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		<title>Think Your Way Thin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How you think about things that happen to you in life can affect your reactions to any situation in a big way. For instance if you think it&#8217;s okay to eat whatever you want during your yearly vacation, then you will (and you&#8217;ll probably regret it). But, if instead you think that you want to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Steps To Big Weight Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Any goal that you have starts with small steps. You want to get a degree in college, you start with one class. You want to start a business, you first write a business plan. You want to lose weight and get healthy, you start with that first pound and that first pound starts with that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/small-steps-to-big-weight-loss/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss By Visualization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have long known that using visualization to reach a goal works. It&#8217;s been shown to work in sports with basketball players and tennis players visualizing their successful plays, over and over again, even when they cannot actually practice the moves, the act of visualization improves performance. Repeated visualization is a powerful method to use [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-by-visualization/</link>
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		<title>Conquering Fat Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. &#8211; Benjamin Franklin &#160; Another way to look at this quote is that if you don’t plan to succeed then you&#8217;re planning to fail. Everything in life requires planning, including natural weight loss. If you don&#8217;t have a plan for your natural weight loss, you&#8217;re just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/conquering-fat-loss/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Give Their Business a Marketing Makeover</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re ready to step out in your business in a bigger way, these tips and solutions will cause people around you to sit up and take notice that you are serious about success in business. Taking these steps will unleash more referrals, more clients and more income – 3 necessary ingredients for complete success. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-give-their-business-a-marketing-makeover/</link>
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		<title>Big Natural Weight Loss Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to achieve big natural weight loss success, you must work toward overcoming fear that may place obstacles in your way. In fact, one of the reasons you may have become over weight in the first place, aside from eating additive fake foods, might be due to these fears. There are many different types [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/big-natural-weight-loss-success/</link>
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		<title>Resume Tips for Creative Professionals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Image is everything when you’re a job seeker. In fact, your resume is a prospective employer’s first impression of you. This is especially true of anyone seeking job opportunities in a creative field like graphic design or media production, so it’s important to make that first impression count. Combine powerful content with a professional layout [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/resume-tips-for-creative-professionals/</link>
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		<title>How to Use Keywords in Your Resume to Improve Your Online Job Search</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Including keywords in your resume is a job search strategy you can’t afford to ignore. Keywords are words or phrases used to help job seekers find jobs and employers find the right candidate to fill available positions. Put them into a search engine the same way you would normally search for information on the Internet. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-use-keywords-in-your-resume-to-improve-your-online-job-search/</link>
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		<title>6 Strategies that Capture Reader Interest in Your Resume</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Resumes are an essential tool in the job search process. Whether you’re contemplating a new career, or seeking a promotion, the information in your resume can position you as the best candidate.  Before an employer ever considers meeting with you in person, your resume is all there is to go on to determine whether to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/6-strategies-that-capture-reader-interest-in-your-resume/</link>
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		<title>How to Work With a Certified Professional Resume Writer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Professional resume writers specialize in creating resumes, cover letters and other career documents for job seekers. They stay current on trends that affect employment and the job search process, as well as strategies and techniques that can position a job seeker as the best candidate for the job they’re seeking. Certified resume writers are typically [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-work-with-a-certified-professional-resume-writer/</link>
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		<title>Low Thyroid And Belly Fat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long list of symptoms of low thyroid can be deceptive because you don&#8217;t have to have all the symptoms, and they can be very mild, even almost unnoticeable at first until they&#8217;re not and they get worse. What&#8217;s more is that often doctors do not test for low thyroid and when they do if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/low-thyroid-and-belly-fat/</link>
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		<title>Melt The Belly Fat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have excess belly fat it&#8217;s more than just being overweight that is an issue. Having excess belly fat is dangerous. People with extra belly fat are more likely to have diabetes, heart disease and a whole host of other illnesses. It is imperative that you melt the belly fat and get healthy now. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/melt-the-belly-fat/</link>
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		<title>How To Reduce Belly Fat In Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Women most women want to lose weight their first thing to do is to start cutting food groups, and calories. The problem is this causes a lot of stress on the body and causes hormone imbalances due to the stress caused on the body, and the mind. Introducing deprivation to your already stressed life will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-reduce-belly-fat-in-women/</link>
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		<title>10 Tips to Reduce Belly Fat In Women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Drink Water &#8212; You&#8217;ve heard it before and you&#8217;re going to hear it again, you must drink your water. Drink half your body weight in ounces in order to ensure that you&#8217;re getting enough. If you drink 8 ounces of water, or clear broth before your meals you&#8217;ll eat less, feel better and help [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/10-tips-to-reduce-belly-fat-in-women/</link>
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		<title>Belly Fat And Hormones</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two hormones that are very important to know about when you want to lose belly fat. Cortisol and Leptin. Cortisol is a nasty hormone that causes you to store more fat in your belly. Leptin is a hormone that regulates energy and controls metabolism and hunger. If you have enough Leptin your hunger [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/belly-fat-and-hormones/</link>
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		<title>Thyroid Issues And Weight Loss</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re eating a healthy diet, cutting out all fake foods, chemicals and additives, but you still are having issues losing weight it is more than likely the problem is your thyroid. Unfortunately, many doctors overlook or completely misdiagnose the issues due to not doing the right tests, or no accurately reading the test results. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smart Women Have Rituals for Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you have rituals for success in your life and business? Here are 7 rituals I use to help me stay on course and honor what I value most.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-have-rituals-for-success/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss Pep Talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re still in the weight loss phase of your new diet and exercise regimen it can be very frustrating and discouraging. This is true especially if you&#8217;re not losing weight at the rate that you want to lose. There are some things to help yourself not revert back to unhealthy eating to deal with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-pep-talk/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Break The Plateau</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During any weight loss journey there will be weeks and even months where the scale does not budge. This is often called a weight-loss plateau. It can be very discouraging. Sometimes this frustration can lead to emotional eating and even giving up on healthy living entirely. The important thing to remember is that first of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-break-the-plateau/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss And Exercise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many weight loss shows on TV today that demonstrate people losing 10 and more pounds per week through strenuous exercise. It seems like we learn very little about the actual diet that the contestants eat, but a lot about the physical exercise that they do and it looks and is brutal! Because of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-and-exercise/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss Acceleration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While losing weight slowly is the best way to encourage long term success and healthy habits sometimes you just want to lose some weight extra fast for an event, or to boost your confidence. There are ways that anyone can speed up natural weight loss in a natural and healthy manner.  Do remember though, that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-acceleration/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Thyroid And Fat Burning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Forget everything you&#8217;ve been told about calories in and calories out for a few minutes. While on the whole the idea is true for some people it&#8217;s simply not only untrue it is a huge towering obstacle getting in the way of natural weight loss. Years of yo-yo dieting and deprivation have taken its toll [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-thyroid-and-fat-burning/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; The Unseen Barrier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many times when trying to lose weight either it seems like weight loss will never start, or it stops and won&#8217;t start back. You&#8217;re following your plan carefully, you&#8217;ve rid your home and body of chemically fortified foods, you&#8217;re eating healthy and natural weight loss foods but something is going wrong and you simply seem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-the-unseen-barrier/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8211;The Menopause Dilemma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If it&#8217;s not one thing it&#8217;s another. You&#8217;re finally on a healthier eating plan incorporating natural weight loss foods into your diet and you&#8217;re seeing some results. Then suddenly even though you haven&#8217;t gone back to eating unhealthy foods, fake fats and sugars, you&#8217;re not losing and what&#8217;s worse you may even be gaining weight! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-the-menopause-dilemma/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Dare To Be Different</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Embarking on a natural weight loss regimen is the answer to losing weight in a healthy, natural way however, it isn&#8217;t a panacea for all health issues. There are times you can do it all right, have will power of steel yet, for some unknown reason you fail to lose weight. It can be very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-dare-to-be-different/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Change Is Hard</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eating great food is the key to natural weight loss and a healthier, happier life. But once you&#8217;ve lost weight it can also be hard to accept the new you. If you&#8217;ve lost a substantial amount of weight sometimes the image in your head is different from the image that you see in a picture [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-change-is-hard/</link>
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		<title>Breaking the Food Addiction – Cancel the Cravings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons you feel extra hungry when eating processed foods, aside from the fact that they are intentionally made to be addictive, is that they are depleted of any of their nutritional components. Your body alerts you to hunger because it needs nutrition. You can literally be obese and be “starving” your body [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/breaking-the-food-addiction-%e2%80%93-cancel-the-cravings/</link>
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		<title>Breaking The Food Addiction – Substitute For Pleasure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The very best thing about eating right is that you don’t have to suffer. You really don’t have to be hungry. Once you have detoxified your system you will actually finally know what actual real hunger feels like, and when you feel it, it’s perfectly okay to eat. Hunger is a sign that we must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/breaking-the-food-addiction-%e2%80%93-substitute-for-pleasure/</link>
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		<title>Breaking The Food Addiction – Flush It Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you have recognized that you have an addiction to the additives in processed foods, and you have cleared your home of these drugs now you must flush it out of your system. There are many ways to flush out the toxins. The very best ways include drinking a lot of fresh filtered water, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/breaking-the-food-addiction-%e2%80%93-flush-it-out/</link>
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		<title>Breaking the Food Addiction – Abstinence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that you’ve accepted that you have an addiction to the chemicals found in processed food, the second component is to completely get the substance out of your system. Like any drug, as long as you have “just a little” it can activate the compulsion. Just as an alcoholic can’t have alcoholic beverages around to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/breaking-the-food-addiction-%e2%80%93-abstinence/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women And The 5 Fundamental Questions for Business Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are serious about making 2012 the year that you soar in business and make big leaps in income, you must first ask yourself a few questions (and get honest with yourself about the answers). When these 5 components are blended together, you can guarantee yourself more clients, more income and more freedom to enjoy life. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-and-the-5-fundamental-questions-for-business-success/</link>
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		<title>Breaking The Food Addiction – Whose fault is it?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What if I told you that it’s NOT your fault that you’re addicted to food?  What if you discovered that the food companies you trust, are purposely altering their food in ways that cause addiction?  What if I also told you that junk foods, even some that are being passed off as health foods are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/breaking-the-food-addiction-%e2%80%93-whose-fault-is-it/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; The Sweet Side</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Eighty percent of the population is overweight and thirty percent is obese. Most of those people are using artificial sweeteners to try to cut down on calories and lose weight.  Unfortunately the dark side of the sweet side is that artificial sweeteners are chemicals that are dangerous to the user experiencing truly simple, natural weight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-the-sweet-side/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss Is Toxic Free</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you frustrated with your efforts to lose weight and keep it off?  Do you suffer, and deprive yourself and count calories? Are you eating all the low-fat and fat-free, sugar free foods that you can stand yet, the weight stays on, or worse, you’ve gained weight over the years of struggle? You’re not alone. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-is-toxic-free/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Food Imitators</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What if I told you that some of the food you eat isn’t really what you think you’re eating, and some of it is not even food at all. Food imitators are used in many processed foods and even in foods you might not realize are well, fake. Fake food use is at an all-time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-food-imitators/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Flavor Addiction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With upwards of 80 percent of the population being overweight, and 30 percent being considered medically obese, and the contrast of a one billion dollar diet-food industry – it’s obvious something is seriously wrong. It seems illogical unless you make the connection. How can we have such a health-conscious society &#8212; yet more of us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-flavor-addiction/</link>
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		<title>Natural Weight Loss &#8212; Non Toxic Fat Burning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between two thirds and 80 percent of the United States is now over weight, with 30 percent being classified as medically obese. The United States isn’t alone, other countries, even traditionally thin cultures like the Chinese, are catching up. Doesn’t that seem odd since we have a billion dollar diet-food industry yet we’re getting fatter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/natural-weight-loss-non-toxic-fat-burning/</link>
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		<title>Empathy For Kids: Show Them You Understand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Empathy is one of the best techniques that you can use when communicating with your children. In my classes I encourage parents and caretakers to learn how to deliver empathy to their children. Why? Because being empathetic with your kids helps them see you really care about them and respect their feelings. Once they feel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/empathy-for-kids-show-them-you-understand/</link>
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		<title>Children and Choices: The Secret To Raising Independent Kids: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past year, I had a back injury and was in bed for a week. I had to rely on others, i.e. my kind husband, kids and in-laws to take care of my most basic needs. It was not a pleasant experience. It was tough to be so completely dependent on my family. They were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/children-and-choices-the-secret-to-raising-independent-kids-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Offering Children Choices The Secret To Raising Independent Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just spent the weekend with my 2 year old niece. My kids are now older and I forgot how much fun it is to spend time with a toddler. They say the funniest things. I had also forgotten that all 2 year olds &#8220;want to do it myself!&#8221; That seemed to be a recurrent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/offering-children-choices-the-secret-to-raising-independent-children/</link>
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		<title>Foster Independence In Your Kids: Be An Asking Parent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important jobs we have as parents is to help our children develop their independence. Part of that job means we need to help them think for themselves. This is important because we the parents aren&#8217;t going to always be there for our kids. Children need opportunities to develop their own judgments [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/foster-independence-in-your-kids-be-an-asking-parent/</link>
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		<title>Empathy for Kids: Learn How To Be Empathetic And Connect With Your Kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Being empathetic is one of the best people skills around. It also helps us parent more effectively. Many of us have heard of the concept of empathy but do not know how to be empathetic. Here are 5 ways to help you get started: 1. Listen: Think of the friends you call for when you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/empathy-for-kids-learn-how-to-be-empathetic-and-connect-with-your-kids/</link>
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		<title>Encouraging Honesty In Your Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My client wrote in with the following question: &#8220;My child starting lying to me. I am very upset and don&#8217;t know how to punish her for this behavior. What can I do?&#8221; Lying is a pretty typical childhood behavior. Parents should not worry excessively when their children lie. Becoming a moral, upstanding adult takes time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/encouraging-honesty-in-your-children/</link>
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		<title>4 Simple Ways To Help Your Child Succeed At School</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all want our kids to do well in school. However, many parents may feel that their child&#8217;s academic successes and failures reflect their parenting abilities. If their child succeeds than they have succeeded. If their child fails they think they have failed as parents. This can lead to parents becoming hyper-focused on their child&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/4-simple-ways-to-help-your-child-succeed-at-school/</link>
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		<title>Connecting With Your Child: 3 Ways To Help Your Quiet Kid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A client asked the following question: My child will not talk to me. I try to talk to him but he doesn&#8217;t respond or ignores me. It seems to me to border on rude. What can I do to get him to talk? Many parents have this issue. Here are some ideas: 1. Change your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/connecting-with-your-child-3-ways-to-help-your-quiet-kid/</link>
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		<title>Help Your Kids Be Safe On The Internet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A client wrote in with the following question: My son is 13 and now he wants a Facebook account. I have heard all the horror stories and I am really reluctant to allow it. I know many of his friends are on Facebook and he feels left out. What should I do? This is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/help-your-kids-be-safe-on-the-internet/</link>
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		<title>Complaining Kids: One Simple Way To Stop Your Child&#8217;s Grumbling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When kids complain parents often don&#8217;t know what to do. Parents may try to convince their children that there is nothing to complain about or they will try to fix the situation to make their child happy. Either way kids will still whine and grumble. The best way to handle your child&#8217;s gripe is to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/complaining-kids-one-simple-way-to-stop-your-childs-grumbling/</link>
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		<title>Help Your Kids Listen: 3 Simple Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many parents have a hard time getting their children to follow directions and actually listen to them. Getting into the car, coming to the dinner table or even brushing teeth can be the cause of many battles between parents and children. It is hard to get kids to listen to sometimes even the simplest directive. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/help-your-kids-listen-3-simple-tips/</link>
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		<title>How To Help Your Child With Homework</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does your child have hard time getting focused and ready to tackle his homework? Does he procrastinate, whine, and jump around a lot before he gets settled? There are sane reasons for this behavior. Think about the times you have had to do something that is hard for you. It might even be something that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-help-your-child-with-homework/</link>
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		<title>6 Reasons to Sell Ebooks on Clickbank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Clickbank.com has paid out nearly $2 Billion to online business owners just like you in the last 10 years – and that number is growing fast. Yet, for a lot of marketers, Clickbank has a bad rap. I&#8217;d like to spend the next 2 minutes showing you why you absolutely should sell your ebook on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/6-reasons-to-sell-ebooks-on-clickbank/</link>
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		<title>Food for Thought: Are You Stuffed This Season?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't get "stuffed" this holiday season.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/food-for-thought-are-you-stuffed-this-season/</link>
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		<title>Save Time and Money with Once a Month Cooking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of a busy day, what&#8217;s the one thing you&#8217;re looking forward to? Relaxing on the couch, taking a long bath, reading a good book&#8230;cooking a home cooked meal? Yeah, right. Unless you consider cooking a treat, which most tired mothers do not, the idea of coming up with yet another healthy and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/save-time-and-money-with-once-a-month-cooking/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women And The 4 Entrepreneurial Phases</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the journey that entrepreneurs take when they first start a business and the phases they need to go through in order to reach their highest goals.  There are different skill sets needed at certain phases to make the business a success.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-and-the-4-entrepreneurial-phases/</link>
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		<title>Fast Scrapbooking Tips and Hints</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To me, any day when I get to scrapbook is a good day. Sometimes (most times!) I don&#8217;t have hours to spend on a layout; instead, it&#8217;s a process of squeezing in a few minutes here and a few minutes there. I&#8217;ve discovered by breaking my scrapbooking tasks into smaller chunks, I can take advantage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/fast-scrapbooking-tips-and-hints/</link>
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		<title>Shoestring Marketing Strategies &#8211; How to Make the Most of Your Daily Interactions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Marketing on a shoestring budget can take a bit of thinking&#8230; But once you get the hang of it, you&#8217;ll find that you can get a lot of mileage out of very little extra effort. For example, you can leverage simple things you&#8217;re already doing daily to get more exposure and leads for practically no [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/shoestring-marketing-strategies-how-to-make-the-most-of-your-daily-interactions/</link>
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		<title>Business Payola &#8211; Keeping Your Referral Partners Motivated</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you get a referral, you may wonder what you can do to inspire the referral source to refer even more people to you. You&#8217;d think it would help if you rewarded them. And to a point that&#8217;s true. However, getting this one right can be trickier than it seems. There are a number of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/business-payola-keeping-your-referral-partners-motivated/</link>
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		<title>How to Effectively Manage Your Time While Working from Home</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to beat working from home. When you work from home, you have the ability to work around the things going on in your life. You don’t have to worry about asking for a day off if you need it or taking a sick day. However, although there are many great benefits of working [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-effectively-manage-your-time-while-working-from-home/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Have Their Own “Hermageddon”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the importance of taking a time out for yourself.  If you are truly ready to make a change in your life and start living differently, there is no better way than to go on retreat and recharge and renew your mindset.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-have-their-own-%e2%80%9chermageddon%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women, Niche Marketing and Yoga Johnny</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the importance of finding your niche and identifying your ideal client.  It simplifies your marketing and collapses your time frame for building your business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-niche-marketing-and-yoga-johnny/</link>
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		<title>So You Want To Start a Business &#8211; Six Steps To Help You Succeed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When starting a business the first step is easy. Before we do anything else we must simply decide to begin. Every decision following that one tends to be more difficult. However, we have a few tips to help get your started down the path to starting your dream business. 1. Choose the right business. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/so-you-want-to-start-a-business-six-steps-to-help-you-succeed/</link>
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		<title>PLR Content Can Be a Lifesaver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If we&#8217;re honest, we can all admit to days when we just don&#8217;t feel like writing another blog post, article, or newsletter.  Sometimes we don&#8217;t have the time; other times, we don&#8217;t have any good ideas of things to write about.  That&#8217;s when using some PLR content can be a real lifesaver for your business. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/plr-content-can-be-a-lifesaver/</link>
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		<title>Tips on How To Overcome Self Doubt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a person who suffers from self-doubt, then you probably feel like you’re the only one who doesn’t have confidence in your abilities. Actually, you may feel that everyone views you in the same way you view yourself. Self-doubt is an issue that many people deal with in their lifetime, but it is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/tips-on-how-to-overcome-self-doubt/</link>
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		<title>How Virtual Assistants Can Use PLR to Attract More Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a question that I received today. I thought it was such a valuable question that I wanted to share my response. Dear Nicole, I hear you talking about PLR articles, but I&#8217;m a Virtual Assistant, not an Internet Marketer. I need clients, not content. Why should I care? Dear Virtual Assistant: Thanks so much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-virtual-assistants-can-use-plr-to-attract-more-clients/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Make a Difference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If we as women want to truly make a difference in the world, we have to do it every single day in any single way we can. If you aren’t happy about the way things are, then I invite you to begin walking a path to make a difference.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<title>Four Misconceptions For PLR Content</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, in an interview, someone asked this question: “Can you explode any misconceptions that stop people from using PLR content?” This is my answer. Here are four main myths that I run into regularly. &#160; 1. The biggest misconception people have is that all PLR is crap. 2. The second biggest misconception is that ghostwriters [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/four-misconceptions-for-plr-content/</link>
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		<title>A Mom&#8217;s Struggle With Anxiety Finally Leads To Peace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the spring of 1996 at age 30, I had my first beautiful daughter. It was love at first sight. I could not believe how much my heart grew when I looked at that precious little baby. But I was scared too. I was diagnosed with panic disorder in my early 20&#8242;s and so I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/a-moms-struggle-with-anxiety-finally-leads-to-peace/</link>
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		<title>Use SMART Goals to Get Organized in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s January, 2011. Have you broken your New Year’s Resolutions? Have you given up making New Year’s Resolutions? Let’s see if a simple word change can alter your perspective and increase your success in organizing your life in 2011. Let’s boost your 2011 accomplishments by setting SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely. Maybe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/use-smart-goals-to-get-organized-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>When Loved Ones Hit the Road: How to Handle it When Someone You Love Can’t Handle Your Child’s Illness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[     My 12 year old son, Seth, was born with multiple congenital heart defects.  His second (and, hopefully, last!) open-heart surgery took place almost 2 years ago.  During the whole process of getting Seth through his surgery and recovery, I was deeply hurt by a person I love. This person hadn’t called or visited during [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/when-loved-ones-hit-the-road-how-to-handle-it-when-someone-you-love-can%e2%80%99t-handle-your-child%e2%80%99s-illness/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women And The Tug of Transition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about using some simple tips to start considering entrepreneurship or starting your own business.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-and-the-tug-of-transition/</link>
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		<title>Step Outside Of Your Comfort Zone:  Here’s How</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a quote by Brian Tracy that says “You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” I believe that quote is very true. One of the biggest causes of people feeling stuck in life is the fact that they are afraid to take action and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/step-outside-of-your-comfort-zone-here%e2%80%99s-how/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Create</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you have a book inside of you, a new program you want to create for your business or maybe you have an idea for a new business you want to start, here are 3 solutions that are guaranteed to work every time.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-create/</link>
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		<title>How to Achieve Your Personal Goals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to know how to achieve your personal goals in life, but you feel overwhelmed about knowing where to start, know this: Reaching goals in life can be achieved if you have a plan. A very effective way to develop and succeed in your personal goals is to engage a life coach. A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-achieve-your-personal-goals/</link>
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		<title>How to Get New Clients in 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last two years have been a real challenge when it came to getting new clients. A lot of people were pinching their pennies. But the purse strings have loosened up again, and in order to get some of that newly circulating money, you want to get out there fast if you want to get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-get-new-clients-in-2011/</link>
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		<title>Smart Goal Setting &#8211; Set Goals for Marketing Your Business Effectively and Growing Your Profits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Summer is rapidly approaching! So how have you been doing with marketing your business and growing your profits? Chances are that some smart goal setting will accelerate your progress, whether or not you&#8217;re on track. The challenge lies in knowing how to go about setting your goals for maximum success. It&#8217;s not as hard as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-goal-setting-for-marketing-your-business/</link>
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		<title>Christian Work at Home Mom: Let God Invade Your Business?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago I had one of those “lightning bolt” moments. Each year I sit down to write out goals and dreams for my business. This particular year, as I sat and thought through what I hoped to accomplish in the upcoming year, how I hoped to help people, it hit me. Where does [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/christian-work-at-home-mom-let-god-invade-your-business/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Never Quit</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about why it’s important to never quit as we are on the road to accomplishing our Big Ideas, Dreams and Goals.  Although fear and doubt can creep in when we are working toward success, it’s key to stay the course and keep going.  There are several things you can do to help you when fear and failure strikes. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-never-quit/</link>
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		<title>Benefits of Telecommuting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The benefits of telecommuting are many to both the employee and employer.  First, let&#8217;s look at some of the top benefits to the employee. No Commute &#8211; This is a big one, especially in the days of high gas prices and congested traffic.  The commute back and forth to work can literally add hours onto [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/benefits-of-telecommuting/</link>
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		<title>Christian Work at Home Mom: Avoiding Bookkeeping Drama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Then he said to them, “So give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” -Matthew 22:21 I don’t know about you, but every year I dread – and I mean DREAD – tax time. As the appointment with my accountant draws near I lie awake at night worrying about whether [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/christian-work-at-home-mom-avoiding-bookkeeping-drama/</link>
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		<title>8 Ways To Eat A Healthier Diet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all know we "should" eat in a healthier way but, like many things in life, it's not as easy as it sounds. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/8-ways-to-eat-a-healthier-diet/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women in a Wild, Wacky World</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've had some challenges lately in your business or personal life, and feel like you need some solutions to help you move into possibility thinking, here are a few tips that I personally use to move me out from under the covers and into being an energized solution seeker.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-in-a-wild-wacky-world/</link>
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		<title>Power and Influence of Mommy Bloggers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While many may dismiss mom blogs as another form of gossip and talking about spit-up, the reality is that mom blogs have a great deal of influence particularly in the consumer market place. A good example of this is the controversial Motrin commercial. On a Friday in November 2008, Motrin launched an online video ad [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/power-and-influence-of-mommy-bloggers/</link>
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		<title>So You Want To Create A Marketing Plan: Six Tips To Make It Happen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A marketing plan outlines the basics for how you want to market your business. Your marketing plan helps you establish, direct and coordinate your marketing efforts. It’s your roadmap for success.  Your marketing plan allows you to understand your customer base, better determine exactly how products or services will benefit those clients, and create a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/so-you-want-to-create-a-marketing-plan-six-tips-to-make-it-happen/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Make a Great First Impression</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about creating a lasting, positive first impression with your ideal client.  Making sure that you have a process in place for people who inquire about your product or service is critical to long-term success and business growth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-make-a-great-first-impression/</link>
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		<title>Business Success Strategies: How to Be Lucky in Business (And Not Just on St. Patrick&#8217;s Day)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite business success strategies sayings is &#8220;Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.&#8221; Since it&#8217;s Saint Patrick&#8217;s Day today, I wish that quote had been by someone Irish, but it&#8217;s in fact by Seneca, a Roman philosopher who lived in the first century AD. But since everyone can be Irish for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/business-success-strategies-how-to-be-lucky-in-business-and-not-just-on-st-patricks-day/</link>
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		<title>Getting More New Clients and Referrals &#8211; Discover The Key to Making the Right Connections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You want more new clients. And you&#8217;ve been networking like crazy. But in spite of all that activity, your efforts at getting more referrals have not been very successful. Let&#8217;s take a look at the most important key to making the right connections and finding the right referral partners and clients. Here&#8217;s the key that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/getting-more-new-clients-and-referrals-discover-the-key-to-making-the-right-connections/</link>
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		<title>Get Better Leads &#8211; How to Evaluate Your Referral Relationships And Get Better Referrals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Would you like more leads and referrals? How about better referrals? Read on for a key 7-step strategy that will help you get both more and higher quality referrals that are a better fit for you. You&#8217;ve probably heard it before. To get more of what&#8217;s working for you&#8230; do more of what&#8217;s working. It [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/get-better-leads-how-toget-better-referrals/</link>
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		<title>Clone Your Favorite Clients &#8211; 12 Questions That Can Get You More of Your Ideal Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Think about your favorite clients&#8230; Don&#8217;t you wish you could clone them? Well, you can, at least sort of. Read on to discover what you can do to get many more clients just like the ones you like best. When the going gets rough and the economy makes people hold on to their wallets with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/clone-your-favorite-clients-12-questions-that-can-get-you-more-of-your-ideal-clients/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women and the 4 Basic Marketing Solutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about how you can relate the 4 basic food groups to your marketing as there are 4 basic marketing solutions in your business.  The key is to choose the portions that work well for your business depending on which growth stage it’s in. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-and-the-4-basic-marketing-solutions/</link>
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		<title>The Words a Mommy Never Wants to Hear – Something is Wrong with Your Baby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[     My husband and I have one child, a boy, now 12.  There are a couple of reasons I remember his birth like it was yesterday.  First, it was the most incredible life changing experience I’ve ever had.  Yes, even bigger than getting married.  After all, I knew the man I was marrying well.  On [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/the-words-a-mommy-never-wants-to-hear-%e2%80%93-something-is-wrong-with-your-baby/</link>
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		<title>Ways To Deal With Aggressive Teens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children are a product of their environment and teenagers are no exception. If they are subject to a hostile living environment where profanity is being used, shouting is always the way of communication or if there are issues of violence; then the teen is learning that these are the appropriate ways to deal with aggression. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/ways-to-deal-with-aggressive-teens/</link>
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		<title>How To Deal With Lying Teenagers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a parent you would like to trust your children; but teenagers lie and the bond is broken, it puts a strain on the relationship. Once a parent realizes they have been lied to, feelings of anger may surface. While it seems to be a fact that teens and lies are like two peas in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-deal-with-lying-teenagers/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Dream Big</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the power of dreams and how they can become a reality if you take the steps necessary to write them down, create a plan and follow the plan through. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-dream-big/</link>
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		<title>How to Choose a Good Web Domain Name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A question I am frequently asked is &#8220;How do you choose a good web domain name for a blog or project you’re working on? What factors do you take into consideration? What’s a deal-breaker for you?&#8221; Here&#8217;s my answer. My unbreakable rules for choosing a domain are: No hyphens. Been there. Done that. Regret it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/how-to-choose-a-good-web-domain-name/</link>
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		<title>3 Easy Tips to Help You Manage Your To-Do List</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s so easy to get side-tracked when we fail to sit down and write out a specific to-do list. We end up wasting hours away during our business work hours.  And consider this&#8230;if you were to get paid for all those lost hours, you might be a millionaire! There seems to be two main extremities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/3-easy-tips-to-help-you-manage-your-to-do-list/</link>
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		<title>5 Ways To Build A Blog Title Swipe File</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Among thousands of blog posts put out everyday, how do people decide what they will read? It may not be the only factor affecting people&#8217;s decision, but there&#8217;s a very good chance people judge your post &#8211; and perhaps your blog by your titles. A good title grabs people&#8217;s attention, makes them look twice and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/5-ways-to-build-a-blog-title-swipe-file/</link>
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		<title>Why You Need A Content Research Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Content fuels the Internet and if you want to market in it or build a successful blog, you better be creating new content regularly. It sounds easy but very often, ideas fizzle out quickly, leaving you with the dreaded question, &#8220;What do we publish today?&#8221; So, you start doing topic research. You check out competitor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/why-you-need-a-content-research-team/</link>
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		<title>Here&#8217;s A Quick Way To Improve Your Membership Site Signups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the article &#8216;Top 10 Mistakes In Web Design&#8216;, Jakob Nielsen the web usability guru wrote, &#8220;Consistency is one of the most powerful usability principles: When things always behave the same, users don&#8217;t have to worry about what will happen&#8221; he goes on to add, &#8220;The more users&#8217; expectation prove right, the more the will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/heres-a-quick-way-to-improve-your-membership-site-signups/</link>
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		<title>5 Tips For Optimizing Your Membership Site&#8217;s Order Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year companies spend thousands of dollars if not more, to optimize their e-commerce process. Little wonder since one tiny modification like changing the color of the checkout button can greatly improve the conversion rate. Certainly an easy and painless way to add a healthy increase to any businesses&#8217; bottom line. Over the years, there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/5-tips-for-optimizing-your-membership-sites-order-process/</link>
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		<title>So You Want To Master Social Media &#8211; Ten Tips to Help You Succeed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s official. Social media is here to stay. It’s not a fad like so many initially thought and it isn’t going anywhere soon. Businesses have realized that not only is it a great way to connect with current clients, but a great way to land potential clients as well. And that’s only the beginning. Social [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/so-you-want-to-master-social-media-ten-tips-to-help-you-succeed/</link>
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		<title>Smart Women Step Into Their Gift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article is about the importance of exploring and discovering your gift.  Being able to offer your gift to the world and live in your genius is the path to a truly meaningful and fulfilled life. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ladypens.com/smart-women-step-into-their-gift/</link>
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