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Personality of a Good Ghostwriter

May 17, 2012

I admit to getting good grades in school – high school and college. Friends copied my college notes because they were so neat after I rewrote them and organized them usually in an outline. And on occasion I did aspire to write a novel or author a work of non-fiction. I have no idea whether [...]

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How to Find the Right Business Coach for You

May 10, 2011

One of my colleagues, an independent financial adviser, was introduced to this business coach whose specialty was owners of small businesses. She was not impressed by the coach’s approach of asking her a few questions and based on her responses determined it was evident my colleague needed coaching. My colleague was also annoyed at the [...]

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Coaches for a Small Business- How to Find the Right One

February 20, 2011

You have decided that this new business you have started could use some help and that it’s going to take more than you to get your business in the places it needs to go.  A small business coach sounds like a good idea but who do you look for and where do you look? First [...]

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How to Get Content Ideas for Blogs

January 4, 2011

I am active in my three business blogs and I write blog posts for two clients. I don’t have problems finding topics for content because I know where to look. The exciting part of looking for content for me is that every time I set out on a search I find more places where I [...]

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Why You Need to Repurpose Your Content

December 14, 2010

It just amazes me that no one tells us the whole story when we’re starting out to build an online business. Aren’t you amazed at the fact that your webmaster or your online mentor or the online program you purchased to show you how to link your blog with social networking explains all the technical [...]

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Teaching Skillful Internet Marketing

December 8, 2010

The very good coaches and internet marketing teachers are able to unpack what they know and make it accessible to others as well as learnable.  This requires a very explicit knowledge and skill that really goes beyond expertise. A very good golfer, for example, doesn’t know exactly what goes into producing her long drives or [...]

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Become the Brand

November 24, 2010

If you are an entrepreneur become the  brand. Finding people who can help you either get started in your business or expand your business is a great way to learn how to brand yourself. These people are experienced and usually successful entrepreneurs, online or offline.  Find out what they do to attract you. Then ask [...]

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How to Find a Web Designer

October 15, 2010

How to Find a Web Designer That Is Perfect for You should really be the title of this post but the: ·    Title is too long; ·    What’s perfect one day won’t be perfect the next; ·    No one web designer or web master will be able to do everything you want to do. If [...]

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Do You Need a Web Designer?

October 11, 2010

I am helping a young mother establish an online presence for her business. She wants to put up a website but she is on a very tight budget. I explained to her that she could use WordPress, the blogging platform, as her website, and create a very simple WP website herself. Although she has been [...]

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Where Should You Market Your Business Online?

September 16, 2010

The problem with being a small business or having a small practice is that you have nearly infinite possible online marketing opportunities and finite resources. After all you’re not a large corporation with a large budget and a half dozen people to help you. There is you, your small budget and maybe enough to outsource [...]

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