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Article Thieves
Something happened to me this week that really took me by surprise but made me stop and think. An online acquaintenance of mine “borrowed” an article I had written and posted it on her blog as her own. Needless to say, I was shocked to see my article on her site with no credit given to me, and I felt violated, not unlike how I felt when my home was robbed many years ago. Not only that, her business is in direct competition with mine, so I saw that as a double “slap in the face”. I’m certain that I was not meant to see that blog, but alas, the online community is really not as vast as it appears to be!I feel compelled to write about this because I have a feeling my situation is all too common. Articles are a dime-a-dozen on the net, and what’s stopping anyone from taking something they did not write and posting it on their site or blog as their own? Nothing! Nothing but INTEGRIY, I guess.Those of us who own

s little twinges, or that you're good at feeling fear and doing "it" anyway. Frankly, you're just really skilled at pretending the thoughts don't exist. Don't worry, it's not you. It is just fear protecting its turf.

Concerned about how tricky these thoughts can be? Let's see if fear is woven into your inner dia

Want to Freelance as a Programmer, Copywriter, or Web Designer?
Have you ever considered freelancing instead of being employed at a company? Ever thought of working independently from home? There are for sure thousandth if not millions of opportunities out in the internet that tell you about residual income within one or two weeks, with just as little effort as possible. These programs are promising and promising, again and again…Freelancers are particular independent contractors that set their own hourly rate and their own time schedule. As a freelancer you live on the constant feed of projects you are working on. One of the main essentials is the portfolio, all the recent projects that have been successfully completed by you.What opportunities are out there for you? There are loads of employers out there waiting to outsource their projects to freelancers like you. As a freelancer you can choose projects that fit to your expertise. Be it SEO and Web Promotion, Web Des

Please take a moment before you read any further and answer these three simple questions:

1. Are you making daily progress towards accomplishing your business vision?

2. Do you find that despite a strong desire to make your vision happen, obstacles always seems to pop up and slow you down?

3. Do you find that doubt is chipping away at your vision, keeping it from ever becoming a reality?

Thank you. Now let's do something about it.

This lack of progression towards a desired accomplishment can rarely be blamed on someone else because it is you who must believe in it to make it happen. The root of the problem, often unseen and unnamed, comes from you, or more specifically, one part of you.

No matter the level of success, every entrepreneur and small business owner with whom I have worked has experienced barriers while making their business dream a reality– even if they've already made millions. The barrier to them or for them is ALWAYS some degree of concern, procrastination, uncertainty, disconnection, lack of passion... fear. Yes, I said it. Fear. The dreaded f-word.

Many of you may have immediately said, "I've worked through all of my fears." You may even say that you don't really feel fear any more. Or that you ignore fear's little twinges, or that you're good at feeling fear and doing "it" anyway. Frankly, you're just really skilled at pretending the thoughts don't exist. Don't worry, it's not you. It is just fear protecting its turf.

Concerned about how tricky these thoughts can be? Let's see if fear is woven into your inner dial

The Wrong Time to Promote?
This might be a given for some people, but it still needs to be said. If someone has not specifically asked for your information, don't send it. Simple as that. Not only are you wasting time, you are wasting money as well. It could also have an impact on your image, so just don't do it.Often times on message board was see someone simply say "I want to work for home" and is bombarded with offers. The correct thing to do in this situation is to first find out what kind of interests they have. You may want them as a recruit, but you don't want them if they have zero interest in your products and will quit in just a few short months.Another example of a wrong time to promote was a snail mail we received. This person had good intentions I'm sure, but what they did not realize is we have other businesses. The business information this person sent was in direct conflict with one of these other businesses. If you

d that doubt is chipping away at your vision, keeping it from ever becoming a reality?

Thank you. Now let's do something about it.

Concerned about how tricky these thoughts can be? Let's see if fear is woven into your inner dia

Redundant Systems vs Super Built Systems
Often folks build in redundancy for systems just in case Murphy Strikes and he will. The more complicated a system is the more possibilities of system failure of one of its components. In aviation we discuss multi-engine aircraft and what happens if you are in a single engine aircraft and the engine quits; then it would sure be nice to be able to keep going on the remaining engine right? Sure, makes sense right?Indeed and now lets take a four engine plane; with four engines there is 4 times the chance of one of the engines quitting and that means once you do land you cannot fly it until it is fixed. Bummer and there fore some might contend that redundant systems add too much costs and can reduce efficiency and cause a worsened situation over all.Fore if the single engine aircraft’s engine is running rough, well don’t fly it! Indeed who could argue with that logic. Nevertheless, in reality some redundancies

often unseen and unnamed, comes from you, or more specifically, one part of you.

Concerned about how tricky these thoughts can be? Let's see if fear is woven into your inner dia

Beyond Branding - What Your Customers Are Really Shopping For
Your brand is identified by a logo or a look, but it is ultimately a perception that rests with your customer. Words are a powerful tool for conveying brand benefits and building a positive consumer perception of your product or service.Research shows that consumers typically spend less than seven seconds reading a label in the store, and that they only remember the first two or three branding statements they read. The more text there is on a package, the less likely a consumer is to read any of the branding messages.So, how do you choose which words will represent your brand? Should you use the jargon of your target market? Be trendy, down-to-earth, or old-fashioned?The best way to make words work for you is to choose words that address your customer’s needs. Four consumer needs that impact brand loyalty are emotional, social, intellectual, and security needs.Emotional – People want t

them is ALWAYS some degree of concern, procrastination, uncertainty, disconnection, lack of passion... fear. Yes, I said it. Fear. The dreaded f-word.

Concerned about how tricky these thoughts can be? Let's see if fear is woven into your inner dia

How to Search for and Get a Job? Business Strategy for Success
A job seeker arrives!The door bell just started singing a new tune. I opened the door. A young boy in a neat dress was standing outside my house in the home garden. He was very quiet, but his face expressed anxiety.He explained that he has come from my village and he is related to me also. I offered a seat to sit comfortably inside the house and made him to relax his mind.A state of sorrow!After a small break for taking a cup of coffee, he explained about the fall of a huge ‘staple fiber industry’ in the village. Thousands of youth have become jobless and he is one among them. He showed me his resume, wherein he has furnished details about him.He was seeking a suitable job for making his livelihood.Strategy helps!I said that I do not have influence in the industrial circle to get a job for him. But I can make him to get a job through a job s

Concerned about how tricky these thoughts can be? Let's see if fear is woven into your inner dialogue without you even knowing it. Let's start with your vision.

• You have an idea for a new business you want to create, or an idea to expand the business you already have.

• You see it in your mind's eye and it gives you a rush of energy just thinking about it.

• It starts to take shape when you tell a few people close to you your idea and share emotionally how it's going to affect you. They feel it because you feel it.

• With great gusto you make a plan, on paper or in thought, and you look for people and information to help you accomplish it.

And then... things start to slow you down. Your path fills with some of following variations of entrepreneurial fears:

• You start putting off the tasks that you have defined; you procrastinate each time you schedule a task or have a call to make. A clear example of this variation of an entrepreneurial fear is the epidemic of 'Shelf Help': buying a book or information product to assist you in making your business dream real. The product sits on the shelf without you ever applying the information in which you decided to invest. This dimension of fear will keep you in a feeling of a growing black hole– it will always feed the following three variations.

• Once the initial ener

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When you add features to your products and services be sure they add value. Too often we focus on up selling and what it means to us without thinking about how much of an intrusion it may be to our customers. When a customer visits us, he is looking for a solution to a problem. When we introduce a solution to another problem we think or hope the customer has - we have made his or her life more difficult.

Do you sometimes make hasty hiring decisions? Or are you sometimes guilty of hiring the best of the bunch? Do you keep people for too long even when you've given up on them? Read this article for 20 tips to avoid hiring mistakes.

There are two basic components to a resume. The first one is CONTENT. The second one is DESIGN. Both elements are critical in determining the success of the resume.

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