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    More and more people are turning to the freelance community to make a decent living. And a lot of us are less business-minded than we ever thought we'd have to be. Get off our backs. We're creative types. If you're trying to build a business around your talent, Kristen Fischer's new book, When Talent Isn't Enough: Business Basics for the Creatively Inclined is a great place to start. I'm dying to get my hands on it. But I know you want to get started right now. Kristen Fischer knows how busy you are, so she has obligingly put together 7 business tips for bloggers in particular. She says, "Blogging can be an extremely fulfilling and fruitful career. Yet with so many blogs out there, how can you help yours stand out?" Here are Kristen's tips for doing it right. - By Katie Faulocner

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