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		<title>Business as usual: What&#8217;s going to change?</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/03/08/business-as-usual-whats-going-to-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Andrews</dc:creator>
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Well  the 2010 year is well on it&#8217;s way, everyone is back in full swing brimming with positivity and confidence about the year ahead. As always at this time of year, it&#8217;s important to re-evaluate your goals and what you want to achieve this year. Remember, if  &#8216;nothing changes, then nothing changes&#8217; so it&#8217;s important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diversity: The old Merit vs Quotas argument</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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Over the week-end you may have read about the KPMG report that was commissioned to review the role of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency. The report is currently being considered by the Federal Government.
One of the recommendations seems to have grabbed attention &#8211; it&#8217;s the one about workplaces being encouraged to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing: How To Create Compelling Offers</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/03/01/marketing-how-to-create-compelling-offers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/03/01/marketing-how-to-create-compelling-offers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernadette Schwerdt</dc:creator>
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Why have an offer? Offers (or incentives) are imperative because they make people sit up and take notice. Offers should stop the reader dead in their tracks and make them say &#8220;I want that!&#8221; If you don&#8217;t have an offer, it&#8217;s too easy for the reader to turn the page and move on. Even if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Save Time by Using RSS Feeds</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/02/22/save-time-by-using-rss-feeds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catriona Pollard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catriona Pollard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/?p=620</guid>
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Do you start your morning by visiting numerous websites to find the latest information and updates? Do you find it annoying trying to remember lots of different log in names, user names and passwords? RSS feeds can help you eliminate this time consuming process.
So what is RSS anyway?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Things to Change, You Must Change</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/02/16/for-things-to-change-you-must-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorraine Pirihi</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Life Support]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Change tools]]></category>
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Mary is a typical small business owner, she keeps herself busy doing the ‘hands on’ work. In her case it is doing beauty treatments and she told me she keeps doing this because she really enjoys it. Her clients constantly told her how great she was, which made her feel appreciated. However it trapped her into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging- The Essential Marketing Tool</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/02/15/blogging-the-essential-marketing-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catriona Pollard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Strategies]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Free Business Tools]]></category>
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You are reading a business style blog right now -  but have you thought about creating one for your business? Blogs create marketing opportunities that allow businesses to interact with customers like never before. As the blog has evolved - and because it is an interactive medium where readers can comment on the articles, or ‘posts’  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret to Motivating Your Team in a Downturn</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/02/08/the-secret-to-motivating-your-team-in-a-downturn/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/02/08/the-secret-to-motivating-your-team-in-a-downturn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhondalynn Korolak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Mentoring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[award]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[recognition]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/?p=495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It is critical, particularly during challenging economic times, that business owners recognize their employees for all their hard work. If you can reaffirm and re-enforce your team members' value and contribution while your organization is coping with the global downturn, you stand a better chance of retaining your best people when the economy turns around and opportunities to leave become plentiful.

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		<title>Have an eMarketing Plan? Next Step, Executing it!</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/01/31/have-an-emarketing-plan-next-step-executing-it/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/01/31/have-an-emarketing-plan-next-step-executing-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Heather Maloney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Strategies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Business]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/?p=198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How to help ensure that you execute your eMarketing Plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Putting Your Emails to Work!</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/01/25/putting-your-emails-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/01/25/putting-your-emails-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Catriona Pollard</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[eMarketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catriona Pollard]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/?p=334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		
Most people have an email address and use it either for work or keeping in touch with family and friends. You can use email to send regular updates to people interested in your work.
Sending a regular email or enewsletter is a great way to share your stories, it can also be a powerful marketing tool [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Quick Tips to Stimulate your Sales Efforts in 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/01/18/5-quick-tips-to-stimulate-your-sales-efforts-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.womensnetwork.com.au/2010/01/18/5-quick-tips-to-stimulate-your-sales-efforts-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Andrews</dc:creator>
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When you run a small business and don&#8217;t have sales or marketing experience it can be often be very frustrating when you want to increase your sales but you&#8217;re not sure what to do or where to start. For many people the mere thought of sales makes them go weak at the knees, so it tends [...]]]></description>
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