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3 Tactics for Growing Your Email List

by Christian Hollingsworth

If you have clients and potential prospects opting out of your email list at about the identical rate new subscribers are signing up; your list has hit a glass ceiling. The good thing is, there are elements you can correct that will raise the glass ceiling and ultimately remove it. Everyone in the marketing business [...]

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Kim Peek’s Guide for Creating Endless Blog Content

by Christian Hollingsworth

Kim Peek was a famous savant in America. Having the magnificent capability of remembering everything he ever read, he was literally a walking encyclopedia. Nearing the end of his life he could easily recall the information from any of the 10,000+ books he had read. Due to his phenomenal abilities, the movie “Rain man” was even created [...]

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Food & Fun with Val Curtis of Mental Chew

by Guest Blogger

This is a “guest interview” with Val Curtis of the food blog Mental Chew. There she works to bring seasonal gardening, food and fun to her island-style family (and the world). How did you decide on the blog name, Mental Chew? Originally, I liked the idea “Food for Thought” but, of course, it was taken. [...]

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Revival

by Christian Hollingsworth

There are only two types of people in this world. Those who fall to never get up, and those who rise once more. When others tell you to lay low. Charge. Drowning in tears is not a slow death; it’s simply an opportunity for revival. Born three weeks premature and with a sever case of [...]

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Success Is On YOU

by Guest Blogger

By Ahmed Kidwai Growing up I have been kicked, pushed, sworn at and much more. The thing that sets me apart though is that I get back up. Not only that but I get back up and use these negatives as a fire to succeed. This typically happened in school, in terms of academics. Growing [...]

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The @SmartBoyDesigns Free Business Card Giveaway by @UPrinting

by Christian Hollingsworth

Due to the generosity of UPrinting, I’m giving away free 250 business card printing packages to 3 lucky winners. UPrinting produces beautiful business cards. After designing and ordering my own cards from the company, you’ll see from the photo on the right that they’re printed with detail, quality and a dash of sparkle. I’ve been [...]

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Yes, You are a Creative Blogger, Or Are you?

by Guest Blogger

Jeevan Jacob John is a young blogger who blogs about networking, marketing, social media and traffic generation. He tries to come up with new analogies and perspectives to make it easier for others to understand and apply. Find him at his blog – Blog Networking 101. We hear the word Creativity a lot of times. [...]

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Interview with the Creator of The Art of Manliness

by Guest Blogger

The Art of Manliness- is a blog dedicated to uncovering the lost art of being a man. The Art of Manliness is authored by husband and wife team, Brett and Kate McKay. It features articles on helping men be better husbands, better fathers, and better men. Tell us about The Art of Manliness. The Art of [...]

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Why isn’t my blog profitable?

by Guest Blogger

Jim Blogger loves fitness. He was a jock growing up and he never gained his “freshman 15” in college, where he majored in journalism and minored in sports medicine. Now he teaches weightlifting classes at the local gym, and writes a fitness blog with really good articles. But he has a problem: Even though he [...]

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The Santa Making Business with Kylerkraft Studio

by Guest Blogger

This interview is special to me. The owners of Kylerkraft Studio are my grandparents! They’ve always been, to me, great examples of living with positive intent. From their example I’ve learned that you can make a living doing whatever you love. Keep your passion strong – and you’ll be successful. I hope you enjoy the [...]

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Top 10 Blogging Dos and Don’ts

by Guest Blogger

If you are a beginning blogger or are a seasoned blogging vet, you may occasionally need a blogging tip to help you create content or to get you back on track. However, if you are a new blogger you might need a lot more help. Regardless of how long you have been blogging, the following [...]

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Finding Your Inner Voice

by Guest Blogger

This is a guest post by Michelle Mantel. Michelle is an article writer with more than five years of professional experience in the writing industry. If you asked anyone 20 years ago what a blog was you would likely get blank stares. Fast forward to Y2K and you don’t look so crazy to other internet gurus. [...]

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Free Sites for Making Money Online

by Guest Blogger

Many people want to make money online, especially with the present day economic woes. As people try to find ways to make money online, many folks unfortunately fall prey to scams that can rob folks of their money, their hard work or both. There are tons of free sites for making money online, but, unfortunately, [...]

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Want to learn more about Christian Hollingsworth?

by Christian Hollingsworth

Hoards of folks have been asking me to write a biography. A history of my relationship with the online world, how I started and where I hope to go in the future. The deed has been done. There is a catch, however. I didn’t write the biography myself. I hired a professional writer to compose [...]

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Tara Orchard is a Coach, Consultant, Trainer & Wikinomics Facilitator

by Guest Blogger

I’m a coach, consultant, trainer, and wikinomics facilitator. Over 17 years I have worked to help 1000‘s of individuals and organizations, delivering 1000’s of hours of consultation on career choices/transitions and workplace performance I combine expertise in careers, training, branding and social media strategy with psychology, personality and emotional intelligence to provide those seeking to learn more [...]

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Life from a Dad’s Point of View

by Guest Blogger

Bruce Sallan, author of “A Dad’s Point-of-View: We ARE Half the Equation” and radio host of “The Bruce Sallan Show – A Dad’s Point-of-View” gave up a long-term showbiz career to become a stay-at-home-dad. He has dedicated his new career to becoming THE Dad advocate. He carries his mission with not only his book and radio [...]

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200 Available Sled Dog Domain Names

by Christian Hollingsworth

If you know me well, you know that sled dogs are one of my passions. Having been involved with the sport of dog sledding since I was a young boy, I have a fond love for the sport. I have three huskies. Kia, Keeva & Cabo. We also have a chihuahua named Chiquita. She’s the official ”Hollingsworth [...]

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21 Pet Peeves

by Christian Hollingsworth

I made a pet peeve list. I know it’s a negative thing to do. I just felt like I should. I have a pet peeve of disliking when every paragraph of a blog posts starts with the same word. For example, I. I will start the list now… Eggshells falling into a bowl. They’ve got [...]

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Rosebud.

by Christian Hollingsworth

rose·bud – an unopened flower of a rose. There shall be no Citizen Kane spoilers here, but if you’ve seen the movie you’ll understand in greater depth my reason for choosing “rosebud” as my one word theme for the new year. As inspired by Mari Smith. Apart from cinematic meaning, I choose the word rosebud [...]

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Powerful Images from the Year 2011

by Christian Hollingsworth

This is a short post. A call to action really. I want nothing from you here. I simply want to ask that you take the time to read a post. It’s The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011 featured on BuzzFeed. Words don’t adequately explain the emotion I felt while looking at these forty five photos. Pain, [...]

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