The following are the best business and productivity web articles I’ve come across in the past week. I try to find the stories that won’t waste your time and have the potential to positively impact your business.

1. 4 Easy Ways to Grow Your Personal Brand

Some good tips.

2. Streamline Your SEO Efforts with Expired Domains

Breaks down how you can increase your search engine ranking through the strategic use of expired domains.

3. Why We Buy What We Can Get for Free.

Really nice audio interview of Dr. Dan Ariely, Professor of Behavior Economics. Interview conducted by Derek Halpern.

4. 4 Blogging Habits That Will Get You Nowhere

Avoid doing these things if you have a blog.

5. 3 Fun and Effective Ways of Building Your Unique Selling Proposition

Mars Dorian explains how to set yourself apart with a USP.

6. How Often Should You Blog?

The old rules of thumb for blogging frequency are changing. Don’t just add noise, make a difference!

7. 4 Ways to Leave Your Job

Corbett Bar again lends some really good insight into ways you can leave your job to pursue your side business.

8. If You Build it, They Won’t Give a @#$%

Julian Smith explains why having a great idea doesn’t mean anything. There are new rules of the game.

9. The Blogging Trap

Corbett Barr explains how avoid your blog becoming nothing more than a time sink.

10. The Lotus Blossom Creative Technique

Interesting creative technique that can help you solve sticky business problems.