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http://unbounce.com/conversion-rate-optimization/the-art-of-conversion/ PERSUADE BUT DON’T COERCE. BELIEVE YOUR OWN MESSAGE.

The Art of Conversion: A 200 Word Typographic Essay

http://www.portent.com/blog/internet-marketing/the-marketers-code-of-ethics.htm

The marketer’s code of ethics

Marketing can save the world. Or it can sit there like a turd you throw on businesses, hoping it’s fertilizer.
http://johnnybtruant.com/whats-your-purpose-no-really-think-about-it/

What’s your purpose? (No. Really. Think about it.)

There is no escaping reason; no denying purpose. Because as we both know, without purpose, we would not exist. - Agent Smith, The Matrix I haven’t been writing much lately.

5 Steps To Success For Struggling Rappers

http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/08/5-steps-to-success-for-struggling-rappers Words: Chris Deline | @ChrisDeLine “I don’t think there’s any magic key to promotion — you send emails, you manage your web presence, you cultivate your email list or Facebook page or whatever, you hand out flyers, you do the same stuff people have been doing for years now; the real key happens before all of that ,” explained Minneapolis-based MC and two-time National Poetry Slam champion Guante .
Welcome to Career Hack. Our mission is much deeper than simply providing creative international recruitment strategies.

Manifesto – The Case for an American Diaspora.

http://careerhack.net/manifesto/

The Best Google Features You're Probably Not Using

http://lifehacker.com/5923588/the-best-google-features-youre-probably-not-using Google is a vast machine with all types of apps, programs, and tools. A lot of these—like Gmail and Google Docs—are clearly useful and beloved by many.
http://lifehacker.com/5923186/how-to-use-math-and-win-free-drinks-from-your-friends

Math News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Lifehacker

Want to dazzle pals with your math skills AND snag free drinks in the process? All you need is a set of dice.

Take this simple marketing quiz

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2012/06/take-this-simple-marketing-quiz.html Not so simple, actually, and about more than just classical marketing:
http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/23/how-to-get-100000-facebook-likes-for-your-blog-fan-page/ Editor’s note: James Altucher is an investor, programmer, author, and entrepreneur. He is Managing Director of Formula Capital and has written ten books. His latest books are I Was Blind But Now I See and 40 Alternatives to College .

How To Get 100,000 Facebook Likes For Your Blog Fan Page

Bad career advice: Do what you love

One of the worst pieces of career advice that I bet each of you has not only gotten but given is to “do what you love.” http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/12/18/bad-career-advice-do-what-you-love/

E-Commerce Is Head Over Heels for Pinterest, and for Good Reason - Tricia Duryee - Commerce

No one knows for sure what social commerce will be in the future, but it’s starting to look a lot like Pinterest.

Meetings Are A Skill You Can Master, And Steve Jobs Taught Me How

This is our second excerpt from Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple’s Success by Ken Segall, a close collaborator with Jobs for over a decade.
A new study by Facebook brings some big news that, curiously, at first blush might not seem like much news at all. It's this: If you want to create successful ads for the social network, just do the same thing you would do if you were advertising on TV. Or in magazines.

The Secret To Marketing Success On Facebook? Advertise Like Your Grandfather

What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast

Mornings are a great time for getting things done.
Think you're an incorrigible workaholic? A Harvard professor suggests you might actually be addicted to success. And that's a good thing.

Workaholic? Maybe You're Really a Successaholic