Entrepreneurship
They Want to Learn English from Me & I Want to Improve my French! (PLUS Video of an angry Beninese Grasscutter, Photo of Rabbits, & a Photo of a 13 Year Old Burt Dubin Classified Ad!)
April 17, 2013









If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This is not the main update on my adventures in Benin Republic. It’s just a preview - especially because of an exciting development that’s occurred. Apart from the news, and stories, I’ve included (1) a photo of a Burt Dubin […]







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Entrepreneurship
Use Excel-VB Automation To Boost Your Profits
April 16, 2013









This article explans - with practical examples - how developing in-house expertise in automation of Microsoft Excel.can dramatically boost productivity - and profits - in your company.. Microsoft Excel is a powerful tool for analyzing and presenting information. Too frequently however, many users – individuals and organizations – fail to realize the extensive range of […]







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My DN Travel News
Use Persuasion to Save (or Make) MORE Money (3 Tips)
April 15, 2013









The core message in this week's issue of my newsletter is that you never know what you can get, until you try...or ask. If you always accept what you're told - be it price or options - you may end up shortchanging yourself in life. Virtually everything can be negotiated. And if your persuasion skills […]







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Writing/Blogging
You Need Thinking Power to Generate Ideas (3 Tips)
April 13, 2013









Ideas they say, rule the world. Coming up with new, original and/or unique ideas is therefore a good way to make an impact in the world. As writers, generating new ideas for articles, reports, newsletters, books and other channels is a critically important task we need to carry out regularly. Without it, our work gradually […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why You Need a Web Marketing System (WMS) - Part 3 of 3
April 12, 2013









This is the third and final part of "Why You Need A Web Marketing System (WMS)" - a 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES. This installment ends with links to other articles that describe key components of a WMS. It's titled “A Passion for What You Do, Will Help You Use A Web Marketing System to Get New/Repeat […]







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Entrepreneurship
Why You Need a Web Marketing System (WMS) - Part 2 of 3
April 11, 2013









This is part 2 of a 3 PART EDUCATIONAL SERIES. This installment is titled “Understanding How (Routine/Repeated) Use of Paid TV, Radio & Print Media Short Changes YOU ”. (Click here to read Part 1). If you run a business in Africa, the ideas offered in this series can help you. Any 21st century African business […]







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Entrepreneurship
To Excel, You Need To Take Intelligent Risks – Sometimes BIG, FAT ONES too!
April 10, 2013









NB: This is the second of a ten part series (click here to read part 1) based on an e-book I wrote few years back. Subsequent parts are published at weekly intervals – in the “Entrepreneurship” and “Self-Development” categories. ************Upcoming DN Travel News update preview********** Pix 1: A Handball Semi Final Match at Stade De L'Amitie, […]







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Public Speaking
Why 30 out of 31 Aspiring Speakers Do Not Succeed (2 Tips) – By Burt Dubin
April 8, 2013









According to Burt Dubin (who has mentored some of the highest paid International Speakers in the world – some becoming  CSPs i.e. Certified Speaking Professionals), it is a lack of the two qualities discussed in this issue that often makes 30 out of 31 wannabe speakers fail. What follows is my paraphrased version of Burt’s […]







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My DN Travel News
2 Dangers of Using Social Media As Your Business Home
April 7, 2013









If you promote your business primarily by using social media as your base platform, you're likely to shoot yourself in the foot. And very badly too. Read this article to learn 2 important reasons why you will be better off using your own website as a base, while your social media profiles function as secondary […]







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