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		<title>My Annual Review 2011: Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I introduced my my 2011 annual review I reflected on what went well and what I struggled with during the past year. I include things across all areas or categories of my life &#8211; personal, social, financial, or business related &#8211; that I have control over. If something blew up because of an outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Annual Review 2011: Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year in December I like to take a full day and review how the previous year went. I was turned on to this by Chris Guillebeau and have been doing it for a couple years now. This year however, I&#8217;ve decided to start making it public. I decided to get back into the spirit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Places SEO: add your business to Google Maps</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an increasingly popular topic in the local business SEO industry. For many local search terms, Google will display 7 local results above the regular 10 organic results. This is what is referred to as the Google Maps A to G listing. I have included a screen shot of this that you can see. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Business owners: answer your damn phone.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously. You are losing business by not picking up your phone. It blows my mind the amount of people that are willing to spend an entire day optimizing their website so it loads a half second faster to try to lower their bounce rate, but avoid picking up the phone when a client or potential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing the best keywords for your local business</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Choosing the right keywords to target on your website or blog post is likely the most important aspect of any Search engine optimization initiative. I believe this process is what divides traditional blogs from business-oriented websites. The reason for this is because the keywords you choose are the foundation of your work and everything else [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local SEO: What to consider with a local SEO service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Local SEO is quite a bit different than most search engine optimization initiatives. It involves a few additional things to consider, as well Identify The Best Keywords Doing proper keyword research and identifying the best performing keywords is extremely important when it comes to local search engine optimization. Both companies and consultants can waste a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging for cash: 12 step guide</title>
		<link>http://www.adambate.com/blogging-for-cash-12-step-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogs are great. They provide a medium for people to express themselves and document their lives like a virtual diary. These days, everyone and their dog has a blog. People will blog about almost everything, from what they eat to where they f**k. Many people wonder if blogging for cash is possible and the short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Branding Tips: Dominate your personal Google results</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 16:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Personal branding has been a hot topic for the past several years. You won&#8217;t make it through university without hearing a number of lectures and speeches about the importance of personal branding. Within the past few years, online personal branding has become extremely popular as well. With controversy over getting fired due to facebook details, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halifax web design: a different approach to web development</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 19:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have co-owned and operated a web hosting company for the past seven years. Seven years. It still boggles my mind every time I say that. We have worked with hundreds of clients mainly within Halifax Nova Scotia, but also across the Country and World. It has been and continues to be a great learning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A different approach to job hunting: building your network and free work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve been rewarded throughout your entire life for showing up and playing or working hard. You got yourself involved during your school years and managed to get through it all with decent grades and only $50,000 in debt. You&#8217;re a new grad &#8211; eager and passionate and deserving of a well-paying, intellectually-stimulating job, right? Welcome [...]]]></description>
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