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		<title>9 Reasons Your Marketing Communication Lacks Credibility</title>
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		<title>4 Pricing Strategies That Work for Small Companies</title>
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</script></div><bricing your small company's products and services is based more on perception, convenience and competitive positioning than economic models and complex calculations. This article offers four simple pricing strategies for small company products and services.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2011/02/4-pricing-strategies-that-work-for-small-companies/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=4-pricing-strategies-that-work-for-small-companies</link>
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		<title>4 Pricing Mistakes You Need to Stop Making</title>
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		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2011/01/4-pricing-mistakes-you-need-to-stop-making/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=4-pricing-mistakes-you-need-to-stop-making</link>
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		<title>Top 10 Small Business Articles of the Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Top 10 list that can help you run a more successful small business? Absolutely. Check out the most popular small company articles and resources of the past year.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/12/top-10-small-business-articles-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=top-10-small-business-articles-of-the-year</link>
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		<title>6 Critical Mistakes All Small Company Managers Must Avoid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being an entrepreneurial manager is as much about avoiding mistakes as it is about coming up with great ideas. And you can ensure the success of your startup or small business by avoiding these costly management pitfalls.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/12/6-critical-mistakes-all-small-company-managers-must-avoid/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=6-critical-mistakes-all-small-company-managers-must-avoid</link>
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		<title>5 Survival Tips from Successful Small Company Managers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing in business is more complex than managing change and uncertainty at a small company. This article offers five ways to maintain your sanity as an entrepreneur or manager of a small business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/11/5-survival-tips-from-successful-small-company-managers/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-survival-tips-from-successful-small-company-managers</link>
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		<title>What Does a Social Marketing Manager REALLY Do?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in becoming a Social Marketing Manager, or looking to hire a full-time social marketer at your company? If so, learn what being a Social Marketing Manager is really all about, from someone who does it for a living . . . and gets paid for it.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/10/what-does-a-social-marketing-manager-really-do/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=what-does-a-social-marketing-manager-really-do</link>
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		<title>Twitter for Small Business: An Interview with Shannon Evans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How exactly can small companies use Twitter, the world's most popular micro-blogging technology, to their advantage? This article is an interview with Shannon Evans, author of the small company best-seller "The Definitive Twitter Guide: Making Tweets Work for Your Business."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/09/twitter-for-small-business-an-interview-with-shannon-evans/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=twitter-for-small-business-an-interview-with-shannon-evans</link>
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		<title>7 Reasons Your Employees Might Hate You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Very few entrepreneurs, executives and managers become successful alone. The best understand employee satisfaction--not only what motivates employees, but what de-motivates them. If your employees have become unhappy, unproductive or dis-engaged, you are probably making one of these mistakes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/09/7-reasons-your-employees-might-hate-you/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=7-reasons-your-employees-might-hate-you</link>
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		<title>The Key to Catching (and Passing) Your Market Leader</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your small company is chasing the market leader, which strategy will allow your business to catch up and eventually pass all of your industry competitors?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/08/the-key-to-catching-and-passing-your-market-leader/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-key-to-catching-and-passing-your-market-leader</link>
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		<title>9 Ways to Increase Your Small Company Website Traffic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Increasing traffic to a small company website does not require a degree in Internet marketing. This article reviews nine simple strategies for generating more web hits for your small business presence.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/08/9-ways-to-increase-your-small-company-website-traffic/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=9-ways-to-increase-your-small-company-website-traffic</link>
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		<title>5 Unique Traits of Great Small Company Employees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a small company owner, manager or entrepreneur in the process of making your next hire, watch for these five traits and skills of great small business employees.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/08/5-unique-traits-of-great-small-company-employees/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-unique-traits-of-great-small-company-employees</link>
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		<title>5 Secret Resume Killers Every Hiring Manager Looks For</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've ever missed out on the interview process for a job that seemed like a perfect fit for your resume, chances are good you've made one of these five resume mistakes.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/07/5-secret-resume-killers-every-hiring-manager-looks-for/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-secret-resume-killers-every-hiring-manager-looks-for</link>
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		<title>Myron Mixon: Business Secrets from a BBQ Entrepreneur</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At Jack's Old South Cooking School, 3-time World BBQ Champ Myron Mixon taught me a lot about barbecue, and even more about being an entrepreneur. In fact, Myron's secrets to success are as much about business sense as they are about recipes and techniques.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/06/myron-mixon-business-secrets-from-a-bbq-entrepreneur/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=myron-mixon-business-secrets-from-a-bbq-entrepreneur</link>
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		<title>The Most Alarming Trend in Small Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately there is an alarming trend growing among entrepreneurs, as many continue to use the resources, employees and goodwill of their existing businesses to start second ventures "just for themselves."]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/05/the-most-alarming-trend-in-small-business/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-most-alarming-trend-in-small-business</link>
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		<title>5 Free Twitter Tools for the Busy Small Company Marketer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Social marketing is all about maximizing your time, and Twitter offers dozens of free tools and applets for the busy marketer. Applets like follow friday generators, bulk unfollow tools and bot finders save marketers dozens of hours per week in . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/05/5-free-twitter-tools-for-the-busy-small-company-marketer/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-free-twitter-tools-for-the-busy-small-company-marketer</link>
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		<title>5 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Small Company Operation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once a small business is off the ground, management needs to constantly monitor the operation for ways to improve processes and increase profitability. These changes are often difficult for a company to implement, because management is too preoccupied actually running the operation to make them.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/04/5-ways-to-immediately-improve-your-small-company-operation/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-ways-to-immediately-improve-your-small-company-operation</link>
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		<title>5 Job-Related Lies You Might Be Telling Yourself (Guest Post)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are unhappy or stuck in your current job, or looking for a career change or transition due to increased workload or stress, it is important to uncover these five common job-related lies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/04/5-job-related-lies-you-might-be-telling-yourself-guest-post/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-job-related-lies-you-might-be-telling-yourself-guest-post</link>
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		<title>15 Signs You Might Lose Your Small Company Job</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are 15 reliable warning signs of job termination or layoff. If you believe you might lose your job, or could be fired by your manager, watch for . . .]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/04/15-signs-you-might-lose-your-small-company-job/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=15-signs-you-might-lose-your-small-company-job</link>
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		<title>An Interview with Buzzom CEO Bhupendra Khanal (Part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An interview with InRev Founder and CEO Bhupendra Khanal regarding Buzzom, his company's best-selling Twitter Account Management tool. Buzzom is one of the most popular new applications in Social Networking.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/03/an-interview-with-buzzom-ceo-bhupendra-khanal-part-2/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=an-interview-with-buzzom-ceo-bhupendra-khanal-part-2</link>
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		<title>Social Marketing Automation: Interview with the CEO of Buzzom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buzzom Twitter Account Management: A CEO interview with Bhupendra Khanal, founder of InRev and developer of Buzzom--one of the most talked about new marketing tools on the social networking scene.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/03/ask-the-ceo-is-buzzom-the-next-big-social-marketing-tool/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=ask-the-ceo-is-buzzom-the-next-big-social-marketing-tool</link>
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		<title>5 Ethical Ways to Grow Your Corporate Email Database</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Growing a corporate direct email database takes time, but building your company's internal opt-in email list can be accomplished with five proven strategies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/03/5-ethical-ways-to-grow-your-corporate-email-database/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-ethical-ways-to-grow-your-corporate-email-database</link>
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		<title>Article Marketing on Twitter: The Art of the Retweet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Article marketing can be a grind for a writer or blogger, but a Twitter Retweet strategy can be used as a tool to increase article distribution.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/02/article-marketing-on-twitter-the-art-of-the-retweet/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=article-marketing-on-twitter-the-art-of-the-retweet</link>
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		<title>Inexpensive SEO for Small Company Websites: Part 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for small company websites can be inexpensive if you do it yourself. Save money for your business and develop your own in-house ranking strategy.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/02/inexpensive-seo-for-small-company-websites-part-4/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=inexpensive-seo-for-small-company-websites-part-4</link>
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		<title>6 Blogging Lessons I Learned the Hard Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my first year of blogging, I made many mistakes related to social networking, marketing and content. Here are tips, techniques and lessons learned from my first year as a newbie blogger.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/01/6-blogging-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=6-blogging-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way</link>
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		<title>4 Ridiculous Myths About Small Company Webinars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is your small company or business looking to use Webinars as a marketing tool for lead generation? Ensure success and avoid failure by having a strategy and understand these common Webinar myths.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/01/4-ridiculous-myths-about-small-company-webinars/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=4-ridiculous-myths-about-small-company-webinars</link>
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		<title>33 Changes for the Small Company Manager</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Small company managers need to change and adapt their management techniques and styles more often than their large company counterparts. This article offers 25 tips for success.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2010/01/33-changes-for-the-small-company-manager/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=33-changes-for-the-small-company-manager</link>
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		<title>Why Customer Input Doesn&#8217;t Always Matter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Any customer feedback you can acquire has value. But gathering customer input via satisfaction survey isn't always a valid way to measure your effectiveness.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/12/when-customer-input-doesnt-matter-the-myth-of-measuring-customer-satisfaction/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=when-customer-input-doesnt-matter-the-myth-of-measuring-customer-satisfaction</link>
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		<title>Strategic Self-Promotion: 8 Rules for Marketing Yourself</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Subtle self-promotion of your accomplishments to your boss or manager can greatly increase the opportunity for career advancement. Here are some tips for marketing yourself within your organization.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/12/strategic-self-promotion-8-rules-for-marketing-yourself-internally-at-your-company/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=strategic-self-promotion-8-rules-for-marketing-yourself-internally-at-your-company</link>
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		<title>Is it a Lead or Not? Getting Marketing and Sales to Agree</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the definition of a sales lead? And why don't marketing and sales people ever agree? This article will diffuse the conflict between the two revenue-generating departments.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/12/is-it-a-lead-or-not-a-marketers-guide-to-communicating-with-sales/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=is-it-a-lead-or-not-a-marketers-guide-to-communicating-with-sales</link>
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		<title>5 More Unbreakable Rules for Using Twitter as a Business Tool</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How can a small company leverage Twitter as a business tool to maximize its advantage over competitors? Here are five more rules marketers can use.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/11/5-more-unbreakable-rules-for-using-twitter-as-a-business-tool/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-more-unbreakable-rules-for-using-twitter-as-a-business-tool</link>
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		<title>5 Visually Appealing Plugins for the Lazy Blog Designer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Addiing visual appeal to a blog can be tough if you're not a graphic designer. Plugins can add both design elements and marketing usability to any blog.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/11/5-visually-appealing-plugins-for-the-lazy-blog-designer/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=5-visually-appealing-plugins-for-the-lazy-blog-designer</link>
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		<title>Marketing Tool Review: SocialOomph Social Media Productivity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is SocialOomph (formerly TweetLater) a good marketing tool for boosting your company's social media productivity? This review outlines the pros and cons.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/11/marketing-tool-review-socialoomph-the-social-media-productivity-booster/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=marketing-tool-review-socialoomph-the-social-media-productivity-booster</link>
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		<title>15 Things I Did When My Blog Was Hacked: A Recovery Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A comprehensive and easy-to-follow prevention and recovery strategy when your blog is hacked or redirected, thru an iframe attack or otherwise.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/10/15-things-i-did-when-my-blog-was-hacked/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=15-things-i-did-when-my-blog-was-hacked</link>
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		<title>Four Marketing Technologies That Are Ruining the Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marketing and social media technologies like automated friend finders and social bookmarking are not only being misused, but are ruining the Internet for many customers and prospects.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/10/four-marketing-technologies-that-ruined-the-internet/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=four-marketing-technologies-that-ruined-the-internet</link>
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		<title>The Five Hidden Ways Small Companies Waste Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Small companies waste or lose money in dozens of hidden ways each year, and many go undetected by management. Under-utilizing employees and reinvesting in bad marketing are just a few.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/the-five-hidden-ways-small-companies-waste-money/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-five-hidden-ways-small-companies-waste-money</link>
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		<title>12 Essential Sections of a Great Marketing Plan + Template</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a standard marketing plan, and how do you create one? This article outlines the information included, and offers a free downloadable template.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/the-12-essential-sections-of-a-great-marketing-plan-free-template-included/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-12-essential-sections-of-a-great-marketing-plan-free-template-included</link>
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		<title>Adsense, WidgetBucks, Commission Junction and Amazon: A Side-by-Side Affiliate Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Choosing an affiliate advertising program? Here are reviews of four popular systems for bloggers and webmasters: Google Adsense, Commission Junction, WidgetBucks and Amazon.com.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/adsense-widgetbucks-commission-junction-and-amazon-a-side-by-side-affiliate-review/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=adsense-widgetbucks-commission-junction-and-amazon-a-side-by-side-affiliate-review</link>
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		<title>3 Traps to Avoid When Starting Your Own Small Business</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting your own small business? Avoid these common traps, pitfalls and mistakes, and avoid the failure of your startup.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/09/3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=3-traps-to-avoid-when-starting-your-own-small-business</link>
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		<title>The Myth of Social Networking and Revenue Generation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Can a company generate real revenue from social networking technologies like Twitter and Facebook? More and more executives are realizing social media dollars are hard to come by.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/08/the-myth-of-social-networking-and-revenue-generation/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=the-myth-of-social-networking-and-revenue-generation</link>
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		<title>4 Reasons Your New Business Will Thrive in a Bad Economy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is it risky to proceed with a small business startup in a bad economy? Actually, the risk, and your chance of failure, is lower. This article offers four reasons why.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/08/4-reasons-your-new-business-will-thrive-in-a-bad-economy/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=4-reasons-your-new-business-will-thrive-in-a-bad-economy</link>
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		<title>Reality TV: 7 Underrated Shows You’re Probably Missing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you like reality TV? Some of the best shows on television are being missed because they are unknown to widespread TV audiences. Chopped, Real Estate Intervention, TUF are just a few.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/07/reality-tv-7-underrated-shows-youre-probably-missing/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=reality-tv-7-underrated-shows-youre-probably-missing</link>
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		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/06/rise-of-the-internet-marketer-and-why-your-small-company-needs-one/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rise-of-the-internet-marketer-and-why-your-small-company-needs-one</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you using Twitter to market your business or company? Increase the clickthrough rate of your tweets and improve your Twitter traffic with these simple tips.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thesmallcompanyblog.com/TheBlog/2009/06/57-things-that-sort-of-increased-my-twitter-clickthrough-rates/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=57-things-that-sort-of-increased-my-twitter-clickthrough-rates</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first year of blogging was full of mistakes related to strategy, marketing, writing and design. During my second year I plan to use my negative experiences and improve my blog, offering this advice to others.]]></description>
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