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	<title>Sam Howat - Entrepreneur and web adventurer. &#187; Business</title>
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	<description>I&#039;m a partner at Avelient.com, an entrepreneur, adventurer and husband. Posting thoughts on web, tech and life since 2000.</description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Leadership, not the Generation that Matters, Stupid.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 07:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every generation thinks that the following generation doesn't value them enough, that their music is too loud and that their skirt is too short. It's a fact of life for each generation and it's been happening since the beginning of time.]]></description>
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		<title>Went to PAII</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 05:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had a great time meeting new people at the PAII conference in Oregon. Looking forward to meeting new friends at the upcoming January conference in Arkansas.]]></description>
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		<title>@RockstarPodcast feedback: Managing Distractions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Episode #8 of the Rockstar Podcast touched on some of my favorite topics: time management, organization and distractions. As I listened, I figured I'd make a post that highlights my philosophy on managing these distractions.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Twitter Noise Pollution Devaluing Your Linkedin Profile?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop allowing your Twitter and Facebook messages from cluttering up your Linkedin profile with irrelevant noise pollution. Learn how to clean up and meter your sharing habits! ]]></description>
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		<title>Does Management Kill Creativity?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the tech world grows incredibly crowded with entrepreneurs looking to capitalize on a unique idea, more and more people will find that discovering a niche and owning it, is the only true path to survival. This is a fairly widely accepted truth, and yet, so often innovation and creativity within a company is killed from the top-down.]]></description>
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		<title>The Cajones of Vision And Leadership</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/cajones-of-vision-and-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Small businesses have allowed the 'customer is always right' attitude to creep into areas of their products and services that it has no business being. It's time to rethink that position, and create boundaries before your product suffers.]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service, Get Some!</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/incentivized-support-does-it-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most difficult aspects of our business is support and customer service. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Revolution Will Have A Checklist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology has become a double-edged sword for for productivity. As technology advances, follow through and attention to detail seems to slip from our mind and the basics are being forgotten, leading to mistakes that could be avoided by simply following a checklist. ]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye BLUETUX, Hello Avelient.</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/goodbye-bluetux-hello-avelient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After eight years, the team and I are leaving BLUETUX and joining Avelient. It's been a long road, full of ups and downs, but over-all, a great experience for me that has let me grow as an entrepreneur and leader. As we pass into 2010, it's time for a little change...]]></description>
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		<title>Pitfalls &amp; Pluses of a Rural Business</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/pitfalls-pluses-of-a-rural-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:08:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently approached by a developer who had questions regarding the pros and cons of running a web design &#038; development company from a rural location, away from the metro areas. I've outlined my responses to his questions here.]]></description>
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		<title>Advice for Young Entrepreneurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past eight years, I’ve learned many great lessons, and truths that I will take on with me throughout my personal and professional life.]]></description>
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		<title>Web 2.0 Tools for Running your Business</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/web-2-0-tools-for-running-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a list of great web 2.0 tools that can help you run your web design or development company smoothly and hopefully help you reduce your current overhead.]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of America Has No Follow Through</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/bank-of-america-has-no-follow-through/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three months ago I went into my local Bank of America branch and closed out my account. After about 15 minutes of work, they freed me up and sent me on my way. They assured me that I was taken care of and thanked me for my 8+ years of business... Simple... easy...  Not! ]]></description>
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		<title>Things I Know by Jeff Bezos</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/jeff-bezos-on-things-i-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[oday it was announced that Amazon was buying Zappos the online shoe retailer that took what Amazon did and applied their business model to essentially one product -- shoes. This is great news for them, but who cares... instead, my Interest was drawn to Jeff Bezo's video clip. It contained some really great thoughts that all entrapraneurs and business owners should be thinking about.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Google Isn&#8217;t Buying Twitter</title>
		<link>http://samhowat.com/why-google-isnt-buying-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://samhowat.com/why-google-isnt-buying-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Howat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Web, Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Google recently made a blog post highlighting their different Twitter accounts. This set off a mass of speculation regarding Google and Twitter and an “impending purchase”.  One of the most ridiculous Twitter comments I saw was; “Google has 45 accounts on Twitter: why not just buy them?”.]]></description>
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