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3 Tips for Ringing in 2012 with Passion and Focus

Kelli Claypool — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:50:38 +0000

The New Year is right around the corner. It’s a great time to set both personal and professional resolutions. It’s a time when you can essentially wipe the slate clean and start over. If you’ve struggled to stay passionate and focused this year, then this is a great New Year’s Resolution. Let’s take a look [...]

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What Does Organizing Have to do with Reaching Goals?

Kelli Claypool — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:42:09 +0000

Do your days feel overwhelming? Do you spend your day checking off tasks, only to feel as if you’ve accomplished nothing? There really is a secret to daily productivity. Here are five ways to organize daily tasks efficiently. #1 Prioritize Many people mistake prioritizing tasks with ordering them. The tasks that receive the highest priority [...]

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Top 5 Reasons You Want Raving Fans

Kelli Claypool — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:23:00 +0000

Do you know the differences between raving fans and everyday customers? Let’s explore why you want to have raving fans in your business. #1 Raving Fans tell their friends about your products and services and then they become raving fans too. Everyday customers don’t take the time to share with others. #2 Raving Fans are [...]

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Down for Updates at 12:30 a.m.

Kelli Claypool — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:02:46 +0000

Our website will be down for maintenance and updates at 12:30 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, 12/27/11. This update should only take approximately 30 minutes. During this time, you will not have access to any member’s areas. Thank you! Down for Updates at 12:30 a.m. is a post from: Small Business and Learning Institute | [...]

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Gift Returns, Long Lines, and Great Customer Service

Kelli Claypool — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:38:32 +0000

Christmas Eve my son and I went to Walmart for some last minute stocking stuffers and the lines were long, and the attitudes of the customers were, for the most part, jolly. Today, however, is a different story. One guy walked in with an attitude, it was written all over his face and when he [...]

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Day 12 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

Kelli Claypool — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:59:53 +0000

Let’s face it – With the recent economic downturn, many people have been flooded with debts. But at the same time, a small group of people with certain skill sets have been stockpiling their wealth even in these times of uncertainty. Wouldn’t you like to tap into these money making secrets? Here’s the good news: [...]

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Day 11 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

Kelli Claypool — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:28:12 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase time and time again – Traffic is King. For the big powerhouses who have big budgets, advertising and paying for traffic is no problem. But what about the small business owners who are on a shoestring budget? They have to resort to free traffic generation methods such as article [...]

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Day 10 of 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

Kelli Claypool — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:39:50 +0000

Facebook is one of the largest sources of traffic out there and you would be hitting your head against the wall if you fail to tap into this huge source of traffic. Here’s whats in this massive Facebook Marketing guide – Tools and strategies to draw massive traffic from Facebook Secret viral marketing strategies used [...]

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Day 9 of 12 Days of Christmas

Kelli Claypool — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:10:10 +0000

Today’s gift is pretty handy because it offers more than 180 resources that you can use right now in your business. The majority of these resources are free. I’m sure you’ve heard of some of them, but others may be new to you. Some of the categories of resources include: Article Marketing Resources Blogging Resources [...]

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Day 8 of 12 Days of Christmas

Kelli Claypool — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:21:59 +0000

Gift #8 is from us! The nice thing about e-mail marketing is it allows you to leverage your efforts 24/7 utilizing automation. By offering something useful via an opt-in form on your website, confirming their request for the information and then supplying relevant, valuable email follow-up, you are ensuring increased exposure to your site, services, [...]

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