3 Minute Learning: February 01, 2009

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Feb 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

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 are presented. Articles rotate every day with 4 new articles appearing in the respective subject areas (leadership, business and management, marketing and productivity). Click here to go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
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Dreamweaver: Right for You?
Matthew Bredel

When building your website, the goal is to make it functional as well as professional looking. It is important that the website building software you choose be user-friendly. Dreamweaver is a popular choice for website designers but there are factors to consider before determining if Dreamweaver is the right product for your purposes.

Do You Really Need a Company for SEO?
Mike Schlacter

Strategically, how good is a search engine optimization company for your business? An SEO company has a specific task so where does the question of hiring one or not arise? This article will address the pros and cons of hiring an SEO firm to do the job for you and how this could affect your business.

Internet Fax: Do You Really Need It?
Titus Hoskins

In business, habits are very hard to break. Over the years, the reliable fax machine has become the standard way of sending faxes in most workplaces. Despite a few paper jams or the occasional missed fax because of a busy signal, the fax machine has worked out quite well. There's no denying that point but is there a more efficient way to fax?

Importance of Wipe Hard Drive Applications
Sam Miller

With the use of topnotch software applications and programs, any hacker can retrieve the contents of those deleted files via the memory space once occupied by files. This is bad news, especially when the files you deleted contain sensitive or classified information of any sort. This is precisely why all computer users have to go that extra mile in making sure proper deletion is implemented.

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Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Feb 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

Will Subscribers from Free List Building Giveaways EVER Buy Anything?
Willie Crawford

One of the ongoing discussions in the world of Internet marketing is whether it's worthwhile to participate in free "list building giveaways" as a contributor. In these events, sometimes several hundred marketers ban together on a big list building project. Each marketer contributes a gift related to the theme of the giveaway. Some events allow more than one gift per contributor.

Got A Website? You Need Start Your Own Blog!
Matt Garrett

If you are considering a business blog, steer clear of the social networking arena and instead set up on one of the blog hosting sites like WordPress or Blogger. When you have your blog running, you'll no longer need to ask yourself "Why start your own blog when you have an existing website?"

Counting Conversions with Yahoo's Search Marketing Tool
By Merle

Ever wondered how well your Yahoo Search Marketing advertising is converting? If you're spending money on any type of pay-per-click marketing, it just makes sense to track how many of your visitors are turning into customers. If you don't know, you're just throwing money away.

Network Marketing: Creating Streams of Income
MaryAnn Shank

"Network marketing" used to be a dirty word. It used to mean MLM; not so any more. "Network marketing" is a whole new game. It is a dynamic way of building an Internet business with multiple streams of income. For example, let's take a basic online store; perhaps a book store specializing in romance novels. Doesn't sound too profitable, does it? Let's see what this store can do.

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Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Feb 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Code of Ethics for Business
Mark Styranka

We have seen countless corporations and individuals in the headlines as their career or business is examined to see "what went wrong?" Newspaper headlines scream about insider trading, companies cooking their books and other scandals involving business executives. Even today, many are questioning the ethics of lenders and investors in the sub-prime market as people are losing homes to foreclosure and investors are losing significant amounts of money.

Competitive Advantage: Make a Strategic Plan Your Launching Pad
Rick Johnson

Creating a detailed strategic plan starts with a vision. Most importantly, as a leader you must be able to turn this vision into a cause. A vision without a cause is simply a daydream. As the leader you must be able to document this vision into an end game; a destination that you want the company to reach.

How to Create a Blog
Peter Nisbet

Creating a blog is easy and if you know how to create a blog exactly as you want it, you will have a great tool at your disposal. You can use the blog to promote a product or to make direct sales, either products or advertising. You have few restrictions when operating a Wordpress blog from your own website; all you have to know is how to do it.

How to Get More Traffic to Your Blog
Penny Sansevieri

Presented is an easy to follow 8-point plan on how to use your blog to create more targeted traffic to your website.

Monday, February 02, 2009

Feb 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Articles for Inspiration
Steve Goodier

Table of Contents
1. BOUND TO FORGIVE
2. GETTING IT RIGHT
3. THE WAY WE SEE IT
4. WHAT I PRAY FOR
5. EVERYTHING COUNTS
6. TOUCH OF WONDER

Advocacy and Inquiry: Key Components of Dialogue
The Henderson Group

The first step in dialogue is balancing Advocacy and Inquiry. Instead of making statements about what we believe, begin asking questions about what others believe. This is in accord with a principle articulated by Saint Francis and popularized by Stephen Covey: "Seek first to understand; and then to be understood."

Trusting Your Inner Guidance
Wendy Betterini

When we begin to feel lost or confused about various aspects of our lives, our first instinct is to search for direction. We feel sure that the answers we need are out there somewhere and finding them will help us to know the right way to turn. Rather than relying on someone else to tell us our truth, we can instead choose to look within and find the answers inside ourselves. Each of us has been given the gift of an inner advisor that will never steer us wrong.

Leadership: The Magic of Feedback
Harald Anderson

A real leader understands the importance of feedback. While many shy away from feedback because it can show them things about themselves they don't want to see, it is a very vital part of effective leadership. But don't look at is as judgment; look instead at feedback as a way to better the path towards your eventual goal.