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		<title>Is Social Networking Killing Your Productivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social networking is a great tool in marketing your business and staying connected with your peers and customers, but it can come with a high price if you&#8217;re not careful. If you ask most Internet-connected business owners, they will tell you that they spend a substantial amount of time checking their social network connections each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office Equipment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; A good multi-function printer is pretty much a necessity in any home-based office these days. That&#8217;s why I felt so lost this past January when my old HP PSC2210 printer/fax/copier finally failed. It was a workhorse and I relied on it a lot.  That&#8217;s why I wanted to make sure I found a suitable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Business Need A Mission Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever walked into the lobby of a large corporation, you&#8217;ve seen it. It&#8217;s right there on the wall, proudly framed and displayed.  It&#8217;s the mission statement.  It seems that every large corporation has one. The mission statment lays out the overall purpose of the organization.  Most business scholars will tell you that a clear, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Now A Good Time To Start A Home-Based Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting a home-based business may seem like a good idea, but should you do it in times of economic struggle? If you follow the economic news, you know that the financial world is shaky at best.  Unemployment is high (although it seems to be getting better), home foreclosures are at an almost obscene level and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resources For Creating A Podcast The Easy Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affiliate Blogger Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Everywhere you turn these days, it seems like someone is launching or promoting a podcast and for good reason.  Podcasts (or Internet &#8220;radio&#8221; shows) are a great way to provide content to your audience.  Instead of simply reading your written words, people can now hear your voice and all of the subtle inflections that go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Duplicate Content On Your Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting On The Web]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If I could give you a list of  things to avoid, to keep your website from being penalized by search engines, the first item would be&#8230;duplicate content. Search engines love top quality content that is relevant and unique.  Think about it.  How many times have you searched for something only to find the same (unhelpful) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Areas Where You Can Cut Business Expenses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 21:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Controlling costs is critical to all small businesses, including home-based businesses and it&#8217;s even more critical in this current economic climate. For many home-based business owners, this becomes even trickier.  Since they already own many of the things they&#8217;ll need for business (such as a PC, printer, etc.), many home-based business owners get lulled into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things To Consider Before Buying A Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Running Your Business]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know we normally talk about starting a business from scratch, but just suppose you wanted to jump ahead and buy an existing business.  What should you look for then?  Well, that&#8217;s what this article is all about.  Let&#8217;s look at a few things you really should check out before you part with your hard-earned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips For Building A Social Community Around Your Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[website promotion]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you follow the current business trends and read the marketing books, you probably know that you need to build a&#8221; social community around your brand.&#8221;  If you&#8217;re like me, that last statement will make you scratch your head and say, &#8220;Huh?&#8221;  Don&#8217;t worry.  We&#8217;re going to break down the walls of jargon and give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Square To Accept Credit Cards</title>
		<link>http://www.homebizdigest.com/using-square-to-accept-credit-cards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Hicks</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that accepting credit and branded debit cards is important in business.  The tough part is figuring out which payment processor to use.  Up until now, I have been using Virtual Terminal from PayPal for my credit card processing.  This allowed me to accept credit card payment over the phone/web, through the mail [...]]]></description>
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