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Posted on : April 25, 2008
The Green Office: Give for Free, Get for Free with FreeCycle
	No, it’s not “spring cleaning” time, but if you’re like me, you’re constantly looking for ways of de-cluttering your office. Do you have an old filing cabinet or computer you want to get rid of? Consider giving it away for free. The FreeCycle Network is a group of people assisting each other to give away any [...] ...»

How to Choose the Right Keywords
	I was emailing with a colleague the other day, and she asked, “How do you pick keywords that will help, without drowning against the 40 billion other people who are using those same keywords? And, if you pick ones with less competition, then no one is actually searching them, right?” Great questions! Here’s how I [...] ...»

Goodbye Susan
	Sad news has reached me that my long-time coaching colleague, Susan Race, died suddenly last week. Suze was a “bright light,” constantly optimistic and smiling. Her huge smile could light up a room and she had a way of encouraging you to follow your dream that left you feeling empowered and supported. I did an interview [...] ...»

Looking at Web 2.0
	In Technology Review’s article, Social Networking is not a Business, they ask some hard questions about the future of the social networking industry, especially it’s profitability. The National Dialogue on Entrepreneurship says this about the article, The articles note that social networking is the web's fastest growing application, yet few firms are making money in [...] ...»

Weâ€™ve Moved to a New (Blog) Home
	Good news! We have moved our blog location to a new home! All my past blog entries have been moved to the new blog home, re-categorized for easy reading, and I’ve also included a “search” feature so you can find the information you need. A few months ago, I decided to move my blog from Blogger to a [...] ...»

Craiglist, OLX and More!
	When marketing your business part of your strategy has got to be getting the word out to the general public. Online classified ads are a great way to market your products and services, including events. There are several to choose from, including Craig’s List, OLX, and Bernardo’s List to name a few. Yahoo has it’s own [...] ...»

Is Your Website Giving You the Results You Want?
	Creating Small Business Websites That Grab Attention begins July 17 Is your website giving you the results you want? Your website can be a wonderful marketing and educational tool. But what makes a small business owner's website great? Whether you design your own site — or hire someone to do it for you — this information-packed class is [...] ...»

Iâ€™m a Social Networking Newbie
	Okay, I admit it. I’m a social networking newbie. LinkedIn, Facebook…totally new territory to me. I have a profile on LinkedIn and have lots of contacts there, but I didn’t know what my options were for really using this service. Enter my friend Julie. She has over 500 contacts on LinkedIn (amazing!). She says she gets [...] ...»

Websites and Supermarkets: How We Hunt for What We Want
	Imagine that you enter an unfamiliar supermarket or hardware store. Typically you’re not going in these types of stores to browse around for fun: you know what you want before you walk in the door. How do you tackle the task of finding the specific item you want? For most people, they’ll do one of two [...] ...»

Prosperity Prayer Redux
	I posted this on the blog back in 2006, but this seems a good time to re-post, with the economy in a bad way as it is. We can all use a little prosperity in our lives, financial or otherwise. It’s Lynn Robinson’s Prosperity Prayer: Dear God "” I surrender my financial affairs and concerns about money [...] ...»

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