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	<title>Success in Business and Family &#187; Business</title>
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		<title>Nerdy Girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 22:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so Kevin said we ought to make up alternate words for Terri  Clark&#8217;s song &#8220;Dirty Girl&#8221;.
So we gave it a shot.
Nerdy Girl
Brain  cells chewin&#8217; on the error message
Throwin&#8217; tech words everywhere
I&#8217;m beside you helpin&#8217; with the guesses
Runnin&#8217; my fingers through your hair
And you know, there&#8217;s nothin&#8217; like it in the world
When we&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both Sides of Local Search</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 18:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local search is being used increasingly by people in larger metro areas, and as a result, search engines are now emphasizing it in search results. For many businesses, this is an opportunity. For others, it is not only NOT an advantage, it ends up being a problem. Local search doesn&#8217;t benefit all businesses.
If you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battling Dragons</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 21:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Life was good. Her husband had a fine job, she worked a little from home, and her kids were well, and progressing through the normal milestones of childhood and school. She experienced the normal ups and downs of confidence associated with juggling a busy life. But it was good, and she felt fairly competent in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Credit or Blame</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 May 2010 17:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If a client makes money this week from their website, I get a thank you, and raving compliments. If a client site slumps and doesn&#8217;t earn, I take the blame for providing them with a lousy website. That is the drawback of being a web professional &#8211; good, or bad, we get the credit or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing to a Narrow Niche</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Niche marketing has really buzz over the last few years, with many marketers claiming that it is a more effective way of marketing. Niche marketing means you select a facet of a market, and serve that market only. I agree that it is something that can be effective for very small businesses, but it also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Yourself and Your Customers in Your Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 19:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have long told my clients, &#8220;You are your biggest asset in your business, and in marketing.&#8221; I believe that the strengths of an individual point naturally to marketing methods and messages. When you maximize those, marketing is both easier and more effective. When you work against them, things become hard, and less successful.
A client [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deception In the Numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Recession Survival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a thing about deceptive advertising, and deceptive promotional practices. Lately the news media has taken up the drum for various causes, and is using age old deceptive practices in the reporting of the news.
The latest one is in jobless numbers. &#8220;Jobless claims fall for fourth straight week&#8221;, the headline said.
Makes it sound like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One of Those Nightmares</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[She bought the software on a Thursday. On Friday, she bought the Installation Service. Normally, I&#8217;d expect to spend about 2 hours in tech support for the software purchase, and about 4 hours on the installation service. Reasonable for the cost of the two items.
I had the initial part of the work done within a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Want a Refund Because I&#8217;m an Idiot</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We sell several pieces of software. We have an &#8220;It&#8217;ll Work&#8221; guarantee. In other words, if we can&#8217;t get it working for the customer, we&#8217;ll refund. We don&#8217;t refund in other circumstances &#8211; because software is copiable. Sadly, there ARE unscrupulous people who will download software, demand a refund, then use or distribute it (we&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Software Releases for VirtueMart</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We just released VirtueMart Flex Tax, and Authorize.net SIM Flex Payments for VirtueMart. So what is new and special about these add-ons?
VirtueMart Flex Tax started out as a means of calculating Canadian Taxes. There is another option out there for this, but it is clunky, overly complicated, and requires modification of way too many site [...]]]></description>
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