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		<title>The Power of Publishing Information on the Internet</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/07/09/the-power-of-publishing-information-on-the-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ecommerce]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[selling information online]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Publishing information on the Internet is one of the easiest things a business can do.  Publishing information on the Internet: Increases awareness of your business among both customers and prospects alike; Improves your ranking on Google and the other major search engines; Has the potential to add a new revenue stream to your business where one did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shortest Email I Ever Received</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/05/24/the-shortest-email-i-ever-received/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/05/24/the-shortest-email-i-ever-received/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 20:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adwords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[click-through rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CTR]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week, I received what is probably the shortest email message anyone has ever sent me. Unlike most emails I receive, it didn&#8217;t begin with a greeting (such as &#8220;Dear Andy&#8221;) nor was it signed with the sender&#8217;s name.  But those things didn&#8217;t bother me, because this particular email was sent in response to one that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Rules of Marketing</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/04/16/the-new-rules-of-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/04/16/the-new-rules-of-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General Discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no longer about having a website or &#8220;search engine optimization&#8221;. If you own a business — or if you make your living selling products and services to customers — you must watch this video right now: The rules of marketing have changed forever! &#8211;Andy Lehrfeld.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Pace Your Follow-Up</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/04/15/how-to-pace-your-follow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/04/15/how-to-pace-your-follow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[follow-up]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest mistakes businesses make is in their follow-up efforts with customers and prospects. Most small-to-medium size businesses fit into one of two categories: 1. Those that don&#8217;t follow-up often enough (99% of small businesses don&#8217;t follow-up at all!). When your follow-up is inconsistent and infrequent, you&#8217;re simply wasting your time and marketing dollars. Your contacts won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personalization &#8212; It Really Works!</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/04/02/personalization-it-really-works/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/04/02/personalization-it-really-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personalization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that personalizing the customer&#8217;s experience when doing business with our organization is important, but it never hurts to be reminded of the fact. Here&#8217;s a very funny video that I found on YouTube which does a good job of just that. Enjoy!]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Domain Name Scam</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/03/05/chinese-domain-name-scam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Discussion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t overpay or fall victim to this scam! This particular scam has been around for a long time, but recently I have noticed a significant uptick in activity. If you are the owner of a domain name registered to your organization, you will likely at some point receive an unsolicted email from someone or some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Website a Lead Generation Machine</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/02/17/make-your-website-a-lead-generation-machine/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/02/17/make-your-website-a-lead-generation-machine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody knows one-sided relationships never work. The same is true with websites.  If your website is focused entirely on you or your organization, it will be less likely to generate new business leads than one done correctly.  A website that focuses on your visitors and their needs can easily become a lead generation machine! When designing your website, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>De-bunking the Myths of CRM</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/02/12/de-bunking-the-myths-of-crm/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/02/12/de-bunking-the-myths-of-crm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CRM]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What are the 6 Common Myths of CRM? Myth #1. CRM is a software package that must be purchased (it isn&#8217;t; CRM is a mindset that permeates throughout a company when the business puts its customers&#8217; needs first); Myth #2. CRM requires full-scale implementation (it doesn&#8217;t; businesses can take small steps and still implement effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Ways You Can Add Links Back to Your Website</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/02/09/8-ways-you-can-add-links-back-to-your-website/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/02/09/8-ways-you-can-add-links-back-to-your-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Link-building to your website (also called &#8220;back linking&#8221;) is essential if you want to boost your website&#8217;s position on the search engine results page (SERP). Here are 8 ways you can add significant numbers of quality links back to your website: Directory submission (Dmoz, Yahoo Directory, JoeAnt.com) Article submission (EzineArticles.com, GoArticles.com) Optimized press releases (PRWeb.com) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 7 Ways to Increase Traffic on Your Website</title>
		<link>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/01/29/top-7-ways-to-increase-traffic-on-your-website/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.flexiblesystems.com/2010/01/29/top-7-ways-to-increase-traffic-on-your-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>alehrfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are many ways to increase traffic on your website.  Some will cost you money, and some will not. Here are my Top 7 ways to boost the number of qualified visitors to your website (several of these are free): Have your website professionally optimized for the search engines, and submit it to both search [...]]]></description>
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