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	<title>JEM Consulting - Help For Self Employed and Small Business Web Site Owners</title>
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		<title>Steps to Build A Successful Small Business WEB Site</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/09/07/steps-to-build-a-successful-small-business-web-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building Web Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My last blog article featured a video from Andrew Patricio of BizLaunch. I had the pleasure to register, watch and contribute to his Webinar earlier this afternoon. It was called: “9 Steps to Building a Successful Website for Small Business.” I want to let you know I really enjoyed his frankness and candor. I suggest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn Selling Tools And Get An Edge To Keep Your Business Open</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/29/learn-selling-tools-and-get-an-edge-to-keep-your-business-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales101]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[It's All About Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have worn &#8216;many hats&#8217; in past careers. I spent the past 30+ years as a professional consultative salesperson. I have also been a small business entrepreneur. I know that without sales one&#8217;s business does not survive. During my time in sales I learned about several important tools. Two of them are the art of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Networking Is On Our Agenda Again Now That Schools Are Back In Session</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/23/networking-is-on-our-agenda-again-now-that-schools-are-back-in-session/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/23/networking-is-on-our-agenda-again-now-that-schools-are-back-in-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business After Hours Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Face to Face Networking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Face to face networking complements my Web Marketing efforts and gets me away from the computer and out of the house.  And, quite often I get a chance to have an intelligent conversation with a compatriot or competitor!  Plus. there is always the chance to garnish some refreshments as well. Upcoming events this week include: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here is why your mom only visits your Web site infrequently.</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/21/here-is-why-your-mom-only-visits-your-web-site-infrequently/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/21/here-is-why-your-mom-only-visits-your-web-site-infrequently/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Keywords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I read a blog article recently from Dan Paterson. It was called “18 Simple SEO Items Commonly Missed in Web Development” and was published on SEO.com, a high ranking site with lots of traffic. As an aspiring DIY SEO I especially appreciate it where where he says: “a lot of Web developers don’t understand the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Site Stats, WordPress Stats and Google Analytics Stats</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/19/site-stats-wordpress-stats-and-google-analytics-stats/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/19/site-stats-wordpress-stats-and-google-analytics-stats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[It's All About Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Site Statistics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress Web Sites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you can see from the previous blog post I have a new friend on the WEB. Heather Stephens commented on my blog as I did previously on hers. And, it turns out, we are county neighbors in northern Illinois! She wrote me privately with the following. It is important so I decided to add [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Definition Of A Web Site Bounce Rate and The Important Cut Off Statistic</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/14/the-definition-of-a-web-site-bounce-rate-and-the-important-cut-off-statistic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:14:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Google Analytics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bounce Rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Site Statistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[According to Wikipedia the definition of a Bounce Rate is in essence: “the percentage of initial visitors to a site who &#8216;bounce&#8217; away to a different site, rather than continue on to other pages within the same site&#8230;” Bounces happen when “&#8230;a web site visitor only views a single page on a website, that is, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apply The Universal Concept And Keep It Simple To Successfully Market On The Web</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/11/apply-the-universal-concept-and-keep-it-simple-to-successfully-market-on-the-web/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/11/apply-the-universal-concept-and-keep-it-simple-to-successfully-market-on-the-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales and Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Kukral posted an article earlier today on Small Business Trends entitled The Universal Truth of Selling on the Web: Simple Wins.  In the article he warns you must keep your message simple and  narrow your choices when selling on the Web.  Do not confuse your target audience with too many options.  It may lead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Steps Avoid Unacceptable Web Marketing Failure Options</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/07/quick-steps-avoid-unacceptable-web-marketing-failure-options/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/07/quick-steps-avoid-unacceptable-web-marketing-failure-options/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[E-Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Small Business Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To succeed on the WEB you need to be persistent, have a “thick” skin and lose any fear of failure by accumulating quick and repeated successes. My success formula to accomplish this is to first develop a good marketing plan.  Then you must test out your plan, analyze the results then tweak the plan and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Do Companies Fail at Social Media and E-Marketing</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/03/why-do-companies-fail-at-social-media-and-e-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/03/why-do-companies-fail-at-social-media-and-e-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[E-Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Odon published an article entitled Why Do So Many Companies Suck at Social Media? on his blog this week at Top Rank. It caught my eye and I chuckled after first skimming it. I realized it makes me sad for all those missing the boat who just do not get it after reading through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn for Beginners Networking Meetup September 1st</title>
		<link>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/02/linkedin-for-beginners-networking-meetup-september-1st/</link>
		<comments>http://diywebjem.com/blog/2010/08/02/linkedin-for-beginners-networking-meetup-september-1st/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MikeyBlog</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn for Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Meetup Scheduled]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You know how much I love LinkedIn. It is the current buzz word on the business networking scene. I cannot tell you how many new people I see joining who never would have thought about it just a while back. And rightfully so! 70 million business people, over half work in the U.S. A new [...]]]></description>
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