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		<title>8 Simple Tips to Increase Traffic To Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 15:04:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Putting up a website does not mean that your ideal clients will automatically find you. But the more traffic you have to your website, the more likely that people will contact you.  So how do you get more traffic to your site? 
Here are 8 easy suggestions:
 

	Add your website address to your email signature [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use Facebook to Increase Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 16:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
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Jennifer Abernethy, author of The Complete Idiot&#8217;s Guide to Social Media Marketing, says:  Think of Facebook as the world&#8217;s largest trade show (with more than 350 million active attendees!), and they have just offered you a F.R.E.E booth. 
How can you pass this up?  You now have a f.r.e.e booth at the world&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On becomming a Laptop Mommy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 13:17:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love what I do.  And it is my passion to show others how to do what they love&#8230; making a great income without sacrifycing ANY other important priorities.



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		<title>Cross Promotions and Joint Ventures</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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Designers are always asking me&#8230; Who can I team up with to create joint ventures or cross promotions?
Although the first instinct is to look for other people in the design industry, there are MANY other professionals who may have the same or similar target audience as you.  Because they aren&#8217;t in direct competition with you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your ideal client</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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When you see the question, &#8220;Who is your ideal client?&#8220;, what do you think?
Do you come up with a big group, like women, or people who own big houses?
Or are you clear and specific?  Can you answer something like:
My ideal client is a professional, married woman, age 35-45. She works in the city at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How specific should your niche be?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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When asked to describe their niche, most entrepreneurs are hesitant.  They feel that if they are too narrow in their self-proclaimed specialty, they will decrease their opportunities.  But the truth is&#8230; the more specific and narrow your niche, the more likely it is that you will succeed in today&#8217;s marketplace.
Consumers are looking for specialists &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How often should you blog?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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While I cannot claim to be an expert on blogging, I do study what is working.  And although I&#8217;m not posting as often as I should for maximum effectiveness, I do see that the more often I post, the more traffic I get.
And the best part&#8230; the posts don&#8217;t even have to be long, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Results of Designer Survey</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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I did a survey a few months ago asking thousands of designers around the country what their biggest challenge in business was.  There were a lot of responses regarding time management, work / life balance, and organization.  But the most popular challenge was getting more clients.
The question: &#8220;What is the biggest challenge you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 quick ideas to get clients this month</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your call to action this week is to implement at least 1 new marketing idea (or improve upon one that isn’t being done in the most effective way).

	Join Twitter  Designers have been slow to join in on this incredibly effective marketing tool.  But you don&#8217;t want to miss out on this great way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips for Really Thriving in This New Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nika Stewart</dc:creator>
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Are you feeling like your clients and prospects are wary about spending money? Are they taking longer to make decisions? Are you struggling to convince homeowners to purchase from you?
In the past, I would talk about how to improve your sales techniques and try to help you realize that people DO want to purchase what [...]]]></description>
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