Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s moves to prepare for the upcoming head-to-head battle with Apple and Google have sparked a flurry of media comment and industry analysis. Most of these have been highly critical, both of Microsoft and of Ballmer personally.

Few of them, however, show any signs of real strategic analysis of Microsoft’s position, or even gawking at the nature of the battle ahead. Some analysts have even preferred to ‘wait and see’, even though they are paid to make market predictions.

Commentators like Computer Weekly have reduced Microsoft’s problems to relatively trivial product issues. Others, such as the Financial Times and the Telegraph, have emphasized what they see as Microsoft’s inability to adapt to changing market circumstances, such as the recent drop in PC sales. What none of them have done is assess how Microsoft’s current global dominance influences the future evolution of smartphones and how this will affect the desktop.

Events in the world of Microsoft are currently determined by four key market forces. They are the impact of touch screen technology; the adoption of free cloud services like Skydrive; security concerns surrounding the rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the corporate world; and the impact of mobile work on office practices.

touch screen technology

Rob Epstein, Microsoft’s UK manager for Windows, recently recounted how his company had a booth at The Gadget Show, showcasing a range of traditional PCs and some touchscreen devices. It was, he says, the kids who went straight for touchscreen devices and the adults who picked up a mouse.

Picking up a mouse is a surprisingly easy habit to break: all it takes is a touchscreen smartphone. It was Apple that first broke our habit, followed by Google with Android. By doing this, they were taking an early position of dominance in smartphones. But inadvertently, they were doing something with an even bigger long-term impact: freeing us from the desktop altogether by making the classic Start screen redundant.

Anyone who seriously uses a touch screen will ‘get’ Windows 8. Anyone who doesn’t (and this seems to include many of the commenters mentioned above) doesn’t get it, and joins the howler monkey chorus of those who describe Windows 8 as a technological failure and Steve Ballmer as a visionless leader.

The crucial point here is that, whether they want to or not, everyone who uses a digital device will, in the near future, find themselves using a touch screen, simply because the next device they buy will be based on that interface technology. Trying to buy a PC with a mouse will be like trying to buy a typewriter.

Everyone on the planet who buys a smartphone or any other screen-based device in the future will take the essential first step in wanting a smarter, more responsive interface, just like the one on their smartphone.

Crucially, too, everyone will want the interface on their phone to be the same as the interface on their PC or laptop and their laptop or tablet. There is only one established technology that answers this request and it is called Windows.

cloud technology

Having discovered that they want the same interface on all their digital devices, users will inevitably take a second step in the same direction. They will want complete and immediate synchronization of their applications and data files across all their devices.

We are currently emerging from a brief period in which commercial providers attempted to monetize cloud sync and entering an era where cloud services are universally available for free. Microsoft’s Skydrive, for example, currently has 250 million users (and, by the way, its subsidiary Skype has 633 million users, making it the second largest social network after Facebook).

It is not necessary to look very deeply to discover the reasons for this success. Skydrive and Skype are free for Windows users and are integrated with Windows devices. And, most important of all, you can set all your Windows 8 devices to automatically sync using a single account sign-in.

As I write these words, they are simultaneously available on my laptop, my Windows Phone, and my Windows tablet. Now I can walk out my office door, hop on a train, and pick up where I left off on another device, doing nothing. It is not possible to do this on anything other than Windows devices.

Bring your own device

The third major market driver is the emerging practice of Bringing Your Own Device (BYOD). There are many issues for corporate IT departments related to BYOD practices, but none more pressing than the security of corporate business data.

In the past, large companies issued secure laptops to their senior staff or provided secure software downloads for approved laptops. Now anyone can access your company email account from their own smartphone or tablet. The problem for companies is that some of these devices have serious security problems.

However, there is an operating system that is already very familiar to corporate IT departments, that has been exposed to all kinds of security threats and has already formed a defense in depth, and that is available on all kinds of digital devices, from phones to PC: Windows. .

Android in particular has experienced some very public flaws in the security department. Bluebox Security CTO Jeff Forristal recently said, “This vulnerability… could affect any Android phone released in the last four years, or nearly 900 million devices.” This is 99 percent of Android phones in use.

Apple has relied heavily so far on the fact that so few people use Apple machines that it’s hardly worth hackers bothering to change malware.

Telecommuting and office internships

Journalists like myself have been writing about remote work for many years and there have been encouraging signs of early adoption with many different kinds of benefits for both companies and their staff. But now all the elements have finally been fully integrated so that this telework becomes a universal reality.

At least they have been fully integrated for Windows device users. The vast majority of corporate users share most of their data through Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel spreadsheets, Powerpoint presentations, etc. Office documents can be read and edited directly on all Windows 8 devices, including smartphones, because Office is an integral part of these devices. For many (perhaps most) companies, this will be a no-brainer, once they’ve thought about it.

Windows Legacy Market

The market in which these changes are taking place is already dominated by Windows.

There are 1.2 billion Windows users, about a sixth of the world’s population. Most of them also use Office applications. About 60 percent of corporate users have already upgraded from Windows XP to Windows 7. The rest are hanging around PC World, scratching their heads and wondering what to do next. 100 million of them have purchased Windows 8 licenses. Windows Phone 8 has already overtaken Windows Phone 7 in global market share.

The next phase of the corporate Windows migration will also be an organic process, just like the last two, taking perhaps five years. But it’s almost unbelievable that anyone would seriously think that mainstream corporate computer users would even consider Android or iOS as an operating system on which to base any part of their business operations. Try to imagine Exxon, Walmart, Barclays, or Volkswagen running their businesses on Android screens and it quickly becomes obvious that thinking about anything other than Windows is crazy.

The panorama

None of these important market indicators are hidden or hard to find, which begs the question; Why exactly have so many media pundits and market analysts missed the mark or turned a blind eye to the obvious?

One explanation is that many who have written on this topic are (literally) out of touch with the technologies they describe. Unless you use touchscreen technology in a daily business routine, it’s unlikely you’ll ‘get’ Windows 8. Another is that many don’t actually do their jobs using mobile technology, and therefore experience little impact from not having Office applications available in Muevete.

When faced with the need to edit their presentation on the way to the conference or to edit and email a PDF, they simply shrug it off and take comfort in the fact that it has always been impossible. This, of course, is the classic default position of individuals and companies about to be relegated to market oblivion by smarter, more agile competitors.

One way to get a first-hand appreciation of how things are changing (as I recently did myself) is to make a personal Skype video call on a Windows Phone to a friend or family member, phone to phone, in a faraway country. When you sit on a train and talk face-to-face with your partner standing outside the White House, you “get” what the world of Windows is becoming. SF’s beloved videophone has become a reality by an unexpected route: its reach is global and it’s free.

Another reason for not seeing what the future holds in the medium term is the inability of many Western critics, especially in Europe, to appreciate the enormous production capacity and quick response of Eastern manufacturers, such as Samsung, HTC, LG and especially Huawei. the largest telecommunications manufacturer in the world. They’re all licensed Windows 8, and they’ve all gotten in the water with low-end devices, or expressed an interest in doing so.

Currently, Nokia is propping up the Windows phone market virtually single-handedly, for the same strategic reasons as Microsoft. When the sales numbers show Windows Phone taking off, these manufacturers will simply ‘Push’ on their incredible manufacturing resources, just as they did with Windows PCs and laptops when the market was there. When this will be depends on whether you are pessimistic or optimistic. Canalys says that Windows Phone will catch up with the iPhone in 2017. Other analysts believe that Windows Phone will reach parity with Apple sooner.

In many respects, there is not much difference between Microsoft, Google and Apple. But there is one. All of them are selling technology related things for profit. All of them have identified smartphones as the most lucrative consumer toy. All of them have tremendous powers of design and manufacturing. But only Microsoft has a strategy that integrates what it does with what companies and individuals need to do business, as opposed to what they want for Christmas.

They all make children’s toys. Microsoft also makes toys for adults.

Many Christians face the dilemma of whether or not bankruptcy is a sin. Ever since the bankruptcy filing began, this debate has been going on in the church. One thing is for sure, the topic is taboo and rarely talked about in social circles. In the past, most Americans only used bankruptcy as a last resort and as a way to start over. For the last hundred years, America’s morality has been spiraling down like water down a toilet. As the values ​​of our society continued to decline, people began to use the legal process as a way to get rid of all their bad debts and just do it over again with no regrets. Seven years later, many of these same people are repeating the process when it becomes available to them. Today, I think it’s not about whether it’s right or wrong, but how it will affect this person’s reputation in the future and his credit rating. It’s more about the appearance of doing the right thing, rather than returning the favor to people because his moral values ​​tell him it’s the right thing to do. Today, if a bankruptcy filing were not a public record, I think more people would have no problem filing.

Until recently, the whole business of bankruptcy was traditionally seen as immoral and carried with it the stigma of failure. In 2007, many Americans were forced to file for bankruptcy with no other option because of what happened to the economy. Now that the topic has become mainstream and many people are facing financial difficulties, opinions about the bankruptcy filing process have changed. Many moons ago, most Americans did everything in their power to avoid filing for bankruptcy because they didn’t want to use the giant scarlet B. The funny thing is how the stigma seeped into American culture. Before the 1970s, most people bought everything with cash, so filing for bankruptcy was uncommon for most Americans, more for the use of business owners. In extreme situations, people who had to file for bankruptcy were usually due to an illness that caused large medical bills. With the credit card revolution came a large number of Americans who ended up with debt problems that led to bankruptcy. Before the 1960s, the term credit was almost obsolete. When technology opened up a way for people to carry plastic cards and opened up the world of charging to everyone who couldn’t pay for something any other way.

The Bible has a lot to say about bankruptcy and debt. In Leviticus it speaks of a person’s responsibility to pay their creditors what they owe. That does not mean that he can file for bankruptcy if he has the ability to pay his creditors. Many companies get into bad contracts using bankruptcy as a means of severing ties with the supplier or a union so they can renegotiate the deal they originally agreed to. In Deuteronomy it speaks of the legal right to cancel the debt every seven years. It also says not to be hard on the poor and cancel their debts every seven years. What it is about is canceling the debt of those who do not have the capacity to repay it. In fact, this was the basis for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the past. Congress used biblical values ​​when creating the bankruptcy code that included filing for bankruptcy every seven years. Now the bankruptcy code changes in 2005 that number has changed to eight years. The bottom line is that if a person took on the debt with the intention of repaying and fell on hard times, there is nothing wrong with filing for bankruptcy. When things get a little confusing, in today’s economy, many people go overboard, buy things they can’t afford, and when it comes time to pay for the items, the person cries and wants to file for bankruptcy. If this person is honest with himself and uses bankruptcy to get a second chance, as long as he learns from his past mistakes, there is nothing wrong with that.

All companies that wish to remain union-free must have some type of union prevention strategy. However, this strategy does not come in a “one size fits all” program. There are many factors, both internal and external, that are used to measure the level of “union threat” of companies, and understanding this will give management a better idea of ​​what type of union prevention venue should be implemented.

Pre-assessment: basics

Before you begin, it’s important to lay the groundwork for avoiding unionization. A 3 part approach will cover the basics. The first one is for your newest employees. A straightforward explanation of the company’s union-free philosophy should be a permanent part of the employee handbook and should be communicated from day one in a powerful but not harsh way.

Second, also on the policy side, but for current employees, consider developing a legal non-solicitation/non-publication policy that covers all electronic and print materials. Be sure to consult legal counsel on the best wording for these policies, but educational information is available online.

The third leg of this basic foundation is to make sure supervisors and managers have been educated on legal union-busting tactics.

Union Vulnerability Assessment

With this 3-part foundation in place, a more comprehensive vulnerability assessment can be performed. Start with five key areas: employees, geography, industry, local factors, and corporate concerns. You can rate these areas on a 10-point scale, with “1” being low risk and “10” being an area that requires serious and immediate attention.

1) Employee concerns. Positioning the company as an “employer of choice” can be an important component of an effective strategy to prevent unions. It’s important to know what employees think the company’s key issues are (not just wages, but also job security, health care, etc.) and how you’ve responded to them. One way to obtain an accurate indicator is anonymous employee surveys; An ongoing open and frank dialogue with line managers is also a powerful tool.

2) Rent, rent, rent. Geographic diversity and the number of locations are also factors to consider. Different factors can affect different locations, making some locations more prone to unionization than others. Understand the pro- or anti-union culture of each area, and research statistics on organization and unionization. In many companies, there are places where union and non-union employees work side by side. This can make nonunion employees much more amenable to organizing, whether or not it’s in their best interest, as unionized employees will see the potential for strength in adding members.

3) Industry wisdom. Of course, certain industries are more prone to unionization than others. Organized labor has publicly announced that its current plans include organizing workers in health, construction, and transportation. But even that is evolving to include highly visible fast food industry organizing campaigns. A generation ago, the industries most likely to unionize were manufacturing or auto parts, but that effort has apparently come to an end. Today, becoming a target may have more to do with the standard of living within an industry: Low-wage, low-skill workers are the ones most likely to support unions and their promises.

4) The local level. Know which unions are locally prevalent (not just in the relevant industries, as almost all unions now hire outside of their main specialty). Local unions often outline their playbook on their website or at least post key documents and information that provide information on specific areas and even list local businesses. Get to know the local union well: its finances, membership, local corruption cases, and any other information that can help clarify the truth if the need arises.

5) The big picture. Corporate campaigns, when unions engage in all media, public relations and public campaigns to pressure a company to unionise, are becoming more common. Union organizers will investigate public records, including laws filed by employees (or former employees), the FLSA, or security violations, going as far as organizing protests and calling on religious and community leaders as a way to spearhead their campaign to organization. The more offenses or weaknesses they can unearth, the sooner the target company is likely to give in, even without employee consent. But because corporate campaigns are expensive and time consuming, unions often ask for a neutrality agreement instead. Under a neutrality agreement, companies agree to allow a union access to employees without interference in exchange for the company’s name not being tarnished in the court of public opinion.

Development of a personalized trade union prevention strategy

After evaluating these 5 key areas, it’s time to develop a customized union avoidance strategy and communication plan to put that strategy into action.

5-10 points: Low risk. If the assessment shows high employee morale, little or no union interest, and no union presence in the area, then the company can be considered to have a low risk of unionization. Do not assume that at the low risk level there is no need to take action. The truth is essentially the opposite. Unions have been very successful for a long time with unsuspecting companies, who simply don’t talk to their employees, assuming all is well.

Being low risk simply means that the strategies (or luck) are working today, not necessarily that they will continue to work tomorrow. Provide supervisors with effective employee and labor relations training. Have your labor and employment attorney review the employee handbook for legal compliance and maximum effectiveness of union prevention, and review state and local laws. Complete the preliminary investigation on any syndicates that may be a threat. While it may seem counterintuitive, it’s also vital to start communicating directly with employees about the company’s non-union philosophy. This communication must include an introductory “Labor Relations 101” video (for new employees and current employees) that explains the company’s non-union philosophy and the reasons behind it.

11-20 points: Moderate risk. In the moderate risk stage, companies have employees who are in a demographic group receptive to unions, there is often evidence of union interest in the facility, and unions are present in the immediate area. At this point, more aggressive strategies are necessary. Comprehensive role-play based training of supervisors on legal methods to dispel union propaganda is vital. As for employees, review any issues that have arisen and promptly address all legitimate concerns. This would probably mean taking a hard look at the terms and conditions of employment. Education campaigns must also continue. A card signing video could be used to dispel union myths and explain the dangers of signing a union authorization card. At this point, it may also be necessary to develop a web presence, such as an employee-focused website to reach beyond the company and into the homes of employees. A website is also a powerful and effective resource to counteract the online organization that is undoubtedly taking place.

21-50 points: High risk. If you are in the high-risk zone, warning signs include low employee morale and a strong union presence within the area, and may include card-signing activity and immediately obvious union organizing activity. Legal advice is strongly recommended at this point, as all union prevention measures must be conducted within the confines of the NLRB rules. Direct communication with employees is vital and should be in the form that employees expect based on previous communication: personal contact, meetings, videos, websites, letters and newsletters. This communication strategy needs to be devised immediately, starting with a custom-developed role-playing video to bring issues to light, adding a campaign-specific web presence for employees, and implementing training resources on topics such as organizing, negotiating , job security. and strikes.

Everyone loves to enjoy a quick game of cards. For centuries, the classic deck of cards has been a staple game in every home, and this is true today as well. There are so many different games to play with a single deck of cards, it must be one of the most universally popular and innovative games in our history.

An increasing number of businesses and individuals are choosing custom printed playing cards as a way to create branded corporate gifts and personalized gifts. Printing the back of each card with your chosen design, image or logo is the perfect way to convey a message and give people a welcome gift. There are many reasons to choose personalized cards, here are a few.

Corporate Events – Many businesses need high-quality gifts that will strengthen their brand and allow them to provide new contacts, guests and visitors with a valuable gift. At most corporate events, standard practice is to create a ‘goodie bag’ of items that are branded with the company logo and livery. These items can include notepads, pens, pencils, memory cards, brochures, t-shirts, and more. And lately this bag of goodies has included a card game for customers.

Private functions: parties, weddings, stag nights, celebrations, children’s parties, again the list is endless. All of these are the perfect time to give your guests a fun and memorable gift by printing cards with your chosen design or a suitable photo and message. Wedding couples have used them as favors. They have also been widely used for children’s parties with a colorful image and a simple message on the back of each card. They are the perfect gift that makes guests smile! And, of course, they are playing cards, so they are always useful and there is no doubt that they will be used.

Team Building Events, Club Events, Clubs, and Organizations – There are literally millions of groups, clubs, and organizations across the country that value customer card printing. They use them as gifts for members and as merchandise that can be sold to raise much-needed funds for charitable causes. They have also been used by groups to be handed out to teams in team events.

The ways your event or group could benefit from this innovative use of an ancient and well-loved card game are too many to mention. And of course the real fun comes when you decide on your own design. You can choose a logo or brand design in the colors of your group or company or you can commission artwork. Many people choose images as their design. For cards printed for individuals, often the chosen photo is a family image or a group photo.

They make the perfect memorable gift, keepsake, and keepsake. You can use your imagination on how to use your customer cards and how to design and decorate them. There is no doubt that they will be well received and used as well. With so many different ways to use them and enjoy playing, this really is the universal and practical little gift to give.

MassMutual was originally established in 1851 by George W. Rice. Rice was an insurance agent for a Connecticut life insurance company that wanted to open a similar business in Massachusetts. He started the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, which became a true mutual company, a company owned by his policyholders, shortly after his creation.

Today, the company is based in Springfield, Massachusetts and Enfield, Connecticut, and has grown from a personal insurer to an international financial services firm. It has approximately thirteen million customers worldwide and more than $500 billion in assets under management. In addition to its US operations, MassMutual has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China, Macau, Argentina, Chile, Bermuda and Luxembourg. The total number of company offices exceeds 1,200 and the company’s full trading name is MassMutual Financial Group.

MassMutual continues to operate for the benefit of its members and members. They provide life insurance, disability income insurance, long-term care insurance, 401(k)/retirement plan services, mutual funds, money management and fiduciary services, as well as annuities for their clients.

Although dividends are not guaranteed, MassMutual prides itself on its financial strength and has paid dividends to policyholders every year since the 1860s. The company is also known for its charitable giving in the areas where it is based. They often contribute to programs that benefit the local community’s education, arts, culture, or economic development.

In terms of annuities, MassMutual offers five different products: two variable deferred annuities, a fixed deferred annuity, and an immediate annuity. The individual products are as follows:

Deferred Variable Annuities:

o MassMutual Transitions Select
o Evolution of MassMutual

Deferred Fixed Annuities:

o Mass Mutual Odyssey and Odyssey Plus

Immediate Fixed Annuities:

or MassMutual RetireEase

Some of MassMutual’s annuity policies can start with both death and living benefits. The death benefit option means that a beneficiary will receive all of the money in the account or a guaranteed minimum amount upon the death of the annuity beneficiary. Enhanced death benefits are also available that may allow a higher payout to the beneficiary. Life benefits include minimum guaranteed accumulation benefits, income benefits, and retirement benefits.

As with most insurers, MassMutual adds additional fees associated with its annuity products. These include administration and management fees. There may also be a mortality risk charge and an expense risk charge, often known as an “M&E” charge. In addition, surrender charges may apply if the annuity is terminated early or if a portion of the annuity is withdrawn.

When considering an annuity company, it is important to understand the financial strength of the organization. One of the best ways to do this is by reviewing the company’s financial ratings. Independent rating firms have given MassMutual some of the highest ratings in the industry. Below are the current ratings (as of July 2009) for MassMutual.

AM Best Company: (Superior, 1st of 15 categories)
Fitch Ratings: (Exceptionally Strong, 1st of 21 categories)
Moody’s: (Excellent, 2nd out of 21 categories)
Standard & Poors: (Extremely Strong, 1st of 21 categories)

Many business people will spend large amounts of money on the acquisition of a franchise business. The rewards of such businesses are undoubtedly plentiful and often require hard work. Due to the large amount of money involved, you need to research the benefits and drawbacks of a given business.

Before deciding to invest in a franchise, you should do a lot of research about the franchise, including its operations, training, number of current franchisees, number of failed franchises, and the franchisee’s overall track record of financial success.
Amount to invest

It is important to match the amount of financing with the cost of the franchise you are considering purchasing. You need to make sure that the amount of capital you have will cover your expenses for the first three to six months of operation. This is the period generally given as the time until your income is sufficient to cover your expenses.

Do not be put off
A considerable investment is involved in the purchase of any franchise. There are franchisors who present financial statements that are exaggerated, hence the need to take each promise with a grain of salt and make sure to examine all such exaggerated statements. One way to avoid such fortuitous declarations is to request a copy of a certified audit conducted by an independent auditing firm. While this does not guarantee that the statements are accurate, it does provide a certain level of certainty.

The quality and brand of the products
Many franchises require you to use their products, which often include some proprietary elements that are not known in the general business industry. Make sure products are readily available and there is adequate inventory for your use. You should check industry reports from organizations like IBISWorld to learn about trends in the industry you are investing in. These reports help show how well a particular industry is doing.

The rules of the franchise
Franchisors have different rules that govern the business you buy from them. Review the franchisor’s contract proposal and check if it corresponds to your way of operating. Discuss with the franchisor any items you are not comfortable with and see if there is room to change. The rules of the company that you accept should be those that do not give you any misgivings in the future.

Relationship with Current Franchisees
This is an important issue to consider when buying a franchise because the poor relationship between franchisors and franchisees is a major factor in the failure of most franchise businesses. Try to research the franchises that have failed in a given year and establish the causes.

Our Freelance Writing Needs Defined

We must make the types of independent niches fit our needs, wants and
values ​​and lifestyles, and we must also get in shape
independent niche types. Of our waking hours, we work more
than we do anything else. I keep this in mind when college
students come to me worried about what to do for a living,
and I tell them (because I want them happy) to do what
love. I also tell you (because I believe in the truth) that
do what they are good at.

The same goes for freelance writers. If we have talent
have a chance. If we have a tough work ethic, we have a
Better luck. And if we’re devoted and relentless enough
enough (and ahem, masochistic enough) about writing for a
living, we will be able to put into our lives what we are
actually professional writers. But to do and be so,
we better find the types of freelance writing niches or the type that
it will be spectacular, setting out a corner in the niche
market, one that we will bring passion to every morning as
sounds that damn alarm (after a wonderful thing).

defined niche

From the French derived from the Italian for nicchia, “a kind of shell
niche in a wall”, a niche is a recessed concave enclosure.
It is this small enclosure that we freelance writers need
find, study, practice and possess. It is the small area
specialty that we make ours and offer to those who need it. So he
the smaller (and therefore the less competitive), the better.

We in the freelance writing business and those of us who work
To get into it, you have many industries to work with:

Advertising

B2B (business to business)

B2C (business to customer/client)

Entertainment

Finance

Medicine

nonprofit

Publishing (online/offline)

Break

Research/Marketing

real estate

Sciences

Technology

Defined niche types

And for every industry there are dozens of types of freelance writing niches:

Creative writing – I’ll say it again from my elevated loft of
opinions that I believe all writing is creative, as it is
generative. My point is confirmed when we look at all the
types of writing projects a creative freelancer can do or
enter, from magazine articles on bushwackers and
George Bush to books on embroidery and pine cone needles
and needing family members to

Ghostwriting: Ghostwriting is a popular favorite
choice of many customers, even those who have hung out
shingles (or banner) writer and outsource assignments,
pick them up, pay us (hopefully well), and put yours
names at work, be it a brochure or a book, a web piece
copy or a piece of ad copy.

Proposal writing and business plans: for-profit or non-profit,
companies need writers to create proposals that show the need
And get that need met—monetarily. how is it with
all types of freelance writing niches, with proposal and plan
writing a freelancer has the skills and experience to
prepare documents that are convincing enough that if the
the customer needs hot soup sold in hell the writer will
to deliver. I have written two successful proposals and one
number of grant proposal reports (which ensured continuation
of the grant). They are somewhat interesting, but only for
those writers with a particular delicacy for a cross between
technical and creative/dynamic writing.

PR (Public Relations) Writing- PR writers copy concepts
or concept to complete the work in a series of means, writing
ad copy, do the layout, and design elements such as
brochures, newsletters, press releases, media kits and
more, to achieve the ultimate goal for the customer: name
brand.

Technical Writing- Involving everything technical, from
professional, consumer and user manuals to technical documents,
technical writing depends on a writer’s ability to
organize, synchronize, structure and develop the details of
technical content.

Writing web content: to meet the objectives of the client’s website.
online presence and brand using high traffic,
websites/sticker pages, the web content developer or
the producer writes what is known as KRP, Keyword Rich Pages.
This particular wave of freelance niche guys was discovered
(years ago) to be more beneficial as SEO, search engine
optimizing/optimized/optimization, text (or content).

While I also specialize in writing about mental health/disability
and creative and memoir writing, web content development is
one of my favorite freelance niche types. To get the
keyphrase keyphrase keyphrase construction
clear, attractive and entertaining while preventing
making a hideous grammatical/rhetorical clunker is a
challenge I look forward to every morning.

Hey, it’s better than the tinkle of the alarm clock, which indicates the fear
of having to punch a card in a factory or fire the boss
to work so they can clean their toilets and scrub their floors. Of
Of course, there is no shame in those jobs. I made them for
years to finish graduate school. But that’s more to do
with the other definition of niche: “the status of a
organism within its environment/community, affecting its
survival as a species.

And besides, I love writing much, much more. He is a
fits much better, one I wish for all of you who love the
writing process as much as I love it.*

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*If this is the case, you definitely need to review the
pages on my site with web content and niche sample writing,
articles that exemplify good, accurate, and even humorous writing
and they try to write at the same time.

Works consulted

Bly, Robert W.. Secrets of a Freelance Writer: How to Do
$85,000 a year. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1988.

hyperdictionary WEBNOX CORP., 2000-2003
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Konradt, Brian. “Creating a specialty”. Write from home. http://www.writefromhome.com/writingtradearticles/145.
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We spend many hours at work and where we do our work can affect the quantity and quality of work that is produced there. Solopreneur consultants often brag about our ability to work from home, the coffee shop, the library, or the hammock, but these environments can bring many distractions that have the potential to derail focus or creativity. Also, neither is a suitable place to invite an A-list client for a meeting.

If your goal is to attract big-budget clients, then you need to communicate your team’s ability to deliver complex and sophisticated services and instill confidence in those you ask to hire you. That will almost certainly involve hiring good office space.

Your office is an extension of your brand and should represent you well. If you’ve decided that office space away from home is now a necessity, read on for a basic overview of typical B2B commercial rental possibilities that might align with your needs and budget. For specific information on your requirements, consult a commercial real estate agent who has a deep understanding of the B2B office market in your location. Additionally, you can benefit from the services of an office planning specialist.

co-working space

This is often the first place Solopreneurs and Entrepreneurs consider when it’s time to move from a makeshift office to a formal one. Think of co-working office space like living with roommates. Layouts vary, but you’ll have a dedicated workspace that provides some degree of privacy.

Aside from your discreet work area, all other spaces are common and amenities are shared. You’ll share resources like a photocopier, scanner, and conference room equipped with basic audio-visual equipment. There will probably be a kitchen, stocked with at least a coffee maker, microwave, and refrigerator.

Many co-working spaces are unique to a particular (often high-tech) industry. They are designed to encourage networking and referrals, because they are populated by small operators.

However, privacy can be a challenge because so much is on display, including perhaps your desk area. Highly confidential meetings may need to be held in a coffee shop, ironically, where anonymity can play to your advantage.

shared prestige

Some coworking spaces are located in luxury office buildings that have lost a big client, so building owners make up for lost revenue by renting to those looking for a fancy office for a limited number of hours each month, mainly when they would like to impress a client or prospect. Office sharing is a more accurate description of this arrangement.

There is usually a receptionist on site to greet your appointments and notify you of their arrival. There will be a conference room available that tenants can reserve for larger meetings. There will be a proper office with a door, giving privacy. You’ll have a large kitchen, a high-end copier, and other standard office amenities. The receptionist can also answer her office landline and forward calls to her, which she can return at her convenience. If it is configured correctly, no one will know that you are only renting a part.

private office

A traditional office suite, even a small space, is a huge financial commitment. Commercial leases typically run for three years and are difficult to break. You must have great confidence in your projected income.

Think carefully about your staffing needs to determine the square footage you will rent. Do you anticipate hiring an administrative assistant and other people to work with you in some way? There must be space to accommodate them. Whether everyone is likely to be in the office simultaneously is another consideration, but everyone will need a dedicated permanent space.

Your staff may require different styles of workstations, depending on what they do. The size of the desks and the style of the chairs will also be important. Ergonomics count, as their use decreases the risk of developing back and neck pain and promotes productivity.

Finally, there is the floor plan to visualize. Open plans are popular, but the office cubicle provides more privacy. Will you, the boss, have a private office, or will the open plan include you too, communicating that you are a team player?

Thank you for reading,

kim