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	<title>Business to Business Marketing Ideas and Best Practices</title>
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		<title>Confessions of A Copywriting MADMAN</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/copywriting-adma</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/copywriting-adma#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 01:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here's a critical lesson that was recently presented in an episode of AMC's Madmen series that every advertiser should know before hiring their next freelance copywriter.]]></description>
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		<title>9 Remarkable Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business</title>
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		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/9-remarkable-ways-to-recession-proof-your-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free White Paper: 9 Remarkable Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business
Get the LATEST TIPS and Expert Advice on increasing sales and profits in this FREE white paper from Andre Bell Consulting Group. Claim your FREE copy of 9 Remarkable Ways to Recession-Proof Your Business




Claim your FREE copy of The 9 Remarkable Ways To Recession-Proof Your Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing In Your Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-your-industry</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-your-industry#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the common marketing concerns people express when we meet with their companies for the first time is wondering if anyone truly understands their industry. The list below is a partial listing of the industries we research. We believe solid research is the key to presenting solutions that truly meet client expectations and make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Internet Marketing Webinar</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-seo-webinar</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-seo-webinar#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain Dump]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what really works in SEO and what doesn&#8217;t?
Today I&#8217;m posting my complete 3-step SEO program online as continuation of my promise to share my experience and knowledge online for free to my visitors.
I can pretty much guarantee that if you&#8217;ve ever wanted to profit from online marketing and discover how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Plan for Fast Growth</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-plan-for-fast-growth</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-plan-for-fast-growth#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain Dump]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people never realize the depth of information already published on my site. 
But Google Knows. That&#8217;s why I want to get Google to show you several portions of my fast growth marketing action blueprint.
The blueprint promises, as a start,
You don&#8217;t have to spend thousands of dollars to create a profitable marketing action plan. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Double Your Business</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-double-your-business</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-double-your-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brain Dump]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the first of my posts promising to openly publish right here on my site a great deal of the body of knowledge I&#8217;ve gained over the years.
This first marketing &#8216;brain dump&#8217; is a revisiting of my previously published direct response marketing  lesson.
Before I get into that I recommend you first read Alexi Neocleous&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Closely Guarded Marketing Secrets Revealed</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/five-2009-closely-guarded-marketing-secrets-revealed</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/five-2009-closely-guarded-marketing-secrets-revealed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve reached a very difficult decision. One that will probably bankrupt me if I&#8217;m wrong.
For the past 30+ years I&#8217;ve studied well over 1,000 books, culled tons of marketing and business pointers from hundreds of audio and video recordings, and attended dozens of seminars and workshops and courses of one kind or another. All with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About Marketing With Sales Letters</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/the-truth-about-marketing-with-sales-letters</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/the-truth-about-marketing-with-sales-letters#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this post I revisit a classic direct mail sales letter layout. ]]></description>
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		<title>Free Business Growth Video</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-business-growth-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-business-growth-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can a company really double or triple sales every 6-12 months without spending more on ads? Every decision maker in every industry I've ever spoken with says NO. Here's why they're wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Launder&#8221; Money Into Business Bank Accounts Legally&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/launder-money-legally</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/launder-money-legally#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/?p=371</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Laundering money into business bank accounts may seem to be the fastest way to bring in instant cash. Here's something faster and legal that most people in business never even consider...]]></description>
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		<title>How To Expand And Grow A Business</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-expand-and-grow-a-business</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-expand-and-grow-a-business#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Three core business growth concepts and why almost everyone attacks them wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>What Is SEO</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/what-is-local-seo</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/what-is-local-seo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local seo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization (SEO) involves more than playing with meta tags and words and phrases on a company's own site.  Much more. Here's how to get more traffic, qualified leads, and sales without wasting time playing with on-page factors that really don't amount to much more than wasting time.]]></description>
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		<title>One Size Doesn’t Fit All&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/one-size-doesn%e2%80%99t-fit-all</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/one-size-doesn%e2%80%99t-fit-all#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why do consultants, marketing pros, and ad agents insist on trying to shove pre-packaged 'solutions' up the skirt of every business owner, entrepreneur, professional, and decision maker who comes along? One-size fits all is a huge mistake. Here's how to find custom marketing solutions for nearly any company.]]></description>
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		<title>Instant Business Capital Without Borrowing</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/instant-business-capital-without-borrowing</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/instant-business-capital-without-borrowing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Most Read Content]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/?p=175</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For more than two years I've been championing the concept of growth through leveraging marketing assets. Assets that already exist within companies. This approach frees the business owner from worries that come from having to 'beg' a banker for money. And there's no need to give up a portion of your company to venture capitalists either. The problem is most people in business have been conditioned into believing business capital must come from a third-party. Here's why that thinking is dead wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama and change&#8230;what it means for businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/obama-and-changewhat-it-means-for-businesses</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/obama-and-changewhat-it-means-for-businesses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am optimistic about the change of presidents for one reason and it has nothing to do with politics. Here's my take on the change...]]></description>
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		<title>Free Online Business Growth Video</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/new-business-growth-video-double-sales-every-6-12-months</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/new-business-growth-video-double-sales-every-6-12-months#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most decision makers are driven by ego. They make decisions based on feelings, gut instinct, a narrow focus of their industry, or just plain arrogance. But ego doesn't make the rest of the world bend over backwards. Ego leaves people vulnerable to competitors who are driven by knowledge as well as gut. This video shows business growth knowledge most companies will never know about, and even fewer will even touch. Their egos won't permit it.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Growth Advice: How To Survive The US Depression of 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/business-growth-advice-how-to-survive-the-us-depression-of-2008-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/business-growth-advice-how-to-survive-the-us-depression-of-2008-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Members Only]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some people say history repeats itself. I don't believe that. However, I do believe we can learn from studying history. Specifically, we can learn from studying the mistakes made by business owners during the first great depression. These nine tips help avoid repeating those same dumb errors.]]></description>
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		<title>What Is Marketing Leverage</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/what-is-marketing-leverage</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/what-is-marketing-leverage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing leverage is the ability to control and generate large profit increases from low-cost or no-cost marketing methods. There are nearly 50 ways to leverage current marketing assets. How many of these tips is your company using?]]></description>
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		<title>How To Grow Your Company</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-grow-your-company</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-grow-your-company#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[National Concerns]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses are under attack. We are facing an unprecedented age of skepticism. Competitors from countries formerly viewed as insignificant are now stealing opportunities that can be outsourced, automated, or easily undercut. And advertising costs have increased ten fold over the past few years, whereas its effectiveness has decreased significantly. Many companies will severely suffer from economic slowdowns, while a few will experience record growth. Here's what will make the difference.]]></description>
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		<title>Services Overview</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/services-overview</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/services-overview#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Traditional marketing and advertising are dead and ineffective. Not only are people exposed to more marketing messages than ever before, but modern technologies and fragmented niche markets allow people the choice of deciding what they will read, watch, and listen to. Intrusive marketing no longer works. Here are two dramatic steps that can overcome these new-world problems.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Affiliate Marketing Report</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-affiliate-marketing-report</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-affiliate-marketing-report#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This blog entry is more for the small time operator thinking of launching an affiliate marketing program to bring in more income through the efforts of others. This free report outlines how to make money through affiliate marketing programs. No hypw and no sales pitches. Just straight insider info I kept private for years.]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing The Right Membership Software</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/independent-membership-software-reviews</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/independent-membership-software-reviews#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking of setting up a membership site for your company? Want to know what options are available and which products to stay away from? Read these reviews.]]></description>
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		<title>Selling Online Marketing To Offline Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/selling-online-marketing-to-offline-businesses</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/selling-online-marketing-to-offline-businesses#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time people ask me how to get started in marketing consulting. To be honest that is a huge can of worms. The answer is bigger than most people realize.
You need to develop or acquire some pretty strong skill sets:

offline marketing
online marketing
selling
SEO

&#8230;and a ton more skills.
There is a better way that does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Santa Maria Business Consultant Site</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/new-santa-maria-business-consultant-site</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/new-santa-maria-business-consultant-site#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:41:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been accused of spending too much time helping national and international businesses, and not enough time helping local businesses.
So yesterday I launched a new website to specifically show my support for local businesses seeking a Santa Maria Business Consultant.
The new site is www.SantaMariaBusinessConsultants.com/ .
Hopefully local Central Coast companies seeking marketing assistance will now realize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Sucks!</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/google-sucks</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/google-sucks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 01:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here's happens when Google begins sending you high quality traffic and you are not yet ready to receive that traffic. ]]></description>
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		<title>What Google Analytics Reveal</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/what-google-analytics-reveal</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/what-google-analytics-reveal#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 15:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now that I&#8217;m pretty much settled with my new webhost (if you don&#8217;t know the story of why I abandoned the last host don&#8217;t ask, it was a nightmare) I went to work adding Google Analytics tracking on all of my pages.
On my old host I used third-party software to track traffic and visitor behavior. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Has Become A Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/76</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/76#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since reading Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind a couple months ago I realized much of what people are calling marketing are activities any person and just about any computer for that matter could simply automate. Marketing as we know it is disappearing. Here's a couple of resources to help knowledge workers avoid being outsourced or replaced by technology.]]></description>
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		<title>Local SEO Gets Sexy</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/local-seo-gets-sexy</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/local-seo-gets-sexy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 15:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know if you&#8217;ve been online for long or not. If so you probably remember  online marketers turned their backs on local customers in the 80&#8217;s. The belief was the internet would bring the whole world to their door as customers. Finally the little guy could compete on a global scale.

Think Big! became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Yellow Pages Advertising Guide Released</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/new-yellow-pages-advertising-guide-released</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/new-yellow-pages-advertising-guide-released#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 08:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After hearing plenty of complaints from business owners who have a hard time making Yellow Pages work, I&#8217;ve finally setup a blog dedicated especially to Yellow Pages Advertising.
The blog is appropriately titled Yellow Pages Pain, in recognition of business owners&#8217; frustrations.
I had thought of calling the site Pain In The Butt Yellow Pages, but that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Double Sales Without Advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-double-sales-without-advertising</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-double-sales-without-advertising#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It really is easier for established companies to double sales overnight than most realize.&#8221;
If you&#8217;ve ever found it difficult to free up time from the normal daily grind of &#8220;putting out fires&#8221; to learn how to increase your sales dramatically, these eight marketing steps will save you months of digging.
These steps explain how to attract [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Small Businesses Stay Small</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/why-small-businesses-stay-small-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/why-small-businesses-stay-small-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump. Love Him. Hate him. Feel indifferent. Either way you know who he is &#8212; and so does the rest of the informed world. &#8220;The Donald&#8221; has lost fortunes larger than most of us will gain in our entire lives of earning. How has Donald become a household name that is worth billions today? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You A Marketing Octopus Or A Marketing Worm?</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/are-you-a-marketing-octopus-or-a-marketing-worm-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/are-you-a-marketing-octopus-or-a-marketing-worm-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The more marketing approaches you use simultaneously the more successful your company will become&#8230;&#8221;
One of the greatest challenges to effectively marketing a business is determining which marketing method is best suited for your company.
Most people look at what their competitors are doing to market their businesses and then simply imitate that, whether good or bad. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Nine Strategies To Attract More Clients Now</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/top-nine-strategies-to-attract-more-clients-now</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/top-nine-strategies-to-attract-more-clients-now#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here are nine strategies for increasing sales and attracting more business quick .
Add these strategies to your marketing arsenal and win the war against your competitors today.
 1. Trade journals, ezines, and web sites that cater to your ideal client
One secret for gaining substantial increase in sales is to communicate where your clients who buy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Greatest Marketing Invention Ever Created For The Internet</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/the-greatest-marketing-invention-ever-created-for-the-internet</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/the-greatest-marketing-invention-ever-created-for-the-internet#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This one secret has put more money into my pockets than any other online marketing tactic, hands down!&#8221;
I have a tip for you that Forrester Research calls &#8220;the greatest marketing invention ever created for the Internet&#8221;.
The principles of this secret applies to YOU whether you want to increase sales online or offline. So read this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Marketing in a Tangible World</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/virtual-marketing-in-a-tangible-world</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/virtual-marketing-in-a-tangible-world#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest challenges facing business owners and managers is finding a way to cost-effectively communicate frequently and consistently with their target markets.
It is nearly impossible to profitably hire enough people to personally maintain frequent and regular contact with your existing clients, let alone profitably seek new clients.
If you company grows in size or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Secrets For Technology Service Companies</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-secrets-for-technology-service-companies</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-secrets-for-technology-service-companies#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A manager of a struggling network support provider confided in me, &#8220;we all sell the same thing&#8230; there&#8217;s no difference between what one network support company offers compared to another.&#8221;
Here&#8217;s the problem with his vision&#8230; when you see yourself as providing essentially the same computer support products your competitors sell, you become a &#8220;victim&#8221; to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death of A Sales Pitch</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/death-of-a-sales-pitch</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/death-of-a-sales-pitch#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 19:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Far too many people in business spin their wheels chasing leads that just will not pick up the phone or return calls. In the beginning of your interaction, it seemed the prospect was initially &#8216;hot&#8217; for your services. You sent literature. You did your song and dance. Now, nothing. The prospect has turned cold to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>101 Ways To Market Your Business More Effectively</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/101-ways-to-market-your-business-more-effectively</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/101-ways-to-market-your-business-more-effectively#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How do most business owners market their  	companies?
Most simply copy what their competitors are doing. That&#8217;s because they have a  difficult time discovering how to attract new clients, sell more to existing  clients, or reactivate clients who&#8217;ve drifted away beyond what competitors are  doing.
If you&#8217;re in that boat you may appreciate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part 12</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part12</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part12#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[12) Determine A Unique Selling Position (USP), And Integrate It Into All Of Your Marketing And Sales Processes
A USP defines and communicates what makes your business new, unique, or different than everyone else in your industry. Itâ€™s your competitive advantage. 
For example, think of FedEx. 
FedExâ€™s USP is: &#8220;When it absolutely positively has to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part11</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part11</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part11#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[11) Publicity And Promotions
Closely related to community development is self-promotion through public relations.
Believe it or not, every business has something newsworthy to say. 
For instance, can you come up with ideas for workshops or seminars, or unique owner expertise, or interesting client experiences that would benefit or interest your community? 
Also, what is occurring now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part10</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part10</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[10) Community Development
This Step involves the often dreaded v-word. 
Volunteering.
This entails getting involved. Volunteering brings more success by focusing on giving instead of receiving.
Community development requires looking for ways to boost your image in your community. If your business is a retail organization, likely your community is the area within a 20 mile or so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part9</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part9</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part9#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[9) &#8220;Package&#8221; And Profit From Your Specialized Knowledge
This involves creating, publishing and marketing your specialized knowledge. Donâ€™t undercut the value of your brain. I have yet to find anyone in business who hasn&#8217;t generated unique experience or methods that others wouldnâ€™t be dying to pay to learn.
Your experience can save someone else valuable time and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part8</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part8</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part8#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[8 ) Find New Uses For Your Existing Products And Services
Sometimes when we are so close to our businesses we tend to think one way. But few businesses ever successfully continue long without stepping outside the box. One client I consulted with had a struggling business that was excellent at providing their products and services. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part7</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part7</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part7#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[7) Calculate And Increase The Lifetime Referral Value Of Clients
This involves calculating and tracking the average referral value of your clients. Once you know how much each customer is worth to your bottom line in terms of referral value, youâ€™ll know how much money you can invest in a formal referral system, to get new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part6</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part6</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part6#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[6) Increase Response Rates And Conversion Rate Of Existing Advertising And Marketing Offers
In a nutshell this involves writing better and better ads, sales letters, and marketing pieces. A key factor in improving your response to your offers is removing common marketing mistakes.  These are common and easy-to-fix mistakes that hurt sales response.
Unfortunately there isnâ€™t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part5</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part5</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part5#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[5) Increase Sales Conversions
Increasing inquiry-to-sales conversion will increase a companyâ€™s income without increasing costs. This is an instant profit increase without taking on a single penny of expense.
There are several steps a business can take to improve itâ€™s sales conversion rate. Some of these steps are to target and market to only the highest probability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part4</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part4</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part4#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Increase Customer Retention/Reduce Attrition
Clients drift away for a number of reasons. Often management and staff complacency is the cause. But usually clients drift away for reasons that have nothing to do with us. 
Salvaging clients from leaving has the same impact to your bottom line as increasing sales by that same percentage. 
For example, if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part3</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part3</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part3#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[3) Increase The Volume Of Purchases
Adopt marketing methods that will increase the average dollar amount of each client transaction.  Begin using point of purchase incentives. Promote &#8220;one time offers&#8221; to encourage spontaneous purchases. Also, try imitating Mc Donaldâ€™s way of combining multiple items together as a â€œvalueâ€ purchase. In other words, encourage clients to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part2</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part2</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint-part2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[2) Increase The Frequency Of Client Purchases
Apply as many marketing methods as possible and are profitable for increasing the number of times a week, month, quarter, or year your clients buy from you. 
The more frequently they buy, the more money your company generates. For ideas on how to increase buying frequency, if you havenâ€™t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Copywriting Blog Launched</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/new-copywriting-blog</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/new-copywriting-blog#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone can afford to hire a professional copywriter to write their sales copy for them. Especially small business owners who are just starting out. A new copywriting blog was created at www.longformsalesletter.com to provide free copywriting tips to small business owners...]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Blueprint &#8211; Part1</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/12-step-marketing-blueprint#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1) Attract New Clients
Use as many marketing methods as make sense for your industry, your market, and your company. How many marketing methods are there? Literally hundreds.  
I&#8217;ve discovered some 410 ways to: 

Get More Leads
Boost Conversion Rates
Boost The Amount clients spend on each purchase
Increase The Frequency Of Purchase
Boost Profit Margins
Get More Referrals

As proof, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Small Businesses Stay Small</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/why-small-businesses-stay-small</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/why-small-businesses-stay-small#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Donald Trump. Love Him. Hate him. Feel indifferent. Either way you know who he is &#8212; and so does the rest of the informed world. 
&#8220;The Donald&#8221; has lost fortunes larger than most of us will gain in our entire lives of earning. How has Donald become a household name that is worth billions today? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Confidential Business Growth Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/confidential-business-growth-analysis</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/confidential-business-growth-analysis#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Have you reached your true growth potential? Here&#8217;s how to find out!
Complete the fields below to request your confidential business growth analysisYES â€” I want to hear what Andre can do for my company.I understand the purpose of this analysis is to determine my growth potential and verify I can immediately increase sales, attract more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You A Marketing Octopus Or A Marketing Worm?</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/are-you-a-marketing-octopus-or-a-marketing-worm</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/are-you-a-marketing-octopus-or-a-marketing-worm#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest challenges to effectively marketing a business is determining which marketing method is best suited for your company. Their lack of marketing knowledge leaves many business owners and decision makers fearful of the future.
Thatâ€™s because most look at what competitors are doing and simply imitate that, whether good or bad. The problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When are spammers going to catch on&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/when-are-spammers-going-to-catch-on</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/when-are-spammers-going-to-catch-on#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I sent a spammer a remove request. Here&#8217;s exactly what I said, other than his name removed&#8230;
Don&#8217;t send me stuff like this. I&#8217;m not interested in receiving unsolicited promotional emails. Period.
Take care.
His reply was a series of insults and offensive remarks (that I wont repeat here). Then finally an attempt to justify his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Step Fool Proof Marketing Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/9-step-fool-proof-marketing-action-plan</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/9-step-fool-proof-marketing-action-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t have to spend thousands of dollars to create a profitable marketing action plan. In fact, there&#8217;s more of a science than an art to creating great marketing plans. Even large consulting agencies follow a &#8217;script&#8217; for uncovering opportunities for their clients. If you&#8217;ve ever found it difficult to free up time from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Setup And Promote A Business Website From Scratch</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/announcing-new-video-series-how-to-easily-setup-and-promote-a-business-website</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/announcing-new-video-series-how-to-easily-setup-and-promote-a-business-website#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/announcing-new-video-series-how-to-easily-setup-and-promote-a-business-website</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Andre Bell Consulting announced new websites building and promotion video training series: How to setup your own business website in minutes -- without reading a single book or paying thousands in web design fees!]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s The Difference Between A Business Plan And A Marketing Action Plan?</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/whats-the-difference-between-a-business-plan-and-marketing-plan</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/whats-the-difference-between-a-business-plan-and-marketing-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you've wondered what's the difference between a business plan and marketing plan here's the answer you are looking for. Back when I was chasing a career as a loan broker, understanding when to create a marketing plan and when to create a business plan confused many business owners. This answer will..]]></description>
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		<title>7 Ways To Destroy The U.S. Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/7-ways-to-destroy-the-us-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/7-ways-to-destroy-the-us-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 02:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here's why the U.S. Economy REALLY Stinks. And it's not because of what you heard.]]></description>
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		<title>When To Admit Your Sales Letter Sucks!</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/when-to-admit-your-sales-letter-sucks</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/when-to-admit-your-sales-letter-sucks#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking of writing a sales letter or other marketing piece? Our ego may say we can write just as well as the next guy or gal. If that is true then great. But when is it time to stop lying to ourselves and get the help we need? When should we finally time to admit that our sales letter sucks? This entry will help answer that question.]]></description>
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		<title>Diary of an Info-Maniac&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/diary-of-an-info-maniac</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/diary-of-an-info-maniac#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve traversed my site much you&#8217;ve probably already figured out I&#8217;m an information publishing maniac. I love to share tips and suggestions and help others.
Unlike most dudes, my greatest joy comes from helping others. That&#8217;s why I&#8217;ve published so freely.  If you are new to my site or my blog, the links are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Mistake In Online Marketing&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/the-biggest-mistake-in-online-marketing</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/the-biggest-mistake-in-online-marketing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saying, â€œwe built our site just to get our name out there, not to make moneyâ€ is the same as saying you opened your business just to take up space, not to serve customers and clients. This is a common and deadly approach to online marketing. A better approach that is 100% free is discussed in this blog entry.]]></description>
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		<title>Advertising Isn&#8217;t The Only Way To Grow A Company</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/advertising-isnt-the-only-way-to-grow-a-company</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/advertising-isnt-the-only-way-to-grow-a-company#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My greatest frustration is watching successful companies miss huge opportunities for growth.
Just yesterday a business owner I spoke with said, &#8220;that won&#8217;t work for my industry&#8221;. He was adamant that no form of marketing would work for his industry other than cold calling. He&#8217;s wrong. And his growth is hindered by such a closed view. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America is worried about the economy</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/america-is-worried-about-the-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/america-is-worried-about-the-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 03:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[America is worried about the economy. And with good reason. We are facing a mortgage crisis, a drop in corporate and consumer technology spending, and an increase in oil costs that will trigger a destructive domino effect in many industries. The worse to suffer will be small business owners, consumers, and the poor.  The rich will continue to prosper. But so will proactive business owners. ]]></description>
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		<title>Vista&#8217;s 100 Million Milestone Is A Threat To Consumers</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-id-theft-protection-video</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-id-theft-protection-video#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/free-id-theft-protection-video</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vista's 100 million milestone is a threat to computer users. Here's a free identity theft protection video to help protect your identity online.]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Marketing Strategies For Surviving US Recession</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/business-growth-strategies-for-surviving-the-us-recession</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/business-growth-strategies-for-surviving-the-us-recession#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How close to a recession are we really?
On the first Friday of the new year Wall Street suffered dramatic falls. 
The sharp rise in the December unemployment rate heightened fears of a recession in the USA, the world&#8217;s largest economy. Technology behemoth Intel increased American market fears after Intel fell eight percent. Traditionally technology has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Marketing Strategies Video Online &#8211; Free</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/amazing-business-growth-video-online-free</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/amazing-business-growth-video-online-free#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve just released a new &#8216;Amazing Business Growth Formula&#8217; video. The video shows my exact formula for increasing profits and revenues for any established company in any industry.
And the most amazing thing is&#8230;you can watch the video 100% for free. 
There are no web forms to fill out, no email requests to deal with. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Hate Talking To Failing Small Business Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/why-i-hate-talking-to-failing-small-business-owners</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/why-i-hate-talking-to-failing-small-business-owners#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I received a phone call from a small business owner in my community. 
During the course of the call he starts telling me all the reasons his business isn&#8217;t doing as well as it could be doing. Every one of the reasons involves a failure on the part of some other human being. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New direct mail campaign to IT professionals, MSPs, and VARS</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/new-direct-mail-campaign-to-it-professionals-msps-and-vars</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/new-direct-mail-campaign-to-it-professionals-msps-and-vars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/new-direct-mail-campaign-to-it-professionals-msps-and-vars</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been doing more reading about psychology and persuasion and came across a new tactic I hadn&#8217;t heard of before.  This tactic is titled &#8216;3&#215;7&#8242; and supposedly will have a huge impact on creating a feeling of familiarity and improve recall when dealing with complete strangers.  It makes people more comfortable dealing with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Marketing Strategies For Busy Business Owners</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-relief-for-busy-business-owners</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/marketing-relief-for-busy-business-owners#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most business owners and managers are so frantic, running around 'putting out fires' and handling daily problems in their businesses they don't have time to work on their business. 
They feel trapped and frustrated. And the more they struggle to break free the deeper they get buried. 

This is a problem because the single greatest asset in the life of a business owner is time. Once time is gone you can never get it back. So what to do about it?  Read this article for the solution...]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Business Building Truth</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/critical-business-building-truths</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/critical-business-building-truths#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve said it once, and I&#8217;ll say it again&#8230;
Copywriting is NOT the most important element for building a strong and profitable business. 
That probably sounds strange, coming from a copywriter. Yeah I know. But here&#8217;s the thing&#8230;
I&#8217;ve grown tired of the game playing that goes on in this industry.  
Clever copywriters who really know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Double Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-double-profits-quickly</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-double-profits-quickly#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/how-to-double-profits-quickly/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve ever found it difficult to free up time from the normal daily grind of &#8216;putting out fires&#8217; to learn how to increase your sales dramatically, these eight marketing steps will save you months of digging. 
These steps explain how to attract more business, how to sell more to your existing clients, and how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Small Business Marketing Strategies Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-12-step-business-growth-plan</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-12-step-business-growth-plan#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
&#8220;You&#8217;re About To Learn Secrets Most Business Owners
Will Never Know About Sustaining Real Business Growth&#8221;
Inside you’ll learn&#8230; 
How to uncover specific strategies and tactics to dominate your competition’s vulnerabilities, weaknesses and imagined strengths
How to develop specific growth strategies for getting more new leads
How to improve sales conversion ratios
How to increase the average value of each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Site Changes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/site-changes</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/site-changes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please forgive my dust&#8230;.
My site is undergoing a few changes to better help you find the information you are looking for.
In the meantime check out these resources:

Free 12-Step Business Growth Plan 
FREE Marketing Articles
FREE Marketing Course
Copywriting Software 
Direct Response Marketing Toolkit
Yellow Pages Copywriting Guide 
Hire Andre

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		<title>Why Businesses Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/why-80-of-businesses-fail-in-the-first-5-years</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/why-80-of-businesses-fail-in-the-first-5-years#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are three main reasons businesses fail to reach their fifth year anniversary.
	Failure to attract sufficient numbers of qualified prospective clients
	Failure to convert qualified prospects into profitable customers
	Failure to keep existing clients from slipping into inactivity or away to competitors
In a nutshell, each of these reasons contributes to the business running out of cash.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why A Sales Letter Is Never Enough</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/the-case-against-hiring-copywriters</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/the-case-against-hiring-copywriters#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re an established business owner and are considering hiring an outside copywriter to increase sales, reactivate clients that have drifted away, or sell more to your existing clients I have one piece of advice for you&#8230;
DON&#8217;T!
Though I&#8217;ve written profitable sales letters that have been the foundation for launching entire companies, I can tell you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home-Based Business Scams</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-tell-if-a-home-based-business-is-a-scam</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/how-to-tell-if-a-home-based-business-is-a-scam#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The internet is littered with every kind of con and scam you can imagine.
There are the Nigerian 419 schemes, forced matrix &#8216;opportunities&#8217; that would max out the entire human population in just a few short &#8216;levels&#8217; if enough people fell for them, there are pay per click and Adsense scams, fake mlm and network marketing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying Mantis in California&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/winters-frost-and-summers-heat</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/winters-frost-and-summers-heat#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The winter&#8217;s frost and summer&#8217;s heat completely killed my wife&#8217;s ferns under her kitchen window at the front of our home. So I decided yesterday to get out there and pull the darned things up.
Well, just as I pulled maybe a quarter of them out, up jumped this critter:
What is it? It&#8217;s a praying mantis!
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[closed] Beta Testers</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/clickbank-commander-affiliate-marketing-software-seeks-beta-testers</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/clickbank-commander-affiliate-marketing-software-seeks-beta-testers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Can you do me a favor?
Last night I bit the bullet and plopped down $139 to get my hands on the newest version of an online shopping cart. This cart promises to handle automated product delivery of my new work-from-home money making software. 
If this cart works as well as promised, I can completely eliminate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Affiliate Marketing Software</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/new-affiliate-marketing-software-autopilot-income</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/new-affiliate-marketing-software-autopilot-income#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/new-affiliate-marketing-software-autopilot-income/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently created a new affiliate marketing software program called Clickbank Commander.
Clickbank Commander is a fool proof, totally automated, truly &#8220;set it and forget it&#8221; system to easily generate tens of thousands affiliate niche product pages you can profit from instantly.
You are not locked into any lame design schemes and your pages do NOT look [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Career Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/were-expanding-career-and-job-opportunities</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/were-expanding-career-and-job-opportunities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We are expanding!

Careers in Consulting&#8230;
TELECOMMUTERS &#8211; APPOINTMENT SETTERS 
Flexible Morning and Afternoon Hours
Description
Are you looking for an opportunity to earn a better-than-full-time income&#8230;while working only part-time? 
If you have strong telephone skills Andre Bell Consulting Group, a performance based company, wants to hear from you. We are currently recruiting Business Coordinators to set appointments for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Promotional Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-promotional-tool-for-advertisers</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-promotional-tool-for-advertisers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/free-promotional-tool-for-advertisers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For a limited time I&#8217;m distributing a free promotional tool for advertisers. 
This free promotional tool &#8220;hypnotizes&#8221; media buyers into becoming more open to recommendations and suggestions. They drop their resistance and buy more advertising.
If you are an advertiser go to my free promotional gifts for advertisers page for details.
]]></description>
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		<title>Freelance Yellow Pages Pro</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/10</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/10#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/10/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you reading my blog because you want to become a professional copywriter? Are you thinking of starting a career as a high paid yellow pages ad designer?
If so, here are a few threads from Michel Fortin&#8217;s blog that you must read. This information has proven invaluable to many.
Need advice for plan of action on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another one bites the dust&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/another-one-bites-the-dust</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/another-one-bites-the-dust#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 07:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/another-one-bites-the-dust/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to just shake my head&#8230;
Another former business owner folded up shop, tossed in the towel, and reluctantly went to work for one of his competitors. 
So sad and totally avoidable. 
If only he had listened when I offered to help just a few short months ago he&#8217;d not only still be in business, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[closed] Website For Sale</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/product-website-for-sale</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/product-website-for-sale#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[closed]
The offer below has ended. The site has been sold.
After an initial 48-hour marketing test (and over 100 orders received with near 100% acceptance i.e. only one refund even 120 days later) I decided to sell my site: INSTANTNICHEPRODUCTREVIEWS.COM and its mirror sites:
PUSHBUTTONPRODUCTREVIEWS.COM
PUSH-BUTTON-PRODUCT-REVIEWS.COM
INSTANT-NICHE-PRODUCT-REVIEWS.COM
Plus not only the site but also exclusive ten-year marketing rights to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>[closed] FREE Audio CD</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/free-marketing-audio-cd-the-overnight-sales-strengthening-system</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/free-marketing-audio-cd-the-overnight-sales-strengthening-system#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This offer has ended&#8230;thank you for your interest
Marketing consultant Andre Bell has just released a FREE audio CD called &#8220;The Overnight Business Growth System.&#8221; He created this CD for every person in business who wants more leads, more sales, and more profits quickly and predictably.
You can request his free marketing audio CD from his home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Hunting Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/job-hunting-tips-for-marketing-grads</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/job-hunting-tips-for-marketing-grads#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 21:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/job-hunting-tips-for-marketing-grads/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love interviewing.
To me interviewing is like flirting with a total stranger just so you can see your value. Just so you know that you still are an attractive option, if you were on the market.
The difference with interviewing is you seldom wake up the next morning feeling guilty, wondering what in the world were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Never Pursue Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/why-copywriters-should-never-pursue-clients</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/why-copywriters-should-never-pursue-clients#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sunday a business owner I had been chasing years ago when I was starting out approached me.  He hadn&#8217;t hired me back then. Now his business is struggling, near the brink of going under. He is working more than ever and earning less than ever. 
Though those who followed my advice have seen continued [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African American Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/why-african-american-businesses-will-never-dominate</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/why-african-american-businesses-will-never-dominate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.andrebell.com/blog/why-african-american-businesses-will-never-dominate/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Race. 
There’s a loaded word if there ever was such a thing. 
Many people get mad just hearing the &#8220;r&#8221; word. Others try to ignore hearing it and instead dance around it. Sort of like little kids covering their eyes when something frightens them. As if covering your eyes will make fears go away.
Though many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethics In Advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/ethics-in-advertising</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/ethics-in-advertising#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I read something that pissed me off to no end. Ordinarily there&#8217;s not much that gets to me. But my one pet peeve, if you want to call it that, is injustice.Of all the things that take place in this world, the one to most likely to lead to me &#8216;going postal&#8217; is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>About Andre</title>
		<link>http://www.andrebell.com/about-andre</link>
		<comments>http://www.andrebell.com/about-andre#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2005 05:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andre Bell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Andre Bell is recognized internationally as an expert business to business direct response copywriter and sales growth strategist.
Business owners, decision makers, and professionals in more than seven countries have benefited from Andre&#8217;s advice.
His unique business growth strategies have increased sales by as much as 6,000% in as little as only 27 days. One client was [...]]]></description>
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