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Category: Freelance Business

Janine Bray-Mueller

Life is Working as a Freelance Teacher

Most of us start our teaching based on an idea that life would be better on the other side. It’s going to be fulfilling and we’ll make much more money. Right?

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Posted in Ezine List, Freelance Business Tagged freelance teacher, Freelancing, marketing 6 Comments
Janine Bray-Mueller

Why Discipline Isn’t The Reason Smokers Fail To Stop Smoking

What Really Stops Smokers (or Freelance Teachers) From Succeeding? In the book SWITCH, Chip and Dan Heath demonstrate how changes in life are difficult. They describe making changes as difficult as persuading a full-grown elephant to stop its steady pace and change direction from its…

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Janine Bray-Mueller

We Need Three Quotes!

How Not To Die Slowly (But Surely) Tom is a young student who takes pride in wearing tailor-made shirts, suits and coats especially as the price was affordable for a student’s pocket. Like any person pleased with a new service, Tom recommended the tailor to…

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Posted in Ezine List, Free Articles, Freelance Business, Prices, Professional image Tagged company, corporate, price war, professionalism, quotes Leave a comment
Janine Bray-Mueller

The Difference Between Marketing And Selling

Marketing Is Not Selling— It’s Different ‘Fresh bananas! I’ve got 2 kilos of bananas. Only for 2 euros! Fresh bananas! Who wants a bunch of bananas for only 2 euros?’ I believe the confusion between marketing and sales came with its close relationship to market…

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Posted in Ezine List, Free Articles, Freelance Business, Marketing and Sales Tagged marketing, selling 2 Comments
Janine Bray-Mueller

Why Don’t They Answer My Email?

Laura has a problem. She’s a freelance teacher and teaches English as a foreign language in universities and to private business companies. She often receives enquiries for her lessons but when she replies to them, she never hears from them again. Nada. Nix. Not a…

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Janine Bray-Mueller

2013 GLOBAL TEACHER STATUS INDEX

(Download a copy the report by right-clicking on the report title.) Are Cultural And Financial Changes Possible? The 2013 Global Teacher Status Index study highlights where teachers are, what they’re doing, and where they’re going. Yes, it isn’t showcasing ‘freelance’ teachers (the report refers to…

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Janine Bray-Mueller

What Do Referrals and 3 Little Pigs Have In Common?

The Story of The Big Bad Wolf And The Three Little Referrals Everyone knows the story of the three little pigs. The three pigs each built a different type of house and the big bad wolf was out in search of dinner. The straw and…

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Janine Bray-Mueller

Please Do Not Feed The Animals!

Do You Use Google Translate? Beware Of Google Translate! At a Budapest zoo: PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUITABLE FOOD, GIVE IT TO THE GUARD ON DUTY. Hotel brochure, Italy: THIS HOTEL IS RENOWNED FOR ITS PEACE AND SOLITUDE. IN…

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Why A Freelance Teacher Needs To Ask

Suffering from centuries of cultural and commercial influences placing a low value on education? A controversial look on one way in which freelance teachers can fight against low wages.

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Posted in Free Articles, Freelance Business Tagged freelance teacher, motivation, negotiation, prices and hourly rates, professional image 2 Comments
Janine Bray-Mueller

Ideas are short lived

Many people spend too much time and energy searching for the next great idea. Most never come to fruition because they are usually born AND lost in isolation.

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Posted in Free Articles, Freelance Business Tagged forum, freelance teacher 1 Comment

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