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It is time for the Sunday tradition. Here are five posts that I read recently that I thought were awesome. Enjoy!

Jarkko Laine writes a great post about risk management. He makes a great point in the article that recognizing and managing risk isn’t just something we should do at our jobs, but something we should be doing day-to-day with normal activities.

Josh Buckley gets a double-whammy today. He has a two part series about selling sites. He has a great method, and I personally know it works. Make sure to check out part-two!

Brown Baron has found a bunch of crazy Simpsons gadgets. Does anyone know how successful the movie was? They marketed and advertised like mad before it was released…

Josh Mullineaux writes an inspirational post designed to make you work harder. Three words: Pain Before Pleasure

Adnan tells about his success with blogging. He makes a pretty good amount of money, and he has a ton of…

I am going to beginning a new tradition here for the blog. Every sunday, I will be linking to five blogs that I really enjoyed reading. Feel free to put a link in the comments if you feel like I missed a really good post that you found for yourself.

• Nate Whitehill asks about what motivates people to blog. If you give him a 250-word response, he will link you! PR5 links are always a good thing. ^_-
• Josh Mullineaux Talks about his experiences while leaving his day-job as a Personal Banker at Chase. Definitely an interesting read with some solid advice.
• Darren Rowse gives some great advice. He says that taking the time to thank your veteran readers is a great marketing tool for your blog. It is all part of his “31 Day Project” series. Check it out.
• Sam Breadstone poses the question, “Are link trains going to hurt my blog?”…

All Marketers are Liars

What is the story that your company tells? It’s definitely an abstract question at first, but it is a pertinent concept to grasp for the success of your company’s ability to market itself. Written by Seth Godin, a man who plays too many roles in business to define just one, “All Marketers are Liars” is an interesting perspective on the new age of marketing (not advertising). Seth has a great blog, check it out if you haven’t already.He goes into detail about the importance of marketing, not advertising, your brand and company.

By telling stories to your customers that align with their world-view, allows you to speak their language and tailor to their tastes.Being able to communicate clearly with your customers is so key in marketing, but with all of the tips, tricks, and schemes out there for making money online, I think sometimes we may be looking…