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<title>Erin Blaskie - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When you think of passionate love affairs, it's not often that you also think about Internet Marketing. However, when you meet Erin Blaskie, you realize that those two things meld together in a way that just makes sense. Erin Blaskie started her first company at the age of 21. After launching BSETC, a professional outsourcing team, she joined forces with some of the top Internet Marketers to support, build, grow and sell some amazing companies. To date, Erin and her team have serviced over 300 entrepreneurs in countless countries around the world. Five years and a few more businesses later, ... ]]></description>
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<title>The Deficit Vs The Investment in Business</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:04:17 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the issues that comes up from time to time is the idea of deficit vs. investment. What this means is that a person spends their money at your organization in some way, shape or form. When the person does that, they have made an investment and therefore can be of the mindset that you are now in deficit with them. They have provided you with income so now they have a different access level.]]></description>
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<title>Three Ways to Use Tweetdeck to Improve Your Twitter Experience</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:05:38 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently, Tweetdeck announced an upgrade and this made a lot of people very, very happy.  The reason?  Tweetdeck used to experience some bugs and Adobe Air did not make that any easier.  Now, Tweetdeck is back with an improved interface and a fabulous new iPhone app.
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<title>How Are You Dealing With the Recession in Your Small Business?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:36:15 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a business owner, we have an entirely different set of worries when something like the recession hits. Not only do we still have to maintain momentum and attempt to still drum up sales, we also have to worry about our families and ensure that no matter what happens, we'll still be able to provide for them.]]></description>
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<title>Business Concept Clarity - Determining the What, the How and the When For Your Business</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:15:37 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may have asked yourself a question when you've been frustrated, stuck or overwhelmed when trying to come up with business concept clarity.  The question is this: I know what I want to do as a business because I am passionate about it but I can't see the BIG picture of it all in order to really gain clarity about the next steps.  Here are the steps you can take to help gain more business clarity.]]></description>
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<title>The Secrets to Business Success</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:23:43 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am a born entrepreneur. Everyday when I wake up, THIS is what I was meant to do. I do it very well some days and not so well others. I'm the navigator of my own world and therefore sometimes, I admittedly make mistakes. I have grown so much and learned a lot about myself as both a business owner and as a human being.]]></description>
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<title>Five Reasons Why You Need a WordPress Blog</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:39:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Back in December, I decided that I wanted to try something new and fresh with my website. I was also getting tired of the standard websites with their uniform look and I didn't really feel like I was getting any benefit from it. So, I did a bit of research and decided that I wanted to try a blogging platform and after a bit more research, I chose Wordpress.]]></description>
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<title>What to Do if the Creative Juices Dry Up in the Creative Writing Process</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:37:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Creative writing in your business, whether for articles or blogs, takes up a lot of time, energy and creative juices.  So, what do you do when your creative juices run dry? You can use this time to do a few things...]]></description>
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<title>Improving Your Email Signature to Enhance Your Marketing Message</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:30:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[E-mail signatures are a great place to add your marketing message.  Here are two great ways, explained in detail, to add items to your e-mail signature.]]></description>
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<title>Using Your RSS Blog Feed Reader as a Business Networking Tool</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:28:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your feed reader can become a great business and marketing tool for you if you take advantage of what it is has to offer.  I have been thinking a lot about how I use my feed reader and I wanted to share the top five ways that I have found.]]></description>
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<title>5 Ways to Improve Your Company's Vibe</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:12:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dictionary.com defines 'vibe' as a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively; "that place gave me bad vibrations"; "it gave me a nostalgic vibe".  How can someone improve or create a vibe in their business?]]></description>
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<title>Owning Your Identity - Why It's Important to Stand on Your Own</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:10:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past three years, I have had both good and bad experiences with people (more good of course!) and it never ceases to amaze me. Some people just don't know how to have, and cherish, an identity of their own.]]></description>
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<title>Dropping the Ball - A Recovery Plan to Saving Face and Making Things Right</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:03:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all know that it can happen from time to time - a ball gets dropped in your court and then you forget to pick it back up and move forward with the item. In today's society, it's no wonder we do drop balls - information is exchanged at an astounding rate. We receive more incoming messages daily than we ever have in the history of our society. We're being bombarded at our jobs, in our social life, in advertising and with those pesky thoughts that run around our own heads.]]></description>
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<title>What is a Virtual Assistant?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:03:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Simply put, a virtual assistant is someone who provides administrative support to business owners but does not necessarily perform these services in the owner's office. This is the aspect that makes us "virtual." Although some virtual assistants do spend time in the offices of their clients, most do not.]]></description>
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<title>5 Ways to Make Delegating More Effective</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:00:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In my profession as a virtual assistant, I am in the front of the delegating lines and I see firsthand what works and what doesn't. Oftentimes, new clients will ask me to coach them a bit on delegating work to our company and I am always happy to do so.]]></description>
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<title>Mastering The Close - Getting Clients to Say Yes</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:50:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever stopped to figure out what your conversion rate is in your business?  Once you schedule that call with your potential client, how well do you do with turning them into an actual client in your business?  Here are some great tips on converting a potential client into a true client.]]></description>
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<title>Need More Available Time?  Block Off Time in Your Calendar</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:21:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A common problem in business is the lack of available, free, uninterrupted time.  Most business owners schedule in as much as they can and try to do it all.  This usually results in having no time to get any actual work done which increases frustration and stress levels.]]></description>
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<title>I Have Discovered That a Goal isn't Just a Term Used in Sports... It's Actually Useful!</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:58:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Goal setting isn't just for large companies, it's for all companies. Goal setting allows you to see the bigger picture that is your business and allows you to determine the direction you want to lead your business.]]></description>
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<title>Debt... A Plan to Be Free</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:41:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Although this is based on a more personal note, I wanted to write about debt. Debt is something that a lot of us have and a lot of us suffer with. Debt is a word that most of us cringe over and wish to forget about... unfortunately it's not something we can run from. It follows us until it is paid off and even then, the fear of going back into debt looms over us like a black cloud.]]></description>
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<title>When You Have an Idea, Secure Your Domain</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:36:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all have ideas that come and go and as an entrepreneur, these ideas tend to come more often and they tend to stick around... You won't find them leaving your brain as quickly as you would have hoped they would.

Since we have this innate characteristic of building new things and creating, it is only natural that we will eventually stumble across the next BIG idea.]]></description>
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<title>I Have Discovered That Keeping Track of My Hours Shouldn't Require Hours of My Time</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:30:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In your business do you have to keep track of billable hours for your clients? Do you find it absolutely annoying to constantly keep track of thirty different timesheets in Excel?]]></description>
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<title>How Much Time Do You Spend On the Phone?</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:19:52 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As business owners, we spend a fair amount of time on the phone speaking to different people: potential clients, existing clients, virtual assistants, web hosting companies, etc. If we allowed each conversation to be unclear and unfocused, we could be spending additional time on the telephone and less time on our work and the things that we need to do to build our business. So, ask yourself - how much time do you spend on the phone?]]></description>
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<title>Tips to Avoid Having a Horrible Website</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:17:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I find myself browsing through approximately 50-75 sites per day and that's on a slow day... The reason I spend so much time browsing is to keep up with what is hot, what is popular and which websites are ranking high in the search engines according to specific keywords. I also browse through this many sites so that I can check to see who is out there that I may want to form a partnership, link exchange, joint venture, etc. with.]]></description>
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<title>The Best Contact Management Systems for Online and Offline</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:10:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Working as a virtual assistant, my clients often ask me about contact management and what my advice is on storing contacts. I think this tends to be a struggle with a lot of people who work in both the offline and online world. I hope that I can help clarify what my recommendations are for contact management in this article.]]></description>
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<title>Adobe PhotoShop - Two Helpful Tips</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:09:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PhotoShop is a software program with many, many features.  It's also one of those software programs that anyone can use - if they just practice using it.  There are two PhotoShop tips that you should know about and these include PhotoShop Actions and color matching using Pantone colors.]]></description>
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<title>I Have Discovered That Sleeping in the Airport Becomes a Way of Life</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:00:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I travel a lot for business and for pleasure. It seems that my schedule seems to find me traveling approximately every two months or so. At any given time, I may be traveling more often or less often but the fact of the matter is always the same: I know travel. In fact, as I write this, I am sitting at a client's office in Charlotte, NC.  I've decided to put together some helpful tips for you so that you can avoid having my luck and if you do find yourself with a case of bad luck, you can be prepared for it.]]></description>
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<title>Pros and Cons of Working Through the Night</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:34:42 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Working late is NOT weird or strange but it definitely has its pros and cons. I am writing this article now for two reasons. One, to make myself feel better about sitting beside my computer with a bowl of popcorn and my endless to-do list and two, to help you realize that there are some good sides and bad sides to working through the night.]]></description>
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<title>Being Available to Your Clients is Truly Appreciated</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:25:41 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My clients have grown to love the fact that I'm available quickly.  If they e-mail me, chances are great that I'll be sitting at my PC ready for their e-mail and in most cases; I have an e-mail back to them within five-ten minutes.  My clients have always commented on this ability of mine and how much they appreciate my responsiveness and timeliness.  So, how can you achieve this for your own business?  It's easy!]]></description>
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<title>Submitting Articles to Gain Free Advertising &amp; Publicity</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:47:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is a growing trend that is catapulting unknown authors to known experts.  The idea is simple: write an article about a chosen topic, submit it through the multitude of article submission sites and presto - your message and content is delivered to people who are looking for exactly what you are "selling."]]></description>
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<title>Using Forums to Gain Free Advertising &amp; Publicity</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:44:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The use of forums as a medium for advertising is often overlooked.  What people don't realize is that there are rather large benefits to posting messages in free forums.  1) You are capturing the attention of your audience, your target market.  2) You have the ability to learn more about your own industry.  3) You can meet some really great people and network while you're "advertising."]]></description>
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<title>Using Link Exchange to Gain Free Advertising &amp; Publicity</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:36:28 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I'm sure you've heard it before or maybe you are doing it already but this is a great way to get your business free exposure.  By exchanging links with other websites, you are increasing the number of incoming links to your website which improves your overall website rating which in turn boosts your placement in search engines.  You also have the power to carefully select which websites you exchange links with so that you can be sure you are showing up on similar websites - places where your target market might show up on the web.]]></description>
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<title>Using Teleconferences to Gain Free Advertising &amp; Publicity</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:18:29 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We live in an information rich age.  Businesses everywhere are looking for content all of the time - content for e-zines, articles, blogs, websites and teleconferences.  Teleconferences are telephone conferences where customers dial into a bridge line and listen to a half hour or hour long session given by an expert in a chosen topic.]]></description>
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<title>Using Press Releases to Gain Free Advertising &amp; Publicity</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:13:26 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[You may think that writing press releases only works when you have important news to share or company announcements to make and that is wrong!  You can write and submit press releases at anytime which will get published if you put an interesting slant to what you are submitting.]]></description>
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<title>The 5 Important Steps to Take When Starting a Book Club</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 16:48:06 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have thought about starting up your own book club, whether it be an online book club that caters to a wide range of people or a local book club that is primarily just for your community, here are the five most important steps you should take.]]></description>
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<title>Making Your Book Club an Interactive Experience</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 16:29:10 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Book clubs and reading groups alike are a great way to get out in your community and meet people!  Sometimes, however, these clubs can suffer from a lack of excitement, involvement and most of all, fun!]]></description>
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