<?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>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:10:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/online-business/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[HBI Contest winner is @olaf.gui]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winner of the March 2025 HBI contest is @olaf.gui!!!! They won the entire pot, 23 HBI. Contest Rules Update The April contest is likely to be smaller, but I'm going to change the rules slightly this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sbi/@noloafing/hbi-contest-winner-is-olafgui</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sbi/@noloafing/hbi-contest-winner-is-olafgui</guid><category><![CDATA[sbi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noloafing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2025 13:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqzgcPxSTCS7RzCSDpCmcTZTWgptZ5RsBoPkxZZ1drWYSpkJpjv2sXHgtM7zb4oijxq9mfq31n8xHvfqPyLYC4tEKJBQaaSE6Gxqbt44h3x3naWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The March 2025 SBI giveaway contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made a post in my #noloafingmoney series about wanting some stability in my hive life and the way I'm going to get there is to invest in SBI units every month. As part of that I convert all my HBD at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sbi/@noloafing/the-march-2025-sbi-giveaway-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sbi/@noloafing/the-march-2025-sbi-giveaway-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[sbi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noloafing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:38:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SBI for the win]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw a post in the fediverse recently about someone pining for the days when they were anonymous online. They have been known as "John" online for years, their blog is at john.com, all their]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sbi/@noloafing/sbi-for-the-win</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sbi/@noloafing/sbi-for-the-win</guid><category><![CDATA[sbi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noloafing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:20:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4QFSjsoX3dwSZMcauffbqVtytRHMGj48ZHhCbkdZdZfdURXLExCX4FARCJTDNnp46C33hT2G5bfTBwBnGzhLhTCRjg3ZHZspHAxn2MqBWvUKE2qw1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figuring out the goals - Getting out of the Gig-Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I have been giving it a lot of thought, and this is what I have come up with. Mining in Mongolia by ILO Asia-Pacific, on Flickr I want to see if #hive can give someone the opportunity to spend no more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/online-business/@noloafing/figuring-out-the-goals-getting-out-of-the-gig-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/online-business/@noloafing/figuring-out-the-goals-getting-out-of-the-gig-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[online-business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noloafing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2023 16:59:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFxQ3W67zsXFwrt3AvvioMbSLWZaAJ8ZzXSQ6euK7oMRHneDNTxDCC22rpvREgpZ5LGqhDDZr5HG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm not very patient and the next SBI contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlike the title of this image, I'm not always as patient as I should be. 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Stalking by Marc Cooper, on Flickr Save, or no The first thing that I'm]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/online-business/@noloafing/thinking-far-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/online-business/@noloafing/thinking-far-ahead</guid><category><![CDATA[online-business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noloafing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j1Wi3PbtRzYy9AGaq27Vbtzq7UmN2cQdoJen8XW4DRUnPHEbJYNv3VddBbLbVYHEcVFR9eHSpZWn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Figuring out the right amount of SBI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Down by Tom Mrazek, on Flickr Something that I have noticed is that the most that I can get from the various SBI accounts is 5-6 SBD votes, and while my projected vote has been over that for a while, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/making-money/@noloafing/figuring-out-the-right-amount-of-sbi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/making-money/@noloafing/figuring-out-the-right-amount-of-sbi</guid><category><![CDATA[making-money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noloafing]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 12:46:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j1Wi3PbtRzYy9AGaq27Vbtzq7UmN2cQccFd9juTHGhYqzZhsmhA192LSF8y19gs9jU7amTtdAA1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next contest is a week(-ish) away - Getting out of the Gig-Economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In about a week I will be starting the November SBI contest. 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Costly Mistakes for Your Online Business – Part 1, we looked at "Mistake 1: Skipping Market Research" and "Mistake 2: Not Segmenting Your List."]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@serving/costly-mistakes-for-your-online-business-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@serving/costly-mistakes-for-your-online-business-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMPgLYERfYufaS1YT6tLibWcmxr5Tou47o1kQoULgb7UAYyHt2GRByExAjKsNnATBXpBv6BGJrgLLq4Z3KSvnAT94J1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costly Mistakes for Your Online Business - Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Costly Mistakes for Your Online Business: How to Avoid, or if Necessary, Fix Them You’re moving along, making progress building your online business… when suddenly, seemingly out of the blue, something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@serving/costly-mistakes-for-your-online-business-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@serving/costly-mistakes-for-your-online-business-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[serving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 19:26:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE3BrdGQcYkevrMfGqYdeXprYRUy8tcYao3m6cjxvGFz8dJJFCXYvwWNqfjHnvj9SBcUMc6pD9C2HXyeAJ7qnECZWzhnqtTwkxTnAAtqJiqA71Ev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keys to Online Business Success – Part 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our previous posts in this series. . . Keys to Online Business Success – Part 1, we looked at Key #1: Establish the Correct Mindset and Key #2: Make Customer Service a Priority. 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