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APRIL 22, 2010

We’re not confident enough. We’re not confident in our writing, in our own products, and in our own value. The Secret Marketing Skill that Packs a Punch That’s the secret – confidence. When I see good marketing, I see confidence. So how do you get the confidence to market well? They’ll love you for it.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Sometimes we’re right, sometimes we’re wrong, but the point is that it doesn’t do to blog about the unique ideas that makes you different and special. Here are four reasons to love that the competition reads your blog. So every blog in the hemisphere has the same exact idea in place four weeks later – so what?

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MARCH 3, 2010

Henry Bingaman ( @henrybing ) March 4, 2010 at 3:05 am Saying no takes confidence… but the act of saying no also builds confidence. It makes you feel more confident and it makes you look more professional. Henry Bingaman´s last blog. Michael Martine´s last blog. Stacey Cornelius´s last blog.

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JULY 18, 2010

That’s a good way to build confident success so that you’re always ready for what’s coming at you – before you get there. Rebecca´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog. Horses (clients too) can sense when your worried about something, when your confidence is lacking. Never look back.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

About the amount of information you’d get in five decent-lengthed blog posts. Usually copy comes in nice bite-sized chunks: a webpage, a blog post, an article, a press release. Carson Brackney´s last blog. Elly´s last blog. Laura Spencer´s last blog. Little ebooks. For publication.

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APRIL 15, 2010

A few weeks ago, my mother read and enjoyed a guest blog post of mine – The Missing Half of Productivity Advice: Why Women Need to Get Involved. It shouldn’t have surprise me at all, really – I’ve been writing six to ten blog posts a week, every week, for at least eighteen months. Has your style become more confident?

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JULY 25, 2010

All sorts of people are cropping up with posts of deep, meaningful wisdom or challenging views on their blogs, profound personal philosophies delivered with grave sincerity of a Hindu guru scattered across the internet. We like authority and people who have conviction, who stand up and speak their mind with confidence.

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JUNE 6, 2010

Not blog posts, though. I had great ideas for posts , I’d sit down with full intentions of banging out the best blog post ever, get through a title and maybe a paragraph or two, and then… That was it. Those blog posts came hard. Did I need a writer’s recovery program Was I tapped out on blogging?

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

You’ll be able to commit and complete in full confidence. Chris´s last blog. PM Hut´s last blog. I tried to pull the term ‘resources’ (staff) on James and he blew raspberries at me Eliza´s last blog. And then, you’ll be managing your project properly.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog. Sally B´s last blog. Regards, Kelly Kelly´s last blog. Nils Pettersson´s last blog. Rebecca Laffar-Smith´s last blog. Best Small Business´s last blog. But having the self-esteem, confidence, and finding the balance is hard.

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APRIL 11, 2010

A website like that conveys confidence, pride and prowess. Chris Mower´s last blog. I have a Web site, a blog, a few social media profiles and clearly recognize the value of all these tools. Siddhartha´s last blog. The Aleksandar´s last blog. That’s a sign of success. Thanks again for sharing.

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JULY 21, 2010

Here’s why: Climbing Mountains Every piece you write – whether a blog post, a short story, an ebook, or a technical manual – is a mountain. They might even start on stories or blogs or books. A single blog post. jezza101´s last blog. Giulietta Giulietta Nardone´s last blog. Don’t forget that.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Does This Apply to Blogging? No One Made You a Deal The other part of the argument made in the comments of the Blogging Sweatshop post that gets me is that bloggers are betraying their readers by starting to charge for some of their content. Oren Pardes´s last blog. blogs start charging I’d simply find another source.

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JULY 7, 2010

The fine line between great work and exceptional work often lies in the execution and feeling confident and relaxed. Leah McClellan´s last blog. Eric´s last blog. Joshua Black The Underdog Millionaire Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog. Sharon Hurley Hall´s last blog.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

People – quite a lot of them – had begun to read my blog and decided that I could help them build their blogs in the same way. I was having a hard time explaining that my blog lives or dies based on who I am, not on the information I provide. Most blogs find a niche and zero in on their audience. Let’s talk.

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DECEMBER 20, 2009

Ask the client for enough time that you feel confident you can meet the new deadline. Can’t afford you guys yet, but soon I will Henri @ Wake Up Cloud´s last blog. Meier´s last blog. Meier´s last blog. condo finder´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog. Right, time for a nap.

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MAY 9, 2010

Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Business Logos´s last blog. Chris Mower´s last blog. Joshua Black The Underdog Millionaire Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire´s last blog. FitJerk’s Fitness Blog´s last blog. FitJerk’s Fitness Blog´s last blog.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Nobody else knows if you feel a bit lacking in confidence, nor should they. Michael Martine´s last blog. Kyle Healey´s last blog. Amy Harrison´s last blog. Remind me I said that sometime… Stacey Cornelius´s last blog. Adam King´s last blog. Enjoying the series. AOL Sells Buy.at

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JUNE 27, 2010

Þórey Ómars´s last blog. The good part of waking up then is that I’ll often write whole blog posts or emails in my head, and they’re generally quite good. Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Barbara Ling, Virtual Coach´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog. And I do exactly that!

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MAY 30, 2010

Þórey Ómars´s last blog. George Passwater´s last blog. Hmmm… makes me wonder what’s making you tick Reply John Hoff - WP Blog Host ( @WpBlogHost ) May 31, 2010 at 12:55 pm Great story, James. John Hoff – WP Blog Host´s last blog. Amy´s last blog. Work is the product.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

James pointed them out, sounding more confident than Kelly felt. Confidence. Be more concise, have a more confident tone, and use excitement and urgency in your web copy so that it catches attention quickly and pulls visitors toward the inevitable step of contacting you. Meier´s last blog. This is it.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I even heard from a blogger the other day that he would never guest post on a blog unrelated to his own because it wouldn’t get him any traffic and that it was a waste of effort. Then find 3 or 4 blogs for each of those niches. Connect with the blog owners and other readers. Melinda | WAHM Biz Builder´s last blog.

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JUNE 20, 2010

Annemieke´s last blog. For writing/blogging newbies, it’s a pretty confrontational exercise. Heather Villa´s last blog. Þórey Ómars´s last blog. You didn’t mention the final outcome of this… Melinda | SuperWAHM´s last blog. Very helpfull, thanks a lot! Useful though.

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JANUARY 3, 2010

Online business and blogging are changing every day. As the early-adopter generation of the internet, of blogging, of online business, we have an opportunity. Jordan Cooper´s last blog. I believe anyone who can build an audience for their blog in the first place can also offer paid content successfully.

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JANUARY 10, 2010

The guy writes with confidence and authority. Michael Martine´s last blog. Why To Blog As Yourself (Even if That’s Not What You Sell) Reply Dave Doolin ( @websiteweekend ) January 11, 2010 at 3:22 am Yeah, I don’t have to like someone to trust them. Dave Doolin´s last blog. Heather Villa´s last blog.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Kenji Crosland´s last blog. Lost Wanderer´s last blog. Nicole Brunet´s last blog. Larry´s last blog. Kenji Crosland´s last blog. I think I stick to writing for my blogs… Bengt´s last blog. I tried the latter before. It hurt my brain. Thanks for asking, cutie.

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JULY 17, 2010

And this is exactly what I’m going to do in this blog post, I will publish these daily logs (in a more or less abridged version of course) giving you a time based description of the whole process, from installing Xcode to having your app in the AppStore. I also added a Help and FAQ section. Day 29 – Solving Puzzles Bug hunting.

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