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		<title>Free Book Summary &#8211; &#8220;The Art of the Start&#8221; by Guy Kawasaki</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guy Kawasaki’s “The Art of the Start” is a modern business classic. But if you don’t have time to read a 240-page book you can get some of the meatiest points in a free book summary. Business book summaries are an easy way to get useful information in a hurry. The excerpt of “The Art [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/w_geta15/"><img title="art-of-the-start" src="http://cathystucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/art-of-the-start.jpg" alt="art-of-the-start" width="300" height="300" align="right" /></a>Guy Kawasaki’s “The Art of the Start” is a modern business classic. But if you don’t have time to read a 240-page book you can get some of the meatiest points in a <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/w_geta15/" target="_blank">free book summary</a>. Business book summaries are an easy way to get useful information in a hurry.</p>
<p>The excerpt of “The Art of the Start” is filled with lots of tips and advice in just five short pages. You will learn: 1) How to position and pitch a new business; 2) How to get the most benefit from branding and staffing; and 3) Why starting a business is akin to a spiritual undertaking, requiring belief in the project’s worth and its benefit to society.</p>
<p>The book summary covers the 11 Arts of Entrepreneurship and what you need to know about each of them. These entrepreneurial arts are starting, positioning, pitching, writing a business plan, bootstrapping, recruiting, raising capital, partnering, branding, rainmaking and being a mensch. “Being a mensch?” Yes, it is critical to your success.</p>
<p>Whether you want to use this book summary as a way to decide if you want to read the entire book, or just to get the most important points without having to read the entire 240 pages, you should definitely take a few minutes right now to download and read the <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/w_geta15/" target="_blank">book summary of Guy Kawasaki’s “The Art of the Start.”</a></p>
<p>Get it here: <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/w_geta15/" target="_blank">http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/w_geta15/</a></p>
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		<title>Free Book Marketing Ebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dana Lynn Smith, a.k.a The Book Marketing Maven, is giving away an ebook with some of her top tips from 2008. Her advice is meant for authors and publishers who are selling books, but many of her techniques can be used by information marketers of all types. Get your free copy of Top Book Marketing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dana Lynn Smith, a.k.a The Book Marketing Maven, is giving away an ebook with some of her top tips from 2008. Her advice is meant for authors and publishers who are selling books, but many of her techniques can be used by information marketers of all types.</p>
<p>Get your free copy of <a href="http://bookmarketingmaven.typepad.com/book_marketing_maven/2009/01/a-new-years-gift-for-you.html" target="_blank">Top Book Marketing Tips of 2008</a>. And take a look around Dana&#8217;s blog for more great ideas.</p>
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		<title>Free Tax Planning Calendar for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 01:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS has a free downloadable calendar, packed with tax tips and important tax dates. You can download the calendar as a PDF, and you can copy the important tax deadlines into Outlook or iCal. Access the free calendar and other business resources at the IRS web site.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="irs_logo" src="http://cathystucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/irs_logo.jpg" alt="irs_logo" width="200" height="165" align="right" />The IRS has a free downloadable calendar, packed with tax tips and important tax dates. You can <a href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1518.pdf" target="_blank">download the calendar as a PDF</a>, and you can copy the important tax deadlines into <a href="http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=177839,00.html" target="_blank">Outlook</a> or <a href="http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=177837,00.html" target="_blank">iCal</a>.</p>
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<p>Access the free calendar and other business resources at the <a href="http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=176080,00.html?portlet=2" target="_blank">IRS web site</a>.</p>
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		<title>Make Money Giving Away Free Magazines and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have an audience that would like to receive free magazines, white papers, podcasts, webinars and other information on business and tech topics—content they would pay for, but won’t have to? If so, I have a resource that will make you a hero to them, while also putting money in your pocket. With RevResponse [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.revresponse.com/join.php/?refbrand=idealady" title="Sign up for RevResponse"><img src="http://cathystucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/revresponse.jpg" alt="Sign up for RevResponse" align="right" border="0" hspace="15" vspace="15" /></a>Do you have an audience that would like to receive free magazines, white papers, podcasts, webinars and other information on business and tech topics—content they would pay for, but won’t have to? If so, I have a resource that will make you a hero to them, while also putting money in your pocket.</p>
<p>With <a href="http://www.revresponse.com/join.php/?refbrand=idealady" target="_blank">RevResponse</a> by NetLine you get paid for each qualified subscription or download request. Just tell your audience about the resources available, and when they request free information, you make money. How much? That depends on the offer, but the minimum is $1.50 per qualified lead and some offers pay much more.<span id="more-48"></span></p>
<p>I would not recommend a program I have not personally tried. I signed up with RevResponse at the end of March and had my own co-branded site within 24 hours. As I started referring customers to the site from my blog, web site and email newsletters, my earnings accumulated quickly. I am pleased with the results I have gotten so far, and look forward to earning even more over the coming months.</p>
<p>How much you earn will depend on the size of your audience and how well their interests mesh with the free publications available. If your audience is involved in any aspect of business or technology, chances are there are several offers that will be appropriate for them.</p>
<p>To maximize your earnings, match your suggestions to your audience. Suggesting <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/?pt=cat&amp;page=Sale" target="_blank">sales and marketing publications</a> to an <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/?pt=cat&amp;page=Info" target="_blank">information technology</a> audience will not lead to good results. For example, a lot of the people who read my email newsletters have online businesses, so I recommended <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/webs/?p=webs" target="_blank">Website Magazine</a> to them. Others in my audience are in the publishing business, and many of them claimed free subscriptions to <em><a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/bbus/" target="_blank">Book Business Magazine</a></em>.</p>
<p><strong>Here is how you can start making money with <a href="http://www.revresponse.com/join.php/?refbrand=idealady" target="_blank">RevResponse</a>:</strong></p>
<p><strong>First, <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/" target="_blank">browse the categories and offers</a> to see which ones would be a good fit.</strong> You might want to sign up for an offer to two to see how the process works and discover the quality of the publications available.</p>
<p><strong>Next, <a href="http://www.revresponse.com/join.php/?refbrand=idealady" target="_blank">sign up for a free account at RevResponse</a>.</strong> Within a day or two, your co-branded site will be ready to promote.</p>
<p><strong>Use the tools provided by RevResponse to identify the best offers for your audience, and create widgets to automatically display popular offers on your web site.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Choose a few specific offers you want to make to your audience.</strong> You may decide to create blog posts, feature them in your email newsletter, or link to the sign up pages from the thank you page displayed to new subscribers to your newsletter.</p>
<p><strong>Discover what is working for other publishers by reading the blog and forum at the RevResponse site.</strong> And ask for help if you need it. I have found the folks there to be quick to respond to my questions and comments. Then, use what you learn to tweak your promotions and make them more successful.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.revresponse.com/join.php/?refbrand=idealady" target="_blank">RevResponse</a> can run on your web site or blog along with other advertising programs, including Google AdSense. Why not add it to your site today, and start making more money?</p>
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		<title>Free Subscription to Website Magazine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Stucker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have a website? Do you want to make your website more successful? Until now, there has not been a magazine that caters exclusively to the business of running a website. Website Magazine has tapped premier talent in the Internet industry for content and each and every issue will contain practical advice and insights [...]]]></description>
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<p>Until now, there has not been a magazine that caters exclusively to the business of running a website. <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/webs" target="_blank"><em>Website Magazine</em></a> has tapped premier talent in the Internet industry for content and each and every issue will contain practical advice and insights for website owners.</p>
<p>The current issue has features on social media marketing, web analytics, website video on a budget, green hosting, landing page optimization and much more.</p>
<p>You can receive a free subscription to <a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/webs" target="_blank"><em>Website Magazine</em></a> (US only) and get practical advice and helpful tools from industry experts to help any website achieve Internet success.</p>
<p><a href="http://idealady.tradepub.com/free/webs" target="_blank">Get your free subscription here. </a></p>
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