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Business Makeover: Setting Up Accountability Partners

Yesterday I made a business decision to ask for accountability partners as part of my business makeover. I sent a request out to Twitterville* and three of my tweeples** answered back to let me know that they would hold me accountable. The three who will be my acccountability partners are Latara (@LataraHamYing), Christine (@neosoulsister), and Dee (@deegospel).

Why did I ask for accountability partners? I did this so that I will have someone who would check on me to make sure that I’m following through with my plans. It is always important that you not only have a mentor, who will guide you in the right direction, but you also need accountability partners, who will hold you accountable to what you have decided to do. Having accountability partners is not something new but if you don’t have at least one, you are doing yourself a disfavor.

When determining who your… Continue reading →

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Social Media Telesummit – hosted by Leesa Barnes

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Social Media Telesummit – February 20-29, 2008
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I don’t know many people who like to cold call. Not only is it so impersonal and intrusive, but it just doesn’t work. For every 50 cold calls you make, only 2 will result in an appointment.

My friend, Leesa Barnes, hates cold calling. She relied on cold calling to get clients for her web development business in 1997.

Click here for more details about the “Social Media Summit”

Two years later and heavily in debt, Leesa gave up on self employment and got herself a full time job.

When she was laid off in 2004, Leesa decided to try self employment again. But this time, she did things a little differently.

Leesa decided to use social media to find new clients and make money. Four years later, Leesa has published a book, is a recognized expert in podcasting and has… Continue reading →

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SanDisk Flash + Online Storage of Files

OK, so you’ve been looking for a way to have storage of your precious files and have access to them from anywhere. Look no further, SanDisk has done it again by creating a new flash storage drive that can automatically back up your data to the internet.

This flash drive retails for about $59.99 and the online storage service is about $29.99 per year. So to find out more about this new device, read this article ==> Flash drive to offer automatic Web storage – Gadgets- msnbc.com.

Let me know what you think by coming back to this post to your comments.

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Business Tools: Developing Your Soft Skills

You may wonder why you need to develop soft skills when you have verifiable educational credentials and technical skills that make you an expert in your field. You only have to revisit the current job market scenario to understand the why of this issue. As you dig deeper, you will understand why soft skills are so important!

Top Reasons Why You Must Develop Soft Skills

Before answering this question let us examine which skills can help you promote your job and career goals. These are the much talked about but not so often specified skills such as: communication skills, interpersonal skills, negotiation skills, problem solving, team work and leadership skills. Careers such as those in Six Sigma require having well-developed soft skills. Continue reading →

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Leesa Barnes – Black Friday Podcasting Pack

So you’ve been thinking about getting into podcasting or refining your podcasting skills, then you need to add a podcasting product that my friend, Leesa Barnes, has created for podcasters.

She took 5 of the top questions that people always ask her and found products in her vault that answer them. She’s calling this package the Black Friday Podcasting Bundle and you will find products that will answer the following 5 questions:

  • If I’m Not an Expert, Should I Podcast?
  • How Can I Develop a Podcast that People Want to Hear or See?
  • What’s the Best Way to Record My Audio Podcast?
  • What Do I Podcast About?
  • How Do I Get Started With Podcasting?

Now, here’s the crazy part. First, the Black Friday sale is for a whole week. Second, you could get this bundle for
just $7 depending on the day you read this. Leesa’s virtual assistant thought that… Continue reading →

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Wonderful Web Seminar: MasterMind Group

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Are you a Wonderful Web Woman who owns a business? Well I am and I would like to share a business tool with you that will help you grow your business. Wonderful Web Woman is owned and operated by Janet Beckers out of Australia and she is going to teach women a business tool through her sister business Wonderful Web Seminars.

Janet will start a mastermind group in October 2007 whose sole focus will be to teach women business owners – “How To Build A Targeted Mailing List And Gain Instant Credibility Through The Power Of Joint Ventures And Expert Interviews – In 6 Short Weeks”.

Are you a woman business owner who wants to grow your business? Are you working hard to help your many clients to make money when you could work smart and make money through creating products from your knowledge… Continue reading →

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Learn more about becoming a Super Affiliate

SuperAffiliateHandbookRead the amazing true story of how one woman, with no previous business experience, earned 436,797+ in 2002 and now earns MUCH MORE than that … just by selling other people’s stuff online!

In her down-to-earth, sincere and often humorous style, Rosalind Gardner guides you through the entire process of building an affiliate marketing business on the ‘Net.

Frequently revised and updated to reflect industry changes, the Super Affiliate Handbook now consists of 235 pages and 235 screenshots that will show you step-by-step how to become a Super Affiliate. , you’ll learn how to pick the best programs, negotiate a commission raise and save time, money and effort on everything from affiliate software to web hosting.

To learn exactly how she does it, Click Here.

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Entrepreneurial Lessons from Willy Wonka

What can you learn about business from a children’s movie? You can learn some great entrepreneurial lessons from the recent film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” starring Johnny Depp.

WARNING -Spoiler Alert- If you have not seen the movie (or the older version) yet, this article may give away a few elements of the story that could reduce your enjoyment of the film. You can always come back and read it after you have seen the picture.

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“Find 1 of 5 Golden Tickets in a Willy Wonka product and be one of the first people in a long time to visit the magical chocolate factory. Also, one kid will win a special prize that will exceed your wildest imagination.” Continue reading →

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Web 2.0: It’s All About You

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