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Each week I cite Back in Skinny Jeans for the excellent description of how to subscribe to a blog with RSS.
Stephanie has given me permission to share her information with all of my readers.
Once again here is her great post on how to subscribe to this blog using RSS.
How to Subscribe to this Blog with RSS
We all have busy lives with very little time. Web surfing is fun but can take hours going to visit every single website and blog you enjoy. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could just get all the headlines of the most current stories from all your favorite websites and blogs in one place?
Well now you can, and it is called RSS feed.
The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?”
So, to make RSS much easier to understand, you can think of RSS as an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or I’m “Ready for Some Stories”. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place.
Suppose you have 50 sites and blogs that you like to visit regularly. Going to visit each website and blog everyday could take you hours. With RSS, you can “subscribe” to a website or blog, and get “fed” all the new headlines from all of these 50 sites and blogs in one list, and see what’s going on in minutes instead of hours. What a time saver!
That one place where your RSS list is created is called an RSS Reader, and it gathers all the headlines from all the websites and blogs you have subscribed to. In a moment, I will describe how to get an RSS Reader.
Subscribing to RSS feeds
But first, to “subscribe” to a website or blog’s RSS feed simply means that you are telling that website or blog, “Yes please. Send me your story headlines.” It’s like subscribing to a magazine or newsletter. Instead of getting a magazine or email, you will just get a list of headlines sent to your RSS reader. If the headline looks interesting to you, all you have to do is click on the headline and you’ll be sent to the whole story.
In order to subscribe to a website or blog’s RSS, all you have to do is click on an RSS symbol (that orange box on the right sidebar).You can also click to the text link of the words “ Click Here to Subscribe” on the website or blog.
Typically, you can find these RSS symbols or text links in your browser window, on the sides of the website page, or on the bottom of the page. The publishers of the websites and blogs really want people to subscribe to their RSS, so they will make it very easy for you to find the subscription links.
RSS Readers
Now, because nothing is ever standard on the web like dealing with different operating systems, Mac vs. PC, and different flavored browsers like Internet Explorer, AOL, Safari, and Firefox, the way to get an RSS reader will be dependent on what browser you like to use, and how accessible you’d like your RSS list(s) to be.
Just like there are flavors of web browsers, you may see and hear of different flavors of RSS XML feeders like RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, and Atom. Again, the flavors are only important if you want to get techie. If you stick to looking for an RSS symbol (again, it’s a bright orange square – it looks like a piece if Ckicklet Gum) you will be fine.
If you’d like your RSS list to be accessible from any computer or mobile device you may have like a PDA, laptop, or cell phone, some popular RSS readers include that option (and almost all are FREE):
MyYahoo
MyMSN
MyAOL
MyGoogle
Bloglines
FeedDemon (this one costs money)
NewsGator (there is a cost for mobile accessibility)
NetVibes
PageFlakes
Shrook (For Mac users. Free trial and then there’s a cost.)
Lektora
Attensa (more for enterprise, and there’s a cost)
As you can see, there are a plethora of choices for you. All are good RSS readers, so your choice will simply come down to the style that appeals most to you.
RSS as Live Bookmarks
Browsers like Safari and Firefox allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds through the browser, and it’s called “live bookmarking”. Currently, you can only do live bookmarking in Internet Explorer if you have IE7.
Once again, thanks to Stephanie from Back In Skinny Jeans for help in describing the RSS subscription process.
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This week’s Carnival of Career Intensity is up with five terrific posts. Here is a taste of what you can find at this week’s Carnival of Career Intensity.
Christine Kane presents It Might Be Time to Take a Risk if… posted at Christine Kane.
Don’t get me wrong. I love the Law of Attraction. I believe in it wholeheartedly. And you know what else I believe in? Taking action, and taking risks. At some point, you have to act. At some point you may have to get a little scared. Maybe even a lot scared. You may have to step forward and give some weight to your affirmations, visualizations and good vibrations. It’s the best way to let the universe (and yourself) know that you’re serious about this dream of yours and about this life of yours.
How to Protect Yourself from a Layoff
Steve Faber presents 5 Important Ways to Protect Yourself Against Job Loss posted at Debt Free.
They’re coming in waves now. Large job cuts at some of the biggest companies, while the economy as a whole continues its growth. Alcatel–Lucent announced on the 9th they’d raise the number of job cuts in the next three years to 12,500. Diamler-Chrysler announced this morning they’d eliminate 13,000 positions. On the 8th, Eastman-Kodak revealed they’d get rid of between 28,000 and 30,000 jobs. What’s this mean for you?
Measurement Equals Success in a Job Hunt
Clint James presents Quantify to Qualify posted at Static Cure.
Here is a little personal lesson I learned this week:
QUANTIFY YOURSELF ON YOUR RESUME’!!!
Why? Because the person sitting across from you is in business and he/she is a numbers person unless you are interviewing at a daycare and they don’t so much care about your ability to produce as your likelihood for stealing the children. Here is how I found out this one small truth.
Charles H. Green presents Trust Tip 32: Answering “Why Should We Choose You? posted at Trust Matters.
It happens most overtly in a sales presentation: “So tell us, Mr. Jones, why should we choose you?”
Words vary. You may recognize:
What makes you folks different, what sets you apart?
John Lampard presents The signs of a career rut posted at The InterChange Desk.
Maybe the first sign, or symptom, that you are fed up with your job, or career, is the fact you are reading this article.
What time is it? Is this your lunch or coffee break? Or are you desperately trying to “fill-in” time until the close of business? Or until lunchtime? Or, worse still, is your work day only ten minutes old, and reading this article is the first of many “distractions” you have planned for the rest of the (long) day?
Thanks to everyone who submitted a post.
The Carnival of Career Intensity appears every Saturday on The Career Intensity Blog.
Send your posts in by 5PM Friday evening to be eligible. I select and print, in full, the five posts that I feel best exemplify Career Intensity.
To enter e-mail your best article to Carnival at CareerIntensity.com. (Replace “at” with @).
If you’re looking for an easier way to enter the carnival, just fill out the form at http://blogcarnival.com.
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Here are the cool tips from this week’s Carnival of Career Intensity:
Post One: – David Maister’s Perspective on Careers
Twelve truths from a man who knows what it takes to have a great career.
Post Two: – Are You In Tune?
Get in tune with great career guidance from Charles H. Green. This post will help you understand the importance of preparation.
Post Three: – What is Your Leadership Worth?
Anna Farmery her thoughts on leadership with us. You can find her at The Engaging Brand.
Read the Post by Clicking Here
Post Four: – Regain Your Balance
Jane May presents The Importance of Balance for Work and Home posted at Career Ramblings. All aspects of your life benefit when you find balance.
Read Jane’s Thoughts by Clicking Here
Post Five: – Time is Perishable - Say Thank You
Krishna De wonders if saying “Thank You” is bad for your brand. Time is short. Remember to thank the people who help you.
The Carnival of Career Intensity appears every Saturday on The Career Intensity Blog.
Send your posts in by 5PM Friday evening to be eligible. I select and print, in full, the five posts that I feel best exemplify Career Intensity.
To enter e-mail your best article to Carnival at CareerIntensity.com. (Replace “at” with @).
If you’re looking for an easier way to enter the carnival, just fill out the form at http://blogcarnival.com.
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That virus that went around last week really killed all three of our blogs.
We should be back on line with new stuff in the next day or so.
Thanks for hanging in there with us.
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Each week I cite Back in Skinny Jeans for the excellent description of how to subscribe to a blog with RSS.
Stephanie has given me permission to share her information with all of my readers.
Once again here is her great post on how to subscribe to this blog using RSS.
How to Subscribe to this Blog with RSS
We all have busy lives with very little time. Web surfing is fun but can take hours going to visit every single website and blog you enjoy. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could just get all the headlines of the most current stories from all your favorite websites and blogs in one place?
Well now you can, and it is called RSS feed.
The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?”
So, to make RSS much easier to understand, you can think of RSS as an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or I’m “Ready for Some Stories”. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place.
Suppose you have 50 sites and blogs that you like to visit regularly. Going to visit each website and blog everyday could take you hours. With RSS, you can “subscribe” to a website or blog, and get “fed” all the new headlines from all of these 50 sites and blogs in one list, and see what’s going on in minutes instead of hours. What a time saver!
That one place where your RSS list is created is called an RSS Reader, and it gathers all the headlines from all the websites and blogs you have subscribed to. In a moment, I will describe how to get an RSS Reader.
Subscribing to RSS feeds
But first, to “subscribe” to a website or blog’s RSS feed simply means that you are telling that website or blog, “Yes please. Send me your story headlines.” It’s like subscribing to a magazine or newsletter. Instead of getting a magazine or email, you will just get a list of headlines sent to your RSS reader. If the headline looks interesting to you, all you have to do is click on the headline and you’ll be sent to the whole story.
In order to subscribe to a website or blog’s RSS, all you have to do is click on an RSS symbol (that orange box on the right sidebar).You can also click to the text link of the words “ Click Here to Subscribe” on the website or blog.
Typically, you can find these RSS symbols or text links in your browser window, on the sides of the website page, or on the bottom of the page. The publishers of the websites and blogs really want people to subscribe to their RSS, so they will make it very easy for you to find the subscription links.
RSS Readers
Now, because nothing is ever standard on the web like dealing with different operating systems, Mac vs. PC, and different flavored browsers like Internet Explorer, AOL, Safari, and Firefox, the way to get an RSS reader will be dependent on what browser you like to use, and how accessible you’d like your RSS list(s) to be.
Just like there are flavors of web browsers, you may see and hear of different flavors of RSS XML feeders like RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, and Atom. Again, the flavors are only important if you want to get techie. If you stick to looking for an RSS symbol (again, it’s a bright orange square – it looks like a piece if Ckicklet Gum) you will be fine.
If you’d like your RSS list to be accessible from any computer or mobile device you may have like a PDA, laptop, or cell phone, some popular RSS readers include that option (and almost all are FREE):
MyYahoo
MyMSN
MyAOL
MyGoogle
Bloglines
FeedDemon (this one costs money)
NewsGator (there is a cost for mobile accessibility)
NetVibes
PageFlakes
Shrook (For Mac users. Free trial and then there’s a cost.)
Lektora
Attensa (more for enterprise, and there’s a cost)
As you can see, there are a plethora of choices for you. All are good RSS readers, so your choice will simply come down to the style that appeals most to you.
RSS as Live Bookmarks
Browsers like Safari and Firefox allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds through the browser, and it’s called “live bookmarking”. Currently, you can only do live bookmarking in Internet Explorer if you have IE7.
Once again, thanks to Stephanie from Back In Skinny Jeans for help in describing the RSS subscription process.
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Here are the hot, fresh posts from this week’s Carnival of Career Intensity:
Post One – How to Make Decisions with Less Stress
Victor presents Making Decisions with Less Stress posted at Personal Development Articles.
Stress is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a requisite part of growth, stimulation and any compromising situation. Too much of it, it however, can short circuit your system and drive you haywire. If you are constantly under stress, without giving your body time for respite, your body will certainly break down.
Decision making is one of the primary stressors in life. However, you can’t really live a life without decisions, can’t you? Every day you make choices, and these choices translate into stresses that cannot be avoided. They can only be mitigated or handled appropriately.
Click Here to Read the Entire Post
Post Two – What’s Your Hourly Wage
Matthew Paulson presents Does Your Hourly Wage Really Matter? posted at Getting Green.
When I was in college, I had five different jobs; it was really an interesting experience. Since three of them were campus jobs where you would work maybe five or six hours a week, it really wasn’t anything more than a full time job. It’s really quite amazing the difference in salary I received in each job. At the highest paid one, I made $16.35 an hour doing computer support, and at the lowest one, I was paid a mere $6.30 an hour for basic tutoring.
One day I decided that I was going to calculate how valuable my time was based on my average hourly wage, and it turned out to be about $10.00 an hour. Does this mean I should have quit my $6.30 an hour job, because it was not worth my time? Of course not. If I were not tutoring, then I probably would have just been sitting in my rented house watching DVDs of Scrubs. Instead I had some time to help other people and do homework when there was no one to get help; there’s not much easier than that for work!
There are a lot of suggestions and ideas about evaluating whether what you are doing is worth your effort.
Click Here to Read the Entire Post
Post Three – How to Stand Out
Clint James presents How to Stand Out in a Crowd posted at Static Cure.
My big focus and what I hope to be a point of emphasis for this blog is how to stand out in the mind of a recruiter. You can always wear a loud tie and floppy clown shoes or you can do something creative and constructive and show the recruiter that you’ve put some thought and resources into getting their attention, and that it is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to your potential.
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Post Four – There is a Science to Success
Craig Harper presents The Science of Success posted at Renovate your life with Craig.
If, like me, you have a propensity to spend inordinate amounts of time navigating your way around some of the squillions of personal development / motivational / inspirational / be-your-very-best-in-next-to-no-time sites, then you’ve probably found a massive amount of repetition, fluff, feel-good, mumbo-jumbo crap and the occasional valuable article.
I am of the opinion (and yes, I know it’s not a popular one) that success isn’t as hard, or as complex as some people make it. And before you write to disagree with me, yes, I acknowledge that the above statement is dependant on your definition of success… but I am speaking generally (as I often need to, when speaking to an audience of more than one).
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Post Five – Forget Stuff, Get Rich
John Wesley presents Why the Unmaterialistic Should Have the Greatest Drive to Get Rich posted at Pick the Brain - Wit and Wisdom for Your Inspiration.
Imagine a greedy old miser, nearing the end of his life. For years he shunned friends and family to amass a fortune, but now, in old age, he sits alone in an empty mansion, cursing himself for missing out on the truly important things in life. No one wants to end up like him. We want to enjoy the love of our family and friends. Only materialistic people with skewed priorities care about being rich. Right?
Click Here to Read the Entire Post
Thanks to everyone who submitted a post.
The Carnival of Career Intensity appears every Saturday on The Career Intensity Blog.
Send your posts in by 5PM Friday evening to be eligible. I select and print, in full, the five posts that I feel best exemplify Career Intensity.
To enter e-mail your best article to Carnival at CareerIntensity.com. (Replace “at” with @).
If you’re looking for an easier way to enter the carnival, just fill out the form at http://blogcarnival.com.
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Just about everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time. It does not matter if you can’t sleep because you have too much on your mind or if there’s a noise outside the door to your hotel room, being up in the middle of the night is just not fun. Below are my five favorite things to do when I can’t sleep. Some are productive and some just take your mind off your troubles – and that may be enough to get you back to bed and off to dreamland.
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I have cited Back in Skinny Jeans before for the excellent description of how to subscribe to a blog with RSS. Stephanie has given me permission to share her information with all of my readers.
Here is a great post on how to subscribe to this blog using RSS.
We all have busy lives with very little time. Web surfing is fun but can take hours going to visit every single website and blog you enjoy. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could just get all the headlines of the most current stories from all your favorite websites and blogs in one place?
Well now you can, and it is called RSS feed.
The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?”
So, to make RSS much easier to understand, you can think of RSS as an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or I’m “Ready for Some Stories”. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place.
Suppose you have 50 sites and blogs that you like to visit regularly. Going to visit each website and blog everyday could take you hours. With RSS, you can “subscribe” to a website or blog, and get “fed” all the new headlines from all of these 50 sites and blogs in one list, and see what’s going on in minutes instead of hours. What a time saver!
That one place where your RSS list is created is called an RSS Reader, and it gathers all the headlines from all the websites and blogs you have subscribed to. In a moment, I will describe how to get an RSS Reader.
Subscribing to RSS feeds
But first, to “subscribe” to a website or blog’s RSS feed simply means that you are telling that website or blog, “Yes please. Send me your story headlines.” It’s like subscribing to a magazine or newsletter. Instead of getting a magazine or email, you will just get a list of headlines sent to your RSS reader. If the headline looks interesting to you, all you have to do is click on the headline and you’ll be sent to the whole story.
In order to subscribe to a website or blog’s RSS, all you have to do is click on an RSS symbol (that orange box on the right sidebar).You can also click to the text link of the words “ Click Here to Subscribe” on the website or blog. Typically, you can find these RSS symbols or text links in your browser window, on the sides of the website page, or on the bottom of the page. The publishers of the websites and blogs really want people to subscribe to their RSS, so they will make it very easy for you to find the subscription links.
RSS Readers
Now, because nothing is ever standard on the web like dealing with different operating systems, Mac vs. PC, and different flavored browsers like Internet Explorer, AOL, Safari, and Firefox, the way to get an RSS reader will be dependent on what browser you like to use, and how accessible you’d like your RSS list(s) to be.
Just like there are flavors of web browsers, you may see and hear of different flavors of RSS XML feeders like RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, and Atom. Again, the flavors are only important if you want to get techie. If you stick to looking for an RSS symbol (again, it’s a bright orange square – it looks like a piece if Ckicklet Gum) you will be fine.
If you’d like your RSS list to be accessible from any computer or mobile device you may have like a PDA, laptop, or cell phone, some popular RSS readers include (and almost all are FREE):
MyYahoo
MyMSN
MyAOL
MyGoogle
Bloglines
FeedDemon (this one costs money)
NewsGator (there is a cost for mobile accessibility)
NetVibes
PageFlakes
Shrook (For Mac users. Free trial and then there’s a cost.)
Lektora
Attensa (more for enterprise, and there’s a cost)
As you can see, there are a plethora of choices for you. All are good RSS readers, so your choice will simply come down to the style that appeals most to you.
RSS as Live Bookmarks
Browsers like Safari and Firefox allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds through the browser, and it’s called “live bookmarking”. Currently, you can only do live bookmarking in Internet Explorer if you have IE7.
Once again, thanks to Stephanie from Back In Skinny Jeans for help in describing the RSS subscription process.
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Here are the terrific posts from this week’s Carnival of Career Intensity:
Post One – Make More Money - It’s All in the Attitude
John Peter presents All about attitude posted at OhCash.com.
When it comes to money, or to anything, it’s all about the attitude. It’s about how hard you want to succeed. If you talk to any famous athlete, may it be any sport, they will tell you they practiced it since they were kids. Since they were just a few years old, they had this passion and desire of success.
Click Here to Read the Entire Post
Post Two – American Idol: A Celebration of Delusion
Charles H. Green presents American Idol: Empowering Incompetents posted at Trust Matters.
We meet really nice people—who are seriously disconnected. Warped. Out to lunch. They cannot integrate their Big Belief with the Fact of Reality.
One form of disconnect is the diamond in the rough, the undiscovered talent. Undiscovered, most of all, to oneself. This is the premise of the show: that somewhere a gem toils mightily, unappreciated—until (s)he gets a Break. It’s the old American Dream, the meritocracy. Social mobility may be way down in this country, but it lives on in American Idol!
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Post Three – The Seven Traits of Highly Effective Teams
David E. presents The 7 Traits of Highly Effective Teams posted at Worldwide Success.
As individuals, we can achieve many commendable goals. However, significant, large accomplishments that have a major impact in a company, a community, or the entire world, can only be achieved with a group of people. This article will explore success from a broader perspective, beyond the individual. We will discuss the 7 traits of highly effective, successful teams.
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Post Four – Make Your Job Your Hobby
Karl Staib presents I’ve Decided My Job is Now My Hobby posted at 10,000 Swimming Pools Inside Our Minds.
I’ve struggled with my job over the past couple of years and I know many of you probably struggle with your job as well. I came up with a plan to enjoy my job and tested it out for the past 30 days. The plan was simple – my job is now my hobby and my full time job is to enjoy my life.
In order to change my mindset and accept my job as my hobby, I was going to have to rewire some of my old thought patterns. I had to break down exactly what I thought my job was. Dictionary.com says it’s: a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one’s occupation or for an agreed price.
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Post Five – Quit Doubting Yourself
Katie presents Quit doubting yourself and tap into your assets already posted at Aridni.
Today I meet a young man who has $100,000 labor contracts to put siding on Hilton hotels. He hires staff, lines up insurance, establishes employee housing for out-of-town projects, and runs a successful LLC. He’s the cheapest, fastest, and most efficient sider around here.
Oh– this young man cannot read.
Click Here to Read the Entire Post
This was one of the best carnivals we have ever had. Thanks to everyone who submitted a post.
The Carnival of Career Intensity appears every Saturday on The Career Intensity Blog.
Send your posts in by 5PM Friday evening to be eligible. I select and print, in full, the five posts that I feel best exemplify Career Intensity.
To enter e-mail your best article to Carnival at CareerIntensity.com. (Replace “at” with @).
If you’re looking for an easier way to enter the carnival, just fill out the form at http://blogcarnival.com.
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Back in Skinny Jeans has an excellent description of how to subscribe to a blog with RSS. Stephanie has given me permission to use her information here.
We all have busy lives with very little time. Web surfing is fun but can take hours going to visit every single website and blog you enjoy. Wouldn’t it be fabulous if you could just get all the headlines of the most current stories from all your favorite websites and blogs in one place?
Well now you can, and it is called RSS feed.
The technical acronym for RSS is “Really Simple Syndication”, an XML format that was created to syndicate news, and be a means to share content on the web. Now, to geeks and techies that means something special, but to everyday folks like you and me, what comes to mind is, “Uh, I don’t get it?”
So, to make RSS much easier to understand, you can think of RSS as an acronym for “Really Simple Syndication” or I’m “Ready for Some Stories”. It is a way online for you to get a quick list of the latest story headlines from all your favorite websites and blogs all in one place.
Suppose you have 50 sites and blogs that you like to visit regularly. Going to visit each website and blog everyday could take you hours. With RSS, you can “subscribe” to a website or blog, and get “fed” all the new headlines from all of these 50 sites and blogs in one list, and see what’s going on in minutes instead of hours. What a time saver!
That one place where your RSS list is created is called an RSS Reader, and it gathers all the headlines from all the websites and blogs you have subscribed to. In a moment, I will describe how to get an RSS Reader.
Subscribing to RSS feeds
But first, to “subscribe” to a website or blog’s RSS feed simply means that you are telling that website or blog, “Yes please. Send me your story headlines.” It’s like subscribing to a magazine or newsletter. Instead of getting a magazine or email, you will just get a list of headlines sent to your RSS reader. If the headline looks interesting to you, all you have to do is click on the headline and you’ll be sent to the whole story.
In order to subscribe to a website or blog’s RSS, all you have to do is click on an RSS symbol (that orange box on the right sidebar).You can also click to the text link of the words “ Click Here to Subscribe” on the website or blog. Typically, you can find these RSS symbols or text links in your browser window, on the sides of the website page, or on the bottom of the page. The publishers of the websites and blogs really want people to subscribe to their RSS, so they will make it very easy for you to find the subscription links.
RSS Readers
Now, because nothing is ever standard on the web like dealing with different operating systems, Mac vs. PC, and different flavored browsers like Internet Explorer, AOL, Safari, and Firefox, the way to get an RSS reader will be dependent on what browser you like to use, and how accessible you’d like your RSS list(s) to be.
Just like there are flavors of web browsers, you may see and hear of different flavors of RSS XML feeders like RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, and Atom. Again, the flavors are only important if you want to get techie. If you stick to looking for an RSS symbol (again, it’s a bright orange square – it looks like a piece if Ckicklet Gum) you will be fine.
If you’d like your RSS list to be accessible from any computer or mobile device you may have like a PDA, laptop, or cell phone, some popular RSS readers include (and almost all are FREE):
MyYahoo
MyMSN
MyAOL
MyGoogle
Bloglines
FeedDemon (this one costs money)
NewsGator (there is a cost for mobile accessibility)
NetVibes
PageFlakes
Shrook (For Mac users. Free trial and then there’s a cost.)
Lektora
Attensa (more for enterprise, and there’s a cost)
As you can see, there are a plethora of choices for you. All are good RSS readers, so your choice will simply come down to the style that appeals most to you.
RSS as Live Bookmarks
Browsers like Safari and Firefox allow you to subscribe to RSS feeds through the browser, and it’s called “live bookmarking”. Currently, you can only do live bookmarking in Internet Explorer if you have IE7.
Once again, thanks to Stephanie from Back In Skinny Jeans for help in describing the RSS subscription process.
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Christine Kane presents Business Advice for Artists and Sensitive People
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Eric Boehme presents How Badly Do You Want Change?
Do you want to change? Click below to read on.
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Charles H. Green presents I’m OK, You’re an Idiot
Today’s Big Western Wisdom is Positive Psychology; see the NYTimes’ Happiness 101. I think I’m OK, You’re OK is a terrific book; and the wisdom in positive psychology is timeless, universal, and very valuable. But I also think they both leave something on the table.
Do you, like me, advise or influence others for a living? Then you may suspect that Harris pulled punches. My inner voice says:
“I’m OK, you’re an idiot,”
and
“You’re OK, I’m an undetected fraud
Click below to find out where Charlie is going with this line of thinking.
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Karen Lynch presents Playing to Win
It is the same with our lives, with jobs, careers, businesses, goals and aspirations, relationships. When we play the game with fear, angst, trepidation, apprehension we are playing “not to lose”; we are not tapping into that magic that comes when we play to win.
Learn how to play to win. Click below.
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Steve Faber presents How Can I Be a Successful Entrepreneur?
Well, there are a few possibilities. Many of those who are living the so called “good life” are incredibly hard workers.
Is there more out there? Click below to find out.
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Here are some of my favorite posts from the past week:
The Foundation of Marketing a Business Start-Up– The Business Advisor Blog
When you become a business owner, the last thing on your mind is marketing. You don’t have the funds to do in-depth research into your customers’ behavior. You don’t have the time to interview potential customers yourself. There are no charts and graphs that you can thoughtfully reflect upon as you decide a marketing strategy. Let’s face it, you don’t even have the time to go through your old marketing textbook and tear out good ideas.
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Before You Quit Your Day Job…– The Business Advisor Blog
…Get a client.
It’s that simple.
Many entrepreneurs decide to go into business without any idea of who their clients will be and where they will come from. This is a strategic error of epic proportion.
There are a number of ways to test your business plan. Focus groups, surveys, in-depth individual interviews can give you some thoughts on the preferences of your potential clients. Desk research (reading reports, books and articles prepared by others) is always a good idea.
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Are You Lazy?– The Business Advisor Blog
Most people take the path of least resistance. It is human nature. People want the maximum amount of return from the least amount of effort. Most of us want Warren Buffet money with a Jimmy Buffet lifestyle.
Is it wrong to be this way?
That is a trick question.
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The Will to Win – The Business Advisor Blog
There are several qualities that separate people who are successful from people who are mediocre. The most important of these qualities is a hyper-competitive drive that is almost all consuming. Chances are good that if you have this natural competitive edge you know what I’m talking about. In case you do not have it, I will describe it for you so that you can understand what you are up against.
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How to Get Your Next Job – Career Intensity Blog
Where is your next job offer going to come from? If you want it to be good (potentially increasing your overall compensation by 50–100%) it needs to come from someone who knows you well and is familiar with your work. Answering classified ads or placing all of your faith in a headhunter is a risky way to try to advance your career. You need develop a strong network of advocates who will help you when you are ready to make your move.
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The Next Big Thing– Career Intensity Blog
As an Emerging Leader in an organization, one of the worst labels you can have hung on you is the title of being “The Next Big Thing”. The minute you are anointed a “savior’ or “the Smartest Person” in the company you have immediately received a title with a promise you can never fulfill.
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How much can I charge?– Sales Intensity
Question: How much is your product or service worth?
Answer: Whatever people will pay for it.
Although the answer to this question appears simple, it requires quite a bit of thought.
There are two different ways to set a price for products and services.
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Sell Yourself First– Sales Intensity
Thomas Jefferson said: “The first duty of a statesman is to get elected.”
The first duty of a salesman is to sell oneself.
In other words, the client needs to like you. If they like you, they may eventually trust you. If they don’t like you, they will never trust you. Trust is critical in developing a solid client relationship.
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The Five Habits that Make You More Money
There are five key habits that can make a great deal of difference in your sales career. They seem simple but I bet we can all think of dozens of people who don’t adhere to one or more of these success habits. Here they are (in no particular order):
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…of this week’s Carnival of Career Intensity.
It contains some great advice on developing a business and managing work-life balance.
Here is a summary of the posts:
Karen Lynch presents Showing up for Success
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Jane Chin presents Your Crucial Key To Success
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Adeolu presents Are your eyes on the Future?
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Shamelle presents Year 2007: An Invitation To Enhance Your Life
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Lorenzo (no relation to Dave Lorenzo) presents Channeling Inspiration
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Welcome readers of Startup Fever!
This is a new blog dedicated to Business Leadership and Success, Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Success. I have included a special category titled Startup Fever.
You can expect a few posts each week dedicated specifically to StartUps.
The feed address is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/DavidVLorenzo-TheBusinessAdvisor
You can also access the blog by bookmarking the StartUp Fever site: http://www.StartupFever.com
Thanks to all of you for your patience while I got everything sorted out with the new blog. I hope you enjoyed the content at Career Intensity enough to subscribe and keep reading.
Special thanks to Ken Dyck for his tireless dedication to Startup Fever and his effort to help me get everything moved over. Please keep reading Ken’s blog and join me in wishing him the best of luck in the future.
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From time to time I get requests from readers for help with networking. It is almost impossible for me to respond to these requests individually. One of the things I can do is help you make an introduction to someone in my network.
I have included in this post a LinkedIn Icon. Please click on it and request to connect with me.
Once we are connected, you can explore my network and I will be happy to make any connections that are practical.
Here is the link:
Click on it and let’s get connected.
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The Carnival of Career Intensity is up. It contains some great advice on developing a business and managing work-life balance.
Here is a summary of the posts:
Charles H. Green presents Trust Tip 3: The ABC 20 Question Rule posted at Trust Matters.
This is a how-to article on learning as much about your client as possible in order to deepen your relationship (and drive revenue).
Patricia presents Start A New Habit Or Break A Bad One: Ten Steps To Guarantee Success For Anyone posted at A Better You Blog.
Just as the title says, this post will teach you how to break those nasty habits in the new year.
Paul presents Increasing your hourly rate in order to get rich posted at Paul’s Tips.
Paul teaches us how to view our services in a new light. This will help us manage our most important asset – our time.
Jake Danger presents The Three Kinds of Self-Discipline posted at Lunatic Wisdom - The World According to Jake Danger.
Do you want to buckle down and get things done? Jake Danger teaches us how in this article.
Anna Farmery presents Have you got the right kind of glasses!! posted at The Engaging Brand.
How you view the world is one of the keys to success. Read this brief post and adjust your perspective.
The Carnival of Career Intensity appears every Saturday on The Career Intensity Blog.
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Welcome to The Business Advisor Blog!
This site is a resource for entrepreneurs and independent professionals. Here you will find new posts on topics that will help you grow your business and balance your life.
You can expect to see updates each weekday.
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Welcome to 2007!
This is going to be the best year of your life.
During this year you will face and overcome many challenges. You will learn and grow beyond your wildest expectations.
You may need help. If you do, you need only ask.
I’m glad we could share the journey together.
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