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		<title>Another Reason To Start An Online Membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Membership Site Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This post is not meant to be a &#8220;Debbie Downer&#8221;.
It&#8217;s just meant to make you think about your business.
If you have kids, a family or loved ones who depend on you, ask yourself this&#8230;

Heaven forbid something were to ever happen to you, would your business be able to continue to provide for your family?
If you&#8217;re [...]


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		<title>How To Track Your Results</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/how-to-track-your-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Take a close look at the link below

(but don&#8217;t click it yet &#8211; I&#8217;ll explain)
Here&#8217;s the link:
http://morehere.net/go/track/blog-s22
I want you to notice what I&#8217;m using (and what you should be).
That link is like my own private research assistant.
It tells me what&#8217;s working and what&#8217;s not.

For example, take a look at this screen shot from a recent [...]


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		<title>My Marketing Mistake</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/my-marketing-mistake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The year was 2004.
I had just finished my very first product and I was beaming from ear to ear.
The next step was to actually &#8220;sell it&#8221;.
But how?
Well I had heard about this thing called &#8220;Google Adwords&#8221;.
&#8220;It&#8217;s super simple&#8221; they said.
&#8220;Just a couple clicks and then WHAMO&#8230; tons of traffic to your site.&#8221;
Sounds easy right?
I thought [...]


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		<title>Save Your Business</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/save-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Membership Site Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes life (and business) can feel like a roller coaster.

Let me explain&#8230;
Last weekend was one of the best weekends we&#8217;ve ever had for our new business.
We held our second WishList Member LIVE workshop (which was a great success) and we also had one of our most profitable weekends in sales of WishList Member.
So needless to [...]


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		<title>5 Effective Ways To Reduce Your Customer Support</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/5-effective-ways-to-reduce-your-customer-support/</link>
		<comments>http://myideaguy.com/blog/5-effective-ways-to-reduce-your-customer-support/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Service]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Providing customer support for any product is essential to not only keeping your customers but also when it comes to attracting your customers.
But answering support tickets can be a &#8220;drag&#8221; and it&#8217;s definitely not the most glamorous part of running a business.  Here are some tips that will dramatically help you cut down the [...]


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		<title>Building A &#8220;Dream Making&#8221; Business</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/building-a-dream-making-business/</link>
		<comments>http://myideaguy.com/blog/building-a-dream-making-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self Help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my closest friends shared the news that he&#8217;s decided to go for Olympic dreams.
The only problem was that he had built a multi-million dollar company with 40+ employees that still needed his attention &#8211; not to mention the fact that he has 3 kids and a wonderful wife who would also like to [...]


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		<title>Armand Morin Launches Internet Marketing Newsletter&#8230; Sort Of!</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/armand-morin-launches-internet-marketing-newsletter-sort-of/</link>
		<comments>http://myideaguy.com/blog/armand-morin-launches-internet-marketing-newsletter-sort-of/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Armand Morin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the Armand Live event, Armand decided to share his strategy behind the launch of his Internet Marketing Newsletter with the audience.
The problem was, a few affiliates who were in the audience got a little excited and emailed their list BEFORE the site was actually finished!
Let&#8217;s just say that it caused a little &#8220;panic&#8221; during [...]


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		<title>Plugins For A WordPress Membership Site</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/plugins-for-a-wordpress-membership-site/</link>
		<comments>http://myideaguy.com/blog/plugins-for-a-wordpress-membership-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Membership Site Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plugins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wihslist member]]></category>

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Selecting the right membership site software can be a daunting task &#8211; especially because not getting it right can result in an extremely frustrating experience (for you and your members).
That&#8217;s one of the reasons WordPress has quickly become a fan favorite for managing the content.
Using WordPress as the foundation of your site will give you [...]


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		<title>Business Blind Spots</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/business-blind-spots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blind spots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mistakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yellow cab]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Sometimes I come across things in business and smack my head in disbelief that something so obvious would go unnoticed (I&#8217;ll share a recent example in a minute).
The truth of the matter is, most small business owners have fallen victim to these types of things which I call &#8220;Business Blind Spots&#8221;.
You probably know what I&#8217;m [...]


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		<title>Membership Site Software For WordPress</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/membership-site-software-for-wordpress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Membership Site Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[membership site]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[software]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wihslist member]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I tried for months to figure out how to create a membership site using WordPress.  The problem was, I could never find a solution that did everything I wanted it to do.
To make matters worse, when I did find something I thought would work, it was a technical nightmare to get configured and setup.
If you&#8217;ve [...]


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