Author: Wes Johnson
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Google Analytics and Internet Demographics
One of the goals I have for my blog is to be visited by someone from each of the 50 United States. Tracking this data has been easy with Google Analytics. My blog has been consistently visited by people from 45 states.
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Referrals and Reputations
Have you ever wondered why some people are hesitant to refer their family, friends or even colleagues to perform work for someone else? What does it take to get a job referral or letter of recommendation? The key to getting a referral is not just having a history with someone, but having a history of success with…
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16 essential life skills students should know before leaving high school
Here is my list of things that every able bodied student should know before leaving high school. Some of these are obvious and many of these life skills are being taught one way or another in most schools today. However, I occasionally hear or see examples of people who have slipped through the cracks and haven’t…
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An elevator speech for my blog
The first exercise in 31 Days to Build a Better Blog is to write an elevator speech for my blog. This has been a little challenging for me because I never though of trying to describe my blog to someone in an elevator speech before. But this is a great exercise to try and put in words…
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Expanding my horizons with 31DBBB
Familiarity breeds contempt – an idiom that basically says, the better you know something, the less you respect it. A simple example is like when you first learn that knives are sharp, you’re very careful not to cut yourself. After using them for many years, you sometimes get careless and misuse or abuse them. The…