This is a simple roundup of blog carnivals that articles from this blog have been accepted into recently. We just started last week so expect to see more of our posts in different blog carnivals soon.

1. Carnival of Sales & Management Success March 1, 2008 Edition published Still Stuck on Hard Selling?
2. Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship #10 published Why Entrepreneurs Should Aim for the Heart, Not the Head.

Among multitude of insights from these carnivals, these are some of the highly recommended posts:

Silicon Valley Blogger’s Top 20 Dumbest Business Ideas That Made Millions…Or Not! posted at The Digerati Life. This goes to show that some ideas, no matter how absurd, survive and even grow in this hypercompetitive business world with sheer luck combined with brain cells.

Ralph Jean-Paul’s Bounce Back After Failure posted at Potential 2 Success. It provides a comprehensive insight about the 2 types of failures as well as the different coping mechanisms. True enough, we usually tend to “overanalyze our setbacks to the point of making them larger than life.”

Alex Schoenfeldt’s 8 Signs Your Prospect Wants to BUY! posted at Advice Network Founders Blog. Short and simple, exactly what the online world needs.

If you do start using blog carnivals to promote your blog, also see 10 Tips for Managing Your Blog Carnival Submissions at Logo Design Works blog.

Choosing the right color or color combinations for your small business as well as brand is very crucial. You may find it hard to believe but there are several studies proving the psychological and emotional impact of colors. Sad to say, many entrepreneurs still overlook this seemingly trivial angle.

Because colors can affect our moods, it is important to learn how to combine these colors effectively in your logo design, brochures, Website, uniforms and other marketing materials. More importantly, you have to adjust it according to your target market, competitors and to the nature of your business.

Colors and its meanings vary according culture, location, gender or race. According to SBInformation, these are the corresponding meanings of the following colors in the context of American culture:

White: Pure. Clean. Youthful
Black: Power. Elegant. Secretive
Red: Passion. Excitement. Danger.
Orange: Vibrant. Energy. Play.
Yellow: Happy. Warm. Alert.
Green: Natural. Healthy. Plentiful.
Purple: Royalty. Wise. Celebration.
Blue: Loyal. Peaceful. Trustworthy.

Other helpful links about colors and small business:

Color Your Call To Action
The Effect of Colors on Business and Marketing
How to Energize Your Marketing With Colors
Your Brand’s True Colors