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Success Myths

Success Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe

Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by .

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Why are some people wildly successful in business, while others just don’t seem to ever get anything going?  Sometimes the reasons are obvious.  Someone who’s lazy, unpleasant to be around, overly negative, or just plain dumb, for instance, doesn’t have much chance of being a business success.  They might win the lottery or something like [...]

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Hazard

Avoid Becoming a Statistic – 5 Startup Hazards to Avoid

Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by .

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Statistics about startup failures are widely known by entrepreneurs as well as those thinking about starting their own businesses.  The SBA says that only 44% of new business startups can expect to still be doing business just four years after inception.  Even if businesses that were closed by choice, or due to retirement, the owner [...]

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Winner

Viral Video Winner and New Contest Announcement!

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by .

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One thing is for sure: If you’re going to be a successful entrepreneur, you’d have creative abilities.  Not that you have to be artistic.  Creativity comes in many forms.  Whether we’re devising new solutions to old problems, creating blog or marketing copy or designing more streamlined business processes, we entrepreneurs use creativity all the time. [...]

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What Time Google

Coming Soon to a Device Near You: Web 3.0

Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by .

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Hold on… aren’t we still figuring out what Web 2.0 is?  Well, yes.  But those on the cutting edge have been dreaming of Web 3.0 for quite some time already.  In fact, the oldest reference we can find to Web 3.0 was when Google CEO, Eric Schmidt, was asked about it at a conference back [...]

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Brainstorming

5 Steps to Solo Brainstorming Success

Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by .

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When we think of brainstorming, it’s usually something we think about doing with at least one other person.  But there aren’t always other people around.  Or sometimes those around you aren’t the right people for brainstorming.  But as entrepreneurs, we sometimes need the spark that can be lit with a good brainstorming session, and we [...]

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Viral Video

HP’s Viral Hopes – A Powerful Video Campaign Example

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by .

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What does it take to make a video campaign go viral?  It seems that a huge chunk of the videos online that have gone viral were not planned that way.  Everything from giggling quadruplets to free hugs have garnered millions of views without any promotion (over 60 million views for the latter!).  They are the [...]

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Review: Blog Writing Service – Water My Blog?

Review: Blog Writing Service – Water My Blog?

Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by .

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This is a Sponsored Post written by me. All opinions are 100% mine. So you have a business, your website is going strong, and you’re working on your SEO and other marketing to get more traffic to your site and take your business to the next level.  You’ve heard that everyone needs to have a [...]

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Self-Centered Seller

How to Not Be a Twidiot – 4 Twitter Personas to Avoid

Posted on 07. Jul, 2010 by .

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Do you have a Twitter account for your business?  If you said yes, good for you!  Twitter is an outstanding tool to connect with customers, drive traffic to your site, meet colleagues and industry experts, and much more.  In fact, when used properly, you can get more mileage out of Twitter than many paid marketing [...]

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Question & Exclamation

3 Things You Thought Mattered – And What Really Matters

Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by .

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There’s no denying that the Internet, including Social Media, has significantly changed the way people do business.  The attitudes of customers as a whole have shifted, and the power is moving into the hands of those customers more and more every day.  While some of the changes brought about by the move to online communications [...]

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Copywriting for AdWords

20 Tips for Writing Great AdWords Copy

Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by .

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Make no mistake. Copywriting is the glue that holds an AdWords campaign together. You can have the right keywords, place the right bids, and even have great products and services, but if you don’t have powerful copy, your campaign stands little chance of being successful. When it comes to writing AdWords copy, there are 2 [...]

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Great Royalty Free Images – Why They Matter, and Where to Get Them

Great Royalty Free Images – Why They Matter, and Where to Get Them

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by .

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We’ve all heard the cliché, “A picture is worth a thousand words.”  While it’s an overused phrase, the reason it’s used so much is that it’s absolutely true.  Pictures communicate to us better than words alone can.  They elicit feelings and emotion; they can explain complex concepts at a glance; and they can make an [...]

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Google AdWords

How to Stalk Your Customers Like a Pro

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by .

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Imagine going into your local electronics store, Joe’s Electronics, to look at a new flat-screen TV.  You check out the various models, talk with a sales person, and decide to think it over.  You’ve heard Best Buy has some good deals, and maybe you’ll head over there tomorrow to see what they’ve got.  As you [...]

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Kauffman Studdy

Should Entrepreneurs be Thankful for the Recession?

Posted on 16. Jun, 2010 by .

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It seems like for the past couple of years you can’t look at any list of the day’s news headlines without finding at least one story about the down economy, jobless rates, and all the challenges that go along with them.  And while the media is notoriously negative and loves to over-dramatize things, there’s no [...]

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Online Sales Process

4 Easy Steps to Automate Your Online Sales Process

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by .

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So you’ve got your blog up and running, you’re starting to gain a following, and you want to capitalize on your growing popularity.  One of the best ways to do that is by creating products around whatever your expertise is.  Your followers obviously like what you have to offer, so whether it’s through e-books, audio [...]

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