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		<title>Does your e-newsletter give away the store</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/05/does-your-e-newsletter-give-away-the-store/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I&#8217;ve seen good intentions go bad with regard to e-newsletters.   I&#8217;m receiving some with way too much text. Kellee Gabel A good newsletter will be informative and useful, keeping subscribers feeling compelled to open and read it.  With that in mind, it&#8217;s good &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/05/does-your-e-newsletter-give-away-the-store/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Should you outsource social media?</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/04/should-you-outsource-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am asked this question so frequently, along with, what social media tactics should our company employ?  This video featuring Mikal Belicove by Entrepreneur.com makes sense of the first question. If you&#8217;re not sure how to address this pressing question &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/04/should-you-outsource-social-media/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pinterest the latest craze</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/04/pinterest-the-latest-craze/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Pinterest and how does it work? Pinterest is now the third most popular social network in the US.  Publicly launched in August 2011, Pinterest now has in excess of 10 million users, and is generating a lot of &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/04/pinterest-the-latest-craze/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The value of white space</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/04/the-value-of-white-space/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re using e-mail marketing for your business and doing it yourself, I want to point out something that&#8217;s a bit of a pet peeve of mine.  It&#8217;s a common lack of white space I&#8217;ve observed. What is white space? &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/04/the-value-of-white-space/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When is free not free?</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/03/when-is-free-not-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is there anything wrong with free?  If it&#8217;s a great pair of shoes at a BOGO event, I&#8217;d be inclined to say, NEVER! There are so many free offerings that make it easy for businesses to market on the web &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/03/when-is-free-not-free/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is a website enough?</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/02/is-a-website-enough/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we started out in the Fall of 2000, websites were the main staple of a good online presence.  The commercial nature of the web had already gotten its groove, in fact the dot com bubble had already burst.  A business &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/02/is-a-website-enough/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>QR Codes revisited</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/01/qr-codes-revisited/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is a QR Code you may find yourself asking?  Have you been seeing those funny black and white cubes on billboards, businesscards and the like? QR = Quick Response Simply stated, it&#8217;s a block of patterns containing data that &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/01/qr-codes-revisited/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Smartphones encourage mobile shopping</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/01/smartphones-encourage-mobile-shopping/</link>
		<comments>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/01/smartphones-encourage-mobile-shopping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I wish the title of this article were my original headline.  However, I am happy to credit it to the latest eNewsletter I received from eMarketer.com.  The full article is here&#62;&#62;. The current numbers and projections about mobile retail shopping &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2012/01/smartphones-encourage-mobile-shopping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is your message engaging?</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2011/10/is-your-message-engaging/</link>
		<comments>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2011/10/is-your-message-engaging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fickle &#8230; /fikel/ Adjective:  Changing frequently, esp. as regards one&#8217;s loyalties, interests, or affection. Internet surfers.  Fickle!  Yes, it&#8217;s true.  It&#8217;s always been true. We get a mere second &#8211; or two &#8211; to grab the attention of our visitor.  &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2011/10/is-your-message-engaging/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A bird in the hand can sometimes fly away</title>
		<link>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2011/09/a-bird-in-the-hand-can-sometimes-fly-away/</link>
		<comments>http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2011/09/a-bird-in-the-hand-can-sometimes-fly-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/?p=47</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[by Kellee Gabel, The Web Professional, Inc. Have you ever heard the expression &#8220;a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush?&#8221; This philosophy has served me well throughout many areas of my life. My reason for asking &#8230; <a href="http://thewebprofessional.com/blog/2011/09/a-bird-in-the-hand-can-sometimes-fly-away/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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