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Microsoft Dynamics Cloud Partner Profitability Guide by Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Dynamics Cloud Partner Profitability Guide by Microsoft Corporation July 05, 2011 Free! 27200 words Read a sample
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25 hours and three balls by Rajesh Soundararajan 25 hours and three balls by Rajesh Soundararajan Jan. 03, 2011 Free! 11232 words Read a sample
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Rajesh is a business leader with demonstrated ability to tackle tough business and management challenges. He has crafted visible turn around and growth strategies based on strong fundamentals and people management skills. Rajesh has over 16 years of experience in driving revenue, strategy and impact in the technology industry. He has held leadership positions with companies like Microsoft and IBM and start-ups including co-founding a management consulting firm. Throughout his career, he was recognized for creating new businesses, capitalizing on market opportunities and transforming troubled businesses. Often sought for his practical creativity, dependability and resourcefulness his sales leadership is illustrated by execution excellence and successfully leading and mentoring high performance teams. He has an innate ability to inspire people and lead through confidence, vision, logic and fair play. He has helped teams with direction setting, empowering them to leverage their core strengths. Currently, as a member of the senior leadership team with NComputing Inc., Asia he is responsible for market development and replicable execution engines to streamline the sales processes of a nascent organization. He is also the Director of Futureshift, a management consulting where he drives the strategy and business model. At Microsoft, he created new markets in the areas of search and online services, advertising, mobile technologies in addition to traditional Microsoft products. Working closely with governments through public-private partnerships he helped five national governments to bridge digital divide and over tens of millions of citizens were enabled access and benefits of technology. During his long experience at IBM, he transformed an ailing mid-range enterprise system business and pioneered the development of new market opportunities across ASEAN/ South Asia, in the specialized areas of infrastructure virtualization, ERP solutions and server consolidation. Specialties Leadership positions that drive Strategy, Revenue and Impact - Developing Innovative Growth Engines - Drive Sales and Business Excellence - Business Transformation and Turnarounds
The Rise of the Insane State - What is happening to the U.S. Economy by Kenneth Szulczyk The Rise of the Insane State - What is happening to the U.S. Economy by Kenneth Szulczyk Nov. 26, 2009 Free! 69255 words Read a sample
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Ken Szulczyk is a U.S. citizen who earned his doctorate degree in May 2007 from Texas A&M University, specializing in environmental and natural resource economics. He extensively traveled the world and has lived in the United States and three foreign countries. He also has taught at several universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Kazakhstan, and the United States, and also has worked for a city government in the State of Indiana. Ken Szulczyk has published five peer-reviewed articles in the areas of biofuels and bioenergy. He also wrote three non-academic books: The Rise of the Insane State, The Big Adventure in Little Bosnia, and The Second American Revolution. The Rise of the Insane State explains what is happening to the United States economy, while the other two books are novels.
The Wealth of the People: The Wealth of the Business Enterprise by Fernando Urias The Wealth of the People: The Wealth of the Business Enterprise by Fernando Urias Dec. 15, 2011 Free! 12404 words Read a sample
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Fernando Urias is a manufacturing engineer and a manufacturing manager with experience in managing large organizations and projects. His hobbies include cooking, low carb dieting, guitar playing, and reading economic theory.
AccountAble Handbook on FCRA - Part I by AccountAid India AccountAble Handbook on FCRA - Part I by AccountAid India Aug. 03, 2010 Free! 33061 words Read a sample
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The Easiest Way for a Beginner to Score a Blockbuster Joint Venture by Jason Fladlien The Easiest Way for a Beginner to Score a Blockbuster Joint Venture by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010 Free! 1146 words Read a sample
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Running Your Own Social Media Campaign by Jason Parnell Running Your Own Social Media Campaign by Jason Parnell Oct. 03, 2011 Free! 6015 words Read a sample
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Michael Pallante is the community director and senior journalist for Questional.com and believes strongly that reading books is the best way to learn absolutely anything.
Embracing The Cold Call! 5 Easy Ways To Love Cold Calling by Michael F. McDougall Embracing The Cold Call! 5 Easy Ways To Love Cold Calling by Michael F. McDougall March 29, 2011 Free! 1571 words Read a sample
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Formal Education; Regulatory & Administrative Law, Mediation/Arbitration, Sales and Marketing, Real Property Administration/Valuation, Construction and Aviation; A person with the innate confidence and learned competence to achieve workable outcomes. An experienced and effective communicator, committed to continuous learning.
The Exporter's Handbook by Sam Vaknin The Exporter's Handbook by Sam Vaknin Jan. 03, 2010 Free! 12989 words Read a sample
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Sam Vaknin ( http://samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, and international affairs. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.
Mahabharata, the Great Indian Epic: Economic and Political Ideas by Ratan Lal Basu Mahabharata, the Great Indian Epic: Economic and Political Ideas by Ratan Lal Basu June 20, 2011 Free! 7302 words Read a sample
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ADDRESS: Kolkata, India EDUCATION Ph. D. in Economics Profession: Retired from 1st January, 2009 from the post of Reader in Economics and Teacher-in-Charge, Bhairab Ganguly College, Kolkata, India
Platform and Alliance thinking for your success ~ how you can be a person who others help ~lessons from the success story of mobile payment service in Japan by Carl Atsushi HIRANO Platform and Alliance thinking for your success ~ how you can be a person who others help ~lessons from the success story of mobile payment service in Japan by Carl Atsushi HIRANO July 28, 2011 Free! 35582 words Read a sample
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Smashwords Book Marketing Guide by Mark Coker Smashwords Book Marketing Guide by Mark Coker Dec. 22, 2008 Free! 11225 words Read a sample
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I'm Mark, founder of Smashwords. Our mission is simple: we want to create the world's single best ebook publishing and distribution platform for our indie authors, publishers, literary agents and retailers. I'm co-author with my wife of Boob Tube, a novel that explores the wild and wacky world of Hollywood celebrity. I also wrote the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book for free), the Smashwords Style Guide (how to format, produce and publish an ebook) and The 10-Minute PR Checklist (helps entrepreneurs and business managers think more strategically about public relations. It's not written for authors, though some authors find it valuable.). When I'm not writing or working on Smashwords, I enjoy gardening, traveling and hiking tall mountains, the tallest of which has been Mt. Kilimanjaro. Write me at first initial second initial at you know where dot com (though please direct all support inquires to the "comments/questions" link you'll find on any Smashwords page).
The Case Against Video Sales Letters by Jason Fladlien The Case Against Video Sales Letters by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010 Free! 1437 words Read a sample
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An analysis of the Comic Book Industry's Issues by Shawn James An analysis of the Comic Book Industry's Issues by Shawn James Nov. 03, 2011 Free! 9663 words Read a sample
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Shawn James is the author of Isis, The Cassandra Cookbook and the Screenplay All About Marilyn. A graduate of Monroe College he's been writing novels for fifteen years and screenwriting for the past five. His goal is to create positive stories detailing the experiences of African Americans that inspire readers to open their imaginations.
Video for Business 1 How to Commission a Video by Val Whitter Video for Business 1 How to Commission a Video by Val Whitter Dec. 05, 2011 Free! 4637 words Read a sample
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I live on the wonderful Isle of Grain in Kent, England, with the coastal park a few hundred yards away where ships labour along the Thames and the Medway. Despite careers in teaching and social work and achieving my Masters, my joy is the creative arts, making films and writing. I am a private person and few people know much about me;I have worked on a kibbutz, led a strike,filmed up Kilimanjaro, helped to run a reggae studio - I'll save the rest for later. My soul mate is a brilliant music composer so we have the luxury of working together - when we are not gazing out to sea. Although I direct business videos I love writing and short stories. Other fiction and non-fiction is on its way.
How to Escape the Medical Debt Trap by Claire Moylan How to Escape the Medical Debt Trap by Claire Moylan Nov. 09, 2011 You set the price! 11280 words Sample 20%
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You Are a Writer “Why can’t you write like she does? It is not even her first language!” My fifth grade Portuguese teacher was scolding the class after reading my paper out loud. The assignment had been to describe a spring day. After she finished reading it, the class audibly sighed as I got more and more uncomfortable. She knew I was a writer. The class knew I was a writer. It was only I that lacked that confidence. Besides, my parents told me I would starve if I chose writing as a profession. So, I chose engineering instead. It wasn’t until the economy crashed that I discovered the true worth of my writing. It was the single thing that kept me afloat when no other jobs were to be found. I had found my calling, even though it had always been there. I had just chosen otherwise, for a time. It would have been far easier on me, if I had just embraced my calling earlier. I think that is true of most of us. We all have something special to share about ourselves, but we’re afraid we can’t express it properly. If you think there is something you want to express and can’t find the words, just email me at Moylan.claire260 at gmail dot com. I know how to take even the most disparate concepts and weave them into an inspiring and engaging story for others. Claire Moylan has been a freelance writer since 2006. She holds a Master’s in Transpersonal Psychology and a Bachelor’s in Engineering. Claire has lived in many places, including: Brazil, Africa, Mexico, and nearly all 50 states in the United States. She hated traveling for quite a long time, but now wants to travel again. She owns a cat called Shakespeare who tells her to lighten up all the time and insists that nothing is so serious that a good game of kitty tag won’t solve. People think Claire is funny, but most of the time she is just being herself and can’t help it.
Credit Glossary by Monica Rich Credit Glossary by Monica Rich Nov. 28, 2011 Free! 3343 words Read a sample
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The Author Business: A Practical Guide to the Business of Being a Self-Published Author by J.L. Murphey The Author Business: A Practical Guide to the Business of Being a Self-Published Author by J.L. Murphey Sep. 23, 2011 Free! 3206 words Read a sample
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I live in Coastal Georgia. Married and have had my soul mate in my life for over twenty years.We have four beautiful daughters and six absolutely wonderful grandchildren. I've been a published writer for over thirty years. Genres under various pen names include, suspense/thrillers, science fiction, children, southern fiction, nonfiction, Christian nonfiction, and inspiration/motivation nonfiction, and humor. Articles published in various magazines.
CFA 2012 - Exams L1 : How to Pass the CFA Exams After Studying for Two Weeks Without Anxiety by T SMITH CFA 2012 - Exams L1 : How to Pass the CFA Exams After Studying for Two Weeks Without Anxiety by T SMITH Feb. 04, 2012 Free! 11128 words Read a sample
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The author successfully passed the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CPA (Certified Public Accountant), and FRM (Financial Risk Manager) exams "WITHOUT ANY RETAKES".
The Labor Divide by Sam Vaknin The Labor Divide by Sam Vaknin Jan. 03, 2010 Free! 55224 words Read a sample
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Sam Vaknin ( http://samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, and international affairs. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.
Rural to urban migration in China: A look at an emerging trend by Chris Maloney Rural to urban migration in China: A look at an emerging trend by Chris Maloney Nov. 27, 2010 Free! 2632 words Read a sample
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Chris Maloney is a former personal trainer turned marketer from Sydney, Australia, who has held high profile marketing positions for iconic brands including Ford and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and currently for HSBC Australia. Chris runs his own strategy consultancy "Maloney on Marketing" as well as the popular blog site "Innovate or Die" featuring exclusive interviews with the people behind innovative brands. Chris holds a Masters of Business in International Marketing and in 2008 was named ADMA Australian Young Marketer of the Year.
The Wealth of the People: Your Neighbor's Wealth by Fernando Urias The Wealth of the People: Your Neighbor's Wealth by Fernando Urias July 11, 2011 Free! 8411 words Read a sample
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Fernando Urias is a manufacturing engineer and a manufacturing manager with experience in managing large organizations and projects. His hobbies include cooking, low carb dieting, guitar playing, and reading economic theory.
Email Marketing Genius by Jason Fladlien Email Marketing Genius by Jason Fladlien Aug. 16, 2010 Free! 779 words Read a sample
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Corporate Social Responsibility - The New Strategic Marketing Battleground by Chris Maloney Corporate Social Responsibility - The New Strategic Marketing Battleground by Chris Maloney Nov. 27, 2010 Free! 2903 words Read a sample
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Chris Maloney is a former personal trainer turned marketer from Sydney, Australia, who has held high profile marketing positions for iconic brands including Ford and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and currently for HSBC Australia. Chris runs his own strategy consultancy "Maloney on Marketing" as well as the popular blog site "Innovate or Die" featuring exclusive interviews with the people behind innovative brands. Chris holds a Masters of Business in International Marketing and in 2008 was named ADMA Australian Young Marketer of the Year.
November 2011 Event, Editorial and Promotional Calendar, LEEP Single by Laura D Lewis November 2011 Event, Editorial and Promotional Calendar, LEEP Single by Laura D Lewis Sep. 14, 2011 Free! 3012 words Read a sample
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The One & Only Way to Sell Your House Yourself and Avoid Exorbitant Real Estate Commissions by Nishika Jones The One & Only Way to Sell Your House Yourself and Avoid Exorbitant Real Estate Commissions by Nishika Jones May 12, 2009 Free! 3725 words Read a sample
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Nishika Jones is a real estate internet marketer, wife and mom who's family is her number one priority. Her completely work-at-home business model is unique in the real estate industry. Nishika has been a successful real estate professional for more than 11 years winning numerous sales awards including being named one of '30 under 30' by Realtor Magazine.
Boise Office Speech by Karen Chessler Warner Boise Office Speech by Karen Chessler Warner Oct. 11, 2011 Free! 676 words Read a sample
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Grapho-Persuasion: Mastering the Pyramid of Persuasion (Confessions of a Marketing Man) by Victor Semo Grapho-Persuasion: Mastering the Pyramid of Persuasion (Confessions of a Marketing Man) by Victor Semo April 01, 2011 Free! 38233 words Read a sample
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Glocal author, marketer, speaker
Small Business Manual by Sam Vaknin Small Business Manual by Sam Vaknin Jan. 03, 2010 Free! 28654 words Read a sample
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Sam Vaknin ( http://samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, and international affairs. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.
Dick Durbin is Wrong: Errors Behind his Amendment to Dodd-Frank by Bill Pirtle Dick Durbin is Wrong: Errors Behind his Amendment to Dodd-Frank by Bill Pirtle April 05, 2011 Free! 4911 words Read a sample
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William (Bill) Pirtle has been in the field of credit card processing since 2004. With 10 years prior experience in retail management, he is an expert in loss prevention and training. In his business, Merchant Processing Consulting & Training LLC, Bill coaches business owners on credit card processing procedures, security compliance, and other good business practices. He currently writes for Clearent, Electronic Payments, Inc., Electronic Merchant Systems and is an independent reseller for eProcessing Network (ePN). Bill is an active participant on the Green Sheet, a credit card industry forum sponsored by Green Sheet magazine. He was interviewed in the Green Sheet Magazine column, "AgenTalk," in the April 13, 2009 issue. On February 24, 2010, Bill was featured in an interview with Lisa Mininni on her blogtalk radio program, "Navigating Change" (www.blogtalkradio.com/navigating_change; the program name is "Credit Card Processing in a Nutshell"). Because of his book, Bill was asked to take over the Street Smarts column in the Green Sheet Magazine frpm April 2011 to March 2012. Bill has a B.A. in Multi-disciplinary Social Science (economics, history, and political science) from Michigan State University. While attending Michigan State, he was an intern at the office of State Senator Jack Welborn. Active in several networking organizations, Bill is a member of the Local Business Network (LBN) Troy Blue Marlin chapter and ION Strategic Partners.
Lies, White Lies, and Accounting Practices; Why nonprofit overhead doesn't mean what you think it means by Saundra Schimmelpfennig Lies, White Lies, and Accounting Practices; Why nonprofit overhead doesn't mean what you think it means by Saundra Schimmelpfennig Feb. 03, 2012 You set the price! 5392 words Sample 15%
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With over twenty years experience in the non-profit world, Saundra Schimmelpfennig is intimately familiar with all sides of charity. Over the years she has experienced it from almost every perspective. Saundra has been a volunteer for local projects, staff at several non-profits, and a member of non-profit governing boards. She has worked in government offices both locally and abroad and has sat on government steering committees. Saundra has been part of the in-country senior management team for an international nonprofit, founded an international nonprofit, and tracked the work of hundreds of nonprofits. She has overseen nonprofit research projects, evaluated assistance programs, and taken part in national and multi-national efforts to improve aid and development. Saundra has been an individual donor, a disaster survivor, and an aid recipient. This experience has given Saundra a holistic view of nonprofit work. She has learned from experience that Good Intentions are Not Enough. Saundra is passionate about improving the quality of assistance and believes that the best way to improve aid is to educate individual donors.
Five Questions For Expansion Thinking by Gary Patterson Five Questions For Expansion Thinking by Gary Patterson Nov. 25, 2009 You set the price! 227 words Sample 50%
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Gary W. Patterson, The FiscalDoctor®, has more than 30 years of top management experience helping over 200 companies in manufacturing, technology, wireless, service and distribution in companies from start-ups to Inc 500 to Fortune 500. Several reached 10x compounded annual growth in revenue. He was the European coordinator for a global enterprise-wide leading-edge supply chain re-engineering pilot software application for Robertson CECO, a Fortune 500 company. The project was selected as a premiere site by J D Edwards and he was one of three worldwide pilots for a dimensional MRP software module. Gary also successfully negotiated more than 25 M&A transactions with a market value exceeding $390 million. Gary holds an MBA in Finance and Operations from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a BA in Accounting from the University of Mississippi, and is a CPA. Patterson is the author of Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health http://tinyurl.com/stickoutbalance, and speaks on enterprise risk management, risk analysis, corporate governance, leadership, and the bottom-line impact of going green..
CFA 2012 - Level 1 : How to Pass the CFA Exams After Studying for Two Weeks Without Anxiety by T SMITH CFA 2012 - Level 1 : How to Pass the CFA Exams After Studying for Two Weeks Without Anxiety by T SMITH Feb. 05, 2012 Free! 11500 words Read a sample
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The author successfully passed the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CPA (Certified Public Accountant), and FRM (Financial Risk Manager) exams "WITHOUT ANY RETAKES".
The Making of a Consultant: The keys to establishing a successful consulting career by Silvester Hwenha The Making of a Consultant: The keys to establishing a successful consulting career by Silvester Hwenha May 23, 2011 Free! 4366 words Read a sample
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Silvester Hwenha is an independent Development Consultant with over 10 years of experience consulting in the non-profit sector in Southern and East Africa. Silvester has been a Senior Consultant with reputable consulting firms in Zimbabwe and has been engaged with non-profit organizations based in the USA. Silvester is a Zimbabwean national now living in Pretoria, South Africa. He can be contacted on mailto: hwenha@yahoo.com
Capitalistic Musings by Sam Vaknin Capitalistic Musings by Sam Vaknin Jan. 03, 2010 Free! 96936 words Read a sample
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Sam Vaknin ( http://samvak.tripod.com ) is the author of Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited and After the Rain - How the West Lost the East as well as many other books and ebooks about topics in psychology, relationships, philosophy, economics, and international affairs. He served as a columnist for Central Europe Review, Global Politician, PopMatters, eBookWeb , and Bellaonline, and as a United Press International (UPI) Senior Business Correspondent. He was the editor of mental health and Central East Europe categories in The Open Directory and Suite101.
Impotence and IT Sourcing Governance by Ernie Zibert Impotence and IT Sourcing Governance by Ernie Zibert June 23, 2011 Free! 1159 words Read a sample
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Ernie Zibert is a senior IT sourcing professional and brings eighteen years international management experience across government, communications and media, and finance industries. His transferable skills include IT sourcing strategy and governance, and financial, relationship and commercial management of external service providers. Annual spend under management includes up to $200M AUD along with 20% savings.
Using The Google Content Network by Jason Fladlien Using The Google Content Network by Jason Fladlien Aug. 17, 2010 Free! 1300 words Read a sample
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Introducing ‘Chuppies’: Who they are and how they will change the consumer landscape forever by Chris Maloney Introducing ‘Chuppies’: Who they are and how they will change the consumer landscape forever by Chris Maloney Nov. 27, 2010 Free! 3352 words Read a sample
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Chris Maloney is a former personal trainer turned marketer from Sydney, Australia, who has held high profile marketing positions for iconic brands including Ford and Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and currently for HSBC Australia. Chris runs his own strategy consultancy "Maloney on Marketing" as well as the popular blog site "Innovate or Die" featuring exclusive interviews with the people behind innovative brands. Chris holds a Masters of Business in International Marketing and in 2008 was named ADMA Australian Young Marketer of the Year.
Savvy Book Marketing Secrets: 52 Experts Share Insider Tips for Selling More Books by Dana Lynn Smith Savvy Book Marketing Secrets: 52 Experts Share Insider Tips for Selling More Books by Dana Lynn Smith June 25, 2011 Free! 49478 words Read a sample
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Drawing on her 16 years of publishing experience and degree in marketing, Dana Lynn Smith helps authors learn how to promote their books through her how-to guides, one-on-one coaching, blog, and newsletter. For more tips, follow @BookMarketer on Twitter. Blog: http://www.TheSavvyBookMarketer.com Books: http://www.SavvyBookMarketer.com Newsletter: http://www.BookMarketingNewsletter.com Free Ebook: http://bit.ly/SavvySecrets
Read Their Mind - How to Hear What the Marketplace Wants & Build a Huge Business by Sandi Krakowski Read Their Mind - How to Hear What the Marketplace Wants & Build a Huge Business by Sandi Krakowski Oct. 11, 2011 Free! 46386 words Read a sample
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Sandi Krakowski is a Serial Entrepreneur with 11 successful companies under her belt and a "Back To Basics Step By Step Business" expert who currently serves more than 170,000 clients in over 136 countries. Her systems help the average business owner as well as big corporations get extra-ordinary results quickly. She has a track record for her 'bringing it into action' processes that company owners find easy to implement with quick results. She has been working online successfully for the last 14 years and built 11 successful companies ranging from eCommerce to Direct Sales to a Copywriting Firm, Marketing Business, Consulting, Coaching, Info Products and her current business A Real Change Int'l.
The Death of Capital Gains Investing (and What to Replace It With) by Richard Stooker The Death of Capital Gains Investing (and What to Replace It With) by Richard Stooker Dec. 06, 2011 Free! 5002 words Read a sample
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I hate "about me" pages -- at least, I hate writing them about me. What I think is really relevant, is my quest to get rich quick, which lasted for many years until I finally figured out the optimum way how investors can get rich slowly, have lots of income to spend without incurring capital gains taxes and remain rich. I figure, what else do you want to know about me? Besides, while I don't call myself "old," I have enough years on me to have some feeling for privacy. I don't understand the appeal of social media where people tell the world what they ate for lunch, and somebody on the other side of the apparently actually cares. Anyway, I'm from the small city of Alton Illinois, right across the Mississippi River from St Louis, so I early on got used to going from one environment to the other learning what it's like to be on a border. My neighborhood was a classic small town area where I knew the neighbors that had kids. The older people remained inside and so I didn't mix with them. But I had the freedom to run around, climb trees, go in the woods, ride my bicycle and so on. It took was a border area, though, as just a short block away was the entrance to Fairmount, where lived the very rich people. Some of them were merely upper class, but some of the mansions on the top of the bluff were really large. The famous/infamous -- depending on your political persuasion -- Phyllis Schaffley lived in one. I don't know if anybody besides servants lived in the Olin Mansion, but its land area was very large. One time while in junior high my girlfriend and I went around the bluffs, visiting Spring Cave and Dry Cave, then went down to Blue Pool, and then walked a long way over to Levis Lane, and some caretaker yelled at us then. We were still on Olin property. Most people don't consider state borders inside the United States as very important. Politically they're not. But you can still notice differences. At one point I was a sort of messenger and delivery boy for the advertising department of The Alton Evening Telegraph, the newspaper. One of my jobs when I had to drive over to St Louis was to buy cartoons of cigarettes for employees, because Illinois charged much higher cigarette taxes than Missouri. The area between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers -- "between the bridges" -- is St. Charles County, not St. Louis County. This means you can buy fireworks there, so there were several big tents of them erected every June, and they got a lot of customers from both St Louis and Illinois. That's also the area where I always buy gas, because Missouri gas taxes are lower than Illinois gas taxes. That doesn't mean Illinois is always the loser, though. When Illinois had a lottery and Missouri didn't, tons of St Louis residents would drive to Illinois to buy lottery tickets. It was wild when the Illinois lottery went up to 40 million dollars the first time. People were flying in to O'Hare Airport in Chicago from Paris France to buy tickets, then fly back home again. So driving half an hour to Illinois from St Louis seemed no big deal. Many more years ago, Illinois passed a law allowing nineteen year olds to drink legally. Maybe it was just beer, I don't recall. But in Missouri you had to be 21, so certainly created a stream of traffic of nineteen and twenty year olds going to Illinois every Friday and Saturday night to drink legally. The law was eventually changed, however. The lawmakers of Illinois eventually decided to change back to 21. When I was in high school, one "sport" of some guys was to go "rolling queers." At that time, Illinois was one of only two states in the U.S. with a "consenting adults" law. Whatever two consenting adults wanted to do, they could. It's all over the U.S. now, but that certainly wasn't the case then. So gay men from Missouri would drive to Illinois, find the areas of Alton close to the river where there were a lot of trees and bushes and not many people -- if there were no Little League baseball games going on -- and then do what they wanted. I suppose some actually booked motel rooms, but maybe the local motels didn't want to be seen as short-time "love motels." Like many young hippies in those days, I dropped out of college after the first one and a half years as an English major, then spent 3 years struggling with minimum wage jobs. I eventually got tired of that and returned to school as an Accounting major, determined to learn something that I could make money from when I graduated. I eventually wound up in a job with a government agency that required me to interview many low income people. I became quite familiar with the their thinking -- or nonthinking -- about the subject of money. That, combined with what I learned while in Business School, made me all the more determined to have more money myself. My government job paid a comfortable salary, but nothing that would allow me to move into Fairmount if I chose. Meanwhile, my mother was living a comfortable life based on the stocks my grandfather bought for her with the life insurance money from my father's early death. The dividends had kept growing for decades, allowing her the freedom to have an active social life and visit her grandchildren in Boston periodically. At one point she showed me the original list of stocks Grandpa bought, and I connected that with my exploration of income investments, and I realized that income investing was the family tradition -- though my mother did think conventionally about stocks, I must admit. She'd look at their current market value, look at her dividends and gripe about the "low yield" she was getting. She was getting a terrific yield on the amounts she invested way back when! Just goes to show you that "capital gains" thinking is insidious. It creeps up on all of us. Years ago I told my mother that if a stock paid a dividend, I didn't want to own it. I was confident in the ability of growth stocks to actually grow. I've totally changed my tune now. My investment funds are now exclusively in income producing investments, mainly stocks with a smattering of bonds, as I advise in INCOME INVESTING SECRETS for people who are not yet retired. I left my government job a few years ago and now spend all my time studying investing and writing about it and other subjects.
Self-Publishing & Book Promotion Confidential (FullTimeAuthor.com presents) by Bob Baker Self-Publishing & Book Promotion Confidential (FullTimeAuthor.com presents) by Bob Baker July 16, 2009 You set the price! 3604 words Sample 50%
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Bob Baker is an author, musician, and workshop leader who is dedicated to helping creative people of all kinds get exposure, connect with fans, and increase their incomes through their artistic passions. Bob's books include "Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook," "Unleash the Artist Within," "Branding Yourself Online," "55 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Book on the Internet," and more.
The illiterates guide to writing ebooks by Jestin Lightner The illiterates guide to writing ebooks by Jestin Lightner March 04, 2011 Free! 2479 words Read a sample
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I learned how to play guitar from the devil himself. I have a small music promotion company called Donut Incident. Feel free to check out it's myspace page and check out some new music from some awesome friends of mine. I wrote short stories and stuff for my D&D groups throughout the years and they were mostly oriented around the planes because planescape was cool back in the nineties and spelljammer was old. I also wrote a five hundred page poetry book based on love and LSD trips back in the nineties while I was playing in a band called Hollow and plotting to take over the music world from a garage and a donut shop. Whatever, later on in life I was sittin in jail and was like, wtf, I can write better than this crap they are force feeding us and so I started to finish The Shadowbelt after first developing the idea way back in the day and throwing up some chapters online back in my Ft. Myers days. Unfortunately the last half of the book went missing cause I'm a cluts so I have cut the second part back a bit and have rewritten it in a way cool fashion and it has taken a completely different turn for the better. Really happy with the results so please feel free to check out "The Shadowbelt 2 "Divided Wings". Anyone out there have any idea how many music videos have been based off of my work? It's been an honor and a privelege overall and I hope that even if you end up not liking my books you will at least get turned on to some cool music while you are here. Here is my reverbnation page http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/control_room/1525931#!/Hollow8Nothing
UnSelling: Sell Less ... To Win More by Peter Bourke UnSelling: Sell Less ... To Win More by Peter Bourke April 06, 2011 Free! 18823 words Read a sample
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Peter Bourke is the Founder and Principal of Better Way Sales Strategies and a Principal at The Complex Sale (www.complexsale.com), a market-leading sales methodology and training firm. He has more than thirty years of experience in sales leadership in the professional services, high tech, and outsourcing industries. Prior to joining The Complex Sale in 2003 he served as president of the outsourcing division of Spherion Corporation. Peter’s background in sales leadership, marketing and operational management includes key roles with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), IBM, NYNEX, and First Financial Management. At Andersen Consulting he was Global Director of Business Development. In this role, Peter led the development of the business development framework that was implemented throughout the firm for outsourcing and consulting services. Peter received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University. Through Better Way Sales Strategies (www.betterwaystrategies.com), Peter provides keynote speech programs, win/loss reviews, and large, strategic opportunity coaching to his clients.
Le Manuel du Milliardaire by Dallys-Tom Medali Le Manuel du Milliardaire by Dallys-Tom Medali May 09, 2010 Free! 26916 words Read a sample
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Passionné d'Arts et de Sciences, Dallys-Tom écrit depuis tout jeune. Il a été distingué à plusieurs reprises. On peut citer entre autres: Prix de la Francophonie 2007, Biscarosse, France (1er Prix) Concours international de Poésie érotique Mars 2007, (1er Prix) Grand Prix de nouvelles Planète Jeunes 2007, Afrique (4e Prix) Concours de critique littéraire Lu pour vous 2006, Benin. Il a publié son premier recueil de poemes 'Belles poesies de coeur et de corps' en 2009, aux editions Dedicaces, Quebec. Il a publié avec Smashwords: - Perles et Pensées, recueil de poesies - Le Manuel du Milliardaire - Legendes inedites d'Afrique, recueil de contes
Tips and Tricks for Success for Young Entrepreneurs by Theresa Newell Tips and Tricks for Success for Young Entrepreneurs by Theresa Newell Dec. 28, 2010 Free! 6930 words Sample 100%
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I am a retired school psychologist transformed into an internet marketing consultant. I enjoy reading and writing. Currently I am involved in developing 'how to' ebooks for distribution on the internet. More information is availabe at my website, http://theresanewell.com.
Petit guide fiscal du salarié averti by Renaud V. Petit guide fiscal du salarié averti by Renaud V. Nov. 19, 2010 Free! 2895 words Read a sample
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Je vis en Belgique, je me prénomme Renaud, je suis marié et papa de quatre enfants, ingénieur de formation et salarié depuis 1999. Le guide fiscal que j'ai écrit est né de mon expérience avec la déclaration fiscale en ligne via taxonweb.be qui est un grand progrès par rapport à la déclaration papier, entre autre parce que l’estimation de l’impôt à payer (ou du remboursement) est immédiate et fiable. Soucieux de remplir au mieux ma déclaration fiscale, je me suis penché sur la matière passionnante des frais professionnels. En effet, une déduction maximale de dépenses professionnelles constitue la première des optimisations fiscales.
100 Days of 100% by Marianne Emma Jeff 100 Days of 100% by Marianne Emma Jeff March 29, 2011 Free! 3186 words Read a sample
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Marianne Emma Jeff Managing Director & Head Business Coach at The Women's Business Momentum Center. Marianne works with women professionals and business owners to build their business right the first time and attract clients. WBMC is dedicated to showing women how to transform your ideas into vision, action and profitability. Founded in 2005 by Marianne Emma Jeff, WBMC offers a range of one-to-one and group coaching services for women embarking on their first venture and established entrepreneurs developing the next phase of their business. Every WBMC service is about taking CONSISTENT ACTION! Starting with a step by step plan based on your goals, Marianne Emma Jeff incorporates strategies to aid in your success; from making the most of technology, holding you accountable to your ideas and giving you the confidence and support to promote your entrepreneurial venture. Ready to get started? Go to http://www.womensbusinessmomentum.com and join Momentum (it's FREE) and you could be participating moving forward in less than TWO minutes.
The The "All You'll Ever Need to Know" Guide to DIY SEO Success AKA: Do it Yourself Search Engine Optimization by Trevor Hiltbrand Jan. 21, 2012 Free! 5276 words Read a sample
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The IT Outsourcing RFx COW is Too Fat by Ernie Zibert The IT Outsourcing RFx COW is Too Fat by Ernie Zibert Dec. 01, 2011 Free! 1214 words Read a sample
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Ernie Zibert is a senior IT sourcing professional and brings eighteen years international management experience across government, communications and media, and finance industries. His transferable skills include IT sourcing strategy and governance, and financial, relationship and commercial management of external service providers. Annual spend under management includes up to $200M AUD along with 20% savings.