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Carnival of the Capitalists
Hello, and welcome to this week’s Carnival of the Capitalists for January 7, 2008. This is the first CotC for the year, and perhaps the last of its kind. This site, Small Business Essentials, provides information for small business owners and entrepreneurs on a variety of topics. My company is also available for hire if [...]
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4. January 2008
Happy Holidays! I’ve been on a bit of a holiday hiatus, but regular posting should be underway by Monday the 7th. This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists (for 12/31/2007) is up at SEO ROI. Of note:
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18. December 2007
This week’s Carnival of the Capitalists (for 12/16/2007) is up at samaBlog. Of note:
Continue reading...Concept Mapping
13. December 2007
A while back, I had a post on sketchnotes which featured Mike Rohde’s sketches from a conference. I’ve found another great idea sketching idea that expands upon this technique: The Concept Map.
Continue reading...I Learned Everything I Know by Watching TV
12. December 2007
I have a guest post up today over at Rob May’s blog, BusinessPundit, entitled MBA By TV: Business Lessons Learned From Watching Kitchen Nightmares. The whole idea is a good laugh but the business principles are sound, so check it out!
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12. December 2007
Jay pulled up his shirtsleeves and did this week’s edition of Carnival of the Capitalists himself over at Dispatches from Blogblivion. Of note:
Continue reading...King James Inc: Five Business Lessons from LeBron James
11. December 2007
There’s a really great article on the empire of LeBron James, the NBA star, at Fortune / CNN Money: LeBron Inc. The building of a billion-dollar athlete. (Thanks to BusinessPundit for the tip-off.) What interested me the most was the "summit" that LeBron and his marketing team held at the end of the NBA season, [...]
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10. December 2007
The Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship #2 is up at Bootstrapper right now. I wanted to point out the entry, The Single Fastest Thing You Can Do to Increase Trust, from Trusted Advisor. This interested me because Charlie’s reasons really did make sense, but I read a lot about Tim Ferriss and the The 4-Hour [...]
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7. December 2007
The Carnival of the Capitalists for December 3rd at One Man Band. Of note:
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27. November 2007
The Carnival of the Capitalists for 11/26 is up at Money Walks. Some posts I’d like to discuss for this week’s carnival:
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21. November 2007
The November 19, 2007 Edition is now up at SEO ROI. It got up a bit late so I haven’t had time to review, but I’ll post some of my favorites and a discussion later this week.
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Noteworthy content coming out of this weeks CotC:
5 Powerful Techniques to Help your Business Stand Out
20. November 2007
If blogging is a business itself, much like publishing or content production, then it only makes sense that the rules of good blogging would be the a variation on the foundations of running a business. As I was reading a guest post by Skellie on Problogger entitled "5 Powerful Techniques to Help Your Posts Stand [...]
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- Writing for the Web
- CiaranFromChance: My dad always said to be growing up... if I could ...
- Gab "SEO ROI" Goldenberg: This is something I'm struggling with. My business...
- nhgnikole: Well that's good, or I might have gotten in troubl...
- Darren: I like Skellie more than me too :-)...
- Charles H. Green: Nikole, Thanks for the kind mention about the C...
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The Top 10 Changes In My Business Thinking
Rob May reflects back on how the past 5 years have changed his business thinking.From 0 to 2000+ Subscribers in 90 Days
Learn strategies on growing your blog subscribers that are also relevant to any website’s traffic.How Five Years of Blogging Has Changed Me
Rob May reflects on the experiences and lessons learned from blogging over the years.How to Use Twitter – Tips for Bloggers
This article can help any business with their Twitter strategy, not just bloggers.Bad, Bad Business Blogging Practices – The Short List
What not to do with your business blog.Death to Procrastination: Use the 4-day win to get your goals moving
Martha Beck thinks you can get anything done if you can break it down into a 4-day action plan.Ten Laws for Better E-mail
E-mail netiquette is often forgotten in the business world, and it can lead to a lot of trouble. Here’s a reminder on the dos and don’ts.How to Get 1,100 Subscribers in Five Days
Using one established product is a technique you can use in any business, blogging or otherwise.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.Trust on Social Networks
Social media builds networks, but does it build trust?- The Complete Links List
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