what seems like years ago and letting my profile sit virtually empty for all that time, today I finally decided to put in some work and jazz it up. It all started with a few people at work getting into it, and then suddenly I became curious about the real benefit of “expanding my network”. So, after about an hour of filling in all the information LinkedIn suggests (except the picture, which I’ll add later tonight or tomorrow), here’s my sweet, updated profile.

Profile CompletenessI’m thinking to myself that this is kind of cool. Maybe, for example, I’ll be “introduced” to other people in my network and possibly get to know some really interesting people, or maybe I’ll even score some exposure for Snowdrop. Sure enough, not three hours later I received an email from a colleague looking for someone to develop and manage a website for his recently-founded career development consulting firm; our “connection” turned out to be beneficial for both of us, and now we are partners. (more…)

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