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Jake's Take: In praise of Verizon
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. In praise of Verizon. I resisted getting our two teenagers cell phones for as long as possible, before finally relenting a few months back. I pretty quickly regretted my decision when I received a Verizon bill for several hundred dollars for going over the limit on texts. Yeah, call me Naive Dad, Poor Dad. A few days later, I called and pleaded my case to a different rep. This guy repeated the same 50% o...
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About Jake Poinier - Dr. Freelance
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ABOUT DR. FREELANCE. Make More Money Freelancing. Manage Your Freelance Business. You are here: Home. Jake Poinier, a.k.a. Dr. Freelance, made the freelancing leap in 1999 after a decade of positions in magazine editing, sales and marketing, and public relations. As the founder and owner of Boomvang Creative Group. Blue Water Sailing,. In addition to helping more than a dozen authors with their own writing and ghostwriting projects, Jake is the author of three books in the freelancing field:. Winner of a...
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Jake's Take: March 2011
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Where can I find high paying writing freelance jobs? I usually refrain from promoting my Dr. Freelance entries here, but I'm making an exception for a guest poster, All Freelance Writing. S Jennifer Mattern: "Where can I find high paying freelance writing jobs? Posted by Jake Poinier. Labels: All Freelance Writing. Friday, March 4, 2011. Go ahead, go on strike. Sorry, bloggers-for-nothing: You've been pwnd&#...
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Jake's Take: "Hey Jake, It's Okie"
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Monday, April 22, 2013. Hey Jake, It's Okie". I can't believe I'm never again going to pick up my phone and hear the words, "Hey Jake, it's Okie.". During this sad, awful week, there are a million tales being told about Okie and what he meant to each of us. But indulge me to share just one more, because it has nothing to do with rowing or the lake, and everything to do with who Okie was. Crouched down on the bedroom floor as if he w...
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Jake's Take: I am MacGyver
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Friday, September 17, 2010. No, I'm not talking about the mullet I wore back in the late 1980s. I'm talking about the fact that, as a freelance writer, there are going to be times when you're given a piece of dental floss, a stick of gum, and a Bic lighter, and you're expected to create. A brochure or ad campaign or website out of it. Day two, he sends me a follow-up email to find out how it's going. And the other reality is, it's k...
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Jake's Take: Embrace your inner honey badger
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Wednesday, April 6, 2011. Embrace your inner honey badger. The following video is 100% utterly not safe for work (NSFW), so don't say I didn't warn ya. But amongst the rough language and ewww-disgusting imagery.well, there are a few lessons for freelancers, just as there were in the analogy of "I am MacGyver.". I say, embrace your inner honey badger! You need to have broad shoulders, and thick skin helps, too. Posted by Jake Poinier.
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Jake's Take: Customer relationship lesson: For want of a penny
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Customer relationship lesson: For want of a penny. In addition to our primary checking account, I keep a small emergency business fund at this bank, right at the limit which avoids the monthly service fee. A few months ago, they raised the limit by $500, and dutifully, I added $500 to my account. So, I called and pleaded my case that it seemed pretty cruel for a 1-penny shortfall to result in a cascade of $10 ...
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Jake's Take: April 2011
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. In praise of Verizon. I resisted getting our two teenagers cell phones for as long as possible, before finally relenting a few months back. I pretty quickly regretted my decision when I received a Verizon bill for several hundred dollars for going over the limit on texts. Yeah, call me Naive Dad, Poor Dad. A few days later, I called and pleaded my case to a different rep. This guy repeated the same 50% o...
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Jake's Take: April 2013
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Monday, April 22, 2013. Hey Jake, It's Okie". I can't believe I'm never again going to pick up my phone and hear the words, "Hey Jake, it's Okie.". During this sad, awful week, there are a million tales being told about Okie and what he meant to each of us. But indulge me to share just one more, because it has nothing to do with rowing or the lake, and everything to do with who Okie was. Crouched down on the bedroom floor as if he w...
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Jake's Take: February 2011
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Musings on freelance writing, entrepreneurship and the creative process. Tuesday, February 22, 2011. I'm sorry, Jake. I'm afraid I can't do that. Saved my business last night. It also saved all of the digital photos my family has taken in the past decade, all of the music we've accumulated (including painstaking rips from vinyl to MP3s), our tax records since the early '90s, and a thousand other items I won't belabor. Posted by Jake Poinier. Labels: back up your computer. Im afraid i cant do that. My 8th...
