We've all been there: it's a beautiful day and you can't bear the thought of going into work. So you call in with the lame-old excuse about feeling ill even though you know your boss doesn't buy it. Besides, "feeling ill" is at best only a short-term solution that won't win you any fans at the office. That's why if you're going to play hooky, you need an excuse that will help you save face as well as your sanity. Here are some ideas.

Do you own a website? If so, you are aware of the constant struggle that webmasters have trying to get more traffic to their site. There are many methods of doing so, but one very effective way to get more traffic to your site is through a blog. Blogs automatically draw high rates of traffic and are indexed frequently by search engines, making them very popular among webmasters as traffic generators.

I created this Hub tonight just for fun. In the process I realized that I had more to say than I had originally set out to say on a page.

To Use or Publish?

When people ask me about article directories like the one we run - ArticleSnatch - they are often at a turning point where they are curious if they should run their own directory or if they should continue to publish the articles that others have submitted to an article directory.

Hiring a coach is one of the best things you can do for yourself and your business. Here are just a few of the benefits.

1. Reach your goals much faster than you would on your own. If you could do it on your own, you would have done it by now. What is the real reason your business is not as successful as you would like it to be? Think about some of the things you've always wanted to do for yourself, your family, or your business. Why haven't you done them?

I wonder if you knew that visitors to your website form an instant opinion? And they form it about you and your offer. This instant opinion is created subconsciously. It happens automatically within the visitors mind. This happens automatically, and you might wonder why. It matters not a jot how clever the text is on your page. You can have paid an expensive professional to produce your copy for you. In fact, their instant opinion is formed before the visitor will have read a single word of your copy.

TIP #1

Never be one of those people that spend thousands of dollars buying books, tapes and seminars and then put all of that information on a bookshelf and never look at (or use) it.

It could be the biggest financial mistake you ever make.

To turn prospects into clients you need to move them along the "Relationship Pipeline."

Almost everyone has heard of the concepts "The Sales Pipeline" and "Relationship Marketing." But few Independent Professionals realize how closely they're connected and what it means to your marketing.

What exactly is Romance? Webster’s Dictionary defines romance as an emotional attraction. Though somewhat vague, I think all can agree it is definitely an emotion cultivated by love and affection. It begins with a first meeting that draws two people together and then progresses to long walks on the beach or all night talks on the phone. Eventually the emotion deepens to be a more powerful emotion…love.