http://www.businessrelationships.com/service/getFeed.kickAction?mediaType=BLOG&quantity=25&as=113313 New blogs from HelpDesk on Business Relationships Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:39:45 GMT Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:39:45 GMT mkuehn@s4consulting.com (HelpDesk) mkuehn@s4consulting.com (HelpDesk) KickApps Feed Builder 2010-01-05T14:39:45Z 6 http://www.businessrelationships.com/service/searchEverything.kickAction?as=113313&sortType=recent 0 http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Secrets-of-Success-Interview-with-Anthony-Iannarino-President-and-Chief-Sales-Officer-of-SOLUTIONS-Staffing/BLOG/1693070/113313.html Anthony Iannarino is President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing.  He is a consultant with B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy, and teaches at Capital University. Joe Sperry sat down with Anthony Iannarino last week to discuss how his handling of business relationships contributes to his success.     Joe: How has your approach to relationships in business contributed to your personal or your company's success?  Anthony: My personal approach to relationships in business is based upon the idea that creating value together requires a relationship based on trust. Mutual trust allows us to share ideas and information that might not otherwise be shared to explore potential ideas that allow us to exploit opportunities together, to solve problems, and to share business metrics that help both our companies do better work together than we would otherwise. For example, 30 days after we start a large staffing project for a call center, we will share our turnover data. Initially some of our clients don't want to share their internal hiring data, but eventually they see it's the best way to discover how we improve our results together. Sometimes we have lower turnover numbers, and we share our on-boarding process with the client to help them improve their own results. It's not always easy to build this trust, and sometimes there are individuals within some companies who cling to the idea that vendors are disposable. But once they have a successful business relationship, they understand the great value that a trusted business partner can help create. Joe:  How has proactive relationship management impacted both your organization's top-line and bottom-line performance? Anthony: We schedule quarterly business review meetings with our clients. In addition to being a differentiator, this proactive approach has allowed us to improve our top and bottom line by defining the relationship as something more than a "vendor" could offer. In many cases, this approach by itself has helped a number of clients to move to us exclusively. This, in my opinion, is the response to "act like a vendor, I'll treat you like a vendor." Because we take a serious interest in our performance and how it impacts our client's performance, we are treated as something more than a vendor. Joe: Do you have any advice for beginning relationship or account managers? Anthony: Create value before claiming it. Understand that trust takes time to build, and you have to walk the walk before that trust will be developed as much as it can be. Have a presence. Have a presence. Have a presence. Never hide from problems or challenges, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Thanks, Anthony!  Business Relationships Members, do you have any questions for Anthony?  Leave a comment if you do!     Anthony Iannarino is the President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing, a professional sales coach, and a consultant for a firm he started, B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy. Mr. Iannarino is also Adjunct Faculty at Capital University, where he teaches Persuasive Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Personal Selling in the School of Business. Anthony Iannarino is President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing.  He is a consultant with B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy, and teaches at Capital University. Joe Sperry sat down with Anthony Iannarino last week to discuss how his handling of business relationships contributes to his success.     Joe: How has your approach to relationships in business contributed to your personal or your company's success?  Anthony: My personal approach to relationships in business is based upon the idea that creating value together requires a relationship based on trust. Mutual trust allows us to share ideas and information that might not otherwise be shared to explore potential ideas that allow us to exploit opportunities together, to solve problems, and to share business metrics that help both our companies do better work together than we would otherwise. For example, 30 days after we start a large staffing project for a call center, we will share our turnover data. Initially some of our clients don't want to share their internal hiring data, but eventually they see it's the best way to discover how we improve our results together. Sometimes we have lower turnover numbers, and we share our on-boarding process with the client to help them improve their own results. It's not always easy to build this trust, and sometimes there are individuals within some companies who cling to the idea that vendors are disposable. But once they have a successful business relationship, they understand the great value that a trusted business partner can help create. Joe:  How has proactive relationship management impacted both your organization's top-line and bottom-line performance? Anthony: We schedule quarterly business review meetings with our clients. In addition to being a differentiator, this proactive approach has allowed us to improve our top and bottom line by defining the relationship as something more than a "vendor" could offer. In many cases, this approach by itself has helped a number of clients to move to us exclusively. This, in my opinion, is the response to "act like a vendor, I'll treat you like a vendor." Because we take a serious interest in our performance and how it impacts our client's performance, we are treated as something more than a vendor. Joe: Do you have any advice for beginning relationship or account managers? Anthony: Create value before claiming it. Understand that trust takes time to build, and you have to walk the walk before that trust will be developed as much as it can be. Have a presence. Have a presence. Have a presence. Never hide from problems or challenges, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Thanks, Anthony!  Business Relationships Members, do you have any questions for Anthony?  Leave a comment if you do!     Anthony Iannarino is the President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing, a professional sales coach, and a consultant for a firm he started, B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy. Mr. Iannarino is also Adjunct Faculty at Capital University, where he teaches Persuasive Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Personal Selling in the School of Business. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:39:45 GMT http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Secrets-of-Success-Interview-with-Anthony-Iannarino-President-and-Chief-Sales-Officer-of-SOLUTIONS-Staffing/BLOG/1693070/113313.html HelpDesk 2010-01-05T14:39:45Z Business Relationships Anthony Iannarino is President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing.  He is a consultant with B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy, and teaches at Capital University. Joe Sperry sat down with Anthony Iannarino last week to discuss how his handling of business relationships contributes to his success.     Joe: How has your approach to relationships in business contributed to your personal or your company's success?  Anthony: My personal approach to relationships in business is based upon the idea that creating value together requires a relationship based on trust. Mutual trust allows us to share ideas and information that might not otherwise be shared to explore potential ideas that allow us to exploit opportunities together, to solve problems, and to share business metrics that help both our companies do better work together than we would otherwise. For example, 30 days after we start a large staffing project for a call center, we will share our turnover data. Initially some of our clients don't want to share their internal hiring data, but eventually they see it's the best way to discover how we improve our results together. Sometimes we have lower turnover numbers, and we share our on-boarding process with the client to help them improve their own results. It's not always easy to build this trust, and sometimes there are individuals within some companies who cling to the idea that vendors are disposable. But once they have a successful business relationship, they understand the great value that a trusted business partner can help create. Joe:  How has proactive relationship management impacted both your organization's top-line and bottom-line performance? Anthony: We schedule quarterly business review meetings with our clients. In addition to being a differentiator, this proactive approach has allowed us to improve our top and bottom line by defining the relationship as something more than a "vendor" could offer. In many cases, this approach by itself has helped a number of clients to move to us exclusively. This, in my opinion, is the response to "act like a vendor, I'll treat you like a vendor." Because we take a serious interest in our performance and how it impacts our client's performance, we are treated as something more than a vendor. Joe: Do you have any advice for beginning relationship or account managers? Anthony: Create value before claiming it. Understand that trust takes time to build, and you have to walk the walk before that trust will be developed as much as it can be. Have a presence. Have a presence. Have a presence. Never hide from problems or challenges, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Thanks, Anthony!  Business Relationships Members, do you have any questions for Anthony?  Leave a comment if you do!     Anthony Iannarino is the President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing, a professional sales coach, and a consultant for a firm he started, B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy. Mr. Iannarino is also Adjunct Faculty at Capital University, where he teaches Persuasive Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Personal Selling in the School of Business. expert, interview, trust nonadult false Secrets of Success: Interview with Anthony Iannarino, President and Chief Sales Officer of SOLUTIONS Staffing text blog expert,interview,trust 80 1 5.0 http://www.businessrelationships.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7584463&as=113313 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/113313/photos/PHOTO_5154866_113313_7584463_ap_160X120.jpg false 1 0 1693070 7584463 Gold 3380 http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Secrets-of-Success-Interview-with-Anthony-Iannarino-President-and-Chief-Sales-Officer-of-SOLUTIONS-Staffing/BLOG/1692263/113313.html Anthony Iannarino is President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing.  He is a consultant with B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy, and teaches at Capital University. Joe Sperry sat down with Anthony Iannarino last week to discuss how his handling of business relationships contributes to his success.     Joe: How has your approach to relationships in business contributed to your personal or your company's success?  Anthony: My personal approach to relationships in business is based upon the idea that creating value together requires a relationship based on trust. Mutual trust allows us to share ideas and information that might not otherwise be shared to explore potential ideas that allow us to exploit opportunities together, to solve problems, and to share business metrics that help both our companies do better work together than we would otherwise. For example, 30 days after we start a large staffing project for a call center, we will share our turnover data. Initially some of our clients don't want to share their internal hiring data, but eventually they see it's the best way to discover how we improve our results together. Sometimes we have lower turnover numbers, and we share our on-boarding process with the client to help them improve their own results. It's not always easy to build this trust, and sometimes there are individuals within some companies who cling to the idea that vendors are disposable. But once they have a successful business relationship, they understand the great value that a trusted business partner can help create. Joe:  How has proactive relationship management impacted both your organization's top-line and bottom-line performance? Anthony: We schedule quarterly business review meetings with our clients. In addition to being a differentiator, this proactive approach has allowed us to improve our top and bottom line by defining the relationship as something more than a "vendor" could offer. In many cases, this approach by itself has helped a number of clients to move to us exclusively. This, in my opinion, is the response to "act like a vendor, I'll treat you like a vendor." Because we take a serious interest in our performance and how it impacts our client's performance, we are treated as something more than a vendor. Joe: Do you have any advice for beginning relationship or account managers? Anthony: Create value before claiming it. Understand that trust takes time to build, and you have to walk the walk before that trust will be developed as much as it can be. Have a presence. Have a presence. Have a presence. Never hide from problems or challenges, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Thanks, Anthony!  Business Relationships Members, do you have any questions for Anthony?  Leave a comment if you do!     Anthony Iannarino is the President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing, a professional sales coach, and a consultant for a firm he started, B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy. Mr. Iannarino is also Adjunct Faculty at Capital University, where he teaches Persuasive Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Personal Selling in the School of Business. Anthony Iannarino is President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing.  He is a consultant with B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy, and teaches at Capital University. Joe Sperry sat down with Anthony Iannarino last week to discuss how his handling of business relationships contributes to his success.     Joe: How has your approach to relationships in business contributed to your personal or your company's success?  Anthony: My personal approach to relationships in business is based upon the idea that creating value together requires a relationship based on trust. Mutual trust allows us to share ideas and information that might not otherwise be shared to explore potential ideas that allow us to exploit opportunities together, to solve problems, and to share business metrics that help both our companies do better work together than we would otherwise. For example, 30 days after we start a large staffing project for a call center, we will share our turnover data. Initially some of our clients don't want to share their internal hiring data, but eventually they see it's the best way to discover how we improve our results together. Sometimes we have lower turnover numbers, and we share our on-boarding process with the client to help them improve their own results. It's not always easy to build this trust, and sometimes there are individuals within some companies who cling to the idea that vendors are disposable. But once they have a successful business relationship, they understand the great value that a trusted business partner can help create. Joe:  How has proactive relationship management impacted both your organization's top-line and bottom-line performance? Anthony: We schedule quarterly business review meetings with our clients. In addition to being a differentiator, this proactive approach has allowed us to improve our top and bottom line by defining the relationship as something more than a "vendor" could offer. In many cases, this approach by itself has helped a number of clients to move to us exclusively. This, in my opinion, is the response to "act like a vendor, I'll treat you like a vendor." Because we take a serious interest in our performance and how it impacts our client's performance, we are treated as something more than a vendor. Joe: Do you have any advice for beginning relationship or account managers? Anthony: Create value before claiming it. Understand that trust takes time to build, and you have to walk the walk before that trust will be developed as much as it can be. Have a presence. Have a presence. Have a presence. Never hide from problems or challenges, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Thanks, Anthony!  Business Relationships Members, do you have any questions for Anthony?  Leave a comment if you do!     Anthony Iannarino is the President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing, a professional sales coach, and a consultant for a firm he started, B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy. Mr. Iannarino is also Adjunct Faculty at Capital University, where he teaches Persuasive Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Personal Selling in the School of Business. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:56:25 GMT http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Secrets-of-Success-Interview-with-Anthony-Iannarino-President-and-Chief-Sales-Officer-of-SOLUTIONS-Staffing/BLOG/1692263/113313.html HelpDesk 2010-01-04T23:56:25Z Business Relationships Anthony Iannarino is President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing.  He is a consultant with B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy, and teaches at Capital University. Joe Sperry sat down with Anthony Iannarino last week to discuss how his handling of business relationships contributes to his success.     Joe: How has your approach to relationships in business contributed to your personal or your company's success?  Anthony: My personal approach to relationships in business is based upon the idea that creating value together requires a relationship based on trust. Mutual trust allows us to share ideas and information that might not otherwise be shared to explore potential ideas that allow us to exploit opportunities together, to solve problems, and to share business metrics that help both our companies do better work together than we would otherwise. For example, 30 days after we start a large staffing project for a call center, we will share our turnover data. Initially some of our clients don't want to share their internal hiring data, but eventually they see it's the best way to discover how we improve our results together. Sometimes we have lower turnover numbers, and we share our on-boarding process with the client to help them improve their own results. It's not always easy to build this trust, and sometimes there are individuals within some companies who cling to the idea that vendors are disposable. But once they have a successful business relationship, they understand the great value that a trusted business partner can help create. Joe:  How has proactive relationship management impacted both your organization's top-line and bottom-line performance? Anthony: We schedule quarterly business review meetings with our clients. In addition to being a differentiator, this proactive approach has allowed us to improve our top and bottom line by defining the relationship as something more than a "vendor" could offer. In many cases, this approach by itself has helped a number of clients to move to us exclusively. This, in my opinion, is the response to "act like a vendor, I'll treat you like a vendor." Because we take a serious interest in our performance and how it impacts our client's performance, we are treated as something more than a vendor. Joe: Do you have any advice for beginning relationship or account managers? Anthony: Create value before claiming it. Understand that trust takes time to build, and you have to walk the walk before that trust will be developed as much as it can be. Have a presence. Have a presence. Have a presence. Never hide from problems or challenges, even if it makes you uncomfortable. Thanks, Anthony!  Business Relationships Members, do you have any questions for Anthony?  Leave a comment if you do!     Anthony Iannarino is the President and Chief Sales Officer for SOLUTIONS Staffing, a professional sales coach, and a consultant for a firm he started, B2B Sales Coach and Consultancy. Mr. Iannarino is also Adjunct Faculty at Capital University, where he teaches Persuasive Marketing, Social Media Marketing, and Personal Selling in the School of Business. trust nonadult false Secrets of Success: Interview with Anthony Iannarino, President and Chief Sales Officer of SOLUTIONS Staffing text blog trust 325 10 5.0 http://www.businessrelationships.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7584463&as=113313 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/113313/photos/PHOTO_5154866_113313_7584463_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 1692263 7584463 Gold 3380 http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Receive-Daily-or-Weekly-Updates/BLOG/1492596/113313.html Business Relationships Community, I am so excited to tell you about a new feature recently added to our website! There is now an option to receive a daily or weekly update with all the recet activity you and your friends have had on businessrelationships.com!  If you would like a daily reminder, you will be sent a daily message--either to your businessrelationships.com messages inbox, or directly to your email inbox.  You can choose where the message is sent! If you'd prefer a weekly update, the same options are available-- the message can be sent to your email inbox or to your businessrelationships.com message inbox. To change your message preferences, follow these instructions. Log into your account Go to 'My Home' page Click on 'My Messages' On the far right side of the page, separated from other tabs, is a button that says 'Message Settings,' which you will click on Underneath your email address, you may select your preferences  for where the email or businessrelationships.com message will be sent.  You can select your preference for weekly or daily delivery and decide if you would like a message sent when another member leaves a comment for you or your posted blog entries.  Save the changes Look for your daily or weekly update!  As always, I'm happy to help or answer questions! Business Relationships Community, I am so excited to tell you about a new feature recently added to our website! There is now an option to receive a daily or weekly update with all the recet activity you and your friends have had on businessrelationships.com!  If you would like a daily reminder, you will be sent a daily message--either to your businessrelationships.com messages inbox, or directly to your email inbox.  You can choose where the message is sent! If you'd prefer a weekly update, the same options are available-- the message can be sent to your email inbox or to your businessrelationships.com message inbox. To change your message preferences, follow these instructions. Log into your account Go to 'My Home' page Click on 'My Messages' On the far right side of the page, separated from other tabs, is a button that says 'Message Settings,' which you will click on Underneath your email address, you may select your preferences  for where the email or businessrelationships.com message will be sent.  You can select your preference for weekly or daily delivery and decide if you would like a message sent when another member leaves a comment for you or your posted blog entries.  Save the changes Look for your daily or weekly update!  As always, I'm happy to help or answer questions! Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:19:32 GMT http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Receive-Daily-or-Weekly-Updates/BLOG/1492596/113313.html HelpDesk 2009-11-12T17:19:32Z Business Relationships Business Relationships Community, I am so excited to tell you about a new feature recently added to our website! There is now an option to receive a daily or weekly update with all the recet activity you and your friends have had on businessrelationships.com!  If you would like a daily reminder, you will be sent a daily message--either to your businessrelationships.com messages inbox, or directly to your email inbox.  You can choose where the message is sent! If you'd prefer a weekly update, the same options are available-- the message can be sent to your email inbox or to your businessrelationships.com message inbox. To change your message preferences, follow these instructions. Log into your account Go to 'My Home' page Click on 'My Messages' On the far right side of the page, separated from other tabs, is a button that says 'Message Settings,' which you will click on Underneath your email address, you may select your preferences  for where the email or businessrelationships.com message will be sent.  You can select your preference for weekly or daily delivery and decide if you would like a message sent when another member leaves a comment for you or your posted blog entries.  Save the changes Look for your daily or weekly update!  As always, I'm happy to help or answer questions! alerts, help, messages nonadult false Receive Daily or Weekly Updates! text blog alerts,help,messages 123 10 5.0 http://www.businessrelationships.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7584463&as=113313 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/113313/photos/PHOTO_5154866_113313_7584463_ap_160X120.jpg false 0 0 1492596 7584463 Gold 3380 http://www.businessrelationships.com/_How-To-Start-Blogging-Advice-from-Artie-Isaac/BLOG/613821/113313.html Artie Isaac, co-founder of the creative marketing strategy and advertising agency, Young Isaac, writes a funny and thought-provoking blog. Recently he wrote a post on how to start blogging. I thought it might be helpful for members who might be thinking about blogging but not sure where to begin. I am only including a few of my favorites, so head over to Artie's blog to read the post in full.  While you are there, read Artie's archived posts. Artie suggests: Taking action-- stop thinking and start writing! Writing to make yourself think, not to make others think Keep entries short-- limit yourself to 200-250 words. Break paragraphs and put subheads in bold (Source: Artie Isaac and Speakersite) Artie Isaac, co-founder of the creative marketing strategy and advertising agency, Young Isaac, writes a funny and thought-provoking blog. Recently he wrote a post on how to start blogging. I thought it might be helpful for members who might be thinking about blogging but not sure where to begin. I am only including a few of my favorites, so head over to Artie's blog to read the post in full.  While you are there, read Artie's archived posts. Artie suggests: Taking action-- stop thinking and start writing! Writing to make yourself think, not to make others think Keep entries short-- limit yourself to 200-250 words. Break paragraphs and put subheads in bold (Source: Artie Isaac and Speakersite) Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:11:08 GMT http://www.businessrelationships.com/_How-To-Start-Blogging-Advice-from-Artie-Isaac/BLOG/613821/113313.html HelpDesk 2009-08-31T20:11:08Z Business Relationships Artie Isaac, co-founder of the creative marketing strategy and advertising agency, Young Isaac, writes a funny and thought-provoking blog. Recently he wrote a post on how to start blogging. I thought it might be helpful for members who might be thinking about blogging but not sure where to begin. I am only including a few of my favorites, so head over to Artie's blog to read the post in full.  While you are there, read Artie's archived posts. Artie suggests: Taking action-- stop thinking and start writing! Writing to make yourself think, not to make others think Keep entries short-- limit yourself to 200-250 words. Break paragraphs and put subheads in bold (Source: Artie Isaac and Speakersite) advice, blogging nonadult false How To Start Blogging: Advice from Artie Isaac text blog advice,blogging 114 2 5.0 http://www.businessrelationships.com/service/displayKickPlace.kickAction?u=7584463&as=113313 http://media.kickstatic.com/kickapps/images/113313/photos/PHOTO_5154866_113313_7584463_ap_160X120.jpg false 2 1 613821 7584463 Gold 3380 http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Tips-for-Blog-Discussion-Posts-dont-cut-and-paste-from-Word/BLOG/506875/113313.html It would seem easier to write your blog post or discussion question in a program like Word, so that you can edit your piece there and transfer your finished product to businessrelationships.com, right?  WRONG! Microsoft Word has its own formatting built into the software.  If you take a previously written piece in Word to copy and paste it into businessrelationships.com, the formatting will be wild and new characters might be added.  You might spend more time fixing the formatting errors than you would have if you'd re-typed the entire document. So, what can you do to transfer a previously written piece?  Retype the entire thing; OR, Copy your piece from Word to Notepad or Text Edit.  Then transfer it from Notepad or Text Edit to businessrelationships.com.  Don't forget to hit the "Add Blog Post" or "Add Comment" button. Voila!  New post for all to see. Text Edit & Notepad are called simple text editors.  They are like Microsoft Word but without the bells and whistles.  If you have a word processing program (like Microsoft Word) then you probably have a simple text editor on your computer.  A search should easily locate the program.   If you have a Mac, you will probably have Text Edit on your computer.  If you have a PC, you will probably have Notepad on your computer.  All you have to do is locate the simple text editor (Notepad or Text Edit) and type what you want to say into it like you would in Microsoft Word or any other word processor.  When you are ready to post it to businessrelationships.com, you'll have to write as you normally would in the simple word processor.  Then you would copy or cut the piece and paste it into businessrelationships.com.  It's that easy! If you have a different way to add without retyping, we'd love to hear it.  Please leave a comment below! It would seem easier to write your blog post or discussion question in a program like Word, so that you can edit your piece there and transfer your finished product to businessrelationships.com, right?  WRONG! Microsoft Word has its own formatting built into the software.  If you take a previously written piece in Word to copy and paste it into businessrelationships.com, the formatting will be wild and new characters might be added.  You might spend more time fixing the formatting errors than you would have if you'd re-typed the entire document. So, what can you do to transfer a previously written piece?  Retype the entire thing; OR, Copy your piece from Word to Notepad or Text Edit.  Then transfer it from Notepad or Text Edit to businessrelationships.com.  Don't forget to hit the "Add Blog Post" or "Add Comment" button. Voila!  New post for all to see. Text Edit & Notepad are called simple text editors.  They are like Microsoft Word but without the bells and whistles.  If you have a word processing program (like Microsoft Word) then you probably have a simple text editor on your computer.  A search should easily locate the program.   If you have a Mac, you will probably have Text Edit on your computer.  If you have a PC, you will probably have Notepad on your computer.  All you have to do is locate the simple text editor (Notepad or Text Edit) and type what you want to say into it like you would in Microsoft Word or any other word processor.  When you are ready to post it to businessrelationships.com, you'll have to write as you normally would in the simple word processor.  Then you would copy or cut the piece and paste it into businessrelationships.com.  It's that easy! If you have a different way to add without retyping, we'd love to hear it.  Please leave a comment below! Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:12:53 GMT http://www.businessrelationships.com/_Tips-for-Blog-Discussion-Posts-dont-cut-and-paste-from-Word/BLOG/506875/113313.html HelpDesk 2009-08-11T20:12:53Z Business Relationships It would seem easier to write your blog post or discussion question in a program like Word, so that you can edit your piece there and transfer your finished product to businessrelationships.com, right?  WRONG! Microsoft Word has its own formatting built into the software.  If you take a previously written piece in Word to copy and paste it into businessrelationships.com, the formatting will be wild and new characters might be added.  You might spend more time fixing the formatting errors than you would have if you'd re-typed the entire document. So, what can you do to transfer a previously written piece?  Retype the entire thing; OR, Copy your piece from Word to Notepad or Text Edit.  Then transfer it from Notepad or Text Edit to businessrelationships.com.  Don't forget to hit the "Add Blog Post" or "Add Comment" button. Voila!  New post for all to see. Text Edit & Notepad are called simple text editors.  They are like Microsoft Word but without the bells and whistles.  If you have a word processing program (like Microsoft Word) then you probably have a simple text editor on your computer.  A search should easily locate the program.   If you have a Mac, you will probably have Text Edit on your computer.  If you have a PC, you will probably have Notepad on your computer.  All you have to do is locate the simple text editor (Notepad or Text Edit) and type what you want to say into it like you would in Microsoft Word or any other word processor.  When you are ready to post it to businessrelationships.com, you'll have to write as you normally would in the simple word processor.  Then you would copy or cut the piece and paste it into businessrelationships.com.  It's that easy! 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In the left column, the first item says About You.  It says Add a Photo in blue-- it is a link, and you will need to click on it.  When you click Add a Photo, it will take you to a place to upload a photo. To summarize: My Homepage > Edit My Account > Getting Started > Add a Photo Still having trouble?  Send me a message! Hope that helps!  If you still have trouble, contact Mimi at the Help Desk! Hi everyone!  Here is a guide to adding a photo to your businessrelationships.com profile. First you will need to go to My Homepage.  When you reach your homepage, click on Edit My Account.  On the toolbar all the way to the right side, you will see a tab called Getting Started.  Click on Getting Started. In the left column, the first item says About You.  It says Add a Photo in blue-- it is a link, and you will need to click on it.  When you click Add a Photo, it will take you to a place to upload a photo. 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