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		<title>Marketing Madness: If You Build It, Will They Really Come?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice that tells him, "If you build it, they will come." After many adventures involving metaphysics and baseball, Ray plows down the corn crop on his Iowa farm to build a baseball field, literally in the middle of nowhere. The Black Sox [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/marketing-madness-if-you-build-it-will-they-really-come</link>
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		<title>Introductory Sessions: Secrets of Getting Clients to Sell Themselves</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These days, it seems that everyone knows someone looking for work. Savvy job seekers prepare their resumes, polish their interview skills, and network like maniacs in the hopes of "getting hired."
As a service professional, "getting hired" is no less a concern for you! No clients, no paydays. You may have finely honed your skills and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/introductory-session-secrets</link>
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		<title>Ten Reasons Why You Should NOT Charge For Introductory Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ If you’re going to use introductory sessions at all, you’ll have to decide "free vs fee." In other words, will you offer complimentary sessions, or charge for your initial appointment? If you have a choice between free or paid sessions, all other things being equal, no doubt you’d choose paid. After all, who doesn’t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/ten-reasons-why-you-should-not-charge-for-introductory-sessions</link>
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		<title>Strategic Marketing: Planning for Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No doubt, you've heard the adage: "Failing to plan is planning for failure." On the other hand, it's been said that while planning is important, the actual plans themselves are useless. This apparent contradiction applies equally to both overall business planning and your marketing planning.
Why? As you to invest necessary time and thought into your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/strategic-marketing-planning-for-success</link>
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		<title>Twenty Pathways to More Prospects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most service professionals name their biggest need as “More Clients!” Sometimes just a few more clients can make the difference between success and failure. Client attraction is the first of three essential elements to a sustainable service business:

Attraction – methods to make your phone ring and email ping with inquiries about your service or product.
Conversion [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/twenty-pathways-to-more-prospects</link>
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		<title>Your Passion and Purpose Is a Path to Prosperity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Conscious Leaderpreneurship Call, April 29 2010, with Rev. Suzi Schadle
Wouldn't you love to be paid and prospered for who you are and what you love to do?
My Conscious Leaderpreneurship special guest this week, Rev. Suzi Schadle, believes this is possible, and... the best way to create a sustainable economy!
As Suzi says,
I believe the new economy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/your-passion-and-purpose</link>
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		<title>Why I Abandoned the Strategy that Made Me Six Figures my First Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I launched my business in (year), I was the poster child of success for using “free introductory sessions” to build my business. Indeed, free sessions helped me build my coaching business to an annualized six-figure income in only 73 days! With a combination of networking, events, and complimentary introductory sessions, my income grew to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/why-i-abandoned-the-strategy-that-made-me-six-figures-my-first-year</link>
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		<title>The Problem with Free Introductory and Sample Sessions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re a coach, consultant, or service professional, it’s possible that you offer some kind of free introductory session, sample session, or complimentary consultation. Indeed, this is the primary method of “marketing” taught in some coaching schools. It goes something like this: “Go offer free sample sessions to everyone you know. Ask them if they’d [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/the-problem-with-free-introductory-and-sample-sessions</link>
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		<title>Persistence vs. Insistence: Does It Matter?</title>
		<description><![CDATA["Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --Calvin Coolidge
 There's a critical difference between "persistence," [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/persistence-vs-insistence-does-it-matter</link>
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		<title>Is the &#8220;Competitive Advantage&#8221; Really An Advantage? The Case for &#8220;Collaborative Advantage&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to crafting your business' marketing messaging and defining your position in the marketplace, a commonly encountered question is: "What is the 'competitive advantage' of your company?"
 
The traditional definition of "competitive advantage" is the way a company distinguishes itself by keeping an upperhand over other companies who offer similar products and services. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://freedompreneur.com/competitive-advantage</link>
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