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| Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Are debt collectors making your life unbearable? Don't despair - the law is on your side! You can utilize the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to turn the tables on aggressive debt collectors. |
| The Trade Show Displays & Exhibits You Choose Make a Huge Impact Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT It's absolutely true. The trade show displays and exhibits can make a huge impact at every show you attend, when chosen wisely. While you may use old equipment that you have had for years in an effort to save money, your business is suffering. Spending the money to update will increase your customer base and profits, and you will quickly recoup the money you spend on new displays. |
| Life Insurance Sales Lead: Worth the Investment? Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT If you are not implementing some form of lead generation in your life insurance business you're more than likely missing out. Here's a look why the life insurance sales lead is worth the investment. |
| No Down Payment Auto Insurance Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Shopping for auto insurance can be quite confusing at times. In fact, sometimes it can turn out to be a real pain comparing various rates and deciding on the best one. In some cases, it becomes difficult to find a good carrier and matters become far worse when you try to haggle over the lowest interest rates. |
| A Spreading Trend across Industries Business Intelligence Software Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Business intelligence software is no more an unknown thing to the industries. Every size of Organization these days implements BI application for better planning and decision making. This article explain the spreading of Business Intelligence across the companies. |
| Why You must Shop Around for Car Insurance Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Its car insurance renewal season and motorists are expected to pour billions downs the drain by sticking with their existing insurer. We look at why shopping around for car insurance is so important and how to do it quickly and easily. |
| Is the US Dollar Going to Crash? Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Get ready to wave the US dollar goodbye. Especially as a global superpower economy. This is the cost of the huge deficit that the US has collected over the years and it means that we could possibly see a new global currency come in down the track. |
| Home insurance Advice for Students Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT One in three students fall victim to crime at university every year, but few take out the right level of home insurance to give them a safety net if the worst happens. Here we look at the types of home insurance cover available to students and where to get an affordable deal. |
| Boost Your Term Life Insurance Knowledge Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Is your life insurance agent giving you the right information about your insurance policy? It is a must for you to know exactly how your life insurance policies protect you. Your complete knowledge about you term life insurance will keep you safe from losing insurance money. Your term life insurance must be always be updated to make sure that your interests protected. |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:00 PM PDT Moving sure is not the easiest thing to do. Before we decide to do this step, we need to to think about all the at the first sight hidden cost of relocating. They are often ignored or overlooked and at the end of the moving procedure, many of us tend to be surprised how high the price of the moving actually was. This article offers some useful tips to prevent such situation. |
| Editing for Tighter Copy: How to Write with a Knife | Copyblogger Posted: 04 Sep 2009 12:09 PM PDT |
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If you've seen the Authority Rules report, you know about the benefits of developing yourself as a credible authority online. Respect, trust, business success, traffic, links. All the good stuff we want. But there's a downside. Whether your blog is large or small, you've dealt with these unpleasant creatures. The ones who, for whatever reason, get their enjoyment out of what they can knock down, rather than what they can build. They're the plague of anyone who creates something good online, and today we'll talk about how to manage that unlovely creature: the troll. How to spot a trollWe're not talking about the scary voice in your customer's ear that keeps him from buying — that's a different flavor of troll. I'm talking about the more classic Internet definition. Our friend Wikipedia says:
The most harmless are essentially annoying kids, making poop jokes to get attention. The uglier kind are those who make themselves feel less puny by taking a bite out of your ankle. Tall poppy syndrome is alive and well on the web. It's human nature to admire authority, but it's also human nature to resent it. If you stand out and speak with confidence, you become a target. Just realize it's the nature of the Web. Move decisively, consider the source, and try not to let it bother you. Trust me, I know that’s easier said than done. Set boundariesWhether you have a blog, a forum, or a membership site, don't let others trash it. It's not fair to what you've built, but much more important, it's not fair to other users. Who gets to decide what's over the line? You do. You can create a formal code of conduct or comment policy (always a good idea) or go with your gut, but don't be afraid to step in and put an end to bad behavior. No matter what policies you put in place, you'll have those who try to obey the letter of the law while violating the spirit. Trolls love loopholes. Stay firm and listen to your gut. If your instincts tell you this is a troll trying to yank your chain, you’re probably right. You may choose to allow a few potshots directed at you. Depending on the situation, that can show strength and confidence on your part. But it's never a good idea to let a user attack another community member. The argument will escalate at sickening speed, with users dividing into armed camps and going to war. The experience sours pretty quickly for everyone. DNFTTThis is an old Usenet acronym, standing for "Do not feed the troll." A troll loves attention more than anything else. That’s her payoff for coming onto your site and stinking the place up. Never reward a troll. Delete her comments as soon as you see them. If you think the person is going to be a persistent problem, block her from posting. Do not give her any attention whatsoever. The game is no fun if the troll can't get you to rise to the bait. It can be really hard to avoid the temptation to defend yourself. Trolls are fantastic at pushing buttons and getting a reaction. They hone their skills over months and sometimes, in truly pathetic cases, years. It's tempting to think that you can make a reasonable argument to convince the troll of the error of her ways, but trolls don't work that way. How about constructive criticism?Does this mean that you should delete anything negative that shows up in your comments or forum? Not at all. Truly constructive criticism is usually easy to spot. It's respectful. It allows for the other person's opinion, even if strongly disagreeing with it. It assumes good faith on the part of everyone in the discussion. Every community seems to have its devil's advocate, who makes a point of criticizing everything and everyone "for the sake of discussion." Whether or not this person contributes value to your community is your decision to make. Your gut will tell you if the person is adding value or just poking sticks in beehives. When the troll's not on your siteSometimes the troll doesn't have the guts to kick you on your own site (or has been tossed off for bad behavior), and will either post garbage on their own blog or, more often, spread the slime in comments on other sites. You have two options. The wisest is often to remember DNFTT. Usually, one of your true fans will show up to defend your honor. Another option that can be satisfying is to show up and make a mild, pleasant comment. This shows the troll that yes, you've seen the behavior, but it's not bothering you. This is unlikely to affect the troll much one way or the other, but I've seen it spark a tiny sense of decency in the crowd of gawkers gathered around. It's very important to never link to a troll, whether the person is trashing you or someone else. Links are attention, and attention is troll food. DNFTT. Red velvet ropeThe openness of the Internet can be an amazing strength. But all you have to do is read a few comments on YouTube or FAIL Blog to realize that at a certain point, "openness" can become an open sewer. Sometimes the answer is to get in off the street. It's healthy and good to have public spaces, but you may well find that real connection, conversation and community are better fostered by providing a private, members-only spot for more serious discussions. It's amazing what even a small monthly fee will do to keep the conversation civilized. If you're going to create online authority, you'll need to accept the responsibilities and not just the privileges. Cleaning out the messes made by trolls is an unpleasant maintenance task, but an important one. Remember the troll-wrangler's mantra: Don't talk to the trash, just take it out. About the Author: Sonia Simone is Senior Editor of Copyblogger and the founder of Remarkable Communication.   |
| Here’s Where Brian is Speaking in the Coming Months Posted: 04 Sep 2009 07:11 AM PDT
I always forget to mention I'm speaking at a conference until sometime around the day before. To the extent some of you might want to know in advance (can't imagine why), here's where I'll be speaking in the near future. But first, I need your help getting one of those speaking gigs approved. Me and some really smart guys have applied to do a South by Southwest Interactive panel on brain science and psychological research as it applies to design and marketing ("neuromarketing"). Check out the details here, and please vote for us so we get approved by the SXSW people. Thanks! Okay, here's my conference schedule: October 1-3, 2009 Izeafest, Orlando, Florida – I'll be talking about ways bloggers can build traffic at SeaWorld in Orlando. Darren Rowse was originally slotted for this talk, but he had to cancel due to travel conflicts. So they'll have to settle for me. October 15-17, 2009 BlogWorld & New Media Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada – BlogWorld has become an industry standard event, so just about everyone will be there. I'm doing a panel with Darren Rowse and Chris Brogan called "Internet Marketing for Smart People." You can save on the fee if you sign up before September 14, and you can save an additional 20% by using this code when you register – COPYBLGRVIP. November 5-6, 2009 Audience Conference, New York, New York – This one I'm really excited about, and I think it's perfectly geared toward Copyblogger readers. Where else can you hear about audience engagement from people like me, Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis, but also from digital poet Robert Bruce, alternative rock pioneer Mike Watt, and Dan Farber of CBS News (plus plenty more). January 17-19, 2010 Affiliate Summit West, Las Vegas, Nevada – This will be my first ever keynote, which is pretty exciting. Even more exciting is that the other keynote presentation will be by Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of Influence: Science and Practice (1.5 million copies sold and one of only a few books every smart online marketer owns). See you soon. About the Author: Brian Clark is founder of Copyblogger and co-founder of DIY Themes, creator of the innovative Thesis Theme for WordPress. Get more from Brian on Twitter.  |
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