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	<title>George Chaney - Official SEO Blog &#187; Starting A Business</title>
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		<title>Why This Economy Is The Perfect Time To Build Your Web Business</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2012/01/24/why-this-economy-is-the-perfect-time-to-build-your-web-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are plenty of naysayers out there right now &#8211; and always, for that matter &#8211; that are saying that in this economy there is no hope.  They say it&#8217;s a horrible time to start a business; a horrible time to build and grow a web business.  High taxes, low stability, and just a general feeling of uncertainty. Well, they&#8217;re right on that last part&#8230;there are more restrictions and barriers to business these days&#8230;and hopefully these will go by the wayside sooner than later.  But even so, they&#8217;re still no excuse not to commit to building your web business.  In fact, they are actually pretty good reasons to plow ahead and grow your online streams of income.  Why so? First of all, the competition is at a minimum because so many of the would-be competitors are falling in the web of the naysayers.  They&#8217;re falling for all of the negativity, all of the &#8220;it cannot be dones,&#8221; and generally just succumbing to the popular sentiment of a bad economy before even starting progress on growing their web businesses. Anything is possible, and for those willing to work hard, a self-supporting web business is a very real and a very possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Popular Web Apps That You Can Benefit From Today</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/03/11/5-popular-web-apps-that-you-can-benefit-from-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apps are all the rage.  You’ve got them on your phone, and you’ve got them on your tablet device.  App development has even caused a whole shift in design—these days it’s incredibly popular to consider yourself a UI designer, which stands for user interface, and really only started to come about with the rise in popularity of apps. It’s easy to think of the apps we download onto our mobile devices as being fun, or even handy, but when it comes to true business functionality, most business is still done on real computers, not mobile devices.  So with this in mind, let’s take a look at 5 popular web apps that you and your team can benefit from today: 1.  Google Apps (http://www.google.com/apps/) This might just be the granddaddy of them all.  Entire Fortune 500 companies are switching over their document creation, spreadsheet, productivity, and email software to Google Apps.  Why?  Well first of all, it’s affordable (in fact, even their free version is very robust).  Secondly, it allows web access and team collaboration.  Create your document or presentation, save it to the cloud, and all the entire team to make edits and improvements—that’s what it’s all about. 2.  Photoshop.com [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Add More Time To Your Day &amp; Spend More Quality Time On Your Small Business</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/01/28/how-to-add-more-time-to-your-day-spend-more-quality-time-on-your-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting A Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[small business productivity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a few minutes?  Good…this is important stuff! If you ever feel like you literally work yourself in circles—putting in 12+ hour work days trying to keep up with your small business, then this message definitely hits close to home.  And you know the feeling—work hard, then work some more, and hopefully earn enough to make it all worthwhile (only to have it all taken away with ever-increasing taxes, health insurance premiums, and all of the other fun stuff entrepreneurs and small business owners get to deal with). Well if this sounds all too familiar, there’s good news and bad news.  Should we start with the good news first? Here it is in black and white:  If you’re working 12 hours a day, practically 7 days a week, you’re definitely dedicated.  You’ve got a good part of what it takes to make a small business successful.  Hard work and persistence pay off in the long haul. And the bad news? You already know it well:  All of this work is tiring, and complete burnout might be waiting just around the corner…almost always just one tiny step ahead of finding true success and a little bit more freedom that comes with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multitasking Fail:  Why Single Tasking Is Better For Your Web Business</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2011/01/07/multitasking-fail-why-single-tasking-is-better-for-your-web-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting A Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let’s face it…while we all want to think that we’re superb multitaskers, in all reality, multitasking is just not what it’s all cracked up to be.  In fact, there’s actually quite a big backlash happening—where it was once en vogue to be the world’s greatest task juggler, more and more people are realizing that doing just the opposite brings a unique sense of peace and focus to the typical day’s work. But there’s even more to this rebellion away from multitasking. Turns out that most small business people, entrepreneurs, and other professionals actually perform better when they’re only working on one task at a time.  Single tasking really works. Have you heard of the study that says something like 17 minutes of time is required to recover and refocus after even a 15 second distraction?  Think about it for just a minute. Say you’re working through an important sales letter that you’ve been putting off writing all week.  You’ve finally taken the time to collect your thoughts on what you want to say, you’ve sat down and “put pen to paper,” and you’ve gotten the first couple of sentences written.  You’re on a roll.  Doesn’t sound like much, but it’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Entrepreneurship:  The American Dream Of The Decade?</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/11/12/online-entrepreneurship-the-american-dream-of-the-decade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting A Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To be certain, starting a business isn’t exactly an easy undertaking.  In some ways—mostly thanks to the influx of instantly available information—things are easier now than ever before.  However, in other notable areas, such as dealing with government regulation, high taxes, and a business environment that isn’t exactly what most entrepreneurs would consider to be pro-business, there are some significant challenges and hurdles that must be overcome by the successful entrepreneur today. So Why Pursue Entrepreneurship Now, Then? The answer is pretty simple.  The way business is being done in the U.S., and worldwide as well, is rapidly changing.  Major large corporations are downsizing.  That’s no surprise—but what is—is the fact that the work still must be done by someone.  When it is becoming more and more expensive to keep employees on the payroll, businesses turn to outsourcing and independent contractors at a rapid pace. This is where we’re at now, and moving rapidly into 2012, the trend only looks to be increasing on the horizon.  Entrepreneurs, solo-preneurs, and freelancers are carving out slices of business that was once done by rank and file payrolled staff.  Eventually, with a change to a less restrictive business environment, these entrepreneurs will build [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Goals And Following Through</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/05/07/setting-goals-and-following-through/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 14:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the new year rolls closer and closer each and every day now, in practically no time at all, people will relentlessly be creating new unrealistic and unreachable goals and resolutions. You know &#8212; the plan to &#34;lose 50 pounds in the time span beginning with New Year&#8217;s Day until the first day of February&#34; kind of goals. And we all know what happens &#8212; treadmills will be bought, treadmills will be gradually forgotten about, and treadmills will eventually be sold. Weight loss? Well, this year it was a gain of 2 pounds for the month. So much for that resolution &#8212; maybe I&#8217;ll just try it again next year. If this all sounds way too familiar, don&#8217;t worry. You&#8217;re not alone&#8230; millions out there are doing the same exact thing! For this year, why not set a few goals that are realistic, attainable, yet still big and bold? We&#8217;ll leave the personal and fitness goal setting advice up to the gurus on those topics &#8212; for now, let&#8217;s consider goals like building new entrepreneurial and marketing skills and growing your small business. Here is a remarkably effective method of setting business goals and following through to a most successful [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ROI For Entrepreneurs Defined</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/03/30/roi-for-entrepreneurs-defined/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Return on investment, most commonly referred to by the acronym &#34;ROI,&#34; is really a fairly straightforward concept. This holds especially true when it comes to entrepreneurs that are the &#34;jump in and get things done type.&#34; Those that aren&#8217;t afraid to get their hands dirty (entrepreneurs &#8212; you know who you are). A Few Words About Complex ROI Formulas Understanding ROI and how it affects your business and profitability is vitally important for small biz entrepreneurs and micro-preneurs. Knowing about all of the formulas that economists and accounting gurus use might not be quite so important. In other words, do you really need to understand: Arithmetic return; Logarithmic return; Continuously compounded return; Arithmetic average rate of return; Geometric average rate of return; Dollar-weighted rate of return; And so forth and so on? The answer is most likely to be a big NO. Now if you&#8217;re really into this kind of stuff and want to learn more about it all, you might consider going back to college to take a few refresher courses on the subject. And if your business has gotten to the point where these terms are beginning to surface on a daily basis, then yes &#8212; it&#8217;s definitely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep It Simple &#8211; Your Wants Vs. Your Needs</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/03/12/keep-it-simple-your-wants-vs-your-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting A Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you think of one thing that we all have in common&#8230; one thing that all of us tend to do in the web world especially? Think about it for a minute. Got the answer? Well, you probably have a few different answers in mind, but here&#8217;s something I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll agree with: We all tend to make things just way more complicated than they need to be. Here&#8217;s A Typical Example: You have an idea for a great new website slash online business venture. Wouldn&#8217;t take much to get it started&#8230; maybe just a simple 5 page website with decent copy and an hour a day worth of promotion through social media networks. Simple enough, right? Well instead of taking an initial action or two to get it started right away, you put it off for a week. Then another week goes by. You still think it&#8217;s a great idea and would really work perfectly, but in the meantime, you now have ideas for about 10 additional pages on the website and several more great ways in mine to market it. One year later, you have practically a notebook full of ideas written down, but no website started, no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Compounding Customers Is Like Compounding Interest</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/03/02/how-compounding-customers-is-like-compounding-interest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eCommerce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter what type of business you happen to be a part of, one thing stands true no matter what: building a solid customer base is vital. It&#8217;s a universal principle of doing business. And the very best part about building a strong base of clientele and customers is the fact that word of mouth referrals and repeat customers tend to snowball incredibly. Compounding customers is just like compounding interest! Now this is really no big secret at all, but many neglect to realize the impact and power of an ever-growing customer base until it begins to happen. Here&#8217;s how to get there: Provide a desirable service or product. Work hard, especially in the beginning to get the word out. Develop a good rapport with new potential customers and clients. Offer your customers value (this could be financial value or anything else that&#8217;s valuable to them). Earn the sale. Deliver everything you&#8217;ve promised to your customer, exactly as expected. If any kinks arise in the process, be transparent and make it right. Express your sincere thankfulness to your customer. Potentially ask them for referrals (or at least make sure they know you&#8217;re open to new customers). Keep doing steps 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Practical Online Small Business Common Sense Secrets</title>
		<link>http://www.seokingblog.com/2010/02/09/5-practical-online-small-business-common-sense-secrets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>George Chaney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Starting A Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The truth is, savvy small businesses consistently produce some of the best results possible online &#8212; especially when compared to so many of the large corporations out there who are missing the point. Maybe it&#8217;s the lean and mean ability to step down into even a &#34;tiny&#34; profitable niche when necessary &#8212; but whatever it is, these 5 online small business common sense secrets should tell you something about why it&#8217;s vital to give your website and online marketing plan the attention they deserve. One: You can project the image you choose online. Want to look like a mom and pop style small enterprise to help convince online customers that you&#8217;re small enough to really care about their needs? No problem. Want to project the professional corporate image of a Fortune 500 company on your website? Again, no problem&#8230; it&#8217;s your website, and with good pre-design planning, you get to pick your business image. Plan wisely! Two: Even the smallest micro-budget online businesses can compete. This is the beauty of the online business environment. Sure, there&#8217;s still plenty of competition &#8212; but the thing is, the barriers to entry are low enough that practically any small business can use a [...]]]></description>
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