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Is Your Business Strategy Like a Tornado Warning?

May4
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We had tornado warnings here in the Midwest last night. It’s always interesting to see how different people react.

Some are cautious and hit the basement immediately.

Some are risky and go out into the yard, look up into the sky, and wait for it to come.

Some are oblivious and just go about their regular routine like nothing is happening.

And some are prepared and have a weather radio, a flashlight, and blanket and pillows ready to hit the basement when necessary.

I heard once that how you react in one area of your life is how you react in other areas. This makes me think these people also react in the same way with their business marketing.

So, which one are you? See if you recognize yourself below and determine if you need to make a change.

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Spelling Sets You Apart As a Writer

Nov9

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Grammarly Writing Support at www.xtreme-assistant.comComputer spell check software is great, but it sometimes doesn’t inform you to a misspelled word. And, you might be spelling a word correctly, but it isn’t the word that you should be using in the context of the sentence.

For example, what if you wrote this sentence with a typo in it:  He tackled the breast and killed it. Well obviously, you didn’t mean to put that R in there – it should have said, He tackled the beast and killed it.

But spell check wouldn’t catch it because they’re both words and both spelled properly. But one isn’t correct and it could cause you a lot of embarrassment. So you can’t rely on spell check to save you.

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How to Instantly Grow Your Business Using Social Media – Part III

Jul25

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social-media-marketing at www.xtreme-assistant.comI’ve been posting about the importance of using social networks for your business and how you can use them to build trust and relationships that convert into a large list of loyal subscribers.  We touched on Facebook and Twitter, and will now touch on Forums and Pinterest. Continue reading →

A Powerful Way to Improve Your Productivity

Sep24
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High-level business leaders are experts in delegation as they have learned that they can’t do everything themselves.

Delegation becomes increasingly more important as you progress through your career and will greatly increase your productivity.

There is no other skill that will increase your productivity to the same degree as being able to delegate successfully.

To be successful, you need to allocate as much time as possible to the development of your business.

This requires focusing a significant amount of time on planning for the short-term and long-term goals of your organization.

In practice, this is actually difficult to do as your time gets overtaken with everyday operational tasks, problems, and putting out fires.

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Starting Your Own Business

Feb16

Perhaps you are one that would like to start your own business. A growing number of people are finding ways to offer their skills and knowledge to earn extra income. Just like I have with my website here. Or perhaps you want to Continue reading →