Creativity Takes No Excuses: The Bloggers Mantra for Success + MORE

– bloggingbasics101.com This week I asked my Blogging Basics 101 Facebook fans to share their best blogging tip for beginners. They had some good ones! Barbara H.: Blogging is a learning curve. You’ll develop your own vision and writing style over time. It’s okay to make mistakes and learn from them. Linda K. of Travels with Children: Pick a blog name/URL that is descriptive, useful, and lasting… Continue Reading On bloggingbasics101.com » The Walking Dead Guide to Writing a Killer Blog Opening – problogger.net This is a guest contribution by Belinda Weaver, the SEO and marketing copywriter behind The Copy Detective. A sheriff’s car...

Enbridge Energy Partners Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 7.51% Yield + MORE

TD Visa now charge a 1% fee on credit card balance transfer – myfirst50000.com Its always kind of a bad day when you have to give that big cheque for rent. I mean why is it costing that much only to have a root under my head? Toooo bad. A couple of hundred bucks just gone with the wind.I was all so happy yesterday: just like magic, my non-registered portfolio was hitting back the 120k! I never taught I was going to hit it again anytime soon… Continue Reading On myfirst50000.com » Robert Half International, Inc. (RHI) Declares $0.16 Quarterly...

Measuring Social Media + MORE

How To Ensure You Consistently Produce High Quality Content – searchenginepeople.com/blog The internet is a funny place. An SEO concept that "works" comes to light and those adopting online marketing strategies jump onto it like a trampoline. Some SEO strategies phase out; posting on article directories for instance. The majority of strategies will work just as well now, as they will in 5 years… Continue Reading On searchenginepeople.com/blog » Measuring Social Media – seobook.com/blog Measuring PPC and SEO is relatively straightforward. But how do we go about credibly measuring social media campaigns, and wider public relations and audience awareness campaigns?...

4 Pillars of Lean Web Design + MORE

Twitter Updates iOS App To Integrate Better With Vine & Adds Better Account Switching For Android – marketingland.com A handful of feature changes have been added to the official Android and iOS apps today to help users view local trends, switch accounts and fully integrate with the iOS only Vine product. A global change for both apps included support for the new 160 markets that Twitter Trends announced last… Please visit Marketing Land for the full article… Continue Reading On marketingland.com » 3 Ways to Use Multi-Channel Analytics Reporting for Better Marketing & Business Decisions – toprankblog.com The average consumer goes through...

Stop Avoiding It – Why Conflict Is Good For You + MORE

Stop Avoiding It – Why Conflict Is Good For You – pickthebrain.com “Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril. When you are ignorant of the enemy, but know yourself, your chances of winning or losing are equal. If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain in every battle to be in peril.” Sun Tzu/The Art Of War It’s true that conflicts are good for you… Continue Reading On pickthebrain.com » Is Fear Suffocating Your Dreams? – mysuperchargedlife.com/blog/ This is a guest post by Todd. Fear can propel you...

Why Game of Thrones is my Favorite New TV Show and a TV Giveaway! + MORE

Rolling Over My Retirement Accounts Into Vanguard – couplemoney.com Whether you two are new to investing or you’re looking to optimize your current investment plans, I hope this week’s articles help both of you build your family’s net worth. Like I mentioned Monday, we’re getting our retirement system optimized and that included opening a retirement account in 20 minutes with Betterment… Continue Reading On couplemoney.com » Why Game of Thrones is my Favorite New TV Show and a TV Giveaway! – frugalrules.com Mrs. Frugal Rules and I enjoy watching TV for an hour or so at night before heading to bed. We...

Cramer's Mad Money – The Best International Growth Story In The Restaurant Space (4/30/13) + MORE

Who in Their Right Mind Owns Best Buy Stock? – http://slant.investorplace.com/ Perhaps my favorite headline from Tuesday was that electronics retailer Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) sold its 50% interest in Europe’s Carphone Warehouse back to the company for about $775 million. Just five years ago, it paid $2.15 billion to acquire that stake — for math-challenged investors, that means a loss of over $1… Continue Reading On http://slant.investorplace.com/ » Five Places to Expect a Crisis This Summer – http://www.smartmoney.com/ Commentary: Problems tend to bloom in August, not in May. Continue Reading On http://www.smartmoney.com/ » Re: speaking of unsecure wireless, how to...

How to Prevent Credit Card Fraud + MORE

Replacing Your Electronics The Smart Way – moneyning.com/ We live in an exciting era. New electronics with never-before-seen features are coming out all the time. My wife’s had the same computer for about four years, and it’s starting to show signs of wear and tear. It’s slowed down a lot and freezes occasionally. We’re nearing the time when she’ll need a new one, but how do we decide when? And where do we look? These are a couple of things everyone should carefully consider before replacing their electronics… Continue Reading On moneyning.com/ » Giveaway: Samsung 50-Inch 1080p LED HDTV –...

Stop Eating Lunch at Your Desk + MORE

Startup Aims to Change the Face of Small Business Websites – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com Social publishing startup RebelMouse provides websites that channel all social media accounts of individuals and businesses into one page. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com » Great Customer Service is Not Grumpy, Grouchy or Gross – businessknowhow.com It’s common wisdom that it costs less to keep existing customers than to find new ones, but how much effort do you really put into making sure your current customers are happy? Here are seven things you can do to build customer loyalty. Continue Reading On businessknowhow.com » Stop Eating Lunch at Your...

Smart Ways to Improve Bad Credit

We’ve all seen the commercials with the funny band playing a catchy tune and doing something goofy, all for the sake of checking your personal credit score. Bad credit is becoming a problem in the US. According to Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture blog, 25% of Americans have bad credit. But understanding what can cause bad credit, and how to spend and invest wisely may keep you out of the bad credit score club. The popular opinion about the use of credit has been in a constant state of change over the last few generations. Years ago, credit was...

Facebook earnings preview: changes to ads, payments, gifts and other revenue streams in Q1 + MORE

3,800 developers bought Facebook mobile app install ads driving 25M downloads – insidefacebook.com Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on today’s first quarter earnings call that mobile app install ads were “one of most important new ad products” the company offers. COO Sheryl Sandberg pointed out that 3,800 developers used the product to drive a total of 25 million app downloads in the App Store and Google Play… Continue Reading On insidefacebook.com » Facebook earnings preview: changes to ads, payments, gifts and other revenue streams in Q1 – insidefacebook.com Facebook plans to announce its 2013 first quarter earnings tomorrow after the...

Free Webinar Programs For Personal And Business Use + MORE

Free Webinar Programs For Personal And Business Use – blogherald.com If you need to host a quick webinar with your business colleagues, study group at school, or anyone else for that matter, you might want to consider some of the very capable free applications available for general use. Webinar programs allow users to share screencasts, chat with friends and even connect to customers… Continue Reading On blogherald.com » Do You Make These 6 Domain Name Mistakes? – problogger.net I’m regularly asked about the mistakes I made when starting out with blogging and the first two words that usually spring to...

Avoid No-Growth Dividend Stocks + MORE

Avoid No-Growth Dividend Stocks – dividends4life.com When building a dividend growth portfolio many people look at how many consecutive years a company has increased its dividend. A company that has raised its dividend every year for 50 consecutive years, for example, is likely to continue the practice. But this record of consistency alone is not enough to justify a place in my Ultimate Dividend Growth Portfolio, a paper portfolio which you can Continue Reading On dividends4life.com » Seagate Technology (STX) Declares $0.38 Quarterly Dividend; 4.1% Yield – streetinsider.com Visit StreetInsider.com at http://www.streetinsider.com/Dividends/Seagate+Technology+%28STX%29+Declares+%240.38+Quarterly+Dividend%3B+4.1%25+Yield/8295321.html for the full story. Continue Reading On streetinsider.com...

Awesome Frickin' Content + MORE

5 Ways to Ensure that Your Email Marketing Campaign Doesn't Look Like Spam – searchenginepeople.com/blog Avoid the agitation of having your email be considered spam by following these simple tips Email marketing is an important aspect of any comprehensive marketing campaign. But there are many ways to execute your email marketing campaign that wind up raising red flags with spam filters. Here, we look at several strategies you can employ to help ensure that your email marketing campaign doesnt look like spam and ultimately get you placed on a black list… Continue Reading On searchenginepeople.com/blog » Awesome Frickin' Content –...

What Makes a Great Facebook Landing Page? [Examples] + MORE

What Makes a Great Facebook Landing Page? [Examples] – unbounce.com/blog Will these Facebook landing pages get the thumbs up? (Image source) In 2009 I was introduced to the concept of having a dedicated landing page for each PPC ad. I saw first hand how conversion rates soar when this simple process is put into place and knew I would be an advocate for rest the rest of my professional life… Continue Reading On unbounce.com/blog » “Get More Likes”: Facebook Promoted Page Ads Now Available Globally – marketingland.com First introduced in the U.S. last December, Facebook has now made Promoted Page...

No Substitution + MORE

5 Unconventional Google Search Tips for Power Searching – dumblittleman.com If you Google [google search tips], you’re bound to find plenty of articles that explain several ways you can improve your search techniques.They may even entice you with the promise of turning you into a Google power searcher.The problem with most of these articles is that most of the tips they offer are copied straight from Google’s Inside Search blog or any number of Google for Dummies-type books… Continue Reading On dumblittleman.com » The Art of Making Wise Decisions – advancedlifeskills.com/blog/ When you are making decisions, what do you base...

Building My Credit History: An Update

As some of you might remember, my first ever post here at This That and the MBA was about how I had no credit history. That’s right. I have a very unique problem here in the PF world. No student loans, no debt, no coming-back-from-the-edge-of-the-financial-cliff story. I literally had no credit history. I explained in the first post that this happened because I was afraid of credit cards and how I might misuse them. But, that led me to being (almost) 27 and having no credit history. Oops. I finally decided that I had a few options: open a credit...

GlassesUSA Review and Discount + MORE

GlassesUSA Review and Discount – theamateurfinancier.com/blog/ I don’t know about you, but I have a lot of experience with glasses.  I have been wearing glasses of one kind or another since I was in third grade.  My sisters both need to wear glasses, as does my mother and numerous members of my extended family.  My wife also wears glasses (which we shall discuss more about in just a bit), as does her mother, and her father… Continue Reading On theamateurfinancier.com/blog/ » How to Change a Material Mindset – weonlydothisonce.com “We all need new ideas, images, and experiences far more than...

Gold ETP Holdings Have Record Monthly Drop (Audio) + MORE

Gold ETP Holdings Have Record Monthly Drop (Audio) – bloomberg.com April 30 (Bloomberg) — Gold holdings in exchange-traded products plunged 174 metric tons in April, the biggest monthly drop ever. Jason Toussaint, managing director of investments at the World Gold Council, comments on the sell-off. Bloomberg Radio’s Catherine Cowdery reports on Exchange Traded Funds. Continue Reading On bloomberg.com » Why the U.S. Paying Down Debt Is a BAD Thing – http://slant.investorplace.com/ On the surface, it seems like a great headline: America will pay down its debts in the current quarter, marking the first time in six years that has happened....

Tips and Tricks for Achieving a Paperless Biz + MORE

The Ideal Amount Of Home Insurance To Protect Your Property – financialsamurai.com Every year I review my home insurance policy to make sure I’ve got the proper coverage. The reason why it’s important to check is because insurance policies change all the time. There might be discounts or special offerings for one. Meanwhile, your insurance company might slip in some extra charges without you even knowing… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » How To Save Money Fast – genxfinance.com/ Do you have a big event, travel, a must have or emergency type situation? Here we listed some quick fixes that will...

Banking in The US and UK: What’s the difference? + MORE

Cost-Cutting Tips for Small Businesses – businessknowhow.com Think there aren’t any more ways you can save money in your business? Don’t be sure until you’ve taken a look at our 39 small business cost-cutting tips. Continue Reading On businessknowhow.com » A Car Guy Cashes in by Transforming Clunkers – entrepreneur.com Icon produces artisan-quality, custom-made rides out of scrapyard-bound vehicles. Continue Reading On entrepreneur.com » Mompreneur on Marketing 'Sharp Mamas' – foxsmallbusinesscenter.com To run Sharp Mamas, a consulting service for new parents, entrepreneur Dara Tarkowski says she needed to learn how to trust her business partner. Continue Reading On foxsmallbusinesscenter.com »...

Twitter #music iPhone app falls down the App Store charts, dropping to 126th overall + MORE

Facebook rolls out ‘Promoted Page Likes’ for page owners to create fast ads – insidefacebook.com Facebook today announced the global rollout of “Promoted Page Likes,” a feature similar to Promoted Posts but aimed at helping page owners get new fans without having to use the more complicated ad dashboard. All pages with a location and profile picture will now have the “promote page” option in their admin panel… Continue Reading On insidefacebook.com » Twitter #music iPhone app falls down the App Store charts, dropping to 126th overall – thenextweb.com/socialmedia/ Less than two weeks after launch, the new Twitter #music iPhone...

How To Get Traffic By Tapping Into Existing Conversations + MORE

Five Inspirational Women Business Speakers – bloggingtips.com The role of successful women in the world of commerce is unfortunately still something that can frequently fall foul of glass ceilings. Thankfully, the importance of inspirational women speaking on business matters is becoming more recognized by many institutions and organizations, leading to an increasing number of high profile female public speakers featuring at a wide range of events… Continue Reading On bloggingtips.com » How to Use Ebooks Strategically and Reach Your Content Marketing Goals – copyblogger.com/blog/ Have you written an ebook yet? Some of the most-respected content marketers have embraced ebooks for...

Be Fraud Aware: Protect Your Money + MORE

Be Fraud Aware: Protect Your Money – dividendninja.com This post has been written on behalf of the B.C. Securities Commission, to bring awareness to the – Be Fraud Aware app. Investment fraud isn’t something we consider until it is on the front-page news and media. But investment fraud is more common place than unsuspecting investors may realize… Continue Reading On dividendninja.com » Gladstone Capital (GLAD) Passes Through 9% Yield Mark – forbes.com/sites/dividendchannel Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Tuesday, shares of Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASD: GLAD) were yielding above the 9% mark...

Innovation in Banks and Financial Institutions

Banks and financial institutions play a major role in the stabilization of the economy. The generic roles of banks are associated with managing growth, development, business operations, financial security and managing inflation. However, they do much more, far more than many people realize. This means that they should be at the center of rebuilding economic reforms. It has been the growth of financial institutions that has spawned the careers of many successful business analysts. Change through communication Banks and financial institutions were at the main stage when the fiscal crisis struck. After a lot of analysis, it was purported that...