How Robust is Your Group Network?

Power Thought of the Week

By Patricia Parham, Ph.D., TNNW Contributing Writer

Networking is about expanding our resources and powerbase in new and unexpected ways. Take a look at your network and see how much “sameness” there is in your network. Do you attend the same meetings and see the same people every month? Do you interact with the same people at different meetings? What new group could you attend or new project could you take on that would expose you to more people and ideas?

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Follow Through – One Day at a Time

People, Power & Possibilities

By Donna Fisher, Contributing

You've probably set some goals for 2008. Maybe you've even created a goals poster and/or developed your action plan. And yet some people are already off-track even though we're only half way through the first month of the year. What is it about following through with our intentions that seems to be so difficult?

Oftentimes it's because we just haven't developed and don't practice that "integrity muscle" with ourselves. When you say you're going to do something, does that really mean that YOU ARE GOING TO DO IT, or does it really mean that you'll "think about" doing it, do it if it's easy and convenient, or do it if you remember?

What if this year, you honored yourself by truly doing what you've said you will do – being your "word" with yourself.

Honor Your "Word" and Empower Your Results in 2008:

• Be clear about what you say (don't make haphazard promises).
• Be accountable to yourself.
• Create a support system (or buddies) where you are accountable for doing what you say.
• Document your promises and follow through actions.

Stop analyzing and judging yourself and just do what you say.

When you follow through on something that you said you would do you honor yourself. You strengthen your character, self-esteem and ability to produce results.

Donna Fisher
www.donnafisher.com
Houston, TX
713-789-2484

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Networking Your Website Using Link Bait

By Rita Wilhelm, TNNW Contributing Writer

Building incoming relevant links to your website is what will boost your search engine rankings the most. This is an ongoing process, and this is probably the most time-consuming task related to online marketing.

An incoming link from another site, basically tells the search engines that your site may have good information on it. It’s a vote for you. The more links (or votes) you get from other quality sites, the higher you will rank in the search engines.

But what is going to make quality sites want to link to you?

First of all, it is important to look at your content (what you talk about on your website or blog). Is your website basically a sales pitch? If so, then it’s not very likely someone is going to link to you, unless they are an affiliate and get a commission for referring new clients to you.

To get people to link to you really requires that you have something noteworthy on your website or blog.

You may have heard the term ‘link bait’ before. Link bait is basically content that you put out, that attracts other people, and makes them want to link to you through their blog or other sites.

Do you have an insightful report that people might want to link to? Do you have something that is interesting, educational or funny on your site? Maybe you have a special tool that people can use, or resources that you have gathered.

These links are not only good from a search engine standpoint, but also from a referral standpoint. If a well known blogger talks about something on your site and links to you, you may very well benefit from a burst of new traffic.

Make sure you have an opportunity in place on your link bait page, to convert your visitors to new prospects or clients.

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