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Advanced Persuasion Tactics

I find this blog post fascinating. My sister sells handmade jewelry, but finds it hard to raise her prices. Perhaps this could be the answer.

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05:00 Ed talks about a really interesting book called “The Brain Rules”

14:30 Ed shows how to add the FriendFeed search engine to your Flock search box

15:40 “What people don’t realise about FriendFeed is that it’s a whole database of people’s experiences on the internet.

17:40 Ed demonstrates the power of using the advanced search in FriendFeed and in particular the Shared from site options.

19:20 It is possible to search just the posts that have been commented on or have been liked – this filters out just the most interesting ones.

20:50 “FriendFeed is the most powerful thing I have shown on the 30DC.”

“FriendFeed will get you ranked so highly in Google it’s not funny”

30:20 In a public FriendFeed room, drag the “Share Something” button to your Flock toolbar. Now you can quickly contribute to that FriendFeed room without wasting any time.

32:30 Think about creating a FriendFeed room for your team –  what a fantastic resource that would be.

33:50 All of the things Ed is talking about here is a preview to the forthcoming videos lessons on the 30DC.

FriendFeed becomes this glue around which your team can base its experiences and you can stay in touch. The more you’re in touch, the more you communicate, and the better relationship you have.

36:40 FriendFeed and Twitter are completely different. Twitter is a distribution platform, whereas FriendFeed is an encyclopaedia of a person’s experiences as they want you to see them.

38:30 “There are only two types of things [online] there are pipes and the stuff that flows through the pipes. As marketers, only those two things matter. If you try to be both, it won’t work – you have to be one or the other. That is what it’s all about in marketing.”

39:50 Next week we are going to start focusing on teams. Another amazing book to read is “Group Genius”. In the 30DC context, a team is a group of people that commit to communicating together.

41:40 Ed explains that following a step by step process is not the hard part, it’s the emotional part that is the obstacle. The number one antidote is being in a team. The most effective teams are the ones from very diverse backgrounds.

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I am currently following the preseason videos for the 30 day challenge - good one Ed.

Ed, you are right. Google Reader is awesome!

I just wanted to add a tip for all the fans of keyboard shortcuts (like me).

To share with note press Shift and D. Also press ? for a list of all the shortcuts.

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As part of the preseason for The Thirty Day Challenge, Ed Dale told me about the power of google reader. Having seen the video below, I am now starting to realise just how good a tip this is…

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I just found Jim Collin’s page on the Hedgehog Concept, and it’s profoundly corrected my perspective on internet marketing.

It is so powerful because I think it could be a much needed answer as to why I struggled so much  with the Thirty Day Challenge 2007.

On his pages, Jim describes how success in life, comes from balancing 3 circles (or factors).

1. What you can be the best in the world at

2. What drives your economic engine

3. What you are deeply passionate about

It suddenly occurred to understand that I was focusing too much on circle 2. I highly you read Jim’s page very carefully. For me, I think it is going to make a massive difference to my enjoyment and success in my business and my life.

With this massive discovery, I am now really looking forward to The Thirty Day Challenge 2008.

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Ed Dales Flock Video

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