{"id":2351,"date":"2013-05-06T11:47:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T11:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2013-05-31T20:05:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T20:05:45","slug":"outsmart-competitors-earn-more-using-foreign-language-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tayosolagbade.com\/sdnuggets\/outsmart-competitors-earn-more-using-foreign-language-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Outsmart Competitors (&#038; Earn More) Using Foreign Language Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--\n.style3 { \tfont-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; \tfont-size: 12px; } .style18 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; } .style20 {color: #000000} .style30 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #990000; } .style31 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif} .style42 {color: #990000} .style44 {color: #000033} .style46 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; } .style53 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; } .style55 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 18px; color: #000033; } .style57 {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #990000; font-size: 12px; } .style67 {color: #0000CC} .style68 {font-size: 16px} .style73 {color: #000066; } -->\n--><\/style>\n<p>This newsletter serves speakers, but service providers in general may periodically find some issues useful \u2013 like this one. Discover how developing ONE foreign language skill can help you (1) beat more competitors in your current market (2) win more business in new markets, and (3) make more money \u2013 despite harsh economic times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Will NOT Be Easy To Do!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I will not lie to you. What I propose in this piece will not be easy to do. But it can be done. I know, because I have done - and am still doing - it, even now. The long term benefits make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p>So, you must purge yourself of any biases. Nothing in life that\u2019s worth having is ever really easy - otherwise, everybody would succeed with little or no effort.<\/p>\n<p>To outsmart your competitors (and earn more) using foreign language skills, I suggest 3 steps you can follow\u2026<\/p>\n<h3><strong>SCROLL DOWN TO READ FULL ISSUE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 5px; margin: 0px;\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a title=\"Click now to view the latest issue of Tayo Solagbade's Public Speaking IDEAS page\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; background-color: #f2f2eb; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"Click now to view the latest issue of Tayo Solagbade's Public Speaking IDEAS page\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/logo.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TKSolagbadeSDAc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View Tayos video tutorials and demonstrations on Facebook Productivity Tips, Web Marketing, and for his Custom MS Excel-VB driven software applications\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/youtube_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tayosolagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on LinkedIn.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/linkedin_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Facebook.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/facebook_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Twitter.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/twitter_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117041728654417267212\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Google Plus\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/google_plus_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; line-height: 100%; text-align: left;\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><strong class=\"style3\">Is this email not displaying correctly?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"style3\"><a style=\"font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"*|ARCHIVE|*\" target=\"_blank\">View it in your browser<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\" align=\"left\"><span class=\"style3\"><strong>Publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Tayo Solagbade's Weekly <strong>Public Speaking IDEAS Page (PSIP)<\/strong> Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong><span class=\"style31\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Monday 6th May 2013<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>No:<\/strong>88<\/p>\n<p><strong>Title: <\/strong>Outsmart Competitors (& Earn More) Using Foreign Language Skills<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author & Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Tayo K. Solagbade [<strong><a href=\"tayo@tksola.com\" target=\"_blank\">234-803-302-1263<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blog URL:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Archive (For Blog version started 24th September 2011):<\/strong> <a class=\"style31\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\/archives.php\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\">Please find below the latest issue of my Speaking IDEAS newsletter.<\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td class=\"style3\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"D3DFEE\">\n<h2 class=\"style73\" align=\"center\">NOW AVAILABLE!<\/h2>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Parts <em><strong>1<\/strong><\/em> <span class=\"style42\">AND<\/span> <em>2<\/em> of the <span class=\"style44\">MS Excel-Based<\/span> Quick & Dirty <span class=\"style44\">Guide to<\/span> <span class=\"style42\">English Language for French Speakers<\/span><span class=\"style44\">...<em>and to <\/em><\/span> <span class=\"style42\">French Language for English Speakers<\/span>)<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"style67\" align=\"center\"><em>Soyez les bienvenus!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style67 style68\" align=\"center\"><em>On m'appelle TAYO. Je suis avec mes amis, avec qui je pr\u00e9pare la pr\u00e9mi\u00e8re partie du guide pratique pour des gens qui aimeraient parler l'anglais comme fran\u00e7ais. Maintenannt, je vous pr\u00e9sente <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/qdg-1.png\" target=\"_blank\">les membres de mon \u00e9quipe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><a title=\"Above: Screen shot of the new version - an automated query form that makes learning EASIER. You click what you want on the menu, and it plays it in audio, and shows photos where appropriate\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/qdg.html\" target=\"blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Above: Screen shot of the new version - an automated query form that makes learning EASIER. You click what you want on the menu, and it plays it in audio, and shows photos where appropriate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/qdg-part2-nouns.png\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h4><em><strong>Above:<\/strong> A new version I've just created of the guide. It now comes with an automated query form that makes learning EASIER. You click what you want on the menu, and it plays it in audio, and shows photos where appropriate <\/em><\/h4>\n<h4><em>(<a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/qdg.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click HERE to see screenshots & Watch video<\/a>) <\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/contact.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more here... <\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"style44\">No. 88: <span class=\"style42\"><strong>Outsmart Competitors (& Earn More) Using Foreign Language Skills<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"style3\" align=\"center\"><em>****<em> <strong>****<\/strong><\/em><strong>******<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NB: <\/strong>If you ever find yourself wondering what else I've written, some days after you've read THIS Speaking Ideas newsletter I send out on a Monday, <strong>here's what you can do to find out:<\/strong> <em>Point your browser to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\" target=\"_blank\">www.sdacademy.org<\/a> to read at least ONE new post added to my <strong>SD Nuggets blog<\/strong> on a different category from Tuesday till Saturday (sometimes even Sundays) in line with <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-use-the-self-development-nuggets-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">this publishing schedule<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>****<\/strong><strong>******<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">This newsletter serves speakers, but service providers in general may periodically find some issues useful \u2013 like <strong>this <\/strong>one. Discover how developing ONE foreign language skill can help you<strong> (1)<\/strong> beat <strong>more <\/strong>competitors in your current market <strong>(2)<\/strong> win <strong>more<\/strong> business in new markets, and <strong>(3)<\/strong> make <strong>more<\/strong> money \u2013 despite harsh economic times.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>This Will NOT Be Easy To Do!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>I will not lie to you. <\/strong>What I propose in this piece will not be easy to do. But it can be done. I know, because I have done - <strong>and am still doing<\/strong> - it, even now. The long term benefits make it worthwhile.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">So, you must purge yourself of any biases. Nothing in life that\u2019s worth having is ever really easy - otherwise, everybody would succeed with little or no effort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>To outsmart your competitors (and earn more) using foreign language skills, I suggest 3 steps you can follow\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong>1. Become Bilingual: <span class=\"style42\">Learn a Foreign Language Your Target Audience Needs <\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">If you\u2019re really ambitious, become a polyglot by learning multiple languages. However, I\u2019d say carefully choosing one language your target market(s) can reward you for is best i.e. aim to become bilingual, by developing <strong>ONE useful foreign<\/strong> language skill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">That will give you a unique competitive edge your rivals will find hard to beat. This applies to service providers in any field. Unlike other skills, many people (especially those who consider themselves busy) simply find it hard to commit needed time and effort towards developing reliable proficiency in a foreign language.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong><em>That unwillingness on their part creates a great opportunity for you. All you need to do is choose the right language, and work hard to learn it. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Hiring a bilingual employee could also work well. However I argue that having functional competence in reading, writing, and speaking that language, as the top decision maker is what will really do the magic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">I say this from closely observing self-employed professionals who operate in this manner in Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Cameroon.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong>2. <span class=\"style42\">Go into Markets Few Others Care To Visit<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">The global economic crisis has reduced opportunities available in immediate local environments.\u00a0 Sometimes you\u2019re in your home country and market, and have to compete for clients with an overwhelming number of people who do exactly what you do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>Finding profitable projects therefore tends to be quite difficult. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">But just across the border, there could be a demand for what you offer \u2013 in a contrasting scenario. Sometimes even right in your market the demand could be there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Potential clients could be desperate to find help in your area of specialty: <strong>The only problem is, these they speak a foreign language e.g. French, Chinese, Italian etc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>One example: <\/strong>As a legal consultant your services could be useful to fresh immigrants arriving in your country, and also to intending investors with limited English proficiency. That is of course if you could communicate effectively in <strong>their own language. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">No matter how good you are at what you do, they will likely prefer a rival with reasonable familiarity with, their language, and possibly their culture.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong>3. <span class=\"style42\">Offer Solutions Few Others Care To Provide<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Here are a few ideas\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>a. Reach out<\/strong> to foreign business owners, and organizations (e.g. multinationals) \u2013 existing, or just arriving in your country\/market to start business - and offer your services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Example: <\/strong>A French speaking partner to a bilingual legal consultant friend of mine (knowing he cannot wing it) often sends him documents in English for translation. As a result, my friend earns extra income from both colleague <strong><em>and<\/em> <\/strong>clients by being bilingual!<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>b. Travel to countries<\/strong> where your learned foreign language is spoken, and offer your services as a bilingual service provider. You can win projects to be executed there \u2013 and also win projects to be done back in your own country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Example: <\/strong>In a French speaking country, for instance, you\u2019re bound to come across business persons and professionals looking to explore opportunities at your end of the planet, but have always been held back by a lack of English speaking competence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">They are likely to jump at the opportunity to achieve their goals with your guidance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>I\u2019m sure you can come up with more ideas when you think about it.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>How Can Any of these Help Experts-Who-Speak (or those Aspiring)?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Now if you\u2019re (still) wondering about how any of this can help experts-who-speak, I offer some insights, as one who is currently doing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">I\u2019m already getting invitations to deliver my talks <strong>on entrepreneurship<\/strong> here in Benin. Most people in the first set of audiences I\u2019ll be addressing, are English speakers with a desire to learn French (many being from Ghana and Nigeria).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">I plan to deliver my messages to them in a mix of both English and French \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/use-travel-to-prepare-your-child-to-succeed-3-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">sharing anecdotes about my experiences in learning French<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Interestingly, this same foreign language skill is what attracts French speaking career persons, professionals and entrepreneurs out here to me. Many have told me how they would love to make themselves understood in English, they way I do in French.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">When I complain that my French is bad, and that I need to improve it, they counter \u201c<strong><em>Mais tu parles deja!<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (i.e. <strong>\u201cBut you speak already!<\/strong>\u201d). So they insist I speak English to them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>This \u201cimperfect\u201d language skill of mine already gets me noticed, making my offers compelling (especially since I also market a product to help others develop similar competence). <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/to-understand-what-you-learn-teach-it-3-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">But I refuse to rest on my oars. Using ideas described here, I continue working hard to improve<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Simply put therefore, a bilingual speaker often gets set apart from the crowd. She can explore opportunities (or joint ventures for learning events) in markets where her preferred languages are spoken. <em>Her rivals who lack similar skills would be locked out.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong>Final Words: <span class=\"style42\">To Get Better Results, Do Something Radically Different<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">More importantly, to stay ahead of rivals and copycats, choose something they cannot easily replicate. <strong>In my opinion a foreign language skill would be a perfect weapon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>As I earlier noted, I\u2019m currently practicing what I\u2019m preaching, by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">traveling slowly across West Africa, as a Location Independent Entrepreneur<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>We have more French speaking countries in West Africa, than English speaking ones<\/strong>. To explore Francophone markets for business opportunities, it therefore goes without saying that a working knowledge of French will come in quite handy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Having learnt to speak, read and write French back in 1999, I\u2019ve found it easy to functionally integrate into business life here in Benin Republic. And my newly launched <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/qdg.html\" target=\"_blank\">Quick & Dirty English-French language guide<\/a> for career persons and business owners is helping me connect faster with my target audience, resulting in new alliances and clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong><em>TIP: <\/em><\/strong><em>Make yourself a helpful resource to clients and prospects with language needs. Indeed to anyone with such needs. Doing so has endeared me to many English loving French speakers since I arrived here in Benin Republic. And they\u2019ve introduced me to their networks of friends and associates, earning me increased visibility and credibility.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Interestingly, I\u2019m now looking to return to Nigeria intermittently to offer my new range or products and services with a twist, that competitors will find hard to match!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">You can do the same thing in your country and continent \u2013 wherever you may be. Learn French, Italian, Spanish or Chinese etc - to achieve the outcomes described above.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Good luck!<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31 style42\">Need More Details of How to Make The Above Ideas Work for YOU?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">If you need more specific details of how to make use of the ideas I've shared in this newsletter,<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/contact.htm\" target=\"_blank\">send me a message using this request form<\/a> (with \"<strong>Re: Outsmart Competitors (& Earn More) Using Foreign Language Skills<\/strong>\" in the subject line).<\/p>\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#CCCCCC\">\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<p class=\"style44\" style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>SD Nuggets Blog<\/strong>\u2122<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span class=\"style55\">New posts from last week that may interest you! * <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span class=\"style53\"><strong>Public Speaking<\/strong><\/span>[<span class=\"style42\">Monday]<\/span>:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/3-reasons-you-need-to-learn-public-speaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">3 Reasons You Need to Learn Public Speaking<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Entrepreneurship [<span class=\"style42\">Tuesday]<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/getting-potential-buyers-to-do-what-you-want-5-powerful-insights-from-online-scam-artists-who-get-total-strangers-to-send-them-big-money\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style53\">Getting Potential Buyers to Do What You Want (5 Powerful Insights from my Study of Online Scam Artists Who Get Total Strangers to Send Them Big Money!)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span class=\"style53\"><strong>Self-Development [<span class=\"style42\">Wednesday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\"><a class=\"style53\" title=\"Permanent Link to How Benin Republic Youth are Driving African Innovation (PLUS Women Cassava Farmers in Nigeria Earn Extra $2,200 in Off Season By Planting Cucumbers)! \u2013 Review of 12 Page PDF 2011 Report By International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/hackers-exploitation-of-a-cgi-script-on-my-website-to-send-massive-spam-emails-hard-lessons-learnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">FEATURE ARCHIVE ARTICLE: Hacker's Exploitation of a CGI Script on My Website to Send Massive Spam Emails - Hard Lessons Learnt <\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Career Development [<span class=\"style42\">Thursday<\/span>]:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\">\n<p><a class=\"style53\" title=\"Permanent Link to FREE DOWNLOAD: An Automated Data Transpose Workbook That Helped An Insurance Company Finish a Report In Minutes, Instead of Days (YOU Can Build Something Similar)\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/why-you-need-to-know-a-little-bit-about-every-or-many-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why You Need to Know a Little Bit About Every (or Many) Things<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<p style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\" align=\"left\"><strong>Parenting [<span class=\"style42\">Friday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\"><a class=\"style53\" title=\"Permanent Link to Why Having a Low Self-Opinion Can Ruin Your Child (and\/or You)!\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/to-understand-what-you-learn-teach-it-3-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">To Understand What You Learn, Teach It (3 Tips) <\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Writing\/Blogging [<span class=\"style42\">Saturday<\/span>]: <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div align=\"right\"><a class=\"style53\" title=\"Permanent Link to 5 Leadership Lessons for Parents from \u201cMaximus\u201d the \u201cSpaniard\u201d in the \u201cGladiator\u201d Movie\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/why-being-dis-organized-can-make-you-a-better-writer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why Being Dis-Organized Can Make You a Better Writer <\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<div class=\"style31\" align=\"center\"><strong>Want me to write for you?<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/writing-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here... <\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p class=\"style3\"><a title=\"Click to view larger screenshot showing the applications NEW formula storing interface.\" href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/faq-BurtDubin.pps\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; color: #666633; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: left; border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"Click now\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/bdu.png\" width=\"442\" height=\"336\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Have a lovely week!<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" title=\"Tayo Solagbade - signature\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-width: 0px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/images\/signature.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"71\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><span class=\"style30\">Tayo K. Solagbade*<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-Development\/Performance Improvement Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Sole Agent For\u00a0<\/em><em><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Burt Dubin's Speaker Mentoring Service<\/span><\/a><\/em><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><em> In Africa<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile:<\/strong> 234-803-302-1263<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; color: #5977b3;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">http:\/\/www.spontaneousdevelopment.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><span class=\"style3\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong>Tayo Solagbade is a Performance Improvement Specialist & multipreneur<\/strong>. He works with individuals\/businesses who want to achieve highly profitable outcomes, and also with parents who want to raise real-world competent children. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Tayo earns multiple streams of income providing clients with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tksola.com\" target=\"_blank\">performance improvement training\/coaching<\/a>, custom <a href=\"http:\/\/excelheaven.spontaneousdevelopment.com\">MS Excel-VB<\/a> solutions, <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/joomla\">web marketing<\/a> systems, <a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/category\/writingblogging\/\" target=\"_blank\">freelance writing services<\/a>, and best practice <a href=\"http:\/\/iff.spontaneousdevelopment.com\" target=\"_blank\">extension support services<\/a> (for farm business owners).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">When he\u2019s not amazing clients with his superhuman skills (wink), Tayo works as the creative force behind his\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sdnuggets\/how-to-use-the-self-development-nuggets-blog\/\">Self-Development Nuggets\u2122 blog<\/a><\/strong>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/blog\">Public Speaking IDEAS newsletter<\/a>\u00a0(which he publishes to promote Burt Dubin's Public Speaking Mentoring service to experts working across the African continent).<\/p>\n<p>==================<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style31\"><strong><span class=\"style44\">Have you been undecided about whether or not to become a paid speaker? <\/span><span class=\"style20\">Or have you been trying to get your speaking career off the ground with little success?<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>Here\u2019s a tip: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a> works with people who want to be speakers, and with speakers who want to be masters. <a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/contact_test.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to visit his website NOW and submit a contact form message telling him what challenges you\u2019re facing, and how you\u2019d like him to help you. <em>Tell him I sent you, and you\u2019ll get a pleasant surprise offer from him<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>Comments?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">What do you think of the above message? Do you have any personal experience to share on this subject? Are there some other points you feel can be added, to help persons looking for answers? <strong>Please share your thoughts!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\"><strong>Share this issue! <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Do you know anyone who might benefit from reading this newsletter issue? Why not hit the forward button now, and send it to him\/her with a short recommendation. You can also use share it via your social media channels. Thanks in advance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/TKSolagbadeSDAc\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"style20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"View Tayos video tutorials and demonstrations on Facebook Productivity Tips, Web Marketing, and for his Custom MS Excel-VB driven software applications\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/youtube_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><span class=\"style20\"><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/tayosolagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on LinkedIn.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/linkedin_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tayo.solagbade\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Facebook.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/facebook_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/tksola\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Twitter.com\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/twitter_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117041728654417267212\/about\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connect with Tayo on Google Plus\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/google_plus_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"style46\">What fears or doubts are keeping you from <span class=\"style20\">(a) <\/span>taking up Burt Dubin's monthly speaker mentoring, or <span class=\"style20\">(b) <\/span>buying his products?<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style57\">You can choose to purchase Burt's mentoring at any of the three (3) levels listed below:<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"style3\"><strong>1.<\/strong> <strong>Top Shelf <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/speaking_success_system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Mid Range<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/177monthly.html\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>3. Budget Delight<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/underground_mentoring.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>]<\/h3>\n<p class=\"style3\">Burt's three mentoring packages can be likened to the seating options offered by airlines: Budget Delight (Economy); Mid Range (Business); and Top Shelf (First Class).<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><em>At least that's how I like to think of them!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">All three will get you to your desired destination of <strong>\"speaking success-ville\" <\/strong>- so long as you meet the requirements\/play your part well (your fare, abide by the set guidelines etc). During the \"flight\", the seat you have will determine how much personal service attention and preference the provider will accord you. It's that simple \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\"><strong>So, make your choice:1.<\/strong> <strong>Top Shelf <\/strong>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.speakingsuccess.com\/speaking_success_system.html\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Mid Range<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/177monthly.html\">Click here<\/a>] <strong>| <\/strong> <strong>3. Budget Delight<\/strong> [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.burtdubin.com\/tools\/underground_mentoring.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"style3\">Send me an e-mail with your questions via\u00a0<strong>tayo at tksola dot com<\/strong>. In the meantime, why not get started by subscribing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\/tools\/signup_form.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to get his\u00a0<strong>7-Part\u00a0Course (How To Succeed And Get Paid As A Professional Speaker)\u00a0.\u00a0\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0receive\u00a0his<strong>\u00a0monthly newsletter (Speaking Biz Strategies Letter)<\/strong>\u00a0at no cost.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; padding: 5px; margin: 0px;\">\n<table width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#00FFFF\">\n<table id=\"Table11\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"445\"><a title=\"Get mentored by Burt Dubin - coach of some of the world's highest paid public speakers\" href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.typepad.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Get mentored by Burt Dubin - coach of some of the world's highest paid public speakers\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/sphpblog-content\/images\/burt-cut-banner.jpg\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><span class=\"style3\">For over 25 years,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/burtdubin.com\" target=\"_blank\">Burt Dubin<\/a>\u00a0has provided a variety of speaker mentoring products and services to clients worldwide.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><strong style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">Download this flyer as PDF: <\/span><\/strong><a style=\"cursor: pointer; color: #3b5998; text-decoration: none; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdubin-africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow nofollow\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: larger;\">http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdubin-africa<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;\"><a title=\"Burt Dubin now offers his speaker mentoring service to experts based in Africa. Click now to download this flyer as PDF\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/bdubin-africa\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Burt Dubin now offers his speaker mentoring service to experts based in Africa. Click now to download this flyer as PDF\" src=\"http:\/\/spontaneousdevelopment.com\/uploads\/burt_new_flyer.png\" width=\"539\" height=\"723\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This newsletter serves speakers, but service providers in general may periodically find some issues useful \u2013 like this one. 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