Linkswitch — Business Class Edition

Remember our Moo Postcards competition, way back when? Alicia from Moo let me know about a special deal they’re doing on their sticker-books (pictured right) for the month of April — 3 for the price of 2. Just enter the promotion code ‘moostickersfree’ on the payment page to claim your free sticker pack. Here’s what you get:

MOO StickerBooks are pocket-sized books, containing 90 vinyl stickers, on 15 individual sheets. Each sticker can carry a different image/design/illustration/icon giving you up to 90 different stickers in a pack. The print is high quality, full colour, and the finish is a scratchproof gloss. The stickers are acid free so they are perfect for scrapbooking.

In case you haven’t noticed, we like freebies at Freelance Switch!

Now for the stuff you can read –

Ed Gandia argues that the most critical factor to freelance success is taking action — and I agree with him. Laura Spencer tells us how to get (and keep) a business mindset.

Our very own Samual Ryan suggests you refocus your business with an “I Am Not Good At” list.

Web-magnets.com is offering 50 free peel-n-stick business card magnets. All you pay is the cost of shipping — a pretty good deal for anyone looking to experiment with new ways of presenting their business cards.

Spending your days at home getting you down? Web Worker Daily introduces the home-worker to six functional alternatives to the home office.

Do you outsource or use a virtual assistant — or have you thought about doing so? Clay Collins from The Growing Life shares 49 virtual assistant and personal outsourcing resources.

If you’re a GTD fan and a Leopard user, you’ll like this one: Getting things done (simply) in Leopard.

To round-out our business theme, here are seven traits of successful people. My favorite sentiment is “Successful people don’t just think, they act”. One of the best productivity epiphanies I’ve had is to realize that you need to always be tackling rather than avoiding the elephant in the room — the #1 most important task on your plate. It’s often tempting to knock down small, easy, non-urgent tasks first, but while the elephant is still standing there, you won’t be able to let yourself off the hook.