#BestOf2013 – My Favourites of 2013 from Client Services Director Sarah Beeskow Blay

Why Dachshund Puppies Should Be Your New Favorite Puppies

5 Things Super Successful People Do Before 8 AM. Rise and shine! Morning time just became your new best friend.

Smart folks in business follow a simple motto: always be learning. There are many ways to go about it, but cracking open an insightful read is rarely a bad idea. Here’s a selection of the year’s best books. They may not seem immediately to be “business” books–but as many entrepreneurs know, inspiration can come from many places.–Jeff Haden

“11 Things My Son Taught Me about Life & Business” by Rae Hoffman. Hoffman shares the inspiring life lessons her courageous son CJ taught her during his short life.

You know… everyone thinks the thought of a life hack is just some new thing created by folks on the internet. But as this Reddit post is showing, people have been thinking of clever ways to create easy solutions for over a hundred years.

10 Great Bands You’ve Never Heard. From Earl Sweatshirt to Divine Fits, the sounds of 2013 you need to have in your musical mix.

Here are some recent comments 13 companies made to Wall Street analysts and investors about millennials. Ain’t no trend like a millennial trend ’cause a millennial trend make bank.

These incredibly simple tips and tricks should be easy enough for anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of Photoshop.

This great little infographic explains the psychology of color and how the colors you choose for your brand can affect your customers’ perception of your brand (and your sales as well!)

The next food trends predicted by travel writers at Lonely Planet.

Affiliate Marketer, Joe Sousa, tackles the question, “How much can a good affiliate manager save you and how much money are you wasting with bad management?”. He ponders poorly run affiliate programs and what it would cost merchants to hire a good affiliate manager, what they should pay, and what would qualify as “good”.

If you’re a visual learner, then you know maps, charts and infographics can really help bring data and information to life. Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that.

The Beginner’s Guide to Glamping. The mix of the great outdoors with hotel-style creature comforts has been around for a while, but its really gaining ground lately. Here’s a primer on getting it right.