July 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

If this is the first time you have visited the 3 Minute Learning Blog, below you will find summaries from the unique 3ML Briefcase. Over the first 2 weeks of every month, summaries for all 32 articles appearing in the current month’s online magazine will be presented. Articles are presented free of charge and rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). To read articles, go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
While you are visiting the 3 Minute Learning home page, check out the news, sports and business videos and the special feature articles. This content is refreshed on a daily basis.

Search Engine Marketing and Blogging Techniques
Peter Nisbet

Search engines are the web's most used means of driving traffic to websites and knowledge of search engine marketing is essential to anybody who wants to succeed online. However knowledge of blogging techniques is also instrumental in gaining a high position in the search engine listings for your chosen keyword.

SEO or PPC?
Richard D S Hill

Which is better: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Pay per Click (PPC)? In our opinion, the best approach is to combine SEO and PPC. During the initial period of site promotion, PPC carries an advantage because good listings can be achieved in 3-6 working days. Organic listings take longer to achieve. What are SEO and PPC and how exactly do they help your business?

The Ubiquitous Indestructible Pen Drive
Roberto Sedycias

The pen drive or USB drives are storage devices that store memory and it is coupled with universal serial bus connector. It is characterized by its small size, featherweight and by its quality of removable and re-write capabilities.

Website Success by Design
Ron Seawood

You rarely get a second chance with first impressions. Not only does this apply in personal relationships it also applies in the world of website design. As I traverse the World Wide Web, I found sites that have been thoroughly impressive and others not so much. You would be surprised at the lack of understanding of the first impression principle.

FAST FACT:
Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication. – Leonardo da Vinci
Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler. – Albert Einstein
With those quotes in mind, here is a useful website for you and your family to visit: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com

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July 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on MARKETING

If this is the first time you have visited the 3 Minute Learning Blog, below you will find summaries from the unique 3ML Briefcase. Over the first 2 weeks of every month, summaries for all 32 articles appearing in the current month’s online magazine will be presented. Articles are presented free of charge and rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). To read articles, go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
While you are visiting the 3 Minute Learning home page, check out the news, sports and business videos and the special feature articles. This content is refreshed on a daily basis.

6 Marketing Landmines to Avoid At All Costs
Dan Lok

I've seen it way too many times: marketers of all skill and experience levels making profit-killing mistakes. The result is badly performing marketing campaigns. But the good news is that many of these mistakes are avoidable with proper knowledge, planning and continuous testing and tweaking. Here are 6 marketing landmines you'll want to avoid if you want to maximize your profits and grow your business.

Top Tips for the Network Marketer
Todd Thomas

If you are in business in a network marketing program you are always on the lookout for those hot interested leads. The truth is that there are plenty of people looking for something to change their current situation. In many cases, what you have to offer is just what they are looking for whether they know it or not. And despite all of the competition, there are plenty of interested potential business partners to go around for everyone. Believe it!

Viral Marketing 101 - Not Using It Could Kill Your Internet Business!
Troy Franklin

Creativity. This is one virtue a site must possess to lead the race in the ruthless competition in the Internet-based business. With so much competition and rivalry, every method of marketing must be employed and utilized. It doesn't matter if you have a killer product or a fantastically designed website, if people don't know that you exist, it doesn't matter. Worst of all, your business could just get killed.

Wise Marketing: Learning the Hard Way
Stephen Meyer

A few weeks ago I decide to join another marketing program to build my income. The plan is solid and the opportunity to achieve my goals is there. I'm happy with the program and what it has to offer. Unfortunately I'm not very happy with my progress. Being new at this particular program but not new at marketing, I didn't pay very much attention to the details. In particular, the marketing plan.

FAST FACT:
Today, the US is home to 1 out of 3 millionaires of the world. There are 10 million people worldwide with assets of at least $1 million. The super-rich, or those people with at least $30 million in assets, grew to 103,000 in 2007, 9 percent more than in 2006. The millionaire’s club represents less than one-fifth of 1% of the world’s population.
It has been said many times by many different people that the world has the financial resources to end hunger and poverty. There is just no political or social “will” to overcome the greed of the few.

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July 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on BUSINESS

If this is the first time you have visited the 3 Minute Learning Blog, below you will find summaries from the unique 3ML Briefcase. Over the first 2 weeks of every month, summaries for all 32 articles appearing in the current month’s online magazine will be presented. Articles are presented free of charge and rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). To read articles, go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
While you are visiting the 3 Minute Learning home page, check out the news, sports and business videos and the special feature articles. This content is refreshed on a daily basis.

Print Ads to Bolster Your E-Business
Robert Abrom

When you are developing the marketing plan for your business, there are many factors you must take into consideration. Advertising is crucial, but needs to be done strategically in order to garner the best response for your money.

What Is Your SWOT?
Terry Hill

SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. SWOT analysis is an effective tool that assesses and identifies opportunities and risks. Once a clear objective has been identified, SWOT analysis can be highly effective in the pursuit of the objective.

Traffic Generation: 7 Timeless Surefire Techniques
Craig Andrews

Depending on visits a website receives (traffic generation) they either survive or not. The more visitors a web site has, the more likely is to survive and the business to grow. This is the reason that drives Internet marketers to constantly find new ways to get the attention of their targeted audience.

How You Can Use Only Free Methods to Generate Traffic to Your Site
Radiance Johnson

There is a popular saying in business: "You need money in order to get money". You have to invest some of your money before you can earn more money. This is true whether you are running a brick and mortar business or you have decided to get aboard the Internet revolution. However, not everyone has the resources required to get an online business running within a reasonably short period of time. This makes it imperative to find other ways to drive traffic to your site without paying a lot of money.

FAST FACT:
According to the US Census Bureau, the increase in time people age 12 and older spend in a year watching TV has risen from 63 days in 2000, to 71 days in 2008. That translates to 1704 hours per year watching TV or nearly 20% of the available 365 days.
There are 8760 hours total in a year. If you follow the experts’ advice and allow 8 hours per night for sleeping, that activity takes another 2920 hours per year. Hence the result is that for people over the age of 12, 53% of his or her year will either be devoted to sleeping or watching TV.

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July 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on LEADERSHIP

If this is the first time you have visited the 3 Minute Learning Blog, below you will find summaries from the unique 3ML Briefcase. Over the first 2 weeks of every month, summaries for all 32 articles appearing in the current month’s online magazine will be presented. Articles are presented free of charge and rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). To read articles, go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
While you are visiting the 3 Minute Learning home page, check out the news, sports and business videos and the special feature articles. This content is refreshed on a daily basis.

Lessons in Leadership
Nick Pollice

A personal look at the art of leadership through the eyes of a softball coach. I once remember my dad saying to me that the most important things you learn in life are those things you learn once you thought you knew it all. I never really acknowledged the importance or the natural impact of that statement, until I coached women’s softball.

The Discovery Process: Mental Maps
The Henderson Group

How customers view you or your products is garnered by a framework of assumptions, stories and images in their minds. If you really want to influence someone, your first task is to understand how they think. An individual's perspective on the world can be identified and "mapped."

Physiology of Success
Shawn Carson

What is the physiology of success? Think of a person who would generally be considered successful, maybe a politician, motivational speaker or actor. What sets them apart? They step onto stage or walk into a meeting and everyone just knows. They are something special.

7 Ways of Improving Self-Confidence
Trevor Johnson

Even the most outwardly confident person has times when they would appreciate more self-confidence. For the rest of us, here are 7 helpful tips for improving self-confidence.

FAST FACTS:
Would you find it amazing to learn that adults, when given options, find that “a man and woman having sex” is more offensive than “a graphically severed human head” or “multiple use of the F-word?” In a survey of adults regarding the content of video games accessible by their children, 37 percent found heterosexual sex more offensive than 2 men kissing (27%), a severed head (26%) or the frequent use of the F-word (10%). There doesn’t seem to be any research to support that viewing sex leads to adolescent sex but there is evidence to support that viewing violence can lead to adolescent violence (including bullying).
How can the American culture reconcile its fascination with violence and still insist it is Christian nation? The New Testament is centered on peace and unconditional love. Can you name a war from the past 21 centuries (World War II could be an exception) that wasn’t a result of politicians fighting a war in the name of Christianity?
On-The-Side: More Magazine is launching a contest to reinvent the F-word to more positive words such as funny, family, fearless, fabulous and so on. More is looking for women over 40 years old to submit photos and videos demonstrating the use of a more positive “F”. To learn more, go to http://www.more.com/fword; this promotion ends August 18, 2008.

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July 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

If this is the first time you have visited the 3 Minute Learning Blog, below you will find summaries from the unique 3ML Briefcase. Over the first 2 weeks of every month, summaries for all 32 articles appearing in the current month’s online magazine will be presented. Articles are presented free of charge and rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). To read articles, go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
While you are visiting the 3 Minute Learning home page, check out the news, sports and business videos and the special feature articles. This content is refreshed on a daily basis.

7 Steps to Put Audio on Your Web Page
Nathan Gurley
There was a time that in order to put audio on your web pages, you would either have to pay $99 for a software package or join a membership club for $19.95-$29.95 per month. All the pros had audio and they refer to it in advertising as an "Attention Capturing". Now we can all have inexpensive audio with the click of a few buttons.

AVG Free Spyware: Deal or No Deal?
Paul Elms
Everybody who has a PC has heard of computer viruses. But there is a new and growing threat to the security of your machine. That threat is spyware. These malicious programs do more than just cause disruption to your computer. They can be used by criminals to harvest personal information about you. This could be something as simple as what websites you visit or as serious as disclosing credit card numbers and bank account details.

Cool Flash Drives: The Latest Releases
Neil Morrical
Whether you are in need of something for business or pleasure, a good flash drive can make all of the difference. Many of us depend on our flash drives for business but there are many other types and classes of flash drives available. Let’s focus on the cool flash drives: the best suited flash drive for your needs.

An Overview of Comparing Software
Sam Miller
File comparison is a method utilized to compare two files and evaluate the differences between them. The output of the comparison is usually shown to the user and can be used to complete tasks in networks, file systems and revision control. Examples of software that can complete this task are the diff and the cmp. This method of comparing files is essential when the programmer is deliberating which of the files is superior.

FAST FACTS:
(1) There are now over 1 billion personal computers in use in the world today. This year 18 million new PCs will be purchased to replace older models.
(2) Keep in mind: Genius is eternal patience. -- Michelangelo

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