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		<title>Book Review: Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion by Gary Vaynerchuk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read another great book which I would recommend to anyone interested in exploring Free Agency and monetizing their passion. In Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk, you&#8217;ll learn how to use the power of the Internet to turn your hobby/passion into a real business. I enjoyed how Gary shared with us his rise to fame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Me 2.0 by Dan Schwabel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the Meyvn Group&#8217;s Business Book Club is on its summer hiatus, I have the chance to read some of the business books I have laying around. I recently picked up Me 2.0 by Dan Schwabel. Even though I read the October 2010 Revised edition, I felt that some of the points made were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Tips to Becoming a Phone Call Pro!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re in sales and making cold calls to drum up business or a graphic designer following-up with a client on a project, you&#8217;ll make a GREAT impression if you practice professional telephone etiquette: Identify yourself – Don&#8217;t assume that the person you&#8217;re calling will recognize your voice. Ask if now is a good time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Hundred Percenters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of my continuing education as a Free Agent, I read at least six business books per year. Most recently, the Business Book Club read Hundred Percenters: Challenge Your Employees to Give It Their All, and They&#8217;ll Give You Even More by Mark Murphy. From the back cover: Right now, 77% of leaders believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing your Email Inbox</title>
		<link>http://contemporary-business-solutions.com/2012/03/29/managing-your-email-inbox/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work with several clients who are trapped by their email. By trapped, I mean that they spend more time staring at their Inbox than getting actual stuff done. Emails often get lost in their Inbox because it&#8217;s so full. Below are a few tips to help: Check your email twice per day This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: Steve Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago at at the Business Book Club, we discussed Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. This book isn&#8217;t for those intimidated by an almost 600-page, hardcover behemoth. I&#8217;m honestly one of “those” people, so if it wasn&#8217;t on the reading list for the Business Book Club, I wouldn&#8217;t have even picked it up. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Weekend Des Moines Debrief</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this month I had the amazing opportunity to participate in Startup Weekend Des Moines. I&#8217;ve been told by several people that I should check it out – the stars aligned this year and I was able to go. &#8220;Startup Weekend is an intense 54 hour event which focuses on building a web or mobile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MailChimp integration with WordPress</title>
		<link>http://contemporary-business-solutions.com/2012/02/23/mailchimp-integration-with-wordpress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your organization does not produce an e-newsletter, start one and send it out on a consistent basis, whether it&#8217;s twice per month or once per month. Not only does it give your constituents more information about your business and its culture, but it&#8217;s a great form of drip marketing. I like to use MailChimp [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner</title>
		<link>http://contemporary-business-solutions.com/2012/02/06/book-review-the-blue-zones-by-dan-buettner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Meyvn Group couldn’t have picked a better book to be their first read of the 2012 Business Book Club. Last month, 54 Iowa communities submitted applications to the Wellmark sponsored Blue Zones Project to be considered among the first demonstration sites. “Blue Zones are areas in the world where people live longer, healthier lives. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Most Out of a Free 30 Minute Consultation</title>
		<link>http://contemporary-business-solutions.com/2012/01/24/getting-the-most-out-of-a-free-30-minute-consultation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Offering a free 30 minute consultation gives a potential client the chance to get to know the professional they are interested in working with…”kick the wheels”…It also gives the professional a chance to see if the potential client will be someone they would like to work with. Below are a few tips for the potential [...]]]></description>
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