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If you’re a consultant, freelancer, or small business owner, at some point you’ll need to do research for your business. Maybe you’ll need to do market research, compare insurance plans, manage your reputation online, or scope out the competition. Whatever the topic, you’ll need a strategy, tools to work with the information you find, and the skills to manage the logistics—and that all comes before you can even start making sense of whatever you find.

Business research is less likely to involve searching for THE definitive answer, unquestionable truths, or exhaustive literature reviews in scholarly fashion. Read the full post →

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With the decision of the New York Times to move to an online subscription model, I thought it timely to repost a piece I wrote in April 2009 on why free is not always a good business model.

In late February 2009 at the Future of Web Apps conference,  Jason Fried of 37signals “stressed to the Web app developers and entrepreneurs in attendance that they need to start charging for their applications and that free is not the way to go.”

Are you one of the many solo-entrepreneurs and small business owners that actively seek out and use, free applications for your business? Budgets are tight and if you can get what you need for free, why not? I see a few problems with assuming that “free is better for business.” Let’s start with the root issue. Read the full post →

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Surviving the Digital Decades to Come

January 13, 2010
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What will it take for you to survive the next decade in our digital world? Are you comfortable learning technology (new hardware and software) when you need to?
If not, it’s time to get started. Over the years I’ve taught many people how to think about educating themselves, and I’ve learned a lot about what works [...]

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Digital Survival Skills

January 6, 2010
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We live in a digital world, so you need to know how to get things done with computers and the Web. But most of us learned how to use computers on the fly, and many aren’t really confident. Or we feel overwhelmed when things change and we have to re-learn what we thought we knew.
Tired [...]

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Research Strategies and Skills for Business

December 16, 2009
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If you’re a consultant, freelancer, or small business owner, at some point you’ll need to do research for your business. Maybe you’ll need to do market research, compare insurance plans, manage your reputation online, or scope out the competition. Whatever the topic, you’ll need a strategy, tools to work with the information you find, and [...]

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7 Lucky LinkedIn® Links for Job Seekers and Professionals

October 30, 2009
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Enjoy these 7 lucky LinkedIn® links from our collection on delicious. Do you have another one to recommend? Let us know by adding a comment. Link Friday is a regular feature.
1. LinkedIn SuperGuide -Tutorials, Tips and Tools – Answering the power user call is easier with this wonderful collection of resources [...]

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LinkedIn—5 Steps to a Better Company Presence

July 29, 2009
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After doing an introductory teleconference on LinkedIn® last week, I started thinking about the most important things companies can do to leverage LinkedIn for business right now while waiting for more new features. The company pages are currently in beta, meaning not quite full-featured yet, but what if you want to get started right away?

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