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		<title>Business Blind Spots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blind spots]]></category>
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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>$1.44 Goes Farther Than You Expect</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever eaten at a restaurant or cafe and had an experience you couldn&#8217;t forget?
Perhaps it was the delicious food or great service.
Or maybe it was a bad experience that left you with a &#8220;bitter&#8221; taste in your mouth.
Either way, one thing is for certain &#8211; you probably told someone about it.
Here&#8217;s an example&#8230;
Recently [...]


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		<title>Are They Really Marketing Secrets?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I read an article by marketer Clayton Makepeace on the topic of &#8220;Secrets&#8221;.
It immediately pulled me in and by the end of the article my mind was racing with new ideas for upcoming promotions and campaigns.
With permission, I&#8217;m sharing the article verbatim below.
Enjoy&#8230;

 Psst … Can You Keep a Secret?

Dear Business-Builder,
The great investor Warren [...]


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		<title>The Number One Idea Killer</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/the-number-one-idea-killer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 01:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are an entrepreneur, you probably live and die by all your ideas.
Personally, I love great ideas.
When I see unique and unusual business ideas&#1082;&#1086;&#1084;&#1087;&#1102;&#1090;&#1088;&#1080;, my mind goes into overdrive and I immediately start thinking about all kinds of new possibilities.
Can you relate?
Well, a few years ago, one of my business mentors did something that [...]


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		<title>Barber Shop Business Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I was engaged in a fascinating conversation.
A bunch of guys on my soccer team and I were discussing (of all things)&#8230; getting our hair cut!
It all started when someone made a comment about my freshly groomed crop. Well that comment led to another and before I knew it, an amazing set of business lessons [...]


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		<title>Marketing Predictions For 2008</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/marketing-predictions-for-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered how some people are able to jump on a trend right when it&#8217;s hot?They seem to &#8220;know&#8221; what&#8217;s coming and immediately take advantage of it.
Think Steve Jobs and music.
How did he know that most of us would prefer to carry music around with us but it had to be convenient and [...]


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		<title>How To Get High Quality Salesletter Graphics&#8230; Cheap!</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/how-to-get-high-quality-salesletter-graphics-cheap/</link>
		<comments>http://myideaguy.com/blog/how-to-get-high-quality-salesletter-graphics-cheap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tools & Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salesletter graphics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web graphics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I get asked all the time&#8230;
Who does your website graphics?
Well there&#8217;s actually 3 answers to that.
For my business, I broke my graphic requirements into 3 different categories:

Headers, Footers and Product Shots
Graphics for Physical Products
Salesletter Graphics

Each group are unique which is why I don&#8217;t have the same designer do everything.  So let&#8217;s take a look [...]


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		<title>Marketing Magic</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/marketing-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When done right, marketing can bring so much enjoyment to your life.
For example, I recently married my beautiful wife Amy (pictures below  ).   Leading up that wedding we obviously had a whack of bills to pay.  Photographers, caterers, fees for the church, DJ, limo the list goes on and on.
Well when [...]


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		<title>Acres of Diamonds in Marketing</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/acres-of-diamonds-in-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What does Russell Conwell&#8217;s classic &#8220;Acres of Diamonds&#8221; have to do with marketing?
(if you&#8217;ve never read this book
you can get a copy for free here)
From my experience, it has a LOT &#8211; especially when it comes to motivating and inspiring people to reach further in their personal or professional lives.
Let me explain&#8230;

One of the things [...]


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		<title>John Reese Video</title>
		<link>http://myideaguy.com/blog/john-reese-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:20:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stu McLaren</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Personal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One person I&#8217;ve always admired online is John Reese and his recent video demonstrates why.
Besides being a brilliant marketer, he&#8217;s just a good human being.
Let me give you a personal example as well as a 12+ minute video that John just released&#8230;

If you rewind back to December of this past year when we did the [...]


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