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February 16th, 2010 | 
Author: Taking applications for speakers for a series I am doing, “FREEDOM! Emancipate yourself from your webmaster” Series. The goal is to get expert users to give strategies to entrepreneurs on how to get their message and content out on the internet professionally, Quick, EZ, and often, without waiting for the webmaster or web guru to get back to you.
The frustration a lot of my clients come to me with is something like this…”I need to advertise to my list about an event in a few days, hours…(whatever) and I can’t get my website to do what I want, the web person can’t get to it, I don’t know what to do, I am tired of paying for something that should be easier etc…”
So if you use or have a method/product/tool that makes it Quick and EZ for anyone to update content, build a list, get their message out, I want to talk to you!
Before submitting think about these questions:
1) Can I speak intelligently for 30 mins to an hr on the topic?
2) Can I give step by step strategies that will make it easy for the audience to duplicate.
3) Does it meet the Quick, EZ, Often criteria?
4) Can almost anyone that is a DIY person do it right off the bat or with a little coaching, or a checklist do it?
5) Do I have real life success with it already or is it just a theory at this point?
Examples: How to use Twitter to get the word out. EZ article marketing, Wordpress, Facebook, Linked In, DIY salespages, You tube, the list is endless.
To be considered for this series please submit:
Your topic- What you plan to show, promote, talk about.
Do you already have a presentation?
Do you want an interview format?
What have you used this method for and what were your results?
What are real life examples of how it is EZ, Quick and Repeatable for YOU as you market your biz?
This will be either a presentation you can give any time at your convenience or we can make it a scheduled call if you prefer.
Can’t wait to hear from you!
Susan Snyder
PCS Training
http://www.pcstraining.net
susansnyder@pcstraining.net
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How much knowledge can you gain in a year?
One of the great joys of my life is mentoring. I meet with college students and help them figure out strategies to get through the hoops of getting that college degree. The last couple weeks have brought up a common theme that you as a business owner, virtual assistant or for that matter a human being can relate to:
“I feel like I have no time to….fill in the blank.”
Whether it is studying, learning a new skill, getting more information on a topic you are interested in or any number of items on your to do list, we all seem to have that problem.
The truth is you have the same amount of time as many other people that “rock it” every day; the President, George Clooney, Bill Gates, Edward Cullen…oh ya he’s fiction. The point is we all have the same amount of time and it is what we do with it that counts.
So if you really do feel like you have “no time” for your goals,
it’s time to get creative.
One thing I noticed as I talked to several students is some of them have a lot of drive time.Take for example if you drive 25 minutes one way to work M-F, that
is 50 minutes a day or about 4 hours a week. So what could you do with an extra 4 hours a week to learn something new? That is a whole afternoon or evening to do something else.
One thing you can do is what a lot of time management experts call the “Automobile University”. Study in the car. I am not saying to type on your computer or read a book or anything dangerous but to get creative.
One practice I have done for years is listening to books on tape and now mp3’s of seminars and coaching sessions. Sometimes I am truly amazed at how much I can listen to (even without torturing my family).
Let’s look at the numbers. Taking those 4 hours a week multiply that by even 40 weeks per year (you don’t want to be a total nerd after all!), that is 160 hours or 6.5 days! And those would be days without sleep!
To put it in perspective a 3 credit hour college course over 16 weeks is only 48 hours of total lecture time. While that does not include your outside class studies, you get the point. This simple exercise is like getting the content of about three 3 credit hour college courses, and you didn’t even do it all year in our example.
Be creative! You can do a lot with the time you spend driving, even if you commit to only one way. In our example that is 2 extra hours of study a week.
So quit making excuses and start getting creative! It really does work and with the wealth of information both free and what you pay for, there is nothing you can’t learn about and even become an expert in. I have friends that have learned foreign languages, started a new business, and changed the focus of their lives this way.
So here’s to moving forward… and learning all you can along the way.
To your success!
We make it easy for you to get all the information.
What you do with it is up to you!
If I can answer any questions or help you in any way just email me. I am looking forward to your success and helping you build your VA skills!
Have a happy and productive day!
Susan Snyder
Founder/CEO
buildyourvaskills.com
Email me!
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PPS- The Inner Circle Coaching Program is filling fast! I have opened up a second group and I am limiting it to the first 25 so you get personal attention! Check it out and start or take your VA practice to the next level. http://www.buildyourvaskills.com/innercircle.html
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Tell me your thoughts.
Do you use this strategy? Will you? What are some other ways you get creative to reach your goals?
So how do you avoid a large webinar nightmare? Keep it simple and automate as much of the process as you can.
Here is an outline of the process facilitators put the customer through:
1) Go to the sales page and sign up by adding items to Shopping Cart.
2) Checkout
3) Pay with Credit Card or Paypal
4) Signup for updates with Autoresponder updates.
5) Confirmation in your email so you can receive those updates.
6) Get the updates. Register with the webinar service.
7) Remember to get there on time.
Know your Audience
Here’s a scenario: The audience is new to the concept of webinars, is a little bit older, and is scared of technology. There are a few that will navigate this maze quite well and have no problems. The others need pulling through the entire process.
If this is your first webinar, or your audiences, consider doing a few freebie talks to practice, and a few educational emails to help your audience before trying to pull off a 300-400 person webinar.
Keep the Instructions Simple
The tendency for facilitators is to give TMI (too much information). Keep the explanations to a minimum, especially with newbies. Bullet points, click this, click that, look for this, work much better than a whole “My Webinar for the Simple Minded” book. Take them step by step where you want them to go.
Provide the details with the big explanation on an FAQ page on your site.
Do Your Pre-event Work
Do everything you can before you start promotion.
1) Write all the emails, plan out the process
2) Test the shopping cart
3) Send out a few educational emails so they know what to expect
4) Anticipate questions and have processes in place to address them.
5) Make sure the dates are on everyone’s calendar that is involved.
Another important aspect is getting your email address and any vendors white-listed on your client’s address books. Decide the best method of getting that point across to your customers. So include it on your sales page, your thank you page and any other page you can.
Make one person in charge
If you are delegating, then delegate the whole process. Do not check up on every detail. It just complicates the process. Ask for reports at certain intervals or status reports if you are curious at any point but don’t get involved with the entire process if you have asked someone else to do it. They are the specialist in the process, that’s why you hired them. Let them deal with the customer questions so there is consistency and nobody falls through the cracks.
Keep the Process to a Minimum
Give all call links right away. If you wait this makes you out of sight out of mind. So get them everything they need up front. Have a checklist for them to print out if they like and check off as they go. Then they are confident in your process and they will be ready to go when they are thinking about it.
Follow these simple rules and your Webinar will go off without a hitch.
Susan Snyder
Founder/CEO buildyourvaskills.com
Go to http://www.buildyourvaskills.com and look at our current schedule of training. Find one that’s right for you and bring a friend!
