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How to Become an Obnoxious Salesperson in 3 Easy Steps
As many of us know, an obnoxious salesperson is hard to take. Nevertheless, we sometimes fall into this trap. To save the world from this crisis, here are ways we can become the worst at what we do. Maybe if we know what NOT to do, we can avoid these signs of obnoxiousness. The habits are easy to develop and we can all use reminders. The fastest way to fall into this trap is to think of YOU. It is that simple, just become self-centered and care only about your problems.Three easy stepsLets review three simpl

Paid Internet Surveys - 5 Steps to Making Easy Money
More and more marketing research companies are taking advantage of the low cost and fast turnaround of the Internet for their consumer opinion surveys.Part of their savings is being passed on to those who volunteer for and fill out the surveys. So more and more people are receiving checks in the mail for taking paid internet surveys. One of them could be you!Taking surveys does not require any specific skills; if you can send and receive e-mails you have all the technical qualifications you need. So how do

When we need a quick piece of information, a trip to the internet usually will get the job done. Many people use Google. Google prides itself on prioritizing the return of search results to optimize relevance.

Google recognizes that people are only willing to look at the first few tens of results and are not going to work through millions, thousands, or even hundreds of hits. Because of this, as the collection size grows, search engines need tools that have very high precision (number of relevant documents returned, say in the top tens of results). Indeed, search engines want the notion of "relevant" to only include the very best documents since there may be tens of thousands of slightly relevant documents.

Briefly, Google, in part, assigns "rank" on its search engine results much as Science Citation Index (SCI) assigned the "value" of a scientific paper based on the number of papers who cite to it. Google assumes you will find a given webpage more valuable if others have created links to it.

--> If a human reads a web page and finds it relevant, that human might put a link to it on his or her own site.

--> The higher the number of pages that link to a given web page, the more relevant it is.

An important point to recognize is that Google doesn't just contemplate the content of a searched website, they consider "how many" other sites link to the searched website. In theory, there could be a website out there that has EXACTLY what we want, but it does not show up in the first tens of hits because NO ONE links to it.

When we're looking for a quick piece of information, we can readily tell how effective the search has been, and we can modify the search if necessary.

But, turn this around, for a moment. Suppose someone is looking for you. What are they going to find?

To give an example, I searched myself on Google, and the first few tens of results are definitely not the ones I would have picked to let people learn about "Lawrence B. Ebert."

My first two hits were my blogger user profile (blogspot is affiliated with Google). I have more than 1500 entries on my blog (IPBiz) but the third Google hit was to a particular entry (IPBiz: India to produce Tamiflu?). I have no idea why Google selected that one particular blog entry. The next three hits concerned blog entries about Mark Lemley's law review article on "Rational Ignorance at the Patent Office," two from Patently-O and one from IPBiz. I have no idea why Google was intrigued by these. The next hit was an entry on wikipedia (wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_B._Ebert), which entry certainly providing more information on "Lawrence B. Ebert" than any of the preceding hits. The next entry was to a brief comment I wrote on themuseumofhoaxes about

The 5 Senses of an Entrepreneur
If you have seen me speak you will know that I believe the word ‘entrepreneur’ is used way too much these days. People seem to wear it as a badge instead of just getting out there and doing entrepreneurial things. Just because you run or own a successful business doesn’t necessarily mean that you an entrepreneur.Entrepreneurs have a different mindset to others. They will go way above and beyond to complete and finish something that they have started.I have developed what I call the 5 senses of an entreprene

esults). Indeed, search engines want the notion of "relevant" to only include the very best documents since there may be tens of thousands of slightly relevant documents.

--> If a human reads a web page and finds it relevant, that human might put a link to it on his or her own site.

--> The higher the number of pages that link to a given web page, the more relevant it is.

When we're looking for a quick piece of information, we can readily tell how effective the search has been, and we can modify the search if necessary.

But, turn this around, for a moment. Suppose someone is looking for you. What are they going to find?

To give an example, I searched myself on Google, and the first few tens of results are definitely not the ones I would have picked to let people learn about "Lawrence B. Ebert."

What is the Best Work From Home Job?
What is the best work from home job of them all? I get asked this question all the time, alongside the obligatory, is it actually possible to make money from home? type of questions that people always ask.Well unfortunately sunbathing or reading do not get paid so my favourite pastimes are not in the running for the best work from home job of them all. How about lounging by the pool? No I am dreaming and missing the actual point of working from home, freedom and motivation it gives you if you actually stay away fro

t on his or her own site.

--> The higher the number of pages that link to a given web page, the more relevant it is.

When we're looking for a quick piece of information, we can readily tell how effective the search has been, and we can modify the search if necessary.

But, turn this around, for a moment. Suppose someone is looking for you. What are they going to find?

To give an example, I searched myself on Google, and the first few tens of results are definitely not the ones I would have picked to let people learn about "Lawrence B. Ebert."

How To Prepare For A Job Interview
So you have the call letter for a job interview in your mail. Get going and do your homework done immediately. Find out all about the company, the job you applied for, the competitors, the products and all other relevant information by browsing the Internet, company literature, the annual report. Get the facts in your application right. If you perceive a weak area be prepared with convincing answers - if you spend enough time on it, you will find some. There is no reason why you should not be able to answer any question a

has been, and we can modify the search if necessary.

But, turn this around, for a moment. Suppose someone is looking for you. What are they going to find?

To give an example, I searched myself on Google, and the first few tens of results are definitely not the ones I would have picked to let people learn about "Lawrence B. Ebert."

Are You Ready To Be Promoted
Promotion is one of those things almost everyone wants after a successful job search. But no one is bold enough to ask for it.If you’re determined to get ahead after a successful job search and are willing to follow some simple steps, you can move the odds of a promotion significantly in your favor.1. Under NO circumstances do you ever ask for a promotion!2. Get yourself a mentor. Someone a level or two above you that you feel comfortable with . . . with whom you can talk and get advice.3. De

oduce Tamiflu?). I have no idea why Google selected that one particular blog entry. The next three hits concerned blog entries about Mark Lemley's law review article on "Rational Ignorance at the Patent Office," two from Patently-O and one from IPBiz. I have no idea why Google was intrigued by these. The next hit was an entry on wikipedia (wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_B._Ebert), which entry certainly providing more information on "Lawrence B. Ebert" than any of the preceding hits. The next entry was to a brief comment I wrote on themuseumofhoaxes about The Long Fall of Jan Hendrik Schon. How this hit got a high priority is a mystery. The next entry was a short bio on ipfrontline, and the final first Google page entry was to an article I wrote that appeared the Kent Journal of Intellectual Property (jip.kentlaw.edu). This was the second article I wrote for JIP; I have no idea why the first wasn't mentioned.

Topping the second Google page was a repeated cite to the blog entry about Tamiflu (IPBiz: India to produce Tamiflu?). The next two hits were to entries at www.knowledgeproblem.com.

I could go on. The issue is that Google was giving high priority in the search results to rather episodic, isolated entries on various websites. Significant articles I had written (such as one cited by the US Supreme Court and another cited by the Colorado Supreme Court were not among the first tens of hits) and would never be found by any "third party" looking for information on Lawrence B. Ebert.

Many people have spent a lot of money trying to figure out how Google arrives at weighting factors in presenting results of searches. Trying to trick Google has not been particularly effective. Trying to change Google has not been particularly effective. If the search results aren't going to be effective in getting people to "know" you, more pro-active, direct approaches to your potential customers and contacts are definitely in order.

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Summer is way too short, so it's no wonder that business slows down for most of us. That's why it's a good time to relax, regroup, and reflect over the past few months. What have you been doing right? What could you improve on? How can you use these next few months to prepare for September? Here are a few things I've done myself that have helped me regain focus and remember why I got into business for myself in the first place.

Obviously, it hurts when a promising business project you backed financially goes down the tube. But while you point to many possible causes, seldom do you attribute the wreckage to a lack of effective communications that might have modified the behavior of sales prospects in a positive way, thus averting a money-losing shutdown.

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