Relationship Marketing | Build Your Online Business

This may seem like a silly question because if someone does not know how to do a job it should be easy to correct it my asking someone else for information.  Shouldn't it?  Perhaps. This is our 4th and final in the series to help Paula and she will have to confirm if this is what has been holding her back in launching her online business.

Does the idea seem far-fetched that a sharp, savvy and successful (offline) businesswoman would allow her lack of knowledge in a particular area to cause her to procrastinate?  For someone who is successful in other areas the idea that they are not able to master everything perfectly could become a motivational block.  Pride for one could prevent her from recognizing that she needs help, or even worse to admit to herself that she needs help.  Subconsciously this results in avoidance or even developing an aversion for the task. (more…)

• What is RSS? Defining: Let's see how Wikepedia defines it.

(1)  RSS (most commonly expanded as Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.

(2) An RSS document (which is called a “feed”, “web feed”, or “channel”) includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship. Web feeds benefit publishers by letting them syndicate content automatically.

• Subscribing.  You need the RSS button on your blog because you want to make it as easy as possible for others to subscribe to your blog content.  The icon or symbol is generally recognized as an orange dot with two semi-circles, but it may also be in another color.  Depending on your blogging platform, this may involve simply adding an html code that has already been written.

It's important to make sure that the symbol is easily seen by your readers, and I was reminded of this earlier today by one of my readers.  She commented that she liked my blog but felt that I would benefit by adding an RSS feed button so readers can subscribe easily.  The button is currently on my website but is one of many at the end of each post under “Share and Enjoy.”   I'll be movingit to a more visible location.  Thanks, Sherika. (more…)