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	<itunes:summary>Networking, Podcasting, Finance, Marketing, Advertising, Strategy, Home Business, Entrepreneur, Internet, and Management</itunes:summary>
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		<title>Press Release: Antonio Crawford on Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRaio Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUCCESSFUL INFOPRENEUR SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF CREATING INFO PRODUCTS ON YOUR PASSIONATE BUSINESS BLOGTALK RADIO SHOW Antonio L. Crawford, CEO, Top Book Sales Inc., Publisher Kaizen Publication LLC and founder Strateginomics™ Wealth Building Seminars will share his knowledge of developing info products to create a new income stream for your business during the BlogTalk radio [...]]]></description>
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<p><strong>SUCCESSFUL INFOPRENEUR SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE OF CREATING INFO PRODUCTS ON YOUR PASSIONATE BUSINESS BLOGTALK RADIO SHOW</strong></p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1146" style="margin: 5px;" title="antonio-headshot" src="http://kimbeasley.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/antonio-headshot.png" alt="" width="133" height="156" /><strong>Antonio L. Crawford</strong>, CEO, Top Book Sales Inc., Publisher Kaizen Publication LLC and founder Strateginomics™ Wealth Building Seminars will share his knowledge of developing info products to create a new income stream for your business during the BlogTalk radio show &#8220;<a href="http://blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley" target="_blank">Your Passionate Business</a>&#8221; on <strong>Friday, July 9, 7pm CDT/8pm EDT</strong>.  Aspiring <strong>infropreneurs</strong> can tune in to learn how to create info products that sell.</p>
<p>The genius of an info product is how easy it is to create. It doesn’t require you to <strong>create a physical product</strong>. You just need to share your knowledge and experience in the form of eBooks, white papers, videos, podcasts, e-newsletters or other digital information formats.  They can be downloaded from your site without you having to pay for materials to create them.  People are constantly looking for information to improve their personal and business lives.  Smart entrepreneurs who are looking for ways to add more value to their companies jumping on the bandwagon to package their knowledge.</p>
<p><strong>Crawford is the publisher and author</strong> of several books including The Quest for Wealth, Henrietta the Hyena, CX Loan Solution and Creating Multiple Streams of Income with Information Products.  Known internationally for his ability to identify solutions using process improvement techniques, he uses his skills to help writers, authors, infopreneurs and business owners increase their overall marketing and sales performance. <strong>Crawford teaches seminars and workshops</strong> across the nation to show participants how to develop their ideas using performance based production models.</p>
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<p><a href="http://blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley" target="_blank">Your Passionate Business BlogTalkRadio show</a> is your source for information to reinvent and compete in 2010. Special guests share their ideas on how to thrive in a changing economy along with how you can collaborate with them to grow your client base in 2010. You will learn from entrepreneurs in the field of business development, PR and marketing, coaching, sales, HR, tech and more. Visit <a href="http://blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley" target="_blank">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/kimbeasley</a> to listen to Antonio Crawford’s interview as well as future interviews with other guests.</p>
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		<title>5 Easy Steps To Start Your Online Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Beasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a newbie to the Internet, then have a simple plan to follow would be a big help. So I decided to provide you with simple and easy steps that you can take to kick-start efforts to get your online presence going. One of the things that you should keep in mind when [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the things that you should keep in mind when building your online presence is that it should tie into your current branding scheme. A branding scheme is a plan that coordinates the efforts to communication your business to your target audience. This would include things like your color scheme or logo or even your communication via social media website.</p>
<h3>Below are 5 easy steps to get you started.</h3>
<blockquote><p>Determine who your target market is so that you can build your online presence to attract them.</p>
<p>Develop a social media plan that include being active on websites like Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn.</p>
<p>Research your industry to see what the experts are doing to reach their target audience. Then develop a plan that would integrate some of their efforts as you reach out to your target audience.</p>
<p>Monitor your progress by using either Word or Excel so that you can see the progress that you&#8217;ve made. It&#8217;s important to do this because it can help you determine what&#8217;s working and what&#8217;s not working.</p>
<p>Identify people who can be part of your support team so that they can help you build your online presence. Make sure that they understand your business purpose along with your online presence plans.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>New Collaboration: Google Apps + MindMeister</title>
		<link>http://kimbeasley.com/2010/03/10/new-collaboration-google-apps-mindmeister/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Beasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you use mindmaps to develop processes or structure to your business, then you may have heard about MindMeister. Just in case you haven&#8217;t, let me share a little about MindMeister. It is a mind-mapping tool that allows you to easily manage your mind-mapping efforts. Recently, MindMeister added their application to the list of available [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you use mindmaps to develop processes or structure to your business, then you may have heard about MindMeister. Just in case you haven&#8217;t, let me share a little about MindMeister. It is a mind-mapping tool that allows you to easily manage your mind-mapping efforts.</p>
<p>Recently, MindMeister added their application to the list of available applications that can be added to your Google Apps account. You can find out more by visiting <a href="http://www.google.com/enterprise/marketplace/viewListing?productListingId=3435+15475579680845921511" target="_blank">Google Apps &#8211; MindMeister</a>. According to their Google Apps &#8211; MindMeister webpage&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>MindMeister allows your team to be more creative and innovative by providing a shared collaboration and brainstorming environment using the proven mind mapping technique. Create mind maps for new projects and accounts, manage meetings and sketch out business plans online with your partners and colleagues, all in real time.</p></blockquote>
<p>Also, watch the video below for more details.</p>
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		<title>Business Tip: Membership Website Tool</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim Beasley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking about creating your own membership website using WordPress? Then checkout the WordPress plugin called WishList. It&#8217;s a solution built for &#8220;everyday people&#8221; &#8211; that means you don&#8217;t need to be a technical genius to figure it out. Plus, if you use WordPress, you&#8217;ll be excited to know that it was built specifically for WordPress. [...]]]></description>
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<p>Thinking about creating your own membership website using WordPress? Then checkout the WordPress plugin called WishList.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://promembershipservices.com/wishlist" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.wishlistproducts.com/affiliatetools/images/WLM_300X250.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s a solution built for &#8220;everyday people&#8221; &#8211; that means you don&#8217;t need to be a technical genius to figure it out. Plus, if you use WordPress, you&#8217;ll be excited to know that it was built specifically for WordPress.</p>
<p>It has all the bells and whistles you would expect but they&#8217;ve also got a number of other VERY cool features. Want to see what WishList is all about, <a href="http://member.wishlistproducts.com/wlp.php?af=867301" target="_blank"><strong>checkout these videos</strong></a>.</p>
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