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Be Like Elon Musk

Consider these habits to be like Elon Musk:

6 to 6.5 hours of sleep per day, on average.

80 to 100 hours of work per week.

A clear vision that you strongly believe in.

A clear vision that delivers high value to others.

Excellent work ethic during every waking hour.

A desire to solve problems based on level of usefulness. Let’s look at what this means. The total improved usefulness of something is equal to the usefulness for the average person, minus the next best similar item, multiplied by the amount of people who would find it useful. For the mathematicians reading this…

X = total usefulness
U = Usefulness to one person
C = Comparable item in usefulness and cost
P = Number of people this item would be used by/affect
X = (U – C) * P

A push towards optimal, open working environments, to foster collaboration.

Do you think you can approach the world this way, just like Elon Musk? Give it a try!

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16 Free Marketing Analysis Tools

If you would like to analyze the website of your business, a client’s or a competitor’s, here are several professional marketing analysis tools to check out (the best part is, these are all free and do not require a pesky login):

1. YouGov

A data and public opinion company, YouGov shows consumer popularity data and fame levels in comparison to competing brands.

2. Google Trends

Look up popularity for keywords over time with Google Trends. This helps to determine if there is a market fit for areas you’re curious about.

3. Likealyzer

Look at the performance data of any Facebook Page and see where improvements can be made with this fun tool.

4. Siteliner

Find broken links and duplicate content with Siteliner. Receive breakdown percentages in the form of a pie chart.

5. AnswerThePublic

Don’t let the quirky homepage fool you. AnswerThePublic is an incredible content strategy tool to give you keyword suggestions for your next article.

6. Phlanx

If you ever wondered how your Instagram engagement was doing, use this simple engagement calculator by Phlanx.

7. Hashtagify

Explore top hashtags to see what’s happening among social media influencers. Hashtagify will show you Twitter and Instagram suggestions based on popularity and world trends. Automatically create hashtag word clouds to see what pops up the most.

8. SimilarWeb

Examine website traffic statistics and market intelligence with the incredibly robust SimilarWeb tool.

9. SharesCount

Track total social share counts across top platforms with this tool.

10. SpyFu

Do competitor keyword research for AdWords PPC and SEO with SpyFu. Receive comprehensive charts on organic and paid competitor data.

11. Talos

Look up reputation and comprehensive threat intelligence with Cisco’s Talos tool. The quality of domain reputation affects email spam and deliverability.

12. PageSpeed Insights

Website speed affects how likely a visitor is to stay on that site. Check performance with Google’s PageSpeed Insights and see what can be done to improve.

13. Nibbler

Test the overall performance of any website with Nibbler. Receive a report that scores out of 10 for key areas that include accessibility, SEO, social media and technology.

14. Ubersuggest

Find ways to get more traffic with Ubersuggest’s keyword tool to generate SEO suggestions.

15. Market Finder

This tool by Google allows you to find global market opportunities for international business. Look up many data points, including brand positioning ideas and opportunity sizes.

16. OpenLinkProfiler

Look up detailed link data, including research on backlinks.

Try these tools out for your next marketing analysis report to see where you are at against your competitors.

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Thin: Lose Weight and Stay Trim for Life

Eat a lot and exercise a lot or eat a little and exercise a little.

Cut out or reduce refined carbohydrates and sugars. Ice cream, cakes, cookies, donuts, pastas and breads are all refined and cause body inflammation.

Sleep more. People who sleep less gain more.

Get off your chair and move.

Do fun activities. If you go to the gym and hate the idea of it, you will not stick with it. Find an activity you will stick with. Try hiking, dancing or walking around the block. We like scenery, it makes exercise more enjoyable.

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