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From Productivity to Interns – #solopr Chat Transcript

11. March 2010

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During the #solopr Twitter chat this week, veteran Solo PR Pros and newbies alike shared tips on a wide-range of topics, including the following: 1) What are your favorite productivity tools? 2) Assuming many #solopr folks work from home, how do you manage interns and assistants? Where/how do they work? 3) Is it acceptable to apply for an [...]

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Lessons Learned

4. March 2010

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This week’s #solopr Twitter chat covered a wide-range of topics, with some of the top pros in PR consulting weighing in on the following questions: 1) Do you take credit cards or some sort of online payment vehicle? 2) Have you ever relocated your biz to another city/state? How did that work? Did you keep clients? 3) How [...]

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When to Tap Your Network

25. February 2010

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One of the most important issues a PR consultant faces is how and when to bring in help as subcontractors. During this week’s #solopr Twitter chat, reasons to have a robust network of support came up in response to the following questions: 1)  How do you handle vacation, maternity leave, sick days, etc.? 2) What do you [...]

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Time management, monitoring and more

18. February 2010

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This week’s #solopr Twitter chat was once again jam-packed with helpful tips. New and established PR consultants alike offered insights on the following topics: When budgets are small, what methods do you use to track clips (both online and print)? How do you “fire” a difficult client without being seen as responsible for the “challenges” of the [...]

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On Firing a Client

11. February 2010

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This is a guest post from Heather Whaling of Geben Communication. I fired a client last week. If this is some sort of “rite of passage” that every SoloPR person experiences at some point in her career, I guess I’m officially a member of the club. While I’m a new SoloPR person — on my own since [...]

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