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February 28th, 2008

Basic Rules For Success

These rules were written by Terry Corbell, founder of CMS Associates LLC in Federal Way, Wash., and author of a column called “The Biz Coach” that appears on the Web sites of an all-news radio and television station in Seattle.
They appeared in The New York Times Tues., Feb., 26th, 2008 under the title “Been There… […]

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February 26th, 2008

Starting A Small Business

Stephanie AuWerter asks you a couple of start-up questions then offers a few basic suggestions to help get your new small business started.
Do you have what it takes?
Is your idea any good?
Figure Out Your Financing
Write Your Business Plan
Get Out There!
Stephanie is an editor at SmartMoney.com. Check out our Business Plan Hints while you’re here.

Tags: Angel […]

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February 18th, 2008

eBay Boycott Began Today

This appears to be a lesson in how to pi** off the most folks in the shortest period of time… outside of politics :)
I say this because something piqued my interest (a phone call from Auction Success Group which is now another topic for another time) so I decided to do some research and wound […]

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February 9th, 2008

Online Lead Generation Best Practices

I think it’s cool that someone, anyone, finds the worthiness of setting ethical, good conduct guidelines of any type! Certainly there are some organizations that could make use of a positive power of example…
IAB Defines Online Lead Generation Best Practices for U.S.-Based Advertisers and Publishers
Reflects Interactive Industry’s Commitment to Consumer Privacy and Protection
New York, NY […]

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January 29th, 2008

Google Content Network Tips

Feng, a member of the Inside Adwords crew, posted these on the 24th of January. I think they’re most worthy of passing on… thanks Feng.
Google Content Network Tips: Optimizing for a content network audience

Create separate search and content campaigns.
This will allow you to:

Optimize your ad groups and ad text specifically for content pages.
Target different audiences. […]

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January 7th, 2008

The Future Is About To Unfold

From TechNewsWorld by Anick Jestanun;
Mobile Advertising: Still in Wild, Wild West Phase
“In the weeks leading to Christmas, an online wine retailer gave 15 percent discounts to anyone who sent in a photo of its newspaper ad snapped with a camera phone.
SnapTell, the company helping Wine Enthusiast and other merchants offer such services, uses image-recognition software […]

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January 4th, 2008

Why Is Good Customer Service Lost On Most?

Joe Nocera speaks eloquently of Amazon.com’s growth and success in his article “Put Buyers First? What A Concept” and I couldn’t agree more with this;
“I couldn’t help wondering if maybe there wasn’t something else at play here (other than margin obsession), something Wall Street never seems to take very seriously. Maybe, just maybe, taking care […]

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December 17th, 2007

Are You An Information Worker?

Bill Gates says you are…
I’m thankful that I found this article. No matter what anyone thinks of Bill Gates I am certain that I’ll continue to respect a man who has had the type of enormous success he has had.
Therefore;
“If you look at how progress is made and where competitive advantage is created, there’s no […]

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October 26th, 2007

Three Steps to Develop Your Brand

Special guest author: Susan Gunelius (more on Susan at the end of the post)
Even a business that you operate from the comfort of your own home can benefit from a well-defined brand strategy, and despite what you might think, branding does not have to be complicated. In fact, by following these three steps, you […]

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October 25th, 2007

Making Money as a Blogger: Going Corporate

Special guest author: Miranda Marquit (more on Miranda at the end of the post)

When most people think of making money as a blogger, they think of click-through banner ads and Google Adsense. However, it is possible to make money as a corporate blogger, offering your blogging services to companies that do not have the time […]

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September 10th, 2007

Time To Stop Playing Small

John Assaraf asks: “Do you ever feel like you have so many things to do and so little time to get them done? Do you ever feel like life is happening to you and sometimes the high quality of your life or day just isn’t there?”
Well, he** yeah… of course I do!
John felt the same […]

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September 9th, 2007

Standard Business Plan Format

As a follow up to the Top Ten Tips for Writing Your Business Plan, here are excerpts explaining a Standard Business Plan Format from Business Week “Business Tools and Advice.”
Certainly worth the click-through for a full and complete explanation.
Cover page. The cover page should be professional and informative and should contain an appropriate confidentiality legend.
Executive […]

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August 13th, 2007

Getting Clear

In response to “The Law of Attraction and A Rank Beginner” both John and Jeannette said the same thing.
John said: “Benefitting from the Law of Attraction begins with getting totally clear on what you want to attract, and allowing that vibration to grow and resonate.”
Jeannette said: “Let the Universe make some magic happen for you! […]

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July 16th, 2007

Who Ought To Ping Ping-O-Matic? You, Or Me?

Okay, I write a post. I put a lot of effort into this post through research and editing. I publish it and my Blog platform, if it is set up this way, pings Ping-O-Matic to notify them of the existence of this entry. Seems to me I earned the right to do that.
OTOH, I visit […]

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July 5th, 2007

“Make Me An Offer”

Do you know the value of the domain name you’re attempting to sell?
Do you know how to place a price on the domain name you’re trying to sell?
Would you happen to be a bit “manipulative” and are attempting to raise the price of this domain you’re trying to sell?
Or is the reality that you actually […]

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