In the last liveshow on www.crazefm.com I had a topic called “Staying away from manipulative people”. The best thing that came out of it was that a few users emailed after the show to tell me that it made a great impact on their lives and they got great tips from it. For the recording you can check www.wakasmirlive.com.

During the show I talked mostly about the way one can stay away from being in the cycle of manipulation. And some tips were also given. Two of them were that:-

• You tell the manipulator that you do know how they feel (while he / she is talking)
• And then like a broken record, keep on repeating same thing. For example:- If they ask you to do something for them, keep asking for time, or say i need time to think, or I am unable to do it..

If you repeat the above a few times, you will surely trigger them to be a bit angry, and a manipulator usually enters that phase quite quick when you show resistance.

But what about you? How do YOU deal with manipulative people? Or are you one yourself..?

There are LOTS of factors that go along when we are to buy something online. It can be a gift, or just something that we get for personal development or maybe something we don’t even need.

But how often do you take your credit card out to buy online, is there something that makes you WANT that product or service or is it just because others are buying something?

I often see that things that get sold a lot, have the chance to be sold even more, because of it being in the top sold products. Since people like to do what other people do.

But let’s see how you think.. WHAT makes YOU buy something online?

Twitter has become one of the most hyped about networks at this very moment. But what is it that makes twitter so unique and fun for you?

Are you one of those who tweets a lot or do you feel that it’s been given too much importance. I personally feel that twitter is a good product / service. And if used properly you can make lots of followers aware of what GOOD you are doing by suggesting them what you are upto.

What is a useful tweet:-

• Any service that you would use YOURSELF (not just for selling)
• Any nice positive thought that might make someone’s day brighter

What is NOT a useful tweet:-

• I am about to shower
• I just had my dinner
• I just combed my hair

YES.. there are few people who write like that. So make your followers PROUD that they are following you. You will be surprised that most follow you just so you can follow them. But be aware that when you start getting followers who are NOT interested in following you in the first place, then anything you “market” to them will make you sad and feel “ohh my product is that bad” But in reality what’s happening is that you are being followed by people who are not even interested in you or your services..

What about you? How often and WHAT do you tweet about?

[ My twitter page ]

WordPress is probably the best blogging software that exists. There are others but I am very happy with this one. A blogging software is kind of nothing without the plugins, although I should also add that a blog itself is nothing without any useful posts.

I am using quite a few of them, like the ones below:-

• Subscribe to comments
• Wassup – Statistics software
• WP Ajax Edit Comments

Do share which type of plugins are you using and what purpose they serve.