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I posted this on my other page but wanted to add it to this page ... just in case.

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If You're Freelance or a Small Business Owner, LinkedIn Just Revealed a New Feature That Changes Everything LinkedIn counts at least 10 million small business leaders who use the site's tools and services to reach out to clients

Apparently, Google is making more changes. According to the author, Google is becoming more like Alexa. Getting organic traffic has been increasingly difficult to achieve and these changes will continue that trend.

https://bit.ly/2Jh3GeR

The Death of Google Search Traffic and What It Means for Marketers Social Media Examiner founder Michael Stelzner's thoughts on what the changes to Google search mean for bloggers, publishers, and marketers.

Productivity starts with having goals and spending your time focusing on those that will grow your business.

Are you as productive as you could be?

A good list of social media tools to consider and some are free to use.

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11 Social Media Marketing Tools to Bookmark Now 11 Social Media Marketing Tools to Bookmark Now: Save your sanity (and time) with these savvy social media tools.

Mindset: Your Key to Success

“A dream without action is just a dream. A dream that incorporates action and the right mindset becomes a reality.” ~ Lucienne

What is a mindset? At its core, it’s how you see your reality and yourself in it. Your beliefs are a defining part of your mindset, so they play an important role in your life.

On some level, we all want to change and better ourselves. It’s the reason there’s so much interest in personal development. It takes work to change and you have to believe in yourself. Having the right mindset is key and will go a long way in helping to move your business forward.

Everyone is a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets. You could have a predominant growth mindset in one area, but there can still be things that trigger you into a fixed mindset trait. Carol S. Dweck

There are many different kinds of mindset. For business owners, having a growth mindset is key to helping you achieve success in your business. It’s also closely related to having a business mindset

In her book, Mindset, Carol Dweck found mindset plays a significant role in determining achievement and success. She determined there are two: a fixed mindset and a growth mindset.

A person with a fixed mindset believes their talents are fixed traits that can’t be changed.

A growth mindset is about living up to your potential. Those with a growth mindset believe they can become more intelligent and more talented by putting in the time and effort.

If you have a passion for your business and are willing to put in the work, you’ll likely be successful in developing a growth mindset.

The Power of Mindset

We shouldn’t underrate the power of our mind. Mindset is essentially a state of mind that helps you keep focused on what you want to achieve.

If you start to feel stuck or a bit overwhelmed, think about the consequences of avoiding or finishing the task. How will it affect your ability to have a successful business? If you feel you need help you can hire a coach, a mentor or reach out to a trusted friend to help.

Procrastination

Most of us are guilty of procrastinating and it happens for a variety of reasons.

Research shows that 95% of us procrastinate to some degree and while it may be comforting to know you’re not alone, it’s also a sobering thought because it holds you back from achieving the success you want.

If you’re a procrastinator, ask yourself why you’re avoiding the task. There can be a variety of reasons.

Being a Perfectionist

You may be a perfectionist and fear your work won’t meet your own high standards. While having high standards is a good thing, in reality, there’s no such thing as perfect. Giving your best and sticking with it is what’s important.

Fear of Failure

Having a fear of failure is pretty common because none of us want to fail. Making mistakes is a part of life, so learn from them and move on. Don’t dwell on them or beat yourself up, but look at it as a learning experience which wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t bother to try.

Moving Forward

You’re can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control how you respond. Expect failure and self-doubt because they are normal, but don’t let these stop you from achieving the success you want.

In the end, the most important thing about having a growth mindset is your underlying belief that you can control your own destiny. And, that’s what makes it worth the effort.
I’d like to end by providing a link to an article about limiting beliefs, which you may find helpful. Just click below to read.

Elaine Brennan is the owner of EMB Business Solutions, serving business, life and career coaches. She is a Certified Virtual Assistant and Certified Online Business Manager. To learn more about Elaine, please visit her website at https://embbusinesssolutions.com/

The 8 Self-Limiting Behaviors That Successful People Avoid Stop holding yourself back.

Sometimes it's hard to remember all the different image sizes needed when posting. This is comprehensive since the guide covers all of the social media sites. I saved it to Evernote so I can reference it anytime I want.

https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/social-media-image-sizes-marketers/

Social Media Image Sizes for 2018: A Guide for Marketers Discover a guide to the optimal social media image sizes for nine of the top social media networks.

If you're a blogger, this article will be of interest. It provides a summary and then gives more detail about what they found.

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We Analyzed 912 Million Blog Posts. Here's What We Learned About Content Marketing We analyzed 912 million blog posts to better understand the world of content marketing right now. Specifically, we looked at how factors like content format, word count and headlines correlate with social media shares and backlinks. With the help of our data partner BuzzSumo, we uncovered some very....

The increasing use of digital assistants has not only changed the way we use our phone but has also changed the way we search.

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Keyword Research for Voice Search Optimization | Wordtracker

If you're looking for free SEO tools, this article is helpful. I already use some of these tools but found others that I think are worth checking out.

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25 Free SEO Tools to Help Your Website Rank Higher on Google [Infographic] Looking to boost your search performance in 2019? These tools will help.

This is a good article for those us who are familiar with AI but don't really understand it. The author explains what it is and how it works. # # #

The 3 Ways That Artificial Intelligence Will Change Content Marketing How is artificial intelligence impacting content marketing right now and what can we expect in the near future? Learn more about the impact of AI on content marketing and find out how marketers can leverage artificial intelligence.

If you're looking for sites that offer free photos for your website, social media or whatever, here's a list of 20 sites to check out, courtesy of HubSpot.

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20 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites to Use in 2019 Looking to spruce up your content marketing in 2019 without breaking the bank? Here are 20 sites that offer free stock photos for commercial use.

The old adage, "Keep it Simple" makes sense. Sometimes we over complicate things and make it more difficult for ourselves.

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What If There Was a Formula for Success? What if there was a formula for success: a simple, easy-to-understand, repeatable formula that we could follow that would improve our results? If there ...

Been busy creating a new website and it's taking longer than I thought. I'm hoping to have it done by the middle of next week. I'm using Elegant Themes, which works really well with WordPress and allows you to work on your site live so you can see the changes as you're making them. I love it, but there's definitely a learning curve!!

EMB Business Solutions updated their business hours.

If you have or are planning to create a buyer persona, then article will be helpful. There is so much info out about creating one and often it's more complicated than it needs to be. Look under the heading "Buyer insight difference" to see an excellent example.

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It’s Not About the Tea: How to Make Buyer Personas That Really Satisfy Ensure your buyer personas are helpful to both the buyer and your brand. Forget frivolous descriptions, use buyer insights – Content Marketing Institute

How do you feel about Facebook since all the revelations came out? Mozilla did a survey and these are the results.

We Asked People How They Feel About Facebook. Here’s What They Said 47,000 people responded to our survey asking how they feel about Facebook. The data is interesting and open for your exploration.

For those you who have clients/buyers from EU countries, this article by Social Media Examiner gives an easy to understand explanation of what you need to do to be complaint.

https://bit.ly/2rdJf8a

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Great Quotes to live by. Even though the message says it's about dealing with difficult people, these quotes go beyond that. Caution: you need to stop the video at the end. Otherwise it automatically goes to the next video.

Learning new things and being curious helps sharpened the brain. The sites listed in this article are varied in topics and you will likely find one or more that peaks your interest.

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46 Most Intellectually Stimulating Sites That Will Spark Your Inner Genius in 10 Minutes a Day Cursiosity has a lot to do with getting smarter.

A list of some really good SEO tools.
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The Top 12 SEO Tools of 2018

As business owners, we're always trying to figure out the best times to post on social media. This Huffington Post article provides the answers and includes all of the social media channels.

The Best Times to Post on Social Media When is the best time to post on social media? Everyone wants to know the best times for getting the highest engagement on social media channels. Posti...

This is for those of you who use the Facebook pixel. I just watched a short video in a group I joined and the subject was the Facebook pixel. The gist of it was that we will probably have to provide a notification that it's being used, just like the message we see about cookies. It's already being done in Europe and is likely coming our way.

A good list of tools you can use to help with your writing. The title is a little misleading because they also provide tools to check the readability of your copy or its effectiveness as well as a tool to test the emotional marketing value of your content.

10 Easy Subject Line Tester Tools to Boost Email Opens

I never use public Wifi and this is confirmation that I'm doing the right thing. This downright scary!

Here’s Why Public Wifi is a Public Health Hazard – Matter – Medium By Maurits Martijn, from De Correspondent Translated from Dutch by Jona Meijers Illustrations by Kristina Collantes In his backpack, Wouter Slotboom, 34, carries around a small black device, slightly…

This is a great site and offers so many choices as shown in the box below.

Best Free SEO Analysis Tools SEO Tools HQ offers the best free SEO analysis tools list online for you to choose from such as a plagiarism checker, article rewriter, keyword density tool, backlink checker, and much more.

More Facebook changes that affect business owners. Below is a summary:

At Social Media Examiner, we want to help you understand what's happening and how to revamp your strategies so that Facebook will continue to be a viable marketing channel.

Here's a quick summary of what's going to change:

#1: Less public content will be shown (videos and posts from publishers or businesses).

#2: Reach, video watch time, and referral traffic from Pages will decrease.

#3: Posts will be ranked differently, giving priority to "posts that spark conversations and meaningful interactions between people," according to Facebook.

Here are six things you can do now to improve your chances with Facebook:

Suggestion #1: Post less frequently (I know that's gonna be hard, but it's necessary).

Suggestion #2: Create content that stimulates conversation--meaning comments between fans.

Suggestion #3: Jump into live video, now! Why? It leads to 6x the interactions according to Facebook.

Suggestion #4: Don't ask for comments in your posts. Engagement bait will be demoted in the News Feed.

Suggestion #5: Master Facebook ads. This will be the only sure-fire way to drive people to your site.

Suggestion #6: Learn Messenger Chatbots. Bots will allow you to nurture leads and sell.

This will likely require a shift in your Facebook marketing strategy. And you'll probably have to learn some new tools to carry it out (like bots, ads, or live video).

A really good article on communicating effectively when emailing. As the author points out, it keys in on using emotional intelligence in that he understands where James Murdoch is coming from and is acknowledging his concerns in his response.

Steve Jobs Knew How to Write an Email. Here's How He Did It A detailed look at an old email from Steve Jobs teaches some important lessons.

Nice infographic on what constitutes an effective leader.

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How to add an image - recommended sizes

A list of recommendations for sizing images.

https://support.paper.li/hc/en-us/articles/204105863-How-to-add-an-image-recommended-sizes

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7 Things You Should Insist On No Matter What People Say

Interesting article on being true to yourself.

http://www.marcandangel.com/2015/02/08/7-things-you-should-insist-on-no-matter-what-people-say/

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You and I Both Stink at Giving Employee Feedback (Here’s Why and What to Do)

A good article by Christine Kane about giving feedback when you manage a team and there's a problem.

http://christinekane.com/giving-employee-feedback/?inf_contact_key=286d4e66c471fc59739a8c89061f8d2d08b1f08828f3f9804848e36f7b1c0edb

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