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February 22, 2012
Blogging Tips and Tricks   
Yesterday, Business 2 Community featured an article by Rob Boirun entitled The 5 Elements of a Successful Business Blog. He provides some excellent tips on how to blog effectively:
 

1. Be Personable.

 

2. Ensure Proper Usability. 

 

3. Use Your Theme For Proper Branding.

 

4. Vary Your Content. 

 

5. Speak To Your Demographic. 


We encourage our members to contribute to the UPworld Blog to share expertise, grow our community, and market their skills. And most of all, we want you to enjoy doing so!

Click here to read the full article

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If you want to set up your own Blog on UPworld, just contact Rebekah Peterman, UPworld's Blog Coordinator at
rebekah@upworld.com. 

 
Business Practices

Best Practices - Box.com vs. Dropbox  

Feb 22 2012 - Nicholas Miner

 

I get asked a lot of questions about different technologies I am using to make my life as a commercial real estate broker easier. I wanted to tell you about two simple cloud computing solutions that I use for my day-to-day business and why I use them the way I do ...

 

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If You Knew You Would Be Out of Business in a Year, Would You Change? 

Feb 17 2012 - Lisbeth Calandrino

 

The answer to this question seems clear. Of course you would change. The thought that obstacles would not occur in life or business is an unreal idea. Ask yourself, "Can I handle obstacles?" ...

 

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Corporate Speak - Say What You Mean.  

Feb 16 2012 - Wes Morgan

 

A little more thoughtfulness in our daily communcations could go a long way to preventing cliché traps, irritating patterns and shortcuts that creep into our businesses. Okay, at the risk offending some people, here are some examples of what I mean ...

 

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Design

Tricks of the Trades - {Magical Tips} 

Feb 20 2012 - Gail Green

 

NICHES - We are finally not talking about marketing, but design. Here, the focus is narrow, literally. A niche is a negative space which is carved out of a plane, whether that be a wall of sheetrock, cabinetry, stone or other material. Niches make spaces look larger and more interesting ...

 

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Peggy Bates Art and Colors  

Feb 10 2012 - Marie Burgos

 

I truly enjoyed meeting Peggy Bates. She is such a wonderful human being and a fabulous artist. Her sensibility, kindness and humanity comes out in her art with gracious curves and vivid colors. I have visited her studio where colorful giant paintings graze all the walls ...

 

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Finance  

60-Second Skills With Financial Calculators - Future Value and Present Value on HP 12C and HP 17bII+ 

Feb 13 2012 - Bruce Kirsch

 

In today's post, we will look at the basics of Future Value and Present Value, using a $100 Time Zero amount and an assumed annual growth rate of 4.00%. Follow the input commands on your financial calculator ...

 

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Technology

Social Media Week - The Art of Doodling  

Feb 21 2012 - Michael Kaufman

 

A late-day session with a delightfully animated panel discussed the 22nd century evolution of the pre-history skill of the hand-drawn doodle. Arguably the most sketchbook-like tablet application available, Doodle.ly hosted the group ...

 

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