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Matt Lauritz

What to Do If You Feel Stuck in Your Career

Feel like you’re stuck working with clients who don’t respect you? Who treat you poorly and give you mean, abusive feedback? Then you’re experiencing something totally normal in early copywriting careers.

You’re undercharging.

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Business
Matt Lauritz

The Smart Way to Justify Business Expenses

Speaking as an MBA and business owner, your business purchases should always be based on the value they return (ie, “Return on Investment” or ROI as it’s commonly known). Every hire, every tool, every free sticker with purchase should be approached in the way I’m about to share. It’s the for big investments like website redesigns to one-time tools like Screaming Frog (which is an especially good deal).

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Democratizing opportunity through technology.

"The meek shall inherit the earth, but not its mineral rights." – J. Paul Getty, whose children created one of the greatest philanthropic endowments ever as a last laugh on a bitter miser.