Coupla Jerks
Offensive training material for freelance writers.

Remember the Legion of Doom? For you non-80’s kids, this was a league of mostly sub-par villains (for example the Riddler, super power: Puzzle creation, problem solving). They spent most of their time sitting around the Hall of Doom, thinking up ways to defeat the Justice League.
We imagine there was a similar scene at google, [...]

Lots of people, all the cool kids anyway, are talking about ways to use social media to market their business. You can create a Facebook fan page, start a LinkedIn group, or tell the world about your services on Twitter. These are all great things to do. But for us, the real value in social [...]

Meeting with people face to face is the best way to scam them into giving you some work. But what happens when you’ve bamboozled every client in your metro area and you’re looking to expand? You can’t just get in the car and drive all over the country (you planet hater) for meetings. No, no, [...]

Sick of all this LinkedIn talk? Don’t worry, there are some (albeit lesser known) LinkedIn wannabes out there.
Don Reisinger over at Cnet brings us this nice list of alternatives, including Focus, NetParty, Plaxo, Ryze and Talkbiznow. Let us know how they work out for you.
Remember though, you can’t just sit and play on social media [...]

Write a blog that no one reads? No worries. LinkedIn can help you fix that one. Here are a few ways to increase your blog traffic using LinkedIn.
1. Make sure your blog is listed as one of the links in your profile.
Go to “Edit my Profile,” click on “Websites,” and add it there. Make [...]

Getting out there and networking can be one of the most valuable ways to get new clients. People are more likely to buy from people they know and trust, right? If I offered to sell you a sack of kitten heads right now, even at a reasonable price, you probably wouldn’t bite, right? it’s [...]