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Entries from February 2007

How not to rob a shop!

February 21st, 2007 · No Comments

  Ooops! Thanks to http://feed4yoursmile.blogspot.com/

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Ty gets his own page

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Ty is growing in size really quickly.  He is now almost 10 weeks old.  If you follow the link at the top of the page you will find some more pictures. Ty at 9 1/2 weeks.

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Thesaurus online an interesting version

February 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Having a thesaurus has become a useful part of my life especially when I’m actually trying to write something, but I don’t find most of them that helpful. But here’s an online tool I have found to be really easy to benefit from. http://visualthesaurus.com – generates visual word trees of related keywords, sort of like a mind map. When [...]

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Tags: Technology

Tea Tree linked to MRSA

February 16th, 2007 · No Comments

There is an article in the London Metro newspaper suggesting that Tea tree oil is linked to MRSA.  On the surface this would cause concern to someone who has a large business supplying products that contain tea tree oil. The research suggests that “the bottom line is that tea tree oil should not be used [...]

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Goals verses Activities

February 15th, 2007 · No Comments

“My goals and activities have to be in balance” I have just finished a teleseminar where the presenter was explaining that you must have a balance between goals and activity (to enable you to achieve the goals). There is little point in having a goal that is going to be tough to achieve if the [...]

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Send a Ball – funky & eye catching marketing

February 8th, 2007 · No Comments

I was introduced to a US site today that simply has a great idea for getting your message across to your customer or prospect. Send a Ball – simply does.  It will send your message on an inflated ball directly to your prospect.           David Frey has a video on this.

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Childhood gets even better

February 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Snowmen  and snowball fights are great.  But it can get better..  Zach as an only child has always wanted to have a dog.  The cat that we have just is not the same.  Personally I like cats as they are great fun and do not need to be taken for walks.  Dogs are great too [...]

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A day to remember….

February 8th, 2007 · No Comments

Living near Windsor Castle in the south of England, it rarely snows…  So my son has grown up with out memories of waking up to a day off school and snowball fights. That is until today.  We woke up at 6am to 6cm of snow..  Time to create the childhood memories.. Zach and two snowmen…. [...]

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Why do my prospects not return my calls…

February 6th, 2007 · No Comments

  I was asked the question about having prospects in a pipeline who continue to put me off, or who don’t return my calls. How can I get them to be more responsive? This often has less to do with your prospects and more to do with your choice of prospects.  Working with the right prospects is in [...]

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Tags: Internet Marketing

The Ideal Client Profile

February 6th, 2007 · No Comments

The Ideal Client Profile, (TIPC) is defined as a set of characteristics that make up your ideal customer. TIPC becomes an invaluable tool in cleaning up your current pipeline as well as assessing future prospects. To begin creating your Ideal Client Profile, answer the following questions: What is the value my products or services bring to my ideal [...]

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