NOV 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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21 Offline Marketing Ideas for Your Online Business
Terri Seymour

A lot of us work hard to promote our online business but one thing we might forget is that we can get a lot of traffic by promoting offline as well. The following is a list of ideas you can use to promote your online business, offline.

4 Keys to a Free Product That Grows Your Mailing List
Judy Murdoch

If you are selling products and services on the Internet you are probably very aware of the value of a subscriber list. Periodic, relevant information is the main way to build the trust and credibility needed for customers and prospects to take action. I cannot over-emphasize the importance of creating trust-based relationships in business.

What's Your Excuse For Still Not Having A List?
Willie Crawford

One of the excuses I hear most often from struggling online marketers is that they don't make more sales because they don't have a list. We even hear that excuse from marketers who have been online three or even five years. My question to them is always, "What are you waiting for?" "Why not start a massive list-building effort today?" When I look at how I built my database, I used only a few primary methods. Here are the most effective ones that I used.

How to Breathe Life into Your Sales Copy with a Stronger Offer
Dan Lok

If you want a huge leg up on your competitors, you MUST test as many components of your sales copy as possible. It's the one thing that distinguishes good results from the superb. Done right, testing and refining your offer can put you into a whole new league of success. A powerful offer is one of the best ways to tilt the deck in your favor and get more sales.

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NOV 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:
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Selecting the Best Business Name for Your Company
Marcia Yudkin

If you turn away from the idea of naming as a black art, you can find some secrets of branding in scientific studies that have been published after having been reviewed by academic authorities as reliable. Here are four points on which researchers have given us insights that help guide the creation of effective business names.

Knowledge Is Power - Using EBay Market Research
Chris Malta & Robin Cowie

New eBay retailers are often overwhelmed with all the choices they have to make: what to sell, what to charge, how to list an item. Thankfully, there are numerous tools available to answer those questions.

How to Become a Successful Entrepreneur
Nancy Fraser

Ask the question, "Why did you start your business?" and many entrepreneurs will say, "To have more freedom". Ask them if they achieved it and many will say that it’s not quite what they expected. When someone starts a business, they often struggle with how to differentiate their business from the competition.

Online Opportunities for Working at Home
Dock Murphy

Internet based business are more popular that ever. By using the skills you have to start your own business or join a company that allows you to work from home, you will be able to begin a new career without having to buy new clothes or commute to work in the morning.

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NOV 3ML Briefcase

ARTICLES for LEADERSHIP

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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Articles for Inspiration
Steve Goodier

TABLE of CONTENTS
1. COMPLIMENT MORE; REPRIMAND LESS
2. CHOOSING THE RIGHT COMPASS
3. HOW TO BE A WEAK LEADER
4. YOUR RIGHT TO BE WRONG
5. HURRY UP AND BE PATIENT!
6. ALL THE ADVICE YOU'LL EVER NEED

The Importance of Empathy in the Workplace
Julie Fuimano, RN, MBA, CSAC

In a recent presentation to healthcare professionals on empathy in New York City, the audience concurred that healthcare professionals do exhibit empathy most of the time – to their patients. When asked about the use of empathy with colleagues or with family or even with themselves, the audience seemed pretty certain they could do a better job.

Successful Leaders and Their Important Managerial Skills
Harald Anderson

Great leaders understand that their highest calling involves cultivating the growth and development of people. A good leader essentially needs to be a motivator. He should be able to consistently inspire his team to strive for quality and excellence in their work. The job of a leader is to constantly improve standards and levels of productivity. And the only way to achieve that is to motivate people to perform their best at all times.

Top Ten Personal Habits
Laurel Vespi

Successful people have a regular routine of daily or weekly habits that reinforce the things that are most important to them. By practicing a set of personal success habits, they maintain a positive outlook, keep focused on their priorities and have more energy and a greater sense of satisfaction with life. How positive habits do you do on a regular basis?

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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:
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Setting Up an Efficient Workplace at Home
Mark Stewart

Working at home is not really as easy as you think it is especially if you have small children who do not really understand that you are working and not just taking a vacation at home. To avoid problems when working at home, you need to have the full support of your family and you need to have a designated work area where you can do your job in peace. Constant distractions will not only diminish your productivity, it will also make you lose focus on your goals.

The Differences of Free Versus Paid Directory Submissions
Bruce Swedal

First, a web directory is web site that specializes in finding, categorizing and listing links to other resources on the Internet. Owners of web sites can submit their sites for review and possible inclusion. Those sites are then reviewed for relevancy and site content to determine if the site would have value to the other Internet surfers.

What's So Great About SEO?
Derek Rogers

Many people who put their business online often find themselves disappointed by how very little they manage to earn. At some point, they will look at the counters on their webpage's and realize that the traffic that they are showing is a bare trickle. If you already know that getting people to your site is a problem that you need to fix, then you are already a step ahead of the competition. When you start looking around at what can be done for your situation, you'll find the search engine optimization, often abbreviated to SEO, is a tool that you should definitely take a look at.

Essential Features to Help Your Website to Be Successful
Geri Mason

Do yourself a favor and don't just focus on the home page, keywords and titles. Search engine optimization and better rankings can't keep your customer on your site or make them buy. Follow these tips and you will develop a very successful website.

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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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3 Response Killing Direct Mail Copywriting Mistakes and How to Easily Avoid Them
Dan Lok

Your constant challenge as a direct mail copywriter is to effectively communicate with target markets in their language. Many writers specialize in one or two niche areas. It doesn't matter. Even seasoned writers sometimes drop the ball and make easily avoidable mistakes. Today I'll discuss 3 common mistakes I've seen in direct mail copywriting (more prevalent online but still see some real blunders in offline copy). Put these DM copywriting tips in your repertoire and use them. You'll see magic in your response rates and conversions.

How MARKET In Network Marketing Can Lead To Success!
Gordon Bellows

Network marketing can be a great way to make a living. It has provided many people with the personal and financial freedom that most 9-to-5 jobs could never offer. However, it does not happen overnight. When you are involved with network marketing you are running your own home-based business and it takes time and effort to reach any significant level of success.

Jump-Start Your Article Writing Tips for Entrepreneurs
Kimberly Clay

Information, much of it in the form of written content, is what drives the Internet. As a result, article writing is extremely important to Internet entrepreneurs who wish to succeed. But sometimes circumstances arise when the articles just aren't coming.

The Truth about Internet Marketing
James Copper

Internet marketing gurus implore you at every click to fork out you hard earned dollars to receive their downloaded packaged supposedly containing the key to the marketing kingdom. The truth about Internet marketing is that there is no key, no silver bullet and no killer solution. Internet marketing is the same as any other kind of marketing: you have to go about it dispassionately and methodically in order to find ways to get as many sales as possible with as little outlay as possible.

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