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Change Employee Communication and Avoid the “Golden Bull”
Communicating with employees in plain English is a good thing! The main benefit is that they will have a greater chance of understanding what you are trying to say (always a good outcome of any communication). Unfortunately many messages sent out by management are less than clear. Here are a few examples of real communications.
There Is No Such Thing as a Duplicate Content Penalty
First, I want you to understand that I am NOT giving you license to steal other people’s content. There ARE repercussions to using duplicate content, but it is not a penalty per se.

Phishing Scams - How To Avoid Them
Phishing is one of the fastest growing forms of internet fraud. Learn what it is and how you can spot, and avoid, this online theft.
Web Information Overload - Consider RSS
Do you struggle with information overload? Do you take time to go out to your favorite sites to see what is new? Is your in-box stuffed with information from various blogs that you have subscribed to? Are you going nuts trying to manage it all? If any of these questions ring true to you, then you might want to consider looking into knowing more about RSS. Learn what RSS is and how you can use this tool to increase your productivity.
How to Get Clients to Your Website
I know how disappointing it can be after you’ve poured hard work and dollars into your website only to have it sit there collecting cyber dust. While it might seem complex, your role as an Internet marketer comes down to three simple things.

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SEO what does it mean to You?
In this fast changing world we seem to be obsessed with acronyms and in world of web design and web marketing SEO is without doubt the most important one. This article introduces the basics of SEO and is the beginning of a journey of plain English information. Any active web site owner will be aware of the term SEO, but with many web masters, web designers and web developers not conversant in the best practices for effective SEO and some totally oblivious to even basic SEO design practices it’s not surprising the web business owner is frustrated and feeling very much in the dark. With my series of articles I hope to turn on the light for the business owner so as to empower them to make the decisions required to both comprehend the essential basics of SEO and to implement a positive approach to change.
Business Writing, Effective Communication Skills Need Not Be Pompous
Phrases such as "due diligence" and "transformational change" are business writing at its weakest. Effective writing communication skills must emphasize plain English that shows respect for readers who are certain to be tired of -- and annoyed by -- paragraphs such as this one on the website of a large management consulting firm: "Projects are customized based on client needs. Due diligence services range from initial validation of targets to detailed on-site due diligence visits to the preparation of complete integration plans. Management consulting services, aimed at enhancing organizational effectiveness, are typically intensive studies that identify cost-saving opportunities and define appropriate actionable go-forward plans. Strict confidentiality is maintained for all engagements."

Got Sand in Your Hourglass?
Scientists at University of California, at S.F. has published some research on how to add up to 10 years to your longevity. No fancy terms, just plain English. You'll like it.
Social media/networking tools and small business: what does it mean to you and how do you get started?
A plain English introduction to figuring out what social media tools and strategies will work for your business.
Go to MoSCoW and improve your marketing Copy
All requirements are important, but they are prioritized to deliver the greatest and most immediate business benefits early. Developers will initially try to deliver all the M, S and C requirements but the S and C requirements will be the first to go if the delivery timescale looks threatened. The plain English meaning of the MoSCoW words has value in getting customers to understand what they are doing during prioritization in a way that other ways of attaching priority, like high, medium and low, do not.
Multilingual Marketing
About 75% of the world’s population speak no English at all. At present count, that’s some five billion people you’re not able to reach if your online presence is English-language only. Add to that findings by the Chartered Institute of Marketing that ‘export sales of companies that make an effort to understand each nation’s way of life, consumer tastes, culture and language are growing by, on average, £290K per company per year,’ and you have a powerful incentive to go multilingual with your online marketing. Here’s how...
Change Employee Communication and Avoid the “Golden Bull”
Communicating with employees in plain English is a good thing! The main benefit is that they will have a greater chance of understanding what you are trying to say (always a good outcome of any communication). Unfortunately many messages sent out by management are less than clear. Here are a few examples of real communications.
Hidden in Plain View
Why is your life the way it is, and not the way you would like it to be? The answer to this question is hidden in plain view. Before I give you the "plain view" answer, please allow me to explain something that will help you to understand your life better.

How to Update Your Executive Presentation Skills, Instantly
Are you concerned that you don't have the necessary skills to be effective in presenting? Are you worried because you haven't updated your skills in a long time? If so, you may have reason to be alert. Find out in plain English what you may have been feeling in your gut for a long time.
Yield of Dreams
n the early 1950s, Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. During her first attempt, she had been swimming for hours and was getting very near to the English coast. That's when the seas turned much colder and heavy swells developed. A dense fog settled in blocking everything from view with a chilly wet blanket. As Florence's pace slowed and energy drained, her mother called through the fog from one of the small boats following behind, "Come on, Florence, you can make it. It's only a little further."

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