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SOB Business Cafe 01-27-2006

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SB Cafe

Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking–articles written by the
Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the screenshot to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Mike Sigers tells us a story with a moral or 3. As usual Mike doesn’t disappoint with his storytelling skills.
simplenomics.com story-with-a-moralor-3

Eric Setiawan discusses Nigiri Sushi the WordPress photoblog theme he designed.

“Joshua” at Joshuaink has one last blogging ambition. Won’t you help out by leaving him a comment. Caution: if you’re offended by four-letter words read fast and do it anyway. It’s a community service thing.

Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like.
No tips required. Comments appreciated.

Related ala carte selections include
SOB Business Cafe 01-20-2006

Have a great weekend!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Great Find: SEOmoz Beginner’s Guide

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seomoz_org logo

Great Find: SEOmoz Beginner’s Guide to SEO
Type of Article: A Series of Articles on SEO
Permalink: Beginner’s Guide to SEO
Target Audience: Any blogger who is curious about SEO and how it works
Content: SEOmoz, a Seatlle-based Search-engine organization has put together this series to help individuals, organizations, and companies who have little to no experience with search engine optimization and want to learn the basics of how search engines work. The organization states their goal as to improve your ability to drive search traffic to your site and debunk major myths about SEO. We share this knowledge to help businesses, government, educational, and non-profit organizations benefit from being listed in the major search engines.

From this list it appears that they take their goals very seriously. The first four (in purple) give you a quick look at what you might be interested in further down the line. All of the articles are short and written in clear, plain English, so they’re easy to follow and, well, interesting to read. Take a peek.

This is one fine reference to add to your library. It’s nice to bump into an SEO org that wants to share what it knows in such an organized fashion. Thanks SEOmoz.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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chartreuse (Beta) Thinks Outside the Knee Jerk Reaction

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Chartreuse bottle image

Chartreuse. It’s a drink. It’s a color. It’s a drink. It’s a color. It’s a drink and a color. That’s not relevant here.

What’s relevant is it’s a blog called chartreuse (Beta). It’s also the name of the MAN who writes it. He’s a thinker, who brings original ideas to the table.

Winds of controversy have been blowing again. This time over a blogger who set up a site called Amblogger–to mean Amateur Blogger–and took the exact code for the design from Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger site. The stolen version is no longer up, but Darren has a screen shot in his discussion of the incident. I won’t recap the story that will be retold.

I want to tell of a new voice on the scene, chartreuse (Beta), who after analyzing all of the data, came up with a different read on what happened and with what could have been a more propitious response. He thinks outside the knee-jerk reaction to find the logical solution that works. Read his article which I’ve linked to the image below, and you’ll see what I mean. Boyhowdy, I like how this man thinks.

Link to Article at Chartreuse (Beta)

chartreuse (Beta), next time you’re in Chicago I’d like to buy you a drink–any color you choose.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Introducing Clear Your Mind

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SOB Directory Entry:
Clear Your Mind by Javier Cabrera

Type: Marketing, Management, Productivity

ClearYourMind is a collection of thoughts and articles about management, Productivity and Marketing for entrepreneurs. CYM is aimed to everyone who want to increase productivity, work smarter and enjoy the challenges of entrepreneurship.

Notes by Liz: If you’re feeling tired or worn out, Javier is the medicine that you need. This man has the optimism and energy of at least 3 men, if not 333. A visit to Javier’s blog is like a visit to his new office. You feel like he has just put down the sandwich he was eating to talk with you personally. His stories and ideas are about what is going on with this business at that very moment. There is much to be learned in following this enthusiastic entrepreneur as he problem solves and finds new ways to meet the challenges of business.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Tired Eyes? Got XP? Switch to Clear Type

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If you’re like me, you spend too much time staring at a computer screen. By the end of the day, your eyes can let you know they’ve had enough. While I was reading through my feeds I came across this tip from Lifehacker. If you use XP, give it a try. I noticed a difference in a matter of minutes.

How to Switch Your Screen to Clear Type

Before you start: You need XP with a video card and a monitor that support at least 256 colors. It’s recommended that you have 24-bit or 32-bit color support for best results.

Then, go Control Panel>Display>Appearance>Effects.

Click the box that says:

Use the following method to smooth the edges of fonts.

clear type check box

Choose Clear Type.

Click OK. OK.

My eyes are still saying, “Thank you.”

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Great Find: Tlog Blogging Tips Series

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Great Find: The Tlog Blogging Tips Series
Type of Article: A Growing Series of Articles on Setting Up and Running a Blog
Permalink: The Blogging Tips Series
Target Audience: Any blogger who wants to think about blogging or rethink the direction his or her blog is going.

Content: Pedro Timoteo, the Tlog owner and developer of this series is a network administrator. I’ve read through these posts and they put out in sequence the step-by-step basics of blogging. It’s well worth looking over for a thorough blog review. The organization has a programmer’s knack of parsing out knowledge in manageable chunks. They are delivered in language that is clear, accurate, and respectful of the reader. This belongs in everyone’s survival kit.

Look at this list.

What’s not to love about this? The thought that went into this series shows in the list alone.
AND there’s a whole blog beyond this.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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