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		<title>Is it Time to Re-examine Your Concept of Success?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohntheMentor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s post comes courtesy of a guest blogger, Susan Henderson (www.susanhenderson.com).  I have been following Susan&#8217;s newsletter &#8220;The Successful Dilettante&#8221; for a couple of years.    If you like this post, I would encourage you to check out Susan&#8217;s website and sign up for her newsletter. Is it Time to Re-examine Your Concept of Success? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Please Like Me</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey, I want to thank you for reading this blog post today. It just goes to prove what an intelligent, creative, and thoughtful human being you are. I mean that sincerely. Why do I say that? Well, that&#8217;s who this blog is aimed at. And there aren&#8217;t that many of us. So, you are one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Low Cost Keys (to Finding More Sales)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JohntheMentor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, I posted 3 Low-cost Keys to Finding More Sales. In the current issue of my newsletter, I talked about a couple of more. Here&#8217;s a recap of it. Key 4 -Find ways to add value to a sale. The first step is to make sure that what you are offering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Ideal (Paying) Client</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever have a problem with people asking your for advice or for a service from you (that you do&#8230; or are trying to do as a business) but not wanting to pay for it? Usually it is friends, acquaintances, relatives, or some such&#8230; people who don&#8217;t think of themselves as customers. If you are just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Low-cost Keys to Finding More Sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sure there has been a recession&#8230; some would say a depression. But even in the midst of it, there are creative businesses that are not just hanging on, but thriving. They prove that it can be done. Are you one of them? If not, what can you do to increase your sales in a down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay alert to the trends&#8230; and find &#8220;found&#8221; business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Cricut (the crafting machine company in Salt Lake City, UT), close to 75 percent of households in the U.S. have someone who does crafting. This is why they make a variety of machines dedicated to helping crafters. If you are looking for an area to expand your business (and bring in another revenue [...]]]></description>
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