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Photo by Hazel Dooney If you liked our interviews with artist-entrepreneurs John T. Unger, Natasha Wescoat and Hugh MacLeod, you should check out Hugh's recent interview with Australian artist …
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You have to be absolutely determined, otherwise you might just as well write poetry. (Sir Terence Conran, quoted in The Creative Economy by John Howkins) Terence Conran offers excellent advice …
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Sometimes surfing the web leads to buried treasure. That's how I felt when I found Lateral Action. The tag-line said it all... creativity + productivity = success It Just Adds Up My wife and I …
Photo by ChrisL AK There's an old saying that "the pen's lighter than the spade". Back when going to school was a novelty for families used to toiling on the land, adults said it to children, to …
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To keep it simple, we will consider buzz as something people want to and will talk about. The social media phenomenon has lowered the barrier to creating buzz. There are so many tools (most of …
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Photo by amandabhslater You love your friend, I know that. But it doesn't disguise the fact he's getting on your nerves. Once again, you're sat listening to the same old complaints about the …
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If you have any ambitions to use the web to grow your reputation or business, you need to download and devour Brian Clark's new free report: Authority Rules: The 10 Rock Solid Elements of Effective …
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By Rajesh Setty
There are so many articles about how to influence your audience. This article will talk about six degrees of how you may be influenced by consuming online content. Let us look at each one of them …
Jonathan Fields is obsessed with the process of creation. Over the last decade, he's created, built and sold two companies, helped launch nearly a dozen brands, launched the popular blogs …
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Of all the writers I know, I have learned the most about how to be a productive creative person from Mark. His tips are always realistic, accessible, and sticky. It’s not just talk, this is productivity advice that will change your life.
~ Jocelyn K. Glei, author, host of the Hurry Slowly podcast, and Founding Editor, 99U