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$10 OFF your choice ends 2MORO, Make your dreams come true day, & latest testimonial

1/10/2024

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$10 OFF your choice of ONE of the featured services below good until TOMORROW, Thurs. (1/11/24) BEFORE 11:55 pm PST via my "BUY NOW" buttons below OR by 4 pm PST 1/11/24 contacting me for cash or money order customers


If you want to purchase the below services, you can select a $10 off discount for either one of the featured services below if purchasing through my newsletter, you'd still select the purple "BUY NOW" button below & select the "$10 OFF: LinkedIn profile review & consult" OR "$10 OFF: A mid-level cover letter" when you get to the purchase page.


The price for the $10 off for the LinkedIn profile review & consult is $85.66 and the price for the $10 off for the mid-level cover letter is $264.84 both with the debit/credit card processing fees in my newsletter included. Same terms & conditions apply & limit 1 $10 off discount per person.


If you want to pay with U.S. cash or money order:

The price for the $10 off for the LinkedIn profile review & consult is $80 and the price for the $10 off for the mid-level cover letter is $260. You'd have to email me OR leave a voicemail to me (contact info. in red below the purple "BUY NOW" buttons below) no later than 4 pm PST 1/11/24 & I will get back to you as soon as possible to EITHER provide you a snail mail address to mail payment to go out no later than THIS Sat. (1/13/24's outgoing mail) OR to discuss how you will deposit cash with a teller at my financial institution no later than THIS Sat. (1/13/24).* Same terms & conditions apply & limit 1 $10 off discount per person.


Feel free to purchase the other service and/or multiple service(s) featured at the regular rate (pricing thru my newsletter & without would be the same & so would be the deadlines), just no $10 discount. 🙂


Service #1: A LinkedIn profile review for my recommendations on how I'd improve your LinkedIn profile (regardless if you hired me to do) and an up to 30-minute phone consultation where I will discuss my findings (as I would've looked at your LinkedIn profile prior) as well as discuss the 4-question LinkedIn form I have you fill out PRIOR to the call and provide my recommended LinkedIn services and pricing (based on what you filled out in that form). We also have the ability to ask and answer questions. All for $95.66 through the purple "BUY NOW" button below so that I can net my $90 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees.


**PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to visit the "BUY NOW" button again after already making a purchase(s) between now & 1/11/24 before 11:55 pm PST, it will tell you that you've already registered for my event, what that means is that you'll have to use a different email address to proceed. It's not something I can fix/change. It's been like that for years & my newsletter company is aware of it. Thank you! 🙏*


SECTION OF MY EMAIL NEWSLETTER WHERE THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON WOULD NORMALLY BE, SO TO SEE THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON, VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER HERE: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/CORRECTED---10-OFF-your-choice-ends-2MORO--Make-your-dreams-come-true-day----latest-testimonial.html?soid=1116636354785&aid=9z0pPEY36Z0


Note: If you want to pay with U.S. cash or money order, the LinkedIn profile review & up to 30-min. LinkedIn consultation would be $90. The same terms & conditions would apply, EXCEPT the deadline to contact me for my snail mail address would be by 4 pm Pacific Standard Time on Mon. 1/11/24 via email: [email protected] or phone: 360-981-7463 & leave a detailed voicemail about the # of LinkedIn profile reviews & consultations you want to purchase. I will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, you'd click on the purple "BUY NOW" button above & print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwriting with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. Once I've provided you my snail mail address, you'd include the printed off & signed agreement (terms & conditions) & your payment along with a note (i.e. I'm purchasing 2 LinkedIn profile reviews & consultations) or however many you are.


If somehow snail mail isn't going to work for you & you still want to pay without a debit/credit card in my newsletter, you'd still have to contact me no later than 4 pm PST on Mon. 1/11/24 via email or phone (provided in above paragraph) I will get back to you as soon as possible & in the mean time you'd print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwrite with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. You'd scan these pages (the terms & conditions & your signature section) and email it to me (email provided in paragraph above) and in that email stating how many LinkedIn profile reviews & consultations you're purchasing besides that you've attached the terms & conditions signed by you in the same email. We would discuss the details of you making arrangements to deposit your payment (U.S. cash) with a teller at my financial institution during their regular business hours no later than Sat. 1/13/24 during my financial institution's operating hours. (My financial institution is in other cities, so that you could go during their regular business hours to deposit into my account without having to travel to my city) if applicable. 🙂
Service #2: A mid-level cover letter (defined as a cover letter geared to mid-level clients, clients pursuing positions which require 3-14.5 years' of experience AND aren't entry-level, management, or higher-level management positions). This would be a brand-new cover letter written to this mid-level experience level and would be written to either ONE of the following: 1) A job description provided to me or 2) A general career field.

The cover letter should ideally be approximately 3 paragraphs long (about a regular Microsoft Word document) in length, but I will go no more than 2 pages for no additional charge.


You will also receive 2 sets of edits per the final cover letter included in the price, defined as you look at the first draft of your cover letter, if there are any edit(s) to make I make them as long as it's not developing a new cover letter. Then I provide you the revised draft (if applicable) and one last set of edits (as defined here) will take place. Then you'll have the final cover letter in Microsoft Word that you received via email to save, modify, and do as you please.


All for $274.84 through the purple "BUY NOW" button below so that I can net my $260 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees.


**PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to visit the "BUY NOW" button again after already making a purchase(s) between now & 1/11/24 before 11:55 pm PST, it will tell you that you've already registered for my event, what that means is that you'll have to use a different email address to proceed. It's not something I can fix/change. It's been like that for years & my newsletter company is aware of it. Thank you! 🙏*


SECTION OF MY EMAIL NEWSLETTER WHERE THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON WOULD NORMALLY BE, SO TO SEE THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON, VISIT THIS LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER HERE: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/CORRECTED---10-OFF-your-choice-ends-2MORO--Make-your-dreams-come-true-day----latest-testimonial.html?soid=1116636354785&aid=9z0pPEY36Z0


Note: If you want to pay with U.S. cash or money order, the mid-level cover letter would be $260. The same terms & conditions would apply, EXCEPT the deadline to contact me for my snail mail address would be by 4 pm Pacific Standard Time on Thurs. 1/11/24 via email: [email protected] or phone: 360-981-7463 & leave a detailed voicemail about the # of mid-level cover letters you want to purchase. I will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, you'd click on the purple "BUY NOW" button above & print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwriting with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. Once I've provided you my snail mail address, you'd include the printed off & signed agreement (terms & conditions) & your payment along with a note (i.e. I'm purchasing 2 mid-level cover letters) or however many you are.


If somehow snail mail isn't going to work for you & you still want to pay without a debit/credit card in my newsletter, you'd still have to contact me no later than 4 pm PST on Thurs. 1/11/24 via email or phone (provided in above paragraph) I will get back to you as soon as possible & in the mean time you'd print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwrite with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. You'd scan these pages (the terms & conditions & your signature section) and email it to me (email provided in paragraph above) and in that email stating how many mid-level cover letters you're purchasing besides that you've attached the terms & conditions signed by you in the same email. We would discuss the details of you making arrangements to deposit your payment (U.S. cash) with a teller at my financial institution during their regular business hours no later than Sat. 1/13/24 during my financial institution's operating hours. (My financial institution is in other cities, so that you could go during their regular business hours to deposit into my account without having to travel to my city) if applicable. 🙂

Saturday, 1/13 is Make your dreams come true day:


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Featured in Woman's World Magazine (1/8/24) issue.

Latest testimonial


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A surprise testimonial a client wrote on my recent newsletter post.

​Thank you,




Carly Calabrese


I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)


Email me: [email protected]


Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."


“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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Upcoming deadline, if you lost your job/encouragement (in general), value of a writer

1/9/2024

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Friendly reminder: THIS Mon. (1/8/24) by 1 pm PST is the deadline for cash or money order payments for the 2 featured services in this newsletter (Details on how to choose these options are below the purple "BUY NOW" buttons) below:


Service #1: A LinkedIn profile review for my recommendations on how I'd improve your LinkedIn profile (regardless if you hired me to do) and an up to 30-minute phone consultation where I will discuss my findings (as I would've looked at your LinkedIn profile prior) as well as discuss the 4-question LinkedIn form I have you fill out PRIOR to the call and provide my recommended LinkedIn services and pricing (based on what you filled out in that form). We also have the ability to ask and answer questions. All for $95.66 through the purple "BUY NOW" button below so that I can net my $90 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees.


SECTION OF MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER THAT HAS THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (SO INSTEAD YOU'D HAVE TO CLICK THE LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER HERE: https://conta.cc/41OmcBB) & scroll to this same section & click that purple "BUY NOW" button there.

**PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to visit the "BUY NOW" button again after already making a purchase(s) between now & 1/11/24 before 11:55 pm PST, it will tell you that you've already registered for my event, what that means is that you'll have to use a different email address to proceed. It's not something I can fix/change. It's been like that for years & my newsletter company is aware of it. Thank you! 🙏*

Note: If you want to pay with U.S. cash or money order, the LinkedIn profile review & up to 30-min. LinkedIn consultation would be $90. The same terms & conditions would apply, EXCEPT the deadline to contact me for my snail mail address would be by 1 pm Pacific Standard Time on Mon. 1/8/24 via email: [email protected] or phone: 360-981-7463 & leave a detailed voicemail about the # of LinkedIn profile reviews & consultations you want to purchase. I will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, you'd click on the purple "BUY NOW" button above & print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwriting with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. Once I've provided you my snail mail address, you'd include the printed off & signed agreement (terms & conditions) & your payment along with a note (i.e. I'm purchasing 2 LinkedIn profile reviews & consultations) or however many you are.


If somehow snail mail isn't going to work for you & you still want to pay without a debit/credit card in my newsletter, you'd still have to contact me no later than 1 pm PST on Mon. 1/8/24 via email or phone (provided in above paragraph) I will get back to you as soon as possible & in the mean time you'd print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwrite with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. You'd scan these pages (the terms & conditions & your signature section) and email it to me (email provided in paragraph above) and in that email stating how many LinkedIn profile reviews & consultations you're purchasing besides that you've attached the terms & conditions signed by you in the same email. We would discuss the details of you making arrangements to deposit your payment (U.S. cash) with a teller at my financial institution during their regular business hours no later than Thurs. 1/11/24 during my financial institution's operating hours. (My financial institution is in other cities, so that you could go during their regular business hours to deposit into my account without having to travel to my city) if applicable. 🙂


Service #2: A mid-level cover letter (defined as a cover letter geared to mid-level clients, clients pursuing positions which require 3-14.5 years' of experience AND aren't entry-level, management, or higher-level management positions). This would be a brand-new cover letter written to this mid-level experience level and would be written to either ONE of the following: 1) A job description provided to me or 2) A general career field.


The cover letter should ideally be approximately 3 paragraphs long (about a regular Microsoft Word document) in length, but I will go no more than 2 pages for no additional charge.


You will also receive 2 sets of edits per the final cover letter included in the price, defined as you look at the first draft of your cover letter, if there are any edit(s) to make I make them as long as it's not developing a new cover letter. Then I provide you the revised draft (if applicable) and one last set of edits (as defined here) will take place. Then you'll have the final cover letter in Microsoft Word that you received via email to save, modify, and do as you please.


All for $274.84 through the purple "BUY NOW" button below so that I can net my $260 rate after my newsletter's debit/credit card processing fees.


SECTION OF MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER THAT HAS THE PURPLE "BUY NOW" BUTTON (SO INSTEAD YOU'D HAVE TO CLICK THE LINK TO MY ACTUAL NEWSLETTER HERE: https://conta.cc/41OmcBB) & scroll to this same section & click that purple "BUY NOW" button there.
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**PLEASE NOTE: If you decide to visit the "BUY NOW" button again after already making a purchase(s) between now & 1/11/24 before 11:55 pm PST, it will tell you that you've already registered for my event, what that means is that you'll have to use a different email address to proceed. It's not something I can fix/change. It's been like that for years & my newsletter company is aware of it. Thank you! 🙏*

Note: If you want to pay with U.S. cash or money order, the mid-level cover letter would be $260. The same terms & conditions would apply, EXCEPT the deadline to contact me for my snail mail address would be by 1 pm Pacific Standard Time on Mon. 1/8/24 via email: [email protected] or phone: 360-981-7463 & leave a detailed voicemail about the # of mid-level cover letters you want to purchase. I will get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, you'd click on the purple "BUY NOW" button above & print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwriting with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. Once I've provided you my snail mail address, you'd include the printed off & signed agreement (terms & conditions) & your payment along with a note (i.e. I'm purchasing 2 mid-level cover letters) or however many you are.
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​If somehow snail mail isn't going to work for you & you still want to pay without a debit/credit card in my newsletter, you'd still have to contact me no later than 1 pm PST on Mon. 1/8/24 via email or phone (provided in above paragraph) I will get back to you as soon as possible & in the mean time you'd print out the terms & conditions (page before you would normally purchase) & handwrite with a pen that you understand, agree, & will follow the terms & conditions in this agreement and then print & sign your name and date as well. You'd scan these pages (the terms & conditions & your signature section) and email it to me (email provided in paragraph above) and in that email stating how many mid-level cover letters you're purchasing besides that you've attached the terms & conditions signed by you in the same email. We would discuss the details of you making arrangements to deposit your payment (U.S. cash) with a teller at my financial institution during their regular business hours no later than Thurs. 1/11/24 during my financial institution's operating hours. (My financial institution is in other cities, so that you could go during their regular business hours to deposit into my account without having to travel to my city) if applicable. 🙂

​If you lost your job (or encouragement in general):


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And speaking of dogs...

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Photo I took at a light when driving in town this past September.

You gotta see the value:

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Thank you,




Carly Calabrese


I help unhappy/unchallenged professionals land their dream career (whether it's starting a business or otherwise)


Email me: [email protected]


Work Solutions - "Providing career assistance/coaching/prep, business marketing, writing, editing, and LinkedIn services for individuals and freelance opportunities."


“Independence is happiness.”—Susan B. Anthony
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How is the housing market in the Puyallup, WA area?

1/3/2024

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For those of you wanting to know if now is a good time to buy a home, if it’s a buyer’s or seller’s market, & the estimated outlook of the housing marketing in the Puyallup, Washington area, this article will answer all of those questions and more.
 
With the average mortgage payment in Washington State being $2,110, and rents in Puyallup, WA ranging from $2,395 per month to $2,425, for an average 3-bedroom apartment one may consider purchasing a home if they’ve been renting for some time, plan to stay in the area for the foreseeable future, and want an appreciation of an asset they own (versus no return on their investment with renting).
 
According to Redfin.com, the Puyallup housing market is somewhat competitive. Homes for sale average 2 offers before they sell and sell in approximately 53 days compared to 6 days last year (these stats are as current as February 2023). According to this same source, the average sale price for a home in Puyallup is $480,000 which is down 8.6 percent since last year.


Walletinvestor.com answers your 5 burning housing market questions for Puyallup:

  1. Is it a good time to buy a home in Puyallup? Is investing in real estate in Puyallup worth it?
 
It wouldn’t be a good investment for the short-term (i.e., one-year).
 
For a 5-year investment the profit is expected to be around +10.06% which means that investing $100,000 today (March 2023) may yield a profit of $110,060 by 2028.

 2. 
Will the median listing price of homes in Puyallup grow, rise, and/or go up?  
Yes, the Puyallup home prices may rise from $379,202 to $386,531 in one-year.

 3. 
Is it profitable to invest in Puyallup homes? Yes, the long-term profit potential is +1.93% in one-year.

 4. 
Will Puyallup house prices fall/drop? Will real estate prices decrease in Puyallup?  
No. It is unlikely to happen.
 
According to this same source, median home values in Puyallup increased by 2.065% to $379,202 between February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2023. The average annual profit of a property investment was:
 
  • 8.012% in 2018
  • 5.863% in 2019
  • -6.151% in 2020
  • -0.20095% in 2021
  • 2.160% in 2022
  • 0.000001% in 2023​
Based on Walletinvestor.com’s Puyallup real estate market research and report, the predicted sales prices will increase by 19.157% in the next 10 years. More supporting evidence of the predicted increase of the value of homes in Puyallup, is that over the last 12 months, the value of homes in Puyallup fluctuated: with an increase of 11 times and a decrease of one time.
 
Rockethomes.com provides data that doesn’t support now being a buyer’s market, however, by knowing this information can help you make better strategic decisions if you decide to buy. According to a February 2023 Puyallup Housing Market report updated the beginning of 2023, when asked if Puyallup is a buyers or seller’s market, they replied sellers which means prices tend to be higher and homes sell faster. According to this same source, it’s been a seller’s market since February 2022. The prices of homes in Puyallup keep rising, according to Rockethomes.com, homes in Puyallup have sold for 7.2% more than they did a year ago. However, even with the rising prices of homes so are the sale of them. In January 2023, 18 homes were sold in Puyallup compared to 114 in February 2023. They predict March 2023 to have +533.3% for homes sold in Puyallup (Rockethomes.com).
 
As a result of rising sale prices of homes in Puyallup, Rockethomes.com advises that if you’re buying a home in Puyallup, you could end up paying more than the asking price since 34.2% of homes here are sold above the asking price according to data for last month. To provide further data supporting this point, in February 2023, more than 39 listings in Puyallup were sold above the asking price. During that same period, more than 37 listings were sold at the asking price and 38 sold below. (As mentioned at the beginning of Rockethomes.com’s research, by knowing this information can help you make strategic decisions such as don’t pay more than the listing price!)
 
What is the news saying about the current housing market? According to a local news article on mynorthwest.com on March 1, 2023, “Seattle’s housing market has cooled: is now the time to buy?” They discuss their opinions and advice from local real estate experts. According to their article, “Seattle’s once-sizzling housing market has cooled off a lot which is potentially good news for those looking to buy. Because according to a National Survey, housing prices across the country declined for 6 months in a row. That drop has been the sharpest in San Francisco and Seattle.”
 
Although this same source thinks it may be potentially a good time for buyers, they want us to be aware of these 2 but’s:
 
  1. There aren’t that many houses for sale.
  2. Interest rates are much higher than they were a year ago. The current rates in Puyallup are 6.39% for a 30-year fixed loan (according to businessinsider.com).  ​
Calev, a Bellevue, Washington realtor remembers that a year ago there were bidding wars for homes that were for sale compared to now, “It’s not that way; it takes a little longer. About 40% of homes sell in the first 30 days, which is still not bad. It used to be 80% of homes were selling in the first 30 days.” According to Calev housing prices have dropped: “From the height of the market, which was in May, they came down 15%,” she said. According to this same news source, the main reason being because of the high interest rates. According to this same source, the week before last (mid-February 2023) mortgage purchase applications had declined by 18%. That’s the lowest level since 1995! Purchase applications were down 41% in just one-year.
 
Luke Zender, a Washington home lender, stated: “I think there’s great opportunity here again. It’s important to get into the home.  It’s kind of like the term, ‘marry the house, date the rate’. The rate can change and you can refinance at any time.” That’s the pitch from many lenders because the house you buy today will most likely cost less than it did a few months ago.
 
For up-to-date news in the Real Estate market, visit: https://www.realestatenews.com/ which is a daily news website focused on the residential real estate market.
 
By: Carly Calabrese
 
Carly Calabrese is a career coach and professional writer in Puyallup, WA. She's been published in Woman's World Magazine (twice), the Eatonville Dispatch (Newspaper), SouthSoundTalk.com, Tacoma.com, the Tacoma Art Group, the Federal Way Mirror (Newspaper), South Sound Magazine, Showcase Media Magazine, the Business Examiner, & the Puyallup Herald (Newspaper).

Visit: worksolutionstoday.com for more information &/or to get in touch with Carly about any freelance/remote writing positions by contacting her at this link:
http://www.worksolutionstoday.com/contact.html. Thank you!

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