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How to Learn From High-Quality Failures

By Rainmaker.FM

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Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur is the founder and Client Success Officer of Dream Local Digital, a startup helping small-to-medium-sized businesses market themselves online.

She has more than 15 years of experience in digital marketing, sales, and product development. She has worked with media companies focusing on Internet product development and digital revenue growth.

She is considered an expert in the field of digital marketing and social media.

Today’s guest is a sought-after speaker and speaks across the country about social media and online marketing.

Now, let’s hack …

Shannon Kinney.

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10 Odd Books That Will Improve Your Writing

By Rainmaker.FM

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You don’t have to look far to find a list of the best books a writer should read. This is a benefit for new writers, no doubt.

Unfortunately, those of us who have been around for a number of years often own every book that tends to make these lists. And we read them. And re-read them.

Not only do we own them, we’ve absorbed them into our bloodstreams.

It wouldn’t be so bad if that list changed from year to year. But it doesn’t.

So while the usual best-books-writers-should-read lists are fine for the greenhorns in the field … what about the …read more      

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Last Day to Join the Certified Writers Program

By Sonia Simone

the difference is strategy, perception, and a higher pay grade

Last week on Twitter, our own Demian Farnworth reminded us of a stark, lovely post he’d written about just how hard the life of the writer can be.

The piece was called The Year of Falling Apart, and detailed how — even when he’d taken the leap to follow his dreams and live as a writer — he still wasn’t happy. In fact, he was miserable.

I thought it would be the year of flying.

It was the year I fell apart.

(Spoiler alert, he turned out fine. In fact, he seems to me to be …read more      

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A Day to Be With Family and Remember

By Jerod Morris

Sgt. Benton Thames inspects a sentinel before the sentinel begins his walk on the mat at Arlington National Cemetery.

At the grave of a hero we end, not with sorrow at the inevitable loss, but with the contagion of his courage; and with a kind of desperate joy we go back to the fight. – Oliver Wendell Holmes

Oliver Wendell Holmes fought in the Civil War, enlisting with the Massachusetts militia during his senior year of college. He suffered numerous wounds and nearly died of dysentery.

After three years, in 1864, Holmes was able to walk away from military service. He would go on to live another 71 years, ultimately becoming one of the best-known …read more      

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How to Get More Sales From Your Mobile Visitors

By Neil Patel

How to Get More Sales From Your Mobile Visitors

Over the next few years, most of your traffic growth will come from mobile devices. Mobile is becoming so important that Google is making algorithm changes based on mobile device usage.

But what you’ll notice as your traffic increases from mobile is that your conversions and sales won’t increase as fast. Why? Because your website isn’t set up for mobile conversions.

In order to help you grow, I’ve created an infographic that will teach you how to get more sales from your mobile visitors.

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