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		<title>How to Make the Web Work for Your Business in 5 Steps</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/06/how-to-make-the-web-work-for-your-business-in-5-steps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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I recently came across an article on one of my very favourite blogs,  FreelanceSwitch by Patrick Neeman of UsabilityCounts.
It so perfectly summed up what I wish I could explain to every single client and potential client out there, that with permission, I&#8217;ve reproduced his article here:

How to Make the Web Work for Your Business in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How not to run an email competition</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/05/how-not-to-run-an-email-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 12:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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Competitions are an awesome way to promote your brand, get people talking about your products or services and get them to do some marketing on your behalf.  It&#8217;s viral marketing at its sweetest.
I got an email today with a 1Mb Word attachment advertising the sender&#8217;s product. The email instructions went as follows:  &#8220;Send [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I don&#8217;t need a designer, I can do it myself</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/05/i-dont-need-a-designer-i-can-do-it-myself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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I got a call from a friend the other day &#8211; she works for her mom occasionally, and her mom wanted her to redo the company business cards for their boss, but she didn&#8217;t have the right programs to do it in. Her mom wanted her to use Powerpoint, because why should she pay a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write a Good Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/02/how-to-write-a-good-blog-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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I read lots of blogs.  I read my clients&#8217; blogs; I read blogs about animal welfare (my pet charity). I read design blogs x lots (in a bid to keep at the forefront of my craft) and I read horse riding blogs (my hobby).  I read my friends&#8217; blogs on many different subjects because I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Client from Hell</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/02/the-client-from-hell/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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Recently I had the most profoundly vile experience of my life with a certain client. Let&#8217;s call him the NCfH (Nightmare Client from Hell).
He was rude, he was ignorant (and proud of it! He emailed me telling me he did not want to be &#8220;over-educated&#8221;; I thought there was little chance of that ever happening!); [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Status Game</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/01/the-status-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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My developer, Denny, tagged me to play The Status Game&#8230;
“And take it easy, Cass,” Sword said wearily, “If you get yourself assassinated I&#8217;ll kill you.”
– Taken from “Clipjoint” by Wilhelmina Baird.
Rules:
* Grab the book closest to you. Now.
* Go to page 56.
* Find the 5th sentence (not line).
* Write that sentence as the first line [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who are you calling a twit?!</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/01/who-are-you-calling-a-twit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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Twitter Explained by Tweeternet:
Twitter is a social networking and microblogging service that allows you answer the question, &#8220;What are you doing?&#8221; by sending short text messages 140 characters in length, called &#8220;tweets&#8221;, to your friends, or &#8220;followers.&#8221; 
I&#8217;m sure that by now, most of you are familiar with Facebook, and have discovered the facebook &#8220;Status [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking for the Business Owner</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2009/01/social-networking-for-the-business-owner/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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According to Digizen, Social Networking can be broadly defined as Internet- or mobile-device-based social spaces designed to facilitate communication, collaboration and content sharing across networks of contacts. Digizen goes on to say that social networking services are changing the ways in which people use and engage with the Internet and with each other. But are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Small Business Need a Blog?</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2008/12/does-your-small-business-need-a-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems as if everyone has one, and experts say they're a great marketing tool. No better opportunity exists to engage in an open dialogue and exchange of ideas with customers and potential customers. But is the time commitment worth it?]]></description>
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		<title>it&#8217;s been an interesting year&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.pixelmagic.co.za/2008/12/its-been-an-interesting-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meryl Rosenberg</dc:creator>
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.. I&#8217;ve learnt a lot:
I&#8217;ve learnt that some clients aren&#8217;t worth having no matter how much they pay, and that some clients are worth so much more than the discounts I gave them. I&#8217;ve learnt I&#8217;d rather do business with friends than strangers, because friends are more reliable. And if they&#8217;re not reliable, they&#8217;re not [...]]]></description>
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