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Cluetrainplus10: Number 32

10 years ago The Cluetrain Manifesto was written.  It’s a set of 95 thesis written as a call to action for all businesses operating within a new marketplace.  These ideas were written to examine the impact of the internet on consumers and organizations.   Cluetrain plus 10 is a homage to the original.  95 writers…

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Six Steps For Your Network Marketing Business

Chris Brogan wrote about Confidence and listed these six steps towards achieving it.  I’m going to show you how to make those steps work for your own network marketing business!  Small Steps   How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time.   It’s an old joke and works for a reason.  It’s true.…

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The Open Toed Shoe Pledge

My cousin sent this to me.  Blame her.  The Open Toed Shoe Pledge As a member of the Cute Girl Sisterhood, I pledge to follow the Rules when wearing sandals and other open-toe shoes: I promise to always wear sandals that fit. My toes will not hang over and touch the ground, nor will my…

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SOBCon 09: First Day

Friday it all begins.  I’ve been reviewing the schedules and thinking about the things I want to learn – and use in my business.  I also have four sponsors and will be considering their businesses as well.   I am a marketing executive for Melaleuca.  My position with them entails introducing people to the company,…

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Balance in the Spring

Today I did the best I could at being in balance. I worked online from 7 to 9 am. I went to a meeting with a group of tech geeks (my people) and got hung up in the conversation until noon. Came home and helped my dad prepare the yard for 18 lavender plants and…

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Social Media Suggestions for Small Business Events

I was a vendor at the Home and Business Expo in Iowa Falls, Iowa this past Saturday.  It was hosted by KIFG radio and Times-Citizen Communications.   They advertised with an 8 page separate section in the Iowa Falls and Ackley Paper.  It was broadcast over the radio station.  I found out about it from…

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More Hutch: Five Reasons To Go To Hutch

Looking for a spot on the map in the middle of the country to take a trip?  Visit Hutchinson, Kansas!  The locals affectionately refer to it as Hutch Kansas.  My hubby and I had the pleasure of visiting last week for a bloggers tour.  We were there three days.  What a great place to get…

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What It Took To Get My Husband Out of His Lazy Boy

I’m a married woman.  You wouldn’t know it.  I almost always attend events, activities, go shopping – everything – alone.  My husband is NOT a social being.  He’s quite happy to sit in his chair, watch tv or play online poker (when he’s not working).   I continue to ask him if he wants to…

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People of Hutchinson Kansas

Put a group of bloggers together and what do you have? Geeks on parade!  Cell phones that make movies.  Little itty bitty computers to type from the field.  No aversion to name badges on lanyards.  Blue jeans are business casual.   Everybody talks, at once.  As they say in Iowa, I was in Hog Heaven.…

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A Little Bit of Preparation Goes A Long Way

I’ll be at the firehouse all day Saturday for a Home Show Expo.  I’m sharing the 8′ x 10′ booth with a friend who is a Watkins distributor.   I’ve been putting together a slideshow because we have 30 minutes in which to do a presentation to  a group of people.   Then I got…

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