Business Success Link Love – 10/29/07

A little late, but better late than never…here are the Business Success links for the past two weeks. Thanks to everyone who submitted an article…a lot of great posts this time around. I started these link posts to share some websites with my readers that they normally wouldn’t have stumbled across and I end up spending way too much time reading all the blogs that I find…so that’s a good thing! Anyway, enjoy the articles!

P.S. If you submitted an article and it wasn’t included, it’s because it was too spammy. What does that mean? Well, if it looks like your content was an afterthought, your article won’t be included (i.e. If your article begins below the fold on a standard resolution screen, and especially on my screen, if you have more ads than content, etc…). You’re more than welcome to contact me if you feel your article was unfairly removed.

Terry Dean presents Selling Is Simply Knowing the Right Questions to Ask posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

SpiKe presents Getting Things Done… Faster posted at Organize IT.

Joy Miller presents Ivy League universities now offer online degrees and certificates posted at Online College Blog, saying, “Ivy League dreams? Make them a reality. Although you may not be able to physically commute to an Ivy League campus, that shouldn’t keep you from “attending” classes at an Ivy League university.”

Liz Fuller presents Friends are Vital to Small Business Success – More Than WE Know – Information, Inspiration and Support for Women Entrepreneurs posted at More Than WE Know, saying, “Studies have shown that having a best friend at work is critical for full engagement in your job. So where does that leave the solo entrepreneur? How do small business owners find motivation and resilience when times get tough?”

Attitudes

Tupelo Kenyon presents Choose Excellence and Lose Mediocrity posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “What if you knew that a life of excellence was lurking right around the corner, if you would only prioritize your moments in such a way so that you could recognize it. Take an objective look at the various activities of your life. Get inspired to lose the mediocre to make room for something better. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

Hueina Su presents Deadly Conversations posted at Intensive Care for the Nurturer’s Soul.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Taking the Next Step to Realistic Goals posted at manifestingsuccess, saying, “About goal setting – as a reality not an abstraction – to achieve steady progress toward that big dream.”

Pearl presents Managing Interruptions at Work | Interesting Observations posted at :: Interesting Observations ::.

GreatManagement presents Come On, Be An Effective Manager posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Anna Farmery presents Allow your employees to fly… posted at The Engaging Brand.

James D. Brausch presents A Mindset Challenge posted at jamesbrausch.com.

Tupelo Kenyon presents Listen with Your Heart posted at Tupelo Kenyon, saying, “When someone is talking to you, do you hear with your ears, monitor with your mind, or listen with your heart? Invest a few minutes thinking about the importance of listening well – a deliberate conscious act – and watch your relationships grow to a new level of closeness and understanding. (Enjoy soothing instrumental music as you read plus songs with lyrics related to each article – all free.)”

GreatManagement presents Time is NOT an Excuse posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Alex Marlin presents I Am Not Trying To Belittle No One posted at Life Improvement Tips For Thin and Small People.

Stefan Töpfer presents THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business posted at The Small Business Blog.

ISPF presents Is Working Smart Really An Alternative To Working Hard? posted at Grad Money Matters.

Beliefs

GreatManagement presents Great Inspiration Articles posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Lorraine Cohen presents Powerfull Living » Fear of Failure? Fear of Success? What’s Holding YOU back? posted at Powerfull Living, saying, “Learn how fear of failure or success is keeping you from achieving what you want in your business and in your personal life.”

Charles H. Green presents Software Programming and the Economics of Trust vs. Transactions posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Software programming, oddly, teaches us that treating transactions as one-offs which aren’t can cost us a great deal more money than approaching them as part of a series of transactions. This is the same lesson we need to understand about relationships — that making them into single transactions reduces long term value or increases our costs.”

Gavin Ingham presents Goal setting with no limitations posted at Gavin Ingham.

Alex Blackwell presents 10 Things to Say or Do Every Day posted at The Next 45 Years.

Charles H. Green presents Short-termism, ROI and Green Economics posted at Trust Matters, saying, “Wha is wrong with businesses that won’t accept a 50% ROI? How can success occur if your model won’t accept such clear returns?”

Paul Piotrowski presents Inspired Money Maker – How To Make Money Doing What You Love posted at Inspired Money Maker.

Obstacles

GreatManagement presents You Can Achieve More? posted at The GreatManagement Blog.

Christopher J. Brunner presents Transitions are Like Remodeling posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, “I heard something the other day that really got me to thinking: difficult transitions in any part of life are like remodeling your home. Let me explain. . .”

Kathleen Gage presents Are You Losing Money by Doing Your Own Work? posted at Street Smarts Marketing, saying, “According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the average small business owner spends up to 40% of his or her time on routine administrative tasks. Constantly working on non revenue-producing tasks that could be more productively and cost-effectively performed by a highly skilled, knowledgeable assistant is losing your business significant income.”

Kalyn presents 4 Ways to Work Your Boss posted at LifeEdit.net.

Offline Business

Gavin Ingham presents Dealing with voicemail, 10 tips for outwitting the electronic sales prevention machine posted at Gavin Ingham.

Gavin Ingham presents Stand up if you like cold calling! posted at Gavin Ingham.

David Kam presents The Reality of Multi Level Marketing posted at MarketingDeviant.com.

Mike Buckley presents “Bad Ideas” posted at Mine Your Own Business.

Online Business

Mike Buckley presents Oh My Gosh, I Think I’m a Geek! posted at Mine Your Own Business.

Jay Deragon presents The Creativity Factors posted at A Relationship Economy….. With WHom & What, saying, “What factors drives success online for the BIG and the small?”

edithyeung presents Use Wordtracker to Identify What Customer Wants posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Raj Sheelvant presents eBay’s failed Business Strategy with Skype Acquisition posted at IT Strategy, saying, “Why acquiring Skype was a bad idea for eBay”

Terry Dean presents 3 Characteristics of Winners posted at Integrity Business Blog by Terry Dean.

Kathleen Gage presents Street Smarts Marketing: Repost on Blog for Non Blogger Article posted at Street Smarts Marketing, saying, “If you are new to blogging chances are you may be unsure of what the best and most effective approach to gaining maximum benefit from time and effort invested. A primary goal for blogging should be to gain visibility, credibility and market reach for your efforts.”

Dirk Masuch Oesterreich presents Fundamental Outlook for Industrial and Precious Metals posted at Nevada Gold Investor.

Other

Ralph Jean-Paul presents Dreaming of Success posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, “Can your daydreams really help you succeed? Many successful people have attributed their success to their ability to see their success before they are a success.”

Christopher J. Brunner presents Taking Business Ques from Nintendo posted at GreatFX Business Cards, saying, “I think that those behind the Wii at Nintendo are business geniuses. Let’s examine what they have done with the Wii franchise and what the Wii has done for their business:”

Charles H. Green presents The Point of Listening Is Not What You Hear, but the Hearing Itself posted at Trust Matters, saying, “If you listen not to find objections, or reasons for the sale, but for the listening itself you will, oddly, be more successful at sales than if you listen to make the sale.”

Success Stories

Jack Yoest presents Management of New Media: 4 Lessons From The Washington Briefing posted at Yoest.com, saying, “Your Business Blogger is observing The Washington Briefing in Washington, DC, hosted by the Family Research Council. All nine presidential candidates are speaking. Some 2,600 people from 48 states are cheering on their favorites. As I sit here live blogging I count some 37 people with media credentials typing away on Bloggers Row. Over 400 media credentials have been issued. The event is progressing, well, uneventfully. No visible glitches. Little is going wrong in the mechanics. It is a success. I ask Charmaine, the VP of Communications on the number of media hits. She doesn’t know. I press for a guess. No one on her staff knows either. But she smiles and concedes that there has been a “complete international domination” of news. (I accompanied her to her live interview on the local BBC News bureau last night.)”

Heather Juma presents Talk About GIRL Power! posted at Girls Who Network Diary.

Kathleen Gage presents Meet The Left Thumb Blogger posted at Street Smarts Marketing, saying, “Every so often our paths will cross with someone who is truly incredible. Such is the case with Glenda Watson Hyatt, The Left Thumb Blogger. Glenda is the author of I’ll Do It Myself”

Michael Chu presents How To Make $300/Month With YUWIE posted at Knighty Night’s Talk, saying, “Free auto-pilot referral guide and almost need no effort.”