2013년 10월 29일 화요일

Rodrick Gorden's blog ::A Little (More) Virtual Music

Ｉ               ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ               ｊｏｉｎｅｄ               ａ               ｌｏｏｓｅ               ｃｏｎｓｏｒｔｉｕｍ,               ａ               ｆｒｅｅ-ｆｏｒｍ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｏｆ               ｆｒｅｅｌａｎｃｅ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ               ｈｅｒｅ               ｉｎ               ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ               Ａｒｉｚｏｎａ.

Ｉ               ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ               ｍｅｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｅａｄ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｌｕｎａｔｉｃ               ｆｒｉｎｇｅ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｉｎ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｖｅｎｕｅ,               ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ               ｒｅａｌｉｚｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｅ,               ｔｏｏ,               ｈａｄ               ｂｅｅｎ               ｔｅｒｍｉｎａｌｌｙ               ｉｎｆｅｃｔｅｄ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｂｕｇ.

Ｏｕｒ               ｍｕｔｕａｌ               ｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ               ｗａｓ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｗｅ               ｍｅｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ,               ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ               ａ               ｔｈｉｒｄ               ａｓｐｉｒｉｎｇ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ.

Ｉ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｂｉｄ               ｂｙ               ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ               ｍｙ               ｓｐｏｕｓｅ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ａｓ               ａ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎｄｕｃｔｅｅ.

Ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｏｒｐｈｅｄ               ｉｎｔｏ               ａｎ               ａｇｒｅｅｍｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｐｌａｃｅ,               ａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｗａｙ               ｗｅ               ｓａｗ               ｉｔ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｄｅｌｕｓｉｏｎｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ               ｌｕｎａｃｙ               ｉｎｈｅｒｅｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒ-ｗａｎｎａｂｅｓ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｄｏｕｂｌｙ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔ               ｖａｒｉｅｔｙ               ｔｈｅｒｅｏｆ.
               Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｗｅ               ｓａｔ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ               ｓｙｍｐｔｏｍｓ               ｏｆ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｓｉｃｋｎｅｓｓ               (ｓｕｃｈ               ａｓ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｎｅｘｔ               ｔｏ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｈａｐｐｙ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｅ               ｏｕｒ               ｎａｍｅ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｉｎｔ,)               ｗｅ               ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ'               ｂｕｇ               ｗａｓ               ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ               ｇｒｏｕｐｉｅｓ.

Ａｓ               ｗｅ               ｔａｌｋｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｉｍｂｉｂｅｄ               ｏｕｒ               ｐｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ               ｃａｆｆｅｉｎａｔｅｄ               ｂｅｖｅｒａｇｅｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｃｒｕｎｃｈｅｄ               ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ａ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｓｐａｃｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｗｏ,               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｈｅａｄ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｔｕｒｎｅｄ               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｅａｖｅｓｄｒｏｐ.
               Ｍａｙｂｅ               ｏｕｒ               ｓｈａｒｅｄ               ｐａｒａｎｏｉａ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ'ｖｅ               ｋｉｃｋｅｄ               ｉｎ.

Ｏｆ               ｃｏｕｒｓｅ,               ｗｅ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｍｏｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｅｌｅｃｔ               ｆｅｗ               ｗｈｏ,               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｖｏｉｃｅｓ               ｉｎ               ｏｕｒ               ｈｅａｄｓ               ｓｐｅａｋ,               ｗｅ               ｄｕｔｉｆｕｌｌｙ               ｒｅｃｏｒｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｎ               ｐａｐｅｒ               (ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ               ｏｒ               ｐｒｉｎｔ)               ａｎｄ               ｃａｌｌ               ｉｔ               ａ               ｃｒｅａｔｉｖｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ.

Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｉｓ               ｃａｓｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｖｏｉｃｅｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｈｕｓｈｅｄ               ｓｏ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｌｉｓｔｅｎ               ｔｏ               ｕｓ.

Ｉ               ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ               ｉｔ               ｃｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃａｌｌｅｄ               ａ               "ｎｏｖｅｌ               ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ,"               ｅｘｃｅｐｔ               ｗｅ               ｗｅｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｎｏｎ-ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ.

(Ｂａｄ               ｐｕｎ               ｆｕｌｌｙ               ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ.)
               Ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｕｒ               ｍｕｓｋｅｔｅｅｒｓ               ａｔ               ｏｕｒ               ｔａｂｌｅ               ｌａｓｔ               ｍｏｎｔｈ,               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｗｏ               ｏｆ               ｕｓ               ｗｅｒｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ.

Ｉ               ｈａｖｅ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｈｏｌｄｓ.

Ａ               ｔｈｉｒｄ               ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ               ａｓｐｉｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ               ｇｅｎｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ｐｒｉｎｔ               ｏｒ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｍｅｄｉａ.

Ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｌｙ,               Ｍｅｍｂｅｒ               Ｎｏ.

3               ｗａｎｔｓ               ｔｏ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ｂｒｏａｄｃａｓｔ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｒｉｅｓ.

Ｗｅ               ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ               ｈｏｌｄ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｇａｉｎｓｔ               ｈｉｍ.

Ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ               ｉｓ               ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｐｅｃｃａｄｉｌｌｏｅｓ,               ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｆｏｕｒｔｈ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒ               ｏｆ               ｏｕｒ               ｍｏｔｌｅｙ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｃｏａｌｉｔｉｏｎ               ｗａｓ               ｍｙ               Ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               Ｈａｌｆ,               ｗｈｏ               ｈａｓ               ａ               ｆａｂｕｌｏｕｓ               ｃｏｍｍａｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ.

Ｆｒｏｍ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ,               ｙｏｕ'ｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｇｕｅｓｓ               ｔｈａｔ               Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｈｉｓ               ｎａｔｉｖｅ               ｔｏｎｇｕｅ.

Ｈｅ               ａｌｓｏ               ｈａｓ               ａｓｐｉｒａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｔｏ               ｔａｋｅ               ｈｉｓ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｌｅｖｅｌ.

Ｗｅ               ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ               ｍｏｎｔｈｓ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ,               ｓｏ               Ｉ               ｃａｎ               ａｔｔｅｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｉｓ               ｖｏｃａｂｕｌａｒｙ               ａｎｄ               ｈｉｓ               ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ａｒｒａｎｇｅ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｏｒｄｓ               ｉｎｔｏ               ｃｏｈｅｒｅｎｔ               ｆｏｒｍ.

Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ,               ｈｅ               ｉｓ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ               ｌａｃｋｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ,               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｉｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅｊｅｃｔｉｏｎ               ａｔｔａｃｋｓ.
               Ｉｔ'ｓ               ｈａｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｓａｙ               ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ａ               ｃｈｅｅｒｌｅａｄｅｒ               ａｔ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｈａｓ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｏｒ               ｈｕｒｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ａｓｐｅｃｔ               ｏｆ               ｈｉｓ               ｐｓｙｃｈｅ,               ｂｕｔ               Ｉ'ｍ               ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅ               ｈｉｍ               ａｓ               ｈｅ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｓ               ｈｉｓ               ｄｒｅａｍ,               ｊｕｓｔ               ａｓ               ｈｅ'ｓ               ｄｏｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｍｅ.
               Ｇｒｏｕｐ               Ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ               ｆｏｒ               Ｎｅｗ,               Ａｓｐｉｒｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               Ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ               Ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ
               Ｗｈｅｒｅｖｅｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｃａｒｅｅｒ               ｎｏｗ               ｓｔａｎｄｓ,               ｉｔ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓｍａｒｔ               ｍｏｖｅ               ｔｏ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ.

Ｃｈａｎｃｅｓ               ａｒｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｉｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               ｗｈｏ'ｓ               ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ａｌｒｅａｄｙ,               ｏｒ               ｈａｓ               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｈａｓ               ａ               ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒａｃｔｉｏｎｓ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ａ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｈｅｌｐ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ.

Ｎｏｖｉｃｅｓ               ｌｅａｒｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｉｔｔｙ-ｇｒｉｔｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ.

Ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ               ｇａｉｎ               ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅｓ               ｏｆ               ｎｅｔｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ.

Ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ               ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｃａｒｅｆｕｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｂｒｏａｃｈｉｎｇ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ               ｍａｔｔｅｒ               ｉｎ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃ               ａｎｄ/ｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｆｅｌｌｏｗ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ,               ｔｈｅ               ａｌｌ-ａｒｏｕｎｄ               ｃａｍａｒａｄｅｒｉｅ               ａｎｄ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｉｓ               ｐｒｉｃｅｌｅｓｓ.
               Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ               ｗｈｙ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｔ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ               ｍａｔｔｅｒ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｇｒｏｕｐ,               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ               ｔｈｉｓ:               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ               ｉｔ,               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｅｌｓｅ               ｃａｎ               ａｎｄ               ｍａｙ               ｔａｋｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｉｄｅａ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｕｎｃｈ               ｌｉｎｅ.

Ｔｈａｔ               ｍａｙ               ｎｏｔ               ａｌｗａｙｓ               ｂｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｃａｓｅ,               ｎａｔｕｒａｌｌｙ.

Ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎａｌｌｙ               ｙｏｕ               ｍａｙ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｈａｒｅ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｇｅｎｅｒａｌｉｔｉｅｓ,               ｊｕｓｔ               ｔｏ               ｆｉｇｕｒｅ               ｏｕｔ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｐｕｒｓｕｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ｕｎｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ               ｔａｎｇｅｎｔ.

Ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｍａｙ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｏｌｉｃｉｔ               ｃｏｌｌａｂｏｒａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｗｉｔｈｉｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｇｒｏｕｐ.
               Ｉｆ               ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ               ｅｌｓｅ,               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ａ               ｐａｒｔ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒ'ｓ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｈｅｌｐｓ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｍｍｉｓｅｒａｔｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｌｉｋｅ-ｍｉｎｄｅｄ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ.

Ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ               ｆａｃｅ-ｔｏ-ｆａｃｅ               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｏｎｃｅ               ａ               ｍｏｎｔｈ               ｉｓ               ｂｅｓｔ,               ｐｒｅｆｅｒａｂｌｙ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｔｈａｔ               ｆｏｃｕｓｅｓ               ｏｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｓｔｙｌｅ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｍｙ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｉｓ               ｋｉｎｄ               ｏｆ               ｕｎｃｏｍｍｏｎ               ｉｎ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｎｏｎ-ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ               ｒｏｏｔｓ.

(Ｍｏｓｔ               ｇｒｏｕｐｓ               ａｒｅ               ａｌｌ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｎｏｖｅｌｓ               ｏｒ               ｐｏｅｔｒｙ.)               Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ'ｔ               ｍｅｅｔ               ｉｎ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎ,               ａｎ               ｏｎｌｉｎｅ               ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｉｓ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ａ               ｆａｂｕｌｏｕｓ               ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅ.
               Ｖｉｒｔｕａｌ               ｃｏｆｆｅｅ               ｄｏｅｓｎ'ｔ               ｔａｓｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｓａｍｅ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｅａｌ               ｋｉｎｄ,               ｔｈｏｕｇｈ.
               Ｈｅｒｅ'ｓ               Ｈｏｗ               Ｙｏｕ               Ｄｏ               Ｉｔ
               Ｄｕｒｉｎｇ               ｏｕｒ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ,               ｏｕｒ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｇｒｏｕｐ               ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｐｉｔｆａｌｌｓ               ｏｆ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ.

Ｉｔ               ｗａｓ               ｂｙ               ｎｏ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｏｕｒ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｏｐｉｃ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ               ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ               ｗａｓ               ａ               ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ               ｔｈｅｍｅ.
               Ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｗｎｅｒｓ               ｏｆ               ａ               ｐｌａｃｅ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅｍ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｍａｙ               ｃｏｍｐ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｍｅａｌ               ａｎｄ/ｏｒ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｒｏｏｍ.

Ｉｎ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｗｏｒｄｓ,               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｍｅａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｒｅｅ,               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｈｏｐｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ               ａ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｗｏｒｄ.
               Ｊｕｓｔ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｗａｌｋ               ｉｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈａｔ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎ.

Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｗｏｕｌｄ-ｂｅ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｕｔｒｉｇｈｔ               ｓｃａｍｍｅｒｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｇｏｎｅ               ｉｎ,               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ               ｆｒｅｅｂｉｅｓ,               ｔｈｅｎ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｄｅｌｉｖｅｒｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｏｒ               ｂｏｏｋ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ.

Ａｓ               ａ               ｒｅｓｕｌｔ,               ｍｏｒｅ               ｔｈａｎ               ａ               ｆｅｗ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｏｗｎｅｒｓ               ａｒｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄａｂｌｙ               ｓｋｉｔｔｉｓｈ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｉｔ               ｃｏｍｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｅｄ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ               ｕｎｌｅｓｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｃａｎ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ               ｐｒｏｏｆ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｉｎ               ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ.

Ｏｔｈｅｒｓ               ｍａｙ               ｂｅ               ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｕｎａｂｌｅ               ｔｏ               ａｆｆｏｒｄ               ｔｏ               ｇｉｖｅ               ｙｏｕ               ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｕｓｅ.

Ｔｈａｔ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｎｅｖｅｒ               ｂｅ               ａ               ｆａｃｔｏｒ               ｉｎ               ｗｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｈｅｍ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ,               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ａｎ               ｕｎｂｉａｓｅｄ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ,               ｒｉｇｈｔ?
               Ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｐｌｕｓｅｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｉｎｕｓｅｓ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｌｆ-ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｏｒ               ｂｏｏｋ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｅｌｌ               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ,               ａｎｄ               ｃａｎ               ｂａｃｋ               ｉｔ               ｕｐ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ,               ｉｔ               ｍａｙ               ｏｐｅｎ               ａ               ｆｌｏｏｄｇａｔｅ.

Ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｍｅａｎｓ               ｕｎｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ               ｏｂｓｃｕｒｅ               ｂｕｔ               ｃｒｕｃｉａｌ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｈａｔ               ｃａｎ               ｒｅａｌｌｙ               ｄｒｉｖｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｎｅｗ               ｌｅｖｅｌ.

Ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅｓ,               ｉｔ               ｌｏｃｋｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｉｎ               ａ               ｒｏｏｍ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｗｏｒｓｔ               ｎｉｇｈｔｍａｒｅ,               ａ               ｍｏｎｏｔｏｎｅ               ｖｏｉｃｅ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｎｏ               ｖａｌｕａｂｌｅ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ,               ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ               ｗｈｏ               ｊｕｓｔ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｓｈｕｔ               ｕｐ.
               Ｅｉｔｈｅｒ               ｗａｙ,               ｍｙ               ｆｅｌｌｏｗ               ａｓｐｉｒｉｎｇ               ｌｕｎａｔｉｃ,               ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｍｅａｎ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｉｔｍｅｎｔ               ｆｒｏｍ               ａ               ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｏｒ               ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄａｔａ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅ               ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ               ｉｎ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ,               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ               ｇｏｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｈａｖｅ               ａ               ｂｅｔｔｅｒ               ｒｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ               ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｏｗｎｅｒｓ.
               Ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｗｎｓｉｄｅ               ｏｆ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ,               ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｕｒｅ               ｏｒ               ｎｏｔ,               ｉｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｉｔ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｙｏｕ               ｍｏｎｅｙ               ｔｏ               ｇｅｔ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｎｄ               ｂａｃｋ.

Ｅｖｅｎ               ｉｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｒｏｏｍ               ａｎｄ               ｍｅａｌ               ｏｎ-ｓｉｔｅ               ａｒｅ               ｆｒｅｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｓｔｓ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｔｒｉｐ               ｉｔｓｅｌｆ               ｃａｎ               ａｄｄ               ｕｐ.

Ｓｏｍｅ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｍｉｇｈｔ               ｒｅｉｍｂｕｒｓｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｆｏｒ               ｃｏｓｔｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ｔｈｏｓｅ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｃｏｍｅ               ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ               ｏｕｔ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐｏｃｋｅｔ.

Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ,               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｅａｔｓ               ｕｐ               ｏｎｅ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｃｏｍｍｏｄｉｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ               ｓｅｅｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｉｎ               ｓｈｏｒｔ               ｓｕｐｐｌｙ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ:               ｔｉｍｅ.
               Ｐｒｏｐｏｓａｌｓ               ａｎｄ               Ｃｏｍｍｉｔｍｅｎｔｓ               Ｆｏｒ               Ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ
               Ｓｏｍｅ               ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ｆｉｒｓｔ               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｎ               ｐｉｔｃｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ               ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ.

Ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ               ｏｎ               Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ               Ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ.

ＡＣ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｒｓ               ｗｒｉｔｅ,               ｓｕｂｍｉｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｗａｉｔ               ｆｏｒ               ａｎ               ｏｆｆｅｒ.
               Ｍｙ               ｎｅｗｆｏｕｎｄ               ｆｒｉｅｎｄ,               ｍｅｎｔｏｒ               ａｎｄ               ｆｅｌｌｏｗ               ｆｒｅｅｌａｎｃｅ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒ               ｉｓｓｕｅｓ               ａ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｇｅｔｓ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｉｔｍｅｎｔ               ｂｅｆｏｒｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｂｅｇｉｎｓ               ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ａｎ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ.

Ｔｈａｔ               ｗａｙ               ｓｈｅ               ｋｎｏｗｓ               ｕｐ               ｆｒｏｎｔ               ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ               ｗｈａｔ'ｓ               ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ               ｏｎ               ｂｏｔｈ               ｓｉｄｅｓ,               ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ.

Ｓｈｅ               ｓａｉｄ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｓｈｅ               ｉｓｎ'ｔ               ｍａｋｉｎｇ               ａ               ｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ,               ａｔ               ｌｅａｓｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓａｌ-ｆｉｒｓｔ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               ｌｅｔｓ               ｈｅｒ               ｍａｎａｇｅ               ｈｅｒ               ｗｏｒｋ               ａｎｄ               ｈｅｒ               ｔｉｍｅ.

Ｈｅｒ               ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ               ｉｓ               ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｎｏｔ               ｆｏｒ               ｅｖｅｒｙ               ｎｅｗ               ｗｒｉｔｅｒ.
               Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｐｒｏｐｏｓａｌ               ｏｒ               ｊｕｍｐｉｎｇ               ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ,               ｇｏ               ｉｎ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｅｙｅｓ               ｏｐｅｎ               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｆｏｃｕｓ               ｏｎ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ａ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｎ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ,               ｙｏｕ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｂｅ               ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ               ａｔ               ａｎ               ＡＡＡ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｍｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｔｒａｖｅｌ               ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ               ｏｎ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｂｕｉｌｄ               ａ               ｔｏｏｌ               ｓｈｅｄ,               ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｗａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｈｏｐ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｈｏｍｅ-ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               ｗｏｏｄｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ.

Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ａ               ｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｎ               ｃｏｃｋｅｒ               ｓｐａｎｉｅｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｓｈｏｐ               ｉｔ               ｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ａ               ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ               ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ               ｈｏｗ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｗ,               ｉｔ               ｓｔａｎｄｓ               ｔｏ               ｒｅａｓｏｎ               ｉｔ               ｗｏｎ'ｔ               ｇｅｔ               ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ.
               Ｉｆ               ｙｏｕ               ｇｅｔ               ａ               ｃｏｍｍｉｔｍｅｎｔ               ｕｐ               ｆｒｏｎｔ,               ｔｈａｔ'ｓ               ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ!

Ｊｕｓｔ               ｄｏｎ'ｔ               ｆｏｒｇｅｔ               ｔｈａｔ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｕｍｂｅｒ               ｏｎｅ               ｃｏｍｍｉｔｍｅｎｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｏｗｎ.

Ｗｈｅｎ               ｙｏｕ               ａｇｒｅｅ               ｔｏ               ｗｒｉｔｅ               ｔｈｅ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ＸＹＺ,               ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ               ｇｏｔ               ａ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｕａｌ               ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ               ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ               ｏｆ               ＸＸＸＸ               ｗｏｒｄｓ,               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｃａｌｉｂｅｒ,               ｎｏ               ｌａｔｅｒ               ｔｈａｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｄａｔｅ               ａｎｄ               ｔｉｍｅ               ｏｆ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄｅａｄｌｉｎｅ.

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               Ｏｎｅ               ｏｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｓ               ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｂｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ               ｅｒａ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｇｒｏｗ               ａ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ,               ｂｉｇ               ｏｒ               ｓｍａｌｌ,               ｉｎｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｌｏｂａｌ               ｍａｒｋｅｔ.

Ｔｏｄａｙ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｉｎ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ               ｏｒ               ａｎ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ               ｉｎ               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ               ｃａｎ               ａｃｃｅｓｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｍａｒｋｅｔｐｌａｃｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓｈｉｐｓ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｉｎ               Ｄｕｂａｉ               ｏｒ               Ｓｉｎｇａｐｏｒｅ,               ｏｒ               ｆｉｎｄ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｒｓ               ｉｎ               Ｍｕｍｂａｉ               ｏｒ               Ｂｅｉｊｉｎｇ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ               ｆｉｅｌｄ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｗ               ｆｌａｔ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｗｏｒｌｄ               (ｏｖｅｒｐｏｐｕｌａｔｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｆｕｌｌ               ｏｆ               ｃｏｎｃｒｅｔｅ)               ｉｓ               ｎｏｗ               ｇｌｏｂａｌ.

Ｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ               ａｃｒｏｓｓ               ｂｏｒｄｅｒｓ               ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｉｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｃｒｅａｔｅｓ               ｍｏｒｅ               ｏｐｔｉｏｎｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ.

Ｂｕｔ,               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎｅｔ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ｒｉｓｋ.

Ｈｉｇｈ               ｒｉｓｋ,               ｉｎ               ｆａｃｔ.

Ｈｏｗ               ｄｏ               ｙｏｕ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｙｏｕ               ａｒｅ               ａｂｏｕｔ               ｔｏ               ｓｔａｒｔ               ａ               ｐａｒｔｎｅｒｓｈｉｐ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｉｓ               ｌｅｇｉｔｉｍａｔｅ,               ｗｅｌｌ-ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ               ａｎｄ               ｈｏｎｅｓｔ?

Ｈｏｗ               ｃａｎ               ｙｏｕ               ｂｅ               ｓｕｒｅ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｈａｓ               ａｎｙ               ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｒ               ｆｒａｕｄ               ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ,               ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｄｅａｌｉｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｉｓ               ｉｎ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ?

Ｉｎ               Ｃｈｉｎａ               ｏｒ               Ｉｎｄｉａ               ｏｒ               Ｂｒａｚｉｌ,               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ               ｂａｒｒｉｅｒｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｏｂｓｔａｃｌｅｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｄｕｅ               ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｖｅｒｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ               ａ               ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ               ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ.

Ｉｎ               ｍｏｓｔ               ｃａｓｅｓ,               ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ               ａｎｄ               ｌａｗ               ｅｎｆｏｒｃｅｍｅｎｔ               ｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌｓ               ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ               ｃｏｎｔａｃｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｆｏｒ               ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ.

               Ｉｎ               ｔｏｄａｙ'ｓ               ｇｌｏｂａｌｉｚｅｄ               ｗｏｒｌｄ,               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｖｉｔａｌ               ｔｏ               ａｎｓｗｅｒ               ａｓ               ｍａｎｙ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｖｅｒｉｆｙ               ａｓ               ｍａｎｙ               ｆａｃｔｓ               ａｓ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ,               ｐｒｉｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｓｕｂｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ               ａｎｙ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ               ｏｒ               ｓｉｇｎｉｎｇ               ａｎｙ               ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔｓ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｉｎｇ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ.

Ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｒａｕｄ               ａｎｄ               ｓｃａｍｓ               ｉｓ               ｓｉｍｐｌｙ               ｔｏｏ               ｇｒｅａｔ.

Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｔｏｏ               ｍａｎｙ               ｕｎｋｎｏｗｎｓ,               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ａｒｅ               ｌｉｋｅｌｙ               ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｈｉｄｄｅｎ               ｔｒｕｔｈｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｙｏｕ               ｈａｖｅｎ'ｔ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ.

Ｔｈｉｓ               ｉｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｎａｔｕｒｅ               ｏｆ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ               ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｅｓｔ               ｌｉｇｈｔ.

Ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ａｎ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ,               ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｐｏｉｎｔｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ               ｐｉｔｆａｌｌｓ               ａｎｄ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ               ａ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ.

Ｙｏｕ'ｌｌ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｉｒｔ,               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａｎｙ.

Ａｆｔｅｒ               ａｌｌ,               ｂｅｉｎｇ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ               ｗｉｌｌ               ａｌｌｏｗ               ｙｏｕ               ｔｏ               ｍａｋｅ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ               ｔｈａｔ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｋｅｅｐ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｌｏｎｇ               ｔｅｒｍ.

Ｉｇｎｏｒｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｋｓ,               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｏｔｈｅｒ               ｈａｎｄ,               ｃａｎ               ｌｅａｄ               ｔｏ               ｖｉｃｔｉｍｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｆ               ｆｒａｕｄ               ｏｒ               ｓｃａｍ,               ａｎｄ               ｅｖｅｎ               ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔｃｙ.

Ｕｎｋｎｏｗｉｎｇｌｙ               ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ               ｏｒ               ａｎ               ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ               ｇｕｉｌｔｙ               ｏｆ               ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ               ａｃｔｓ               ｃａｎ               ｌｅａｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｄｏｗｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｏａｄ,               ａｎｄ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎｉｎｇ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｕｃｈ               ｒｉｓｋｓ               ｉｓ               ｏｆ               ｕｔｍｏｓｔ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ.

Ｐｒｕｄｅｎｔ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ               ｈｉｒｅ               ａ               ｒｅｐｕｔａｂｌｅ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒ               ｔｏ               ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ｄｕｅ               ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ａｖｏｉｄ               ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ               ｈａｒｍ               ｏｒ               ｄａｍａｇｅ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅｉｒ               ｏｗｎ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ               ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｒ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｍｉｎｉｍｉｚｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｓｋｓ               ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ               ｉｎ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ｔｒａｎｓａｃｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ａｃｑｕｉｓｉｔｉｏｎｓ               ａｎｄ               ｍｅｒｇｅｒｓ.
               Ｅｘｐａｎｄｉｎｇ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓｅｓ               ｓｈｏｕｌｄ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ               ｎｏｔ               ｏｎｌｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｐｒｏｆｉｔｓ               ａｎｄ               ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｉｅｓ,               ｂｕｔ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｒｅｄ               ｆｌａｇｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｈａｔ,               ｗｈａｔ               ｉｆ,               ｆｏｒ               ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ,               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｈｏ               ｉｔ               ｃｌａｉｍｓ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ?

Ｗｈａｔ               ｉｆ               ｔｈｅ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｃｏｎｔａｃｔ               ｏｒ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｒ               ｉｓ               ｎｏｔ               ｗｈｏ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｃｌａｉｍ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ?

Ｈｏｗ               ｄｏ               Ｉ               ｋｎｏｗ               ｉｆ               ｍｙ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ               ｍａｋｅｓ               ｐａｙｍｅｎｔ,               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｉｌｌ               ｔｒｕｌｙ               ｄｅｌｉｖｅｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ?

Ｔｈｅｓｅ               ａｒｅ               ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ.

Ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ               ｄｕｅ               ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ｔｏ               ｖｅｒｉｆｙ               ｐｒｏｓｐｅｃｔｓ'               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ,               ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔ,               ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ               ａｎｄ               ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ               ａｓｓｅｔｓ,               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｆｉｌｉｎｇ               ａｎｄ               ｒｅｇｉｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ,               ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ,               ａｎｄ               ｍａｊｏｒ               ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ.

Ｈａｓ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｎｙ               ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ               ｏｆ               ｌａｗｓｕｉｔｓ?

Ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｂｅｅｎ               ａｎｙ               ａｃｃｕｓａｔｉｏｎｓ               ｏｆ               ｆｒａｕｄ               ｏｒ               ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ               ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ?

Ｉｎ               ａ               ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ,               ｓｕｃｈ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ               ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ               ｃａｎ               ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ               ｏｕｔ               ｉｎ-ｈｏｕｓｅ               ｂｙ               ａ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ'ｓ               ｌｅｇａｌ               ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ.

Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ,               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｄｕｅ               ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｓ               ｈａｖｉｎｇ               ａ               ｔｅａｍ               ｏｆ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｕｎｄ               ｔｏ               ｖｅｒｉｆｙ               ｆａｃｔｓ,               ｇａｔｈｅｒ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ,               ａｎｄ               ｓｃｒｅｅｎ               ｆｏｒ               ｆｒａｕｄ               ｏｒ               ｓｃａｍ.



               Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｉｎ               Ｎｅｗ               Ｙｏｒｋ               ｏｒ               Ｓｉｎｇａｐｏｒｅ,               Ｍａｎｉｌａ               ｏｒ               Ｓａｏ               Ｐａｕｌｏ,               Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ               ｏｒ               Ｐａｒｉｓ,               ａｎｄ               ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ               ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ               ａ               ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ               ｏｒ               ｍｅｒｇｅｒ               ｏｒ               ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｒ               ｏｒ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔ               ｉｎ               ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ,               ｄｏ               ｙｏｕｒ               ｄｕｅ               ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ａｎｄ               ｂｅ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ.

Ｆｏｒ               ｐｒｏｐｅｒ               ｖｅｒｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ,               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ               ｔｏ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｗｉｔｈ               ａ               ｒｅｐｕｔａｂｌｅ               ｆｉｒｍ               ｔｈａｔ               ｈａｓ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ               ｏｒ               ｆｉｅｌｄ               ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｏｒｓ               ｉｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ               ｗｈｅｒｅ               ｙｏｕ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｔｈｅｍ,               ｗｈｏ               ｃａｎ               ｗｏｒｋ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ               ｂａｒｒｉｅｒ,               ａｎｄ               ｈａｖｅ               ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｇｒｏｕｎｄ               ｖｅｒｉｆｙｉｎｇ               ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ               ａｎｄ               ｄｉｓｃｒｅｅｔｌｙ               ｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ               ｆａｃｔｓ.

Ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｄｕｅ               ｄｉｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ               ｏｒ               ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ               ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ               ｃｈｅｃｋ               ｉｓ               ｓｏｒｔ               ｏｆ               ｌｉｋｅ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ,               ａｎｄ               ｉｔ'ｓ               ｇｏｏｄ               ｔｏ               ｂｅ               ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ.
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