Welcome to the April 7, 2008 edition of linkedin bloggers.

As I am a big supporter of blog carnival I was happy to have the opportunity to host a blog carnival. I would like to thank, Kathie Thomas for allowing me to host this carnival this month. I hope you all take the time to read these wonderful entries and please don’t be shy and be sure to comment on each others blogs. Enjoy!

Sabrina Jefferson presents How To Create Your Own Blog posted at Sabrina Jefferson.

Sarah Paine presents Is Your Site NeoPet Sticky? posted at Sarah Paine.

Marcus Hochstadt presents AWeber Secret posted at Marcus Hochstadt.

Jenn Givler presentsInformation Overloadposted at Create A Thriving Business.

Wally Bock presents Mentoring the natural way posted at Three Star Leadership Blog, saying, “Assigned mentoring programs are like Dr. Frankenstein’s monster. They’re an attempt to create an artificial version of something good. Mentoring can be a powerful force in your career but you’ve got to work with human nature and not against it.”

Heidi Richardspresents 1st Fridayz Wrap Up and Resourcesposted at WE Magazine for Women.

Mattg presents Do You Get Twitter? posted at Matt Garrett, saying, “Twitter is really a fast growing community site and providing a good environemnt to interacting with people of same thinking or business line. So, go and get a twitter, now.”

Praveen presents My Simple Trading System: 14 Tips For Giving a Great Business Speech posted at My Simple Trading System.

Rickey Henderson presents Marvel as Rickey Tells You How To Blog! posted at Riding with Rickey.

Matt Garrett presents Blog Carnival Submission Video | posted at BlogTactics.com, saying, “A great video on how to submit to blog carnival. This explains through a quick video to show you just how easy it is to do..”

Matg presents More Stumbleupon Ads Results posted at IM & Affiliate Marketing Product Testing, saying, “You should test out Stumbleupon ads for non “make money/internet marketing” niche’s, but without paying for any more visitors to the “IM” based sites.”

Mat Garrett presents Stupidly Simple Content Generation | posted at iamUncovered.com, saying, “A video tutor made by Latif about an auto content generation system explaining as to how this could be stupidly simple.”

Prashant K Shukla presents SEO and Meta Tags | My Smart SEO posted at Prashant K Shukla, saying, “SEO and Meta Tags - Meta Tags play significant role in SEO and if we take utmost care in building these tags, result would be the perfect optimization of our website.”

Ianternet presents Third Party Services vs Professional posted at Ian Fernando.

Business or LinkedIn related

John W. Furst presents 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs To Grow Continuously posted at E-Biz Booster Blog, saying, “You probably have heard it before, **A business that doesn’t grow, dies**.”

Jeremy Neal presents Be A Better Blogger - Five Sites that Build Skills posted at Lead Inspectors, saying, “Improving blogging skills will enhance your reputation when LinkedIn connections click on your blog.”

wilson ng presents Chinese Guanxi posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, “Globalization means you start to have more likelihood of working with Chinese, Japanese or Asians. For Asian culture, the art of relationship or Guanxi is important in making the business work. Understanding this facet means you can be more successful by focusing your efforts in cultivating the proper relationships. Wilson Ng linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/wilsonpng”

Robyn J McCleary presents SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS posted at Local Services and Stories.

David B. Bohl presents Become an Engaging Conversationalist posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “Engaging conversation is not a behavior trait, but a skill that anyone can master. It’s a skill that offers huge rewards – improved relationships, a wider circle of friends and better career opportunities. More importantly, it yields self-confidence in social situations.”

Lainey Hausman presents What are the top 17 sources of affiliate traffic? posted at Big Selling Affiliates Blog.

Kay B. Day presents Allergy season rolls into Florida: time for a sneeze posted at Covering Florida, saying, “Health topic.”

Krishna De presents PicApp: A Free Source For Editorial Photographs posted at Krishna De: Branding, Business Blogging, Personal Branding, Employer Branding, New Media, saying, “This article outlines a new free resource for royalty free photo’s that you can add to your blog and also privides other recommended resources for royalty free photos.”

Karl Goldfield presents Training: Coaching vs. Managing | The Sales Coach, The Sales Blog posted at Karl Goldfield.

Michelle Waters presentsShould I automate my site directoryposted at Michelle Waters Online

Paula Gregorowicz presents Migrating Your Website to a New Hosting Company posted at Paula G. Web Design.

Christine presents » Incorporating a Blog on My Website posted at Me, My Kid and Life: An American Single Mom Living in France.

Karl Goldfield presents Training: Habits for Success | The Sales Coach, The Sales Blog posted at Karl Goldfield.

Lindsey Pollak presents New York Newsday: Can Facebook and LinkedIn help your career? | Lindsey Pollak Blog posted at Lindsey Pollak Blog, saying, “Online networking can boost your career - if you follow the right advice!”

Lexi Sundell presents Are You Trapped in a Brain Closet? posted at Energies of Creation, saying, “When you expand your business offerings, be sure to leave other people’s preconceived ideas and walk away from those tight little brain closets!”

Jeremy Neal presents The Positive Effects of Praise posted at Thoughts on Quotes.

Jim presents The ginsu knife of sales letters posted at Jim Logan, saying, “There’s a lot of talk about Web 2.0 and how today’s Internet savvy surfer needs to be treated and communicated with different that their Web 1.0 brethren. The same applies to direct mail and copywriting.”

Raymond presents How To Get Your Free FICO Credit Score posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents Applying For A Business Credit Card With Just Your SSN posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents Best Business Credit Card For Your Small Business posted at Money Blue Book.

John W. Furst presents Discover A Free Mind Mapping Online Tool posted at E-Biz Booster Blog, saying, “Mind mapping can help you a great deal for getting and staying organized. Check out this free online tool. It looks promising to me.”

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