Worst Salesperson Ever, Strikes Again at Verizon

7 April 2010
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Yes, my Verizon phone adventures continue.  If you read the original post then you met Karen, thought not by name.  What I haven’t told you is that I actually stopped into Verizon one other time and then I’ll tell you about the worst retail experience I think I’ve ever had because of Karen. This whole [...]

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How do you set expectations?

6 April 2010
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The situation is that I got the last paperwork signatures from a case I’m working on and I hadn’t worked with this person before so I asked what needed to get done to place this case and to get paid. This case manager replied to me via e-mail on Thursday. She said that everything needed [...]

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Is Alexa the new Nielsen rating?

30 March 2010
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As the Yakezie Challenge continues, I can’t help but wonder if Alexa is the new Nielsen rating?  For those not familiar with either Nielsen ratings have become the leader in viewership on televisions.  Nielsen relies in some part on a set meter, which monitors which attaches to the television and monitors what is being watched [...]

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Google Magic Trick

24 March 2010
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Something that most of you don’t know is that I am running a bit of an experiment.  People always talk about passive income on the internet so I figured I’d take my shot at it.  I built a website about at home fitness and nutrition.  I spend a Sunday building the site.  It’s pretty basic.  [...]

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We All Have Principles

22 March 2010
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I’ve been working with a client for a little while now.  Long story short this client was sold a bad policy as part of her estate plan.  The policy is not going to last so it needs to be changed.  I was asked to help figure out how the best way she could pass X [...]

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Welcoming Spring

20 March 2010

In honor of the first day of spring, I’m posting an inspirational video… Just in case a few of you would like to enjoy prosperity… This will help get you in the right mindset for what’s to come.

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Yakezie Challenge Carnival

7 March 2010
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Welcome to the 2nd edition of the Yakezie Challenge Carnival. The Yakezie Challenge all started with The Samurai – Creating Powerful Friends: Samurai’s Alexa Ranking Challenge.  The Yakezie continued to evolve with the official Yakezie Alexa Rankings, the official Yakezie Twitter List and the official Yakezie Badge. Last week marked the first official Yakezie Challenge [...]

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What do you do?

1 March 2010
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Seems like an easy enough question doesn’t it? How do you answer that?  You might have a few different ways depending on who you are talking to.  Some people have their networking answer.  Usually referred to as an ‘elevator speech’ we all have our short answer for when you are asked at a networking event. [...]

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Empathy is all I wanted

22 February 2010
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I went to Not Your Average Joe’s on Route 9 in Westborough the other night. If you’ve never been I definitely recommend the place if not for their bread alone.  They have some of the best bread I’ve ever had at any restaurant.  The funny thing is the bread by itself isn’t that good, I’ve [...]

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Wonder Wheel it!

19 February 2010

I guess that doesn’t work as well as “Google it.” I was reading, Duct Tape Marketing‘s 3 Ways to Use the Google Wonder Wheel for Visiual SEO. I had never heard of wonder wheel for Google so I went to check it out. Here’s my wheel. What does yours look like? What do you think [...]

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