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		<title>Creating a Mass Marketing Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 17:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thoughts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mass marketing plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pioneer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like to try new things and that causes some problems because there is a lack of people to bounce ideas off of.  But the reward of the situations that I put myself in is that each day that I work is different, and that is the best part.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the things that I like to think about myself is that I am a pioneer of sorts and not so much a sheep.&#160; It pays to stand out of the crowd, and for the most part that has been the results that I have seen.</p>
<p>But at the same time, you find yourself with very few people to bounce ideas off of.&#160; This can be problematic when you want to try something new – you have no one to talk to.</p>
<p>This just means that you need to use a little more trial and error, but in the end, you usually end up learning some valuable lessons.</p>
<p>An example of this is what I am doing right now – I am working on a plan to mass market a large number of blogs – 850 or so at the time of this writing.&#160; Though most people would be intimidated by the task, these sort of challenges get me excited and remind me why I have decided the career path I have chosen.</p>
<p>So don’t be afraid to be different – where is the fun in being a sheep?</p>
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		<title>Saying Goodbye to my Crappy Time Management</title>
		<link>http://www.marcnorris.com/2009/04/26/saying-goodbye-to-my-crappy-time-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[farting around]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My time management skills haven't been that great lately, and I need to make a change to get it in shape.  After my wife losing her job this past week, it is even more important that the business does well, and I lay out a roadmap for the success of the business.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="timemanagement" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="246" alt="timemanagement" src="http://www.marcnorris.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/timemanagement.jpg" width="400" align="left" border="0" /> I will be the first to admit that I am not so good on time management.&#160; In fact, I would have to say that I am one of the worst people when it comes to procrastination – but I do very well in a crunch for a deadline.</p>
<p>But procrastination will not get me or my family to the financial position that we need.&#160; After my wife being let go last week from her job, the success of the business is even more important.&#160; So it is time to “put up or shut up” and I better do what needs to be done instead of just farting around.</p>
<p>I have decided that an easy way to help me focus on work instead of just “farting around” is that I need a computer that is just solely for work.&#160; This mean no <a href="http://twitter.com/marcnorris">Twitter</a>, Skype, or checking stats (or email) five billion times per day.&#160; This is a big time waster for me, and I can’t do that anymore.</p>
<p>So, I will be working by the clock, using a timer and working 50 minutes out of every hour.&#160; During my break I am “allowed” to check my email and all that other “fun” stuff, but when I am working, that is all that I will be doing.</p>
<p>I will be reporting back in about a week to let you all know how it is going – I know that in the past when I lived my life by the timer I actually got a lot done, so I hope that it will work well this time too.</p>
<p>Anyway, enough of this blogging – I should get back to work before I need to go to bed (that is the new time management focused me talking <img src='http://www.marcnorris.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> &#160; ).</p>
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		<title>Trying to Stay in the Top 100 on Squidoo</title>
		<link>http://www.marcnorris.com/2009/03/28/trying-to-stay-in-the-top-100-on-squidoo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proxy websites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[squidoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[top 100]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I joined Squidoo about a year ago and I finally have a lens in the top 100 which is quite a feat.  But I am concerned that it is not going to stay there, so if you could comment and rate it, I would appreciate it!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like many people online, I joined <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/lensmasters/MarcNorris">Squidoo</a> to promote some of my sites, share topics that I was interested in, and make some money (of course, right <img src='http://www.marcnorris.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> &#160; )</p>
<p>Well, it has been over a year now, and finally, I have a lens that has made it into the top 100.&#160; It has taken&#160; a lot of marketing, but it is nice to finally see that it has made some ground.</p>
<p>But, I am concerned that it isn’t going to stay there for long – though it gets some good traffic, it needs more people to comment on it.</p>
<p>So, if you have a chance, could you visit my lens on <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/free-proxy-servers">proxy websites</a> and comment and rate it – I would appreciate it very much <img src='http://www.marcnorris.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Blogging From My Wife&#8217;s Laptop</title>
		<link>http://www.marcnorris.com/2009/01/19/blogging-from-my-wifes-laptop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I haven't been blogging very consistently and I appologize. I have decided to try blogging at the kitchen table from my wife's laptop and so far the results are promissing - I'll report back in a week as to whether or not I have finally blogged consistently for a week straight.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.marcnorris.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bloggingattable.jpg"><img title="bloggingattable" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="180" alt="bloggingattable" src="http://www.marcnorris.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/bloggingattable-thumb.jpg" width="240" align="left" border="0" /></a> If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been blogging on a consistent basis.&#160; Part of this problem is due to the fact that once I go downstairs to work, I usually get distracted and blogging is the last thing on my mind.&#160; But the result of this is that my blog, traffic, and readers all suffer – if there is nothing new to read, why would you come back, right?</p>
<p>So, I have decided to try this week to sit down before I go downstairs at the kitchen table and blog on my wife’s laptop.&#160; There is no specialized software on here, just the basics, so there is little distraction for me to do other things besides blogging.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll have to see how it goes, but so far, this is the second blog post I have written today (I have about three blogs to write on that I should be doing consistently), so I guess I have made progress already.</p>
<p>I’ll give it a week and we’ll see how it is going – I am expecting some good results.</p>
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