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How To Get Better Freelance Jobs
Being a freelancer isn't easy. And if we were honest about it, it can be downright brutal. You're always on the hunt for a new gig, you may have clients that just like to tear you down, and at times, there's no real way to figure out if your work will be accepted.
By Ossiana Tepfenhart8 years ago in Journal
Sharpening Your Sales Strategy The Easy Way. Top Story - December 2017.
Before you can expect the sales to start pouring in, you need a sales strategy. Even if you’re generating revenue without a strategy, it may not be long-lived. For example, if you land national or international coverage and the result is a windfall of revenue. How can you re-create that success? How do you reach the same target audience over and over?
By Katana Haley8 years ago in Journal
Simple Techniques to LOVE Your Job Again
Invisible Forces at Work: Part One It’s Monday again, and you’re stuck in the same routine. The doors slide open to your building. You pass the entry-level cubicles as you trudge towards the familiar but uninviting entrance to your cell (office).
By TLS Sherpa8 years ago in Journal
Why You Should Be Advertising on Instagram and How To Get Started
Marketers that have completed successful Instagram ad campaigns will tell you that this form of advertising definitely works. There are 700 million active users on Instagram, your audience is there. Every smart marketer knows to meet their target audience where they already are. This works far better than attempting to corral like-minded people into one area.
By Katana Haley8 years ago in Journal
Crypto Volatility vs. Instant Gratification
Throughout the history of the US market, there has always been a certain, accepted risk when it came to any individual willing to take the chance with their own money. A small amount of knowledge into any sort of security investment or trading platform will lend you the idea that any market movement comes with a calculated risk.
By Michael Grube8 years ago in Journal
Audition Is Just a Fancy Way of Saying Interview
So when I started taking classes at The Second City, it was a much smaller company than it is today. You had basically two choices of year-long programs that you could take. Either basic improv (they call it Level A-E) or advanced improv (the Conservatory). They had one student theater, and it wasn't just for students. They had maybe eight classrooms and maybe a total of 15 teachers. Today, they still have those two programs, but they also offer year-long programs in writing, musical improv, filmmaking, and acting. They also have classes in just about anything you can think of, from movement classes to making online content. Not to mention, you can now major in comedy as part of your degree through the Second City Comedy Studies program.
By Angela McMahon8 years ago in Journal
How to Decline a Job Interview
It can happen to anyone who's searching for a job. You applied to a bunch of them, then got a callback to your dream job—only to have a callback happen at a place you would only work at if you were desperate. Or, perhaps, you applied to a place with enthusiasm and got a call back, only to read reviews that made you realize it's not the right fit for you. Either way, you will probably need to decline a job interview.
By Cato Conroy8 years ago in Journal
Improv Looks Easy Right?
My last semester at Columbia I was told by my adviser, Marty, I had to start to make some choices as to what I wanted my next steps to be. He was one of the first people involved at Second City. He suggested for me to take a hard look at Second City as my next steps in my education.
By Angela McMahon8 years ago in Journal
