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Adapt or Perish -- Small Business Survival in the Land of the Giants
Mega--stores are a fact of life and they are not going away. If you own a small brick and mortar business, you just have to adapt. You must discover and exploit their weaknesses and you must develop your strengths. It’s a matter of your survival and you must do what it takes within the confines of integrity and the Golden Rule.Keep in mind that you are not even on the radar screen of the mega--stores. You are not competition to them, yet they are competition to you. To survive, you must learn their weaknesses and develop your strengths.Their WeaknessesTheir sheer size makes them slow to move and adapt. They have information about national market trends but they may be weak about some specific local market conditions. Their management decisions typically come from corporate headquarters. This may include which products to stock, which price to charge and ho

who writes with my eyes closed (literally), I was told by a couple of e-friends that I should pursue 'articles' more vehemently. I didn't know what they meant so what I did was find out about a couple of the bigger article directories on the Net and I submitted a couple of my writings to them. And then I promptly forgot about this process because it was extremely lab

Starting A New Business Is Easy And Other Myths
You’ve got your business ideas, you know what you want to sell and to whom. You’ve even got enough money to survive for six months. The next bit is easy then. Sorry no it’s not – now the hard grind starts. Here are some business myths that you should be careful not to believe.Starting a new business is easy: Well you have done a lot of the hard work if you’ve done your planning but now you are working for yourself and need to be your own boss. You will need to set clear objectives, work towards them and keep yourself motivated.I won’t have to work so hard: Sorry but entrepreneurs generally work harder and longer hours, particularly at the start of their business life. The difference is that they generally enjoy it and get rewarded for their effort.I’ll be the boss: To a certain extent you will be BUT please remember that your “customer is king”. Look after them

If you're the least bit serious about promoting your website(s) online then you have probably heard the recent cry that one's website needs links coming into it. Lot's of links. And without these many, many links one is the proverbial billboard in the desert waiting to be seen by those thirsty for sustenance.

Well after these several years that I've been on the internet I too heard the call and have followed the many internet bandwagons that have rolled into e-town touting the next 'latest and greatest' snakeoil software to get one traffic that they won't believe.

You know the cry... 'The traffic explosion your favorite web guru gets - and it'll only cost you $795 to attend this three-day conference to learn how to play with the big boys (and girls) online.'

Sound familiar? To most owning one or several websites it will.

But after being dragged around the reciprocal linking millstone over the last several months in a valiant attempt to obtain many reciprocal link exchanges and closely monitoring all completed link requests I can truthfully say that that job in itself is a bugger to track and stay on top of.

Why?

Because for the most part one has to rely on one common denominator in that equation... people.

I finally realized that this tactic of getting traffic 'for free' and having it prove itself as viable was indeed true. Link-exchanges do work. But they ARE work too.

But with me being the type of person who writes with my eyes closed (literally), I was told by a couple of e-friends that I should pursue 'articles' more vehemently. I didn't know what they meant so what I did was find out about a couple of the bigger article directories on the Net and I submitted a couple of my writings to them. And then I promptly forgot about this process because it was extremely labo

The Art of Leadership: Part One
How do we begin to understand the art of leadership and its indisputable importance in today’s world? Research, theory, and general musings on the topic can be found in abundance. In fact, if you were to do an online search of “leadership,” you’d find literally millions of entries. We tried this recently and unearthed 173,000,000 on Google alone.We read, hear, and talk about leadership all the time. We read about the executives at the helm of corporate giants, like GE, and high profile non-profit organizations, such as the American Red Cross. We engage in heated debate about the leaders of our nation, the U.N., the local school board, and our houses of worship. The context varies but the importance of strong leadership does not.At its essence, leadership is about inspiring others to follow. (As the proverb goes, “If you think you are leading but no one is following, you are simply taking a walk.”)

internet I too heard the call and have followed the many internet bandwagons that have rolled into e-town touting the next 'latest and greatest' snakeoil software to get one traffic that they won't believe.

You know the cry... 'The traffic explosion your favorite web guru gets - and it'll only cost you $795 to attend this three-day conference to learn how to play with the big boys (and girls) online.'

Sound familiar? To most owning one or several websites it will.

Why?

Because for the most part one has to rely on one common denominator in that equation... people.

I finally realized that this tactic of getting traffic 'for free' and having it prove itself as viable was indeed true. Link-exchanges do work. But they ARE work too.

Direct Mail Fundraising - Your Competitor in Donation Request Letters is American Idol
Learn a lesson in direct mail fundraising from Cindy Sheehan.The bereaved mother who became a figurehead for the US anti-war movement abandoned her fight in May 2007 after growing disenchanted with the campaign.Here is an advocate and fundraiser who literally gave all that she had for her cause. After her son, Casey, was killed in the war in Iraq, she set up a protest camp outside the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. All the money from the survivor's benefits paid for her son's death, and everything she earned from speaking and book fees, she spent on her cause. "I have been called every despicable name that small minds can think of and have had my life threatened many times."Cindy became the "postergirl" for the US anti-war movement. But now she has quit. And here's why."Casey died for a country which cares more about who

ay with the big boys (and girls) online.'

Sound familiar? To most owning one or several websites it will.

Why?

Because for the most part one has to rely on one common denominator in that equation... people.

I finally realized that this tactic of getting traffic 'for free' and having it prove itself as viable was indeed true. Link-exchanges do work. But they ARE work too.

Article Writing: Can It Help My E-book Sales?
Question: I wrote an e-book and I have a sales page selling it. Can I use article writing to promote my e-book?Signed, Where are the Sales?Dear Where are the Sales,Absolutely. In fact, I highly recommend it.It’s a perfect fit. Think about it. You’ve already got the content, and you obviously don’t mind writing since you’ve written an entire e-book. You’re a perfect candidate for using article sharing to get traffic to your website – and sell more e-books in the process.If article sharing is new to you, you’ll catch on quickly. It’s an easy process, and it’s so effective. Here’s all there is to it.1. You write an article about your topic of expertise. Or you use a section from your e-book and turn it into an article.2. Add an author resource box at the end that includes the URL to your website – where you want the website visitors to go. Ideally this would be the sales pa

is a bugger to track and stay on top of.

Why?

Because for the most part one has to rely on one common denominator in that equation... people.

I finally realized that this tactic of getting traffic 'for free' and having it prove itself as viable was indeed true. Link-exchanges do work. But they ARE work too.

First Day at School
Today was my little one's first day at school.It was an experience that I came into not knowing what to expect, and I was looking forward to what might happen.This really was a landmark day. I think only a parent would really get the full impact of all of the changes that not only occurred with this event, but also what the changes symbolize.My son is 4 years old and has shown interest in school for about a year now. He has been eager to learn more about the educational basics such as numbers, letters, and is now interested in spelling.What I found out when I came to pick him up was not only that he had fun, but that he was considered - by educational standards - exceptionally intelligent. (I knew this before but well, you know I'm his mom. :) )By the end of his time at the school, he had learned to read several words, and knew what they meant. (Up t

And with me being a relatively lazy fellow at times I 'moved on' to other tasks that seemed more to my liking. And ease of use.

But after getting relatively burned out with this link-exchange stuff and dogging real live people to honor link exchange requests after I had 'nicely' place an unexpected link to their site on my site, I was tired of this whole process.

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Yes, I know there are automated processes and software out there that will do this linking stuff for one, but again, I've also read how the SE's are 'onto' these tactics and reciprocal links aren't as effective as they used to be.

But they are still effective, that's why I still honor the odd link exchange request I get. I just don't spend all my time doing this anymore.

But getting back on track to the actual subject of this article...
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Back a couple of months ago, I somehow received an email about a new software program that would do 'article submissions' almost automatically.

But let me first digress somewhat and tell you what 'article submitting' is.

Article submitting may sound kind of formal and only for 'writers', but it isn't.

Essentially, anytime one writes something of extended length, even a longer webpage, they've written an 'article'.

Think about it. If you have a website that you've personally written, then you have written articles related to the subject of your websit

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