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	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: &#187; Using the Holidays to Your Advantage</title>
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		<dc:creator>&#187; Using the Holidays to Your Advantage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:13:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Things to Do When Business is Slow and in Downtime Mode &#171; arcagility</title>
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		<dc:creator>Things to Do When Business is Slow and in Downtime Mode &#171; arcagility</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Putting the Holiday Slump to Work for Your Business [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Putting the Holiday Slump to Work for Your Business [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: The S-Train &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Take Some Downtime to Think and Plan&#8230;</title>
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		<dc:creator>The S-Train &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Take Some Downtime to Think and Plan&#8230;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] to this blog, and another must-read, is Kristen Fischer&#8217;s article Putting the Holiday Slump to Work for Your Business&#8211;found on www.freelanceswitch.com. Check them [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] to this blog, and another must-read, is Kristen Fischer&#8217;s article Putting the Holiday Slump to Work for Your Business&#8211;found on <a href="http://www.freelanceswitch.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.freelanceswitch.com</a>. Check them [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: &#187; List of Things to Do When Business is SlowAll Freelance Blog : Tips and Advice for Freelancers &#38; Self Employed</title>
		<link>http://freelanceswitch.com/money/putting-the-holiday-slump-to-work-for-your-business/#comment-15118</link>
		<dc:creator>&#187; List of Things to Do When Business is SlowAll Freelance Blog : Tips and Advice for Freelancers &#38; Self Employed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] garage.  Links to Similar Articles on the Net  How Designers Can Make Money When Business is Slow Putting the Holiday Slump to Work for Your Business What to Do When Business is Slow On Discipline When Business is Slow Entrepreneurs Get Their Best [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Robert Gordon</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robert Gordon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree with LayerHater - this month I thought was going to be uber slow but I was able to pick up more jobs this month then in a while, go figure.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree with LayerHater - this month I thought was going to be uber slow but I was able to pick up more jobs this month then in a while, go figure.</p>
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		<title>By: LayerHater</title>
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		<dc:creator>LayerHater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Its funny but this Holiday season was my best season yet. A ton of clients came out the woodwork and I havent stopped working. I have work all thru January as well. You would think I was selling XBoxes haha.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its funny but this Holiday season was my best season yet. A ton of clients came out the woodwork and I havent stopped working. I have work all thru January as well. You would think I was selling XBoxes haha.</p>
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		<title>By: O, Happy Solstice, and Business &#124; thirdbIT</title>
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		<dc:creator>O, Happy Solstice, and Business &#124; thirdbIT</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] the way, then we&#8217;d all be going full-bore on our goals. The other day I read a post about how I could be using this holiday lull in billable hours to get a bunch of really useful stuff done. &#8220;Oh man,&#8221; I thought, &#8220;We totally need to do that stuff.&#8221; All the extra [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] the way, then we&#8217;d all be going full-bore on our goals. The other day I read a post about how I could be using this holiday lull in billable hours to get a bunch of really useful stuff done. &#8220;Oh man,&#8221; I thought, &#8220;We totally need to do that stuff.&#8221; All the extra [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>By: Dani Nordin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dani Nordin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 22:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I actually purposely slow down my business during the month of December to make time for holiday festivities, getting out my holiday cards (my only yearly direct mail piece), and prepping for the following year. The last couple of weeks have been interesting with a couple of projects I'm moving forward on and touching base with the folks I met at the various holiday networking events (one of the things that makes December so busy for me) and other potential clients, but generally, I:

1. organize my office, files, etc. 
2. put together my marketing plan and goals for the following year.
3. assess my systems, including the marketing/positioning, etc. I've been doing, and see if there's anything that needs tweaking or revamping.
4. Finish up projects that need buttoning up before the new year.
5. Relax a bit and make holiday cookies.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I actually purposely slow down my business during the month of December to make time for holiday festivities, getting out my holiday cards (my only yearly direct mail piece), and prepping for the following year. The last couple of weeks have been interesting with a couple of projects I&#8217;m moving forward on and touching base with the folks I met at the various holiday networking events (one of the things that makes December so busy for me) and other potential clients, but generally, I:</p>
<p>1. organize my office, files, etc.<br />
2. put together my marketing plan and goals for the following year.<br />
3. assess my systems, including the marketing/positioning, etc. I&#8217;ve been doing, and see if there&#8217;s anything that needs tweaking or revamping.<br />
4. Finish up projects that need buttoning up before the new year.<br />
5. Relax a bit and make holiday cookies.</p>
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		<title>By: thinkerpool.com: &#187; How To Apply What You Learned In 2007 For Continued Success in 2008</title>
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		<dc:creator>thinkerpool.com: &#187; How To Apply What You Learned In 2007 For Continued Success in 2008</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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