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A LinkedIn post on May 26, from a freelance speechwriter

05.31.2022 by David Murray // 5 Comments

“[Grand-Sounding Name for a One-Man Shop] is within $3000 of a major sales goal this month. If you or your organization need some professional writing done for a project (maybe an op-ed for a national publication?), let me know!”

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  1. Gerry says

    May 31, 2022 at 2:36 pm

    Fun fact: No one cares about your personal sales goals and leading with that is collosally bad marketing.

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  2. David Murray says

    May 31, 2022 at 2:52 pm

    Yes, and somehow this effort manages to be maddening both in its brazenness—”give me $3000″—and its evasiveness. “A major sales goal,” indeed.

    Reply
  3. Alex says

    May 31, 2022 at 7:32 pm

    “And my Twitter is just 300 followers off 1,000!”

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  4. Shawn Bannon says

    May 31, 2022 at 9:09 pm

    I’m only $12 million shy of funding my early retirement. Gimme! Gimme! Gimmeeeee!

    Reply
  5. Michael Zimet says

    May 31, 2022 at 9:56 pm

    What is this person’s major sales goal –$3200?

    (Good. Now I’ve achieved my major snark goal for this month.)

    Reply

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