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		<title>By: Real Estate Web Trainer</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-56</link>
		<dc:creator>Real Estate Web Trainer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excellent post!!!

I could not agree more...

Key Yessaad – Real Estate Internet Strategist</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent post!!!</p>
<p>I could not agree more&#8230;</p>
<p>Key Yessaad – Real Estate Internet Strategist</p>
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		<title>By: Real Estate Web Trainer</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-773</link>
		<dc:creator>Real Estate Web Trainer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Excellent post!!!

I could not agree more...

Key Yessaad – Real Estate Internet Strategist</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Excellent post!!!</p>
<p>I could not agree more&#8230;</p>
<p>Key Yessaad – Real Estate Internet Strategist</p>
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		<title>By: Kathy Drewien</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kathy Drewien</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks to you all for sharing insights on running your own business.

Rob, your suggestions on embracing technological tools warrants a post, or two. Many of my small business clients have little, if any, online presence. With such a low financial cost to entry posing no barrier, the only limitation is lack of knowledge.

&quot;Regret minimization&quot; is a life philosophy I&#039;ve always admired in you, Ira.

What about those days, Kim H., when I stay in my jammies all day and &quot;network&quot; on Twitter instead of creating those classes I keep talking about? Guess I need to get motivated and create the mastermind group Rob suggests.

&quot;Education is a constant.&quot; Oh, so very true, Kim A. Some days it seems the more I learn, the more I don&#039;t know. Every facet of our business benefits from ongoing education.

Sam, your points on delegating and productivity address needs related to growth. I especially appreciated your advice on looking beyond the norm for talent. My tendency is to hire clones of my personality style instead of complementing my personal style.

And here&#039;s something @Urban_Lindsay learned: &quot;I can never work for someone else again.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to you all for sharing insights on running your own business.</p>
<p>Rob, your suggestions on embracing technological tools warrants a post, or two. Many of my small business clients have little, if any, online presence. With such a low financial cost to entry posing no barrier, the only limitation is lack of knowledge.</p>
<p>&#8220;Regret minimization&#8221; is a life philosophy I&#8217;ve always admired in you, Ira.</p>
<p>What about those days, Kim H., when I stay in my jammies all day and &#8220;network&#8221; on Twitter instead of creating those classes I keep talking about? Guess I need to get motivated and create the mastermind group Rob suggests.</p>
<p>&#8220;Education is a constant.&#8221; Oh, so very true, Kim A. Some days it seems the more I learn, the more I don&#8217;t know. Every facet of our business benefits from ongoing education.</p>
<p>Sam, your points on delegating and productivity address needs related to growth. I especially appreciated your advice on looking beyond the norm for talent. My tendency is to hire clones of my personality style instead of complementing my personal style.</p>
<p>And here&#8217;s something @Urban_Lindsay learned: &#8220;I can never work for someone else again.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Kathy Drewien</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-772</link>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Drewien</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Thanks to you all for sharing insights on running your own business.

Rob, your suggestions on embracing technological tools warrants a post, or two. Many of my small business clients have little, if any, online presence. With such a low financial cost to entry posing no barrier, the only limitation is lack of knowledge.

&quot;Regret minimization&quot; is a life philosophy I&#039;ve always admired in you, Ira.

What about those days, Kim H., when I stay in my jammies all day and &quot;network&quot; on Twitter instead of creating those classes I keep talking about? Guess I need to get motivated and create the mastermind group Rob suggests.

&quot;Education is a constant.&quot; Oh, so very true, Kim A. Some days it seems the more I learn, the more I don&#039;t know. Every facet of our business benefits from ongoing education.

Sam, your points on delegating and productivity address needs related to growth. I especially appreciated your advice on looking beyond the norm for talent. My tendency is to hire clones of my personality style instead of complementing my personal style.

And here&#039;s something @Urban_Lindsay learned: &quot;I can never work for someone else again.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to you all for sharing insights on running your own business.</p>
<p>Rob, your suggestions on embracing technological tools warrants a post, or two. Many of my small business clients have little, if any, online presence. With such a low financial cost to entry posing no barrier, the only limitation is lack of knowledge.</p>
<p>&#8220;Regret minimization&#8221; is a life philosophy I&#8217;ve always admired in you, Ira.</p>
<p>What about those days, Kim H., when I stay in my jammies all day and &#8220;network&#8221; on Twitter instead of creating those classes I keep talking about? Guess I need to get motivated and create the mastermind group Rob suggests.</p>
<p>&#8220;Education is a constant.&#8221; Oh, so very true, Kim A. Some days it seems the more I learn, the more I don&#8217;t know. Every facet of our business benefits from ongoing education.</p>
<p>Sam, your points on delegating and productivity address needs related to growth. I especially appreciated your advice on looking beyond the norm for talent. My tendency is to hire clones of my personality style instead of complementing my personal style.</p>
<p>And here&#8217;s something @Urban_Lindsay learned: &#8220;I can never work for someone else again.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Sam Miller</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-53</link>
		<dc:creator>Sam Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:58:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#1.  Prioritize your highest and most productive tasks at all times. 
#2.  Creative and innovative talent often is overlooked by the masses because of appearance.  Don&#039;t be afraid to hire team members who don&#039;t fit the typical business mold.
3.  Subcontract and utilize virtual staff to leverage top talent before you can afford to hire a full time top team.
4.  Always remember the 3 D&#039;s.  Do it, Delegate it or Delay it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#1.  Prioritize your highest and most productive tasks at all times.<br />
#2.  Creative and innovative talent often is overlooked by the masses because of appearance.  Don&#8217;t be afraid to hire team members who don&#8217;t fit the typical business mold.<br />
3.  Subcontract and utilize virtual staff to leverage top talent before you can afford to hire a full time top team.<br />
4.  Always remember the 3 D&#8217;s.  Do it, Delegate it or Delay it.</p>
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		<title>By: Sam Miller</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-771</link>
		<dc:creator>Sam Miller</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#1.  Prioritize your highest and most productive tasks at all times. 
#2.  Creative and innovative talent often is overlooked by the masses because of appearance.  Don&#039;t be afraid to hire team members who don&#039;t fit the typical business mold.
3.  Subcontract and utilize virtual staff to leverage top talent before you can afford to hire a full time top team.
4.  Always remember the 3 D&#039;s.  Do it, Delegate it or Delay it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#1.  Prioritize your highest and most productive tasks at all times.<br />
#2.  Creative and innovative talent often is overlooked by the masses because of appearance.  Don&#8217;t be afraid to hire team members who don&#8217;t fit the typical business mold.<br />
3.  Subcontract and utilize virtual staff to leverage top talent before you can afford to hire a full time top team.<br />
4.  Always remember the 3 D&#8217;s.  Do it, Delegate it or Delay it.</p>
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		<title>By: Kim Alvis</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kim Alvis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re going to make mistakes, lots of them and that&#039;s ok.  Learn from them and turn them into a positive.

Education is a constant. From industry, skills, technology, marketing - it is an ongoing venture.  Don&#039;t overwhelm yourself by trying to absorb everything at once.  Maintain a list of what you want to learn.  Educate yourself on the topic that is your top priority.  Then keep building on that base; directed to the area in your business you are focusing.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kim Alvis’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecardinalpoint.com/happy-new-year-to-a-successful-2009/2009/01/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Happy New Year - To A Successful 2009!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re going to make mistakes, lots of them and that&#8217;s ok.  Learn from them and turn them into a positive.</p>
<p>Education is a constant. From industry, skills, technology, marketing &#8211; it is an ongoing venture.  Don&#8217;t overwhelm yourself by trying to absorb everything at once.  Maintain a list of what you want to learn.  Educate yourself on the topic that is your top priority.  Then keep building on that base; directed to the area in your business you are focusing.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Kim Alvis’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.thecardinalpoint.com/happy-new-year-to-a-successful-2009/2009/01/" rel="nofollow">Happy New Year &#8211; To A Successful 2009!</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Kim Alvis</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-770</link>
		<dc:creator>Kim Alvis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re going to make mistakes, lots of them and that&#039;s ok.  Learn from them and turn them into a positive.

Education is a constant. From industry, skills, technology, marketing - it is an ongoing venture.  Don&#039;t overwhelm yourself by trying to absorb everything at once.  Maintain a list of what you want to learn.  Educate yourself on the topic that is your top priority.  Then keep building on that base; directed to the area in your business you are focusing.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kim Alvis’s last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecardinalpoint.com/happy-new-year-to-a-successful-2009/2009/01/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Happy New Year - To A Successful 2009!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re going to make mistakes, lots of them and that&#8217;s ok.  Learn from them and turn them into a positive.</p>
<p>Education is a constant. From industry, skills, technology, marketing &#8211; it is an ongoing venture.  Don&#8217;t overwhelm yourself by trying to absorb everything at once.  Maintain a list of what you want to learn.  Educate yourself on the topic that is your top priority.  Then keep building on that base; directed to the area in your business you are focusing.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Kim Alvis’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.thecardinalpoint.com/happy-new-year-to-a-successful-2009/2009/01/" rel="nofollow">Happy New Year &#8211; To A Successful 2009!</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Kim Hughes</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-51</link>
		<dc:creator>Kim Hughes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You need to be a self motivator.  Start each day with a plan.  Remembering that you are the boss - you need to make tomorrow better than today.

Show your appreciation to those that take time to advise you (no charge), they believe in you and want you to succeed.

Remember to believe in yourself.  If you don&#039;t no one else will.

Keep excellent records and hire a CPA to keep you on track with finances.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You need to be a self motivator.  Start each day with a plan.  Remembering that you are the boss &#8211; you need to make tomorrow better than today.</p>
<p>Show your appreciation to those that take time to advise you (no charge), they believe in you and want you to succeed.</p>
<p>Remember to believe in yourself.  If you don&#8217;t no one else will.</p>
<p>Keep excellent records and hire a CPA to keep you on track with finances.</p>
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		<title>By: Kim Hughes</title>
		<link>http://kdandcompany.com/small-business-owners/25-tips-for-self-employed-independent-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-769</link>
		<dc:creator>Kim Hughes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You need to be a self motivator.  Start each day with a plan.  Remembering that you are the boss - you need to make tomorrow better than today.

Show your appreciation to those that take time to advise you (no charge), they believe in you and want you to succeed.

Remember to believe in yourself.  If you don&#039;t no one else will.

Keep excellent records and hire a CPA to keep you on track with finances.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You need to be a self motivator.  Start each day with a plan.  Remembering that you are the boss &#8211; you need to make tomorrow better than today.</p>
<p>Show your appreciation to those that take time to advise you (no charge), they believe in you and want you to succeed.</p>
<p>Remember to believe in yourself.  If you don&#8217;t no one else will.</p>
<p>Keep excellent records and hire a CPA to keep you on track with finances.</p>
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