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		<title>Nominate Your Favorite Book: 4th Annual Small Business Book Awards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferIt’s time for the 4th Annual Small Business Book Awards! If you’re new to the Book Awards, they’re put on by Small Business Trends, and highlight the top books published the year prior. This year, we want to have even more great books nominated than last year, and we need your help. Right now nominations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Powerful Tips to make your Business Process More Profitable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferThis is a guest post from University Alliance on behalf of Villanova University’s online programs. Many business owners and entrepreneurs experiencing the excitement of company growth may also experience the frustrations that come along with growth, such as increased administrative tasks.  While it is important that these tasks be done properly, doing them yourself or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>12 Essential Small Business Tools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferAna Lucia Novak (@CyberDivaVA) had me as a guest this past Thursday on her OnlineSocialSmarts weekly show. The topic of the show was Small Business Time Management Tools. Not only do I love technology but I also love to figure out how to use that technology to make my life easier and / or more efficient, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Reasons Freelancers Should Have a Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferIn recent years, the change in the economy has brought an influx of freelancers and entrepreneurs to the business world. While some have an understanding of how to market themselves within their industry, most do not have proper internet marketing training (or have even taken a single online marketing course). While publishing and updating a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEO &#124; Does it make you feel out of your element?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferYou&#8217;ve heard about SEO&#8230;. &#8230;..and you know it has a drastic impact on your website being found among the millions and millions of websites in cyberspace. Rewind for Your Virtual Assistant Prior to late October 2009 I &#8220;knew&#8221; it was important but didn&#8217;t pay much attention. Then I wrote a post &#8220;How to Add Twitter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing &amp; Advertising Events</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 18:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferHow To Maximize Your Returns From Social Media Marketing and Advertising Influence People has organized some really great upcoming Social Media Marketing and Advertising Events in Boston, New York, Miami, London and Paris. (Chicago is allegedly on the list but I&#8217;m not seeing it). Save 10% on the registration of any event with the discount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Treating Your Blog Like This?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferAre you treating your blog like Cinderella? The internet expands our boundaries and our business reach well beyond the confines of our city. Even brick and mortar businesses will agree that being found on the internet is one of the first steps to making a potential sale or securing a new client. Why then do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want 24 Hour Access to the latest resources?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferDig Your Heels In If you want 24/7 access to the most up to date and ever growing virtual resource center specifically designed and catered to Women Entrepreneur&#8217;s look no further than Dig Your Heels In. The &#8220;Dig Your Heels In&#8221; membership opportunity is all about saving you and your business valuable time and energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Selling a House with Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferFree or Inexpensive Ways to Use Social Media to Promote Real Estate I&#8217;ve moved from Wisconsin to Florida and I have a very unique lakefront property on Lake Winnebago in Neenah, WI that I am trying to sell. I know Social Media is effective and is far reaching. Therefore, I&#8217;m curious to see if Social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hate Paypal Fees? Check out the alternative</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Mangen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BufferUgh, you want 3.1% of My Money? If you are like me you hate giving up a percentage of your payments to Paypal. It&#8217;s almost like working for free when you see the cumulative effect of it. But I keep it and use it because it&#8217;s a convenience for my clients and I&#8217;d almost &#8211; [...]]]></description>
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