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		<title>Help Yourself Stay Focused Online</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/help-yourself-stay-focused/2010/01/04</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you spend a bit too much time on Twitter (no, not me!)?  Facebook? Reading the news?  If you find it challenging to stay focused when you&#8217;re online, try this Firefox add-on to help remind you which sites you shouldn&#8217;t be at:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4476

It allows you to block access to sites you list during certain hours, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Mistakes That Can Get Your Newsletter Trashed or Trash Your Responses</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/three-mistakes-that-can-get-your-newsletter-trashed-or-trash-your-responses/2009/12/26</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/three-mistakes-that-can-get-your-newsletter-trashed-or-trash-your-responses/2009/12/26#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 09:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t let your email newsletter get tossed into the virtual trash can before it&#8217;s opened, or lead your customers to the wrong place when they&#8217;re ready to purchase.
Be sure you aren&#8217;t making these three common mistakes.
 1) A non-descriptive or vague &#8220;From&#8221; line 
Don&#8217;t put &#8220;newsletter&#8221; in the &#8220;from&#8221; line.  No one will know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Me to Un-Follow or Un-Friend You on Social Networks</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/how-to-get-me-to-un-follow-or-un-friend-you-on-social-networks/2009/12/18</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/how-to-get-me-to-un-follow-or-un-friend-you-on-social-networks/2009/12/18#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ready to lose your friends and connections on social networks?  Let me share some tips that may help you.
Here&#8217;s how you can get me to un-friend or un-follow you.
1. Re-tweet something I&#8217;ve said, or share one of my status updates, and add a link to the end that looks like I&#8217;m endorsing your service.
This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Choose the Right E-Commerce Solution for Your Website</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/how-to-choose-the-right-e-commerce-solution-for-your-website/2009/12/12</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/how-to-choose-the-right-e-commerce-solution-for-your-website/2009/12/12#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ECommerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Tips & Tricks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You need to know what you want and need before you start looking for an e-commerce solution. The more details you plan in advance, the better off you&#8217;ll be.
As a website designer I&#8217;ve worked with clients all too often who had chosen their e-commerce solution only because it was &#8220;free&#8221; or because their website designer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Email Overwhelm &#8211; Overcome it in 5 Steps</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/email-overwhelm-overcome-it-in-5-steps/2009/12/04</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/email-overwhelm-overcome-it-in-5-steps/2009/12/04#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:57:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you drowning in email? Got dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of messages in your inbox waiting for you to sort through and respond to them? Do you feel overwhelmed just thinking about clicking the “check mail” button? Don’t panic! You can overcome that flood of email!

1) Use a Good Spam Filter
Check with your website [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Success Look Like?</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/what-does-success-look-like/2009/09/08</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/what-does-success-look-like/2009/09/08#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brainstorm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Online]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You wouldn’t start a road trip across the country without a map.  Or, you probably shouldn’t unless you don&#8217;t care where you end up.  So even if you’re a care-free, by the seat of your pants type of woman, a business is best run with at least some basic goals in mind.
Where are you at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Benefits 101: Back to Basics</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/social-media-benefits-101-back-to-basics/2009/07/03</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/social-media-benefits-101-back-to-basics/2009/07/03#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Business Online]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a small business owner, it&#8217;s important to your success to understand social media&#8217;s benefits and why it&#8217;s worth the time to learn and make a part of your marketing routine.
So why care about social media right now?
Proves You are a Living, Breathing, REAL Person
It sounds kind of funny but it&#8217;s crucial.  Humans need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have You Seen the WAHM Articles Forum?</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/have-you-seen-the-wahm-articles-forum/2009/04/27</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/have-you-seen-the-wahm-articles-forum/2009/04/27#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work at Home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been following me or subscribed to my newsletter for a while, you already know I love article marketing as a promotional strategy.  One place I regularly submit my articles to is WAHM Articles, and you can find more info below about the site.
This week we&#8217;ve been authorized to giveaway ONE Platinum membership to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My New Articles Website is Live!</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/my-new-articles-website-is-live/2008/12/11</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/my-new-articles-website-is-live/2008/12/11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Tips & Tricks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Want to keep up with my articles?  Looking for free content you can reprint on your blog or website, or in your newsletter?  Check out my new articles website at http://articlesbymichelleshaeffer.com
Subscribe to the RSS feed and you&#8217;ll be the first to know when I post new articles.
Do you write articles for marketing your business?  It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Ways to Keep Your Domain Name Safe</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/seven-ways-to-keep-your-domain-name-safe/2008/11/06</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/seven-ways-to-keep-your-domain-name-safe/2008/11/06#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clients and friends frequently approach me with questions about emails regarding their domain names that just don&#8217;t &#8220;feel&#8221; legitimate, and for good reason! Domain name scams are becoming more and more common. These scam attempts are also becoming more sophisticated, less obvious and using unethical techniques that cause the domain owner to worry that they [...]]]></description>
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