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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://leadtrading.org/utility/FeedStylesheets/atom.xsl" media="screen"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title type="html">General</title><subtitle type="html">General posting related to the lead trading community</subtitle><id>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/atom.aspx</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/default.aspx" /><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/atom.aspx" /><generator uri="http://communityserver.org" version="2.1.60809.935">Community Server</generator><updated>2007-06-25T10:40:00Z</updated><entry><title>New Article Posted - Playing Well with Others Part 1 of 2</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/09/20/New-Article-Posted-_2D00_-.aspx" /><id>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/09/20/New-Article-Posted-_2D00_-.aspx</id><published>2007-09-21T02:38:00Z</published><updated>2007-09-21T02:38:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;The first in a two part series on managing your lead trading relationships.&amp;nbsp; The first article is on how to support your providers and how to get the most out of your provider relationships.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#810081"&gt;&lt;a href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/pages/Making-_2800_and-Keeping_2900_-Friends-_2D00_-Landing-High-Profile-Buyers-and-Sellers.aspx"&gt;http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/pages/Making-_2800_and-Keeping_2900_-Friends-_2D00_-Landing-High-Profile-Buyers-and-Sellers.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://leadtrading.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>NatPlane</name><uri>http://leadtrading.org/members/NatPlane.aspx</uri></author><category term="lead engine" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+engine/default.aspx" /><category term="dynamic pricing" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/dynamic+pricing/default.aspx" /><category term="lead trading" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+trading/default.aspx" /><category term="automotive finance" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/automotive+finance/default.aspx" /><category term="relationships" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/relationships/default.aspx" /><category term="leads" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/leads/default.aspx" /><category term="providers" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/providers/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Call for standards</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/09/19/Call-for-standards.aspx" /><id>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/09/19/Call-for-standards.aspx</id><published>2007-09-20T01:28:00Z</published><updated>2007-09-20T01:28:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;A new article is coming soon, I promise.&amp;nbsp; However, until then I thought I would try to start up a dialog of interest in the forum.&amp;nbsp; The first logical place to start would be on the lack of standards in the autmotive finance leads space.&amp;nbsp; There are no established standards for tasks as simple as communication, so let&amp;#39;s start there and work our way up.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;#39;ll be adding a thread in the forum shortly, hope to see you there!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://leadtrading.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=25" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>NatPlane</name><uri>http://leadtrading.org/members/NatPlane.aspx</uri></author><category term="standards" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/standards/default.aspx" /><category term="communications" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/communications/default.aspx" /><category term="automotive finance" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/automotive+finance/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>New Article Posted : Time's Up! - Intelligent Communication Timeouts</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/07/22/New-Article-Posted-_2D00_-Time_2700_s-Up_2100_-_2D00_-Intelligent-Communication-Timeouts.aspx" /><id>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/07/22/New-Article-Posted-_2D00_-Time_2700_s-Up_2100_-_2D00_-Intelligent-Communication-Timeouts.aspx</id><published>2007-07-23T02:51:00Z</published><updated>2007-07-23T02:51:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Our second article has been posted, Time&amp;#39;s Up! - Intelligent Communication Timeouts.&amp;nbsp; This article addresses one of my least favorite topics (and I doubt I&amp;#39;m alone!) timeouts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Link to article : &lt;a href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/pages/Time_2700_s-Up_2100_-_2D00_-Intelligent-Communication-Timeouts.aspx"&gt;http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/pages/Time_2700_s-Up_2100_-_2D00_-Intelligent-Communication-Timeouts.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://leadtrading.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=23" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>NatPlane</name><uri>http://leadtrading.org/members/NatPlane.aspx</uri></author><category term="lead engine" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+engine/default.aspx" /><category term="lead trading" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+trading/default.aspx" /><category term="timeouts" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/timeouts/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>New Article Posted : Effective Bidding - An Introduction to Dynamic Pricing</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/06/26/New-Article-Posted-_3A00_-Effective-Bidding-_2D00_-An-Introduction-to-Dynamic-Pricing.aspx" /><id>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/06/26/New-Article-Posted-_3A00_-Effective-Bidding-_2D00_-An-Introduction-to-Dynamic-Pricing.aspx</id><published>2007-06-26T05:20:00Z</published><updated>2007-06-26T05:20:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;The first article posted for the new LeadTrading.org community is on dynamic pricing.&amp;nbsp; In this article I try to introduce dynamic pricing, identify the differences between tiered and dynamic pricing, detail the benefits and give tips on effective dynamic pricing implementation.&amp;nbsp; Again this is the first in the series, I plan to do at least 1 a week so check back often!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Link to article : &lt;a href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/pages/Effective-Bidding-An-Introduction-to-Dynamic-Pricing.aspx"&gt;http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/pages/Effective-Bidding-An-Introduction-to-Dynamic-Pricing.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nat&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://leadtrading.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=15" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>NatPlane</name><uri>http://leadtrading.org/members/NatPlane.aspx</uri></author><category term="lead engine" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+engine/default.aspx" /><category term="bidding" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/bidding/default.aspx" /><category term="dynamic pricing" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/dynamic+pricing/default.aspx" /><category term="lead trading" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+trading/default.aspx" /></entry><entry><title>Introducing LeadTrading.org</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/06/25/Introducing-LeadTrading.org.aspx" /><id>http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/2007/06/25/Introducing-LeadTrading.org.aspx</id><published>2007-06-25T14:40:00Z</published><updated>2007-06-25T14:40:00Z</updated><content type="html">&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the new LeadTrading.org&amp;nbsp;website, a community built for and by lead traders, aggregators and buyers.&amp;nbsp; It is my hope that you will frequent this site for insight into the latest tips and trends in the industry.&amp;nbsp; I also hope you will contribute your experiences and help your fellow traders.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Why the website?&amp;nbsp; Why do we need a community?&amp;nbsp; Well, I&amp;#39;ve been in this industry for almost a decade now and I have been less than satisfied, shall we say, with the level of communication amongst the community as a whole.&amp;nbsp; We as an industry face many of the same problems every day, and yet are reluctant to work together to solve these problems.&amp;nbsp; There is a widespread sense of paranoia in our industry as it relates to information exchange even at the most insignificant levels.&amp;nbsp; My hope is that we can eliminate this paranoia and replace it with a sense of community that we can use to help empower all of us to be more successful in our efforts.&amp;nbsp; My contribution to this problem is this website, LeadTrading.org.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LeadTrading.org is a centralized community of individuals and organizations that are active participants in our lead trading industries.&amp;nbsp; The purpose of the site is to provide a simple, unbiased forum for all participants to openly discuss and research industry practices, trends and concepts.&amp;nbsp; The site also serves as a marketplace to openly advertise the need for new buyers and/or providers of leads in specific locations, verticals, etc.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With that all being said, I have committed myself to offering up insight in the form of blog postings and featured articles that are aimed at helping the community as a whole.&amp;nbsp; Everyone will have the same opportunities for exposure here, however I ask that you keep it professional and honest.&amp;nbsp; Let&amp;#39;s keep the advertising out of the blogs and info share and in the marketplace forums where it belongs.&amp;nbsp; Again, if we are all willing to participate in a community, all of our businesses will grow and the industry as a whole will benefit.&amp;nbsp; Thanks, and good luck!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://leadtrading.org/aggbug.aspx?PostID=18" width="1" height="1"&gt;</content><author><name>NatPlane</name><uri>http://leadtrading.org/members/NatPlane.aspx</uri></author><category term="lead engine" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+engine/default.aspx" /><category term="lead trading" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/lead+trading/default.aspx" /><category term="introduction" scheme="http://leadtrading.org/blogs/general/archive/tags/introduction/default.aspx" /></entry></feed>