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Featured Article: 5 Ways Online Marketing Is Like Dating by Angie Nikoleychuk

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While we may not be actually selling anything, or at least not normally, landing a boyfriend or girlfriend, and even at the beginning of a relationship is really marketing yourself. There are a lot of other similarities between the two as well.

Everyone Portrays the Perfect Image In the Beginning

When a relationship's new, you're on your best behavior. You're careful not to fart in bed (or on the couch, depending on how new this relationship is). You mind your Ps and Qs, and try really hard not to let the other person know you're crabby or irritated. You hide your little idiosyncrasies as best you can because some small part of you wants that other person to recognize how damn wonderful you really are.

Pssst! Want to know a secret? When you let that silent one go? She knew it wasn't the dog, but she liked you enough to pretend she didn't notice!

Marketing's a lot like that, you know. Products and services usually all look pretty good and free from flaws at the start. We know the negative points are there; we just don't see them yet or they aren't serious enough to be an issue.

It isn't until after we've used the service/product and fallen in love with it a little bit that we notice the things that aren't quite so perfect. But, if it's handled the right way and our experience has been good up to that point, we'll usually overlook it. If the experience hasn't been quite so good and the business isn't interested in listening, then like a nagging wife, the customer is going to blow a gasket and toss complaints everywhere like a vacuum in reverse.

Looking In the Wrong Places Means You Waste a Lot Of Time

Here's the deal, if you attempt to pick up this really hot chick (or guy) and she keeps looking over at her friends with this pleading look in her eye, she's just not that into you.

If she goes to the washroom, and you happen to notice her trying to climb out the bathroom window, she's just not that into you.

If she gives you the phone number for the local strip club instead of her cell number, if she starts scratching consistently, or tries to pass you off to her very eager but considerably less attractive friend, she's just not into you. Well, or it's likely going to take you longer to get her to go out with you than the two weeks the relationship will last because you realize looks aren't everything in her case.

Marketing and consumers are like that too. If you're constantly marketing to the wrong crowd or in the wrong area, you're going to waste a lot of time and effort on people who just aren't that interested. Instead, take time to become familiar with your target market and go where they go. Besides, it's a lot easier and a lot more profitable to market to those who are already interested in what you have to offer.

There's someone out there for everybody?

Spontaneity Keeps Them Interested

When you're girl or guy hunting, you need to stand out from the crowd and get noticed. Otherwise, you look like every other Joe Blow or Mary Jane who has mistreated them in the past. Best case scenario, she's thinking as she eyes you up, is that you have absolutely nothing to offer her that's going to make her life better.

So what do you do? You make sure you look just right, you slick back your hair, you saunter up to her and you say... something really stupid that makes you want to crawl in a hole, but it was odd and creative enough that she laughed and decided to give you a chance.

In marketing, if you're too afraid to take risks or get creative, you'll get passed by. The things really stand out are the ones that become highly successful. Don't be afraid to take a risk.

You Can't Stop. It's a Constant Effort

If someone breaks up with you, you get rid of any evidence and head back out in an attempt to land the next one. If you stay in a relationship, it needs constant work and attention because things just keep changing. This is particularly true when you hear statements like 'you spend more time with your phone than you spend with me', 'we never do the fun stuff anymore' and 'I've got your keys for the truck. And if you sneak off to the bar on the garden tractor again there's going to be trouble'.

Your customers probably won't take away your keys or threaten to take half of everything if you sneak off to the bar, but those relationships still require regular attention and maintenance. Marketing also needs to be consistent to avoid creating waves in your income and keep you at the forefront of your customer's minds.

Honesty and Transparency Are Important

Her: What are these? *dangles a delicate pair of women's undergarments*

You: Uh... they're mine. You know, for days I need a self-esteem boost. Lace isn't just for girls, you know!

Her: Uh huh. Like you're a size 2. What's her name?

You: Crap! *sweat* uh...uh...

Yeah, you know how it goes. If you aren't honest or even look like you're hiding something, it's game over. You can bet your other half is going to sniff that out in an instant and it's not going to end well.

Are there other ways marketing is like dating?

Based in Saskatchewan, Canada, Angie Nikoleychuk (Haggstrom) is the Senior Copywriter and Content Consultant for Angie’s Copywriting, a professional business copywriting service providing high-end content to companies and organizations of all sizes.

In addition to her online copywriting, Angie is also a contributing author and guest writer for several industry leading publications, a diehard coffee addict, and avid Twitter user. Her favorite subjects? SEO, SM, branding, marketing, and business. (Besides writing, of course!)

Featured Article: Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson

 

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Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren't sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.

1. Get specific. When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. "Lose 5 pounds" is a better goal than "lose some weight," because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like. Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you motivated until you get there. Also, think about the specific actions that need to be taken to reach your goal. Just promising you'll "eat less" or "sleep more" is too vague — be clear and precise. "I'll be in bed by 10pm on weeknights" leaves no room for doubt about what you need to do, and whether or not you've actually done it.

2. Seize the moment to act on your goals. Given how busy most of us are, and how many goals we are juggling at once, it's not surprising that we routinely miss opportunities to act on a goal because we simply fail to notice them. Did you really have no time to work out today? No chance at any point to return that phone call? Achieving your goal means grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.

To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. Again, be as specific as possible (e.g., "If it's Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, I'll work out for 30 minutes before work.") Studies show that this kind of planning will help your brain to detect and seize the opportunity when it arises, increasing your chances of success by roughly 300%.

3. Know exactly how far you have left to go. Achieving any goal also requires honest and regular monitoring of your progress — if not by others, then by you yourself. If you don't know how well you are doing, you can't adjust your behavior or your strategies accordingly. Check your progress frequently — weekly, or even daily, depending on the goal.

4. Be a realistic optimist. When you are setting a goal, by all means engage in lots of positive thinking about how likely you are to achieve it. Believing in your ability to succeed is enormously helpful for creating and sustaining your motivation. But whatever you do, don't underestimate how difficult it will be to reach your goal. Most goals worth achieving require time, planning, effort, and persistence. Studies show that thinking things will come to you easily and effortlessly leaves you ill-prepared for the journey ahead, and significantly increases the odds of failure. 

5. Focus on getting better, rather than being good. Believing you have the ability to reach your goals is important, but so is believing you can get the ability. Many of us believe that our intelligence, our personality, and our physical aptitudes are fixed — that no matter what we do, we won't improve. As a result, we focus on goals that are all about proving ourselves, rather than developing and acquiring new skills.

Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. Embracing the fact that you can change will allow you to make better choices, and reach your fullest potential. People whose goals are about getting better, rather than being good, take difficulty in stride, and appreciate the journey as much as the destination.

6. Have grit. Grit is a willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to persist in the face of difficulty. Studies show that gritty people obtain more education in their lifetime, and earn higher college GPAs. Grit predicts which cadets will stick out their first grueling year at West Point. In fact, grit even predicts which round contestants will make it to at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

The good news is, if you aren't particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. People who lack grit more often than not believe that they just don't have the innate abilities successful people have. If that describes your own thinking .... well, there's no way to put this nicely: you are wrong. As I mentioned earlier, effort, planning, persistence, and good strategies are what it really takes to succeed. Embracing this knowledge will not only help you see yourself and your goals more accurately, but also do wonders for your grit.

7. Build your willpower muscle. Your self-control "muscle" is just like the other muscles in your body — when it doesn't get much exercise, it becomes weaker over time. But when you give it regular workouts by putting it to good use, it will grow stronger and stronger, and better able to help you successfully reach your goals.

To build willpower, take on a challenge that requires you to do something you'd honestly rather not do. Give up high-fat snacks, do 100 sit-ups a day, stand up straight when you catch yourself slouching, try to learn a new skill. When you find yourself wanting to give in, give up, or just not bother — don't. Start with just one activity, and make a plan for how you will deal with troubles when they occur ("If I have a craving for a snack, I will eat one piece of fresh or three pieces of dried fruit.") It will be hard in the beginning, but it will get easier, and that's the whole point. As your strength grows, you can take on more challenges and step-up your self-control workout.

8. Don't tempt fate. No matter how strong your willpower muscle becomes, it's important to always respect the fact that it is limited, and if you overtax it you will temporarily run out of steam. Don't try to take on two challenging tasks at once, if you can help it (like quitting smoking and dieting at the same time). And don't put yourself in harm's way — many people are overly-confident in their ability to resist temptation, and as a result they put themselves in situations where temptations abound. Successful people know not to make reaching a goal harder than it already is.

9. Focus on what you will do, not what you won't do. Do you want to successfully lose weight, quit smoking, or put a lid on your bad temper? Then plan how you will replace bad habits with good ones, rather than focusing only on the bad habits themselves. Research on thought suppression (e.g., "Don't think about white bears!") has shown that trying to avoid a thought makes it even more active in your mind. The same holds true when it comes to behavior — by trying not to engage in a bad habit, our habits get strengthened rather than broken. 
If you want change your ways, ask yourself, What will I do instead? For example, if you are trying to gain control of your temper and stop flying off the handle, you might make a plan like "If I am starting to feel angry, then I will take three deep breaths to calm down." By using deep breathing as a replacement for giving in to your anger, your bad habit will get worn away over time until it disappears completely.

It is my hope that, after reading about the nine things successful people do differently, you have gained some insight into all the things you have been doing right all along. Even more important, I hope are able to identify the mistakes that have derailed you, and use that knowledge to your advantage from now on. Remember, you don't need to become a different person to become a more successful one. It's never what you are, but what you do.

 

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. is a motivational psychologist and author of the HBR Single Nine Things Successful People Do Differently and the book Succeed: How We Can Reach Our Goals (Hudson Street Press, 2011). Her personal blog, The Science of Success, can be found at www.heidigranthalvorson.com. Dr. Halvorson is available for speaking and training. Follow her on Twitter @hghalvorson.

 

Financial Advice: What Do You Want to Do With Your Life? by Kim Kiyosaki

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Did you see this Wall Street Journal Report by McKinsey and Company about Women in the Economy in 2011 here?

It states that the top four things holding women back from leadership success in the working-world today include:

1. Structural obstacles (lack of female role models, sponsors, internal networks, etc.);
2. Lifestyle issues (a need for a work/life balance);
3. Imbedded institutional mindsets ("You can't have woman do that job"); and
4. Individual mindsets ("A woman won't be satisfied with that job for long").
5. These results support an important point… that the way we think has a lot to do with our overall success.

And if any of these four things sound familiar, it's time to change your mindset.

What do you want to do with your life?

This is what Robert asked me on our first date. I told him I wanted to start my own business, and that's what I did.

Yes, it was difficult. I had to learn through experience and a lot of trial and error. And as I mentioned in my last blog entry, we had nothing and even lived in our car for a short period.

It was very scary and stressful. But I did not give up… and things worked out.

My dream became a reality because I had the courage to focus on my financial education, keep moving forward and not let the naysayers change my mindset for success.

With this in mind, what do YOU want to do with your life?

Do you want financial freedom?

Whether you are a Mom trying to balance a tight budget, a stressed-out executive or just someone who has "settled" for what you have, are your dreams on hold?

Well, stop making excuses. It's time to push yourself to the next level!

Life is a never-ending workshop, and when you stop learning, you stop living. Yes, you will make mistakes, but that's how you learn. The important thing is to take action.

Put yourself in a position where you have to do something beyond what you think you can do.

It's scary, and you will have to fight the negativity out there… not only from your own self-doubt, but from all the people who will tell you your dreams are impossible (especially family and friends who are jealous or don't want to see you get hurt).

But this is how you break out of a rut, build confidence and get the skills and financial education you need to make positive changes happen.

In the months ahead, I'll be sharing posts with you to help you take action, get inspired and live the life you want to live. It's Rising Time ladies!

Who knows? You just may surprise yourself at what you can accomplish if you put your mind to it!

Do you want to take action now and start your financial freedom? Check out the financial education information here and feel free to comment below.

 

Kim Kiyosaki entered the business world in a position with a top Honolulu advertising agency and by age 25 she was operating a Honolulu magazine that served the city's business community. It didn't take long for Kim's entrepreneurial spirit to surface and two years later she ventured into her first business: A clothing company with national distribution.

 In 1989 Kim began her real estate investing career with the purchase of a small 2-bedroom / 1 bath rental property in Portland, Oregon. Today Kim’s real estate investment company buys, sells and manages millions of dollars in property.

Featured Article: Leadership Advice - Just Be Yourself by Jane Shure

Just Be Yourself

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Learning to value our "real" self and cultivate our strengths is easier said than done, especially in a world that constantly sends us messages that our natural self is inadequate. Yes, I know that marketers of hair products, clothing and diet programs are not thinking about their impact on leadership in the workplace, but that doesn't mean that their advertising haven't challenged the ways we value our personal traits, including those we bring into the workplace.

Peter Vaill, author of "Managing as a Performing Art," reminds us that "treating leadership as a list of functions or skills doesn't match up with real life." He writes: "In daily life no one experiences her job as a list of functions or competencies. Leadership is a matter of a whole person in a whole environment interacting in concrete ways with other whole persons."

If we buy into the notion that we are supposed to be like someone else, different from how we are, we are headed for trouble. We are not the same, nor should we be. Each of us has grown up with a distinct genetic inheritance, family patterns and school communities that have left indelible marks on us and within us.

We human beings can be so unfair in how we compare ourselves to others and so deceived by the negative stories that our minds spin out. Women leaders, like all women, are particularly vulnerable to ingesting the mainstream cultural messages suggesting we are "never good enough," "smart enough" or "attractive enough." Women in the workplace are challenged by tendencies to take things personally, to worry that others won't like us, and to believe that we should look and act differently from the way we are. We think we should have done something differently and fear that others won't like us. We tend to listen to our inner critic's arguments and then get confused as to what is fallacy and what merits concern.

In his book, "Seven Secrets of the Savvy School Leader," Robert Evans cautions against leaders "searching for the Answer, the Method, the Book, the Sermon -- the key that will enable them to inspire their people and transform their organizations." Evans suggests that "what really makes leaders 'savvy' is knowing what they have -- that is, knowing themselves." Successful leaders "know that the key is not to chase some ideal -- a composite list of virtues from the management book shelf -- but to be the very best of who they are."

Being the very best at who we are requires that we challenge ourselves to stay resilient. Resiliency requires resisting self-criticism and instead focusing on strengths. It gets strengthened when we accept the inevitable -- that we all make mistakes and that learning and skill building require falling down and picking ourselves back up. Resilient leadership incorporates reasonable standards for measuring progress, along with active acts of appreciation for making efforts to grow. Perhaps, most importantly, resilience and success flourishes when we recognize and value the assets we bring to a team -- our personal best gifts and talents.

For more on this topic visit the Resilient Leadership Blog - Jane Shure 

 

Dr. Jane Shure, a psychotherapist with 30 years of expertise, is a nationally known speaker, leader of workshops, and writer, recognized for her work in strengthening resilience in an effort to transform shame and trauma.

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Featured Article: 5 Steps to Small Business Public Relations Success by John Jantsch

  

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Getting positive mentions of your business, products, people and events in the publications that your ideal clients consume is an essential part of what I call the lead generation trio (advertising and referrals being the other members.)

The credibility that comes with media coverage is something you simply can’t buy and obtaining this coverage is something that you simply must make a part of your overall marketing system.

While a spot on Good Morning America might not quite be in the cards at the moment, even the tiniest of local businesses can generate some media coverage in this day and age by simply adhering to the plan outlined below.

Create your media target list

Most small businesses, particularly local businesses, can probably dig up the five or six important journalists, producers and editors that they need to focus on with very little effort.

Create this list and then get to work on turning it into a rich dashboard of information by creating Google Alerts for each of the members of your list so you know when they’ve written something. Subscribe to the blog their publication makes them write, find them on every social network they belong to and add them to tools such as Twitter Lists and Google+ Circles so that’s easier to listen to the things they are doing and saying.

It’s not uncommon these days for journalists to talk about stories they are working on in social media outlets. In many cases you put yourself in a story as a source by simply paying attention.

 

Continue Reading: 5 Steps to Small Business Public Relations Success by John Jantsch

 

 John Jantsch has been called the World’s Most Practical Small Business Expert for consistently delivering real-world, proven small business marketing ideas and strategies. John is a marketing consultant, award winning social media publisher and best selling author Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine.

 

Woman in Leadership Success Story of the Week: Paula Sykora - Real World Art Studio

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"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Fearing Forward

We enter into business for a variety of reasons, such as the need for a flexible schedule, time with family and friends, to be our own boss, etc. It's scary, but we plunge in anyway. Does your fear just stop at that point?

Hardly.

Waves of fear keep coming, and will continue to come. Fear of failure, fear of inadequacy, even fear of growth. The waves just keep coming.

A friend of mine, who started his own business a couple of years ago, related his experience as a graduate student. He said, "If you can't take the heat, get out or learn how to deal with the heat. The heat will not stop."

Imagine, does the heat prevent you from taking your carefully prepared secret chocolate chip cookie recipe out of the oven at just the right moment? No, of course not. You grab a couple of hot pads and face the heat with confidence.

What is it that you need to face the heat with confidence?

Understanding that this is a new frame of mind is important. Fearing forward is not a one time event at the start of your business. It is a process that will become refined more and more over time. Indeed, it is a philosophy that can enhance your life in general. Giving up is so easy, but fearing forward forces you to expand as a human being.

Yes, these days are times uncertain. Yes, there would be obstacles anyway. Yes, it is frightening. Still, we can succeed with the right frame of mind. Others have learned this, overcome great obstacles, and are now household names.

Dale Carnegie once said, "Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." Pursuing an endeavor without thought and planning is foolhardy, yet thinking and planning without ever getting started will produce no results except regret and more fear.

It's has been said that ninety percent of what we worry about will never happen anyway.

Helen Keller reenforced this when she said, "Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold." Did she allow the heat to prevent her from living her life? No, she learned the value of fearing forward.

So, are you afraid? Are you allowing your fears and the fears of those around you to stop you? Don't let the cookies burn. Discover what your hot pad is and fear forward.

Paula Sykora is an experienced artist and graphic designer living near Boulder, Colorado, USA.

To learn more, please visit http://www.RealWorldArtStudio.com or connect on the Real World Art Studio Facebook Business Page. 

You may also contact Paula directly at paula@realworldartstudio.com.

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Personal Development: How To Raise Your Authority as an Entrepreneur

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Are you Currently in the Infant Status of Creating a Reputable Online Presence?

It is a fact that we hire individuals that are authorities in their industry. We are willing to throw our money at them, almost effortlessly.

An effective way to build your authority is to take the opportunities to share your knowledge. You can do this by being a guest speaker, contribute your content to other websites, and provide your services for free.

Guest Speaking

Many people would rather amputate a body part than speak in front of a group of people. I am humble enough to tell you that I am one of those people. I am not yet comfortable with speaking to a group over 20 people. Did you notice the word “yet”?

The only way to get over the nervousness and anxiety is to practice.

You can start small by volunteering to speak at your local chamber of commerce, workshops, networking meetings, or any type of public event to help you with getting more comfortable with public speaking.

If the thought of you speaking in pubic makes you want to pass out, do not panic. There are options available for your voice to be heard in public.

You can host a weekly podcast series and interview experts related to your industry. Interviewing experts is an easy way to earn points with your online presence, because whomever you interview already has a following.

All you have to do is ask.

The majority will most likely say yes, especially if you stress your willingness to work around their schedule. 

Content Contribution

Sharing original content is an effective method to raise your authority to expert status.

You can contribute your articles to almost an unlimited resource, the internet.

There are plenty of article directories, such as ArticlesBase.com, where you can contribute your original articles. Every article you contribute will appear in the search engines. Your name displayed in the top search engines builds your credibility.

You can even contribute your articles to several business websites that encourage entrepreneurs like you, to contribute valuable content.

Choose to contribute your feedback on the blogs you regularly visit. I share my thoughts on many different blogs, so to keep me organized. I have a dedicated calendar that keeps track of where I make my contributions.

Another source to share your content and point of view is online communities. A rule of thumb is to contribute to communities that you genuinely enjoy. I am a member to a number of online communities outside of the business industry.

Sharing your content does not mean spamming the community.

That really pisses people off and they will know your motives to be in the community is to just blast your business. That will have a negative effect on building a reputable online presence.

Volunteer Your Expertise

You do not have to charge people every time they need your help. If you are truly passionate about what you do, then money will never be an issue.

Successful entrepreneurs freely give out their valuable information and do so without being concerned about charging people for sharing their expertise.

The suggestions given in this article should help you climb the online presence ladder. Raising your authority is not a challenge. You just have to be willing to step up and show the world how valuable you are.

By: Stacie Walker

 

Stay tuned for more personal development advice to help you build strong leadership skills for your growing business.

Do you have any personal development tips that you would like to share with other members of the Woman in Leadership community?

Speak your mind and post your feedback in the comments section below.

 

Featured Article: Reframe Your View of Marketing by John Jantsch

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I hear it from small business owners almost every day – “I’m just no good at marketing.”

Here’s the thing, it’s not true and it’s not possible – that is if you want to stick around for any appreciable amount of time.

What I find is a more accurate statement is this – “I’m not that good at what I think marketing is.”

See, if you hang around marketing folks very long you’ll hear all kinds of things about metrics, social media, engagement, conversion, branding and maybe even a little HTML5 for good measure.

All the talk from inside that fishbowl can have the impact of clouding what marketing really is.

Marketing is getting someone who has a need to know, like and trust you.

Now, framed that way you might start asking yourself different questions – thoughts like do I need to figure out how to market on Facebook might start sounding more like how could I grow the trust my clients have, how I could I offer more than is expected – and it’s the answers to those questions that you already know.

Reframe how you think about marketing and you’ll change your relationship with marketing.

There’s a pebbled trail that winds through my neighborhood and for some reason I don’t like to run on it. I live in the city so mostly I run on the street and the times I have run on the trail just didn’t feel right. I came to conclude I didn’t like running on this lovely trail.

Then one day it dawned on me that if that same trail was in Rocky Mountain National Park I would absolutely love running on it. It’s pretty silly really, but when I thought about the trail in a different way it changed everything.

Now, of course it’s not simply because I made up a new thought – I had a frame of reference – the joy of my runs on mountain trails – to help me rethink about it.

Business owners have that same frame of reference – they understand how to talk about what they do, their products and services, in ways that build know, like and trust.

Don’t over think it – reframe it, change your relationship with marketing and watch how much more enjoyable it gets.

 John Jantsch has been called the World’s Most Practical Small Business Expert for consistently delivering real-world, proven small business marketing ideas and strategies. John is a marketing consultant, award winning social media publisher and best selling author Duct Tape Marketing and The Referral Engine.

 

Featured Article: How To Stick Facebook Inside Google+ To Ease The Switch

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Written by: Ellis Hamburger

Google says people aren't too keen on Facebook anymore, but making the transition to a new social network like Google+ is intimidating.

Google+Facebook is a brilliant Firefox and Chrome extension that plops your Facebook news feed into your Google+ interface. Facebook even gets its own tab in your Google+ navigation bar.

It's not perfect--clicking "what's on your mind" pops up a status update window--but it's a cool way to keep tabs on your Facebook and Google+ news feeds simultaneously.

 

Continue Reading: How To Stick Facebook Inside Google+ To Ease The Switch

 

 

Ellis Hamburger is a reporter for SAI:Tools at Business Insider. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2010, where he founded Michigan's first technology blog.

 

Personal Development: 3 Tips To Turn Your Confidence Around

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I was speaking with a dear friend the other day, and she was feeling as though she couldn’t attract a bee even if she were honey. The thing is, she is an incredible woman! But, I think we’ve all felt this way at times — I distinctly recall shrinking into the corner of the room at parties, avoiding social events, and just plain feeling down about myself.

Then one day I realized I wasted too much time worrying about my imperfections, and not enough time focusing on the good stuff (I think a friend actually pointed it out to me).  I’ve learned to embrace my uniqueness, because we are all magnetic; and it has nothing to do with the way we look!! It’s simple, and we all deserve to have a life we love…

To turn your confidence around instantly, keep these 3 tips in mind:

 

Continue Reading: 3 Tips To Turn Your Confidence Around

 

Jennifer Tuma-Young, founder of Inspirista LifeStyle Design and Chief Creative Officer for Enchanted Makeovers, has been helping women with personal development, change management, and inside-out transformation (from lives to spaces to mindsets, and everything in between) for over a decade. Recently dubbed one of "America's Ultimate Experts" in life balance and inspired living by Woman's World Magazine, Jennifer  has appeared on over 300 television and radio programs as a coach and inspirer, and she‘s had recurring segments on Rachael Ray, and ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX news!

Stay tuned for more personal development advice to help you build strong leadership skills while growing your business.

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