There’s always more to do than time to do it these days. That’s why I love discovering new tools and apps that help me get it all done.
I also love to what I find and so I teamed up with Hubspot to write The Productivity Handbook: 7 Apps That Will Change The Way You Do Marketing.
You’ll learn how these exciting, new tools can help you:
- Brainstorm ideas for fast content creation using Evernote
- Easily large files across multiple devices using Dropbox
- Generate more traffic to your website using StumbleUpon
- Tell your story and photos using Instagram and Pinterest
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Google has long been the poster child of silicon valley success. From small search engine to the tech giant we see today, Google has been touted for having all the right answers. However, the question that I’m wondering; has Google’s Golden Age of growth finally come to an end?
This question seems silly, they are a high flying stock that analysts seem to love. But Forbes’ Eric Jackson pointed out some interesting facts in his latest article that has made people start to question the what exactly is in the Google Kool-Aid. For instance take a look at Google+. This foray into social media has evidently some 90 million plus users. However, they failed to describe the term “users”. Most of the people counted were people using gmail since, lets be honest, Google+ blows. The only people that want to separate their friends into circles are the ones that don’t have any. Even the mobile section that everyone agrees should be a hit doesn’t even account for 4% of their revenues. Also Google continually gives the number of android activations without ever telling people what that number means.
Google’s bread and butter has been Adsense, which accounts for 96% of their revenues.
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Unsecured bank loan means there is no security offered against the borrowing in case of default. Unsecured loans are available for businesses as well as individuals. For a lender this type of loan is a big risk and for that reasons rates of interest are also high in unsecured bank loans to cover the higher amount of risk involved. There are lots of formalities involved in the unsecured bank loan agreement as lender feel himself in a very shaky position if loan remains unpaid.
How Banks scrutinized the Unsecured Loans
Mostly the financial institutions and banks offers lowest amount a person or a business ever borrowed when they apply for unsecured loans to reduce the risk of default. Banks and financial institutions prefer low risk and low profit approach as they are happy in offering secured loans on low-interest rates as compare to unsecure loans on higher rates. The
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Raise your hand if you know you could be doing something to save a nice bit of cash each week but for some reason or another you just don’t. Maybe you have a hard time getting your act together to pack a lunch each week or somehow you never find the time to look for a cheaper auto insurance plan. Don’t be embarrassed if this is true for you, as almost everyone I know has these little, seemingly easy things that somehow just don’t wind up happening. If you’d like to conquer one of these items on your list, try my three step method for making a change in your habits.
Pure laziness is not a detailed enough answer. You can almost always find a good solution to a problem if you have enough information to work with. So take some time and give yourself a thorough question and answer session to get to the bottom of things. Note: be friendly and kind to yourself when asking questions, don’t go bad cop on yourself. It’s not really productive.
For example, if you somehow never make the time to pack a lunch, think about all the reasons for not packing a lunch over the past week:
Or if you continually put off phone calls (my personal Achilles heel), your reasons might look like this:
Typing it out made me realize that some of my reasons for avoiding phones calls sound a bit ridiculous but I’m willing to share them because you probably have some rather silly reasons for not doing things too. I also want y
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I wish I could give you a crisp definition of what the word culture, with regard to business, really means. It’s a tricky word that finds its way into most discussions regarding the workplace these days.
Like so many things, it’s hard to describe, but you know it when you see it.
The thing is, every business has a culture. It may be strong or weak, positive or negative, or just plain hard to spot, but it’s like a form of internal brand in a way. It’s the collective impression, habits, language, style, communication and practices of the organization.
Some elements of culture are intentional, some are accidental. Some are rooted deeply in the ethos of an original employee group, some are created out of a lack of any real direction or clarity.
My belief is that a healthy culture is a d culture, one created through d stories, beliefs, purpose, plans, language, outcomes and ownership.
These aren’t little things; these aren’t things that you get right during an annual retreat. These are things molded over time with trust and passion and caring. These are t
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Well, it was a fun election season kids. I guess we can get back to business now. If we learned anything from last night’s photo finish in Iowa, it’s that we’ve got another four years of Obama to look forward to. Could be worse, I guess.
In a desperate bid to remain even a little relevant, Iowa GOP commissioners managed to scare up eight last minute ballots for Romney to put him on top of the Jesus-Rode-Dinosaurs guy. I have to admit I laughed out loud a little at the video of Romney’s Iowa team high-fiving after the result was announced. It’s the political equivalent of the Broncos backing into the playoffs by losing to the Chiefs.
The clear winner last night was Obama. The Republican party is in a state of disarray that it hasn’t seen since Bush I got his ass kicked in 1992. If you need proof, look no further than Democratic uber-operative James Carville saying it was the most satisfying Iowa result he’d ever seen. The GOP is obviously not ready for prime time.
Early word is that Rick Perry is out and Michelle Bachman isn’t far behind, which is kind of a shame because they’ll take a little of the freakshow cred with them.
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