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		<title>Leave &#8216;em smiling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, I got fed up with my big-box bank. The fees are outrageous, and since I know a personal banker through my BNI chapter who specializes in business accounts, I chose to move over to a smaller community bank. If you&#8217;ve ever changed banks, you know that it&#8217;s a hassle. I thought I had enough [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/08/leave-em-smiling/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Thanks for shopping; come again!&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you walk through the mall, you&#8217;ll find greeters at the door of the best-managed stores. Wall-Mart is known for its greeters. While you might think it&#8217;s just a job for retirees, the greeter serves a vital purpose in the retail world: to reduce theft and build the customer experience. Small business owners can learn [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/08/thanks-for-shopping-come-again/</link>
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		<title>Maximize your networking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you happen to read Liz Ryan&#8217;s article this week in The Huffington Post, &#8220;That&#8217;s Definitely Not Networking&#8221;? She shared some wonderful comments on what activities should not be construed as networking; unfortunately, some people still count them as part of their business-building efforts. Some examples include connecting with colleagues on Facebook or sending a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/07/maximize-your-networking/</link>
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		<title>A simple SEO trick</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we forget that not everyone knows the same things we do &#8211; or maybe that&#8217;s just me. Recently, while sitting down for a one-on-one with a web designer, we were talking about the benefits of great content in boosting SEO. I was telling him about how he should be blogging on a regular basis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 80/20 Rule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a member of BNI (Business Networking International), and at this week&#8217;s meeting, the educational moment was about the 80/20 rule: how, for most entrepreneurs, 20% of our tasks take up 80% of our time. In actuality, it should be the reverse. If you&#8217;re a procrastinator, you may choose to do those more menial tasks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/06/the-8020-rule/</link>
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		<title>Mastering your time</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but I’m a horrible procrastinator. I have a daily to-do list, but I usually find myself surfing Facebook or Twitter, checking e-mail, or basically wasting time until I realize I&#8217;m falling behind on my to-do list and have to scramble to catch up. However, I recently discovered that a little [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/06/mastering-your-time/</link>
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		<title>Handling refunds gracefully</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first started my business &#8211; I&#8217;m sure like many other new business owners &#8211; I guarded my money closely and was hesitant to offer a money-back guarantee on my services. Then, a few years ago, while attending a networking event, the topic came up in discussion. As the facilitator of the event pointed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/05/handling-refunds-gracefully/</link>
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		<title>Customers, Clients, or Guests:  Which Do You Serve?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a successful business owner, you should have a clear understanding of the differences between the terms customers, clients, and guests. In fact, your view of these words should define your business model. Customers A customer is simply someone who buys something from another person or organization. This is the base of sales interactions. Customers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/05/customers-clients-or-guests-which-do-you-serve/</link>
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		<title>Overcoming your fear of success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About a year after I started my company, when I hadn&#8217;t put a lot of energy into it and was frustrated with myself and its lack of forward motion, something strange and random happened to me that really got me thinking. At a dinner party, a friend did a handwriting analysis on me and said [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/05/overcoming-your-fear-of-success/</link>
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		<title>The quest for fiscal responsibility and freedom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jerry: Your back hurts because of your wallet. It&#8217;s huge. George: This isn&#8217;t just my wallet. It&#8217;s an organizer, a memory, and an old friend. Jerry: Well, your friend is morbidly obese. ~ from Seinfeld, &#8220;The Wallet&#8221; If you grew up with Seinfeld, like I did (okay, I was in my 20s, but you get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.grammardocs.com/2010/04/fiscal-freedom/</link>
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