<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:38:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@surgo/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A little bit of help here? (disparity between upvotes and views)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would someone smarter than me explain how this happens? Why would random people upvote posts they aren't even seeing? Does this mean my account's going to get flagged for botting? Why am I being upvoted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/a-little-bit-of-help-here-disparity-between-upvotes-and-views</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/a-little-bit-of-help-here-disparity-between-upvotes-and-views</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 22:53:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZAfdC1fv7umFdeU6NWdhNNfqaZZLvX5XT9UrxcEfSG29VU6ujz69tFLeMyRekypXaJmR6oP6ht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Accountability] The Easiest Way to Get Everything Done]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trouble staying accountable? Do you find it hard to remember what you're supposed to be doing? Do you get absorbed in one task so much you forget everything else? Here's the solution. Take graph paper.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/accountability-the-easiest-way-to-get-everything-done</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/accountability-the-easiest-way-to-get-everything-done</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 11:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgA6UTxmwJ1Lbb5FJ8tnWCcF99vGjpHWLa9YstbyYrAdhi6U2emk5nqEvAcJUJugEc4p2YvyuCG78VCC9sTD2bwkSiaa3UGbRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Motivation] Sell Your Dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, I have been struggling with managing my time. I would procrastinate a lot and not do the work that I set out to do. I would spend it on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or watching]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/motivation-sell-your-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/motivation-sell-your-dreams</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 15:13:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62f7Ej5cDxkEgNnMWBduyBJsxc5UPGxfN77kuTqPUYD5gEZHHmbiL5XFBCgBEPEDdRAqV6SMa6TE6yqEVWW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addressing the @haejin drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been seeing this post over the last few days, and I just find this situation funny as heck. @haejin is entirely within their rights to manage their time and resources as they wish. @berniesanders]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@surgo/addressing-the-haejin-drama</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@surgo/addressing-the-haejin-drama</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 22:39:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EkakV4RjAwRB71XL1kJgyp1zmNr51BUJfyUPLMQmMSyRNCJMgmHgNqQPBpVGL8qNxjpx27jq1bbpYZVjcaixpxFWMbSTf22GZmRTWGY8eLzCnZ2uTcTg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Free Book] Self-Hypnosis Made as Easy as Following a Checklist]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Link at the end of the post.) This has been a long time coming. About a year ago, I was training people in self-hypnosis. And despite having results, they kept on coming back to ask me about how to do]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hypnosis/@surgo/free-ebook-self-hypnosis-made-as-easy-as-following-a-checklist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hypnosis/@surgo/free-ebook-self-hypnosis-made-as-easy-as-following-a-checklist</guid><category><![CDATA[hypnosis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiF687jTxcyGGBL3xAM9PHFNYFfdfvRAy8EfUr6aCky6go63StxmPEYgVGMy6wueSFLnyz4bbqPN1iJmK72ngxU7AomRyGb4GcaB85nrXoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ATTN: Evangelists & Contributors Wanted to Make SteemIt Mainstream]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Everybody, Phil here! You might have seen my last post, about this weird marketing trick that could bring in millions of people onboard with SteemIt. I have this a little bit of thought (not too much]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/attn-evangelists-and-contributors-wanted-to-make-steemit-mainstream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/attn-evangelists-and-contributors-wanted-to-make-steemit-mainstream</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPG8XHN5LUGDd2HJcPYNGmxR6E9ZuFmUYiuZitvAVvh2ii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[URGENT: SteemIt To Attract Millions of Boomers and GenXers With This Marketing Trick?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite all the media coverage blockchains are getting... the majority of people are still skeptical. And that's not good. To overcome this skepticism and establish blockchains as the go-to financial solution,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/urgent-steemit-to-attract-millions-with-this-marketing-trick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/urgent-steemit-to-attract-millions-with-this-marketing-trick</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:16:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9rj3KJXR3SX7ATN9feofKrMY1td4LaLcKZ67xNvbEfBgSrzpW4gJY58dbrVp52X2EhLXvfvV584gh3YHYmvP6c8QRd21gbg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[STEEMGIG] BREAKING: This Strange Type of Writer Will Make You Money (and it's not what you think!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Steemian Entrepreneurs & Business-owners, Did you know that most businesses are constantly leaking money? They fail to speak to their customers like people. They become aloof and obtuse in their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@surgo/steemgig-breaking-this-strange-type-of-writer-will-make-you-money-and-it-s-not-what-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@surgo/steemgig-breaking-this-strange-type-of-writer-will-make-you-money-and-it-s-not-what-you-think</guid><category><![CDATA[steemgigs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 22:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uovfFQo8WcsGMmmZLtnjVUFvhWPoCebeo4292UDPLax8D4VbPJr2GCJpuUvoAmVjgUTMYn5Q6QPGfhne2xMxaXsrUt8VRjTBkyu5y9Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Fair And Just Inquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[*[Note: this is a re-posting of an old article written by Fr. K concerning the Ordo Templi Orientis. Since I am no longer maintaining my blog, where this was originally posted, I am republishing it here]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thelema/@surgo/a-fair-and-just-inquisition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thelema/@surgo/a-fair-and-just-inquisition</guid><category><![CDATA[thelema]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2017 11:50:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moving Forward with SteemIt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Steemians, This is a topic I've been meaning to write about. Only now did I find time to lay down some truths. In its current form, steemit.com is not ready for mass adoption. This is about why, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/moving-forward-with-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@surgo/moving-forward-with-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 May 2017 02:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxy1GnMhjXhZEoSTUcXwushJcHAfCNUtvAJ1JT5QkZfbssMnfnKeouRGRkANpG95YFyownnV8TUECAGmpXnFLw1j2pm4oEkYB8DL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting Up a Website for Your Business? Read This!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're running a business, sales and clients are your lifeblood. This means that everything your business does should be aimed at sales, and customer satisfaction. I see a ton of start-ups completely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@surgo/setting-up-a-website-for-your-business-read-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@surgo/setting-up-a-website-for-your-business-read-this</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2017 18:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCE6MRTzkC5SjPgcue9NrMtXadxqLocHRxekasbzfxDv6iHjiz8thexXYdYyduLVr8fCtSfwQyWZJXhYcWXAH3XADtSWNeNnKmEizFCMizY3MA3yXPJTUEYJFbrAWhxdJrS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write A Beginning and an End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear @dottie, You wanted to know how to write openings and endings. So here goes. There are several factors that are consistent through all writing. All writing has a beginning, and an end. Beginning The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@surgo/how-to-write-a-beginning-and-an-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@surgo/how-to-write-a-beginning-and-an-end</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 21:33:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Running an Open Source project? Netlify will host your site for free!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just found out about this. Open Source projects usually run on a budget - use Netlify to cut down on costs. Check it out here: netlify.com If you find this useful, and would like to see more content like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@surgo/running-an-open-source-project-netlify-will-host-your-site-for-free</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@surgo/running-an-open-source-project-netlify-will-host-your-site-for-free</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 11:26:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYr4zFXPZqD4x75K334i9gceShhjXnnyjkUHuvN6YDJyUexXi8uaETkWejg4RNQubioxBbWk3Qa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons From Working as a Hypnotherapist]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've worked in hypnotherapy for three years. Before that, I was a member of cults, occult groups, and what some would call "dangerous sects". Both those experiences have been massively helpful]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/lessons-from-working-as-a-hypnotherapist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/lessons-from-working-as-a-hypnotherapist</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 15:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwr97yqoeJW21ds688TwZXqB8K8ofZdzS62s8KZDtRGNpwfxNAgxp7jH6cN1CjtfnsL3obFtyVW53QUwVd7xsoAneGBTsC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[(Copywriter) Running a business? I'll improve your online sales, guaranteed!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Steemians, Whether you're already running a business or just starting out, compelling sales copy is crucial to your success. It's what turns non-believers into believers, and believers into fanatics.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@surgo/copywriter-running-a-business-i-ll-improve-your-online-sales-guaranteed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemgigs/@surgo/copywriter-running-a-business-i-ll-improve-your-online-sales-guaranteed</guid><category><![CDATA[steemgigs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 May 2017 01:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCE6MRTzkC5SjPgcue9NrMtXadxqLocHRxekasbzfxDv6iHjiz8thexXYdYyduLVr8fCtSfwQyWZJXhYcWXAH3XADtSWNeNnKmEizFCMizY3MA3yXPJTUEYJFbrAWhxdJrS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writer's Block Doesn't Exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear writers, Imagine you're writing. And then you stop. You don't know what to do. You feel as if there's nothing more you can think of. You feel bad. Your regimen might require that you keep on writing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@surgo/writer-s-block-doesn-t-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@surgo/writer-s-block-doesn-t-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 23:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs75eyEm5oejUZVGf6ydhAnPhn5Vsn2dm9kLCHVUr5dVqK2m4d9MWeSyRzrc9Q7By1xqGFKHQcPY2Ct9T5ArUHW5SRa6RKpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Response To: "Confidence is not what you think" by @sandram]]></title><description><![CDATA[Original post by @sandram: While I don't mean to stir drama, this post caught my eye. There's a few things which I consider wrong there, and I thought it'd be worthwhile elaborating on them. Confidence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/in-response-to-confidence-is-not-what-you-think-by-sandram</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@surgo/in-response-to-confidence-is-not-what-you-think-by-sandram</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 18:43:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChP8NK9xNnehy1rhBd4rVw61yFA4CCaUXpWEbm1nGFH6RCfkmTkPrwgvafNsmpNJMsfeNaKy417U359KL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Write Engaging Posts/ Articles/ Copy]]></title><description><![CDATA[You write. A lot. I see posts around here on STEEMIT. And most of it is great in terms of content. But the form is lacking. The key to great writing isn't in the ideas that you have. Yes, they're necessary.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@surgo/how-to-write-engaging-posts-articles-copy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@surgo/how-to-write-engaging-posts-articles-copy</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 17:31:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVU7B5BgG4M9yCTWawupLhtuiGrL3nQ1jvPyTJjGpWyiGQ8FL8QcDhErYyTubTAj1b1kQDYxPwTmEt1qmXHbrJQqvd9Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Build Relationships to Sell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I've been reading more and more stories. From salespeople. Whining that their leads are weak. Whining that the prospects don't want to buy. Most of the time, it's because they're not there. They're]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@surgo/build-relationships-to-sell</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@surgo/build-relationships-to-sell</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 16:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenJ4CDJEVYxZebLiXKURKdhEpireix9BsPRkTgNxYEWzkZqkPn6nAPu7oM5K2CBqbvKQYX8LDETCFXzkqnQ22SSagHntQ4fQMBrZoXCYNfCcruL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So you want to hypnotize people?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, I'm Phil. I'm a professional hypnotherapist, currently writing my first book, under the working title of "I Will Teach You Self-Hypnosis". Since it's my first post here, I thought I'd share]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hypnosis/@surgo/so-you-want-to-hypnotize-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hypnosis/@surgo/so-you-want-to-hypnotize-people</guid><category><![CDATA[hypnosis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[surgo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2017 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>