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		<title>How the Internet Levels the Playing Field for Local Small Businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed and I are in southern California for several months, living in Loma Linda, a little town an hour east of Los Angeles.  This area is made up of one little town crammed against another for miles in every direction. Small local businesses are located in the little strip malls on almost every street corner. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Facebook Likes Mean They Love You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:16:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband checks his Facebook page everyday. He thoroughly enjoys keeping up with his “friends.” He rarely posts anything himself and has liked very few business pages. Why am I telling you this? Because he’s a textbook example of a 65+ Facebook user according to a study reported by Brian Solis in a post, “I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should Small Local Businesses Be Concerned About Internet Piracy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you visited this website yesterday, you saw that we joined with thousands of websites in the protest against the internet piracy bills currently being considered by the House and Senate. Why is RTMG concerned about SOPA and PIPA you might ask? NOTE: Go to &#8220;The Problem with SOPA (And How to Stop It)&#8221; for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time Management Tip: One Thing at a Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the New Year. We’re full of resolve… to be a better person, a better business person, a better marketer. The question now is how to get’er done. How to accomplish all those things on our &#8220;To Do list for 2012.&#8221; Time management is not a new top topic here at RTMG. I outlined the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Need to Get Serious about Internet Marketing in 2012?</title>
		<link>http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2011/12/do-you-need-to-get-serious-about-internet-marketing-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a myth among small local business owners that “everyone is an internet marketing master but me.” The reality is that more of you are struggling with internet marketing than are comfortable with it. I get lots of emails confirming that. I belong to a forum, “Social Media in Travel” on LinkedIn. People in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays to all</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be taking the week to celebrate with family and friends. Here&#8217;s wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and Happy New Year]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Time For Small Local Businesses To Get Acquainted With Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m getting better at not burdening you overworked small local business owners with details about the latest shiny new social media toy before it’s important to integrate into your marketing. (You’ll notice I haven’t written about Google+ yet) But, I get it. With the new changes, Twitter MAY have some uses and benefits for small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Darwinism and Rural Tourism Business Survival</title>
		<link>http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2011/12/digital-darwinism-and-rural-tourism-business-survival/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media expert, Brian Solis uses the phrase, “Digital Darwinism” and defines it as “ the evolution of consumer behavior when society and technology evolve faster than some companies’ ability to adapt..” Digital Darwinism is the source of the unease felt by many local small business owners. In a small town – I mean towns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What 2012 Social Media Predictions Should Small Local Businesses Heed?</title>
		<link>http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2011/11/what-2012-social-media-predictions-should-small-local-businesses-heed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been reviewing social media and internet marketing predictions for 2012. Here’s a few examples to check out: FreshBuzz’s 5 Predictions for Social Media in 2012 Social Media Predictions for 2012 Just google “social media predictions, 2012 and have at it for more. The results will grow and change over the next month. As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Mistakes Small Local Businesses Need to Fix</title>
		<link>http://ruraltourismmarketing.com/2011/11/social-media-mistakes-small-local-businesses-need-to-fix/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joanne Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My good friend and relentless internet marketer, Herb Laurence, posted a link to a good list of social media mistakes from Hubspot that I’ll pass on. 10 Sloppy Social Media Mistakes to Fix NOW. You know that I’m all about “simple doable steps” so if you’re guilty of any of these, pick ONE and correct [...]]]></description>
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