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Your Value in the Marketplace
If you do not currently know your value in the marketplace, you need to read this thread and learn how to determine it.
If you happen to have an accounting background, whether you are interested in starting your own business as a entrepreneur or work for an established firm, I think you should know the dollar value of your expertise. Is there a good place to go online to determine the dollar value of a person in a particular profession?

Thinking "outside-the-box" for your future
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Do you believe, as I do today, that mailing a paper resume' is a waste of your valuable time and effort? linkedin.com
I received a request just moments ago from an online freelance service called Thumbtack.com. Someone need a professional resume' created. Well, I responded to the posting. (Had to pay a slight fee just to do that.) I communicated back to the person requesting help that a paper restume' was not enough. He needed to have an online portfolio and an un-resume' (what I like to call a Needs Sheet) a

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Many small business owners are still anxiously watching the nation’s economy to see how 2012 will shape up to be different than the last 5 years and if job loss will slow across all sectors – particularly within the restaurant...

Is not maximizing your time extremely important?
Having an efficiency expert like Jason Womack within your sphere of influence on Linkedin might be a wise move. Being able to take the ...
Jason Womack is business psychologist. That means he studies the science of business. You might prefer to think of him as an efficiency expert? I do. Anyway, Jason is a member of The Business Connection here on Linkedin. You can easily connect with him and get on his mailing list to freely receive great ideas for maximizing the one resource that is non-renewable for all of us - our TIME. We

Read this message. It was in my inbox this morning. I was totally floored by it: "I follow your Examiner.com blog and I know you tend to write about subjects that will help small businesses grow. "While some companies are spending millions on 30 second ads next Sunday during the Super Bowl, most small businesses only spend $2K annually. To help them make a bigger impact, Staples is offering a

The somewhat hidden benefit of blogging feedback
Commenting on the blogs of others can be extremely beneficial...if you do it properly.
If you are an active blogger for your own blog, chances are pretty good you are real familiar with the powerful impact a blog can have on your business life. If you are an active blogger to the blogs of other people, you understand the awesome power that has as well. But, if you are neither an active blogger with your own blog - let alone actively blogging on the blogs of other folks - you are l

Have you ever noticed how quickly people will persecute excellence?
You are more excellent than you are letting on. You cannot convince me there is no more excellence within you than what you produce. You just aren't giving it everything you can, and my guess is you are aware of it. Excellence is challenging, and even terrifying to the majority of people, and that keeps them holding steady at "normal". Everybody will not become excellent, or it would no longer be

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Mari Smith on The New Relationship Marketing [interview] denisewakeman.com
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Answering Your Social Media Telephone melaniekissell.com
In my previous post, I asked a pertinent question regarding social media engagement -- "Are You Hitting The Reply Button?" Truth is -- most people aren't. I'd like to suggest giving that one a read first since today's post is a follow-up. One of my coolest ghostwriting online friends, Lisbe

Would You Feel Scammed?
In a couple of weeks there's going to be a presentation in Rochester, NY, on motivation. It's actually called "Get Motivated". It ...

Why would a service that provides free web space for articles want to make you regularly update pages you had already published?
I can understand such a service wanting new content written as it provides more space to sell Google Ads. But, why request an an update ...

What are the hallmarks of a good business card?
Sure, the look of a business card matters. But, does the weight and feel of a business card also matter? What weight is right for a ...

If you would reach 25,000 decision-makers for just $25.00 via a call center campaign, would you do it?
I am curious here. I know a call center that can do this. Most call centers are connected to things like TV infomercials. But, why ...

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Givers or Takers
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