I’ve attended the Social Media Success Summit from Michael Stelzner, Founder of the Social Media Examiner, in the past and it was filled with tips and strategies that will be well worth your time and money. I want to make sure that you know that, until Thursday April 14th, you can get your ticket for the 2011 Social Media Success Summit at 50% off.

This summit is entirely online. It’s all about how to fully integrate all aspects of social media into your business to attract more top paying clients, increase traffic, and improve your bottom line! Sessions include Facebook marketing, Twitter marketing, LinkedIn marketing, video marketing, analytics, blogging and more. B2B and B2C (and what I call P2P: people to people!)

Just look at some of the 1400 businesses that are attending: Honda, Microsoft, SAP, 3M, Mayo Clinic, Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Disney, Visa, Intuit, Warner Music Group, Party City, Yahoo!, Kraft Foods, Four Seasons Hotels, Carnegie Mellon University, Cardinal Health, Comcast and hundreds of small businesses!

For more information or to reserve your seat, click here: http://bit.ly/SocMediaSum2011

The summit includes 24 well-known presenters, including Jeremiah Owyang (Altimeter Group), Guy Kawasaki (author, Enchantment), Brian Solis (author, Engage), Frank Eliason (Citigroup), Erik Qualman (author, Socialnomics), Michael Stelzner (founder, Social Media Examiner), David Meerman Scott (author, Real-Time Marketing & PR), Jay Baer (co-author, The Now Revolution), Ann Handley (MarketingProfs), Mari Smith (co-author, Facebook Marketing), and experts from Boeing, Timex, Cisco, Intel and Verizon–just to name a few!

For more information or to reserve your seat, click here: http://bit.ly/SocMediaSum2011 – get bonus gifts worth over $1100. All webinar replays included! Plus, slides, transcripts and a private LinkedIn Group for incredible networking!

Each session is jam-packed with practical tips and ideas that you can easily implement. There is no fluff and no pitching. It’s just pure value. Be sure to take advantage of the half-price deal at: http://bit.ly/SocMediaSum2011

Our Blueprint for Social Media Success Series is a 9 power-packed training modules designed to explode your brand message across multiple social media platforms to reach the widest possible audience.

This exclusive easy-to-follow formula, creates an attraction-based brand presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin and these secret strategies are used by Fortune 500 companies to draw massive audiences to their brands. We know that because we consult with many of them.

Here’s what you’ll create from this webinar series:
1. A complete social media business blueprint that you’ll create as we lead you through the process. This document will be the foundation of your roadmap to success.

2. An engagement calendar with the what, when and why for every type of social interaction you’ll take to build your following.

3. A daily activities checklist for each of the top four social media platforms designed to help you post, tweet, update and publish in just minutes a day so you can get back to the business of creating your business.

4. A platform customization checklist with links to each and every app, tool and site we recommend you incorporate into your social media marketing.

5. A campaign evaluation checklist with metrics to help you make decisions about each and every campaign.

More from us soon.

What stops most people from using social media to attain their business goals?
1. Time
2. Money
3. Human Resources
4. An actionable, replicable plan

A few months ago, I partnered with two amazing women, Lisa McKenzie and Cindy Ratzlaff to create the Social Media Academy for Women. Our passion and expertise is helping women experts (coaches, consultants, speakers, authors) entrepreneurs and business owners, like you, harness the power of social technologies and strategic alliances to create meaningful and profitable connections, brand awareness and consumer/customer interactions.

True to our mission, and back by popular demand, we are hosting our last Preview Call on Tuesday March 29, 2011 at 8:30am Pacific / 11:30am Eastern. On this call you will learn 15 cutting-edge tips on using social media for your business (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Video Marketing), along with learning about creating a strategy and a social media plan that can transform your business results.

Don’t worry if you cannot attend live, we will be recording the call. But you must register fir st in order to get a copy of the recording.

Please accept my invitation to attend our Complimentary call on Tuesday March 29th at 8:30am Pacific / 11:30am Eastern. To sign up or for more information click on the link http://bit.ly/ComplementaryCalls

The Blueprint for Social Media Success Series class begins the first week of April.  It’s a 9 power-packed training modules designed to explode your brand message across multiple social media platforms to reach the widest possible audience. This exclusive easy-to-follow formula, creates an attraction-based brand presence on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Linkedin and these secret strategies are used by Fortune 500 companies to draw massive audiences to their brands. We know that because we consult with many of them.

Here’s what you’ll create from this webinar series:

1. A complete social media business blueprint that you’ll create as we lead you through the process. This document will be the foundation of your roadmap to success.

2. An engagement calendar with the what, when and why for every type of social interaction you’ll take to build your following.

3. A daily activities checklist for each of the top four social media platforms designed to help you post, tweet, update and publish in just minutes a day so you can get back to the business of creating your business.

4. A platform customization checklist with links to each and every app, tool and site we recommend you incorporate into your social media marketing.

5. A campaign evaluation checklist with metrics to help you make decisions about each and every campaign.

Preferred Pricing for The Daring Woman Community: As a token of my appreciation for your involvement in The Daring Woman Community, I would like to offer you the entire Blueprint for Social Media Success Series at the preferred pricing of $297.00(a $100 savings from the early bird pricing). Click on this link to register for the series at the Preferred Price. http://bit.ly/RewardPrice

Turn your WEBSITE into a 24-7 money maker

When millionaire entrepreneur mentor Ali Brown first started her ezine years ago, she was one of only a handful of women who were joining the Internet marketing movement. Ali would hang out with a lot of the Internet marketing guys, and they would say things, like “Oh, isn’t she cute with her little ezine, treating her readers like friends.”

Ali knew that some of them thought it was even girly that she was trying to build a relationship with her readers.   Now, the joke’s on most of them who have disappeared into the ether. As the CEO of what is today a multimillion-dollar enterprise, Ali will tell you from experience that it’s relationships that build businesses. It’s something that women are great at naturally 

And it’s something that can make you a LOT of sales on your WEBSITE.

The MOST important factor to build a relationship on your website is your content, and on Tuesday March 29 , you can learn how to do this on a brand new, complimentary teleseminar Ali’s hosting with content strategist and pro copywriter Lisa Manyon.

It’s called “Web Sales Secrets: FIVE Must-Have Elements to Turn Your Website into a List-Building, Money-Making Engine,” and it’s happening Tuesday, March 29 at 8pm (ET) / 5pm (PT)

Combined, Lisa and Ali bring nearly 40 years of marketing and copywriting experience to the table. So, if you’re looking to get clear on your website, your messaging, and your overall web strategy, then sign up for the    complimentary call here:  https://alibrown.infusionsoft.com/go/websalessecrets/Francine

Disclaimer:  Yes this an affiliate link ! I only support people and programs I personally believe in and can vouch for.  Since I have worked with both Lisa Manyon and Ali Brown  I proudly support them and can vouch for their work. 

Here’s what you’ll learn on this free, one-hour call:

*The FIVE elements your site MUST HAVE to build relationships and get more sales

*The TWO key reasons business owners fail to create PROFITABLE websites

*When you should and SHOULDN’T listen to your web designer

*Lessons from the duo’s ad agency days and their copywriting journeys that will help you market more powerfully, now

*Details on Ali and Lisa’s brand new, “24-7 Web Sales” telecourse that will walk you through this process, A-Z

In the last few days alone, over 1,400 people have already grabbed their spots for this call! So if you haven’t yet, don’t miss out on this information that is VITAL to a profitable website.

Grab your spot here now – you’ll thank me later -:)!https://alibrown.infusionsoft.com/go/websalessecrets/Francine

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P.S. On the content-rich call, Lisa and Ali will also share full

details about their complete “24-7 Web Sales” telecourse. I know

that many of you have been waiting for a step-by-step website

course like this, and you’ll love what these ladies have in

store for you. But first, grab your spot for the complimentary

call here now:

https://alibrown.infusionsoft.com/go/websalessecrets/Francine

EVENT IS SPONSORED BY ADOBE AND MITEL NETWORKS

Join me at the upcoming Engage | Collaborate | Commune Virtual Xpo – this upcoming online only event goes live Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011  starting at 8am Pacific/11 am Eastern sponsored by Adobe and Mitel Networks.

Speakers: Francine Allaire, Manager Partner of the Social Media Academy for Women will present “Building Customer Relationships Using Online Solutions”

Keynote: Paul Butcher, President & COO of international telecom giant Mitel, will address “The Impact of Advances in Unified Communications on How Business Engages With Customers.”

Erik Larson: Meeting the Needs of Business For More Engaging Customer Experiences Sr. Director of Product Management and Strategy, Adobe

and many more speakers…

For more information or to register, please go to: http://events.unisfair.com/index.jsp?eid=1028&seid=30

It’s free to attend this major event without ever leaving the comfort of your computer. If you’ve never attended a virtual trade show, you’re in for a treat. Mark you calendar for 2.22.11 and come together with us without leaving your chair:
– enjoy a top lineup of speakers via live webcasts
– visit interactive trade show booths with live presenters
– attend expert break out sessions in real-time chat
– meet and network with other attendees and linkup via social media
– fill your virtual briefcase with a downloadable library of useful content

Audience: Business leaders, marketing, sales, information, financial, Web strategy, creative and customer interaction executives, solution providers and strategic consultants.

Goal: By adopting an Engage Collaborate Commune strategy business leaders can successfully focus their employees and partners on productive management and delivery of customer satisfaction. Enable your sales channel to engage customers via real-time video. Build retention communities linked up to social media. Learn about infrastructures, solutions, virtual spaces and applications that are ready now to make your company more competitive and more profitable.

For more information or to register, please go to: http://events.unisfair.com/index.jsp?eid=1028&seid=30

Free to attend. No travel time. No travel expense. All Together Now. Register now at Engage | Collaborate | Commune Virtual Xpo
Produced by 247xpo in association with the Web Customer Collaborative at LinkedIn.
Follow us on Twitter:  @247xpo

Social Media Academy for Womenis proud to be associated with Harlequin Enterprises and we invite you to Join Harlequin Enterprises during their Editorial Week – November 1st through November 5th: So You Think You Can Write!

Does your imagination run wild with vivid characters? Have you ever dreamed of becoming a USA TODAY bestselling author? Well, their editors want to make those dreams come true. They are hungry to find talented new writers for Harlequin Books. Through podcasts, blogs, and discussions with their expert editors and current authors, they’re going to help you understand the appeal of the romance genre.

And there’s a special daily challenge with feedback that will give some great insights into crafting the perfect story.

Come by to hone your skills and get started on the path to publication. So you think you can write? Here’s your chance to show them!

For more information or to register: http://harlequinblog.com/so-you-think-you-can-write/

Our gift to you.  Please find enclosed the replay of
Tuesday’s call.  It is packed with tips and strategies about Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. We trust that you will find
the information to be of value and make the decision to
implement a few tips that could make a difference in your
business. 

Have questions – Post them on our Facebook Fan
Page at: http://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaAcademyforWomen.
will be happy to answer them.
 
To listen to the replay, click this link:
http://AttendThisEvent.com/?eventid=15448386
 
How much is your basic, inactive or non-existent Social
Media presence costing you every day?
 
Do you have a strategy to monetize your social media
activity? To monetize any form of marketing you MUST have a
solid roadmap and strategy, be recognized as an expert in
your field and understand how to build rapport with your
market to convert a social conversation into a discussion
about how you can solve a customer’s problems.
 
Want to learn more about how you can use Social Media
Marketing to Revolutionize your business?  If you aren’t
yet Engaging, Integrating & Leveraging social media to amplify
your brand equity & increase your circle of influence,
you’re loosing money & market share every day.
 
After completing the strategy series, you’ll be armed with a
clearly documented strategy you can easily follow on a daily
basis with action points, to do lists and goals. This
blueprint keeps you on track towards building strategic
alliances, your community and brand awareness.

What does this mean for you? You will have more people excited about
your company, products or services who are willing to do
business with you and to talk about you to their community
and friends.
 
Please remember that the deadline for the early-bird
specials is Sunday, October 24th.  You can sign up for the
entire Social Media Strategy Series (best value) or for each
individual series on Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
http://www.socialmediaacademyforwomen.com/social-media-strategy-series/social-media-strategy-series/
 
Our trainings are held on the platforms, deep into the
profiles and pages teaching you the strategies to maximize
your visibility and connect with your target market.
 
Because we are using a more intimate platform, we are only
accepting 50 students.
 
Social Media Strategy Series is starting Tuesday October
26th until Tuesday December 9th.
 
Purchase the full Social Media Training series you will get
a total of 12 sessions:
 
Building your Social Media Foundation Blueprint
1 webinar class and 1 Q&A support call
 
Facebook training
2 webinar classes and 2 Q&A support calls
 
Twitter training
1 webinar class and 1 Q&A support call
 
LinkedIn training
2 webinar classes and 2 Q&A support calls
 
YOUR registration includes all of the following benefits:
 
- Participation in all the 12 live sessions 
- Unlimited access to video rebroadcast of each of the
training sessions for 12 months so you can review them over
and over to continue to learn at your own pace
- Your very own personalized Foundation Blueprint, which
you will customize as you learn

Invest in your business and in yourself
 
We are offering 12 class Training Series for Early-bird
special of $497 (that is 41% off the regular cost – This
special ends this Sunday, October 24th)
 
·    OR Choose the Payment plan – Start now with 3 easy
payments of $166.00 for a total of $597
 
If you are not using Social marketing in your business,
you’re losing money and market share every day – because
your competitors are.
 
Register Now at: www.SocialMediaAcademyforWomen.com
·    The earlier you get in, we can guarantee your space and
you’ll save money!
 
You are absolutely welcome to take any of these classes
individually but we highly recommend this 3-pronged approach
to Social Media for your Business. So you’ll know the how-to
and the strategies of the top three engaging platforms.
 
Please feel free to ask your questions or to connect with us
on our Facebook Page.
http://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaAcademyforWomen
 
We invite you to also follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/SMA4Women, we’ll follow you back!
 
We hope to “see you” in class.
 
Your Social Media Academy for Women Team
Francine Allaire, Lisa McKenzie and Cindy Ratzlaff

Ali Brown was there once too, until she created a genius online marketing system that made her a self-made millionaire and a recent member of the Ernst & Young 2010 Class of Entrepreneurial Winning Women.

Ali is the go-to woman when it comes to online marketing.

Ali Brown’s Online Success Blueprint System 2.0 (OSBS 2.0) will
navigate you through the fast-changing online world, guiding you
step-by-step until you have a solid foundation — your own
personal system — set in place for your business.

OSBS 2.0 has a TON of information in it. For starters, you’ll
learn:

* Online marketing trends for business
* Getting started with Word Press
* Build or makeover your Website so you actually make money
* Training DVDs, CDs, detailed manuals, a Blueprint poster
* And a LOT more.

Get the full scoop on OSBS 2.0 here
http://www.autowebbusiness.com/app/?af=747342

Right now, OSBS 2.0 is on sale for just $697 — this is a $300
discount off the regular price! And this special price is only
available for 7 days. After next Tuesday, Oct 12th, the price
will go up to its regular price of $997. I encourage you to grab
the savings now and take advantage of this special introductory
offer.

Get your Online Success Blueprint System 2.0 now for just $697

http://www.autowebbusiness.com/app/?af=747342

Let Ali guide you in launching the 2.0 version of YOUR business.

Note:  I have used Ali’s Online Success BluePrint in the past and I’ve attended the Live Event.  I’m a proud Affiliate of Ali Brown because I believe in the quality and the relevancy of what she offers.

We hope you had the opportunity to join us live on Friday Oct. 22  for a rare online chat with Debbie Macomber to celebrate the publication of her latest novel, Call Me Mrs. Miracle, her upcoming movie which will air on Hallmark Channel on November 22nd, and her birthday.  Debbie and Paula her long-time editor and friend rocked the house!

There is still time for you to participate in the “Debbie experience” by signing up at http://www.MeetDebbieMacomber.com.  Once you sign up, we will send you the Replay and the Slides so you can relive the experience.

We will also receive the links you need to have an ongoing connection and conversation with Debbie by visiting  her websites, joining her Facebook Fan Page or by getting Debbie’s official iTune app.

A little bit about Debbie: From her humble beginnings and struggle to get published to the release of her newest book: Call Me Mrs. Miracle; Debbie’s story is an inspiration to us all. Dyslexic and the mother of four young children, she wrote her early books in her kitchen on a rented typewriter. She embarked on a five-year search to find a publisher who would buy one of her manuscripts.

Today, her popularity is worldwide with award-winning books have been translated into twenty-three languages. But in spite of all her successes, Debbie gets the most joy from personal correspondence and connections with her fans.

You too can believe in Miracles!

The event was Hosted by (my new venture!:))
Social Media Academy For Women

Sponsored by MIRA Books (a brand of Harlequin Publishing).

Do you have a book in you? 

Isn’t time you get your book done?

Do you know that a book in one of the most effective promotional strategy?

I’m planning on Writing My Book in a Weekend, this coming weekend. Will you care to join me?  

I have signed up for the Write-a-Book-in-a-Weekend Event this coming Saturday and Sunday, September 18 & 19, 2010 with my friend and colleague Donna Kozik.  

And if you sign up, please let me know as we will be writing partners for the weekend and we will keep each other accountable to getting our book done at last!:)

Whether you join us this weekend or not, here is some great information from Donna.  Enjoy!

Would you like to know the insider secrets about writing and publishing a book? Get them from this free audio: “5 Sizzling Strategies to Get Your Book Done on the Double” from Donna Kozik, a 2-time award winning author who has been featured in Women’s Day and Women’s World along with dozens of nationally-known newspapers and NPR Marketplace? You can get your free Insider Secrets audio here. https://donnakozik.infusionsoft.com/go/wab-writewithdonna/allairef

Writing a Book: 5 Places to Unstick Yourself
By Donna Kozik

There are many hurdles along the race to finishing a book meaning there are many places along the way where want-to-be authors can get hung up.

I know how it can be you have a good idea but aren’t sure where to go with it. Or maybe you have your thoughts together and just need to get them on paper. Perhaps you’re beyond that and have a first draft done, but you aren’t sure where to go to find editing and publishing professionals to make your book a reality. Here I address the issues that seem to hold writers up in getting their books done.

How do I get started? Make the commitment. There’s power in making the decision. One technique I have my clients do is create a “goal statement” and write a few paragraphs about why they want to write a book and how it will fit into their business and life. This serves as a touchstone for the whole process do it now.

How do I select my book topic? When you’re creating a big business card, your book topic should be centered on expressing your unique marketing message while giving your readers information they want to know. What do you find yourself explaining to prospects and customers again and again? What unique take you do you have about your industry or area of expertise? What is it about you and what you do that is different than your competitors? That’s what you write about. 

What’s the fastest way to getting my out of my head and on paper? Talk your book. For each chapter, create an outline of points you want to include, jot a few prompts underneath each point and then dictate your book. Have the dictation transcribed and you have a solid first draft of your masterpiece.

Should I find a traditional publisher or self-publish? If you’re looking to create your big business card, the answer definitely self-publish. Unless you’ve worked with a traditional publisher before, it’s tough to get their attention. Plus, after your work is accepted it can take up to two years or more before it appears on shelf. Finally, you’re still in charge of marketing your book, which leads me to?

How do I promote my book? Start locally by submitting news releases to area media. Don’t make it an announcing the publishing of my book release, but instead feature your book’s biggest selling point, which also features your expertise and a focused topic the media can latch on to. After that, go to the Net by submitting articles pulled from your book to ezines, sites and blogs that are a good match for your material. Remember to include a compelling bio box at the end with a link to your site.

How do I get on Amazon? Good news it’s super easy! Your book printer or publisher might do it for you, or you can do it yourself by joining the Amazon Advantage program here from the Amazon website. One of the chief requirements is your book’s ISBN if you have that, you’re golden.