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		<title>Forget the Challenging Economy &#8211; Make Money Doing What You Love</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/forget-the-challenging-economy-make-money-doing-what-you-love/2010/03/11</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling anxious about how to keep your small business afloat and supporting you during this tough economy? Join me this Monday at 1pm Eastern as I interview Shauna Harper, Your Abundance Business Coach, on The Personal Economy of Abundance.  Learn how you can do what you love and make money doing it despite today&#8217;s economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing &#8211; Get Help!</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/outsourcing-get-help/2009/12/22</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling overwhelmed?  Too much to do and not enough time to get it all done?  There is an answer!
It’s not uncommon to see large companies moving many jobs overseas in an effort to save money. They call it outsourcing. As a solopreneur who works from home, you can outsource, too!
As your business grows, you might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enough Already. Things I Won&#8217;t Do in 2010.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times do you have to go through icky situations before you finally admit something is not working and move on with the lesson learned?  Once?  Twice?  A dozen times?  *raises hand meekly*  Yeah, a dozen times, that&#8217;s me.

I&#8217;m annoyed with myself.  I had an uneasy feeling about a particular project at the very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Delegate What You Can Automate</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/dont-delegate-what-you-can-automate/2009/12/12</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/dont-delegate-what-you-can-automate/2009/12/12#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Challenges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Working with a virtual assistant or other professional to help you with some of the routine tasks in your small business can be a great decision and free up your time to focus on your income generating activities.
But delegate wisely! Don&#8217;t delegate what you can automate. Save time and money by automating these six common [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When They Hit Me With the &#8220;Fairy Stick&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/when-they-hit-me-with-the-fairy-stick/2009/11/21</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/when-they-hit-me-with-the-fairy-stick/2009/11/21#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever need someone to just hit you with a &#8220;fairy stick&#8221;?  Apparently I did!
I had a breakthrough this week (okay, I&#8217;ve had more breakthroughs than I can count this week, but I&#8217;m focusing on a particular one right now) in my Success Circle Coaching mastermind with Richard and the wonderful businesswomen in my group.
My question [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Mistake</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/the-biggest-mistake/2009/08/23</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/the-biggest-mistake/2009/08/23#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Michelle: I read this article in a newsletter I subscribe to and wanted to share it. Great analogy!
A couple weeks ago my family was vacationing in Aruba. My husband and I were having a great time lounging on the beach while the kids were building a huge empire in the sand. Even at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Easy, Auto-Pilot Ways to Promote Your Blog</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/easy-auto-pilot-ways-to-promote-your-blog/2009/02/10</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/easy-auto-pilot-ways-to-promote-your-blog/2009/02/10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brainstorm]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Put your blog promotion on auto-pilot with these “set it once then forget it” promotional strategies.
Submit Your Blog to Blog Directories
Once you’ve requested a listing, you’re done!
http://www.blogcatalog.com
http://www.bloghub.com
http://www.blogarama.com
http://www.blogexplosion.com
http://www.blogflux.com
http://www.blog-search.com
http://www.blogbunch.com
http://www.iblogbusiness.com
http://www.quickblogdirectory.com
http://www.bloglisting.net
http://www.blogrankings.com
http://www.weblogalot.com
Ping When You Post
If you’re using Wordpress, it’s probably already set to ping rpc.pingomatic.com Add that to your ping list if it’s not there already. Ping-O-Matic will receive your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Success is a Decision</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/success-is-a-decision/2009/01/01</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/success-is-a-decision/2009/01/01#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christine Kloser
Have you ever wondered why some people succeed and others fail? Maybe you&#8217;re discouraged that your colleague&#8217;s phone is ringing off the hook and your phone hasn&#8217;t rung in weeks (or months). Believe me; I know what it&#8217;s like to be there. For years, I used to look all around me and see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Satisfaction Is Not Enough</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/customer-satisfaction-is-not-enough/2008/12/02</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/customer-satisfaction-is-not-enough/2008/12/02#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Michelle: Tessa Stowe&#8217;s newsletter is one I regularly read and highly recommend.  This article was great, and so true.  If you aren&#8217;t subscribed, there&#8217;s a link at the end you can click through to sign up!
©Tessa Stowe, Sales Conversation, 2008
If you have dissatisfied customers, will they  keep buying from you?  Probably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Handle &#8220;Problem Areas&#8221; in Your Business?</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/how-do-you-handle-problem-areas-in-your-business/2008/06/22</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/how-do-you-handle-problem-areas-in-your-business/2008/06/22#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I take one of four approaches to something I cannot do, do not like, or don&#8217;t understand (any of these three reasons make it a &#8220;problem area&#8221; in my mind).
1) Learn it.  I don&#8217;t deal well with failure so I just do whatever I have to do to improve.  Whether it&#8217;s research online, practice/rehearsing, [...]]]></description>
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