Clipmarks | sweetsfoods's How to collectionhttp://clipmarks.com/clipper/sweetsfoods/clipcast/How+to/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/sweetsfoods/clipcast/How+to/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-usHow to Promote Your Blog through Networkinghttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/FA484D82-62C3-4DBE-B264-87399775128C/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/sweetsfoods/">sweetsfoods</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/03/13/how-to-promote-your-blog-through-networking/" title="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/03/13/how-to-promote-your-blog-through-networking/">www.problogger.net</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/sweetsfoods/512/DA705291-5E3B-474E-821C-BF7906766CE9.jpg" alt="Blog-Promotio - Networking" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P><EM>This week I’ve been suggesting <A href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/03/11/how-id-promote-my-blog-if-i-were-starting-out-again/">five ways that I’d promote a <STRONG>new blog </STRONG> to <STRONG> new readers </STRONG>if i was starting out again</A>.</EM> </P> <P>Today I want to turn our attention to <STRONG>Networking</STRONG> as a great way to promote a blog.</P> <P>If I were starting out in blogging today knowing what I now know I’d invest significant time each day into connecting with others online. The old adage of ‘it’s not what you know it’s who you know’ rings true in blogging.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>A number of suggestions that I’d make in networking with bloggers:</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Be generous</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Don’t Expect too much too quick</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Look for the B-listers</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Prove Yourself First</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Persist But Don’t Annoy</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Look in Neighboring Niches</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Ask Questions</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Become a Go-To Person and a Connector</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Have an Elevator Pitch</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Look for Points of Synergy</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Looking forward to hearing more about your own experience of blog networking and how it’s helped your blogging grow.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/blogging/" rel="tag">blogging</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/blogs/" rel="tag">blogs</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/technology/" rel="tag">technology</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a></div>http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/03/13/how-to-promote-your-blog-through-networking/Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:36:11 GMT10 Effective Productivity Tips for Writershttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/50BF886F-5A7D-4EAE-A4E2-25C2FE22C8D5/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/sweetsfoods/">sweetsfoods</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/writing-tips/" title="http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/writing-tips/">www.pickthebrain.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1 class="title">10 Effective Productivity Tips for Writers</H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><EM>“Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.”</EM></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/sweetsfoods/512/01D16DA6-1BE4-422C-8FB2-CDAE760CFABD.jpg" alt="Pen and red ink" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Perhaps this is a sentiment that all writers can share to some extent. However, writing doesn’t have to be a tortuous experience akin to banging your head against a wall. Frustration rarely helps our writing; good writing is perfectly compatible with efficient and reasonably quick writing. If you would like to become a fast and efficient writer, the following are 10 suggestions that have the potential to dramatically increase your productivity.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Clear Mind</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Start Somewhere</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Accumulate Ideas</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><UL> <LI>A good title</LI> <LI>7 key points / paragraphs.</LI> <LI>I know the subject relatively well.</LI> <LI>Write from Experience / Knowledge</LI> </UL></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Practise the Art of Writing</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/sweetsfoods/512/7C97CDFC-1496-4E83-BB29-238FB1728067.jpg" alt="write4.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Write in Unlikely Situations</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Positive Attitude</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>A Working Environment</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Music / Silence</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2>Be Committed</H2></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/writing/" rel="tag">writing</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a></div>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/writing-tips/Fri, 22 Feb 2008 21:56:06 GMTHow to Delete Email Addictionhttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/11338699-8DE4-44C9-A884-B23863AFC9A6/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/sweetsfoods/">sweetsfoods</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://thinksimplenow.com/productivity/how-to-delete-email-addiction/" title="http://thinksimplenow.com/productivity/how-to-delete-email-addiction/">thinksimplenow.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H1><A title="Permanent Link: How to Delete Email Addiction" rel="bookmark" href="http://thinksimplenow.com/productivity/how-to-delete-email-addiction/">How to Delete Email Addiction</A></H1></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/sweetsfoods/512/B8B3379C-1A99-405B-9EBD-D526819CB4B3.jpg" alt="email-addiction.jpg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>I have a secret: I am an email-holic, and I am addicted to email.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Why Do We Become Email-Holics?</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Personal Insecurities</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Small Costs Add Up</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Fear of Failure or Change </STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Lack of Purpose</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Lack of Awareness</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Habits are Comfortable</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Email-Holics Rehabilitation Recipes & Tips</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Schedule & Time Ceilings</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Reply Immediately</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>If I have more time, I could….</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Start an Email Backlog</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Install GmailThis!</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Turn Off Email Clients</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Journal It & Observe It</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Penalty Jar</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Email Detox Days</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Outsource </STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Reward</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Additional Email Organizational Tips:</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Folders & Labels</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Family</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Travels</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Contacts</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>BlogPosts</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Filter, filter, filter</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Short & Concise</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>You might be thinking, “That’s a lot to remember!” or “All that advice sounds great but it’ll be hard to do in reality.” Just tell yourself this instead; “Just because something seems difficult doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try. Start small, start today. Turn your plan into a system in your daily life, with regular reminders and rewards.”</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/email/" rel="tag">email</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/mail/" rel="tag">mail</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/emails/" rel="tag">emails</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/howto/" rel="tag">howto</a></div>http://thinksimplenow.com/productivity/how-to-delete-email-addiction/Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:58:19 GMTMilk Does Wonders! How to remove wine stains http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/100412AA-9BB4-4ED1-9C57-E5B44A227489/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/sweetsfoods/">sweetsfoods</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Bizarre use of milk or white wine.. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/732526/remove_wine_stains_with_milk/" title="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/732526/remove_wine_stains_with_milk/">www.metacafe.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div>[Video]</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><SPAN class="Desc Over"> It's funny, but is true! If you don't have one of those fancy brand name stain removers you could use 100 ml of milk. Simple and 100% effective. </SPAN></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/video/" rel="tag">video</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/howto/" rel="tag">howto</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/wine/" rel="tag">wine</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/homemaking/" rel="tag">homemaking</a></div>http://www.metacafe.com/watch/732526/remove_wine_stains_with_milk/Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:03:46 GMT