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Custom Road Sign Sports Your Message

Thanks to John Trosko at OrganizingLA, I discovered a fun way you can shout out your message on your blog or website.  Try a Custom Road Sign to bring attention to a special event, anniversary (like John's 1 year blogging anniversary), your tagline, or other important message.  I haven't figured out what to say yet, therefore no roadsign here yet.

Camtasia Rocks!

I know I'm late to the party on this, but just this week I've begun using Camtasia in earnest. 

Camtasia Studio gives you the power to easily record your screen, PowerPoint presentations, voice, and Web camera video to create compelling video tutorials, training presentations, and rich sales demonstrations for Web and CD-ROM delivery.

I bought the software many months ago and for some reason have been reluctant to dive in and learn it.  Maybe my brain just didn't want to deal with something new to learn.  But now I have.  I'm hooked and I can see a ton of potential for using these screencast videos in all our training material.

I've been creating video tutorials for the TeleSeminar Patsi and I are presenting on Wednesday about how to broadcast your ezine and mini-course.  After a bit of a learning curve and getting used to recording the audio and talking as I'm recording and going through the screens, I think I've figured it out. I can now record, edit and upload a 10 minute video in about 45 minutes.  I've create 7 videos to supplement the live training we'll be doing.  Since video files are big and take a lot of bandwidth, I'm using LiquidWeb to host the files.  It's super simple to use and costs $3.95 per month.

Here are two sample videos for you to check out:

How to Sign Up for a Trial Account with KickStartCart

How to Set Up a Double Optin Confirmation Email

TeleSeminar: How to Broadcast Your Ezine or Minicourse

Here are a few questions we get from clients...

"What's the best way to send out my newsletters? ... What about sending out marketing promotions? ... How can I send a message to only those people who signed up for my mini-course?"

Have you been asking these questions as well?

Email broadcasting is one of the most important functions you will have to master for making money online. This one function can make the difference between merely sending out newsletters, and making money online from people on your list.

Join Us for A TeleSeminar about Email Broadcasting on Wednesday, July 26

How to Broadcast Your Ezine and Mini-Course Using the Best Marketing System on the Planet

Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET
Registration: $27 includes mp3 audio and transcript
Presented by The Blog Squad: Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman

http://www.broadcastyourezine.com

Can’t make it?

Sign up anyway, and you'll get the audio file to listen to online or download to your mp3 player!

This teleclass will give you how-to steps to set up and start using the broadcasting features of the best marketing system on the Internet: Kick Start Cart.

Ezine Broadcasting: Should Your Eggs Be All in One Basket?

Joan Stewart, the Publicity Hound, contacted me yesterday when she received the announcement about our teleclass on ezine broadcasting.  We had an interesting email exchange that she's given me permission to share with you.

Joan

Are you going to talk about other alternatives to the shopping
cart, or is this simply a pitch for the shopping cart?

Denise

I don't really consider this a pitch for the shopping cart but a how-to class for those who want to use this system or for those who may be considering this system. We won't be covering other systems because this is the only one we use and recommend to our clients. With the free trial, as you know, there is no obligation for people to pay for it if they choose not to use this system. [It's an excellent way to "try before you buy".]

Wake Up...Live the Life Your Love Co-Author Opportunity

In a bit of a departure for Conversations with Experts, our 53rd Conversation featured Steven E and Lee Beard of Team Publishing, with us to talk about a specific publishing opportunity.

For their popular series Wake Up...Live the Life You Love, Steven and Lee are looking for authors to contribute to their 17th book along with Anthony Robbins and Wayne Dyer, on the subject of "finding your purpose."

Team Publishing already has 10 bestsellers to their credit and their program includes a comprehensive marketing training and support to help authors learn how to sell and leverage the book to build professional credibility and build their business.

Normal turnaround with a traditional publisher (if you can get a deal with an established publisher) is 12 to 18 months. Each book in the Wake Up series is published in 6 to 8 months.

You don't have to be a great writer. Simply write your story, from your heart, in about 1200 words. Their professional editors massage your words to best effect and to blend with with the rest of the contributions. You benefit by being a co-author with big, established celebrities and have a real, physical book to your credit.

Having a published book has been proven to open doors for professionals, writers, speakers, coaches and others.

You can get more details about their program here: http://www.wakeuplive.com/19/

Audio program is 55 minutes.

Conversation with Experts is hosted by The Blog Squad, Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff.