Monday, December 23, 2013

You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do

It’s about 2:00 a.m. and I just woke up from a nap. The reason I say it was a nap is because I’ve been up all day. I woke up very early and stayed up to promote my business and take care of a few things like cleaning, washing, doing the dishes, etc. So when I finally wound down I had to take a nap. You know when it’s time to get your rest your body shuts down even if you don’t want it to. But I knew I would have to get back up soon to resume my work and education.

I decided to make a snack that I have not had in at least 50 years (or at least it seems like that). I made butter and cheese toast. My mom used to fix that for us when I was kid. You put little dabs of butter and little pieces of cheese on bread and toast it in the oven for about 3 – 5 minutes or until it’s brown on top. She served it with hot chocolate and what a treat.

So, I’m getting ready to write out my “Things To Do” list for today and preparing to post, post, post and advertise, advertise, advertise. Even though I’m having some issues like I can’t get on IBO because it says my IE doesn’t support my browser (now I have to go to the help section and figure out how to correct that …..ugh! Then I’ve been banned by You Tube (or one of my videos was banned) and the only reason I could figure out why that happened was because I promoted another video program and said they wouldn’t ban you like You tube does. Tsk..tsk…tsk. Then I found out that Google banned me from making comments. Don’t know why. Maybe because You Tube and Google are connected. Well…..I have to use alternative methods to get my message out. One monkey don’t stop no show.

So, I’ll be busy trying to figure things out, but in the meantime and in between time I’m gonna plan my work and work my plan.

Have a great morning folks!

#Wishing for you the success that I wish for myself.

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Sunday, December 22, 2013

IF I DIDN’T CARE I WOULDN’T SHARE

I sometimes wonder to myself why I enjoy sharing so much. My family always joked with me about sharing and all of them would say the same thing. They would say “You are so kind and generous. When you have a blessing you look for people to share it with. They don’t have to come looking for you.”

They were right. For me the joy comes when I can surprise someone who is not expecting anything and to see their faces light up and the smiles they give you and the hugs you get. Wow, that just makes my day, my week, my year, my life. It is especially encouraging when it is someone you love deeply. But for me, I don’t limit my sharing to just my loved ones. I like those smiles from everyone or anyone that needs my help and I can help them.

I was born the second child (a girl) out of four children. Two boys and two girls. The amazing part about it to me is that my mother had two sets of children. My older brother and I were born two years apart and then 10 years later my younger brother and sister were born two years apart. So it’s like 1946 and 1948 and then 1956 and 1958. So I consider myself born smack dab in the middle.

I was always a child that didn’t mind sharing. I grew up going to Catholic school and learned about spiritual growth early in my life. My greatest lesson was not to judge or begrudge any person unless you’ve walked in their shoes. So sometimes when I see people on the street asking for money or food I think to myself “but for the Grace of God, there go I”. So if I have something I give it up. I remember a verse in the bible that says something like “be careful how you entertain strangers for they may be angels unaware”. And I think “that could have been and angel and look at how I’m treating them”. I don’t want that on my conscience. Besides if God gave me a blessing then I need to be a blessing to somebody – hence the saying “It is a blessing to have a blessing to be a blessing”.

I’m saying all this to say when I have something to share I try to share it. And of course, I want to share it most with the ones that I love. But when you are a “hustler” like me the ones closest to you always think you are a scatter brain and your ideas won’t work for them. But I still try to let them know first if it will help. When I say “hustler” it means a person who strives constantly to improve their lives. One who will do almost any job necessary to generate income when needed. When I was just a child of about 8 years old I had a little red wagon. I would see the boys at the grocery stores with their wagons. They would take people’s groceries home for them because in those days many people did not have cars so they had to walk. Personally, I couldn’t see why I could not do it. So I did. I used to ride the El train and sell Jet magazines to earn money when I was 9 or 10. Nothing is below me when it comes to legitimate work. I just want to make the money. And it was not because my parents didn’t give me a lot. Whatever they gave me was sufficient, but I wanted more. I mean look, there were 4 of us kids and 2 adults to feed and clothe but we had it. But I just thought why should I take away from anyone when I could go out and make money gladly. So, there it is.

I want to share an opportunity with you that I think doesn’t come around too often. For the price of a cup of coffee you can have financial freedom. I know it’s hard to believe, but if you’re willing to do a tiny amount of work by sharing this opportunity with those you care about then you can change your whole financial situation. So, I ask you to look at this program (It’s not MLM or NM) it’s just networking. Here is a video I’d like you to watch http://youtu.be/rp0Knp7RHOU

If you like it or you think you can work it, let’s make some money. I wouldn’t tell you this if I didn’t think you could do it.

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May God Richly Bless you

Daraline Witherspoon

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

FEEDERMATRIX IS FOR YOU!

Watch this video

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If you are tired of working diligently online and not making a dime you need to look into this program. You’ll be in the money right away. The best part of the Feedermatrix program is that you won’t be in it alone. We don’t just throw you out there and expect you to know and to learn everything by yourself. We help you.

If you don’t have a lot of money to invest, it’s all right. Your initial investment in Feedermatrix is only $1.75. Who doesn’t have $1.75 to possibly earn $99,440? Well, seeing is believing. If you want to look around with no commitment, contact me to put you in our Feedermatrix “Look-See” group with no obligation or commitment.

We take you by the hand and lead you step by step through the process so that you don’t have to guess what the next step is. We all work together as a team so you can ask questions of any of us and get a straight answer. This is a win-win situation. Why would you go anywhere else?

I am looking forward to working with you and helping you create an income stream through our Feedermatrix Team building group.

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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Too Blessed To Be Stressed

As I was reading a message from Joel Osteen this is what it said, you are too blessed to be stressed. He quoted Dueteronomy 28:2, “And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.”

He said when the scripture says “blessings chase the righteous” that means you. The goodness of God is chasing you down. Get this down in your spirit. Can you just imagine that? Blessings chasing you down. You don’t have to beg or plead or be beholden to man. God’s favor is chasing you down! That is really deep. After hearing that you should be declaring by faith these things:

I am victorious

My future is bright

I am healthy and whole

The blessings of God are chasing me down

Most importantly is, you don’t have to seek the blessings, seek God and the blessing will seek after you. Don’t focus on the gift, focus on the Giver. Keep God first place and He promises He will bless your life in ways you can’t even imagine.

In Matthew 6:33 it says “But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

Everything you need to fulfill your destiny has already been laid up for you. Don’t worry about how or when it will happen. All you have to do is trust in God, be your best each day, and watch as His blessings overtake you. Before you know it the right people will find you. The promotion will come. That life-changing opportunity will track you down.

You are too blessed to be stressed and you are blessed with success. And so am I.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Why is Feedermatrix Going Viral?

Here is the answer: Feedermatrix is going viral because it is a 4x4 forced matrix. That means that you can only have 4 people on your 1st Level. Any referrals after that become spillover or spillunder. It also means that the only thing left for you to do is to help your downline members get their matrix’s filled so that you can get paid. Their downlines pay you. So you see it’s beneficial to all for you to promote your downline associates. The faster their matrix’s fill up, the sooner you get paid. That’s real motivation.

Feedermatrix says the number one priority for internet marketers is the chance to make money quickly and easily without any prior experience or know how. Why Feedermatrix? Because it has a smaller entry level commitment. It is great for newbies who want to test the waters, and it helps keep downline members in play until they are ready for the upper level programs.

Feedermatrix gives you no fancy pictures or false promises. We declare clearly “If you can’t earn here, no where you can”.

Your initial payment to upline is $1.75. See all the details here.

How can a measly $1.75 turn into $99,447? Watch the video.

If you are still wondering about it here is a testimony.

I am an Internet Marketer, A Network Marketing Coach, A Motivational Coach and Mentor, A Success Magnet and an Independent Travel Agent.

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

What is a Capture Page?

A capture page, also known as a Lead Capture Page or a Landing Page is a single web page that appears in response to clicking on an online advertisement. It usually involves some type of “offer” to entice prospects to submit their name and email address thereby giving you access to share information with them via your “list” Click here to see example. ,

Many, many marketers say “The money is in the list.” But when I first started internet marketing I was like “what list?” I didn’t know the first thing about a list. Later I learned that the “list” is your target market. In other words, the people that are interested in either obtaining or learning more about your business or offer.

The job of a capture page is to collect information from your prospect and have them give you their permission to send them to more information in which they have shown an interest.

Landing pages are often linked to from social media, email campaigns or search engine marketing campaigns in order to enhance the effectiveness of the advertisements. The general goal of a landing page is to convert site visitors into sales or leads. By analyzing activity generated by the linked URL, marketers can use click-through rates and Conversion rates to determine the success of an advertisement. You need a URL tracker for this. I use this one. Click here.

It works like this: You post a free offer or offer something for free. When the prospect signs up and clicks on “get access” or some term meaning the same thing the offer is produced.

When the prospect signs up their information goes into your autoresponder which adds it to your “list”.

There are two types of landing pages: reference and transactional.

Reference landing page

A reference landing page presents information that is relevant to the visitor. These can display text, images, dynamic compilations of relevant links, or other elements.

Transactional landing pages

The purpose of the transactional landing page is to entice a visitor to take action by completing a transaction. This is accomplished by providing a form that needs to be filled out. The visitor information is obtained in order to add the visitor’s email address to a mailing list as a future prospect. A transactional email campaign can be established in the future. The goal is to capture as much information about the visitor as possible. The ultimate goal is to convert the visitor into a customer.

So a capture page is a good tool to use to market your product. I use this suite of internet tools, which includes capture pages, sales pages, training videos and more. Click here.

Wishing you great success.

Sunday, November 24, 2013

SOME DO'S AND DON'TS TO SELLING YOUR PRODUCTS ONLINE

Many small business owners are hopeful that offering their products online will increase their bottom line. But the digital marketplace is increasingly crowded and it can be hard to stand out from the pack. The good news is that being a small business can actually give you an edge over bigger brands - if you know how to use your size to your advantage. Here are some do's and don'ts you need to take your business to the next level:

Don't build your own online shopping platform. While you may believe that having your own website will attract new shoppers, website development and maintenance is expensive and time consuming. Unless your brand already has the visibility needed to attract consumers without advertising or marketing, traffic to the site will be hard to generate.

Don't expect your products to sell on a large online marketplace. While big online marketplaces like Amazon or eBay attract a high volume of online shoppers, unless customers are searching specifically for your brand or come across your products by accident, they will likely never see your products.

Do partner with a retail platform that can help you engage with your customers. OpenSky.com is a new and free social shopping marketplace dedicated to building the businesses of small merchants. OpenSky.com will provide you with your own customized online store, a new business toolkit including tips and support, and a built-in community of more than 2.5 million engaged social shoppers, enabling you to foster one-on-one connections and market your goods directly to them. Because they're already pre-disposed to shop, a follower of your brand on OpenSky is 27 times more likely to buy than a Facebook fan. These engaged followers lead to more sales with less cost to you. Best of all- It's incredibly easy. To begin, visit www.OpenSky.com/marketplace to learn more and join this fast-growing network of brands and customers.

Do your due diligence in using the tools you need to help grow your business such as programs that train you how to do what is needed. Click here. This particular program also offers sales pages already set up with a product and a paypal link. To view Click Here. It comes complete with an autoresponder and pre-written messages to use with your autoresponder if needed.

Do market your products in a one-of-a-kind way. Create eye-catching content, making sure all your photos are high quality and shot in their best light.

Do establish yourself as an authority. Consider creating tips, recipes or behind-the-scene snippets. If your products are naturally-sourced, why not share photos from the beautiful hike that provided your inspiration for it? Sharing relevant and relatable content will keep your customers coming back.

Do use your size to your advantage. While big retailers are busy playing the price-cutting game, you can work smartly to connect with a community of loyal followers who really appreciate what you do. Harness the personal relationships you've made with customers through social platforms where you can strengthen connections by sharing product news, relevant content and personal reminders about new items you think they'll enjoy. Remember that what makes your small business special is your customers' opportunity to feel a personal connection with you, the entrepreneur and your passion - your product. That’s what we call building a relationship.

Do start now. While selling online may seem overwhelming, following these easy steps will help you make others fall in love with your brand.

Great Success

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

I’d like to introduce you to “My Hero”. She’s 8 years old.

Her name is Nataly Gonzalez. She lives in Puerto Rico. I met her, her mother Bada and her grandmother Ludy on a cruise from San Juan, Puerto Rico to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and Barbados. We shared a table at the early seating for dinner.

As you can see, Nataly looks like a little angel and that is the way I’ve come to think of her. She has long wavy hair down to her waist. She was just the sweetest thing I’ve met in a long time. And something about her eyes touched my heart every time I looked at her. Now I guess you’re wondering why I said that she is my hero. This is why.

Her mom told me that Nataly has decided to donate her beautiful locks to the sick children who need wigs because they lost their own hair due to illness. Now for me, it was truly amazing for a child so young to be so compassionate as to think about other children who would benefit from her sacrifice. It never ceases to amaze me how many wonderful people there are who care so much about others. It is a good testimony to her family who raised her to be so kind a loving. Children have always held a special place in my heart and this one just melted it by her courageous sacrifice and her loving heart. God bless you Nataly and bless your family for raising you so well.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Celebrating My Birthday

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I really enjoyed my birthday today – November 5, 2013. I made the big “65”. It’s medicare time. Let’s party!!! LOL. I went to my favorite restaurant “Red Lobster” with two of my good friends Mary and Faye.

I had a couple of Long Island Iced Teas and the Admiral Feast with extra Walt’s shrimp instead of clam strips and an added side of crab legs.

The staff brought me a scoop of ice cream with a candle in it and they sang “happy birthday” to me. I had a ball. We all met there in our new cars and our great attitudes. I was calling myself The Rasta Party Birthday Girl. I took lots of pictures and posted them on my Facebook page. I took a couple of videos also.

I feel at this point in my life that I am “living the life of Riley”. That term refers to a sitcom that used to be on TV in the old days. I have not been cheated by life at all. God has been so very good to me and I am grateful for all my blessings, which includes my friends and family.

All I can say is “Thank You Lord!”

Thursday, October 31, 2013

MEET CHUCK AND BARBARA BARRETTE

This is one of the lovely couples I met while on a cruise on the Carnival Conquest October 13 – 20, 2014.

During our conversations we exchanged destinations and adventures we had the opportunity to experience. We spoke of our “bucket” lists and what we enjoyed about each journey we took to the places we had visited. It was a joy for me to meet people who had the passion for travel that I have. They enjoyed their cruise so much they decided to take advantage of the Future Carnival Vacations program (previously called the Future Cruise desk). This program allows for you to book a cruise at another time. You can choose the ship and the itinerary. The benefit of doing this is that you receive up to $200 in OBC (On Board Credit) on your next cruise. You also receive 2 vouchers to give to family and friends to receive the same OBC. That’s pretty neat.

You can choose to book your next cruise with a travel agent in which case that travel agent receives credit for the booking or you can book it through Carnival which means they don’t have to pay the 10% commission to the travel agent. However, no money exchanges hands between the travel agent and the client. It’s all done through Carnival.

I tried to convey that information to the Barrette’s, but I think Barbara got cold feet and they made the booking but did not use me as the travel agent. Her decision was fine with me but I wish she would have told me before I spent an hour and a half waiting for them to get to the front of the line to be waited on after they told me to meet them at the desk at 4:30. I could have been doing something else.

I’m sharing this information so you know that as a cruiser you have an advantage if you book your cruise while on a cruise. And if you have a good travel agent use that person on your booking. If you need a good travel agent, contact me @ 1-773-417-9067 or 1-888-210-1575.

I hope Chuck and Barbara have a wonderful cruise and keep crossing destinations off their bucket list.

Daraline C. Witherspoon

Travel Unlimited

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Thought For The Day

Don't miss the Thought For The Day while I am on vacation.

Thursday, October 10, 2013 “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”

― Helen Keller

Be optimistic and go in that direction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, October 11, 2013

“If you're coasting, you're either losing momentum or else you're headed downhill.”

― Joan Welsh

Get off your rumpty dumpty ‘cause headed downhill ain’t nothing nice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Saturday, October 12, 2013

“Remembering you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”

― Steve Jobs

So go with it! What have you to lose? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sunday, October 13, 2013

“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.”

― Norman Vincent Peale

So don’t hold onto them. Let them go. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Monday, October 14, 2013

“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.”

― Mark Twain

Who really gets this message? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

“The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.”

― James Allen

What’s on the inside of you? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

“Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgement of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you're going to do about it.”

― Kathleen Casey Theisen

What are you going to do about it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Thursday, October 17, 2013

“You are the embodiment of the information you choose to accept and act upon. To change your circumstances you need to change your thinking and subsequent actions.”

― Adlin Sinclair

In other words, keep doing what you’re doing and you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Friday, October 18, 2013

“Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

― Howard Thurman

Let the dead bury the dead. We need live people. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Saturday, October 19, 2013

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”

― Albert Einstein

Which way do you choose? Miracle or Not? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sunday, October 20, 2013

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”

― Maria Robinson

What about it? Let’s start today to make a new ending ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Monday, October 21, 2013

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and then starting on that first one.”

― Mark Twain

You’ve got to crawl before you walk.

Friday, September 27, 2013

The Success Power Hour

The Success Power Hour should be the first thing we assign ourselves every morning upon waking.

According to Kevin Purdy in a Work Smart article he declared that the first hour of your day matters a great deal. This is what I call the Success Power Hour. It is a time when you can see everything clearly. It is a time when you can accomplish one set goal. It is a time to focus on the human side of work and not just a list of things to do for that day.

Purdy advises against checking your email before at least 10:00 a.m. When you do this it is counter-productive.

The first segment should be spent gaining awareness and accept being grateful. Allow time for exercise, affirmations, acknowledging your blessings and visualization. As you do your exercise routine, even though short, it will give you the courage to extend your routine and even if you don’t you will feel a sense of accomplishment in that you did do something for yourself. You can assign a certain amount of minutes within the Success Power Hour (say 10-15 minutes) to do this task.

Affirmations are very important in creating manifestations of your desires. You should have a list of them available to post on an obvious place where you can see them, say them and visualize them every day. I always think about affirmations as seeds that you water to help grow your trees of manifestations. I like the phrase “You can have what you say”. It is a true saying and it really works. I like to put mine on 3 x 5 cards in magic marker ink and tape them to the mirror. One of the first things we do when we wake up is go to the bathroom. This makes a perfect spot that you definitely will not miss. Assign a certain amount of time within the Success Power Hour to achieve this act.

Next you’ll want to think about all the things that you are grateful for. The blessings you have received, the health of yourself and your loved ones, that fact that everyone around you is working or has a job or has their own business. Anything that you feel is a blessing and that you are thankful for should fall into this category. Thanks makes room for more. I always like to refer to scripture and I think this one is appropriate for this occasion:

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

And the last part is you want to visualize. What do you truly want in your life? See yourself with that object or thing. See yourself smiling and laughing and enjoying and sharing it. Try to feel the exhilaration of the moment. Hold on to that feeling. Take that feeling with you for the rest of your day.

By consistently using the Success Power Hour method to start your day, success will become increasingly inevitable as you attain your dreams.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Infinite Wealth Team Build

Team building is a philosophy. According to Frank LaFasto, when building a team, five dynamics are fundamental to team success

The team member: Successful teams are made up of a collection of effective individuals. These are people who are experienced, have problem solving ability, are open to addressing the problem, and are action oriented.

1. Team relationships: For a team to be successful the members of the team must be able to give and receive feedback.

2. Team problem solving: An effective team depends on how focused and clear the goal of the team is. A relaxed, comfortable and accepting environment and finally, open and honest communication are required.

3. Team leadership: Effective team leadership depends on leadership competencies. A competent leader is: focused on the goal, ensures a collaborative climate, builds confidence of team members, sets priorities, demonstrates sufficient “know-how” and manages performance through feedback.

4. Organizational environment: The climate and culture of the organization must be conducive to team behavior. Competitiveness should be discouraged and uniformity should be encouraged - this will eliminate conflict and discord among team members.

Team building is an ongoing process that helps a group evolve into a cohesive unit. The team members not only share expectations for accomplishing group tasks, but trust and support one another and respect one another's individual differences. A team builder leads the team toward cohesiveness and productivity. A team takes on a life of its own and you have to regularly nurture and maintain it, just as you do for individuals.

I would love to have you on my team because together we can make it happen!

IPhone 5 S Craze

Customers waited in extremely long lines all over the world at the Apple Stores to purchase the newest IPhone 5S. This new phone boasts slow motion video play. The IPhone 5S sells for $199. You can see all the details at http://store.apple.com/us

The photo above depicts the crowd at the Giza shopping district in Toyko. Lines like this can be seen all over the world at the Apple stores. This shows you the obsession with the mobile phone that has taken over basically the entire world. But I caution you to think about it. Think about what you personally would do if you lost your cell phone or if it was stolen.

All your telephone numbers and perhaps email addresses are programed into your phone and unless you have somehow backed that information up or written a hand copy of those important contacts you could be in a world of trouble.

Well, cheers to all you new tech mobile telephone junkies. I admire you because I’m still learning how to use my stupid phone.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Invitation To A Caribbean Cruise

COME SAIL WITH US TO A FUN GETAWAY

ON THE CARNIVAL VALOR

From April 19, 2014 to April 27, 2014 from San Juan

Spend a fun-filled day in San Juan Puerto Rico before boarding the Carnival Valor traveling to St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and Barbados.

Prices starting at $929 pp. inside cabin based on double occupancy. $200 p.p. Deposit due by October 1, 2013. All deposits are Non-Refundable.

Price includes R/T airfare, taxes and port charges, and transfers. *hotel and prepaid gratuities not included. * Passport strongly suggested.

If interested contact

Daraline Witherspoon of Travel Unlimited

1-888-210-1575

Saturday, September 21, 2013

DETOURS TO A BETTER YOU

While reading the Mindset Collection *it stated that mistakes are detours to a better you. In every situation there is a lesson to be learned.

Personal growth is the greatest benefit of mistakes. However you must reflect on the inside what it is that you were taught by this mistake. What did you learn about the whole incident?

Most times you learn that you don’t have all the answers. Sometimes you need to listen to advice given by others as well as to carefully weigh the outcomes of a situation before you jump into it.

I find that sometimes you don’t get the lesson immediately. Further down the line something triggers the memory of the mistake and then you are able to realize the lesson that you have learned or should have learned. It’s not always easy to recognize an error because most people don’t want to be wrong so they continue in denial, never learning why they were brought to that circumstance in the first place. But there is a reason.

We all have faults and we all make mistakes. What we should value however is the fact that most of us do learn from our mistakes. And it’s alright to be wrong sometime. We’re only human. (At least that’s the excuse we give).

So we know that everyone will make mistakes, but it is what we do after that that counts. Remember, there’s no training course for life. There’s nothing to it….. but to do it.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Become Successful At Affiliate Marketing

What is Affiliate Marketing?

According to Commission Junction it goes something like this:

In the world of affiliate marketing, an advertiser can be a company selling a product like electronics, airline tickets, clothing or car parts, or an advertiser could also be an insurance company selling policies. The most important thing to remember is that you are an advertiser if you are ready to pay other people to help you sell and promote your business

A publisher is an individual or company that promotes an advertiser’s product or service in exchange for earning a commission. Advertisers contractually agree to work with a publisher, then provide the publisher with creative – in the form of links, banner or text ads or even unique phone numbers – that the publisher incorporates into their website.

The final component that completes the affiliate relationship triangle is the consumer. The consumer is the one who actually sees the ad and then makes an action (either by clicking a link or by submitting their information via a form) that takes them from the publisher’s website to the advertiser’s to complete the action, which we call a conversion.

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3 Tips For Managing Leads

3 TIPS FOR MANAGING LEADS

1. Deliver content to your leads that either they want or that they need to know, when they need it.

2. Respond to your leads in a timely manner.

3. Ask your leads qualifying questions.

You’ll want to deliver pertinent content to your leads on what you want them to do next. By creating a set of letters that you automate to your auto responder you can keep them abreast of new developments, new information that they would like to know about and information that you want them to know about. Of course, you want these messages to be delivered to them at the right time. You never put the cart before the horse. These messages must be given at the appropriate time to cause the effect that you expect.

Another thing you want to do is to respond to your leads in a timely manner. Usually within 48 hours at the max. You want them to know that you are attentive to them and that if they are in business with you they can hear from you regularly and on time. Don’t wait days or weeks to contact them because they will forget who you are. They are probably searching for an opportunity or leadership with more than one company so you have to be on point with making that issue known to them.

Ask your leads qualifying questions.

This can lead to the difference between landing a new deal or wasting your time and efforts with the wrong match. Control your enthusiasm by asking targeted questions. Don’t lead in with your pitch. Instead ask some probing questions to find out who makes the decisions on purchasing and what exactly is the prospect looking to attain. People are more likely to buy from you if you can create an emotional connection.

What we do with our leads determine our success.

Wishing for you the success that I wish for myself.

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Monday, September 9, 2013

GOTTA SHARE THIS - Posted in a blog by June Townsend

Judi Kristl posted this on facebook. I had to share this with all you "diet" drink attics just so you'll know the truth.

This is the link t June's blog http://rhondagessner.wordpress.com/2013/09/02/a-killer-in-your-fridge-sweet-poison-a-must-read/

In October of 2001, my sister started getting very sick She had stomach spasms and she was having a hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain. By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick she just knew she was dying. hard time getting around. Walking was a major chore. It took everything she had just to get out of bed; she was in so much pain.

By March 2002, she had undergone several tissue and muscle biopsies and was on 24 various prescription medications. The doctors could not determine what was wrong with her. She was in so much pain, and so sick she just knew she was dying. She put her house, bank accounts, life insurance, etc., in her oldest daughter’s name, and made sure that her younger children were to be taken care of.

She also wanted her last hooray, so she planned a trip to Florida (basically in a wheelchair) for March 22nd. On March 19, I called her to ask how her most recent tests went, and she said they didn’t find anything on the test, but they believe she had MS.

I recalled an article a friend of mine e-mailed to me and I asked my sister if she drank diet soda? She told me that she did. As a matter of fact, she was getting ready to crack one open that moment.

I told her not to open it, and to stop drinking the diet soda! I e-mailed her an article my friend, a lawyer, had sent. My sister called me within 32 hours after our phone conversation and told me she had stopped drinking the diet soda AND she could walk! The muscle spasms went away. She said she didn’t feel 100% but, she sure felt a lot better. She told me she was going to her doctor with this article and would call me when she got home.

Well, she called me, and said her doctor was amazed! He is going to call all of his MS patients to find out if they consumed artificial sweeteners of any kind. In a nutshell, she was being poisoned by the Aspartame in the diet soda.. and literally dying a slow and miserable death

When she got to Florida March 22, all she had to take was one pill, and that was a pill for the Aspartame poisoning! She is well on her way to a complete recovery. And she is walking! No wheelchair! This article saved her life. If it says ‘SUGAR FREE’ on the label; DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT! I have spent several days lecturing at the WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE on ‘ASPARTAME,’ marketed as ‘Nutra Sweet,’ ‘Equal,’ and ‘Spoonful. ‘In the keynote address by the EPA, it was announced that in the United States in 2001 there is an epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus. It was difficult to determine exactly what toxin was causing this to be rampant. I stood up and said that I was there to lecture on exactly that subject.

I will explain why Aspartame is so dangerous: When the temperature of this sweetener exceeds 86 degrees F, the wood alcohol in ASPARTAME converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid, which in turn causes metabolic acidosis. Formic acid is the poison found in the sting of fire ants. The methanol toxicity mimics, among other conditions, multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus.

Many people were being diagnosed in error. Although multiple sclerosis is not a death sentence, Methanol toxicity is! Systemic lupus has become almost as rampant as multiple sclerosis, especially with Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi drinkers. The victim usually does not know that the Aspartame is the culprit. He or she continues it’s use; irritating the lupus to such a degree that it may become a life-threatening condition. We have seen patients with systemic lupus become asymptotic, once taken off diet sodas.

In cases of those diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, most of the symptoms disappear. We’ve seen many cases where vision loss returned and hearing loss improved markedly.

This also applies to cases of tinnitus and fibromyalgia. During a lecture, I said, ‘If you are using ASPARTAME (Nutra Sweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc) and you suffer from fibromyalgia symptoms, spasms, shooting, pains, numbness in your legs, Cramps, Vertigo, Dizziness, Headaches, Tinnitus, Joint pain,

Unexplainable depression, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, blurred vision, or memory loss you probably have ASPARTAME poisoning!’ People were jumping up during the lecture saying, ‘I have some of these symptoms. Is it reversible?’ Yes! Yes! Yes!

STOP drinking diet sodas and be alert for Aspartame on food labels! Many products are fortified with it! This is a serious problem. Dr. Espart (one of my speakers) remarked that so many people seem to be symptomatic for MS and during his recent visit to a hospice; a nurse stated that six of her friends, who were heavy Diet Coke addicts, had all been diagnosed with MS. This is beyond coincidence!

Diet soda is NOT a diet product! It is a chemically altered, multiple SODIUM (salt) and ASPARTAME containing product that actually makes you crave carbohydrates.

It is far more likely to make you GAIN weight!

These products also contain formaldehyde, which stores in the fat cells, particularly in the hips and thighs. Formaldehyde is an absolute toxin and is used primarily to preserve ’tissue specimens.’

Many products we use every day contain this chemical but we SHOULD NOT store it IN our body!

Dr. H. J. Roberts stated in his lectures that once free of the ‘diet products’ and with no significant increase in exercise; his patients lost an average of 19 pounds over a trial period. Aspartame is especially dangerous for diabetics. We found that some physicians, who believed that they had a patient with retinopathy, in fact, had symptoms caused by Aspartame. The Aspartame drives the blood sugar out of control. Thus diabetics may suffer acute memory loss due to the fact that aspartic acid and phenylalanine are NEUROTOXIC when taken without the other amino acids necessary for a good balance.

Treating diabetes is all about BALANCE.. Especially with diabetics, the Aspartame passes the blood/brain barrier and it then deteriorates the neurons of the brain; causing various levels of brain damage, Seizures, Depression, Manic depression, Panic attacks, Uncontrollable anger and rage. Consumption of Aspartame causes these same symptoms in non-diabetics as well. Documentation and observation also reveal that thousands of children diagnosed with ADD and ADHD have had complete turnarounds in their behavior when these chemicals have been removed from their diet.

So called ‘behavior modification prescription drugs’ (Ritalin and others) are no longer needed. Truth be told, they were never NEEDED in the first place! Most of these children were being ‘poisoned’ on a daily basis with the very foods that were ‘better for them than sugar. ‘It is also suspected that the Aspartame in thousands of pallets of diet Coke and diet Pepsi consumed by men and women fighting in the Gulf War, may be partially to blame for the well-known Gulf War Syndrome.

Dr. Roberts warns that it can cause birth defects, i.e. mental retardation, if taken at the time of conception and during early pregnancy. Children are especially at risk for neurological disorders and should NEVER be given artificial sweeteners.

There are many different case histories to relate of children suffering grand mal seizures and other neurological disturbances talking about a plague of neurological diseases directly caused by the use of this deadly poison.’ Herein lies the problem: There were Congressional Hearings when Aspartame was included in 100 different products and strong objection was made concerning its use. Since this initial hearing, there have been two subsequent hearings, and still nothing has been done. The drug and chemical lobbies have very deep pockets.

Sadly, MONSANTO’S patent on Aspartame has EXPIRED! There are now over 5,000 products on the market that contain this deadly chemical and there will be thousands more introduced. Everybody wants a ‘piece of the Aspartame pie. ‘I assure you that MONSANTO, the creator of Aspartame, knows how deadly it is.

And isn’t it ironic that MONSANTO funds, among others, the American Diabetes Association, the American Dietetic Association and the Conference of the American College of Physicians?

This has been recently exposed in the New York Times. These [organizations] cannot criticize any additives or convey their link to MONSANTO because they take money from the food industry and are required to endorse their products. Senator Howard Metzenbaum wrote and presented a bill that would require label warnings on products containing Aspartame, especially regarding pregnant women, children and infants.

The bill would also institute independent studies on the known dangers and the problems existing in the general population regarding seizures, changes in brain chemistry, neurological changes and behavioural symptoms. The bill was killed. It is known that the powerful drug and chemical lobbies are responsible for this, letting loose the hounds of disease and death on an unsuspecting and uninformed public. Well, you’re informed now!

Note: I have been studying health and nutrition for 35 years. What I’ve learned in the past 3 years has been by far…the most valuable. My husband was diagnosed with liver disease 3 years ago and that sent me on a very aggressive search for help. I came across an article about Dr. Otto Warburg that said…he won the Nobel Prize in 1931 for proving that no disease including cancer, can survive in an alkaline body. From there…a friend told me about a Japanese medical device that makes alkaline water. She went on to tell me that since our body is 70% water, drinking alkaline ionized water is the easiest way to raise your pH. It makes perfect sense…the health “puzzle” is made up of many pieces including water, diet, exercise, sleep, etc. But since 3/4 of that puzzle is made up of one big piece…WATER, drinking enough of the “right” kind of water will have a HUGE impact on your health.

If you’d like to learn more, click on the link and request your FREE eBook on Healthy Water: http://www.usakangenwater.net

(just sharing this info from another blog…i’m not the author)

This is Life-Saving information and needs to be shared, so spread the news.

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Why It Pays To Share

I know some people who hate to share. They actually hate it. They are satisfied to suck up all the knowledge and amenities and food and money that someone else provides for them but when it comes time to either put up or shut up they stay silent. They constantly refuse to put in their portion of the pot I imagine because they think someone else will get a slight portion more than they get. I have never really figured that one out. All I can say is “they just don’t get it.”

I know for myself that prior to any receiving there has got to be some giving. The more you give, the more you receive. I have seen this scenario played out in my life over and over again. Just when you give something that is a challenge for you to give something, bigger and better comes along to replace what you gave up.

I made a video about how I love to share. You see for me the joy comes in being able to share the moment. For instance when I took my family (my son, daughter and granddaughter) on a cruise, just the joy of exposing them to the environment of a cruise ship gave me a feeling of satisfaction knowing that they had not experienced this before. Maybe it would start a yearning within them the desire to travel as it is with me. Well anyway, I ended up basically sponsoring their trip for the most part. I managed pretty well. We like to gamble and play the slot machines. I had already told my daughter that we didn’t have too much extra to play in the casino and that most people do not win a large jackpot so our best bet was to avoid the casino and find other things to occupy our time and our money. She agreed, but the first two people at the door when the casino opened was she and I. Right! Stay away from the casino-it didn’t work.

We stayed for quite a while and then when I saw I wasn’t really too lucky I decided to go to the room and call it a night but my daughter stayed. At about 2:00 a.m. I received a call from my daughter saying “Mom, I hit the jackpot. Come down now, right now!” Well, I was still sleepy but got excited at the news and in the urgency of her request to come now. I just kept on my pajamas and went to the casino where she was sitting at a penny machine with the lights flashing and people standing around looking. I said “How much did you win?” She said “$5,000.” What, I couldn’t believe it. I’ve been on many cruises and no one that I ever went with had won anywhere near that amount of money. “Wow!” I said. “Don’t spend it all back now”, I told her. “Ok” she said. We went to the room. There she gave me ten $100 dollar bills right off the top. I was ecstatic. To think we were supposed to avoid the casino. But that is just one example of how through my sharing I got it all back with left overs. I always like to quote the bible, “Give, and it shall be given unto you.” That’s all I thought about.

So seeing as I like to share I found a program called Loyalte Pays. In this program there are all types of content to share. There are videos, pictures, books, etc. You share that information and get paid when people sign up to the program. It’s as simple as that. So if you believe in sharing and can use some content on your blog or wherever, you might want to look at this program.

Wishing for you the success that I wish for myself.

Why People Fail

A short video about insights as to why people fail. Everyone is interested in succeeding, but we need to know the reasons why people fail. When that is known we can avoid the mistake being made over and over by different people in different businesses. When you know what to avoid you can save yourself thousands of dollars and many man-hours of work. In a sense you have been saved from failure in that area

5 Tips To Better Branding Yourself

 
 
 
 
 
1.    Don’t Take All The Credit
Your team is indispensable so give them some credit.  Make sure that they feel valuable and appreciated.  When telling your story share your success with your mentor(s).  They played an important role in your success.  Let them know how you feel.  This will help brand you with your associates and inner circles.
 
2.   Be Real In The Assessment of Your Talents
No man is an island unto himself.  When there is problem that you cannot seem to solve seek assistance.  No one expects you to know everything.  If you don’t know how to create a lead follow-up program enlist the help of an expert.  Whatever it is you don’t have to be ashamed that you don’t have all the answers and that someone else might have the answer that you need.  In this way your branding becomes authentic because you have acquired professional advice regarding your niche.
3.   Choose a knowledgeable chore of advisors
Remember, these are the people who have your back always surrounding you with wise decisions and choices to be made in your favor.  Treat them well.  They will then protect your brand.
 
4.   Be Teachable
 
Learn from your mistakes.  Know that if you keep doing what you’re doing, you will keep getting what you’re getting and to expect anything different is insanity.
 
5.   Treat Others The Way You Wish To Be Treated
Always treat people with respect until they prove otherwise.  No one wants to do business with a bully or a tyrant or an unpleasant person.  As the Bible says “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”  This will make your brand firmly established with your clients.  Good customer service can never be devalued.
 
 
 
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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

A Tribute To My Children




I was doing some preliminary chores when I started thinking about how grateful and blessed I am.  I thought about my financial situation and though it is not exactly where I would like it to be it’s not too shabby.  I also thought about my children.  If there is one thing that I do know about my children is that they love me.  Even though they don’t shower me with material gifts they show me in ways that mean more than material items how much I mean to them.

My oldest is a girl child.  In fact, I used to call her that when she was a baby.  I loved her so much.  As she blossomed into a young lady I was always trying to protect her from unproductive relationships such as avoiding the wrong crowd of people and the wrong male companion and so forth.  I was always thinking of the following scriptures:


Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”  

Of course, every family goes through its ups and downs but for the most part we have been up.  I shared all the knowledge that I knew with her in hopes that she would adhere to some of the principles and mores that I grew up with.  And I’m glad to say that she turned out just fine.  She has realized her life passion, which is helping people, and now is the President of a housing organization in our home town.  I am so very proud of her and her accomplishments.  I still sometimes worry about her because she is so generous. (But that is the way I was too, and that’s why I worry for her).  I always feel that people take her kindness for weakness.  But let me tell you, when you’ve pushed her last button she can really go off into a tantrum.  I don’t like to be around when that happens.

My youngest is a male child.  When he was a baby I called him “Fennerman”.  I know you’re wondering where that came from.  It’s a combination name.  “Friend of Mine” and “Man child” squished together produced “Fennerman”.  Well, at least that’s my interpretation of the word.

He’s a very attractive young man and also kind and considerate.  In fact, when I moved to another state he helped drive me there.  When we got there he decided to stay and not return to our home town because he felt as though I needed him, which I did.  I was going blind and had problems driving and reading and so on.  But I thought this was such a selfless act that he decided he would do.  Most times it’s the girl child that gets stuck with the mom who needs help, but this time it was the man child.

He has a steady job where he gets paid like everybody else bi-weekly and buys his gadgets.  Before when working for his uncle and stepfather he never got paid what he was worth if he got paid.  Both characters claimed they paid on time and gave him breaks that they didn’t give others, but I didn’t see it.  I wonder why people feel they can misuse their family and it makes it alright because they are family.  I never got that.  Anyway, this guy can cook like Betty Crocker, he’s neat as a pin, he can organize anything and he is a loving person.  I am proud of him also because being of color his chances of survival were not that great.  Our young Black men are at risk and an endangered species.

But my child has been blessed by God and protected by him also.  It makes me think of the scripture which says “Honor thy father and thy mother so that thy days will be long” or something to that effect.

I am abundantly grateful for being blessed with the care of these two most precious individuals and constantly pray for their success and wellbeing.

I love you kids - Mom

 

 

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

I Want To Visit The Holy Land (But I don't want to get caught up in the fighting)

 
 
 
I became a Travel Agent because I love to travel.  It started back in about 1982 when I decided to go on a cruise.  I went solo because I didn’t have anyone who could afford to go with me or who wanted to go with me.  They offered a “singles” cruise where you would be paired with a roommate and you did not have to pay extra for a single and not double occupancy fare.  I had a great time and I was glad I went.
Since that time I’ve been to Hawaii 3 times, Southern France, Mexico a few times, at least 12 cruise to the Caribbean, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Aruba, Italy and a few other places.  There are still a lot of places on my bucket list.  One of them is the Holy Land.  I’m a romanticist and a history buff.  I love seeing the different architectural structures and learning about who built them and who lived there, etc.  I want to go to the Holy Land but I don’t want to get caught up in the fighting and unrest in that land now.  The Holy Land is between Israel and Palestine.  But who wants to take the chance on getting killed when you just want to enjoy the “peace” of the scriptural description of what took place there centuries ago?  I don’t; so I am planning a group trip to
The Holy Land Experience located in Orlando, Florida.
It is going to be a 5 day, 4-nite experience.  We will not only visit the Holy Land Experience Park but we will also visit a world UNESCO site, The Morse Museum (which contains Tiffany art works), shopping there and a Downtown Disney Mall.  Accommodations, transfers and most meals are included in the modest price.  This is going to be an exciting trip for me and those who choose to go with me.
You are invited!  Click here to check out the flyer or for more information.  Don’t pass up a chance to Experience the Holy Land without leaving the United States.
Be blessed with success my friends.
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Sunday, September 1, 2013

5 Keys To Business Success

1. Manage resources.

Resource management is the efficient and effective deployment of an organization's resources when they are needed. This is the first key to business success. There are several Resource Management companies available to help you decide how best to manage what you have available.

2. Find a niche.

A niche market is the subset of the market on which a specific product is focusing. This is the second key to business success. The market niche defines the product features aimed at satisfying specific market needs. Find a niche and fill a need.

3. Finding and using the right tools.

This is the third key to business success. Every business needs tools that pertain specifically to that business. For instance internet marketing tools consist of an instrument with which you have access to the internet such as a smart phone, a laptop computer, an Ipad or similar instrument. In addition you must have a way to promote your offer, product or service to your potential client. This is usually done by a capture page or an opt-in page that offers the prospective client something of value in exchange for their email address and or cell phone number. Remember it must be valuable enough to entice the prospect to give this information. Once you have the capture page or opt-in page in place you need an auto responder. The job of the auto responder is to capture email addresses and add it to a websites database to send out future emails to the person. When you’re just starting out in internet marketing, you don’t really think about having a system that will communicate with your leads automatically. You are thinking about how to get your leads and probably even focusing on some one-on-one attention with them all. But as you go on, your list builds and you realize that you can’t keep up with all of them, you then know that choosing one of the many email auto responders is a necessity. The purpose of any auto responder is to move each prospect deeper into your funnel.

4. The Right Communications technology.

The fourth key to business success is having the right communications technology. Do you need a PBX System which is a system that allows organizations to set up extensions, auto-attendants, and to route calls within and out of the organization? Many setups allow multiple calls to be initiated simultaneously on one or more telephone numbers? Or will a simple toll-free # suffice?

5. Customer Relations.

The fifth key to business success is customer relations. This is your bread and butter. When you satisfy your customers, they not only help you grow by continuing to do business with you, but recommend you to friends and associates. Be a good listener.

Take the time to identify customer needs by asking questions and concentrating on what the customer is really saying. Listen to their words, tone of voice, body language, and most importantly, how they feel. Beware of making assumptions - thinking you intuitively know what the customer wants.

  Using these 5 keys for business success will not guarantee success but they will put you on the right path.

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Monday, August 19, 2013

DEVELOPING AND BRANDING YOURSELF

 
 
 
 
Branding yourself is one of the best ways to get noticed online and offline.  It is one thing that you truly want to do if you plan to do business over the internet and anywhere else.  I always like to start by giving the definition of the subject which is branding.
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol or feature that identifies a seller’s goods or services as different from those of other sellers.  The legal term for brand is trademark.
There are several important factors that go into the development of a brand.  One of them for sure is to make your brand memorable.  Most baby boomers remember that tagline “flop flop, fizz fizz, oh what a relief it is”.  They had a little cartoon that went along with that.  It was for Alka-Seltzer.  There were many more little jingles like this that helped brand a product or service.  Most times when you heard the first part of the jingle you could finish the rest without hearing it because you had heard it so many times on commercials and it appealed to you.  It’s like a tune that you can’t get out of your head.
Marketing is another factor that plays a key role in developing a brand.  Wikipedia describes marketing like this:
Marketing is the process of communicating the value of a product or service to customers, for the purpose of selling the product or service. It is a critical business function for attracting customers.
To be successful in your marketing efforts you must connect with your customers, deliver and communicate value, develop unique marketing strategies and create long term growth.  Marketing activities are designed to make products available that satisfy the consumer while making profits for your company.
Promoting the product is a marketing activity that introduces your product to the public through advertising, communications and public relations.
Here are 5 activities that will help you brand yourself:
Press Releases – Wikipedia describes press releases like this:
A press release, news release, media release, press statement or video release is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy. Typically, they are mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to assignment editors at newspapers, magazines, radio stations, television stations, or television networks.
The aim is to provide favorable media attention to the subject’s products, services or events.   It provides information containing the elements for developing a news story.
Videos – Becoming ever more popular videos can help amplify your branding efforts by explaining your “why”.  People want to know why you do what you do.  They want to know “how” you can help them do what they want to do.  They want to know “how” you can help them solve their problem.  The video can help you do this because people can see your passion for your business.  You can give them a way to connect with you on your various social networks, blogs, etc.   In addition you can leave contact information and a “call to action” statement.
It’s actually quite easy to make a video.  I use Windows Live Movie Maker.  They have a free download and it is as easy as 123.  If I can do it, anyone can do it.
Blogs Blogger, which is a free blog platform, describes blogs like this:  In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.
So certainly you can brand yourself with your blog by describing your business and what benefits it offers consumers.
Webinars – They are great for sharing information with a large group of people.  They are also great for training purposes.  Remember, you are going to become an expert in your field or niche.  You want to help people solve a problem.  Webinars will be a great asset for you to brand yourself and be the person that you are.
Workshops – Another great activity is giving workshops.  You are the expert.  Let people know by giving workshops in your area of expertise.  I like series.  So have a series of workshop to both promote you (branding) and your product, service or company.
I will talk more about branding in the next part of this tutorial.
 
 
 
 
 
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