Write every day if you want to succeed online

Agony Aunt Claire Rayner passed away yesterday marking the end of an era. I met Claire several times and worked with her on a number of occasions. I remember her warmth, her sense of fun and the encouragement and support she gave to young writers. I asked her once what …

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Forget money to become richer online

Simon Cowell – does he worry about money?Picture courtesy: Wiki Edit Jonny There are two things we know about X-Factor judge Simon Cowell for sure: one is he is very rich, two, he knows loads of people in the entertainment industry. From a business perspective it is interesting to think …

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People want you to give them something for nothing

David Cameron signalled the end of the “something for nothing” culture when he spoke at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham today. He said that the days are gone when the state would support you if you could work, but decided not to. This is manna to the Tory faithful …

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Actions speak louder than words on your blog

Sir Norman WisdomPicture Courtesy: Charles Roberts/Online Transport Archive The sad news that Sir Norman Wisdom has passed away at the ripe old age of 95 marks the end of an era. The days of the slapstick, knock-about, physical comedian are largely gone. Even the clowns in circuses these days rely …

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LinkedIn Basics

A basic guide to LinkedIn LinkedIn Basics for Business View more presentations from Abbi Siler.

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Retailers show their ostrich tendencies

Gordon Brown has gone quiet on us, hasn’t he. One speech recently, but other than that, out the back he went. It’s almost as if he pretends we’re not here, we’ll go away. Indeed, while he was our unelected Prime Minister, he seemed to behave as though ignoring the financial …

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Why Your Blog Is The Heart of Your Business Online

By Louise Barnes-Johnston Have you noticed how excited everyone has become by all the wonderful whizzy social networking tools and are busily using them to promote their products and services? While these tools are indeed very important, I’ve noticed an over-reliance on social networking sites by business owners who are …

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You cannot please everyone online

Will Mrs Clinton rescue David Miliband?Picture Courtesy: US Department of State. The Miliband Brothers – it sounds more like a vaudeville song and dance act than a couple of politicians. But they both appear beset with the same fundamental problem – trying to please all of the people, all of …

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BBC Radio Leeds

Doing an interview on BBC Radio Leeds on the X-factor contestant Chloe Victoria and the hate campaign she has against her on Facebook.

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Paper-based blogging system yields results

OK – here’s a quick quiz. Question 1: What is the fastest way to contact someone? Did you say email? Or Twitter? Or an SMS text message? If you came up with some digital method – it’s the WRONG answer. The fastest way to contact someone is…wait for it….the telephone. …

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