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Gawker Hawkers: New Blogs Launch With Advertisers On Board

Monday, January 31, 2005
Gawker Hawkers: New Blogs Launch With Advertisers On Board
By Amy Corr
Assistant Editor
Monday, January 31, 2005

The Gawker Media Empire launches two new blogs today--Gridskipper, dedicated to travel, and Lifehacker, which will examine software downloads and time-saving Web sites. Both blogs already have corporate marketers on board: Sony Electronics will sponsor Lifehacker, while Cheaptickets will likely sponsor Gridskipper.

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Posted on 01/31/05 at 17:43:04 by Kick the Email Habit
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Home Business Success - 5 Things You Learn From Your Ex-Boss

Monday, January 31, 2005

Home Business Success - 5 Things You Learn From Your Ex-Boss

by Gobala Krishnan

In the past, everyone could take pride in working for large, multinational companies. The current trend of downsizing and outsourcing, however, has brought major changes in the employment landscape. One thing for sure, as job security becomes a thing of the past, many are turning towards starting their own home based businesses.

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Posted on 01/31/05 at 07:49:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Are You Making This Marketing Mistake?

Sunday, January 30, 2005

Are You Making This Marketing Mistake?

by Kathleen Gage

Recently, I facilitated a workshop on how to market a business. I asked participants “who is your market?” Many responded with, “Everyone!” I’ve got news for you, not everyone is your market. If this is your thinking you are headed for trouble – double time. No business can be all things to all people. You will do better to think in terms of expanding your ability to reach specific customers and satisfy their particular needs.

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Posted on 01/30/05 at 08:21:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Another Good Business Resource

Saturday, January 29, 2005


Hello Internet Marketers! Here's another great business resource tool. I am not an affiliate of this program or anything but thought it could be very helpful to anyone. A business associate of mine here in NM offers this.

Her name is Joan Buckner and here is the website where you can read up on this:

PrePaid Legal
Posted on 01/29/05 at 17:39:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Marketing Success Defined

Saturday, January 29, 2005

Marketing Success Defined

by Mark S,. Levit

How do you personally define success? High income? Substantial net worth? A fine home? Peer recognition?

On a personal basis, there are likely almost as many definitions of success as there are people in the world.

In marketing, though, there are just four measurable elements of success:

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Posted on 01/29/05 at 08:18:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Google Snags Mozilla Developers, Fuels Browser Speculation

Friday, January 28, 2005
Google Snags Mozilla Developers, Fuels Browser Speculation
By Shankar Gupta

Google has hired two developers from the Mozilla Foundation, the producer of the popular freeware Web browser Firefox--leading many on the Web to speculate about Google's possible plans to enter the browser market.

Ben Goodger, the lead engineer for Mozilla Firefox, and Darin Fisher, another Firefox developer, announced this week on their personal blogs that they'd be making the jump to the search giant.

CLICK HERE to finish reading this news item


Posted on 01/28/05 at 17:22:48 by Kick the Email Habit
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Five of the Most Powerful Elements In Marketing To Your List

Friday, January 28, 2005

Five of the Most Powerful Elements In Marketing To Your List

by Laurence Baker

Lack of trust is the biggest problem marketers have on the internet, or better yet, the biggest opportunity.

The power in this lies in the fact that affiliate programs have given us easy access to a huge variety of products and services that we can present to potential buyers, opening up an endless number of possibilities.

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Posted on 01/28/05 at 08:54:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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IUpload and Pheedo Target Blog/RSS Advertisers

Thursday, January 27, 2005
IUpload and Pheedo Target Blog/RSS Advertisers
By Rob McGann

Two startup technology companies have joined forces to enable online publishers to insert advertising positions within their blogs and RSS (define) feeds.

iUpload, a Web content management provider that includes corporate blogging tools in its services, has begun offering Pheedo's blog/RSS advertising solutions to its client base. IUpload's clients include Advance.net, Internet arm for Advance Publications, and Conde Nast.

CLICK HERE to finish reading this news item

Posted on 01/27/05 at 18:14:28 by Kick the Email Habit
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Focus On The Positive Side of Internet Business

Thursday, January 27, 2005

Focus On The Positive Side of Internet Business

by Jack Humphrey

A great series of articles showed up in this week's Time Magazine focusing, for a change, on happiness and its effects on us physically and mentally over time.

Many studies are finding that the left prefrontal lobe of the brain is most active when people are at peace and happy. "The Biology of Joy" Michael D. Lemonick, Time January 17, 2005. The article points out encouraging evidence that a positive state overwhelms negativity in our lives and generally leans toward a healthier, more productive life.

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Posted on 01/27/05 at 08:00:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Featured Weekly Interview

Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Wow, hello Internet Marketers! I did forget to post this week's interview didn't I? Well, Cathy and I are in the process of putting together a series of classes to teach the A to Z on how to publish here on Quikonnex. PLUS I'm a partner in classes on preventative pet care, AND I'm teaching the class you've seen posted here "Holistic Care for the Whole Woman". So, I apologize for not having the weekly interview. It may be changing to a weekly industry profile. We'll see how many step to the plate to do the work for this.

My friend and creator of the flower essence blend, Receiving Kindness (exclusive to my business Aspenbloom) is our guest this week. Nancy is quite an accomplished business woman who came from a successful corporate America job to start a successful business. Enjoy!

KB: Hello Nancy! To set the stage for this interview, would you please tell us a bit about yourself?

NB: First of all, I could say a lot of things about myself, but what might be important for others to know is that I am someone who has been through a lot in life, and emerged stronger -- more caring, thoughtful, and resourceful.

As a person committed to service, I find ways to use who I am and what I do that will help people and their pets. My work is an important part of my life, and I love it. I love making things better.

KB: Yes you do and I can attest to that personally! Okay, give us your elevator speech, or 30-second spiel, about what you do, about your businesses.
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Posted on 01/26/05 at 16:15:17 by Kick the Email Habit
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Bloggers tackle the Super Bowl

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Bloggers tackle the Super Bowl

By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

Everyone knows Super Bowl ads get the most buzz. Now Madison Avenue is turning to bloggers to learn what all the buzz is about.

Internet research companies plan to measure the "watercooler effect" of Super Bowl XXXIX ads by capturing sentiments as they bubble up within the loose collection of diarylike personal Web sites collectively known as the "blogosphere."

CLICK HERE to finish reading this story
Posted on 01/26/05 at 15:46:32 by Kick the Email Habit
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Are You Marketing and Selling What People Buy?

Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Are You Marketing and Selling What People Buy?

by Charlie Cook

Do you ever wonder if you’re speaking a different language than your prospects? You may have recently launched a business, designed an innovative process or purchased state of the art equipment that leaves the competition in the dust, but no matter what you say or do, you aren't attracting as many prospects as you need. Lauren called me from Michigan with just such a concern. She and another friend had opened a fitness salon about a year ago. After a careful analysis of the local chain's facilities, they had invested in next-generation equipment that provided many added features. Yet, a year after opening, and doing every marketing activity they could think of, they still weren't attracting enough clients to pay the rent.

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Posted on 01/26/05 at 08:42:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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“Do The Nike”

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

“Do The Nike”

by Impact Info Marketing

I should have listened to an internet veteran back in 2000.

Learn from my mistake...

Allan Gardyne, of AssociatePrograms.com told me 3 powerful words that I overlooked as just too broad and simplistic...

And it's important that you hear this too so you won't waste time or make the same mistake I did...

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Posted on 01/25/05 at 08:34:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Holistic Care for the Whole Woman!

Monday, January 24, 2005
Date: January 26, 2005
Times: 7-pm to 8pm EST
Location: Teleconference line - 641-594-7500. Pin code 859074#
Cost: None

Speaker:
Kim Bloomer

With guest appearances by Sue Pelechaty and Helene Ludwig


Holistic Care for the Whole Woman!


ONE HOUR GROUP CONSULTATION WITH KIM BlOOMER, Natural Care
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(worth $50 USD). Aspenbloom will help you bloom with wellness inside and out! Kim will help you learn all about essential oils, the why to use them and how they replace traditional pharmaceuticals and bring a peace and harmony to your daily life. Introducing a brand new line of skin care that incorporates the therapeutic grade essential oils of Young Living, with wolfberry, and DNA reconstruction helping you to be as beautiful on the outside as you are on the inside.
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Posted on 01/24/05 at 14:19:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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2005... Got Goals?

Monday, January 24, 2005

2005... Got Goals?

by Paul Shearstone

All good intentions aside, exhaustive studies have shown only 3% of the population engage in some form of goal-setting and only 1% on average, write them down.

It should be noted that there is no small coincidence in the 1% that write goals down and the highest achieving, highest income-earning men and women around the world.

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Posted on 01/24/05 at 08:51:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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How Can RSS Feeds Help Your Online Business?

Sunday, January 23, 2005
How Can RSS Feeds Help Your Online Business?
By Hong Brandon

So who should I use RSS Feeds? How can it help with my online business?

1. RSS Feeds allow you to deliver your newsletter/message directly to the desktop of your subscribers and readers, BYPASSING email. As you might have read or heard, email is not getting through to a lot of people, especially now with CAN SPAM law in place, ISPs are filtering a lot of emails with certain subject lines in them.

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Posted on 01/23/05 at 17:47:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Blogs and RSS - Why Do I Need This Stuff?

Saturday, January 22, 2005
Blogs and RSS - Why Do I Need This Stuff?
By Keith Thompson

If you've been under a rock for the last year or so it's possible you might not have heard about blogs and RSS feeds. If you're like most of us, you've heard the buzz but might not've known what to make of it or what to do with it. Here's some answers.

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Posted on 01/22/05 at 17:45:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Like It or Not, Blogs Have Legs

Saturday, January 22, 2005

Like It or Not, Blogs Have Legs

By Adam L. Penenberg

I detest the word "blog." It sounds like the noise a bulimic makes after a hearty meal.

Unfortunately, this faux onomatopoeia has done more to undermine blogs, blogging and the so-called blogosphere than a thousand maladroit Columbia Journalism Review articles.

CLICK HERE to continue reading this news item

Posted on 01/22/05 at 07:59:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Business Blogging: Where Do I Start?

Friday, January 21, 2005
Business Blogging: Where Do I Start?
By Denise O'Berry

The new hot commodity is a blog for your small business so you've decided you must have one.

Before you begin think about it long term. Where do you think the blog is headed? What is the objective? Do you want it to be found by the search engines for specific terms? How often will you post? Who will the audience be? What will it look like a year from now? Five years from now?


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Posted on 01/21/05 at 16:51:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Quikonnex Training

Thursday, January 20, 2005
Quikonnex Training

Quikonnex is not just an RSS Channel or Blog. It's also a complete email-free communication suite. Designed with publishers in mind, the initial intent was to provide an email-free forum where publishers could communicate with subscribers without fear of censoring, filtering or shutdowns.

Now Quikonnex has evolved to provide such innovative features as private channels, where publishers can control access and administrative rights - perfect for fee-based or free member sites. Your Quikonnex channel can serve as simply a place to post your articles or thoughts, a place to publish your newsletter or as a family, group, team or community communication forum.
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Posted on 01/20/05 at 14:21:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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How To Profit From Your Home Business Blog

Wednesday, January 19, 2005
How To Profit From Your Home Business Blog
By Ian Canaway

A blog is a simple tool which all affiliate marketers should be utilising to explode their affiliate sales.

I set up my blog in about 15 minutes at http://www.blogger.com it’s a completely free service, and it’s really easy to set-up. I followed directions on an excellent article on getting a new website listed in Google in 48hrs check it out here, http://www.scamfreezone.com/gg/. I just followed the advice in the article and got started with no problems in no time.

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Posted on 01/19/05 at 17:30:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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How to Get Started Blogging in 5 Minutes or Less

Tuesday, January 18, 2005
How to Get Started Blogging in 5 Minutes or Less
By Linda J Bruton

I put off starting a blog for a long time because I thought it would be hard. I thought it would be technical. I thought I'd have to install scripts and tear my hair out getting them to work. At that point, most of what I'd read about blogs and RSS was just so much geek-speak.

Was I ever wrong!

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Posted on 01/18/05 at 15:27:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Want Truth in Advertising? Try a Blog

Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Want Truth in Advertising? Try a Blog
by DAVID KIRKPATRICK

A legendary ad executive tells how he uses blogs and how companies can use them in their marketing—without being crushed.

FORTUNE
Friday, January 14, 2005
By David Kirkpatrick

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Posted on 01/18/05 at 14:17:04 by Kick the Email Habit
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Unleash the Marketing & Publishing Power of RSS

Monday, January 17, 2005


Hello Online Marketers! Okay, finally the ebook we've all been waiting for:
Rok Hrastnik's "Unleash the Marketing & Publishing Power of RSS!

A couple of cool things before I pass on the information to you:'
1. Kick the Email Habit was included in this ebook
2. There is an excellent affiliate program with this ebook so you can make a very good income with it! Excellent price too!

Well, just read on...
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Posted on 01/17/05 at 21:47:27 by Kick the Email Habit
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To Blog or Not to Blog: Are Blogs Becoming More Popular than Forums, Newsletters and E-zines?

Monday, January 17, 2005
To Blog or Not to Blog: Are Blogs Becoming More Popular than Forums, Newsletters and E-zines?
By Vishal P. Rao

Blogging is hot, and seems to be becoming hotter each month. Although blogging originally was dismissed, by many successful publishers and other online "gurus", the truth is that now, a few years after the "blogging trend" began, there are actually more blogs and more bloggers online than ever before. Blogging, obviously, is "here to stay"!
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Posted on 01/17/05 at 17:21:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Weekly Interview with Brande Bradford

Sunday, January 16, 2005
Hello Online Marketers! This week's interview is with Brande Bradford - our "go to" person for insurance! Brande has some great business advice for you so please read on!

KB: Brande thank you for taking the time to participate in this interview for our readers.
To set the stage for this interview, would you please tell us a bit about yourself?

BB: I currently live in Atlanta, GA, but will always be a true country girl from Kansas. Believe it or not, I met my husband Chris online in a business chat room about 5 years ago. After commuting for 2 years we decided that someone had to budge, so I moved here with my 3 girls: Amanda 16, Megan 15, Jennifer 12. Then we were all blessed with the addition of Markus who is 3.

As far as business goes, until 1998 was a typical "work outside the home mom". After the loss of my mother, I decided that I needed to work from home, and one day never went back. Everything that I have been involved with had been online. Mostly dealing with helping people market their business. About a year and half ago, I decided that I needed a little more and entered the health insurance arena. Yes, its another "work out of the home" business, but I am my own boss. I work when I want to work, and I still have control, that is what is important. More importantly than control, I am very passionate about helping others.


KB: Wow, what a hard thing to have to go through Brande. It sure did give you the fuel to make a go of a business from home though, didn't it!
Okay Brande, give us your elevator speech, or 30-second spiel, about what you do, about your business:

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Posted on 01/16/05 at 21:41:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Kickin' It Daily - January 2005

Sunday, January 16, 2005


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No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, or opened a new heaven to the human spirit.
Author: Helen Keller

Wishing all of you a Joyous and Happy New Year!

Cathy Carlton & Kim Bloomer
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Monday, January 31, 2005
Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sunday, January 30, 2005 There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative.
Author: W. Clement Stone

Saturday, January 29, 2005
First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.
Author: Napoleon Hill

Friday, January 28, 2005
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
Author: Ara Parasheghian

Thursday, January 27, 2005
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
Author: Wayne Dyer

Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting... "Whew! What a ride!"
Author: Unknown...

Monday, January 24, 2005
There are 3 keys to Success 1. Being at the right place at the right time 2. Knowing you're there 3. Taking ACTION!
Author: Ray Kroc, Founder of McDonald's

Sunday, January 23, 2005
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Author: William Thackeray

Saturday, January 22, 2005
I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.
Author: Charles Dickens

Friday, January 21, 2005
God does not ask about our ability, but our availability.
Author Unknown

Thursday, January 20, 2005
All great achievements require time.
Author: Maya Angelou

Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.
Author: Benjamin Franklin

Tuesday, January 18, 2005
We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.
Author: Maya Angelou

Monday, January 17, 2005
Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all. It is immoral because it seeks to humiliate the opponent rather than win his understanding; it seeks to annihilate rather than to convert. Violence is immoral because it thrives on hatred rather than love.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sunday, January 16, 2005
If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.
Author: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Saturday, January 15, 2005
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
Author: Napoleon Bonaparte

Friday, January 14, 2005
The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.
Author: Henry Ward Beecher

Thursday, January 13, 2005
My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.
Author: Jim Valvano, Basketball Coach

Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Never take anything for granted.
Author: Benjamin Disraeli

Tuesday, January 11, 2005
A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
Author: Larry Byrd (Basketball Player, Coach)

Monday, January 10, 2005
If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they may have planned for you? Not much.
Author: Jim Rohn

Sunday, January 9, 2005
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
Author: Carl Sandburg

Saturday, January 8, 2005
Even if you're only certain about a few things, if you live by them without wavering, you will find yourself moving forward with increasing velocity.
Author: Erwin Raphael McManus

Friday, January 7, 2005
If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.
Author: Nora Roberts

Friday, January 7, 2005
If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.
Author: Nora Roberts

Thursday, January 6, 2005
Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.
Author: Washington Irving

Wednesday, January 5, 2005
We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.
Author: Maya Angelou

Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Indecision and delays are the parents of failure.
Author: George Canning

Monday, January 3, 2005
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
Author: Helen Keller

Sunday, January 2, 2005
The qualities of a great man are "vision, integrity, courage, understanding, the power of articulation, and profundity of character.
Author: Dwight Eisenhowe

Saturday, January 1, 2005
Quote: You can learn new things at any time in your life if you're willing to be a beginner. If you actually learn to like being a beginner, the whole world opens up to you.
Author: Barbara Sher






 
 
 
 

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What is the orange "XML" or "RSS" icon I see more and more on web sites?

Sunday, January 16, 2005
What is the orange "XML" or "RSS" icon I see more and more on web sites?
By Anne-Marie Killer

This question does not have a one sentence answer! If I just said that one uses this icon to get a site's RSS feed, you still won't understand. So let's try and answer you in such a way that it all makes sense to you and, more importantly, that you learn how to benefit from it.

Let's say that you like my web site very much and you would like to read new content as I add it. At this stage there is no way of informing you when I've added a new page except for notifying you by email. This assumes that you've provided me with your e-mail address - which most people are hesitant to do any way. The other way is for you to bookmark my site - but how many times do people really go back to a site?

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Why You Need A Marketing Plan To Achieve Ultimate Success

Sunday, January 16, 2005

Why You Need A Marketing Plan To Achieve Ultimate Success

by Marketing Basics

Effective marketing plays a critical role in businesses that are successful. How effectively the marketing plan you develop markets your business, will ultimately determine your degree of success or failure. The key elements of a successful marketing plan are to:

1. Know your customers--their likes, dislikes and expectations.

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Posted on 01/16/05 at 09:43:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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New Tools To Help Promote Your Business

Saturday, January 15, 2005


Hello Online Marketers! Cathy and I are offering you some great new tools to help you promote your businesses online AND a way to generate some extra income. Have a look and take what you like. I like the audio/video generator. We'll be adding audio to our channels and websites asap!

Want To Instantly Add Streaming Video (Like This One) To Your Website Without Expensive Equipment Or Technical Know-How?

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Posted on 01/15/05 at 18:24:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Internet Marketing - High Tech Direct

Saturday, January 15, 2005

Internet Marketing - High Tech Direct

by Mal Keenan

Almost everyone has received unsolicited offers in the mail. These are what many call "junk mail", and more often than not, end up in the "circular file", more commonly known as the trash can. But anyone who is considering Internet marketing as either a part-time or full-time business may want to at least give a moment's pause before the big toss. Better still would be to study and reflect on the material you've received, and in some cases, store it in a real file for future use. The reason is because Internet marketing today is, in reality and when done properly, a high-tech enhancement and expansion of old-fashioned direct mail.

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Posted on 01/15/05 at 09:40:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Why advertising, marketing and PR pros should blog

Friday, January 14, 2005
Why advertising, marketing and PR pros should blog

LONDON - Blogs are a cheap, convenient and enjoyable form of PR and marketing that should be part of every business plan in 2005, writes Bob Cargill, senior creative director of Yellowfin Direct Marketing.

Most advertising, marketing and public relations professionals know a blog when they see one, but when it comes to actually using this relatively new, self-publishing platform, there are still many sceptics and naysayers among us. This time next year, however, those people will likely have come to their senses. In 2005, I dare say you would have to be either misinformed or just plain obstinate to not at least consider adding a blog to your business plan. Here are 10 reasons why: Blogs are interactive

To finish reading this news article go HERE
Posted on 01/14/05 at 17:40:16 by Kick the Email Habit
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6 Ways That Blogging Can Save You Money

Friday, January 14, 2005
6 Ways That Blogging Can Save You Money
By Tinu AbayomiPaul

Even though I’ve had several personal blogs for years, I’ve only been officially business blogging since 2003. So in going back over expenses for the last quarter, you can imagine my shock when I realized that my overall business costs were down about 19%. What saved me so much money? Surprisingly, blogging.

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Posted on 01/14/05 at 16:55:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Powerful Considerations Before Starting Your Own Business

Friday, January 14, 2005

Powerful Considerations Before Starting Your Own Business

by Gobala Krishnan

What does it take to start your own business? To many, the thought of starting your own business may be too daunting that you give up before you even start. Let's analyze what a typical start-up needs:

Start-up Capital

There is no secret that money talks the loudest of all. As a future entrepreneur, you may well know the fact that capital is perhaps the most essential part of setting up a business, both online and offline. Lack of start-up capital not only puts your business at a disadvantage, it also makes cash flow a serious issue. Over time, it also makes it difficult for you to expand your business.

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Posted on 01/14/05 at 09:38:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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It's Not Brain Surgery, It's Just An Online Home Based Business

Thursday, January 13, 2005

It's Not Brain Surgery, It's Just An Online Home Based Business

by Kirk Bannerman

Back when I first started my online home business I didn't have a clue concerning how to go about it. I had never done any Internet marketing, and didn't know anything about websites or search engines or any of that other online business stuff...in short, I was a complete rookie. In retrospect, the two major things that really helped me was that I refused to be intimidated and I kept a realistic perspective (both in terms of initial financial results and the time frame necessary to become successful). I know from my own years of experience that relatively few business ventures are started on the Internet by people with the experience, motivation, determination, backing, and support that it takes to even have a reasonable chance of success.

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Posted on 01/13/05 at 18:53:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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MSN tests new blog, search features

Thursday, January 13, 2005

MSN tests new blog, search features

By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

MSN on Tuesday evening is expected to quietly begin testing new features for searching and syndicating blogs, in a nod to the online publishing format.

In partnership with Moreover Technologies, Microsoft's Internet division will add features to MyMSN, its personalized Web service, that will let users find blogs and syndicate content using the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) format, according to company representatives.

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How To Turn Freebies Into Sales

Thursday, January 13, 2005

How To Turn Freebies Into Sales

by Rudy Cline

You can increase sales and profits by offering freebies to people who buy your main product or service. They increase the over all value of your main offer and in return people feel they're getting more for less.


It's important that you have a high enough profit margin so you can afford to give them away. Some freebies can be created without a lot of expense; like electronic information products. With these type of freebies there's no shipping or physical material costs.

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Posted on 01/13/05 at 09:42:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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It’s Really An Accountability Issue

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

It’s Really An Accountability Issue

by John Jantsch

You’ve studied, you’ve learned, you’ve got a game plan and you’re well intentioned. So why is it that you still don’t seem to get around to executing the marketing plan?

The phone rings, the copier jambs, the fantasy football stats need updating . . . see, the problem with marketing plans in general is that, left alone, they don’t create marketing results.

Now, I’m a big fan of marketing plans. This time of year you should pull out a big giant piece of paper, sit down with your staff and map out a month-by-month strategy for your marketing activities. (See calendar tool above)

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Posted on 01/12/05 at 18:50:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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The Tsunami and the Net: Global Awareness, Global Response

Wednesday, January 12, 2005
The Tsunami and the Net: Global Awareness, Global Response
The web not only gave us real-time news of the gigantic waves' destruction, but also pushed us to help the survivors.
FORTUNE
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
David Kirkpatrick
By David Kirkpatrick

The terrible Asian tsunami, and its aftermath, has been rightly called the first truly global tragedy. One reason is that citizens of so many different countries were killed, injured or left destitute. The other reason is that the Internet's globe-spanning power made it possible for news accounts, pictures, and videos of the devastating natural disaster to be quickly transmitted around the world. Barely a day after many of us in the U.S. opened Christmas presents, we were jarred out of our complacency to see and hear about tremendous suffering halfway around the globe.

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Posted on 01/12/05 at 12:04:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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An Ethical Dilemma? Selling Something That You Can Get For Free

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

An Ethical Dilemma? Selling Something That You Can Get For Free

by Willie Crawford


At least once a week, I have someone point out to me that a big-name information marketer, software "developer," or company, is selling something that is very similar to a product that you can get for free. They see something fundamentally "wrong" with SELLING a product or information that can be obtained for nothing... if you search in the right place. Often, they point this out to me because they just feel the need to protest something they view as somehow "wrong."

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Press Releases for Every Occasion

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Press Releases for Every Occasion

by Bill Stoller

To many marketers, the press release is something of a "one size fits all" proposition. You want to get media coverage, you knock out a press release, send it to some journalists and sit back and wait.

Of course, smart Publicity Insiders already know that’s a prescription for failure. You know that your press release has to have a "hook", be well-written and sent to appropriate journalists in an active, not passive, manner. But there’s another part of the puzzle that even savvy publicity-seekers sometimes miss -- you can’t just write "a press release", you have to write the right kind of press release.

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Posted on 01/11/05 at 18:47:00 by Kick the Email Habit
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Internet Marketing for Online Businesses

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Internet Marketing for Online Businesses

by Brent Yorzinski

Few distinctions are ever made between Internet marketing for an online business and that of a brick and mortar one. While often overlooked, this is one of the most important determinations a website owner needs to consider. But why is this so critical?

When marketing for an online business, it makes little difference where the customer is located. It does not matter if the person purchasing your product is located three miles away or across the country. Regardless, you are going to package and ship the product.

On the other hand, if you are marketing a brick and mortar business online there is a specific geographic area that needs to be targeted. A plumber in Virginia Beach has no need to advertise to someone in California. Still businesses wastefully and wrongly try to conquer the world.

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Internet Marketing

Tuesday, January 11, 2005