Free invites for the brand new (to the U.

Free invites for the brand new (to the U.S.) music streaming service called Spotify. Spotify is like Pandora on steroids with waaaaay more music available than I could have possibly imagined. I've been searching for some pretty rare music and have been finding it ALL so far. It's still in "invite-only" mode here in the U.S. but if you're interested in checking it out just click the link and log into Klout to see if you qualify for an invite.
http://klout.com/perk/Spotify/SpotifyFreeAccounts?passalong=MzEvNjE2NzkzLzM&passalongSig=4fb7685f6f6240a9ab7c29c7e39759d4313b6450e5131a5d00a3beacd6624c65

How to Sell on Value Rather Than Price

http://www.inc.com/guides/201107/how-to-sell-on-value-rather-than-price.html

How much do you charge per hour?

Originally shared by Jim Connolly

How much do you charge per hour?

The reason I ask you this, is that I have a suggestion for you. If you currently quote prospective clients an hourly rate for your services, I would like you to reconsider. In my experience, you will almost certainly do a lot better, if you quote based on the value of the result you deliver, rather than how long it takes you to deliver it.

Here’s why:

People never pay for the hour.
People always pay for the result.

For example:

You pay a gardener for cutting your grass and pulling up your weeds, not the 3 hours they spend doing it. If you were just paying for the hours, it wouldn’t matter whether your grass was cut or not. If using up the gardeners time was your outcome, you would be fine if he or she just spent those 3 hours looking at the garden or reading a book......
http://jimsmarketingblog.com/2011/07/18/are-you-making-this-common-mistake-when-selling-your-services/

For those of us just getting started here.

For those of us just getting started here.

Originally shared by John Jantsch

I've put together a collection of G+ Tutorials and Tips articles from around the web - feel free to add your gems
http://storify.com/ducttape/google-plus-tutorials

Optimizing for Local Search should be priority #1 for agency owners.

Optimizing for Local Search should be priority #1 for agency owners.

Originally shared by John Jantsch

For the local business, all search is local!
http://www.openforum.com/articles/5-ways-to-get-your-website-ready-for-local-search

Strangely brilliant!

Strangely brilliant!

Originally shared by John Jantsch

I was chatting with a TSA agent and he said something utterly brilliant - he said instead of searching everyone and making sure nobody has a box cutter we should be issuing them to make sure everyone has one and then one or two guys with them trying to do harm, wouldn't stand a chance. - Kind of make a strange bit of sense if you think about it.

The Psychology of Kidnapping and Abduction | Pursuit Magazine

http://pursuitmag.com/the-psychology-of-kidnapping-and-abduction/

Perhaps we'll be adding G+ as the 7th resource in the near future...

Perhaps we'll be adding G+ as the 7th resource in the near future...
http://pursuitmag.com/six-ways-to-use-google-to-boost-your-investigative-business/

All Investigations Lead to... Porn? | Pursuit Magazine

http://pursuitmag.com/all-investigations-lead-to-porn/