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		<title>No more news posts, they just aren&#8217;t worth it anymore.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Thoene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had something of an epiphany just now. I realized that I have been posting a few updates throughout the day based on news that is happening in the technological world. That isn&#8217;t what I wanted to do in the beginning of this blog, this isn&#8217;t what I wanted to do at all. I feel [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had something of an epiphany just now. I realized that I have been posting a few updates throughout the day based on news that is happening in the technological world.</p>
<p>That isn&#8217;t what I wanted to do in the beginning of this blog, this isn&#8217;t what I wanted to do at all. I feel bad that I even started doing that. Sure, getting a ton of views throughout a day is great and really rewarding, but a lot of those people will probably never come back to the site, and those aren&#8217;t the type of people I need.</p>
<p>I would much rather have a small set of regular readers who tell their friends to check us out every now and then. I am going to change my ways and put up a few really good, well thought out posts a week, instead of several a day.</p>
<p>I guess I am doing quantity over quality.</p>
<p>There are hundreds of blogs out that already give you all the tech news you need to know about, and odds are I was never the first one or one of the first few to write anything about those <em>news</em> stories. So this will be better. I promise.</p>
<p>I am going to give tips on how to make your computer experience the best it can be without major modification or anything that will take a lot of money or time. From time to time I am going to try to promote products that I think are absolutely splendid or something that all PC users should use a few times on their computer.</p>
<p>This will be a good thing, and I besides, they will come with awesome stories as well! It will be like reading an amazing short story with each post. Each will talk about a magical fairy world where something is going wrong in the beginning, but in the end everything will be great and everybody will live happily ever after.</p>
<p>It&#8217;ll be much better that way. I&#8217;ll feel better about myself, as well. No more selling out.</p>
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		<title>FixIt Computer Repair Goes Advertising, and also wants to say Thanks!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Thoene</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alright, well since this is a small business I figure it is time to really get the word out to all of the people who need their computers repaired and they don&#8217;t know who to call. I am going to be starting my first ever true ad campaign this weekend! When I say this weekend, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alright, well since this is a small business I figure it is time to really get the word out to all of the people who need their computers repaired and they don&#8217;t know who to call. I am going to be starting my first ever <em>true</em> ad campaign this weekend!</p>
<p>When I say this weekend, I mean mainly because it is going to be a once a week deal in my local Church&#8217;s bulletin! My parents and friends all thought that it was a great place to start out, and since my budget is really low starting with something such as that really is a great place to start!</p>
<p>So thank you to all my current customers for giving me the courage to pursue a dream, and thank you to all of my friends and family who have supported me through the madness that is starting a business. You have all been great!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.fixitrepair.org//images/fixit_church_ad.jpg"><img class="aligncenter" title="FixIt Repair Church Ad" src="http://www.fixitrepair.org//images/fixit_church_ad.jpg" alt="FixIt Repair Church Ad" width="126" height="63" /></a>That is the ad that everyone should look for! If you see it in the bulletin and you are here, that is awesome! Thank you so much for visiting! I can&#8217;t wait to help you out as much as I can!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">I have a few shoutouts, as cliche as this might be, just because I feel like there are a few people I should thank for getting me moving.</p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;">My Parents</h2>
<p>My parents have been with me all my life, obviously, and they have helped me through everything possible. They have always supported me and told me that I could literally do anything I wanted as long as I put my mind to it, and as cliche as that is, it&#8217;s true. Thanks Mom and Dad, you guys really got me where I am today!</p>
<h2>My Sisters</h2>
<p>My two sisters have always been worried about me. Anything I do, there they are around the corner worrying about something that I might have done wrong. They have always led me in the right path and have never done anything to stop me from where I am going. I have always trusted them and been as close to them as possible, thanks guys. See you soon!</p>
<h2><a href="http://www.absolutpurpose.com/blog" target="_blank">AbsolutPurpose</a></h2>
<p>The name above might seem a little bit weird, but that is because it is a link to my buddy <a href="http://www.absolutpurpose.com/blog" target="_blank">Brian&#8217;s blog</a>, who I have known since elementary school has been a great help through everything. He is majoring at Bryant University as a Business Major, and his knowledge about the business side of things really opened my doors. He pretty much got me started as soon as I got my A+ Certification, and he has always told me to keep working at what I am doing and I will one day have an extremely solid business. Thanks Bri, you mean a lot to me.</p>
<h2>My Girlfriend</h2>
<p>Okay okay, all of you people out there hating on the girlfriend.. I have been with mine for 3 years now and she has always been the one to tell me to &#8220;Go do it!&#8221; or &#8220;Get to work!&#8221; or even &#8220;Get to class you bum!&#8221; She has really been the only one to yell at me to get me moving, and never stressed me about anything either, which is a rare combination I think. Thanks a hun for keeping me going, I won&#8217;t stop, promise.</p>
<p>And to everyone I didn&#8217;t mention, thank you, too. You have all been so great to me. So my first advertisement is dedicated to you all! Thanks and keep having a great 2010!!</p>
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