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Supervisory Financial Manager
- Employer
- USAJobs
- Location
- Washington D.C.
- Posted
- Jan 23, 2019
- Closes
- Jan 23, 2019
- Function
- Finance, Management
- Industry
- Government and Public Services, Federal
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed No
Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-13 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.
Individual Occupational Requirements (Basic Requirements):
1. Degree: accounting; or a degree in a related field such as business administration, finance, or public administration that included or was supplemented by 24 semester hours in accounting. The 24 hours may include up to 6 hours of credit in business law. (The term "accounting" means "accounting and/or auditing" in this standard. Similarly, "accountant" should be interpreted, generally, as "accountant and/or auditor.")
2. Combination of education and experience: at least 4 years of experience in accounting, or an equivalent combination of accounting experience, college-level education, and training that provided professional accounting knowledge. The applicant's background must also include one of the following:
1. Twenty-four semester hours in accounting or auditing courses of appropriate type and quality. This can include up to 6 hours of business law;
2. A certificate as Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor, obtained through written examination; or
3. Completion of the requirements for a degree that included substantial course work in accounting or auditing, e.g., 15 semester hours, but that does not fully satisfy the 24- semester-hour requirement of paragraph A, provided that (a) the applicant has successfully worked at the full-performance level in accounting, auditing, or a related field, e.g., valuation engineering or financial institution examining; (b) a panel of at least two higher level professional accountants or auditors has determined that the applicant has demonstrated a good knowledge of accounting and of related and underlying fields that equals in breadth, depth, currency, and level of advancement that which is normally
associated with successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in paragraph A; and (c) except for literal nonconformance to the requirement of 24 semester hours in accounting, the applicant's education, training, and experience fully meet the specified requirements.
You may qualify based on your experience as described below:
- Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-12 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: provides liaison and coordination of financial management services; develops programs and/or policies and formulates plans to related to financial program areas; monitors financial programs and services for quality assurance measures/regulatory compliance; advises and makes recommendations on financial and accounting matters; promotes sound position management principles and programs within the Service such as recommends personnel or position action, development of work performance standards, and evaluating employee performance.
Project Management
Problem Solving
Technical Competence
Analytical Reasoning
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
Physical Requirements: The work is primarily sedentary. However, there may be some walking, kneeling, bending, lifting and carrying of light items.
For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
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It is important to teach our kids the value of a dollar and teaching them to work towards a financial goal. For my husband and I, it is crucial to teach our son the importance of making good financial decision at a young age.
One way to teach children strong money management skills is to use an allowance as a learning tool to create positive habits.
Finding different ways to make good on our commitment, we found the A+ Allowance App a free app available for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (iOS 4.0 or later).
Created on the It's Only a Dollar Until You Add to It! Allowance Chart, this app assigns jobs, how much they will earn and understand the importance of making and saving money.
The app also allows families to teach children to:
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- Create an earning for each chore
- Check off your daily completed tasks
- Watch your earnings grow
- At the end of each week, your income will be automatically calculated into the 10/10/10/70 concept. Which is 10% giving, 10% investing, 10% savings and the remaining 70% is for spending.


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Kenichi Ogata (緒方 賢一 Ogata Ken'ichi?, born March 29, 1942) is a seiyū who voices Genma Saotome throughout the anime.
Ogata's other anime roles include Ataru's Father in Urusei Yatsura, Myōga in InuYasha, Eiken in Fushigi Yûgi and Professor Hiroshi Agasa in Detective Conan.
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- Kenichi Ogata on Wikipedia
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- Kenichi Ogata at the Internet Movie Database
- Kenichi Ogata at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
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For help with logging in please contact Human Resources at 952-442-2191, Ext. 35101.
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Changing Your Diet For The 'Change Of 'Life'
Changing your diet for the 'change of 'life' can minimise the impact of menopause.
But before we launch in to discuss how to best maintain health and vitality through and after menopause, let's pause to celebrate the fact that this period of time, which strikes dread into many 40-something year old women, actually signifies the end of one of the most debilitating aspects of life for some women.
The words 'change of life' or menopause can cause palpitations and hot sweats in women of all ages! My mum suffered through this stage of life when I was an oblivious self-absorbed teenager in the days before hormone replacement therapy. On reflection it seemed to be something that women accepted, suffered through and gained several pounds around the middle as a result of. But there were no decisions to make, no "will I take HRT or not", and no real understanding of what health risk factors changed as a result of the metabolic consequences of the changing hormone levels.
Women are now much more informed about the decline in oestrogen levels before and during menopause; with resulting hot flushes, night sweats, palpitations, headaches, insomnia, fatigue, bone mineral density loss and vaginal dryness. Fewer are informed about reduced progesterone; causing periods to become irregular, heavier, and longer during perimenopause.
The fact that testosterone continues to be produced by the ovaries after menopause tends to result in the misinformation that this hormone increases during menopause. Rather levels decline to about half their peak level, so they are high relative to oestrogen, but not absolutely. So, what can be done from a dietary perspective to help minimise menopausal symptoms during perimenopause and offset any increases in health risk after menopause? I'm glad you asked!
Let's look at combating the symptoms first. I am not a medical doctor, so I will leave the "HRT or no HRT" debate to the specialists, suffice to say that it is worth having a discussion with your medical professional that includes discussion of your own personal family history and risk factors in order to weight up the pros and cons for you.
- Analysis of clinical trials suggests that phytoestrogen supplementation is associated with modest reductions in the frequency of hot flushes and vaginal dryness but no significant reduction in night sweats. The use of dietary soy foods and phytoestrogen supplements may therefore be helpful for some women during menopause, to help mimic oestrogen in the body so it does not realise the natural levels are dropping, giving your body time to adjust.
Hint: Including whole soybean milk, tofu, tempeh, soy burgers, soy grits and linseeds on a daily basis may ease menopausal symptoms. If you are not a lover of soy, then consider a good quality phytoestrogen supplement from a pharmacy or health food store.
- A recent review of all the available literature relating to lifestyle changes during 'the change of life' reported that exercise alone or combined exercise and caloric reduction can "disrupt the process and patterns of weight gain and change in body fat distribution during the menopause transition stage". Good news for all you women out there prepared to work that body to combat the body's natural propensity to get thicker around the middle in mid-life! An added bonus of weight-bearing exercise is the maintenance of bone mineral density, particularly in the hip, a big advantage leading into later years when the risk of fractures increases.
Hint: Fewer calories eaten than calories being expended (through exercise and daily activity), but the calories in have to be valuable – high in nutrients to give us maximum nutrition per mouthful.
- Other dietary strategies to help alleviate peri-menopausal symptoms include avoiding hot drinks and spicy foods at times of day when symptoms are worst and avoiding caffeinated drinks after lunchtime to avoid insomnia. While these strategies can help some women, they may not help all, but are certainly worth a try.
Post menopause, our dietary considerations turn to maintaining health and minimising risk of chronic disease. The key considerations here are that changes in hormone balance after menopause make women more susceptible to heart disease than they were before menopause, and also more susceptible to decreasing bone mineral density. Healthy, active older women can minimise these risks through diet and lifestyle without too much cost or reliance on supplements.
- From a heart health perspective, the usual recommendations still stand: eat at least 500 grams of fish per week (preferably deep sea fish), a handful of mixed unsalted nuts per day, at least 500 grams of vegetables per day (yes, that's right!) and only choosing whole grain based bread and cereal products.
Hint: For those with a family history of cardiovascular disease, it is worth also considering including soy products daily, plant sterol fortified foods or supplements, soluble fibre (especially high in psyllium, chia seeds and legumes). Ask your dietitian about the 'portfolio approach' to managing cholesterol if you are averse to taking medication.
- Maintaining muscle mass and bone mineral density are critical to well-being during menopause, and hinge on activity and nutrition, in particular, Vitamin D and calcium. Lack of Vitamin D is increasingly being linked to a range of chronic diseases, including some cancers, heart disease, and diabetes, in addition to its' known role in bone health. Although we get most of our vitamin D3 from the action of sunlight on the skin, women whose skin has limited exposure to sunlight (or routinely use sunscreen) are at particular risk of vitamin D deficiency, in particular, older women. Vitamin D3 supplementation has been shown to have a small positive impact on muscle strength, so is another worthwhile consideration for menopausal women. Food sources of Vitamin D contribute too, but it is the less potent vitamin D2, which needs to be converted to D3 to become active.
Hint: Expose your hands, face, and arms to the sun daily for 10 minutes (15 minutes if you have dark skin) in the early morning or late afternoon to avoid sun sun-related skin damage.
- I am sure you are all well aware of the importance of calcium for post-menopausal women, who have greater calcium requirements than other people. If you are unable or unwilling to consume the equivalent of 3 cups of milk and yoghurt each day, you may need to consider supplementation, or eating lots of tinned salmon or sardines, including the bones! If you drink soy milk, check that it is calcium-fortified. Other non-dairy sources of calcium (unless fortified) are not high enough to count as a serve – would you eat a half cup of sesame seeds in one sitting?
Hint: You can avoid calcium losses by not consuming excess meat, alcohol, caffeine, soft drink or salt, all of which leach calcium from your body. You may also benefit from drinking tea at a different time of day to when you eat calcium rich foods and remember that phytates from bran can also bind calcium, which can be tricky but worth considering if you eat bran cereals with milk for breakfast.
My advise from here is to read and digest this information in light of where you sit on the 'Menopausal spectrum" and your own personal genetic and hereditary factors in relation to health risk. We all need to focus more on some aspects of our health than others because we have our own "Achilles heal" – those chronic diseases that impact on our families. Then prioritise a few of the hints and suggestions to discuss with your doctor or dietitian, or implement as preventative measures to make your journey through menopause as pleasant and as health-full as possible.
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Against all possible wisdom and national interest, the government is steaming ahead with the re-privatisation of East Coast train services that connect our city with London, Newcastle and Scotland. The TSSA union, who represent many of East Coast's staff in our city, have planned a meeting for this Wednesday (30th) at 7.30pm at the Priory Street Centre. The meeting is aimed at passengers and the public, and will be see Lilian Greenwood MP, Labour's shadow rail minister speak alongside Andi Fox, TSSA rep and an East Coast staff member.
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By Camille Wyss
Empire veterans can tell you that it's the competition volunteers that make the Empire experience possible. They buzz between rounds setting up, herding scoring judges, counting ballots, serving food and cleaning up. You can always recognize a volunteer by the trademark Empire blue polo. But just who gets to wear the blue polo? Here are four Empire volunteers you should definitely get to know during your Empire experience:
Sydney Franklin: Hailing from the great state of Texas, Sydney competed with Creekview High School at Empire New York in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Sydney works as an associate for Empire, and helps with pre-competition planning and organization. Sydney is currently a sophomore at Westminster College where she is majoring in Security Studies. Whether you're competing at Empire in New York, Atlanta or San Francisco, be sure to find Sydney. You'll recognize her by her loud voice, big hair and blue polo.
Stefanie Mandel: Stefanie competed with Tottenville High School at Empire New York in 2010 and 2012. Stefanie is currently a junior at Emerson College in Boston, and is spending her fall 2015 semester studying abroad in Italy. Although you won't be able to meet her in person at competitions, keep an eye out for her articles on the Bench Press.
Jessica Torriano: A Canadian volunteer, eh? Jess hails from America's favorite northern neighbor and competed with Mentor College at Empire New York in 2011. Jess also works as an associate with Empire and assists the staff throughout the year with competition preparation. Jess is currently a student at McMaster University in Ontario, where she is studying history and political science with the hope of attending law school. If you're heading to Empire San Francisco, be sure to find Jess and ask her any and all of your questions about Canada.
Camille Wyss: Camille is a California native and competed at Empire New York in 2012 and 2013 with Dos Pueblos High School. Camille volunteers as a writer for the Bench Press and also assists the Empire staff as a development associate. Camille is currently a sophomore at Occidental College in Los Angeles where she has yet to declare a major. If you are one of the chosen few who will be attending Empire San Francisco, look for Camille. She will be donning a blue Empire polo and most likely handing you a program or yelling at you to get to your round on time.


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Last week, Bleeding Cool told you that comic book retailers had been given the chance to open order any of the Marvel Legacy Lenticular covers that had been previously used as promotional items for the Legacy relaunch and relied on retailers bumping up their numbers heavily to qualify to order them.
This rather annoyed the retailers who had bumped up their numbers heavily to qualify to order them… and rather delighted the retailers who hadn't.
But it seemed that there were more of the former than the latter, and suddenly Marvel cancelled the offer and any orders that retailers had made.
So what was to happen to all those Legacy lenticulars, then? We didn't know. But an item appearing on retailer invoices might give a clue.
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Could everyone just be getting them… for free?
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Detroit-based graphic designer Amanda Weiss
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Mary Ryan Karnes profiles this notable book designer for spine, an interesting 2-part conversation about iteration, and imitation in design. They discuss how Amanda conveys the book's message without being too literal or too abstract? Simple, Weiss tells us: calculated imitation is key. We must know what to emulate and what to avoid.


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Facebook has granted a Missouri father's tearful request to unlock his dead son's social media page and give him access to a video compilation of photos and posts he had been unable to view. John Berlin of St. Louis, Missouri, made a tearful, emotional plea in an online video to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, asking to see such a video compilation of his late son's Facebook page.
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Phew! I made it through my first week of school!
And it's been a blast!
I love my kiddos - they are fun, bright, and...chatty!
We're working on self-control big time.
And routines, routines, routines.
I love the energy and excitement that the beginning of the year brings - but I'm also ready to fast-forward a couple weeks til we have settled into a normal routine.
Today I want to share a really fun idea that I use each year to teach about the importance of
carefully reading directions
One of my favorite back-to-school activities is a Directions Test.
I hand out the "test" and tell the students to read the directions very carefully and to work as quickly as they can. The key is most students don't read carefully - they just start following the directions as they go, calling out their age, jogging around the classroom saying, "I love school!," and working multiplication problems on the back, etc. However, if they read all the way through, they just need to write their name, draw a picture of a house, and smile at the teacher, showing that they followed the directions carefully.
I usually have one or two who follow the instructions properly and I always make a big deal about them and shower them with praise - and a prize.
Hand this out...and sit back to watch :)
It's hilarious - and a great discussion-launcher!
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Off-Flavor Workshop - For Brewers, Judges, Industry Workers, and Lovers of Beer!
Follow this link to register for a workshop on off-flavors in beer. This workshop will include both practical, hands-on tasting of off-flavors as well as materials and discussion about their causes, characteristics and contexts. This workshop is appropriate for those who want to learn more about appreciating beer, enhance their sensory evaluation skills, and develop taste memory - brewers, servers, others in professional craft beer, BJCP judges and cicerones or those preparing for BJCP or


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News & updates
Have your say - Peer Support Groups
Have your say to help improve health and social care for Midlothian's people
The Health and Social Care Integration group is having their first meeting and want to hear your views.
Thursday 3 September 2015, 2pm—4pm @ Dalkeith Arts Centre
Many people have told them that they value the support they get from others. The Health and Social Care Partnership wants to increase access to peer support.
They have a few questions they would like to hear your view on:
What types of peer support do people need?
What can we all do to develop peer support?
Is there enough information about peer support?
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Many industries depend on their IT working properly to function as intended, and healthcare is among them. Prior to 2009, information technology had failed to take root, but with the passing of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), the health industry is much more involved and reliant on IT than it has ever been before.
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There is no denying there is a standing partnership between IT and Healthcare. With costs inflating at a nearly-uncontrollable rate the healthcare industry has started to lean on IT to try and make the delivery of care more efficient. Today, we'll take a look at healthcare IT, and how the industry is working to use innovative new technologies such as machine learning to provide operational efficiency resulting in better care.
The medical field has spawned all kinds of new technology that takes patient care to the next level. Regulations demand that even smaller practices need to make the jump to electronic medical record systems (also known as electronic health records). These EMR/EHR solutions provide an interface that give providers and patients a way to keep themselves connected to each other--a tool to promote a more efficient delivery method for these services. We'll take a look at these EMR and EHR solutions that are hosted in the cloud, giving your organization more information to make an educated choice on implementing this software.
Compliance laws regarding the storage and dispersion of healthcare records were implemented with the intended purpose of urging healthcare providers to better take care of their patients' personal information, but how effective are they? Unfortunately, there are many providers that have failed to meet the standards for the HIPAA and HITECH compliance laws, and it has brought a hefty price tag along with it.


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UPSC CSE Mains Exam Date 2017
UPSC evaluates the caliber of enrolled candidates to become a good bureaucrat for the civil services in three phases i.e. Prelims, Mains, and the Personality Test. In this whole year of the exam process, Mains Exam plays an important role to cross the bar of selection in the India's toughest examination. The marks you obtain in the mains examination decides your rank after adding to the interview marks. Your rank decides the service and cadre you will get after selection. Thus the marks you obtain in the UPSC CSE Mains Examination will decide whether your choice is going to be fulfilled or not. Those who clear the UPSC Prelims 2017 Examination can appear in the UPSC CSE Mains Examination 2017. The Civil Services Main Exam is going to start on 28th Oct and it will continue till next 5 Days.
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5 Surprising Benefits of Blogging
Blogging is kind of like exercising. It's a great for your business's overall health and has some surprising benefits that you may not know about.
While I've been blogging for over 3 years I still don't consider myself a blogger. I just view blogging as a way to keep my business healthy, moving forward and further establish my expertise.
Blogging isn't just great for establishing credibility and showcasing your expertise though, there are some more benefits you may not know of, let's dive into five of the major benefits today.
1. Blogging gives people a reason to visit your website
The more people can come to your website, the more traffic you'll get, the more people can get to know you, view your services, and potentially work with you.
But how can you have people become return visitors? A great way to keep people coming back is through producing great, quality content on a blog.
When you post valuable, interesting content that your audience loves, you will gain a loyal following - one that will return over and over again to your site to read your posts.
This is why consistency is important in a blog, especially in the beginning stages. You want to establish yourself as trustworthy and a great way to do that is to publish your posts at the same time every week. If it's 5am on a Monday like what I do, then do that every week. If you post Tuesday and Thursdays at 8am, keep that schedule for yourself. It's important to keep your posting consistent. That way people know when they can expect to hear from you.
The more you build consistency, the more you build trust. So keep your content interesting, valuable and consistent. You'll build a loyal audience in the long run.
2. Blogging shows your expertise
I mentioned this earlier, but having a blog is a great way to show your skill and knowledge on a topic.
When you can demonstrate your knowledge, especially in a long-form post (1200 words or more) you have the opportunity to elaborate on a topic, go in-depth and help explain something in extreme detail.
The more you can dive deep on a topic the more you are growing stronger in that area of expertise.
I recently came across a very high profile online business expert, Neil Patel and was honestly so surprised to read one of his blog posts.
It was a long-form post and he didn't hold back ANY knowledge. He shared everything he knew on the topic and it was so incredibly valuable. He also linked to helpful articles to further explain certain points.
His blog was also easy to read and understand, which was nice since he was explaining a complicated topic. He positioned himself as an expert through presenting thorough and thoughtful information and also in a way that was relatable. After reading his post I really felt like he cared and wanted to help me succeed.
This is a great goal to aspire to do with your blog. Have people walk away feeling like you gave them all the information and didn't hold anything back. This gives people a real reason to know, like and trust you which will help your business so much.
3. Blogging allows your audience to connect with you
A blog is a great way to connect with people. While it's very different than podcasting, blogging is a way to express yourself and can start a conversation that may lead to lasting friendships.
I recently was reviewing some of my old blog posts from last year and I saw a thoughtful comment written by someone who later on became a client.
It may have taken 10 months, but that initial connection came from her blog post comment saying how helpful and thoughtful my post was. This thoughtful comment and interaction developed into a friendship, and ultimately an opportunity to work together.
Your blog is a great way to make connections in this way and also for you to share a more personal side of your life. I'm not saying it needs to be a blog about your life, but people feel like they can connect with you when you share personal stories or a journey you've been on, or struggles you've been through.
So when you have the chance to share more personal things, or even lessons you've learned - think of it as opening the door for connection.
Genuine connection is the goal for all marketing efforts and your blog is a great way to cultivate that.
4. Blogging increases SEO
Increasing your Search Engine Optimization is the goal for a lot of people with a blog.
Boosting your SEO is a great way to get found online, build authority as a business and get more clients.
Every single time you publish a post your chances for improving your SEO grows and blogs that are able to publish posts multiple times a week grow even faster.
Here are some ways your blog will improve your SEO:
Natural keywords
Blogging helps you use keywords naturally which is looked upon favorably by Google search engines. This is also why long form posts are a great idea.
Long-form posts are 1200 words plus and the reason these are great posts to have is because you will naturally use a lot of keywords in that long of a post. Especially when you're diving deep on a topic, the more knowledge you have on the topic, the more Google will rank your post higher as being a better fit for what the user is looking for.
Google's main objective is to make the user experience the most helpful, so the most helpful, useful, well-written articles on a topic will be pushed to the front of the line on a Google search page.
Bounce rates
When people come to your site and they leave after arriving on a page, it's called a bounce. When you have a high bounce rate, it means people are coming to your site and leaving quickly, without clicking throughout your site, which can hurt your SEO.
When you have a blog that is full of valuable information, people are more likely to stay for several minutes to read your content, and maybe click around to links or recommendations. This is also why great design is so valuable to your site. The better laid out your site is and the more enjoyable for the visitor the more likely they will hang out on your site.
The lower the bounce rate, the better chance of improving your SEO. This another reason long-form posts are good. Shorter posts with less information that can be easily skimmed within 30 seconds will make your chances of bounce rates higher.
Linking to other established sites is also a great way to improve your SEO as well. Especially sites that carry a lot of credibility such as CNN, Forbes, a .gov or a .edu, any time you add these links within a post (or link to your site) it increases SEO.
Even if a well-known industry leader links to your site it will improve your SEO. So the more chances you have to be a guest blogger for someone or if someone can guest blog for you and you can link to each other's sites, the better.
5. Blogging gives you content to share
There are numerous ways to use blog post content after you hit publish.
Not all blog posts just disappear, on the contrary, having a lot of blog content can easily be recycled into an e-book or eventually an actual book, which is what happened in the case of Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity.
Hugh MacLeod, an avid blogger and creative "side-hustler" turned his blog into an Ebook that was downloaded over a million times. After so much success of his Ebook, he was sought after to put his book in print, which is where it lives today but it started out as a blog.
You can also use blog content for downloadable PDFs, or you can pull out phrases or quotes for other social media platforms. You can even turn a blog post into a video and talk about the topic on Facebook live, on a YouTube channel, or a podcast… the options are endless.
The more you share your content, the more you can be known for the things you write about.
If you haven't started blogging for your business, or maybe you started once but have lost motivation or energy around it, I hope you'll consider it as a great and healthy practice that can accelerate your business through growing a loyal audience and positioning yourself as an expert.
Tell me, do you have a business where you think blogging isn't that important?
Do you talk yourself out of blogging sometimes? Or, if you do blog, have you noticed some of these benefits?


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EZArticleLink is run by Kenneth Koh, the mastermind behind the LeadsLeap.com community website and somebody with many years of SEO knowledge. EZArticleLink can be a program that generates backlinks and direct site visitors to websites making use of "posting marketing" with a twist.
Because if you are reading this post then you know the key to getting your content to rank on the front page of Google, Yahoo and Bing is to get more quality backlinks than the competition.
Content is King, but Backlinks Puts Content on the Throne!
Although you probably already know this… but just to be safe… Let me explain backlinking and why it is so important because once you have published quality content, getting backlinks is the name of the game. Plain and simple!
→ When you see a link on a web site that points to a different web site, that is a "backlink".
The next thing to understand is all the major search engines counts backlinks (links pointing back to YOUR SITE from another site) as a vote of content quality. The more "votes" you get, the higher you will rank on the search engines.
Bottom line: backlinks are essential to anyone who owns a web site or a blog and want to a serious flood of free, organic traffic from the search engines.
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Uptown Kitchen
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Dedicated to serving the freshest natural foods, everything at Uptown Kitchen in Granger, IN is made from scratch and from locally sourced ingredients. Proud to proclaim the kitchen free of deep frying gear, heat lamps and microwaves, it emphasizes the freshest and healthiest foods.
Menus at Uptown Kitchen include lunch, brunch and dinner options as well as a kid's menu, gluten-free choices and a fantastic dessert menu. The choices include build your own gourmet pizzas, fresh greens salads, fresh smoothies, sandwiches and the wildly popular all-day breakfasts. A visit to Uptown Kitchen is full of choices and all of them are healthy and of the highest quality possible.
We also host large parties in other areas of the restaurant upon request. Special menus are created for each event and we have a pastry chef to create specialty desserts for your occasion.
Food and beverage minimums apply. Please contact us for more information.
Please contact Nancy Nacci at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Very convenient location and extensive menu of interesting choices with nice emphasis on organic. Popular and packed for weekend brunch. My omelet was flavorful but a bit dry. Friends loved their salad and salmon Benedict. Be prepared for a high noise level that makes conversation a challenge. Friendly, responsive service. Husband's food was good but not exceptional. Overall, food quality depends on what you order and how busy they are (based on multiple experiences). We'll go back -- we like to support local, non-chain restaurants that are good.
I love the options on the menu, and it tasted great, but unfortunately, it took far too long for out food to arrive - almost an hour. I had to leave early to make it to my graduation on time. Additionally, our table was not avaliable when we arrived, even though a reservation was made days in advance.
I love the half sandwich with soup. I asked for extra tapenade on my caprese sandwich which was so yummy it made my day. My sister lives in the area, but I always make sure to stop in when I'm there. It's my favorite!
Uptown Kitchen is one of our "Go To" places in the Michiana area. There are only a few places that serve "real food" and this is one of the best! It's great for Foodies who appreciate the benefits of eating good food as opposed to chemically enhanced food. We always have a great time there and they are great with our two young kids! I'd recommend it to anyone!
Waitress and Chef very accommodating. Chef made a special meal for my daughter with gluten issues.
We got held up at Notre Dame's graduation but the restaurant went above and beyond and held our reservation after we called. The brunch was then excellent as well.
Overall, a very good meal with a group of nine family members and friends. We made a reservation for 8:45 pm, but then received a call on the day of our reservation asking if we were having dinner or just drinks and stating that the kitchen normally closes at 8:45 pm. Why would a restaurant allow a reservation to be made at the same time the kitchen was closing? The kitchen stayed open for us, but our dishes and glasses were rushed off the table before we left the restaurant so that they could start the process of closing the restaurant. All is all, it was surprising for a high quality restaurant.
There were ten of us and they put us in lovely back room! The food was great - highly recommend the huevos rancheros.
Great menu for Mother's Day!
Food is always excellent. They are happy to make changes to suit individual preferences or needs.
Very good Vegan options, great seafood and breakfast food.
Busy day, of course, on Mother's day morning, but they handled it very well, no kinks in our service or our food and drinks.
Good service, efficient. Like the way the kitchen thinks about food... interesting takes on standard items and well prepared. Very well though beer menu. Only downside is the noise level can overwhelm quiet conversation.
Fantastic service and always great food.
I liked the food at this restaurant. It was typical breakfast food and nothing overly spectacular, but still a great staple. I would definitely return.
Went to Uptown on a Sunday after church...very, Very crowded. Almost too crowded! Good for the restaurant, bad for patron! Service was friendly and much quicker than what we expected in all the chaos! I have been there on two other occasions when it was less busy and enjoyed the atmosphere. Sunday was my family's first time and it was loud, similar to being at a steakhouse on a Friday night!! Overall, my rather picky husband enjoyed the food. But we might try at a different hour. Maybe Uptown needs to open a second location!! Not enough restaurants with quality ingredients!
I've been to Uptown Kitchen dozens of times for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. My book club decided to try it out for dinner. We went on a Saturday night. I was a little surprised that it wasn't more packed. About half of the restaurant was being used. Our server was great as usual ( I have had him before for brunch). The ambiance was energetic and fun, but not too loud. Great options for dinner for everyone (healthy, vegetarian, meat lovers, pizza, etc). My meal was delicious and my friends all said the same about their meals. The wine list was also great and there was a special on wine bottles! Great experience. We are glad it's open for dinner again and I will be going there again :)
Uptown has struggled for nearly a year to execute even basic acceptable service. Inattentive staff stand around talking, inappropriately dressed (hostess staff), aren't checking food orders when they come out, and rare is the table touch after the food has arrived. The food is SO good that we keep coming back.
Great food. Great atmosphere. I have a hard time choosing between a couple dishes from breakfast and that is always a good thing. It feels like a treat when you go to Uptown Kitchen.
Food was great and service was spot on! Very enjoyable!
Food is excellent and service was great! They have a wonderful selection of special items which are worth checking out. Eat there a couple times a month for brunch/lunch.
Good food with many options if you are on a restricted diet. The acoustics are not great so it can get loud during busy times, but it's a good casual spot for brunch/lunch. It seemed a little dead at dinner and even though the website claims breakfast is served all day, dinner is the exception.
Brunch at Upton is excellent! Love the $5 Mimosas and Bloody Marys! The coffee is also wonderful!
We are avid and frequent lovers of Uptown, but the restaurant continues to struggle with competent attentive help. I don't offer this critique hastily -- as we've frequented Uptown for several years -- and the service since last spring (May) has been sub-par (even compared to Northern Indiana standards), to say the least.... Unless we've had Charles (young man with beard). He is ON it. Always. Maybe he could train the others - frequently. Just a thought...
The food keeps us coming back -- it is beyond delicious!!!
Very good place to take someone from out of town. The food is amazing and it seems like they provided larger portions than in the past, maybe to fit in with the area?
Good lunch
Long wait, then very rude wait staff. The wait from ordering to serving was slow and the excessively tattooed maitre d was just flat out rude. Sorry I don't know her name nor do I want to.
Uptown Kitchen offers a consistently exceptional experience. Wonderful place to bring guests, warm, welcoming environment, great staff, delicious food, chefs who readily accommodate dietary exceptions. Our 'go-to' place for breakfast and brunch. Best Bloody Marys!
And we're very pleased to have dinners back at Uptown! Fantastic, quality beer and wine lists to go along with the great food.
This was my second time dining for lunch and I will definitely be returning. The food and service was impeccable.
over priced horrible service nothing nice to say about this place.
We enjoyed a lovely brunch last Sunday. Their menu has a good variety of options. Portions are generous, the waitstaff were attentive and friendly. Next time we are in town, we'll be back.
Great service, delicious and unique food choices, excellent coffee, reasonably priced!
Met with bridal party both for lunch and brunch. Could not have chosen a better restaurant. Thanks for making the weekend extra special.
We've been long time fans of both Uptown Kitchen and The Mark Dine & Tap. The food is always unique and delicious and the service level is always excellent. There is enough variety for my vegetarian and "burgertarian" daughters to both find something they want. I also really appreciate the Gluten Free options. I've got family with Celiac's and its great to be able to go out with them when they are in town. My only wish is that the noise level could be muffled a bit. I understand that's part of the ambience that the owners had in mind, but I find it hard to have a conversation and for my parents who are a little hard of hearing, it's not a comfortable place to be.
Not our first visit and won't be our last. Food was excellent and so was the service. Nice dining atmosphere. Have been here for breakfast brunch and dinner over the past few years. Great dining experiences. Like the alcoholic beverages offered at brunch😀
I stopped by with my family at 8:55pm. Yup, we were those people. And to make matters worse than showing up five minutes before the kitchen closed, the same staff was due in at 6am the next morning. No matter, Jen, the manager/host welcomed us and the kitchen prepared two exvellent steaks and tasty chicken with fettucine dish to my party. Our waitress, Ashley, could not have been more accomodating.
So impressed with the welcome we received despite being "those people" we came back for brunch the next day. I am so glad we did. Seated in the bar, we watched a very lively brunch seen with a mix of the young and hip and famiilies arriving from church. The Mimosa received high grades from my very discerning wife ( of course she has great taste she married me!) The Mediterranean Fritatta was the biggest hit at our table. Service was a little slow, but it was Sunday brunh so just relax and enjoy. I am sure if you were in a rush you they would be happy to accomodate you.
Our group of 4 were seated right away. Services was prompt and attentive. We all had brunch items but could have had lunch items becasue of the time of day. All the food was excellent. I had Marchaca and my only disappointment was the avocado was actually a puree. Also, bloody mary's were very tasty - just a little spicy.
Thank you Uptown Kitchen for a nice meal, good atmosphere and food to remember.
Stopped in for breakfast on a Sunday morning the day after a ND football game. The food and service were excellent. GET AN OPENTABLE RESERVATION -- waiting room was packed on the way out at 9:30am. Highly recommend.
Another of the increasingly frequent glitches by Open Table. 9 hours after we checked in, still not credited to our account after checking with the hostess twice. More and more frequently, Open Table just cannot get things right the first time.
Food and service was great. I made reservations for 10am and was put in the childrens' area, which I really did not appreciate especially when there was plenty of room in the rest of the restaurant.
The food is the main reason we go back every time. However, the atmosphere and service is great. No wonder there is always a line.


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I've have been toying around with the idea of a new short film project to do. I had been stopping myself, citing budget, crew and time concerns. Having just watched docs on National Lampoon and on Marlon Brando, I've been inspired to do it. I will write a a short film script and shoot it all on my iphone. I will need a secondary sound source and a decent editing software for post. But first thing is first. The story and character.
The birth of a character. In video I give you board brush strokes of the main character, Don Titi, and his long dead best friend, Georgie Pants. Here are some additional notes on the story.
Local and neglected somewhat. Sparse shrubbery with a somewhat desolate landscape. It's a cold, crips morning. Titi arrives, dressed impeccably, with a bouquet of flowers. He gently kisses the tombstone before going into his monologue. Titi, though young,40;s, already bears a grey beard line and ageing crows eyes. But his posture and aura radiate power.
The two boys, maybe 10, were inseparable. The solid and confident Georgie Pants would defend the taller yet fragile Titi. The boys in the neighborhood would belittle TIti about his name, he mix upbringing and his whore of a Mother. The hot days were filled with long bike rides to the Coocpah canals. Along side the bigger kids, whom all seems to respect Georgie Pants, partly for his cool charm but mostly because his Dad was Don Chava.
Don Titi
"Karmic convergence. What goes around, comes around Georgie. my Pops got hit and you, you got yours as did you Dad. Now your whole fucking bloodline is wiped off this scorched Earth. I exterminated your family name. You took my Father away, you and your lowlife shit grinning Father. I did it. I was happy to do. I'm fucking ecstatic right now cause I know tomorrow, that sun will rise and karma will for me Georgie Pants. Bit until then I will dance and piss on your grave and that of your pig fuck Fathers of yours..."
Part Two. The dark origins of the two families and the old man under the canals.


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Every summer, the women of Hulen Street and their friends participate in weekly sessions discussing the practical issues of life. This year we will discuss everything from self-defense to meal planning to marriage. Make plans to attend! The cost is $5 per week or $20 for all six weeks. Childcare is free, but you must RSVP. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
June 15 - Summer Boot Camp. Join us as a panel of moms share activities they have enjoyed with their families over the years. Topics include geocaching, education, discipline, free activities, and cooking with kids. Speakers: Dana Boles, Stephanie Buckingham, Kristy Caperton, Linda Gibson, Dawn Hart
June 22 - Craft Night. Bring your hammer and make some art! No skills required. Speaker: Denise Brown
June 29 - Splash and Dash.
July 6 - Self-Defense. Dress comfortably and show up prepared to learn a few basic skills to know how to protect yourself. Speaker: Robert Symons
July 13 - Spiritual Disciplines. Learn how to make praying God's word a part of your daily lifestyle. Speaker: Cindy Oster
July 20 - Meal Planning and Couponing. Learn tips and tricks for planning and paying for your meals. Speakers: Courtney Childress and Karen Erne
July 27 - Marriage Panel. Learn from some of our married couples as they share their words of wisdom about marriage. Speakers: Kirk and Nancy Dowell, Dan and Amy Hay, Jim and Ellie Kotton


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Nice to meet you
Hi, and welcome to Marianne Means Business. When I first told my friends and colleagues that I decided to move back to Denmark to become an entrepreneur, I got a lot comments like "Let me know how it goes!" and "Keep me updated!" Instead of randomly spamming people with endless Facebook updates, I've decided to write updates about my startup journey here.
For me, personally, it's also a great way to reflect on my experiences.
So, what's the plan for the blog?
The plan is to post a weekly recap with updates on thoughts and activities. I also hope to post one monthly longform article about an interesting topic, or dilemma, I encounter along the way.
Enjoy reading, and please comment. I'd love to hear what you think of the blog posts.


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Now that the ice bucket challenge has subsided and no one embraces the boiling water challenge, I propose a new idea for all perfume lovers – the Fracas challenge for men (women are welcome). You will wear three sprays of this legendary perfume and go to work or any public spaces with tons of people without feeling insecure about your manhood. I am challenging Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia – if he couldn't do it, he has to stop invading Ukraine and make peace with the world.
I categorize my perfumes into two simple groups – scents that I can wear to work (it contains perfumes for men and women), and scents that I wear at home only. In the latter group I have perfumes that have poor longevity, ones that are too challenging/pungent/skanky for work (e.g. Le Labo's Oud 27), and sadly, ones that are just too feminine even for me. (That makes me a hypocrite because I like to tell my friends that perfumes are supposed to be unisex.) I honestly think that a lot of men (straight or gay) can wear Fracas beautifully, particularly to formal social gatherings – the key is moderation. (i.e. maximum one spray. More than three and you will grow boobs.) Luca Turin mentioned that perfumes that were designed in the old times actually smelled very masculine in today's "standard", and Fracas was designed in 1948 and the reformulation is supposedly faithful to the original.
Fracas is the legendary tuberose perfume that put Robert Piguet on the map. His fashion house did not survive after his death in 1953, but his perfumes did. Each bottle of Fracas contains a cumulus cloud of buttery, potent, kaleidoscopic vintage-smelling floral peachy scent that is one-of-a-kind. Give it a sniff and see why it's so famous.