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The Business Developent Blog is Going Private

February 9th, 2009 by Stephen

Posted in Digital Apps, Entrepreneur, Global Microbrand, Work 2.0 |

If you're new here, Welcome! To learn more about what this site is all about click here [link].

Connect with Stephen at LinkedIn - Click hereProductivity Tools and DIY Calendars - Click hereI am a small business Conversation Consultant and public speaker that uses the power of the internet to leverage your success. Productivity in Context is a web magazine focused on Productivity and tools for organizing. Make this your headquarters for improving your life and work through increased mindfulness, education, and workflow practices.

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Plans are being put together for Business Development in Context to go private in March. Soon it will exist as a resource for my clients or by paid subscription only.

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100 Powerful Web Tools for Productivity

February 8th, 2009 by Stephen

Posted in Digital Apps, GTD, Links, Productivity |

100 Powerful Web Tools to Organize Your Thoughts and Ideas | Online College Blog and School Reviews

Whether you are a busy executive, a single parent, a freelancer working from home, a student, or a combination of these, you have probably found yourself needing help when it comes to organizing all your thoughts and ideas that occur throughout your busy day. Now you can turn to these tools found on the Internet that will help you with tasks such as note-taking, bookmarking websites, highlighting important text during online research, creating mind maps, tracking time, keeping up with appointments, collaborating with others, managing projects, and much more.

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Teaching Sells - Free Case Studies

February 6th, 2009 by Stephen

Posted in Digital Apps, Downloads, Entrepreneur, Links, Networking, Selling, Work 2.0 |

I took this course for a while earlier this year, and it was massively educational. I highly recommend that you sign up for these free case studies ( I just did). Whether or not you sign up for ongoing training, that is up to you (not an affiliate link), but I do suggest that you give this free sample a chance.

Here’s the Best Online Business for the 21st Century… Period. | Teaching Sells

Here are 3 quick examples of training areas that work in good times and bad:

* Right now, people realize that job security is an illusion. There’s never been more interest in starting up small and home-based businesses. It’s a huge training market that’s getting bigger due to uncertain economic times and general dissatisfaction with working for someone else.

* Technology is marching forward at a blistering pace. People need to be educated in software and technology tools for career changes and better productivity. The aging population needs clear instruction on how to do basic things that others take for granted. It’s a huge training market that’s getting bigger due to rapid change and the advancing age of the Boomer Generation.

* Personal development training is in high demand. Because basic needs are well satisfied in many Western nations, people are looking for more. They’re looking to the top of the needs pyramid, which is self-actualization. And due to the way our brains are wired, we value advice we pay for more than free and often untrustworthy information.

Those three huge training categories only scratch the surface of the potential. New opportunities for profitable paid training programs arise every day thanks to the relentless pace of change.

If you are interested on some Productivity Skill training, send me an e-mail (stephen @ hdbizblog . com) and we can talk about it.

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Evernote to the Rescue

January 22nd, 2009 by Stephen

Posted in Digital Apps, GTD, Links |

Jennifer van Grove writes Evernote Welcomes Google Notebook Rejects With Open Arms

Can we get an amen? Google Notebook worked: it was simple, effective, web-friendly, and perfectly suited to a Getting Things Done system. So when Google announced that it was going to drop the service, some users were left short-changed. Some of those disgruntled users became vocal, of course, starting a petition to save Google Notebook.

Thankfully, note-taking service Evernote has swooped in to the rescue with an easy to use “Import from Google Notebook” option…I think I’m in love again.

Evernote is the beloved web-based, mobile, and desktop productivity and rich media note-taking system that has established a dedicated following. With the imminent demise of Google Notebook, I revisited Evernote earlier this week and liked what I saw. The desktop application syncs nicely with the iPhone app and web platform (and vice versa), making it the perfect solution for staying productive at home, in the office, and on the road.

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