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		<title>Thanks for the Applause!</title>
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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>Crafters/Artists: 9 Sites You Can Get a Link From</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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Credit: Cool knitting photo from http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-a-team/sets/72157594573683373/

Links are important since they help us get more traffic to our sites and better search engine rankings.  Targeted links are the ones that really count though! 
What is a targeted link?  A link from a site that reaches your target market.   8-)   For example, if you sell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breakdown or Breakthrough?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve not posted to my blog for a while.  It&#8217;s been one of those months.  Well, actually about 6 of those months.  But then again, isn&#8217;t life always challenging?  The last week I&#8217;ve spent dealing with some medical issues in our family, among a lot of other personal issues, and it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Resolution Hangover Giveaway</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/post-resolution-hangover-giveaway/2010/02/04</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note from Michelle:  Just 24 hours left to grab some great gifts from this giveaway (no opt-ins required, but some great info if you choose to sign up).  Here&#8217;s the scoop, straight from Solo-E&#8230;
It’s a one-of-a-kind event … yet couldn’t be more timely!
Whether you admit it or not, the word resolution goes hand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 Steps to Social Media Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reprinted with permission from Christine Gallagher&#8217;s Communicate Value Newsletter
These six steps were born out of common frustrations I hear from people about understanding how to market online.
Does this sound familiar? &#8220;I know I need to figure out all of this social media stuff, but it&#8217;s all piecemeal now and I just don&#8217;t know where to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Website Need a Spa Day?  Take the Quiz and Find Out!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TheSmallBusinessMuse</dc:creator>
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 The Website Spa is almost ready to launch and I&#8217;ve decided to offer my friends, readers and subscribers a pre-launch special offer!  Get 25% off any service on the site from now through Tuesday.  Get your website makeover (and converted to WordPress), grab a new logo design, get custom business cards designed, or your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Identify Your Ideal Client or Customer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note: This is part 1 in a 7 part series on how to transform your website to attract your ideal clients.
Who is your ideal client?  Does your website make clear exactly who you serve or support?

Many small businesses focus only on trying to find clients or customers and skip the critical step of identifying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Cereus Giveaway Gifts are Ready!</title>
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		<comments>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/your-cereus-giveaway-gifts-are-ready/2010/01/11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month I&#8217;m also part of a wonderful gift event.  It&#8217;s being coordinated by Kim Reddington of Cereus Women and here&#8217;s what she shared with me about it (to share with you all):

The goals I create for my business, I like to call my Cereus Business Goals. Every business needs to have goals. Every mom [...]]]></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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				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
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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>Need Inspiration? Or a Cool Gift?</title>
		<link>http://thesmallbusinessmuse.com/need-inspiration-or-a-cool-gift/2010/01/06</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
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A little inspiration is always a good thing.
Check out these inspirational magnets (photo at left)!  They come in lots of different words/nature scenes, and also with inspirational phrases/colors.
I just connected with the crafter behind them on Twitter and love them. I ordered a couple sets to use in my office.  They&#8217;d make great gifts [...]]]></description>
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