How to Avoid Entrepreneurial Burnout, without Losing Business, or Your Health

By Rainmaker.FM

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Entrepreneurial burnout is something that can creep up on you without you realizing it.

On Youpreneur.FM, host Chris Ducker shares his own experience with it and discusses the quick steps to avoid it.

One of the subjects Chris is most vocal about is entrepreneurial burnout. Why? Because he experienced it firsthand and wants to save you from doing the same.

By December of 2009, Chris was working like a mad man — 15-16-hour days, 7 days a week. Business was very good, but working so much was taking its toll on his health and impacting his family.

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The Difference Between Responsibility and Control

By Rainmaker.FM

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Discover why an Editor-in-Chief doesn’t have to be (and shouldn’t be) controlling in order to be responsible.

When you recognize the difference between being responsible and being controlling, you can aim to embody the qualities that will help you work with ease and become more productive.

In this 9-minute episode of Editor-in-Chief, host Stefanie Flaxman discusses:

  • Why responsibility is satisfying
  • Why control is stifling
  • How the subtle differences between responsibility and control can affect your work

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How to Combine SEO with Content Marketing to Maximize Traffic

By Neil Patel

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This post is a little different from my usual posts…

Typically, I write about one specific topic, e.g., SEO, content marketing, or social media marketing.

But often, when I read comments and emails from my readers, I see a big problem with their mentality.

It boils down to a question such as:

Should I focus more on SEO or content marketing?

And I get where that’s coming from, but it’s the wrong question.

You’ve seen the stats:

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Don’t Create Your Content Strategy Until You Research These 6 Things

By Demian Farnworth

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I’m here today with a reminder about an all-important truth when it comes to content strategy: research is everything.

When I evaluate copy and content strategies, I often see what amounts to copycat content.

Not that these people are stealing. No.

Typically, it’s clear to see they are working off of limited information (perhaps their client is stiff-lipped) or simply looking around to see what everyone else is doing — and then creating something similar and safe.

Both those approaches will lead you to a content strategy that is DOA: Dead on Arrival.

Here are six areas you should research to …read more      

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