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Monthly Archives: January 2011
A Story of Pleasure and Pain …
Dear Web Business-Builder, In my days carrying a bag I spent an enormous amount of time drilling, practicing and rehearsing my sales talk. That’s what one of my earliest mentors taught me to do?… I would accompany him on two or three sales calls a day and observe
Today’s Words That Work: Roman a Clef
A Roman a Clef (roh-mahn ah KLAY) — from the French for “novel with a key” — is a novel that disguises real people and events and presents them as fictional. Example (as used in a review of the movie All Good Things by Roger Moore in the Orlando Sentinel ): “It’s not the smoothest thriller
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Looking at the Markets? Look Up!
2011 looks like it will be a great year in the markets. While we are still very early in the first quarter, the S&P is already up 2.9%. And this is just after the fourth quarter of 2010, when the S&P rose 10.2%
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How to Overcome Fear and Write Copy that ROCKS!
Hiya CopyStar, Dan G. writes: Hi Carline, Love your newsletter. Since you asked for feedback, here’s my 2 cents… I’ve read several articles of yours dealing with that little negative voice telling you that you suck as a copywriter, etc
No exaggeration
With the Internet, first-time entrepreneurs can easily get in on the lucrative import-export industry. And that’s no exaggeration. The days of traveling to China to find a manufacturer are over
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Today’s Words That Work: Ignominy
Ignominy (IG-nuh-min-ee or ig-NOM-uh-ee) — from the Latin — is disgrace or public shame; dishonor. Example (as used by Milan Kundera in Immortality ): “The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone.”
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Do You Believe?
“The Triumph of Hope Over Experience” Dear Business-Builder, Without it, there would be no second marriages … no cheering crowds behind Hillary, Obama or John on the six o’clock news … and of course, no Las Vegas. The fact is, no matter how cynical, negative or worldly-wise each of us wants the world to think we are, all of us want to believe.
Do You Believe?
“The Triumph of Hope Over Experience” Dear Business-Builder, Without it, there would be no second marriages … no cheering crowds behind Hillary, Obama or John on the six o’clock news … and of course, no Las Vegas.
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An Ideal Business for First-Time Entrepreneurs
There is a website that is used by 8 million qualified and screened members from almost every country on the planet. They aren’t just browsing.
Is The Modern Portfolio Theory Wrong?