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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Everyone say congratulations to Dora our Business expert of the week!
    Dora is this weeks business expert and she has a lot of knowledge.  I think she will really teach us a lot so say congratulations!
    Dora Akingbade-Watson  Hey! Thank you to all my brothers from another mother! LoL! Namaste, Dora
    Feb 16th 17:22
    Lee Poulson   Congratulations Dora!
    Feb 20th 18:14
    David Dubb  Hi Dora, Congratulations. After being away I am sure you will bring some light and knowledge sister. ::))
    Feb 21st 14:09
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    I promised to keep you up to date on the Red Flag Rule
    Okay we've been doing a lot of studying and research on the Red Flag Rule or at least  my company has.  They have just released information ...
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    How do you strengthen your team?
    All of us here are involved in business in some way.  Some of us are in MLM's, some of us have actual storefront businesses or some of us are inv...
    Cheryl Baumgartner  The funny part is that people who are not even on our team have heard of us and good things too. We have a cohesive unit because we all follow these ...
    Feb 15th 23:26
    Tim Fulcher  I think you have to understand that teams work best if you have a leader - thats you! Now some people will get the job done - many will not, especia...
    Feb 19th 07:41
    Cheryl Baumgartner  When it comes to a team there's a little something called the 80/20 rule. Spent 80% of your effort on the 20% that deserve it.
    Feb 19th 12:25
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Questions for Dora Akingbade
    Please put your questions for Dora here.
    Dora Akingbade-Watson  Wow, thanks for the honor to be called expert of the week. That's a great question Jeff, and I am excited to answer it. I was introduced to Success ...
    Feb 16th 17:17
    Dora Akingbade-Watson  Thanks for the tip Cheryl, I posted twice and ended up with two on here so I've deleted one. Dora
    Feb 16th 17:19
    Jeff Greene   It sure does, Dora... and I hope that it will continue to be a great resource for your success for years to come! :) I'm not just saying that bec...
    Feb 16th 17:28
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    I apologize(No Business Expert this week)
    I apologize for slipping up this week.  I did not get around to doing the Business Expert of the Week this week.  Unfortunately life got in ...
    Wendy  Don't apologize for soemthing that can't be avoided. Tis true life happens and there isn't a thing we can do about it.
    Feb 12th 09:25
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I know, life happens but an apology never hurt!
    Feb 12th 09:38
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Questions for Peaceful (Jeff) 1-27 to 2-2- 2008
    Please place all questions for Peaceful in this thread.
    Wendy  Why is it your blog is so outdated?? If you have another one you should have it posted so we can view it. Ended up at the one dated for ever ago ...
    Feb 2nd 22:58
    Jeff Greene   Creating Branded Items on the Internet has never been easier.... Zazzle, LuLu, Etsy and Cafe' Press are great places to create branded items for free...
    Feb 3rd 13:35
    Wendy  Truley unique concepts for Branding. Now you gone and doneit again. Making me think LOL Like the idea of greeting cards. I have already made mys...
    Feb 3rd 14:06
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Questions and comments for Lee 2-3 to 2-9-2008
    Please place all questions and comments for Lee in this thread.  Remember his background is mostly offline but many of the same principles of off...
    Jenny Stewart  Hi Lee, It's Jenny here. I would like to know a little about what you are up to - apart from FFI I have read many of your comments and you are obvi...
    Feb 2nd 22:13
    Wendy  I agree I would like to more about what you do as well May assist us with questions for you
    Feb 3rd 09:36
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Business Expert of the week 2-3-2008 to 2-9-2008 is Lee!
    Lee is this weeks business expert.  This will probably be a bit different since Lee's background is in off-line business.  I hope he will sh...
    Lee Poulson  Hi Wendy I’m no expert at Internet marketing. As far as network marketing is concerned, it’s relationship marketing on or offline. Most of th...
    Feb 2nd 23:15
    Wendy  You made that very clear. I understood completely about the offline contracting business. My hubby does that (roofing included) He is booked till the ...
    Feb 3rd 00:41
    Lee Poulson  You’re right Wendy. For me it is much harder online than offline. The people I know personally trust me and it is easier to ask someone you know t...
    Feb 3rd 01:59
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    First business Expert of the year Peaceful
    Please say congratulations to Jeff(Peaceful) our first business expert of 2008.  We should all remember how it works.  We will put all our q...
    Lee Poulson  i'm looking forward to this! I've got some questions ready.
    Jan 26th 17:59
    Joseph Botelho  Hey Jeff, Nice way to start off the "YEAR", congratulations..............great job you have earned it!!!
    Jan 27th 16:53
    Beth Schmillen  Hi Jeff... i just found out today because I've been away.... hope you're week is going better than mine! Beth
    Feb 1st 23:34
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Marketing through public speaking
    This is true. Public speaking engagements are a good method of marketing. You have the opportunity to present to a large audience. Public speaking eve...
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I've started doing it and although I was hesitant at first I actually enjoy it now. And yes I'm nervous every time i stand up there but...once I actu...
    Jan 24th 14:42
    Cheryl Baumgartner  By the way the warning on #6 is personal experience. I once picked out "raisin man" and it was all I could do not to laugh every time I looked at him...
    Jan 24th 14:44
    Jeff Greene   Having been a photographer who has worked weddings where everyone was nude, I certainly don't mind 'Letting It All Hang Out" when the occasion calls ...
    Jan 24th 15:23
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Business expert is back for 2008
    We have all had a break and the holidays are over, time to get back to work.  Starting Saturday Jan 26th the Business expert of the week will be ...
    Joseph Botelho  well, well let's get started...................time as they say is money..............look forward to having some fun and learning from this wonderful...
    Jan 23rd 20:31
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  • Joseph Botelho Magnate I   Investing One Gram at a Time

    A short Course In Human Relations
    January 18, 2008 Hello To All Members, A short Course In Human Relations: It has been a longtime since l have written anything for our mem...
    Joseph Botelho  Hi Jenny, Yhanks you l am also glad u enjoyed it...............you do have tape right and yes it is pretty simple but real effective material that ...
    Jan 20th 20:09
    Jenny Stewart  Just a thought Joseph - i was reading the title - Does that mean my relations are human? LOL As the mother of two adolescent boys, there are times ...
    Jan 20th 20:29
    Joseph Botelho  Hey Jenny, I sometimes also wonder about what you're wondering about.........l lknow how you feel, l have the same issues here........................
    Jan 20th 20:43
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    The importance of a clean desk policy
    As we enter into 2008, new legislation takes effect to address the problem of information security in the workplace.  On of the things you can im...
    Mark Johnson  Hey Cheryl. I remember an old adage that stated: "A clean desk is a sign of a sick mind." But, that was before information security became such an i...
    Jan 2nd 20:44
    Joseph Botelho  Hi Cheryl, Funny that l read your blog today on desk cleaning been doing the desk cleaning all week in the final stages of having it all the way l ...
    Jan 19th 11:02
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I had a busy day today dropping in on auto dealers. I walked into one dealership and no one was in the office, and all sorts of applications for car...
    Jan 19th 20:57
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Personally identifying information
    One of the nice things about the Red Flag Rule is that it has created an "official" definition of personally identifying information.  This is wh...
    Lee Poulson  What about letters themselves?
    Jan 9th 14:57
    Cheryl Baumgartner   If they have personally identifying information in them, then the safest way is to treat them as needing protection. A letter or piece of lain with ...
    Jan 9th 15:14
    Joseph Botelho  One can never be too carefull, so much going these day's you just never know who will get that information and why they need it.......very scary at ti...
    Jan 19th 10:57
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    How will the Red Flag Rule Affect You?
    The Red Flag Rule goes into effect on January 1st 2008. This law will effectively cover every business entity in the U.S. The law was specifically wr...
    Joseph Botelho  Hi Cheryl, Not sure how it all works but it sure sounds like a step in the right direction. Time will tell how many vendors follow the rules that ...
    Dec 30th 14:30
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I hope you'll join us on the webinar.
    Dec 30th 15:57
    Cheryl Baumgartner  Okay no one joined which was a good thing since my computer had issues. Id did not want to recognize the conference ID. I will have to try again wit...
    Dec 30th 18:20
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Web conference on Red Flag Rule
    Okay everyone I'm going out on a limb here!  Sunday Dec 30th 6pm Central time (I hope) I'll be hosting a 30 minute web conference on the Red Flag...
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I haven't had any feedback yet, I hope if you have questions about this you will join me.
    Dec 29th 10:17
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    If you own a business in the U.S. this is a must read!
    There is much more to the issue of identity theft as it applies to a business than computer security.  If you have computer security that's a goo...
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Business Expert holiday break
    Since the holidays are coming up, I thought we'd give the Business Expert of the week a break until after the first of the year.  Instead of appo...
    Mark Hultgren  Right back at you Cheryl, May this holiday season bring you Peace and Happiness throughout the New Year!
    Dec 20th 20:00
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Questions for Christopher TYSDomains 12-16 to 12-22
    Please place your questions for Christopher here.  I'd suggest picking his brain if you are really lost beyond point and click like me!
    Mike Hunt   G`day, thought you might like the "goodies" MK ... ; ) Glad I can help you out Beth, and even gladder you could understand it, it becomes easier...
    Dec 18th 10:35
    Cheryl Baumgartner  I'm still doing my homework on lesson one! But considering that I could never truly understand all the HTML gibberish before that's a major thing to ...
    Dec 18th 13:55
    Mike Hunt   G`day, won`t be long before it really "clicks" for you Cheryl ... I "cheat" by having snippets of code saved and just copy/paste where I need it, s...
    Dec 19th 21:16
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  • Cheryl Baumgartner Professional Premium   Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance

    Business expert of the week Christopher J. 12-16 to 12-22
    Please say congratulations to this weeks business expert Christopher J.  Christopher will also be our last expert for the year 2007.   ...
    Mike Hunt   G`day, thanks MK & Jenny, and also Thankyou to Cheryl for asking me to be "Expert Of The Week" ... I certainly wasn`t expecting that and it`s a gre...
    Dec 15th 14:22
    Beth Schmillen  Hi Christopher! Congratulations! Way to go! I'm looking forward to the discussion this week ~ it's sure to be a good one! Are you ready for a q...
    Dec 16th 09:02
    Cheryl Baumgartner  Please be sure you are posting your questions in the question thread. Beth's question has already been posted there so we can keep them all together ...
    Dec 16th 09:18
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