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		<title>Thanks for the Applause!</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/thanks-for-the-applause/2010/03/01</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:13:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just found out I was chosen as this month&#8217;s Applause Award winner at WAHM-Articles.com
The Applause Award was created in 2009 to recognize the significant contributions our wonderful authors make to the members of the online work-at-home-mom (WAHM) community. (more details here)
 
Denise shared some really nice comments:

Michelle has been a contributor to our writing community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Popular Posts of 2009</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/most-popular-posts-of-2009/2010/01/07</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you track which pages/posts/products on your website are the most visited?  You can learn a lot by watching your statistics.
For example, by watching what my visitors are most interested in I can see the topics trend and consider whether to write more about the popular topics, introduce my own information product or tutorial about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psst&#8230; Just installed CommentLuv</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just finished installing the CommentLuv plugin.  So if you leave a comment and use your blog&#8217;s URL in the URL box, your most recent post will show up with a link, below your comment!   8-)
Another note on comments, if you&#8217;d like your picture to show up next to yours, go setup a gravatar.  Takes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing What&#8217;s Happening With Me</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/sharing-whats-happening-with-me/2009/11/30</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had a really big, very busy week!  Thought I&#8217;d share it in a Monday reflection sort of post.
Featured in Adam Urbanski&#8217;s Get Clients Now Newsletter
I posted last week about the biggest mindset shifts that happened for me during the Attract Clients Like Crazy bootcamp and then tweeted my post.  It ended up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Gifts for my Ezine Readers</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/holiday-gifts-for-my-ezine-readers/2009/11/29</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you subscribed to my newsletter?  If not, now&#8217;s a great time to sign up!  I&#8217;ve decided to borrow an idea from the ever-brilliant Alicia Forest and do a 12 Days of Christmas giveaway for my readers.  During the month of December I&#8217;ll send out  short email each day for 12 days with a gift [...]]]></description>
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		<title>20 Actions I Implemented at Attract Clients Like Crazy</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/20-actions-i-implemented-at-attract-clients-like-crazy/2009/11/16</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/20-actions-i-implemented-at-attract-clients-like-crazy/2009/11/16#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sitting in the LA airport waiting on a flight to Seattle, then on home to Anchorage.  Decided it&#8217;d be a good time to review what I implemented at ACLC.  Why am I sharing this?  First, because I&#8217;m just so darn excited about it all.  Second, because I want you to know that if I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blog Makeover and Other News</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/blog-makeover-and-other-news/2009/09/29</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woo! My blog has a new look.  I&#8217;ve updated the layout a bit and reworked the sidebars.  My favorite update is the cool new Lifestream widget (bottom right corner of every page).  Get yours at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lifestream/ It&#8217;s the same plugin I used a few weeks ago to set up Lisa&#8217;s #SendLove stream.
I&#8217;ve also moved all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Really Need to Market Your Business?</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/do-you-really-need-to-market-your-business/2009/09/14</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/do-you-really-need-to-market-your-business/2009/09/14#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, let&#8217;s start with a definition.  What is Marketing?  Marketing is the process of defining, understanding, and then systematically promoting yourself and your products to your target market in a way that converts into sales of your products or services.
Um&#8230; yeah&#8230; in English?  :)  Marketing is how you reach the people that you can help, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Inspirational Thanksgiving Gift</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/an-inspirational-thanksgiving-gift/2008/11/24</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/an-inspirational-thanksgiving-gift/2008/11/24#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 27th, the United States celebrates Thanksgiving.
The core focus of this holiday is gratitude. It&#8217;s about connecting with family and friends, and it&#8217;s about giving thanks for everything wonderful in life.
My friends Jenn Givler and Teresa Morrow were inspired to put together a really neat project in honor of this holiday.
As business owners, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Small Business Muse in the News</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/the-small-business-muse-in-the-news/2008/10/13</link>
		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/the-small-business-muse-in-the-news/2008/10/13#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re subscribed to my newsletter, or have talked with me much, you already know I&#8217;m a big fan of article marketing.  It works.  So when Denise Willms followed up with me a few weeks ago I was happy to share with her some stats I had from tracking my article marketing efforts.  With her [...]]]></description>
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