Welcome to the September 14th, 2008 edition of the Get International Clients Sunday Blog Carnival.

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International Business

Hans presents 10 Strategies to Create Valuable Content Based on Existing Material posted at Blogging Tips to Develop a Successful Blog - CatchThePosts!, saying, "In this article I'll be focusing on 10 strategies that will allow you to create new content based on existing material. Thus, I will bring your attention on how to transform or revisit articles and data to create valuable content."

Cross Cultural Sales presents Think Global Act Local posted at Cross Cultural Sales, saying, "I just had a conversation with someone from an office in France. We were discussing her company website and the decision (made in USA) to only have a US site. This decision was odd because more than half the company is located outside the US and other than and address and phone number, there was no reference to foreign offices."

Culture Customized Sales presents Culture Customized Content posted at Culture Customized Sales, saying, "You need to communicate to your international prospects and clients in a way they understand and respond to. You need to customize your content to their culture. THis post will show you what you need to know."

Culture Widget presents Widgipedia: Wikipedia for widgets posted at Culture Widget, saying, "There are a lot of widgets out there. So many, in fact, that sorting through them can be absolutely daunting. Joining the fray of sites that attempt to solve this problem is Widgipedia, a site that catalogs and hosts widgets, both Web-based and downloads."

Culture Customized Website presents Start Developing Your International Markets posted at Culture Customized Website, saying, "Developing your business when you are in one country and the market you are targeting is in another country can be challenging. Especially if this is your first time... and you don't like picking up the phone."

International Business Ideas presents Website Globalization: 4 Success Elements For International Business Development posted at International Business Ideas, saying, "A little internet surfing and you will see that some companies have websites in over 10 languages. More and more businesses are offering over 20 languages. The increase in language choices is rising each year. Deciding how many languages and which languages to use for your website takes time. How do you decide which languages to use when translation costs can be expensive and cultural marketing mistakes are notorious?"

European Business Coach presents European Business Coach posted at European Business Coach, saying, "Bit Literacy - Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload is a book written by Mark Hurst. It covers many different tips to help improve your productivity in today's age of information overload. Let's do the To Do List."

Faster International Sales presents Guide To International Lead Generation posted at Faster International Sales, saying, "This is just one of the marketing strategies in the "Business Guide 4 - Build Your International Marketing Strategy" essential for effective international business development. Be sure to check them both out."

Sherin Devassy presents Invest in future top models posted at Investment Internals.

International English Copywriting presents Web Video University posted at International English Copywriting.

International Cheat Sheet presents Must Read Before Choosing Your First Product To Sell Abroad posted at International Cheat Sheet, saying, "Are you still wondering what product to sell abroad? Does it seem like a critical choice to make? Businesses just starting to develop international markets often spend considerable time wondering what they should sell abroad."

International Marketing Mentor presents Design Your International Visibility posted at International Marketing Mentor, saying, "International Market Research challenges beginners often to the point of delaying action. It is not difficult. The hardest part is jumping in and finding the first two or three key information contacts."

Internationalize Your Website presents Get Past Language Barriers With International Clients posted at Internationalize Your Website, saying, "Different businesses go about developing their international business at different speeds. Several early reasons come in to play. The main reasons are:

• Your own visibility and understanding of your international potential
• Deciding what product to market abroad
• Finding your international markets"

International Lead Strategy presents Communication Across Cultures Is Better With A Whole Brain Approach posted at International Lead Strategy, saying, "Most people do not fully understand the way in which differences in cultures, and even within cultures, impact communication. Let's look at how people approach cross-cultural communication."

International Success Stories presents The Management Tools I Use For Content Created To Be Re-Packaged posted at International Success Stories.

International Marketing Tools presents Boost Your Company Way Out Of Your Local Recession Field posted at International Marketing Tools, saying, "Do you automatically assume your business will follow the flow if your local economy was going through a recession? Do you lack ideas on how to keep your company sludging through rough times? How would you like to be able to free your company up out of any sticky recession your local economy might be in? Let's take a closer look at how your marketing team functions during recessions. Your marketing team is your lead generation tool, right? How can a seasoned marketer help you during recession?"

Les Createurs d'Affaires presents Join Us On The International Sales Road Map posted at Les Createurs d'Affaires, saying, "* Are you committed to developing your international business?

• Do you know what you need to do to get more international clients?
• Do you want an easy to follow action plan?

Then you will be happy to read about the up-coming changes"

International Marketing Widget presents Over The Counter Translation Perfection Not Here Yet posted at International Marketing Widget, saying, "it is almost time for the general public to question their beliefs that all translation software should be avoided like the plague. I warned readers not to continue to base their opinions of translation software on old versions. Even though translation software is still not perfect, people with real translation needs are using what they have today to gain a competitive advantage."

International Success Basics presents Case Study For Getting Your Website Visible In Japan posted at International Success Basics, saying, "The Proper use of Foreign Language Keywords"

Market Across Cultures presents Communication Across Cultures Is Better With A Whole Brain Approach posted at Market Across Cultures, saying, "Cross-cultural communication is not an exact science. When you begin a cross-cultural business conversation for the first time, you cannot be sure where it will end. Within cultures, people are different. Within the same cultural group:

• There are different ways of saying hello
• There are different ways of being polite
• There are different ways of being respectful"

International Sales Resources presents Get International Clients Guides posted at International Sales Resources, saying, "This is a resource center for:

• online businesses just starting to develop their international business strategy
• brick and mortar businesses starting to develop their international business and who want to harness the power of international internet marketing"

More International Sales presents International Sales Negotiation Tips For American Women posted at More International Sales, saying, "As a North American International Sales & Marketing professional in Europe for over 20 years I have a fair bit of negotiation experience between North Americans and Europeans. As I was often the most multilingual person in the office I was often called in desperation when my colleagues thought all communications had be permanently severed with their clients."

Simple International Business Development presents 3 Easy Steps To Attract International Business Through Your Website posted at Simple International Business Development, saying, "Your online business can have global visibility. But is your message getting across to different cultures as you expect it? Are you able to adapt quickly to global market opportunities you see pop up? Or would you like to know how to quickly target different international audiences, with little investment on your part?"

Research International Markets presents 3 Easy Steps To Small Business International Development posted at Research International Markets, saying, "Some companies feel they have a global market e-commerce with an online presence. But are the international clients coming to your online store? And if they are, how did they find you? Does your online website have a real presence in foreign countries?"

Richard McLaughlin presents My New Browser Google Chrome posted at Oh, the Places You'll Go, saying, "What Google is calling 'a fresh take on the browser'

Google spent a lot of time building an Explorer killing web browser which they have called Chrome. Google Chrome allows users to browse, search, chat, email and collaborate so much more in a browser that is faster than any of the others that I use. I use Firefox for the plugins, Opera when I want to browse because it does nto ahve the plugins and so it is faster, Flock, Safari and Explorer as test browsers for the sites that I work on (all browsers have to work!)"

International Marketing

Cindy King presents Learning International Skills From A Course Or A Book posted at Cindy King, saying, "On a personal level you need to get out there and learn how to rub with different cultures. It is exactly like riding a bike or driving a car. No matter how many books you read and how many times someone might tell you what to do, you can only learn by sitting in that seat yourself."

Richard P. McLaughlin presents Who or What is Woopra? posted at Cheap Keywords, saying, "Woopra is a Web analytics tool designed from the ground up to break all the rules for website statistics and monitoring. Woopra gives you the information you need to know right now about live traffic on your site. While the visitor moves through your site, you can track their path instantly."

Other

Raymond presents How To Apply For An American Express Black Centurion Card posted at Money Blue Book.

Allison Nazarian presents CopywritingForVAs.com wants to hear from you and has a great bonus in return! posted at CopywritingForVAs, saying, "If you elect to participate in this quick survey, as a way of saying thank you, I would like to provide you with free access to the download of my value-packed e-book, 52 Insider Secrets To JumpStarting Your Marketing Efforts Now, a $19.99 value."

Jay M presents Entrepreneurship in the conceptual economy - endless opportunities posted at 4 entrepreneur, saying, "understanding and getting ready for conceptual economy."

Anya Portnik presents How to destroy sales rapport real fast! posted at Gavin Ingham.

Research International Markets presents 4 Success Elements For International Business Development posted at Research International Markets.

Market Across Cultures presents 5 Factors To Consider When Marketing To Different Cultures posted at Market Across Cultures.

International Success Basics presents Which Search Engines Are You Relying On? posted at International Success Basics.

International Marketing Widget presents Translation Plugin posted at International Marketing Widget.

International Marketing Tools presents Guide to Online Tranlsation Tools posted at International Marketing Tools.

Anya Portnik presents 7 tips for selling in an economic downturn posted at Gavin Ingham.

Andrew Hawkes presents Living Life Without Limits posted at Millionaire in a Year: Producing Real Results in Home Based Business, saying, "For those who want a home based business that works, ANYWHERE"

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Cindy King is a freelance Cross Cultural Copywriter & International Sales Specialist with over 25 years field experience in international business development.

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