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		<title>By: Selene M. Bowlby</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-579</link>
		<dc:creator>Selene M. Bowlby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m so glad to see so many of you share your December 2008 business goals! I hope you&#039;ll be back soon to update us on your progress!

As for me - I&#039;ll be honest that I was a bit of a slacker as far as my own goals in December. With the holidays, as well as an influx of new clients wanting to get sites out in time for the new year, my own goals fell to the back-burner.

For the specifics...

1. I wrote 1 of 3 guest posts, better than nothing, I suppose! That guest post is over on Freelance Folder, btw, if you&#039;d like to have a read! &lt;a href=&quot;http://freelancefolder.com/15-wordpress-theme-customizations/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; title=&quot;15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations&lt;/a&gt;.

2. I unfortunately did not even touch on this item (analyze existing client trends). This is definitely an item you will see re-surfacing in a future &quot;Just Three Things&quot; posts, but hopefully with a more productive outcome!

3. I&#039;d consider this item about 50% complete - I have a general gameplan for the year - see the lastest post in the series, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-2009/&quot; title=&quot;2009 Small Business Goals&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&quot;Just Three Things - 2009 Resolutions&quot;&lt;/a&gt;. I have a general idea of when I&#039;d like to have some of the specific steps completed, but I do not have a finalized month-by-month plan for the entire year. This is something to be tackled soon, most likely in January!

So... how did you do last December?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m so glad to see so many of you share your December 2008 business goals! I hope you&#8217;ll be back soon to update us on your progress!</p>
<p>As for me &#8211; I&#8217;ll be honest that I was a bit of a slacker as far as my own goals in December. With the holidays, as well as an influx of new clients wanting to get sites out in time for the new year, my own goals fell to the back-burner.</p>
<p>For the specifics&#8230;</p>
<p>1. I wrote 1 of 3 guest posts, better than nothing, I suppose! That guest post is over on Freelance Folder, btw, if you&#8217;d like to have a read! <a href="http://freelancefolder.com/15-wordpress-theme-customizations/" target="_blank" title="15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations" rel="nofollow">15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations</a>.</p>
<p>2. I unfortunately did not even touch on this item (analyze existing client trends). This is definitely an item you will see re-surfacing in a future &#8220;Just Three Things&#8221; posts, but hopefully with a more productive outcome!</p>
<p>3. I&#8217;d consider this item about 50% complete &#8211; I have a general gameplan for the year &#8211; see the lastest post in the series, <a href="http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-2009/" title="2009 Small Business Goals" rel="nofollow">&#8220;Just Three Things &#8211; 2009 Resolutions&#8221;</a>. I have a general idea of when I&#8217;d like to have some of the specific steps completed, but I do not have a finalized month-by-month plan for the entire year. This is something to be tackled soon, most likely in January!</p>
<p>So&#8230; how did you do last December?</p>
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		<title>By: Guest Post on Freelance Folder -15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations &#124; zbStudio.net</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-570</link>
		<dc:creator>Guest Post on Freelance Folder -15 Incredible WordPress Theme Customizations &#124; zbStudio.net</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] I work on achieving my small business goals for the month, I&#8217;ve just finished my latest guest post on Freelance [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] I work on achieving my small business goals for the month, I&#8217;ve just finished my latest guest post on Freelance [...]</p>
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		<title>By: kat neville</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-578</link>
		<dc:creator>kat neville</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My three things:

1. Make an interactive christmas e-card

2.  Finish up my baby, http://www.theboxcat.com so that I can start getting people&#039;s random ideas

3. Implement my redesign tweaks for safetygoat.co.uk

It&#039;s gonna be a busy month!  Good luck everyone!

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;kat nevilles last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.safetygoat.co.uk/2008/12/designing-for-the-web-dont-forget-about-newish-browsers/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Designing for the web: Don’t forget about newish browsers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My three things:</p>
<p>1. Make an interactive christmas e-card</p>
<p>2.  Finish up my baby, <a href="http://www.theboxcat.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.theboxcat.com</a> so that I can start getting people&#8217;s random ideas</p>
<p>3. Implement my redesign tweaks for safetygoat.co.uk</p>
<p>It&#8217;s gonna be a busy month!  Good luck everyone!</p>
<p><abbr><em>kat nevilles last blog post..<a href="http://www.safetygoat.co.uk/2008/12/designing-for-the-web-dont-forget-about-newish-browsers/" rel="nofollow">Designing for the web: Don’t forget about newish browsers</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-577</link>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Fisher LogoMotives</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Work less
2. Charge more
3. Spend at least two hours each day writing new book

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Jeff Fisher LogoMotivess last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2008/12/calls-for-entries-upcoming-design.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Calls for entries:Upcoming design competition deadlines&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Work less<br />
2. Charge more<br />
3. Spend at least two hours each day writing new book</p>
<p><abbr><em>Jeff Fisher LogoMotivess last blog post..<a href="http://blog-omotives.blogspot.com/2008/12/calls-for-entries-upcoming-design.html" rel="nofollow">Calls for entries:Upcoming design competition deadlines</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Tom Sinclair</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-576</link>
		<dc:creator>Tom Sinclair</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Get my first full time position as an in-house web designer. Only graduated this year so I&#039;m still looking!

2. Start/Finish my two personal websites; helloimtom (lifestream) and tomsinclair (Portfolio &amp; Personal blog)

3. Read a lot more, sketch a lot more, spend less time on the computer when I&#039;m not doing something productive!

The third one is really 3-in-1 but they all lead into one thing; keeping myself active when not working and not wasting time doing nothing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Get my first full time position as an in-house web designer. Only graduated this year so I&#8217;m still looking!</p>
<p>2. Start/Finish my two personal websites; helloimtom (lifestream) and tomsinclair (Portfolio &amp; Personal blog)</p>
<p>3. Read a lot more, sketch a lot more, spend less time on the computer when I&#8217;m not doing something productive!</p>
<p>The third one is really 3-in-1 but they all lead into one thing; keeping myself active when not working and not wasting time doing nothing.</p>
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		<title>By: Graham Smith</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-575</link>
		<dc:creator>Graham Smith</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Of which I am starting to actually do now is to really get into some client management workflow ie, Basecamp, BackBoard. Because IJC has only just started taking off in terms of clients, the need to manage has become paramount. So this is really important. As is the managing of payment and invoices etc.

2.Reduce overall time on Twitter, and spend time elsewhere commentating and writing more for IJC and WAJC. I don&#039;t mean drastically cut time, but I need to focus more on how and when to use Twitter during each day as it is so very important to me.

3.Devise a marketing plan for local clients that has nothing to do with global domination. :)

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Graham Smiths last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustcreative/~3/473277720/imjustcreative&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Links for 2008-12-02 [del.icio.us]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Of which I am starting to actually do now is to really get into some client management workflow ie, Basecamp, BackBoard. Because IJC has only just started taking off in terms of clients, the need to manage has become paramount. So this is really important. As is the managing of payment and invoices etc.</p>
<p>2.Reduce overall time on Twitter, and spend time elsewhere commentating and writing more for IJC and WAJC. I don&#8217;t mean drastically cut time, but I need to focus more on how and when to use Twitter during each day as it is so very important to me.</p>
<p>3.Devise a marketing plan for local clients that has nothing to do with global domination. <img src='http://www.idesignstudios.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><abbr><em>Graham Smiths last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/imjustcreative/~3/473277720/imjustcreative" rel="nofollow">Links for 2008-12-02 [del.icio.us]</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: James Chartrand - Men with Pens</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-574</link>
		<dc:creator>James Chartrand - Men with Pens</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hm, good question. Let&#039;s see...

1. Get back into using Twitter more often and spending extra time in our own blog community.

2. Start some conversations at our forum to help people create discussion amongst themselves.

3. Finish the ebook project on my desk without killing myself in the process ;)

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;James Chartrand - Men with Penss last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MenWithPens/~3/470129339/drive-by-shooting-sundays-the-antisocial-social-worker&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: The Antisocial Social Worker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hm, good question. Let&#8217;s see&#8230;</p>
<p>1. Get back into using Twitter more often and spending extra time in our own blog community.</p>
<p>2. Start some conversations at our forum to help people create discussion amongst themselves.</p>
<p>3. Finish the ebook project on my desk without killing myself in the process <img src='http://www.idesignstudios.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><abbr><em>James Chartrand &#8211; Men with Penss last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MenWithPens/~3/470129339/drive-by-shooting-sundays-the-antisocial-social-worker" rel="nofollow">Drive-by-Shooting Sundays: The Antisocial Social Worker</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: Beu</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-573</link>
		<dc:creator>Beu</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Launch new company site.
2. Reach 65% billable efficiency.
3. Read at least three books that are not design related.

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;Beus last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://richardbeu.com/thoughts/haveaprocess.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Design Advice -  Have a Process&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Launch new company site.<br />
2. Reach 65% billable efficiency.<br />
3. Read at least three books that are not design related.</p>
<p><abbr><em>Beus last blog post..<a href="http://richardbeu.com/thoughts/haveaprocess.html" rel="nofollow">Design Advice &#8211;  Have a Process</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: John Haydon</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-572</link>
		<dc:creator>John Haydon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Always be supporting the goals of three other bloggers
2. Recommend three awesome Twitter users to new followers
3. Drink three cups of Yerbe Mate writing posts

&lt;abbr&gt;&lt;em&gt;John Haydons last blog post..&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Corporatedollarorg-ExceedYourOn-lineFundraisingGoalsWithSocialMediaMarketing/~3/466568148/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;I Was Unprepared For The Philanthopy.com Chat&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Always be supporting the goals of three other bloggers<br />
2. Recommend three awesome Twitter users to new followers<br />
3. Drink three cups of Yerbe Mate writing posts</p>
<p><abbr><em>John Haydons last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Corporatedollarorg-ExceedYourOn-lineFundraisingGoalsWithSocialMediaMarketing/~3/466568148/" rel="nofollow">I Was Unprepared For The Philanthopy.com Chat</a></em></abbr></p>
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		<title>By: veerendra</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-571</link>
		<dc:creator>veerendra</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>my three things would be :

1. plan marketing strategy , set small goals and steps to achieve.  improve in account maintaining &amp; general legal practices.

2. concentrate on design and study of latest trends. Design more and more, following good practices - artists.

3. keep an eye that i don&#039;t fail in goal no 1. &amp; no 2. :P</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>my three things would be :</p>
<p>1. plan marketing strategy , set small goals and steps to achieve.  improve in account maintaining &amp; general legal practices.</p>
<p>2. concentrate on design and study of latest trends. Design more and more, following good practices &#8211; artists.</p>
<p>3. keep an eye that i don&#8217;t fail in goal no 1. &amp; no 2. <img src='http://www.idesignstudios.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Brian Yerkes</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-567</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Yerkes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nice list Selene.

My three would be:

1. Finally get a monthly company newsletter going to market more to current clients and building those relationships further.

2. My company is sponsoring a few charity events this month, so I guess number 2 should be to do good networking at these.

3. Create a list of all goals for 2009. Some may be a little unrealistic, but you gotta shoot for the moon!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nice list Selene.</p>
<p>My three would be:</p>
<p>1. Finally get a monthly company newsletter going to market more to current clients and building those relationships further.</p>
<p>2. My company is sponsoring a few charity events this month, so I guess number 2 should be to do good networking at these.</p>
<p>3. Create a list of all goals for 2009. Some may be a little unrealistic, but you gotta shoot for the moon!</p>
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		<title>By: Char</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-568</link>
		<dc:creator>Char</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Wrap up all existing projects before Dec. 20
2. Set goals for business in 2009
3. Finish my own site redesign so it is ready to go in January</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Wrap up all existing projects before Dec. 20<br />
2. Set goals for business in 2009<br />
3. Finish my own site redesign so it is ready to go in January</p>
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		<title>By: Laura</title>
		<link>http://www.idesignstudios.com/blog/goals/small-business-goals-december-2008/#comment-569</link>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>1. Prepare my weekly newsletter for launch in 09

2. Finalize the explanations of my new service levels

3. I&#039;ll just copy yours and say FINISH my one guest post, and write one more</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. Prepare my weekly newsletter for launch in 09</p>
<p>2. Finalize the explanations of my new service levels</p>
<p>3. I&#8217;ll just copy yours and say FINISH my one guest post, and write one more</p>
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