http://www.artipot.com/authors/898/paul-johnson/ Latest articles by Paul Johnson from Artipot - your one-stop resource for free articles. http://www.artipot.com/articles/393644/teach-your-website-to-master-one-trick.htm 1,111 words. Abstract: Creating the perfect website can be tricky. Fortunately, you can teach a website one trick that will enable you to reach your goals quicker and easier than ever before. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:19:24 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/393644/teach-your-website-to-master-one-trick.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/393047/tips-on-cleaning-and-maintaining-your-concrete.htm Are you planning on improving your home exterior? Asking for professionals on doing it for you would be expensive. So, why don't you do it yourself? It is much cheaper and you only need three basic materials: brush, garden hose, and power washer. Thus to help you, here are five simple guidelines on how you can improve your sidewalk or driveway as well as how you can protect... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:54:30 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/393047/tips-on-cleaning-and-maintaining-your-concrete.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/388877/when-to-encourage-deviant-behavior-at-work.htm When employees don't follow the rules, what can you do? Considering their color can give you the answer. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:21:52 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/388877/when-to-encourage-deviant-behavior-at-work.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/385285/sell-like-the-celebrity-salesman.htm 1,085 words. Abstract: Billy Mays is dead, but his simple selling system lives on. Employ the single difference that made this pitchman a millionaire. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:11:24 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/385285/sell-like-the-celebrity-salesman.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/344934/leadership-on-a-bikini-budget.htm Leadership can find ways to "do more with less" in a recession if they learn to work within certain limits the way a good bikini does. Discover how to fashion a beautiful business when resources are scarce. Sat, 09 May 2009 21:37:38 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/344934/leadership-on-a-bikini-budget.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/325903/conserve-marketing-budget-develop-marketing-that-sucks.htm When your goal is to achieve more sales with a meager marketing budget in a tough selling environment, it may be time to consider marketing that sucks. Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:06:27 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/325903/conserve-marketing-budget-develop-marketing-that-sucks.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/283948/you-can-make-money-in-a-recession.htm You can make good money even a recession. However, you can't do that using the same approach and the same strategy as everyone else. Help people get the 3 things they focus on in a recession and you can prosper now. Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:54:31 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/283948/you-can-make-money-in-a-recession.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/244742/how-to-sell-now-to-the-procrastinator.htm When your customers want to think it over, it's only natural. Take away three approaches that enable you to leverage human nature and help them buy now instead of later. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:22:25 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/244742/how-to-sell-now-to-the-procrastinator.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/239489/what-we-miss-from-our-leaders.htm If you follow the leader wrong you'll wind up right where you started, or worse. Learn how to close in on this simple source of success they won't teach you in college. Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:06:07 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/239489/what-we-miss-from-our-leaders.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/212784/the-cause-of-death-by-selling.htm Learn how to prevent prospects from "going dark" and becoming unresponsive to your calls and emails. Take a lesson from your favorite action-adventure movie and avoid selling failures. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:25:31 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/212784/the-cause-of-death-by-selling.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/199182/kathy-cox-and-the-million-dollar-lesson-plan.htm Could a game show like Fox's "Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader?" have any redeeming social value? It might when contestants like Kathy Cox, Georgia Superintendent of Schools, choose to participate. Learn how to claim your million without ever being on the show. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 22:22:50 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/199182/kathy-cox-and-the-million-dollar-lesson-plan.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/194713/the-enemy-of-marketing-is-here.htm Your efforts to market your business and boost sales are sabotaged easier than you might think. Learn how to recognize and thwart the enemy of marketing with the application of three easy practices you can incorporate into your operations. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:29:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/194713/the-enemy-of-marketing-is-here.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/180450/michael-phelps-is-average.htm Michael Phelps is an extraordinarily talented athlete who can do wonders in the swimming pool. Yet the man is average. Discover how the average among us can compete and win the way Michael Phelps does. Learn how an average person can make a splash and never get wet. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:21:12 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/180450/michael-phelps-is-average.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/166044/natural-remedies-for-high-blood-pressure-do-they-really-work.htm Many natural remedies exist today to help you reduce or blood pressure, despite seeing a plethora of medications on the market. Perhaps the first thing you need to find out is what causes your blood pressure to go up in the first place. If it's something relatively simple to fix, such as improving your diet or getting more exercise, it may be easy to maintain at healthy levels. Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:57:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/166044/natural-remedies-for-high-blood-pressure-do-they-really-work.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/164555/got-high-blood-pressure-you-should-keep-a-blood-pressure-log.htm If you have high blood pressure then you should maintain a log of your blood pressure. A log will help you determine which foods and events help you keep your blood pressure down and which things cause your blood pressure to elevate. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:47:47 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/164555/got-high-blood-pressure-you-should-keep-a-blood-pressure-log.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/164409/eat-foods-that-lower-blood-pressure.htm If you have high blood pressure, you need to pay attention to your diet. You should avoid certain foods if you want to help lower your blood pressure. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:54:57 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/164409/eat-foods-that-lower-blood-pressure.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/161374/trade-away-this-bad-negotiating-technique.htm While seldom labeled "negotiating," give and take opportunities are abundant in the everyday work world. Learn this simple negotiating technique so you can give up less and get more of what you want, whether there's money involved or not. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:16:39 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/161374/trade-away-this-bad-negotiating-technique.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/151968/personal-leadership-makes-trust-possible.htm Leadership is sorely needed today, including right in our own lives. Learn about personal leadership, including tips that will enable trust to flourish in all your relationships. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:19:20 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/151968/personal-leadership-makes-trust-possible.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/117328/the-thanks-for-your-time-crime.htm If you ever find yourself saying, "Thank you for your time," you're creating issues for yourself that can damage relationships. If you're in sales, the costs are high. Learn the hidden meanings in this seemingly safe phrase and what you can substitute to improve your position. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:41:15 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/117328/the-thanks-for-your-time-crime.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/101965/what-sales-people-need-in-a-down-economy.htm Selling can't slow down just because the economy does. Learn how to protect your business from economic disaster by helping your sales people get the one thing they need to sell in a down economy. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:41:34 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/101965/what-sales-people-need-in-a-down-economy.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/90872/this-country-walks-with-crutches.htm Our society is getting shortchanged, and not just at the cash register. Convenient crutches interfere with development of critical thinking skills. Discover how to lead the way to a more potent, intelligent and resourceful organization. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:13:42 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/90872/this-country-walks-with-crutches.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/78062/how-to-be-politically-inept-this-christmas.htm The Politically Correct really aren't that much fun. Whether you celebrate Christmas or any other December holiday, you and all you greet can enjoy brighter moments when you discover why and how to join The League of the Politically Inept. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:15:26 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/78062/how-to-be-politically-inept-this-christmas.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/70423/the-24-day-leadership-lesson.htm When people lose enthusiasm for a goal, a leader needs more than logic to avoid mutiny. Learn a lesson on how to keep people engaged with their work. Start enjoying the focus, perseverance, and enthusiasm that virtually guarantees goal attainment. Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:47:57 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/70423/the-24-day-leadership-lesson.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/70303/customers-want-more-than-your-best-price.htm When prospective customers ask salespeople to quote their best price, they really would rather have something more important. Three consultative selling actions result in more business from happier customers at higher profits. Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:46:05 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/70303/customers-want-more-than-your-best-price.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/65775/marketing-lessons-from-the-business-of-football.htm The football game on the field has little to do with why butts are on the bleachers. Football teaches important marketing lessons that we can apply to gain more customers and fill a stadium of our own. Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:04:43 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/65775/marketing-lessons-from-the-business-of-football.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/62060/the-top-five-traits-of-a-successful-salesperson.htm If you need to hire a salesperson, these tips will reduce your risk of making a bad hire. Learn how the author, a veteran salesperson and award-winning sales manager, filters sales applicants. Discover how to identify the candidates who not only CAN sell, but WILL sell - for YOU. Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:22:53 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/62060/the-top-five-traits-of-a-successful-salesperson.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/57708/how-to-sell-value-instead-of-price.htm Often sellers think they're selling value when they're not. Some clues are confused and frustrated buyers who attack price. Use this simple three-step process to sell value when the prospect wants to buy price. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:18:33 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/57708/how-to-sell-value-instead-of-price.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/57700/gatekeepers-are-no-trouble-anymore.htm If you can't get past the gatekeeper, it's probably your own fault. Learn a simple 3-step approach that puts the gatekeepers who control executive access on your side. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:11:52 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/57700/gatekeepers-are-no-trouble-anymore.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/57696/the-powerpoint-dozen-dare.htm Long PowerPoint presentations are sabotaging your sales. Learn an approach that will enable you to sell anything in twelve slides, or less. Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:08:11 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/57696/the-powerpoint-dozen-dare.htm http://www.artipot.com/articles/45773/apple-iphone-mobile-phone-sexy-fun-for-tech-types.htm This much awaited phone is so different from anything that is currently available. It actually combines 3 products into one. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:57:06 +0000 http://www.artipot.com/articles/45773/apple-iphone-mobile-phone-sexy-fun-for-tech-types.htm