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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

March 09 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). Click here to go to the 3 Minute Learning home page.
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Home Based Small Business Opportunities
Josiah Anderson

Many individuals seem to be interested in getting into a home business. Maybe it’s because of economic uncertainty and fear being unemployed with no income. Or it could also be simply to earn extra money in spare time. Regardless, the problem is what type of business they should try.

6 Keys to Creating a Successful and Profitable Ezine
Bill Platt

This article has been derived in essence from another article written in 2004. It has been updated to represent current programs and resources for this marketplace. Here are the six ingredients that you need for creating a successful and profitable ezine.

Tele-Seminar Essentials: 8 Must-Dos
BIG Mike McDaniel

Volumes have been written and spoken about producing tele-seminars. There are however, just eight basic areas that must be addressed for even the most elementary tele-seminar to succeed. Master the eight and then bask in the glow.

Turning Tire Kickers into Mouse Clickers
Casey Moher

You have many options for raising the number of visitors to your site. These methods come with a wide variety of results and difficulty. I have tried and tested many of them using a variety of approaches. I have found an approach that really works based on my experiences

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Monday, March 09, 2009

March 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

The Laws of Attraction in Business
Jim Biscardi

You may or may not have heard about the Laws of Attraction. When you hear those three words, you may think about romance and finding your soul mate. But, the truth is that the Law of Attraction applies not only to romance but to most other areas of life as well. This includes business. Imagine finding your "soul mate" business venture. The one that is naturally meant to be in your life!

Leadership: The One Crucial Question
Harald Anderson

The past few years have shown me many ups and downs. I have experienced success but also faced my share of setbacks and obstacles. A recent disappointment made me pause and reflect. It was like going through an emotional avalanche as I confronted the reality that my dreams and deepest desires were perhaps not going to get me the results that I had planned for.

Project Management Gone Wrong
Heather Villa, CMA, MBA, MSM

These are true stories of project management gone terribly wrong. Only the details and the names have been changed to protect the guilty. These stories were collected from colleagues who work on projects in large and small organizations in varying industries.

Stop Trying to Be Perfect
Bill Lampton Ph.D.

When I provide speech coaching for executives and when I direct Presentation Skills seminars for corporations, one of the first points I make is this: Trying to be perfect will ruin your presentation.

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Thursday, March 05, 2009

March 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES on PRODUCTIVITY

How to Drive More Traffic to Your Website
Alex Rich

Nearly every email you read these days is filled with hype or requests from the sender that we follow a link to the senders' offer. Once we arrive at his or her website we have the distinct pleasure of paying for the potential benefits he or she is advertising. Here's the insanity: According to the latest statistics from the US Department of Commerce, less than 5% of all online businesses earn $150 to $500 a month from their Internet marketing!

Make Pay-Per-Click Work for You
George Collins

When you first decide to market a program, whether it is a network marketing program, MLM, top tier program, your product or another affiliate product, the initial tasks you have to do is develop a landing page, some pay-per-click ads and one or more auto-responders.

4 Ebay Selling Strategies: How to Build Your Ebay Business
Chris Malta and Robin Cowie

Selling on eBay is a great opportunity for any e-commerce entrepreneur. But making a steady, livable income via eBay isn't just a matter of throwing a few products up for auction. In fact, of the more than 200 million registered eBay users, only a little over a million make a part-or full-time living.

Online Privacy and Security
George Meszaros

The right to privacy is a serious issue for all online travelers. No formal law exists within cyberspace and Internet users can find recourse only through the applicable laws of their own government. It is your responsibility to ensure the privacy of your web site visitors. You have to create a transactional or interactive environment that protects the privacy of your customers.

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Wednesday, March 04, 2009

March 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for MARKETING

6 Steps to Creating a Successful E-book
Caroline Melberg

The biggest mistake that "wannabe" e-book publishers make is to first write a book on the subject that they would probably be interested in. Then they try to hustle up a market from a related niche and persuade them, without much success, that they too should have the same interests in buying the book. Needless to say, this is not the best introduction into the world of e-book publishing.

Back Links: How to Get Them, How to Use Them
David Bain

Back links (also backlinks or inbound links) are links found in other websites that when clicked will direct the visitor to your site. They are the opposite of "forward links" which are links in your website that direct your visitors to another site.

E-Marketing 101: Exploring the Power of Online Email Marketing Services
Gary San

Whether you're new to email marketing or a veteran, online email marketing services can help you streamline your email marketing campaigns and get the word out on your goods and services. As long as you can power up your computer and get access to the Internet, you can manage your permission-based email marketing campaigns 24/7, anywhere in the world. Still not convinced? Keep reading.

Facebook Ads and Your Marketing Budget
Dirk Wagner I

As with any pay-per-click program, you should be very wary of spending too much money too fast. Let's think about the negatives of setting an early high budget per day with a new advertisement:
>> You have no idea if your offer will convert or not
>> You have no idea if there is more demand for your offer then you anticipated
>> You have no idea what will happen whatsoever

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

March 09 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for BUSINESS and MANAGEMENT

7 Tips for Starting a Business Franchise
Gabriel Adams

Starting a franchise is one of the easier ways to get into the entrepreneurial world. By getting a franchise, you immediately have name recognition, cooperative marketing, bulk purchasing power and training and management expertise. These are advantages that solo entrepreneurs would only be able to enjoy after years of hard work.

Affiliate Marketing Scams
Blake Evans

Making money from home is such a powerful and persistent desire that it can almost be considered an American dream. And, believe it or not, millions of Americans are achieving that dream. But there are others who get frustrated because they get drawn into scams. One of the most prominent schemes can be found in the affiliate marketing world.

Home Based Business Or A Work at Home Job
Kirk Bannerman

OK, so you're going to work at home and now you suddenly realize that you have a very fundamental choice to make. Once you have made the decision to work at home (either by choice or out of necessity) you are faced with the decision as to whether to pursue a work at home job or to start a home-based business. That may sound like a minor distinction but the differences can be quite significant.

Get Rich Quick Schemes Overload
Daniel Gebura

Surfing the Internet for business opportunities can result in finding companies that offer big money within short period of time at minimum effort, no skill or any previous experience required. They also persuade people that failure is absolutely impossible using their system. It sounds really attractive and that's why some people impulsively sign up for those offers. Soon it’s realized they became yet another victim of so-called GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME.