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Who’s REALLY an Entrepreneur?

David Askaripour — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 21:05:04 +0000

There’s a wide gap between being an entrepreneur and someone who thinks they can run a business. The former was born into entrepreneurship and is a natural leader; the latter tries to become an entrepreneur, sometimes finds moderate success even, but never reaches any substantial heights. The constant pressure of trying to be something you’re [...]

3 Creative Ways to Spread Your Logo and Market Your Business

Sponsored Article — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 15:24:06 +0000

Your logo is your company’s life. It’s the symbol of everything that you represent: the quality of your service; the image and feelings of your product; and the values that your company seeks to maintain. It’s 2012 and the Internet isn’t slowing down. Quite the opposite. Leveraging social media to market your company is no [...]

Following Your Nature, Even to Death!

David Askaripour — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:29:22 +0000

If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man. —Thoreau I watched a documentary of a man who lived with bears in Alaska for ten-years. He walked amongst them every summer, in the deep wilderness. People thought he was crazy and more of a danger to the bears—overly-habituating them [...]

3 Benefits of a CRM System

Sponsored Article — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 02:17:02 +0000

Shared or distributed data Sharing information throughout various social sites allows you to follow up instantly to the needs of your customers. A good CRM system will enable you to make the best informed decisions on how to follow-up properly, and on various levels with your customers. Cost reduction The idea of a solid Customer [...]

Non Verbal Communication — Language Without Words

David Askaripour — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:19:17 +0000

Last night when he spoke in Spanish to me, there were many windows where I absolutely didn’t understand the words that he spoke. “I don’t understand shit right now!” I thought. Actually, it was pretty funny. I was laughing inside loudly. Having a ball with myself! Then, just like that… I started to understand… Not [...]

Bamboo Dreams

David Askaripour — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:48:16 +0000

Life ain’t easy jeezy. I wish that I could say that my life is perfect, but it’s not. Far from it. It ain’t that bad, either. I have food, shelter, and all limbs. That puts me ahead of 1 billion people. Not ahead, but perhaps behind. It’s a shame to live in a world where [...]

The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Living In Buenos Aires

David Askaripour — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 23:11:35 +0000

“You want to talk in English behind my back… okay! Get out of the car now! Now, get out! Who do you think you are?” the taxi driver repeated in Rioplatense Castellano, the Spanish dialect spoken here in Buenos Aires, Argentina, “I’m a person. I have rights. What gives you the right to speak English [...]

WordPress Zen: How to Make $100 bucks a Month by Writing About Your Passion (Chapter 12)

David Askaripour — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:58:26 +0000

Table of contents: Chapter 1 — Getting Started Chapter 2 — Installing WordPress Chapter 3 — Publishing Your First Article Chapter 4 — Making Your Articles Pretty Chapter 5 — Igniting Your Articles Chapter 6 — Optimizing Your Article Chapter 7 — Social Media Chapter 8 — Enhancing Your Blog with Plugins Chapter 9 — [...]

WordPress Zen: How to Make $100 bucks a Month by Writing About Your Passion (Chapter 11)

David Askaripour — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:55:11 +0000

WordPress Zen: How to Make $100 bucks a Month by Writing About Your Passion (Chapter 10)

David Askaripour — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:53:01 +0000