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Network Marketing Myth – You Lose Friends And Spoil Relationships

April 30, 2013November 7, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. ~Confucius [tweet this]

A few years ago when I was exposed to the network marketing business industry, I got two sets of information almost at the same time from two different sources. Interestingly, they were also just opposite to each other.

The set of people who showed me the business idea, were very positive and passionate about it. They were highly educated people with high profile professional careers. In short, they had what I wanted to have in terms of money, education and success professionally speaking. They shared why they chose network marketing and showed me why it was a good idea for me to give it a serious consideration.

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The other set of people were my colleagues and a few friends who were around the same level in their careers as myself. I started to get their inputs when I asked them of their opinion of this business idea (As I always did before doing anything new). Many of them were aware of this industry and yet they were not participating because they believed it wasn't a good idea.

How Cloudflare Supercharges Your Website Security And Performance

March 12, 2014October 17, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

We all know the importance of fast loading website pages. In addition, website security is another concern for most website owners because a hack can be devastating especially to small business owners.

These were my two main concerns since I have several of my own websites plus client websites to support.

Whether you have a personal website, company site, blog, website security definitely is your biggest challenge and then, a fast loading website brings so many additional benefits.

CloudFlare offers both the benefits to you at once. Faster loading times, more security, happier visitors, better SEO and thus, more business!

Success In Sales – Avoid These 5 Common Fatal Mistakes

January 29, 2014October 11, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Anyone who has never made a mistake, has never tried anything new. ~Albert Einstein [tweet this]

We all make mistakes in life, learn from them and move on. In business as well, while selling our ideas, products or services, we do make a few mistakes and the same process repeats – we correct them, learn from them and move to the next steps.

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While this is how we all learn and grow, how do we ensure success in sales? If that is your challenge, here are the most common 5 sales mistakes people make that can potentially break the sales process or even damage their reputation. I have made all of these mistakes at some point and I often remind myself to be careful about not repeating them again.

Network Marketing Business – People Join You, Not Your Company

February 4, 2013October 3, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Network Marketing is one of the most thriving business industries with billions of dollars of revenues each year generated worldwide. We live in an incredible time where opportunities are everywhere and network marketing industry is growing at a phenomenal rate year after year.

People, in large numbers, are beginning to embrace the network marketing business opportunities every day because it is not just the most cost effective way to get practical business education, but a business with tremendous potential as well.

Best Ways To Take Regular Backups Of Your WordPress Websites

September 2, 2013September 27, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

I recently met a few awesome WordPress bloggers, web developers and other hosting experts in a recent a WordPress meetup event this month. It was an interesting event targeted at educating WordPress developers and website owners about various security threats and how to take care of those.

One thing that stuck me during the meeting was, the realization that so may people are not very deligent about taking backup of their websites. I was amazed to see the number of people who fell in that category not knowing how fatal mistake it may prove to be in case something goes wrong. Many people take backups here and there, but most aren't very systematic in this regard.

Free WordPress Hosting Installation And Setup For Your Website

April 5, 2014September 24, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Many people find that setting up a website is complex task. It can be a little intimidating especially if you don't have experience with web technologies. Another option is to hire an expert. But, sometimes, your budget may not allow you to hire somebody to get your WordPress hosting, installation to get your blog set up.

If you have known me for a while, you now understand the importance of having a website. I have spent years helping my clients build a strong and profitable brand identity. And having a website, is a must for anyone wanting to do anything about their branding.

Many others those who want start a good professional, world-class website, continue to ask (or wonder) how to setup a self-hosted website. The question is obvious and indicates that many people get intimidated with this task.

Book Review: Risky is the New Safe: The Rules Have Changed

April 30, 2013September 22, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Intrigued by the title, I grabbed the opportunity to have the privilege of getting a copy of Risky Is The New Safe book for a review before it hit the stands on 30th of October, 2012.

I finished reading the book and I totally, positively agree with the author, Randy Gage who powerfully explains how the disruptive technology and ever accelerating speed of change are changing the way things are done in the world today.

Book Review – Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There

February 4, 2013September 14, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

If you are in any kind of business or employed where your job requires you to talk to and influence people, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There, is a must have book for your personal library. You owe to yourself to read this book!

This is another phenomenal story based book that goes straight into my library of all time favorites! I picked up this book last week and couldn't put the book down until the very last page. No wonder it made into the elite list of bestselling books on Amazon.

How To Eliminate Bad Habits Easily And Permanently

May 23, 2013September 10, 2012 by Kumar Gauraw

Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of. ~Proverb [tweet this]

We all have habits, some 'good' that serve us well and some others that are limiting and in many cases – harmful (such as smoking, drinking etc.). Harmful habits are what we call 'bad habits' and desire to get rid of.

I've been using a powerful technique whenever I want to break out of a habit that I don't want to keep. I am going to share with you that technique today and hope that you may find it helpful as well. But first, let me share a 5-step method that many have used and found useful so you can choose what best suites your need and style:

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