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Where to Use Your Logo for Maximum Results

February 26, 2009

The image “http://www.talk-a-latte.com/ebooks/MomOnline.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.Think the only place a business logo can be used is on your website and business card?  Not true.  There are many creative and effective places to use your business logo for maximum results.

Let’s begin by looking at the basic or ordinary places you can place your logo:

- Your website. This is kind of a no brainer. If you don’t have your logo on your website then where to you use it?  Your website is quite often the first place people become aware of your business – it’s their first memory and your first opportunity to brand your business.

- Your blog. Again, this is a chance to link your blog brand with your website brand.

- Your business cards. Business cards are becoming less and less common however you still don’t know when you’re going to run into your next great customer.  Keep a few up to date business cards in your wallet and make sure they have your logo on them. Read more

Auto Responders: Work Smarter Not Harder

February 26, 2009

The image “http://www.talk-a-latte.com/ebooks/MomOnline.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.Auto responders…wondering “What ARE they?” Heard about them, but have no idea what they are and how they are used?

Auto responders are great “assistants” for the busy writer. The use of auto responders is quickly becoming standard.  Given the digital age we have come into at full speed, it is becoming more and more time-consuming to be checking voicemails and answering machines.  The digital age is now allocating and advocating the use of these responders as a fax-on-demand-type of system.

An auto responder is an automatic messaging system, generally used in instant messaging systems and emails, to generate an automatic response to an incoming message or a scheduled outgoing message to those who have requested this information.  They can be configured in many different ways to include not accepting the incoming message yet shooting a message back, letting the sender know that messages aren’t be accepted and when they will be. Read more

NEXT SHOW! Creating Your First Information Product

February 26, 2009

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TOPIC:
Creating Your First Information Product
with bestselling author, radio show host and business coach, Kelly McCausey

DATE/TIME:
2/26/2009 10:00AM CST

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Call-in Number:
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This show is going to be interactive! You will want to join us live for this one.

Get ready for a blast!

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Recording LIVE All Week!

February 23, 2009

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We have a FULL week of Preview Chats this week. Here are the sessions that are on our calendar this week. Plan today to join us!

ON THE SCHEDULE:

Monday, February 23, 2009
10AM CST
Marketing for Writers with Donna Partow

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
10AM CST
8 Weeks To Profits: The FAST and PAINLESS Way To Create Information Products with Stephen Beck

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
1PM CST
Marketing Strategy with Jube Dankworth

Wednesday, February 25, 2009
7PM CST
All of the Mistakes I Have Made as a Writer (And I’m Not Talking About Spelling or Punctuation)

Thursday, February 26, 2009
10AM CST (for Writer’s Radio Show AND Ultimate Writer’s Expo—doing both at one time! Wooohooo!)
Creating Your First Information Product

Friday, February 27, 2009
10AM CST
Publishing…the Good, the Bad..the Not so Ugly with Felice Gerwitz

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NEW SHOW: Creating Characters with Character with Novelist, Holly Lisle

February 22, 2009

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Novelist Holly Lisle walks you live through the creation of your own characters in this 2-hour workshop: at the end of the workshop, you’ll have a deep, fascinating protagonist, an exciting antagonist, a secondary character or two…and maybe even a plot. Bring a notebook and a pen, write while you listen, and participate in the workshop discussion. Get to know Holly better online: http://HollyLisle.com and http://HowtoThinkSideways.com/

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Recording LIVE Today! Creating Characters with Character! Join US!

February 19, 2009

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TOPIC:
Creating Characters with Character
with Novelist, Holly Lisle

DATE/TIME:
2/19/2009 10:00AM CST

DESCRIPTION:
Novelist Holly Lisle walks you live through the creation of your own characters in this 2-hour workshop: at the end of the workshop, you’ll have a deep, fascinating protagonist, an exciting antagonist, a secondary character or two…and maybe even a plot. Bring a notebook and a pen, write while you listen, and participate in the workshop discussion. Get to know Holly better online: http://HollyLisle.com and http://HowtoThinkSideways.com/

Join Us Live Online:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Writers-Radio-Show

Call-in Number:
(646) 727-1339

This show is going to be interactive! You will want to join us live for this one.

Get ready for a blast!

Get Started (OR RE-Started) Writing On the Right Track!
http://www.Ultimate-Writers-Expo.com/

Phones, Phones, Phones – Essentials or Distractions???

February 19, 2009

The image “http://www.talk-a-latte.com/ebooks/MomOnline.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.No matter what type of online business you are in, or how you communicate, you will find there are a number of reasons that you will need to use a telephone.  You may need to soothe clients who need to hear a real human voice or you might need to find a way to communicate with your colleagues that is more immediate than that of a simple e-mail or chat session.  The problem is, however, that phone use, whether it is through a landline or through a cell phone, can cause you plenty of problems, especially if you let it get out of control.

For many of us, nothing is more simple or instinctive than calling someone up to chat.  While we may want to keep it professional, there is a good chance that we will spend a lot longer on the phone than we thought we would, and before we know it, the day has sped by and our efficiency is shot. The work we intended (our intentions are always good in the beginning aren’t they?) to get done is being put off until later.  Have you ever experienced this?  This may be a sign that you need to think about your phone use and how it is affecting the bottom line in your business. Read more

NEW SHOW! The Scatterbrain’s System for Writing Speeches, Articles & Books

February 18, 2009

The image “http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/MomIpod.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.The Scatterbrain’s System for Writing Speeches, Articles & Books with Women’s Mentor, Marnie Swedberg

Show Description: Do you have a great book idea, but don’t know how to organize your thoughts? Join us as Marnie Swedberg shares “The Scatterbrain’s Method” for pulling random thoughts together into cohesive, compelling content for speeches, articles and books. As a pinch hit speaker and media guest, Marnie’s unique gift is her ability to step into last minute vacancies and speak on the predetermined topic at a professional level, sometimes within just minutes or hours of a crises call. On this show she will share with us her method for organizing hundreds of key points for quick and easy access and organization.

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Easy How-to’s: Give Google Notebook a Try!

February 13, 2009

The image “http://www.talk-a-latte.com/ebooks/MomOnline.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.Google Notebook is a tool which makes it easy to clip and organize online information.

When you’re browsing online Google Notebook makes it easy to clip and paste you’re your notebook.  You can even categorize them by vacation, business research, pet training, and recipes – whatever you want.

To get started you’ll want to get a Google account if you don’t already have one.  To do that simply visit Google and click on “Get Started.”  Note that if you already use Gmail, AdSense or AdWords then you already have a Google account.

You can also visit https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount to create a new account.

Once you have a Google account installing Notebook is easy. Read more

Recording LIVE! Join Us!

February 10, 2009

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Topic: The Scatterbrain’s System for Writing Speeches, Articles & Books with Women’s Mentor, Marnie Swedberg

Show Description: Do you have a great book idea, but don’t know how to organize your thoughts? Join us as Marnie Swedberg shares “The Scatterbrain’s Method” for pulling random thoughts together into cohesive, compelling content for speeches, articles and books. As a pinch hit speaker and media guest, Marnie’s unique gift is her ability to step into last minute vacancies and speak on the predetermined topic at a professional level, sometimes within just minutes or hours of a crises call. On this show she will share with us her method for organizing hundreds of key points for quick and easy access and organization.

Time: 10AM CST
Date: 2/12/2009

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