Comments on: Keeping Trade Secrets, Well, Secret

By: Emma

Emma — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:16:21 +0000

It's an interesting thought. But don't each of us have a homemade recipe for chicken that tastes great (perhaps better) and at half the price of KFC? I have to say that right now I'm sharing all of my secrets, because I'm a fledgling freelancer and I don't have any trade secret to keep secret... yet. I've found business to be coming in too quickly, and I'm not afraid to share everything I know. Emmas last blog post..Sticking to Your Freelance Writing Goals

By: Lorna Doone Brewer

Lorna Doone Brewer — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:24:24 +0000

@Genesis – I suspect that may be your secret.

@Laurie – We’re excited to work with you, too. It’s amazing how much time we spend talking about/planning for you, and we haven’t even trained you yet!

@Allena – You know, they say it’s just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is to fall in love with a poor man…

@Deb – Yeah, a trick or two up the sleeve is a good thing, I think. Otherwise we’re all the same, and where’s the fun in that?

@Dave – I suppose there really is nothing new under the sun, and all those things you mentioned are really the best way to build a solid business. Still, we like having a couple of things that we think of as “ours.”

@Stacey – Well, we’re certainly not doing anything sneaky or underhanded. We just don’t want everyone else to start doing it because then it won’t be effective for any of us. As for the VA thing, I put out the call via Twitter. I should definitely keep FP in mind when we’re looking for new talent!

By: Stacey

Stacey — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:15:58 +0000

That’s interesting that you are talking about trade secrets this week — the same week that hedge fund managers went before Congress to defend their secretive practices. I suppose it happens in any industry.

What do I think? No wisdom to share here. My business is suffering from a few deals that went bust along with neglect as I concentrate on school-related activities and my full-time job. But I am jealous of Laurie – awww, *I* want to be your VA!

By: Freelance Dave

Freelance Dave — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:18:58 +0000

There are no secrets.

There is work ethic, under promising, over delivering, offering services that you can deliver and spending a lot of time marketing your services to build a client base and keep marketing because of the client churn rate.

By: Deb Ng

Deb Ng — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:19:33 +0000

For the most part I share what I know. I do have one or two tricks up my sleeve, but I do like to recommend some secrets to success. (And no, I never kept the good jobs to myself) Deb Ngs last blog post..Back to Basics: Step 1 How to Get Started Finding a Freelance Writing Job

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:55:37 +0000

My secret is all in the attitude. Gotta think success and you will start to see it everywhere. Practice caution online of course and always remember “buyer beware”…but aside from that, have perseverance and think positive. Before you know it doors will open. Walk through the right ones and you are good to go!

Rachels last blog post..What’s with the attitude?

By: Allena

Allena — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:15:55 +0000

Do these count as secrets:

“Marry rich and aim for print.”

lol I’m kidding people, KIDDING!

By: Laurie/Halo Secretarial

Laurie/Halo Secretarial — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:20:29 +0000

I don't have any secrets, but I did want to say again how I excited I am to be working with you both soon! And I get to know a secret?! Cool, and it will stay secret of course, us VA's are good at keeping client confidences! Laurie/Halo Secretarials last blog post..Gmail plus Calendar and Docs

By: Genesis

Genesis — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:03:44 +0000

Hmm, interesting. I`d like to know if it`s common, too. Personally, I don`t have any particular top secret method to getting work (apart from networking with people who DO have secrets), but maybe I should?