3 Minute Learning: 2010

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

DEC 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). Key links for the 3 Minute Learning website include:
Free Articles
Special Interest Articles
3ML Amazon Store

10 Tips to Increase Your Search Engine Rankings

Chris Malta & Robin Cowie

Many online sellers get frustrated with search engines regularly changing algorithms. But there are basic principles that haven't changed through the years. Try these time-tested tips to boost your web site's ranking.

Test Your Landing Pages with Google's Website Optimizer

Merle

If you're doing any kind of pay-per-click advertising, you need to know what's working and what isn't when it comes to your advertising campaigns. Testing and tracking needs to be your middle name. So what are we testing? Your landing pages of course. A landing page is the page someone is sent to when they click on your ad. If your landing page isn't "converting" you'll be throwing good money after bad.

Understanding the Challenges of the Link Building Game

Bill Platt

Many webmasters who have been following the discussions about Google's dislike of paid links have been confused about what constitutes bad and good links in the eyes of the search engine companies. In this article, I will seek to answer many of the questions people have on this topic. There are two kinds of links that you can pay to have made for you: rented or paid links and permanent links.

10 Ways to Escalate Your Online Presence

Terri Seymour

You have decided to start an online business. You have a website ready to go but now you have no idea what to do next. Businesses do not become successful overnight, even on the Internet. It takes time, work, commitment, perseverance, dedication and belief in yourself and your products.

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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

Free Articles
Special Interest Articles
3ML Amazon Store

Marketing Tip: Why Most Network Marketers Fail

Marty Bradfield

Network marketing is just one of many income opportunities available to the "make money online" community. Many people get really excited about the real income potential of the MLM and network marketing opportunities available online. The variety and real potential of the various Compensation Plans, otherwise known as Comp Plans, give the majority of opportunity seekers the wrong impression about how much they can truly earn with these systems.

Failing Internet Marketing for Online Businesses

Ryan Parenti

The truth is if you want to build a real business, it needs to be scalable. Here are the lessons learned from that fatal day and the take-aways you can use to build your business the right way.

Marketing for Introverts

Marcia Yudkin

If you're an introvert in business, should you force yourself to market in a way that doesn't match who you are? No! Find out why.

Verify Bulk Email Lists

Julia Gulevich

The Internet has changed the world. Internet access has put so many conveniences at our fingertips. With the click of a mouse one can buy a range of different products. This has given rise to online marketing. There is a huge market online waiting to be tapped. There are a number of ways to tap this market. One cheap and efficient way of doing this is through bulk email lists. Always remember to verify bulk email lists.

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Monday, December 06, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Designing Your Web Store: The Building Blocks of an Ecommerce Site

Chris Malta & Robin Cowie

In building a successful E-Biz, every bit as important as choosing the right products is creating an appealing and user-friendly web site. Your web site acts as your online store, and just like a physical store, it needs to be set up in a way that makes customers want to stay and buy.

Home Business Education 2-Pack

Kirk Bannerman

Table of Contents
1) Home Based Business Won't Make You an Overnight Success
2) A Targeted Marketing Program Is Needed For Home Business Success

Business Education 2-Pack

Chris Malta & Robin Cowie

Table of Contents
1) Understanding LLCs - The Ups And Downs of Incorporating
2) Legal and Tax Strategies for the Online Retailer - Protecting Yourself and Your Assets

Internet Marketing Metaphors

Scott Lindsay

The idea of a metaphor has been described as substituting, “One idea or object with another, used to assist expression or understanding.” When applying the idea of metaphors to Internet marketing you need to consider the idea that there are always more uses for your product than you have listed on your website. Encourage consumers to share innovative ideas about how they were able to incorporate your product into everyday life.

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Sunday, December 05, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Leadership 2-Pack

Harald Anderson

Table of Contents
1) Leadership: The Important Qualities
2) Fostering a Great Leadership Environment

Symptoms of Low Self-Esteem

Connie Limon

People suffering from low self-esteem have a difficult time making full use of their abilities. They spend a lot of time feeling low and down about the injustices of their lives. They may blame themselves if things go wrong and often take a sadistic pleasure in telling everyone else that they knew things would go wrong. This is an important symptom of low self-esteem and one that needs to be treated at the earliest.

Zen and the Art of Happiness

Gary M. Miller

When we say we are happy, we can be talking spiritually, emotionally or physically. When you feel you are content, have peace of mind and are worry-free, then you are spiritually happy. When you are excited and feeling a though things are finally going the way you had hoped they would go, we say you are emotionally happy. If you are comfortable with your body or with the way you look, then that is what we refer to as physical happiness. Which among these three types of happiness would you like to achieve?

Stop Stressing - Sacred Time and Space

Larry Tobin

In addition to the way that stress becomes quite relentless and ever present in our lives, it also has a terrible habit of refusing to respect boundaries. No matter how we might assume that everything has been taken care of, something always seems to come up to intrude into our few free moments and rob us of the rest we so desperately need.

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Friday, December 03, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

Avoid Work at Home Scams: 5 Tips

Tamara Esgoode

Ah, another New Year is coming and many of us are ready for a change! This is the time when thousands of people decide to start a home based business. One major downside to this process is the unfortunate abundance of work at home scams, cleverly disguised as legitimate home based business opportunities.

Are You Locked In Everlasting Ignorance?

Willie Crawford

Working with aspiring internet marketers for a dozen years has been both exhilarating and exasperating. It's exhilarating to see someone, who just the previous month was struggling to make the rent payment, finally "get it" and start regularly selling something that the market loves. It's exasperating to watch someone who "intellectually" understands how to build a successful online business, but for some reason won't do what they know that they should do.

How to Create Your Info Product

Tim Knox

An informational product can be a digital book (known as an e-book), a digital report or a white paper, a piece of software, audio or video files, a web site, an ezine (electronic magazine) or a newsletter. Any product that's informational, instructional or educational can be considered an info product. Here are a few of the reasons why information is the best product to sell online.

Jumpstart Your Business with Joint Ventures

Cheryl Miller

Joint ventures are a profitable way of marketing. With all the ways of promoting your business, this is a classic method that still works. Joint ventures can be used online or offline and are very cost effective and in some cases entirely free. It is simply two businesses partnering together so that both will profit.

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Thursday, December 02, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

Which Is Better, Affiliate Marketing Or Network Marketing?

Marty Bradfield

You may be surprised at the number of online publishers and forum communities that prohibit the discussion of MLM and network marketing opportunities. There are two primary reasons why mainstream online marketers do not want to talk about either one.
1. Many people still believe MLM systems to be illegal; and
2. A low success rate for participating members.

Blog Posts Versus Email - Which is Better for Marketing?

Judy Murdoch

Until fairly recently, when you wanted to keep in touch with customers and prospects, you used email to send periodic messages to people who opted-in to receive your mailings. People are suggesting that with the rise of blogging that the death knell of email is upon us. This article will consider the demise of opt-in email as the best way to communicate with your customers.

Introvert Marketing: How Reserved Can Also Mean Revered

Marcia Yudkin

When I surveyed more than 300 self-identified introverts, more than 70 percent agreed that it is somewhat important or very important to come across as highly social, easily conversational and maybe even a bit of a show-off to succeed in business. Like many of the other results in the survey, this seems to be stating a belief that introverts must act like extroverts to attract customers and clients.

Winning the Love of the Traffic Fairy

Bill Platt

Some people still believe that all they have to do is build a website and customers will magically appear on their site. Once they have built their websites, they wait anxiously for the "Traffic Fairy" to come and sprinkle its magic dust on their website too, so that they can make lots of money like other success website owners.

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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

How to Profit From Really Inexpensive Website Traffic

Willie Crawford

All online marketers eventually realize that a steady flow of targeted traffic is the life blood for their online business. At that point some decide to focus on generating free traffic via methods such as article marketing and search engine optimization. That's how I generated most of my website traffic for many years.

Is There Such A Thing As An Info Product in a Day?

Judy Murdoch

There are lots of books and programs promising you that you can "create a product in a day." You can create a product that you can sell to customers in the time it takes to, say, get your car washed, go to the post office, get through your email, and fix dinner. How totally cool would that be?

9 Key Startup Success Principles

Andrew Cox

If you are in the early stages of starting a business then you may be experiencing the internal fear and doubt dialogue that can often take place in one's mind. The following 9 principles will help to relieve some of this tension.

3 Building Blocks to a Successful Business Website

Rick Sloboda

Are you planning to build or update a business website? The following 3 questions will save you time, money and frustration and help you get the results you want.
1. What is your website's objective?
2. Who is your target market?
3. What's your position?

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

DEC 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Articles for Inspiration

Steve Goodier

TABLE of CONTENTS
1. MAKING THOSE OBSTACLES VANISH
2. TAKING CHANCES, MAKING CHANCES
3. TOLL ROAD TO SUCCESS
4. NO ROOM FOR FENCES
5. TO CHANGE YOUR LUCK
6. BE STRONG

How to Deal With a Bully

Julie Fuimano-Donley, MBA, BSN, RN

Most of us have come face to face with intimidation at some point either at work or in our personal lives. It’s never easy because at the moment it occurs, there are two big things to manage:
1. YOU and your emotional state and
2. The other person’s behavior
You have to assert yourself in a way that defuses the bully and his or her anger while at the same time managing the rage that is exploding inside you.

Physical Wellness: Our Most Precious Possession

Wendy Betterini

How well do you care for your body? Do you exercise every day, eat healthful foods, drink enough water, get adequate sleep? Don't worry, I'm not going to turn this into a big sermon, because I've been just as guilty of not giving my body the care and attention it deserves. Who has time to exercise and prepare balanced meals?

Stop Stressing - Do, Defer, Delegate

Larry Tobin

Sometimes the problem that we're dealing with isn't necessarily a matter of stress, but rather the way we're approaching it. After all, we can't lay all the blame on outside forces - we often do make our own problems. Fortunately, this also means that we can correct problems that we've made. Most of the difficulties we find ourselves engineering are easily controlled and modified with a bit of careful effort.

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Monday, November 08, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

Wireless Networking: The Cutting Edge of Technology

Adrian Adams

One of the most exciting technologies is devices that use some sort of wireless network. Wireless networking has allowed everyone to use many different devices in a way that not too long ago was thought impossible. The most exciting thing about wireless networking is that the development of new technologies is only just beginning.

3 Keys to Securing Your Web Site

Daniel Davis

We all hope it won't happen to us. But one day, it will. Web site owners who have been doing business online for a length of time know the trouble one hacker can cause. Once a hacker gains access to a web site they can do a devastating amount of damage to an established business.

7 Ways to Increase Web Site Traffic

Christian Kameir

Internet. Web Site. Business. Profit. To fully integrate all of these words into a successful venture you will need another word: Traffic. Every article about making your site or company successful will always include the importance of generating traffic.

USB and USB Cables

Donald Wilson

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) has been around for a number of years and its creation has solved the problem for the lack of, or incompatible, connections available to link computer peripherals to a computer. Before USB was available, most devices were required to connect to a computer by using parallel and serial ports. These two ports have been around for 2 decades, serving effectively in linking computer peripherals to a computer.

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Sunday, November 07, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

5 Internet Marketing Strategies

Gabriel Adams

If you have an Internet business and you are looking for excellent marketing strategies, it is often best to start with strategies that have been successful for others. You want to choose marketing strategies that will bring excellent results. There are a variety of Internet marketing strategies available and the following are 5 strategies that have proven to be effective over and over again.

Benefits of an Affiliate Marketer

David Riewe

Affiliate marketing has become one of the most effective ways to advertise online. Affiliate marketing is an agreement between a merchant and a website owner. The website owner, or the affiliate, allows the use of their site for the promotion of the merchant's products by linking to the merchant's website. In exchange, the merchant pays a commission to the affiliate on all sales generated by the affiliate.

Choosing the Right Internet Advertising Tools

Mark Walters

Internet marketing is a daunting endeavor. There are two methods of Internet marketing: one requires a large financial investment and the other requires a large time investment. Both methods work; the important thing a work at home professional needs to determine is the method that will result in the biggest profit.

List Building 3-Pack

George Meszaros

Table of Contents
1) Build a List and Profit from It
2) List Building for Your Online Business
3) How to Build a Profitable List

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Friday, November 05, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Regaining Control of Your Time and Your Life

Willie Crawford

Many online marketers wake up one day to discover that what they have built is not a business but an all-consuming job. They've built an entity that totally depends upon THEM to keep it running, and it demands that they devote practically no time to family, fun, and things that make life more meaningful.

The Quest for Home Business Success

Wendy Betterini

When most of us dive into our first home business venture, we are filled with visions of wealth, comfort, security and freedom. We have a general idea of where we'd like to end up financially, and we work hard to get there. Some of us make it there quickly, while others may take a little longer. But at what point would we consider ourselves to be "successful?"

Making the Most of a One-Person Business on a Tight Budget

Melissa Brewer

The economy's hit a rough patch and you're trying to stay the course with your small business. It's perfectly understandable, right? It isn’t complicated - but it's hard. It's hard on you, it's hard on your family - and let's face it, it's hard on your business, too. You need to make money. You need to save money.

Small Business Owners Who Manage Cash Flow Well Profit Tremendously

Braxton Heitz

Starting a business is always a tremendous undertaking. It is the most stressful undertaking a person could ever attempt to do. Most new business owners fail to understand that running a business is a complex operation, which will require the business owner/manager to pull many hat tricks to stay afloat.

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Thursday, November 04, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Use Gratitude to Improve Your Attitude

Bonnie McFarland

In the 1980s, I started a daily practice that I still maintain today. I was attending an intense personal growth workshop at Deerwood, Minnesota. One night, as I lay on the top bunk in a rustic dorm room filled with a dozen women, someone mentioned her practice of gratitude.

Happiness

Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

Some people believe that achieving happiness is the purpose of life, yet the pursuit of happiness often leads to unhappiness. This is because happiness is actually a consequence of a different life purpose - the pursuit of evolving our souls in our ability to love ourselves and others. When achieving happiness is your goal, you might pursue this in 3 different ways:

Personal Self-Help

Gary M. Miller

When it comes to self-help and a spiritual path in life, everyone is different. There is no set of rules that can be applied to anyone across the board because each person has their own individual set o circumstances that are specific for them. Personal self-help means finding out what your specific issues are that are different from other peoples and then finding a way that you can fit these issues into a more common form of treatment that is convenient and readily available.

Stop Stressing - Resist the Urge to Time Travel

Larry Tobin

For creatures that supposedly only exist in the present, we sure do a lot of time traveling. We worry about tomorrow, we fret over yesterday, and all the while our current status gets neglected. Some of our most distracting worries aren't even the current ones.

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

Niche Web Directories

Adrian Lawrence

Niche web directories are a great way for small online business owners to list their information in a place where others in the industry and potential customers can easily find them. Directories group sites that are all related to one theme or subject. What niche web directories would best suit your business?

5 Reasons You Should Have an EBay Store

Chris Malta & Robin Cowie

Running an eBay store is a great way to get a feel for whether or not selling online suits you. It's a simple entry point that lets you test the waters, without committing a lot of your money or time. The cost is only $16.95 a month and the first thirty days are free — a pretty safe investment.

Productivity 2-Pack

Dee Owens

Table of Contents
1) Freeware
2) Software Downloads

Upgrade Your Computer’s Power Supply

Maxwell Z. Rubin

The power supply to a computer is often the most under-appreciated component of a computer. It can be a key to better, faster and smoother computer speeds. But who ever thinks of that silver box tucked away in the back of your computer?

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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

The Quickest Way to Get Cheap Sustained Website Traffic

Willie Crawford

During a recent radio interview, one of the callers asked for several ways to get fast, cheap, sustained website traffic. She added on top of that "tall order" that she didn't want to use pay-per-clicks! Digging deeply into my toolkit of traffic generation techniques that had actually work beautifully for me, I suggested joint ventures and article marketing. Then I had to admit that article marketing often doesn't produce an immediate flood of traffic but that it can be sustained and highly targeted.

Social Marketing: Not Nearly As Awful As I Feared

Judy Murdoch

I have to admit I've been slow to jump on board with the whole social marketing trend. After so many years spent in marketing and frequently hearing about the "next big thing", I've come to the decision that all these technologies are simply communication tools for building trusting relationships with prospective customers.

Building Dynamic Product Lines

Chris Malta & Robin Cowie

The ability to detect trends can tell you what consumers want now, but the ability to interpret where those trends are headed will help you predict what they'll be looking for tomorrow. This can really give a retailer a big edge, particularly when it comes to selecting product lines.

Marketing Training 2-Pack

David Bain

Table of Contents
1) 3 Reasons to Use Social Networks for Internet Marketing
2) 3 Reasons Why Viral Marketing Works

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Monday, November 01, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Top 10 Startup Mistakes That Can Lead to Business Failure

K. MacKillop

Over two-thirds of new businesses fail within the first few years. Protect your business startup against these ten common startup mistakes and get on the road to a successful company.

The Google Gadget that Makes Selling Online a "Snap"

Merle

If one or all of the following applies to you, please raise your hand - "I want to sell something on the Net", "I have no technical or coding skills", or "I don't want to be bothered with a merchant account". Do I have your attention now? How about if I told you that there's a quick and easy solution to your online selling problems? Well, thanks to Google, your prayers have been answered.

Do Your Homework before Investing in a Business Opportunity

Bill Platt

I have been providing advertising services to online businesses since 2000. I have helped many people become successful online through the use of my services. Too often, I only hear from people on the phone after they have lost tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to launch their new online business ventures. They call me when they have just a few dollars left. I sometimes wish people would have found me first, so that I could have helped them find real success, instead of heartache.

10 Ways to Maximize Your Blog’s Impact

Terri Seymour

The term “blog” comes from the words web log. A web log is simply a website with regular posts or entries similar to keeping a journal or log. Blogging has become a major form of online marketing for small and big businesses alike.

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Sunday, October 31, 2010

NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

ARTICLES for INSPIRATION

Steve Goodier

TABLE of CONTENTS
1. STEEL AND VELVET
2. KEEP ON SWINGING
3. AND IT CAME TO PASS
4. WHEN SOMEONE GRIEVES
5. THOSE YOU TOUCH...YOU CHANGE
6. EARLY TO BED

Emotional Intelligence: Emotions as Messengers

Julie Fuimano, MBA, RN

Do you find yourself at the mercy of your emotions, a victim of reaction, behaving in ways that you’re not proud of and often regret? Are you one of the millions of people who avoid conflict and confrontation because you don’t know how to deal with other people’s emotions? Perhaps you avoid emotions entirely, not allowing yourself to feel deeply.

5 Empowering Procrastination Tips

Deon Du Plessis

One of the most destructive effects of procrastination is feeling out of control. Procrastination is like an invisible force that keeps you from doing the very things you know you must do. With the increasing demands on our time and attention, there seems to be an increase in procrastination as a chronic problem (especially among people that want to succeed the most).

Risk Taking: A Characteristic of a Successful Professional

Dave Kahle

What sets the exceptional professional apart from the average professional? Regardless of the profession, from sales to psychiatry, exceptional professionals share certain characteristics. Here's one: The propensity to take risks.

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Saturday, October 09, 2010

OCT 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). Key links for the 3 Minute Learning website include:
Free Articles
Special Interest Articles
3ML Amazon Store

Internet Marketing Idea: Create Screensavers

Joelle Rene' Hughes

Are you looking for a way to create some inexpensive products or promotional materials using your fine art images or professional photographs? If so, consider making screensavers. For little or no investment you can produce your screensavers for fun or profit.

The 5 Myths of Marketing Online for Lead Generation

Duncan Wierman

Contrary to popular belief, the most important person in lead generation is you! You are your business and you have to get out there and sell yourself - your whole business does not revolve around the Internet. Yes, it helps you and spreads your presence, but nothing will ever replace the personal touch.

RSS Feeds: What Are They?

Dele Ojewumi

RSS is a technology where the contents of your site/blog posts can be made available to interested parties through online RSS feed readers or aggregators. Clients/customers do not have to visit your site to be updated. All they have to do is subscribe to your site's RSS feed and whenever you update your site content, a list of updates automatically appears in their RSS feed reader.

SEO and Success

Unique Article Wizard

Here is something that every online business owner should be aware: having a website does not instantly guarantee financial success. If you're an online business proprietor and want to generate profits, remember that you need to invest time and money into search engine optimization. If you don't, you'll have a difficult time pulling clients to your webpage and all the hours, days and weeks that you spent fixing your website and online business will be pointless. This article will discuss how to correctly implement search engine optimization (SEO).

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Thursday, October 07, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

7 Savvy Web Marketing Tips

Stephen Monday

To have a Web site that sells there are certain elements that are important to have. This list contains seven guidelines which will help your site attain success. Compare your site to this list and see where you may make improvements.

5 Reasons to Take an Internet Marketing Class

Suzanne Morrison

Have you been in an Internet marketing class? Most online marketers have never taken one. A case can be made for everyone trying to earn money online to taking this type of class. Here are a few benefits you can get from taking an Internet marketing class.

Read This If You're New to Web Marketing

J.R. Quarles

Ok, I'm not a novice but I can tell you everything about Internet marketing. It doesn't matter which niche you are in, you will need to learn about the different methods of advertising. Here is my personal advice for any newbie: Begin with a concept, produce a system around that thought, don't give up! Most of all, you really have to believe that what you will be undertaking is right for you.

7 Proven Home Business Marketing Methods to Help You Succeed

Jeff Schuman

Are you attempting to make money with your home business but are having no luck with it? Then you need to know what home business marketing methods you can use to help you succeed. The secret is to use as many methods as possible, starting slowly with one at a time to get it working effectively before trying to add another method to the mix. The more methods for marketing that you are able to use, the more traffic will visit your business and the more money you will make.

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Wednesday, October 06, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

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). Key links for the 3 Minute Learning website include:
Free Articles
Special Interest Articles
3ML Amazon Store

Your Online Web Store

J.R. Quarles

If you are looking an effective way to begin your online business, you probably possess a small amount of concerns that are constantly stopping you from proceeding. And if you are like the majority of people, one of the biggest issues holding you back is most likely financial. People that wish to start a business generally want to do so using the least amount of cash as possible. This is simple to comprehend: if the business fails you lose all the cash that you spent to get your business started.

Is It Really Possible For Anyone To Run A Successful Home Business?

Jeff Schuman

Do you dream of being able to run a successful home business but have no idea how? Then you need to understand the most important things to help you achieve your dream. This article offers suggestions as to what are the most important things success requires.

Google Instant versus Social Media

Internet Services

At first glance, Google's new Instant Search system could mean a major change in how web surfers look for information on the net. Instead of typing a search query into Google and then hitting return and waiting for a directory of results, Googlers now see a dynamic list of results as they type. Google claims this new style of response will save between two and five seconds per search query. That potentially means 11 hours are saved every second. But does anyone other than Google really care?

Website Marketing Ideas - Advertise Your Website

Cedric

If you own or have owned a small business, then you are used to looking for effective website advertising ideas. These ideas are not generally used for promoting a product as much as for a website in general.

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Tuesday, October 05, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Stop Stressing - Stressors and Themes

Larry Tobin

One of the most important ways to identify stressors and their role is to figure out their theme. A theme is a sort of thread that ties seemingly different elements into the same whole. What seems like many problems is actually just one related, overall problem. Once we know our major stress themes, we can begin taking more appropriate big-picture steps along with smaller ones.

Do We Manifest The Things That We Fear the Most?

Mel Trudgett

When we think negative thoughts, or worry about what could happen, it is more likely to become a reality. The good news is that we can also use positive thinking to make this work in our favor. So the next time you think about the future, and more specifically YOUR FUTURE - do yourself a favor and make it a positive thought.

Trust is Vital in Team Building

Helen Wilkie

When you're team building, make sure you also build trust among the team members. Why is that important? Because as human beings, we just naturally work better with people we trust. Team collaboration depends on trust.

Stop Stressing - Using Systems to Gain Control

Larry Tobin

Studies show that humans are best suited for routines. Yes, we all crave a little change and excitement, but the best way to live day in and day out is in a stable yet adaptable routine. A routine is in fact a kind of system, built from our habits and usual practices to deal with the things that come up.

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Monday, October 04, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

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). Key links for the 3 Minute Learning website include:
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10 Ways to Use Customer Testimonials

Terri Seymour

Using customer testimonials in your marketing efforts can be very effective. They help to build your reputation, credibility and sales. Don’t be afraid to ask your satisfied customers to give you a testimonial. Most will be happy to offer their opinions. Be sure to ask their permission to use the testimonials in your marketing campaign. You must also comply with the FTC when using customer testimonials. Visit ftc.gov to find out the guidelines.

Dealing with Uncertainty in Marketing

Judy Murdoch

If you hate marketing because it just isn't your thing, I'm not going to try talking you out of that. I believe we're best off playing to our strengths. However, you'll need to find and pay someone else to do your marketing. If you can't or won't outsource marketing, seriously consider whether you want to own a business.

3 Offline Marketing Tips to Drive Traffic to Your Website

Chris Makell

If you're a small business owner focused on getting people to know who you are and what you offer, then you may be missing these 3 offline marketing tips for driving traffic to your website. You see, it's not all just about social media! Investing your time in a couple of these marketing tips can increase your traffic exponentially!

Cracking the Article Marketing Puzzle

Bill Platt

Article marketing is one of those topics that always seem to generate a lot of conversation in forums and marketing discussions. Online marketers are generally split into three camps, when it comes to arguing the effectiveness of article marketing as a promotional method.

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Sunday, October 03, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

New Features in Adobe InDesign CS5Adobe

Adobe InDesign is Adobe's desktop publishing program that can help you design high quality documents for print or the web. This is the tool that many magazine editors and designers use to work on their creations. It can also be used for web designers to create a magazine like website with interactive elements. So what's new in the Adobe InDesign CS5? Here’s a look at some of the features.

Do Registry Cleaners have a Dirty Little Secret?

Frank Breinling

In the Internet world, a lot of things are said about registry cleaners. Yes, it is true that not every registry cleaner is going to get the job done. Yet there are those that state the only way to TRULY fix a registry issue is to have a computer repair technician work their magic. Truthfully, the magic is probably the very registry cleaner that you were thinking about downloading to take care of the problem. So what dirty little secrets are registry cleaners harboring?

How to Reverse Engineer My #1 Google RankingsWillie Crawford

Google the terms "joint venture expert" or "land for $100" and you'll see that I rank #1 for both terms and have for a VERY long time. Yes, people do search on those terms, regardless of what you might think and they both generate substantial incomes for me but they are not my most profitable keywords. They are just keywords that I will use to prove to you that I have a clue about how to get top Google listings. You really shouldn't listen to "experts" who can't back up with they teach with proof.

Free Fax Trial: Is This A Rip-Off?

Titus Hoskins

Many people are very wary of anything offered for free on the web, but this is one case where trying a free fax trial could prove very beneficial for everyone concerned. Find out why by reading this informative article.

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Friday, October 01, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

Have You Outgrown the Company Name You Started With?

Marcia Yudkin

Although the most common reason clients come to my company for a new business name is a stern warning letter they've received from a law firm charging trademark infringement, the second most common reason for renaming is that the company has outgrown its original name in some way. If this applies to you, here's how to proceed so you end up with a company name you can live and grow with for many years.

Increase Clicks 40-Fold with this PPC Strategy

Bill Platt

In any business, if you can reduce your effective advertising expenses, you will increase your profits. Many business owners will opt to push the additional savings into more advertising, and if you are utilizing the information described in this article, you could feasibly increase your paid traffic by 40-times, with the exact same advertising budget. But before I can show you how to reduce your advertising expenses and increase your traffic, it is important for you to learn about proper keyword research. When playing the search engine rankings game, it is important to know what people are "actually typing into the search engines" in an attempt to find your business.

10 Ways to Get Rid of Your Customers

Terri Seymour

When you are in business, you need to remember that without your customers, you are nothing. I have been in the ebook business for 5 years (Internet marketing for over 10 years) and have grown to appreciate my customers immensely. It always amazes me when a fellow online business owner shows his/her customers no appreciation. I even had one fellow ebook store owner say that he wanted everything as easy as possible because he did not want to have to bother with his customers. I was stunned! So, if you are like the above mentioned business owner and don’t want to have to “bother” with your customers, here are 10 effective tips for doing just that!

Seven Reasons Not to Hire a Copywriter

Derryck Strachan

As a professional copywriter I'm going to let you in on a secret that will absolutely blow your mind and save you money instantly (although it could cost you in the mid- to long-term). Not every business needs a copywriter. Here's the honest truth, no word of a lie, no spin, no exaggeration, no pulling the wool over your eyes. Here are 7 great reasons NOT to hire a copywriter.

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

OCT 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

Concentration is the Key

Frank Breinling

Have you ever been working on something and just feel mentally exhausted? Becoming frustrated because you just cannot think properly is commonplace. Few people realize though that it’s just like going for a run. When you reach the point of exhaustion, pushing yourself a little bit further allows you to build your muscles and increase stamina. Well your brain is exactly the same. Next time you reach that exhaustion point when thinking just push yourself a little further. Do a couple more math problems, read a couple more pages, or work for a couple more minutes. Pushing yourself beyond your capacity will only benefit your brain.

Frustrated? Let Go of Your Emotional Energy

Julie Fuimano-Donley, MBA, BSN, RN

When you experience an emotion, you don’t always acknowledge it. You “stuff it” so to speak. And the emotion gets tucked away. It has to go somewhere so you store the emotion in your body’s attic or closet until such time when it becomes overfilled. Eventually, the emotional energy needs to be released.

Overwhelm: What Is It and How to Move Through It

Cindy Hillsey

Overwhelm is not a productive place to be. In fact, is it very unproductive because it blocks the necessary actions we need to take to do the things we need to do. Yet, many of us fall into overwhelm very easily. To feel overwhelmed is to feel unable to do. The root of overwhelm is an acute sense of loss of control. Often, the difference between being productively busy and being overwhelmed is simply a feeling of control.

Answering the Question: What Makes You So Great?

Judy Murdoch

The other day I was discussing marketing options with a client and she said something which took me completely by surprise. "Well, I guess I could be shameless and promote myself more when I'm doing a presentation but it's not like I have anything special or interesting to say." I was surprised because this woman has single-handedly built a very successful consulting practice and works with an impressive roster of Fortune 100 companies. She also has two large binders stuffed with classes, workshops, and other intellectual property she's developed over the years. Yet, she's asking me "what's the big deal?"

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