Archive of Past Issues
The Working Solo Minute is a 60-second email newsletter designed specifically for soloists. Delivered each Wednesday to your inbox, it provides quick bits of news and information to help you build a profitable solo business. Issues are generally posted here a few hours after mailing.

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2010 ISSUES

Issue #115 - July 29, 2010
Farewell, and My 3 Biggest Lessons

Issue #114 - July 22, 2010
Letting Go

Issue #113 - July 14, 2010
Streamline Your Life

Issue #112 - July 7, 2010
Places to Go

Issue #111 - June 30, 2010
Making Change Stick

Issue #110 - June 23, 2010
Emailing from Space Mountain

Issue #109 - June 16, 2010
What Steve Jobs Taught Me

Issue #108 - June 9, 2010
Who's Inside Your Head?

Issue #107 - June 2, 2010
Autoresponders: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Issue #106 - May 26, 2010
Advice from a Soul Proprietor (Jane Pollak - Part 2)

Issue #105 - May 19, 2010
Interview with a Soul Proprietor (Jane Pollak - Part 1)

Issue #104 - May 5, 2010
It's Always Something

Issue #103 - April 28, 2010
New Thoughts on Thinking

Issue #102 - April 21, 2010
The 12-Year-Old Nephew Pitch

Issue #101 - April 14, 2010
How Comfortable Is Your Comfort Zone?

Issue #100 - April 7, 2010
How Do You Celebrate 100?

Issue #099 - March 31, 2010
What Have You Screwed Up Lately?

Issue #098 - March 24, 2010
Making Pro Bono Work for You

Issue #097 - March 17, 2010
Do You Keep Someday/Maybe Lists?

Issue #096 - March 10, 2010
Is Twitter Worth It?

Issue #095 - March 3, 2010
Creativity on Demand

Issue #094 - February 24, 2010
My Biggest Do-Over Wish

Issue #093 - February 17, 2010
Beware This Deadly Thinking Trap

Issue #092 - February 10, 2010
Are You a Yogi Bear Chess Master?

Issue #091 - February 3, 2010
What Can a Master Chef Teach Soloists?

Issue #090 - January 27, 2010
Piercing the Barrier of Information Fatigue

Issue #089 - January 20, 2010
Who's Running Your Business?

Issue #088 - January 13, 2010
Marketing in a Tight Economy

Issue #087 - January 6, 2010
Then and Now: A Decade of Solopreneurship

2009 ISSUES

Issue #086 - December 16, 2009
How Do You Make Big Decisions?

Issue #085 - December 9, 2009
Schmooze with Style During the Holidays (with Susan Harkavy)

Issue #084 - December 2, 2009
Musings on a Monument

Issue #083 - November 25, 2009
4 Ways to Deliver on Your Brand Promise (with John Centofanti)

Issue #082 - November 18, 2009
Why I Keep an Acorn on My Desk

Issue #081 - November 11, 2009
Do You Get Stuck When Writing Emails and Proposals? (with guest editor Kathy Magrino)

Issue #080 - November 4, 2009
What Can You Do With an Hour?

Issue #079 - October 28, 2009
Is This the Perfect Time for Your Talents?

Issue #078 - October 21, 2009
Are You an Idea Grasshopper? (Insights from Maggie Jackson)

Issue #077 - October 14, 2009
Insights from Long-Term Projects

Issue #076 - October 7, 2009
4 Freebies for Soloists

Issue #075 - September 30, 2009
One Quarter Left

Issue #074 - September 23, 2009
Proving You're Worth It

Issue #073 - September 16, 2009
Don't Drop Your Price!

Issue #072 - September 9, 2009
Making a Living Without a Job, revisited -- My interview w/ Barbara Winter

Issue #071 - September 2, 2009
More Important Than Money

Issue #070 - July 1, 2009
Squeeze More Out of Each Day

Issue #069 - June 24, 2009
Best Way to Make an Online Introduction

Issue #068 - June 17, 2009
The 100 Best Business Books of All Time

Issue #067 - June 10, 2009
My Best Piece of Advice

Issue #066 - June 3, 2009
The Most Powerful, No-Cost Tool for Connecting with Customers

Issue #065 - May 27, 2009
Rules of Thumb

Issue #064 - May 20, 2009
How Do You Know When To Jump?

Issue #063 - May 13, 2009
There's No Going Back

Issue #062 - May 6, 2009
How Do You Add Value?

Issue #061 - April 29, 2009
4 Easy Steps to Writing a Book

Issue #060 - April 22, 2009
What's Top of Mind?

Issue #059 - April 15, 2009
Steel or Honey?

Issue #058 - April 8, 2009
Connect the Dots (Solo Turn-Around, Week 4)

Issue #057 - April 1, 2009
Ready to Increase Your L.Q.? (Solo Turn-Around, Week 3)

Issue #056 - March 25, 2009
Is It Time to SHED? (Solo Turn-Around, Week 2)

Issue #055 - March 18, 2009
Who's Wallowing? (Solo Turn-Around, Week 1)

Issue #054 - March 11, 2009
Looking 100 Years Out

Issue #053 - March 4, 2009
Lessons from a Prius

Issue #052 - February 25, 2009
Get Your Buzz On -- An Interview with Emanuel Rosen

Issue #051 - February 18, 2009
Coldplay's Lesson for Soloists

Issue #050 - February 11, 2009
Do You Search or Discover?

Issue #049 - February 4, 2009
Why Juggling Life and Work Is a Joke

Issue #048 - January 28, 2009
Naming Your Solo Business

Issue #047 - January 21, 2009
A Survey (with Prizes) and Adding Value

Issue #046 - January 14, 2009
New Business Ideas for 2009

Issue #045 - January 7, 2009
Getting Things Done in 2009

2008 ISSUES

Issue #044 - December 31, 2008
Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Issue #043 - December 24, 2008
A Soloist's Wish List

Issue #042 - December 17, 2008
Web Site No-No's

Issue #041 - December 10, 2008
Slaying Procrastination Dragons

Issue #040 - December 3, 2008
Maximizing Your Web Site Rankings

Issue #039 - November 26, 2008
Attitude of Gratitude

Issue #038 - November 19, 2008
Self-Motivation Strategies

Issue #037 - November 12, 2008
Do You Do Do-Overs?

Issue #036 - November 5, 2008
Lessons from the Election

Issue #035 - October 29, 2008
Spooked! and Other Halloween Musings

Issue #034 - October 22, 2008
How I Choose Clients

Issue #033 - October 15, 2008
Thriving in Turbulent Times

Issue #032 - October 8, 2008
How to Write a Weekly Newsletter (Part 2)

Issue #031 - October 1, 2008
How to Write a Weekly Newsletter (Part 1)

Issue #030 - September 24, 2008
Why LOL Makes Good Business Sense

Issue #029 - September 17, 2008
The "Baton" Effect in Your Solo Business

Issue #028 - September 10, 2008
The Customer Parade

Issue #027 - September 3, 2008
The Billionaire's Countdown

Issue #026 - June 25, 2008
Three NYC Summer Highlights

Issue #025 - June 18, 2008
Idea Nets (Part 2)

Issue #024 - June 11, 2008
Set Idea Nets (Part 1)

Issue #023 - June 4, 2008
Taming the 2 a.m. Terrors

Issue #022 - May 28, 2008
Best Marketing

Issue #021 - May 21, 2008
Things My Father Taught Me

Issue #020 - May 14, 2008
Here Comes (Clay Shirky's) Everybody

Issue #019 - May 7, 2008
Navigating an Uncertain Economy

Issue #018 - April 30, 2008
You're More Than a Label

Issue #017 - April 23, 2008
Perfecting Your Self-Introduction

Issue #016 - April 16, 2008
Base Hits vs. Home Runs

Issue #015 - April 9, 2008
Quick Tips from Readers

Issue #014 - April 2, 2008
Tax Tips for Soloists

Issue #013 - March 26, 2008
Which Association Is Worth Your Time?

Issue #012 - March 19, 2008
Maximize Each Day with a Solo Seven

Issue #011 - March 12, 2008
Too Many Business Ideas?

Issue #010 - March 5, 2008
Brain Food for Soloists

Issue #009 - February 27, 2008
Podcasting for Credibility, Exposure and Profits

Issue #008 - February 20, 2008
Lights, Camera, Action... You're on TV!

Issue #007 - February 13, 2008
Creating Effective Radio Interviews

Issue #006 - February 6, 2008
Delivering Powerful Print Interviews

Issue #005 - January 30, 2008
Solo Wisdom from a Wild and Crazy Guy

Issue #004 - January 23, 2008
Cutting the Ties -- Letting Go of the Stuff of Life

Issue #003 - January 16, 2008
Inbox Envy

Issue #002 - January 9, 2008
Charting a Year's Worth of Goals

Issue #001 - January 2, 2008
New Year Launch -- Setting Up Your Financial Files and Your Calendar