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That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That's all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house. You could just walk around all the time.
— George Carlin
There's sooo much stuff available. So what's left to sell? Just two things. Do you have them? read more
In case you missed it, best-selling Seth Godin has stopped publishing books conventionally. He can. What if your customers could bypass you? In case you're thinking of writing a book, Tim Ferriss explains how authors really make money.
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How Bill Gates Stopped Inflicting "Death By PowerPoint"
PowerPoint has a bad reputation for creating horrible presentations. Bill Gates wasn't highly regarded either. Presentation Zen explains how both have improved. read more There's also the "10-40 Rule" to cut the bloat from your presentations. Here are more tips to "nail" your next time in front of an audience. Tip: If you have PowerPoint 2010 (or 2007), why not create new presentations in 16:10 or 16:9 widescreen? This works even if you have an old 4:3 projector.
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 Your Smartphone's Untapped Wow!
Novelty grabs attention. Why not use your smartphone, old iPod Touch or new iPad to get your message across. Harvard Business Review explains how. read more |
Three Stories To Boost Your Credibility
The right stories help build your credibility. This article comes from the world of writing sales copy but these three techniques work well wherever you tell your story. read more
Why not use your enhanced credibility to increase your influence online and offline. Here are 60 ways. (I prefer lists with 3-5 items)
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You probably type the same things over and over. There's a nifty time saver called PhraseExpress. It's like the Autocorrect feature in Microsoft Office but works with all Windows applications and does much more.
I started testing this month and am very impressed. It's simple but very powerful For instance, typing @mActuary
gives a working web link to http://twitter.com/mActuary. Also #now inserts the current time and #today inserts the date in my preferred format. Those are simple examples. You can do plenty more. Interested? Here's the download page from PC World and the official website.PhraseExpress is free for personal use and allows a 30 day evaluation for business users. If you try it, will you tell me your impressions?
Thanks for reading. Feel free to send your comments, questions and article suggestions.
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All that's left to sell
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Brainstorming tools and techniques
Three stories to boost your credibility
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