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		<title>Classified Ad Ventures Broadens its Horizons</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CAV Web Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raine & Horne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been in hybernation for the last few months working on the Classified Ad Ventures business. Originally we started this business as an incubator in which we developed new businesses including List Globally, SoBox, CAV Web Design, and SmartAgent Sites.  However it became appartent that our customers were really asking for a lot more from us than social media and website products, they were asking for digital marketing solutions.  So, being pragmatic as always, we spun out ListGlobally to be a separate business and then merged together Classified Ad Ventures, SoBox, CAV Web Design, and SmartAgentSites to create a full serivce digital marketing agency serving the global real estate industry. 

Since this has happened, business has boomed.  We are working on 5 different countries on a range of problems from new market entry to international expansion to new site development. 

Here is our press release.


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		<title>Great Write Up of One of Our New Businesses &#8211; ListGlobally</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2010/08/great-write-up-of-one-of-our-new-businesses-listglobally/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2010/08/great-write-up-of-one-of-our-new-businesses-listglobally/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Simon Baker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever you launch a new business, the hardest thing to do is get cut through with your target market.  Therefore you need to do everything in your power to create awareness of what you are offering them.  We have managed to acheive this with one of our new businesses, ListGlobally.

Check out the coverage.


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		<title>One of My Businesses &#8211; Classified Ad Ventures &#8211; Looking for Sales People</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2010/07/one-of-my-businesses-classified-ad-ventures-looking-for-sales-people/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2010/07/one-of-my-businesses-classified-ad-ventures-looking-for-sales-people/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my businesses, Classified Ad Ventures, is looking for experienced online sales people to join our rapidly growing sales team. We are currently looking for sale people in all states in Australia and later in the year, we will have opportunities in other markets.


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		<title>Launching Jobs Portal Watch</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/05/launching-jobs-portal-watch/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/05/launching-jobs-portal-watch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 01:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The team at Classified Ad Ventures is proud to announce that we have just launched Jobs Portal Watch - a sister site to Property Portal Watch.  


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		<title>Classified Ad Ventures Update</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/04/classified-ad-ventures-update/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/04/classified-ad-ventures-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAV]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classifed Ad Venture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last three months have seen the Classified Ad Ventures business go from strength to strength.  We now have a clear mission for mission for the business, a strong team in place and most importantly operations underway.  Here is an update on the business.


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		<title>Now&#8217;s the Time to Buy</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2009/03/nows-the-time-to-buy/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2009/03/nows-the-time-to-buy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
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		<title>Lessons Learned From Starting a New Business &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/12/lessons-learned-from-starting-a-new-business-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/12/lessons-learned-from-starting-a-new-business-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the first part of this series i looked at some of the more hard core challenges i am facing in building a new business. In this entry i want to explore some other softer lessons being learned as we launch our new business. These lessons cover selection of people, the culture we want to create, our approach to working and most importantly having fun.


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		<title>Lessons Learned From Starting a New Business &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last 3 months we have been setting up a new business called Classified Ad Ventures (CAV).  As we set up this business, we are learning and re-learning what it takes to start a new business and I thought i would share some of these lessons with you.


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		<title>Classified Ad Ventures &#8211; What&#8217;s It All About?</title>
		<link>http://myceolife.com/2008/12/classified-ad-ventures-whats-it-all-about/</link>
		<comments>http://myceolife.com/2008/12/classified-ad-ventures-whats-it-all-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classified Ad Ventures]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since my departure from the REA Group a little over 4 months ago, i have been starting a new business called Classified Ad Ventures.   I am often asked what it is about so i thought i would post an overview of the business and what we are doing.  Here is an overview of Classified Ad Ventures.


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