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		<title>By: Toni Shrader</title>
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		<dc:creator>Toni Shrader</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have been on vacation and just got to read your post...thanks for some more great information. As always, you have over delivered.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toni Shraders last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://quickpenmanship.com/?p=77&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Put your thinking cap on for this one!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been on vacation and just got to read your post&#8230;thanks for some more great information. As always, you have over delivered.</p>
<p><abbr><em><abbr><em>Toni Shraders last blog post..<a href="http://quickpenmanship.com/?p=77" rel="nofollow">Put your thinking cap on for this one!</a></em></abbr></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: David Tinney - No Hype, No BS</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Tinney - No Hype, No BS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mark,

I have both online and offline businesses and your tips are applicable to both. The day a business quits marketing, that&#039;s the beginning of the end.
Thanks!

David Tinney
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rockbottomairfare.us&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Rock Bottom Airfares&lt;/a&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark,</p>
<p>I have both online and offline businesses and your tips are applicable to both. The day a business quits marketing, that&#8217;s the beginning of the end.<br />
Thanks!</p>
<p>David Tinney<br />
<a href="http://www.rockbottomairfare.us" rel="nofollow">Rock Bottom Airfares</a></p>
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		<title>By: Riley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Riley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mark, great tips! Your video highlighted so many important areas for marketing websites. Looking forward to more posts - thanks for sharing!

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rileys last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://website-timely-tips.net/how-to-whitelist-the-contacts-you-want-to-hear-from/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;How to Whitelist the Contacts You Want to Hear From&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark, great tips! Your video highlighted so many important areas for marketing websites. Looking forward to more posts &#8211; thanks for sharing!</p>
<p><abbr><em><abbr><em>Rileys last blog post..<a href="http://website-timely-tips.net/how-to-whitelist-the-contacts-you-want-to-hear-from/" rel="nofollow">How to Whitelist the Contacts You Want to Hear From</a></em></abbr></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Kang</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great post Mark!

I think it&#039;s really all about stepping back and looking at the big picture, from a business-owner perspective, instead of letting guys on payroll decide what to do.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kangs last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketing-alchemist.com/blog/the-new-look/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The New Look&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great post Mark!</p>
<p>I think it&#8217;s really all about stepping back and looking at the big picture, from a business-owner perspective, instead of letting guys on payroll decide what to do.</p>
<p><abbr><em><abbr><em>Kangs last blog post..<a href="http://www.marketing-alchemist.com/blog/the-new-look/" rel="nofollow">The New Look</a></em></abbr></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Jim Rodante</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jim Rodante</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:23:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Mark, 

All us marketers know this is true but, the way you presented it is tremendous, using this statement of yours as a great example:

&quot;But WHY, when you know that customers are going to be tougher to find, would you PURPOSELY stop looking for them?&quot;

That &quot;line&quot;, &quot;schpiel&quot;, &quot;angle&quot; or whatever you choose to call it, ALONE, is worth money to anyone marketing to small business owners. I do, and I appreciate it. Hope you don&#039;t mind if I use it.

Thanks Mark, enjoy your weekend.

Jim Rodante

The Referral Pro
www.socreferral.com/rodante</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark, </p>
<p>All us marketers know this is true but, the way you presented it is tremendous, using this statement of yours as a great example:</p>
<p>&#8220;But WHY, when you know that customers are going to be tougher to find, would you PURPOSELY stop looking for them?&#8221;</p>
<p>That &#8220;line&#8221;, &#8220;schpiel&#8221;, &#8220;angle&#8221; or whatever you choose to call it, ALONE, is worth money to anyone marketing to small business owners. I do, and I appreciate it. Hope you don&#8217;t mind if I use it.</p>
<p>Thanks Mark, enjoy your weekend.</p>
<p>Jim Rodante</p>
<p>The Referral Pro<br />
<a href="http://www.socreferral.com/rodante" rel="nofollow">http://www.socreferral.com/rodante</a></p>
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		<title>By: Jeanne May</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeanne May</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Mark...

Great tips! I think staying positive is so essential.  You need to look at your attitude and expectations -- if both are aligned with success, then all the systems and techniques you have in place will serve you well.  If however you have an underlying expectation that it won&#039;t work, that you will go under... no matter how wonderful your systems and techniques are, more than likely your expectation will become reality!

Jeanne

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jeanne Mays last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XUkw/~3/417577789/economic-downturn-and-your-goals-how-will-you-respond.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Economic Downturn And Your Goals: how will you respond?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Mark&#8230;</p>
<p>Great tips! I think staying positive is so essential.  You need to look at your attitude and expectations &#8212; if both are aligned with success, then all the systems and techniques you have in place will serve you well.  If however you have an underlying expectation that it won&#8217;t work, that you will go under&#8230; no matter how wonderful your systems and techniques are, more than likely your expectation will become reality!</p>
<p>Jeanne</p>
<p><abbr><em><abbr><em>Jeanne Mays last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/typepad/XUkw/~3/417577789/economic-downturn-and-your-goals-how-will-you-respond.html" rel="nofollow">Economic Downturn And Your Goals: how will you respond?</a></em></abbr></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Jeff Herring - The Article Marketing Guy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jeff Herring - The Article Marketing Guy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Mark!

This is a great article that every one who wants to make a living on the internet, &lt;i&gt;in any economic times,&lt;/i&gt; needs to read and take action on.

I&#039;m looking forward to the start of your Stupid Easy Traffic Course, and I&#039;m excited to be a part of it.

Jeff

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jeff Herring - The Article Marketing Guys last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://fromthedeskofjeffherring.com/article-marketing-tips-how-to-put-the-power-of-the-3-rs-of-article-marketing-to-work-for-you/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Article Marketing Tips - How to Put the Power of the 3 R’s of Article Marketing to Work For You&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Mark!</p>
<p>This is a great article that every one who wants to make a living on the internet, <i>in any economic times,</i> needs to read and take action on.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to the start of your Stupid Easy Traffic Course, and I&#8217;m excited to be a part of it.</p>
<p>Jeff</p>
<p><abbr><em><abbr><em>Jeff Herring &#8211; The Article Marketing Guys last blog post..<a href="http://fromthedeskofjeffherring.com/article-marketing-tips-how-to-put-the-power-of-the-3-rs-of-article-marketing-to-work-for-you/" rel="nofollow">Article Marketing Tips &#8211; How to Put the Power of the 3 R’s of Article Marketing to Work For You</a></em></abbr></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Ricardo Weatherly</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ricardo Weatherly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Mark,
Excellent article, your advice is always on point and good advice to follow. I will make it a point to stay focused and double my marketing.

Ricardo</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Mark,<br />
Excellent article, your advice is always on point and good advice to follow. I will make it a point to stay focused and double my marketing.</p>
<p>Ricardo</p>
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		<title>By: IBCynical</title>
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		<dc:creator>IBCynical</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everything is about traffic. It always is. If you have no traffic you have nothing to measure. Cutting back on advertising cuts back on traffic. This is something every business owner shoud know and if they don&#039;t they deserve to go out of business.

I&#039;ve been around since 1997 and seen more than a few down cycles on the net. Considering I&#039;ve been on earth 62 years I&#039;ve seen more than one recession. The people who last are always the ones who attract the most customers. 

Best part is I&#039;ve never seen a recession I didn&#039;t or couldn&#039;t make money in. If you have enough traffic to measure analytics can help you stay on top or make even more, if you don&#039;t start optimizing your pages and getting links so your analytics can do you some good.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everything is about traffic. It always is. If you have no traffic you have nothing to measure. Cutting back on advertising cuts back on traffic. This is something every business owner shoud know and if they don&#8217;t they deserve to go out of business.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been around since 1997 and seen more than a few down cycles on the net. Considering I&#8217;ve been on earth 62 years I&#8217;ve seen more than one recession. The people who last are always the ones who attract the most customers. </p>
<p>Best part is I&#8217;ve never seen a recession I didn&#8217;t or couldn&#8217;t make money in. If you have enough traffic to measure analytics can help you stay on top or make even more, if you don&#8217;t start optimizing your pages and getting links so your analytics can do you some good.</p>
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		<title>By: Marc</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:21:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great advice Mark, and the Google Analytics setup was extremely helpful as well.

Vic, you might add a customer survey to your the final part of your order form, or even as part of your thank you page, asking how customers heard about you.  If they don&#039;t complete it, offer them an ethical bribe to do so (anywhere from $1-$10 off, depending on the cost of your product or service).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great advice Mark, and the Google Analytics setup was extremely helpful as well.</p>
<p>Vic, you might add a customer survey to your the final part of your order form, or even as part of your thank you page, asking how customers heard about you.  If they don&#8217;t complete it, offer them an ethical bribe to do so (anywhere from $1-$10 off, depending on the cost of your product or service).</p>
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