Some thoughts on starting up:

When you’re starting off, you’re going to be overloaded with new information, potential leads, new contacts, all sorts of goodies that no-one could keep track of.  Do yourself a favor, take notes.

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Career Evolution

Whether you decide to remain employed by a company or if you choose to strike out on your own, the concept of evolution follows you.  The idea of being still in life is an illusion.  We are always either growing or regressing.  If you are not progressing in some way, you are falling behind.  When you tread water in a river, the water moves you – not always in the direction you’d like to go.

It is much the same with your career, if you don’t have a direction you’d like to head in, you’re guaranteed to head in one which is not of your choosing.  Here are some ways to ensure you’re constantly heading in the direction of your choosing.

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Debate the Merits of the Cold Call

The cold-call sales technique is the scene of a massive battle across almost all fields. I’d like to put out a few thoughts on both sides of the coin, then open the field to discussion/debate down in the comments section.

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Suit Vs. Tee-Shirt: Social Media Presence

Suit Vs Tee-shirt is an analysis of formality/informality in business.  New methodologies clashing with tried-and-true mentalities create conflict for the modern business and employee.  Here, I attempt to dissect various aspects of that clash.

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Top 3 Ways to Grow Your Presence (& Folk who are Doing it)

Top 3 Ways to Grow Your Presence (& Folk who are Doing it)

Your presence is your footprint in your industry.  When others peruse the forest of your niche, do they see many little footprints in the dirt?  Or is there one big pattern of footprints they see?  You want to be that big animal romping around in your forest.  If you want to be a consultant or contractor, you want to be the biggest name in your niche.  That way, whenever anyone needs anything accomplished, they come directly to you.

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Useful Freeware for IT Consultants

Buying specialized industry-standard software packages is no doubt an expensive proposition. Instead, it is a smarter idea to opt for freeware that delivers the desired functionality for your requirements. In fact, freeware is the choice of many IT consultants, who work on diverse projects requiring different software tools.

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