10 productivity tips from FreelanceFolder

These 10 tips are written for freelancers but we all could use the help getting things done: Organize Your Work Space Plan Your Day, Week, Month, Year Do Similar Tasks Together Work in Focused Chunks of Time Take Frequent Breaks Use Tools to Systematize and Automate Common Tasks Learn to Delegate Cooperate with Your Personal […]

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July 20, 2010 Read the full post →

Writing better directions for tourists

Before you tell someone where to go, make sure you’re following these simple steps: Who are you really writing for? People who are not from here, maybe not even from this country. People who don’t know the shorthand and common names for things. Your visitors will try to match up your directions to maps, to […]

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July 20, 2010 Read the full post →

How to use Foursquare to promote tourism

Janet Meiners Thaeler is highlighting specific examples of how businesses are using Foursquare: Pennsylvania lists over 100 tips and responses about places of interest in the state. They can be found by people on Foursquare and on their web site on Foursquare – www.foursquare.com/VisitPA. Their web site also has a Foursquare section. via Foursquare for […]

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July 19, 2010 Read the full post →

What you can learn about business at a lemonade stand

Maine may be Vacationland but it’s also Entrepreneurland to this blogger and her daughter. They visited a Maine beach community this summer, and the daughter started a lemonade stand. It’s a fun look at basic business principles. My favorite tip is: Location, location, location. This real estate mantra applies to retailers, as well. The pint-sized […]

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7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins

When it comes to the internet, there’s one golden rule that stands head and shoulders above the others: content is king. Although there are other types of content out there that you could post on your blog, that usually means you need to write great blog posts. Here are those sins, and how you can […]

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July 17, 2010 Read the full post →

5 Key Steps That Will Improve Your Decision Making – by Dumb Little Man

Pretty good ideas for improving your life: Question Everything Do Some Research Consider the Other Side of the Argument Realize Other People’s Bias Think Fast, But Pause Before Acting via 5 Key Steps That Will Improve Your Decision Making – by Dumb Little Man.

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7 Lessons on Building a Community

Pretty good piece on building community: 1. The community is in control 2. Be the best electronic version of yourself 3. Listen more than you talk 4. Keep it really interesting 5. Monitor and contribute daily 6. Don’t let questions or comments go unanswered for more than 24 hours 7. If you don’t genuinely care, […]

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Is Twitter changing anything?

As usual, John Dickerson has a very thoughtful piece in Slate. This examines how prominent Republicans are using Twitter: The most successful adopter is Sarah Palin on Facebook. She’s been posting messages on the social network for months. This week she endorsed Karen Handel in the Republican primary in Georgia, which drew a sharp response […]

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July 17, 2010 Read the full post →

How Hulu makes money

Interesting look at the business model: Hulu licenses video content from over 200 suppliers. It streams this material over the Net, through its servers and wrapped in its own user-interface. The streams are accompanied by ad placements, and Hulu and its partners get revenues that depend on how many views the videos get. This isn’t […]

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July 17, 2010 Read the full post →

Make money by solving these problems with your phone

I don’t know how much the New York Times is paying David Pogue, but it’s not enough. He’s an incredibly talented writer who has a knack for explaining what we need to know. And he’s a pioneer as a multimedia journalist. He sets the bar high for all of us. OK, maybe the NYT compensates […]

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July 16, 2010 Read the full post →

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