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		<title>Effective Marketing Strategies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How much business do you have right now? Chances are, no matter how busy you are, you are always looking for new customers. With my business and web design, even though we have multiple customers at a time, we are constantly looking for new ones. We&#8217;d rather have a waiting list than nothing to do. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=28</link>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As most businesses have realized a number one and most used method of marketing is word of mouth. This type of marketing is the oldest form of marketing and probably the most successful! While years ago the most popular method of getting the word out was door to door sales, today, with the &#8220;Social Web&#8221;, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=27</link>
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		<title>Marketing Online, Audio, Web, and Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The competition among businesses is fierce especially in this economy. People are cutting back on spending which means that businesses must try even harder to be the one that stays ahead in the competition. Statistics show that consumers are hit with over 4000 marketing messages per day. Proof that it is extremely important to come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=26</link>
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		<title>What Is Your Website For?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many small businesses recognize the need for a website and all too often they rush to buy some template online from some company who may or may not be a local provider and in a matter of sometimes minutes, they have a working generic website for their company.
If you are one of those businesses, you should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=25</link>
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		<title>Starting Your Information Marketing Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many different forms of business from retailers to service providers. Some businesses require an office location others are located at home and rely on the phone to reach their target market, while some actually travel to meet clients at the client location. And more and more often, businesses are emerging on the Internet.
While [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=24</link>
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		<title>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WDCI - Opens Business in Second Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Windrich DotCom, Inc. has opened a new conference center in Second Life. The location offers the ability to enhance productivity through the use of virtual conference rooms and spacious meeting rooms. Many businesses are seeing the advantage of a Second Life presence as it has proved to reduce travel cost and allow collaboration in real [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=20</link>
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		<title>Naming Your Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[            If you are thinking about starting a business one of the first things you will consider is what you will call your business.  While this may seem like and easy task, it is a very important step to becoming a business owner. Many times entrepreneurs will underestimate the importance of the name of their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=19</link>
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		<title>Limited Liability Companies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[          What is an LLC? LLC is the abbreviation for a Limited Liability Company. It is company that has many desirable features and a mix of features from corporations and partnerships. Many small businesses are choosing LLC’s over corporations and partnerships. The Limited Liability Company is similar to a corporation in that it is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=18</link>
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		<title>Hiring Employee’s Vs. Contract Labor PART 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In part one of this article, we discussed the ins and outs of hiring an employee. Needless to say it is evident that becoming an employer may double the amount of paperwork you have. From payroll records, withholding income, social security, Medicare and state taxes, and unemployment taxes, to workers’ compensation insurance, and year end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=17</link>
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		<title>Hiring Employee’s Vs. Contract Labor PART 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Owning and operating a small business requires many decisions. The small decisions may be easy to make and perhaps even fun. Like what computer system to purchase, picking office furniture and supplies, and creating business cards. However, some decisions are much bigger, like whether to run your business from home or to move into an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.openforblog.com/?p=16</link>
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