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Blogging Pink Bag Special is Back

"If your customers are looking for products that you make, or services that you provide, you want to be the first thing to show up in the search results. And if you want search engines to consider your site to be the most relevant result to your industry, blogging is the best way to accomplish it."
- Teresa Valdez Klein, Blog Business Summit

The Blog Squad's business blogging package, the Pink Bag Special that we put together for conferences, is back. Have you been looking for the perfect, complete blogging package to help get you fast-tracked into the blogosphere?

Have we got a deal for you!

Let me explain. This past weekend Patsi and I were guest speakers at a conference for childrens book writers. Naturally we spoke about blogging for authors and how they can effectively market their books with a blog. Part of the deal when you speak at these types of events is that you get to sell your products and services.

Being very optimistic, I produced a lot of conference packages. In fact I produced enough packages for every attendee. I don't know what I was thinking. Not even super speakers like Tom Antion sells something to every single participant at a conference.

This is where you win. I don't have enough room to store all this product. So rather than wait for the next conference, we're having a pink bag sale and offer you, who may be ready to start blogging, a chance to pick up one of these packages and save big. I have 5 packages ready to go right now.

Here's what you get (plus I'm throwing in 2 more bonuses):

RSS Feeds: New Poll

I just set up a new poll over on Build a Better Blog. We want to know if you prefer getting a full feed or a partial feed when you subscribe to get blog update.  Take the poll and let us know!

Books, Blogs and Renewal

This afternoon I'm leaving for Santa Barbara, a two hour drive up the coast, for a weekend retreat for the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.  The Blog Squad are featured speakers about how to use a blog to promote your book.  The theme of the conference is cyber promotion for authors.

The ironic thing is that the conference location is the Old Santa Barbara Mission Renewal Center, where there is no Internet connection.  So what's a girl to do when you're presenting about an Internet application?

Why use screen cast videos of course. And of course Patsi and I will just have to use our charming personalities to convey the positive impact a blog can have on an author's marketing efforts.

This will be an intimate gathering of about 25 authors so I expect it will be not only a good opportunity to spread the blogging gospel, but a relaxing weekend as well in a beautiful, peaceful place.

Blogging IS It! Audio is posted

The audio from Episode 3 of Blogging and Beyond is now posted. You can listen online or download the mp3 file.  We're working on getting the show set up as a podcast so you can get automatic downloads to your iPod or mp3 player.  In the meantime, you can listen on our site or download our free desktop player and listen live or at your convenience.

Looking for consultants

I've been asked by two different people to put the word out about a search for consultants.  I post here in the hopes one of you, dear readers, may have a lead or two.

1.  Looking for a consultant who is an expert on starting and running a trade school.

2.  Looking for a consultant/mentor for a restaurant owner who wants to take his 15 year old restaurant to the next level, developing ways to hire better staff, set up better systems and instill employee satisfaction.

If you have any leads, please send me an email with the info so my colleagues can follow up.

Thank you!