Tag: Poe Communications
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How to Become a Successful Freelance Writer in 11 Easy Steps

I have an acquaintance who recently reached out to talk about how they “might approach getting into freelance writing.” This sort of request happens fairly frequently and I always oblige. I have to say though, my track record of selling freelance writing as a career is less than stellar. Maybe it’s my sales pitch. Here’s…
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Welcome to the Annex

In the summertime, when we were kids, our mom would kick us out of the trailer and lock the door. She’d leave a big red Igloo water cooler of Kool Aid and a sleeve of saltines on the porch and would tell us to basically entertain ourselves all day – “you kids go play.” I’ve…
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Checking in with an Ang Moh
I had a big jump in my blog stats yesterday, which was quite surprising considering how much I’ve been slacking on the blogging. Turns out, starting your own business is really time consuming! I’ve been pretty dang busy lining up new clients, keeping existing ones happy, invoicing, paying taxes, etc., etc. I also have a major…
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Friday Links: Dolly Parton, Sloths, and Love Edition
Dolly Parton is my spiritual guru. I love her. In difficult situations here at Poe Communications and Industrial Services (for all your writing/editing/industrial needs, just Gmail me at thepoelog), I often ask myself: “What would Dolly do?” Then I give myself a little Dolly pep talk along the lines of pulling myself up by my…