We have 15 entries on the short list this week, out of a long long list of 91 posts. I’ve already decided on the winner of the Odysseus Medal, so I’m not linking that way. Instead, again this week I’m showing nothing but Black Pearls, practical hard-headed ideas for working better, faster and more profitably.

Vote for the People’s Choice Award here. You can use the voting interface to see each nominated post, so comparison is easy.

Ahem: Please don’t spam all your friends to come and vote for you. First, what we’re interested in is what is popular among people who would have been voting anyway. And second, I’ll eliminate you for cheating. Don’t say you weren’t warned.

Voting runs through to 12 Noon MST Monday. I’ll announce the winners of this week’s awards soon thereafter.

Here is this week’s short-list of Odysseus Medal nominees:

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“James Hsu — Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words, but Pictures are Worth a Thousand Words, but what are your pictures actually saying?“,
“Jeff Corbett — Page Rank and SEO Just Write Relevant, Compelling Articles About Real Estate and/or Mortgage and You Won’t Have to Worry About Page Rank and SEO“,
“Jeff Pabian — Smart email campaigns begin at home. responsible email marketing for real estate professionals“,
“Jim Cronin — The Real Estate Business Is Content The Real Estate Business Is Content, Not Home Selling“,
“Jim Kimmons — Your Website Why Your Website Isn’t Bringing You Clients“,
“Jim Watkins — Real Estate Mail Marketing Real Estate Mail Marketing: Pull the Right Strings“,
“Mary McKnight — Target a Typo SEO Tip of the Week: Target a Typo of a Common Keyword and Increase Search Traffic by 30%“,
“Milton B. Yates — Short Sale Opportunities Every Short Sale Opportunity isn’t Worth Chasing – More Time – Bigger Checks“,
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    Deadline for next week’s competition is Sunday at 12 Noon MST. You can nominate your own weblog entry or any post you admire here.

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