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Myrtle Beach, SC (PRWEB) April 12, 2006

FreelancePortfolios.com is a new website that lets freelancers create an online portfolio of their freelance services, client list and samples, and helps freelancers market their services to clients locally, nationally and internationally. It is a free service and available at http://www.FreelancePortfolios.com

FreelancePortfolios.com was designed, crafted and created by Brian Konradt, a former freelance writer and graphic designer.

Says Konradt, “Back in the early 1990s we didn’t have the Internet to flash our portfolios in front of potential clients. Our marketing tactics were very different: lots of print advertising, PR, direct mail, and peddling business cards to and from networking events. It was expensive and time-consuming sometimes.”

The Internet has changed the dynamics of marketing, according to Konradt. “Lounging at our desk in our pajamas we can easily pitch our wares of writing services to local, national and international clients who are seeking freelance talent. Marketing our freelance services via the Internet is faster and cheaper.”

Mr. Konradt created FreelancePortfolios.com to provide freelancers with another venue to market their services and secure clients. “I know how troublesome it can be to find your next client or freelance gig,” says Konradt. “I always advise freelancers to continually market their services through many different venues so that freelance opportunities flow plentifully.”

In 1996 when the Internet was becoming more accessible to the public, Mr. Konradt noticed how freelancers were harnessing the Internet to be more productive and make more money. “I remember writing an extensive article for a magazine, titled, ‘Web Portfolios.’ In my article I revealed how freelancers were launching their own website to advertise their services, samples and client list, as well as to communicate and work with clients. This was revolutionary at that time because it was a new marketing tactic that reduced marketing expenses and increased profit and productivity.”

Says Konradt, “Researching and writing this article gave me the idea that one day I would provide a service to help freelancers market themselves more efficiently and effectively via the Internet.”

Mr. Konradt invested his own money and time to make FreelancePortfolios.com a reality, and says he will keep FreelancePortfolios.com as a free service. “I feel such delight when I can help other freelancers to succeed,” says Konradt. “I hope this website can make freelancing a bit easier for freelancers who want more freelance opportunities.”

FreelancePortfolios.com is maintained by the webmasters of FreelanceWriting.com (http://www.freelancewriting.com), a website for freelance writers who want to master the business and creative aspects of their writing careers.

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Video blogging and the advantages and disadvantages

video blogging has many advantages over the text blogging, and it is no surprise that this new technology is catching on worldwide. Video blogs very effectively draw the attention of the surfers, and people are much more about the dynamic content of a video blog than they are likely to find a written posting very thrilling, will be delighted. The more enthusiastic viewers are replaced on a Web site, the faster it will spread by word of mouth, and the more traffic on the site.

Of course there are many disadvantages to video blogging as well. Hosting a video-blog requires quite a lot of space on the server, which can make it difficult to get started. Longer it takes for processing and upload a video file than a fast play text which means continuous updates and a video blog may be something at work by hyphens. In addition, web surfers sometimes frustrated by the slow loading times of files on many video blogs.

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Because business goals directly tie-in to one’s finances – which in turn affects how we live – we pursue them more aggressively. That’s the good news.
However in that pursuit lies several pitfalls. Pitfalls that are well hidden from the naked eye. Pitfalls that only reveal themselves once we begin our business goal achievement quest.
What are those pitfalls exactly? Here are three that strike most entrepreneurs at the least favorable moments:
1) You fell for the infamous “You are LIMITLESS” mantra.
Bestselling spiritual/self-help author Wayne Dyer often reminds his followers, “We are spiritual beings having a human experience. ”
And even though the soul may be free as vast as the universe – we are still confined to an overcoat of skin and bones and gravity. And it is this temporary overcoat that causes very real limitations.
I mean let’s face it, there can only be one American Idol in 2008 (or Canadian Idol or whatever Idol for the part of the world you live in). There’s one President, one Queen, one gold medalist slalom skier, one winner of the Best Actor on Academy Awards night.
And even though you may deeply yearn, affirm and visualize holding one these positions, you might not ever end up there.
A good friend of mine had an uncle who owned a horse ranch. He was a masterful rider and dreamt of becoming a famous jockey. But at the age of 16 he was almost 6 feet tall. Which is apparently too tall to become a jockey.
We – as human beings – all have limits. Limits caused by financial circumstances, family obligations, time constraints, lack of knowledge, lack of skill, age restrictions, height restrictions, and so on.
The thing is, limitations should never be viewed as stop signs. On the contrary, they allow us to confidently move in directions that work with our natural talents, abilities and lifestyles. Limitations allow us to see how we can improve ourselves.
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From the middle class viewpoint, a big lottery win looks absolutely delicious. But Dr. Steven J. Danish, professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, paints a very different picture.
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Yes, your eyes always have to be peeled for the potholes in the road. But you must also consider the problems that come with extreme success.
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A very dear friend whom I’ve known for 15 years has been wanting to start his own business for as long as I’ve known him. Early in our friendship he and his sister-in-law decided to do some kind of venture together. The venture flopped. He lost $4K, while she lost almost nothing.
Over a decade later, he still talks about how much he wants to go into business for himself. But the memory of losing that $4K re-plays itself over and over in his mind. It’s the reason why he commutes to a government job every day, instead of taking the plunge and starting his own business.
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