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Group projects are not only fun, they attract new readers and generate inbound links. Problem is, how can you keep track of what projects are out there?
Jacob Share came up with the answer — his Group Writing Projects blog. It gives you the details on open projects, a calendar with deadlines, and in some […]

I just finished up a 10 part series on how to be a better sales manager. Whew! It’ll be a while before I try anything that ambitious again. Here are links to all the posts in the series.
1. Listen
2. Keep your distance
3. Be a director, not a star
4. Take the micro out of your manage
5. […]

My blogging buddy Joanna Young has graced my blog with another outstanding guest post. Joanna is a freelance writer and writing coach
who helps clients improve their writing, find their voice, build confidence, develop skills, and become part of a community that supports writers in every way. (Mini-testimonial … Recently, she gave me a little help […]

If you follow the financial news in the mainstream media, you’re probably suffering from a three-month long (and counting) panic attack. Here’s an excerpt from an AP headline story published on March 13, 2008 -
Retail Sales Plunge by 0.6 Percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers, battered by plunging home prices and a credit crunch, stayed away from […]

Thanks to everybody for participating in Word Sell’s 8 Gig iPod nano giveaway! A big, special thanks to Robert Hruzek, Robyn McMaster, Jeanne Dininni, Joanna Young, and Jacob Share for hyping the contest even though more participants meant a lesser chance of winning the iPod nano (which Mr. Hruzek shrewdly observed in one of his […]

When I started out in sales, my first territory was south-central Iowa. Coming from Chicago, I was having trouble adjusting to the laid back, rural culture, where the main topics of conversation included farm chemicals and the condition of the Iowa State wrestling program.
One day I stopped to make a cold call at a factory […]

Over the last few years, Words for Nerds has been a regular feature in my blogs. To qualify as a Word for Nerds, it must meet three criteria –
1. The word must be in current usage, not an archaic term.
2. The word must be usable in general conversation, not a narrow, technical term.
3. The word […]