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Create Your Own Web Presence in 6 Weeks

In my last post, I mentioned the fact that you can start a business on the Internet for free. Free does not equal easy. While it is entirely possible to have a successful business online without paying for help, your success will almost certainly come quicker and will be greater if you have someone to [...]

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New Directions (?) For Productive Flourishing

There may be some changes going on around here and I just wanted to give you a heads up about what’s going on. Here’s the backdrop: ostensibly, this blog is about productivity and productivity for creative people. That’ll always be the core of PF. But I’m starting to want to write more, some of which [...]

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Bringing Conversations (Back?) to Blogging

I could have written this post as a more standard blog post with a catchy stand-alone intro, but it’s worth not doing that in this case. This post is about how we’re missing out on the conversational aspect of blogging, and part of the reason we’re missing out is precisely because we’re too worried with [...]

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Productive Flourishing is…Flourishing!!

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been quiet on the posting front here at Productive Flourishing for the last few weeks. I’ll take a second and let you know what’s going on. I’ve been doing a lot of behind the scenes work to update this blog – I’ve learned that it’s best to [...]

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January 2009 Planners Available

Happy New Years! It’s time to pick up the first of 2009′s Planners. Release Notes: Improved: the Daily Productivity Planner! I’ve taken the feedback you’ve graciously given and have updated the DPP. The major theme for this round of revisions was making the planner less intimidating. A quick rundown of the updates: The “Projects In [...]

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Rogue Idea Guy on the Loose

On December 10, 2008, I finally let go of the railing and jumped. I turned in my letter of resignation for the job I’ve had since August. On the face of it, the job had all the trappings of a great gig. The reality of it was such that I wasn’t doing something that took [...]

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December 2008 Planners Available

It’s time to pick up December’s Planners. I’m changing things up a bit in the hope that these updates become more useful for new and old readers alike. A few quick notes I’d like to point out: I’ve included a User’s Guide for the Productivity Planners. I understand that those planners are fairly intimidating at [...]

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What’s the Point of Twitter?

What’s the point of Twitter? Who would spend time updating what they’re doing and what’s the point of doing it? Those were the first questions I asked myself when I looked into Twitter. I asked myself those questions because, honestly, that was what the marketers of Twitter used on their landing page. It’s a horrible [...]

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Most Popular Posts Page Updated

I just updated my “Most Popular Posts” page and there were some surprising changes in the Top Ten list. Normally I wouldn’t make this a separate post, but I thought old and new readers alike may enjoy some of the new (and old!) posts that are now there. Check it out if you’re interested. One [...]

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