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Your site must have a central subject Obviously, you can talk about several topics on your site, but you must have one central topic, which will govern everything. A main subject which will be the guideline of your content. If you do not have any ideas, do a little keyword research (with Google Keyword Planner for example). This will also let you see the potential audience of a keyword. Mention the key phrase when you must Once your keyword is chosen, do not swing it all over the content of your site without thinking....

Choose a topic you know and make it interesting for visitors You probably already know what it is that you want to blog about. Keep that in mind and try to brainstorm a little. You must choose a topic that is wide enough, so you don’t run out of things to write about, but at the same time not too wide, because you don’t want to lose focus and bore people....

20 Simple But Powerful Changes You Can Make To Simplify Your Life

However, what a lot of people may not know is that women are at risk of coming face-to-face with a lot more than just career advancement hurdles. Women are supposed to be protected by the U.S. Employment Equal Opportunity Commission, which enforces federal laws to protect women against gender-based workplace discrimination. But, we don’t live in a perfect world, and not all acts of discrimination are reported or even noticed....

Keep Track Of Achievements Throughout The Year One of the main discussion points of your annual review will be what you have achieved over the last twelve months. This list should contain the good things you’ve done for the company. However, a year in your job can be a long time. It can be hard to remember what you’ve done in the last year when you’re organizing your review. A great way to help remember is to keep notes on what you’ve done as you do them....

Many of us understand and appreciate the love of the game and many of us also know there is more to football than just…. football. Even if you are not a die-hard fan, football in any form can teach a myriad of life lessons, namely in the field of business. Yes, this sport can relate to the business sector in several different ways, many managers and CEOs factor their choice of staffing to their lessons from the game....

Planscope Price: Free 14-day trial, $24/month for Freelancer plan Features: Planscope goes a step beyond basic project/task management and adds in features–most of them related to proposal creation–that will be incredibly helpful for service-based freelancers. It allows you to track time spent on tasks (and sync to your invoicing tool of choice), communicate with your clients (and automatically keep them updated on project progress, if you so choose), and it also includes detailed reporting and forecasting features....

According to Forbes, about 88 percent of Americans are willing to pay more for organic foods. People are drawn to organic food for good reason, as studies show that it contains more nutrients than non-organic food. Still, eating more organic foods can be tricky. Following are five ways to help you. Too pricey? Rethink the list. A common reason that people have a hard time adopting more organic choices is because organic food is relatively pricey compared to non-organic food....

1. Tell Yourself How Precious Life Is Whatever your circumstances may be, there’s always something to be thankful for. Even during your worst days there’s something positive that happens during that particular day. And diverting your focus to that one variable can cause you to remain positive under duress. Life isn’t really without problems. Finding solutions are part of the test and must be respected. Remind yourself how wonderful it is to be alive, and see the beauty that surrounds you....

Some writers believe that modern word processors have so many features and options that it interrupts their focus and actually hinders their creative efforts. Because of this hindrance, some writers have forsaken the computer and instead use typewriters or pen and paper. That said, using those tools may also hinder the ability to create prolifically, but that’s the tradeoff. So what simple tools are available for writers who want to focus on their art and not be distracted by features?...

Wouldn’t it be great to answer the question, ‘What are you doing this weekend?’ with ‘I’m white water rafting’! How impressive and how exhilarating, you’ll finally have something exciting to talk about at your next dinner party! Read on for our top tips on how to take your life to another level. 1. Trampoline in a cave Now I know this sounds a bit odd but we all know what fun we used to have trampolining as a child so imagine having this experience in a cave?...

After several exchanges where he feels disrespected by his wife, a husband may suddenly begin to find reasons to spend more and more time at work. A wife, feeling lonely and unimportant, may begin to have a short fuse with the kids and her husband. And this hypothetical couple may have no idea their workaholic or irritable tendencies actually stem from their relationship problems. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to detect relationship problems before they do lasting damage to your life, your well-being, or your relationship itself?...

I will no longer accept just in time notifications unless they are from one of a select group of people I deeply care about. These people have been added to my VIP list that includes my spouse, my kids, my boss, and finally the other members of my executive team. Everybody else will be covered in an hourly scan of my messages and responded to with an appropriate priority. This practice became my new norm when I found I could not keep up with the sheer number of notifications my iPhone was bombarding me with....

Any Other Plants That Are Harmful For Your Pets? Are any of these plants currently in your garden? Are any of them surprising to you? Do you know of other plants that are harmful for your pets? This post isn’t finished until your voice is heard, so please take a moment to share your thoughts in the space provided below. Credit: Helpucover Featured photo credit: IMG_6453/jerm1386 via flickr.com

Benefit Your Mind, Body, and Soul Gardening gets you into the fresh air, helping you to unwind after a hard day. Mentally, your focus will shift to nurturing the garden—this allows the daily bothers to slip away. You will also be expanding your knowledge to learn what does or does not work for your garden in terms of nutrients and the like. Stepping out into a garden allows you to breathe in all of the greenery to revitalize your body and put you in touch with the things that truly matter....

We have to overcome these distractions for the sake of our collective productivity, not to mention our general sanity and ability to relax, both of which can be badly impacted by technology. Just think of the stress that could be avoided by getting away from the little phone chirps when you get a phone message or the alert telling you of a new email. Last year, Dr Larry Rosen wrote an article for Psychology Today titled ‘Rewired: The Psychology of Technology....

Learn to Connect Bring business cards. Get them made by someone like VistaPrint or make them at Staples. Whatever. But get some cards, and pass them around. Share your passion. Talk with people about what it is you’re interested in doing. Tell them about your passions, even if you haven’t fully realized them. Talk as if you know what you’re interested in, if not what you’ve already done. Reconnect. Get folks to share their contact info, and send emails after the show....

Have you ever found yourself chuckling at some of the kooky options that Google AutoComplete seems to throw up when you type in a phrase as innocuous as “where can I sell”? You’d think that the average human being would put in answer such as “car”, “boat” or “computer”, right? Wow! “Testicle” is the 2nd most common answer! And that is the resulting hilarity of Google Feud. With only three attempts to guess the correct answers before you’re out, this game is surprisingly difficult and fun....

He still want to improve on his system, let’s see if we can able to help him: If you get a LOT of mail, you may even want to break down the years into quarters. Breaking down into months is probably a bit too much effort. My email archive is automatically backed up (along with the rest of our server) on a nightly basis… He is trying to use calendaring on events that have to be done at a specific time – to just exploit the alarm feature to remind him on doing the specific task....