Marketing Qi

What Can You Learn from Hurricane Fay?

I got a somewhat worrisome email yesterday from Dr. Al Sears, who continues to be one of our most popular speakers over at our sister site, EveryDay Qi Presents...

Dr. Sears was writing to tell me that his office is preparing for tropical storm Fay, which could well reach
Category 1 Hurricane status by the time she reaches the Florida coast...

now Dr. Sears is no stranger to the destruction these storms can bring, as he lost some 200 trees on his propertyover two years and three storms...

What did he do to prepare this time...?

He trimmed and pruned all of the 65 species of trees and shrubs on his property, piling up branches as high as his house...

How exactly will this help...?

By trimming back all that foliage, Dr. Sears reduced the amount of surface that could serve as a wind trap, reducing the chance for damage from high winds...

Let me ask you this...

What can YOU trim back in your life that might serve as a trap for destructive winds that could come your way?

How about trimming back on letting negative emotions control your thinking or cutting back on the amount of unhealthy snacks you are consuming...

pruning just one or two negative things from your life can potentially save you from a bad storm down the road...

but there's only ONE catch...

be sure to start trimming well before the storm arrives at your door!

Be well,
Ellen

P.S. If it's your weight that needs trimming, take a look at Dr. Sears special
Body Transformation Package,
only for my readers.

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Blogging with iPhone

This is my first blog post from my iPhone, using Typepad's app. Easy to use, too.

Uh-oh...I'll bet this will get addictive real fast!

Simply Successful Secrets

I was tagged by Hueina Su at Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul to participate in an experiment started by Aaron Potts called Simply Successful Secrets (get details here).

Aaron's rule is to write about the top 5 to 10 things we do almost everyday to be successful. These can be things we do every day or at least 4 to 5 times per week. I need to link back to Aaron's original post and also link back to the person who tagged me. In this way, we can share our secrets of success with our readers as well as with the readers of all the other bloggers who participated. In addition, we are supposed to *tag* as many bloggers as we like to participate in this experiment.

Here are  my Simply Successful Secrets (in no particular order):

1. Go beyond my comfort zone...I do this regularly. Right now, I'm involved in launching a very big project, a wellness teleseminar series called EveryDay Qi and I've had to really step out there in a big way to go after the people I wanted as speakers...but you know what? It paid off!

2. Begin and end my day with a sense of appreciation and gratitude for all that I have in my life. This is basic.

3. Notice and appreciate the natural world. There is abundant evidence that being in Nature is good for you...physically, mentally and spiritually. Just five minutes of sunshine in the morning can set up a good mood for you for the rest of the day. Think how that could impact your work!

4. Begin my day using Mark Joyner's awesome system to productivity, Simpleology Mark's system has made a huge difference in my productivity. And best of all, it's free to sign up!

OK, that's it for now...I'd like to tag:

Maryam Webster
Suzanne Falter-Barns
Andy Wibbels
The Blogsquad  (Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff)
Kim George
Seth Godin

Ok...gotta go!

Teleseminars That Sell: 3 Keys to Success

Teleseminars are used by nearly all of the highly visible internet marketing gurus today, both to increase sales and to develop a cordial and friendly relationship with their lists. Yet surprisingly, the average internet marketer overlooks this vitally important tool, preferring to stick with familiar but costly pay-per-click ads or time consuming article research and writing. In fact, most of the successful internet marketers out there will rarely advise you to add teleseminars to your marketing mix, perhaps because they want to keep this super-effective tactic to themselves!

The benefits of teleseminars include the ability to deliver valuable information to your clients and prospects for free or as a paid class, as well as the ability to record your teleseminars and provide them as bonuses in exchange for a newsletter sign-up or to actually package and sell them as a product.

Like many internet marketers, you may be confused about what it takes to start doing your own profitable teleseminars. In reality, there are only three simple things you must "get" in order to be successful with teleseminars. In part two of this post, I'll reveal those three things.

Teleseminars That Sell (Part Two) 3 Keys to Success

In reality, there are only three things you must *get* to be successful with teleseminars:

Get experience: as a participant. Attend as many teleseminars as you can, especially those that relate to your area of business. Pay attention to what works and what doesn't, as well as what you like and don't like about the teleseminar host's style, how they handle problems that arise on the calls and how they build (or don't build!) rapport with the audience.

Get educated: get started by taking a comprehensive course to get you up to speed, one that covers the basics such as bridge lines, handing common problems on your calls, how to record your calls, how to keep your audience engaged and so forth.

Get some experience: by getting a free bridge line, setting a date and time and then inviting your clients to attend. Provide them with great information then sell one of your products or services, related to your teleseminar topic, at the end of the call.

Once you start using teleseminars to make sales, you'll be hooked! And the more teleseminars you host, the more skilled you will become. Your sales will rise, along with your confidence. So don't wait. Add teleseminars to your marketing mix today.

Grow Your Business with Teleseminars: Part Two

In my last post, I wrote about the idea of using teleseminars to grow your business. Now, let's look at five specific ways that you can leverage the power of teleseminars:

1. Deliver quality free information to your customers by holding regular, customer only teleseminar events. Bring in a guest expert if you don't want to speak yourself. Bringing information like this to your customers will add exponential value to your services.

2. Hold paid teleseminar events and charge your customers for attending. Of course, you must deliver premium content for paid events.

3. Record your teleseminars (both free and paid) and use them to attract customers. Offer a recording of one of your free calls as an enticement to sign up for your email newsletter.

4. Package a series of your paid teleseminars and sell as a digitally downloadable product.

5. Finally, use teleseminars to actually sell your products and services live and in the moment. Invite your customers, tell them about your product as well as give them good information. Then sell your product at the end of the call, using a time-limited offer to compel action.

Teleseminars are a great way to leverage the power of technology to bring you into a much closer relationship with your customers and clients. When customers hear your voice, they feel they know you and that they can trust you. And when your customers know, like and trust you, they will come back to you to do business again and again. So forget the expensive marketing solutions and grow your business using teleseminars. Once you experience the power of teleseminars you will wonder how you ever did business without this great business tool.

For mose information on getting started, get TeleSeminar JumpStart, a complete five hour downloadable course that will help you, quickly and easily, to host your own profitable and powerful teleseminars. Learn more at http://www.TeleSeminarJumpStart.com

Grow Your Business with Teleseminars

There are hundreds of ways to grow your business, from hiring a marketing expert to running expensive ads in trade publications. If you are in the early years of your business, chances are you don’t have spare capital to invest in costly strategies.

But there is a low-cost solution that can give you a powerful return on investment …in more sales closed and in better relationships with your clients. When you choose teleseminars to grow your business, you are able to tap into something that even the costliest of consultants can’t deliver…a personal and even intimate connection with your customer

Exactly how can you use teleseminars to grow your business? In my next post, I'll talk about five simple ways to leverage the power of this technology.

The party's over...

the Valentine's Party, that is.

You know what I mean...the faded flowers, that half-eaten box of chocolates...

I hope you took some time out from your business to do something special for that Very
Important Person...

you.

Yes, you!

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Without you, your business is incomplete and...

for many solo business owners, their absence would mean no business at all. So...

here's a question for you...

When was the last time you just sat back and relaxed...

even for a half hour?

All the latest research says that even a short relaxing break from your usual routine can increase...

not only your productivity and your energy, but can even boost your immune system as well!

==> MarketingQi/Sanctuary

Valentine's Day may be over...

but you can give yourself a relaxing getaway anytime you like...

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and best of all, you don't have to leave your home or office to enjoy it!

Get Known Now!

We had a superb call with Suzanne Falter-Barns tonight...

and, true to her generous self, she gave away a fantastic bonus to our Marketing Qi members...

her Platform Jumpstart Kit, which is jam packed with valuable,
practical information you can use to...

Get Known Now! You can pick up your fr.ee kit here:

==>  Platform JumpStart Kit  

Suzanne answered questions galore from many people who  were on the call, so if you missed
it...

if you registered, you'll get a link to the recording in the next day or so. If you didn't register, it's not too late. Go sign up now at:

==> Marketing Qi

Also, check this out...

Suzanne is making available a fr.ee download of her best-selling book, How Much Joy at

==> Joy!

Have fun,
Ellen

Ellen Britt, PA, Ed.D.
Founder-Marketing Qi Intensive
Marketing Qi

old movies, Bogey and you...

Remember that old song,
*As Time Goes By* from
the classic movie, Casablanca?

Sure you do...it goes like this...

*You must remember this,
a kiss is still a kiss...*

But...do you remember
the rest of the song?

The part that says,
*This day and age we're
living in is cause for...

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apprehension...with speed
and new invention...

We must get down to earth
at times...*

Well, the song may be
slightly out of date but
time is still speeding by...

directly toward Milana's
final ACCPOW Telesummit...

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in one  short week, January
22-31, 2007.

Go check it out and grab your
fr.ee copy of Milana's report
*Top 12 Ways to Gain Leverage
in Your Coaching Business* plus...

Milana's *47 Best Tips for Building
and Managing a Successful Coaching
Business...

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Don't let time pass you by...

Here's looking at you kid,
Ellen

Ellen Britt, PA, Ed.D.
Founder-Marketing Qi Intensive
www.MarketingQi.com