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Jan 16

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Is Social Networking Really Anti-Social? [link]

Is Social Networking Really Anti-Social?Rob May debates whether social networking really is socializing—or if it’s just an excuse to never leave your house.

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Jan 16

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Gas Stations Don’t Need Blogs

I read a post today on how a corner gas station owner could benefit from having a blog. Challenge: Can You Stump Business and Blogging? I know you’re going to read it and then tell me it was not about gas stations needing blogs, but about the benefits of blogging for any and every business. [...]

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Jan 15

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Carnival Of Small Business Issues

The Carnival Of Small Business Issues – Edition 33 is up over at Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Blog. Of note for this edition:

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Jan 15

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Trust on Social Networks [link]

Trust on Social Networks Social media builds networks, but does it build trust?

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Jan 15

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How to Achieve the Ultimate Credibility [link]

How to Achieve the Ultimate Credibility Competence, confidence, and communication: the secrets to ultimate credibility.

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Jan 14

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Marketing your Website, A Podcast Series (Part 2)

The second podcast in the 5 Steps to Marketing your Website series has been released, and you can listen to it here: Marketing your Website #2 of 5: Participate and Network If you would like to download the podcast directly, you can control-click (or right-click on a PC) this link and save it to your [...]

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Jan 14

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More marketing links than you can read in a weekend [link]

More marketing links than you can read in a weekend Seth Godin shares some excellent marketing links.

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Jan 14

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How not to do a FREE calculation, Trent Reznor edition [link]

How not to do a FREE calculation, Trent Reznor edition Giving away something for free is a hot marketing topic right now, but there’s definitely right and wrong ways to do it.

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Jan 14

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What does the “Media Business Model” mean? [link]

What does the “Media Business Model” mean? The ways in which you can make money off free content.

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Jan 14

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Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship [link]

Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship A list of what being an entrepreneur is really like.

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Jan 14

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How To Become a Better Blogger By Not Reading Blogs [link]

How To Become a Better Blogger By Not Reading Blogs Anyone can follow a herd; your best results are going to come from blazing your own path.

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Jan 14

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Using the Hedonic Treadmill To Be More Productive [link]

Using the Hedonic Treadmill To Be More Productive Our happiness stays in pretty much the same place regardless of what happens to us in life, so quit procrastinating because it’s not going to make you any happier.

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