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		<title>Where the hell have I been?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2012/03/16/where-the-hell-have-i-been/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t posted here on Writelife since December, 2011. This is my first post of 2012 and it strikes me it should answer the question, “Where the hell have I been?” The answer is pretty simple: I’ve been right here, &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2012/03/16/where-the-hell-have-i-been/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In praise of the follower</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/09/11/followers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For what seems years now, I’m been hearing about leadership. I’ve been in conferences, read books and seen countless posts online about how you have to be a leader. Everyone on a team has to lead. It’s in leadership that &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/09/11/followers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Small business: up to speed on domain hosting?</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/08/03/small-business-up-to-speed-on-domain-hosting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve encountered a number of clients who have been paying for domain registration and hosting with no idea of what a competitive price would be. As a result, many of them have been paying twice as much as they should. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/08/03/small-business-up-to-speed-on-domain-hosting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Respect customers and yourself</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/07/24/respect-customers-and-yourself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(This was first posted Sept. 18, 2004.) In the various blogs I visit, and in other sources, I continually come across discussions about customers and their experience of businesses, large and small. One of the themes that pops up frequently &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/07/24/respect-customers-and-yourself/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social media basics for a small business</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/05/27/social-media-basics-for-a-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 10:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many businesses, especially small businesses, are wary of social media and for a variety of reasons. The reasons are legitimate given that owners are wrapped up in the business of actually running their business, so they are often in uncharted &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/05/27/social-media-basics-for-a-small-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Automated phone calls and the genius of marketing</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/15/automated-phone-calls-and-the-genius-of-marketing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first time in the history of marketing, business and other organizations have recognized their customers are actually people. Not only that, they have taken this realization into account. It is called the automated phone call (or, &#8220;all call&#8221;). &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/15/automated-phone-calls-and-the-genius-of-marketing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Content is not content</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/03/25/content-is-not-content/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In business and especially marketing, we continually see references to content. Does anyone know what that is? I don’t think so. It’s spoken of as if it’s a tangible quantity, something measureable, a thing you can stock the shelves with. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/03/25/content-is-not-content/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seth Godin on linchpins, focus, spreading stories</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/03/15/seth-godin-answers-a-few-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2010/03/15/seth-godin-answers-a-few-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I asked Seth Godin a few questions and he was kind enough to answer them. The majority concern his latest book, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? While for most people he requires no introduction, I should mention that Seth Godin is &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/03/15/seth-godin-answers-a-few-questions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Puzzled by web design and services</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/01/22/puzzled-by-web-design-and-services/</link>
		<comments>http://writelife.net/2010/01/22/puzzled-by-web-design-and-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been looking at a few sites offering web design and related services and I find myself puzzled, even a bit alarmed. This is not due to what I found (though in some cases it was) but by what I &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/01/22/puzzled-by-web-design-and-services/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why dogs are important to business</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2009/08/25/why-dogs-are-important-to-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:15:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230; It&#8217;s nice to know that if I do post about my dogs or something, it&#8217;s not a total faux pas.&#8221; That is from a comment left yesterday by Tzaddi, from ThriveWire, to my post I wonder what she&#8217;ll say? &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2009/08/25/why-dogs-are-important-to-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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