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For those of you in Florida, I’m going to be speaking at The Prosperity Conference in West Palm Beach, FL on September 16 & 17.  Along with yours truly, some of the other speakers will include Jack Canfield (Co-Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul), Nancy Matthews (co-Founder of the Women’s Prosperity Network) and a few others.

My session is entitled:

“Is Your Business Social?  Learn how Social Media sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, & Now Google+ can get you more business.”

I’m going to be covering an overview on how to use social media sites to increase your business, get more customers, improve your customer service, and generally boost your overall business.  This is a session that you do not want to miss.

CLICK HERE for more information about the conference and to register.

Before I get into the coaching, let me start with the Volkswagon Bus and the Pimp Slap.

Many of you have heard of Frank Kern, he is without a doubt one of the top marketers in the world.  Right now, he is doing a very cool promotion where he is giving away one of his prize possessions, his classic 1963 Volkswagon Bus.  The best part is that to get your raffle ticket won’t cost anything.  just CLICK HERE to find out more on his Facebook Page.

Now on to the “Pimp Slap” topic. NO, I have not been out on the town.  I wanted to give you a heads up about a new WordPress plugin called “Geo Pimp Slap” that I am testing on some of my websites.  I can’t go into detail yet because this isn’t going to be available to the public until the first week of August, but in the meantime let me just say that it is pretty amazing.  How cool would it be to be able to add the geographically targeted data like city, state, or zipcode of your visitor directly into your website without any programming or technical knowledge?  Well, that is what this does.  This plugin is going to be dirt cheap (under $30) when it launches.  And, I’m going to be adding a very special bonus when I announce the launch that could easily help you create an additional stream of income for you, or a stream of leads for your business.  But, there will be more on this in a few days… There won’t be a lot of notice, so be ready for it.  You must be a subscriber to the MarketingBum News to get this special bonus, so make sure to sign up on the right side of this page.

OK, now on to Coaching.  I need to say that I was very amazed by something that happened this past week and want to use this opportunity to share a very interesting lesson with you.

As you know, last weekend I was at JVExpo in Orlando, which if you weren’t there, you missed a huge networking opportunity.  Deals were made right in the room by some top marketers like myself to help promote a wide array of new and growing products, services, and events.  Also, there were dozens of people who had products or even ideas for products who had the chance to connect with top marketing experts for help in developing their products.  I’m going to be working with a couple myself that you’ll be hearing about in coming weeks. This event was so HOT that almost everyone in attendance has already signed up for the next one which will be in Las Vegas in October.  I’ll get you the details as soon as it is firmed up.

Now, back to the coaching… When I originally mentioned JVExpo to you in my emails a few weeks ago, I added on a special bonus just for people who registered through my link.  I offered a 1 hour one-on-one coaching session (worth $500), all you had to do was email me with a copy of your receipt and once I verified that you purchased through my link, we would schedule the call.  Now, here’s the interesting part… out of all the people who registered through my link, only 1 has contacted me about scheduling the coaching call.

I don’t know about you, but I take every opportunity to learn and to grow my business.  And if I’m offered a free coaching session with a business person who has built multiple successful businesses, I would jump at the chance.  When something like this is in front of you, take it…

As a closing note for those who registered through my link, you have until the end of the day on Friday, July 29th, 2011 to contact me about scheduling you coaching session.  Don’t wait too long.

I just got back from a weekend seminar called “JVExpo” in Orlando, FL.  It was an absolutely amazing networking event and I had the opportunity to meet some really great people.  During the next few days, I will be sharing some more information from the weekend, but for now, I wanted to introduce you to an great guy named “Bill Walsh”.  He is a speaker, author, owner of a venture capital company, and much more.  His new book “The Obvious” is a must read.

The reason that I wanted to start the week off by introducing you to Bill is that he is going to be holding a webinar this coming Wednesday evening that I highly recommend you attend.  On this 30-minute Free Webinar, Bill Walsh reveals how super successful entrepreneur builds, develops and creates million dollar joint ventures.  Bill Walsh speaks all over the world about creating success and living your dreams! One of the companies in his program just hit over 2 million dollars per month in revenue and over 300,000 customers in less than one year!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER RIGHT NOW!
Remember, this Wednesday July 20th at 6pm Pacific (9pm Eastern)

Over the course of the next few days, I am going to sharing some more information that I learned at this event, and also introducing you to some new technology that I am going to be adding to my business.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I’m about to start a brand new challenge that I’m sure that you’ll be interested in.

To build some momentum for the release of my upcoming book “How To Blog For Profits“, I am looking for a select group of people who are interested in building a profitable online business for themselves.  So, what does this look like?

Well, I’m looking for 25 people to take a “60-Day Challenge”. During this “60-Day Challenge”, you’ll get access to my proven, tested Blog For Profits system. There will be daily emails from me to keep you on track in working the system. We’ll have weekly Q & A calls and unlimited email access to me, personally for the duration of the 60-Day Challenge.

The best part of the challenge is that it will be absolutely FREE for the participants, and in exchange for your testimonial at the end of the Challenge, you’ll receive a signed copy of the finished book when it is published.

Now, in case you didn’t catch it, the goal of the Challenge is to have you build a blog that is making you at least $1 per day by the end of the 60-Days.  Okay, so now I’m sure that you’re ready to get started, well, you can’t yet!

If you’re interested in joining the challenge, go ahead and fill out the contact form here on the site. Make sure to include all your contact information, and I will get back to you with the next steps.

This challenge will begin on July 1st, and will go thru the end of the summer.

I’m sure you’re saying to yourself, what good is $1 per Day? Well, if you can make $1 per Day, then you could make $10, $50, $100 or more each and every day!

And, as an additional bonus for the participants of the challenge, I will be providing a one-on-one, 1 hour coaching call with each of you (this is a $497.00 value) at the end of the challenge, to help you develop your business action plan to continue to grow your successful online business.

Now, go ahead and submit your information so that we can get started on July 1st.

The increasing popularity of social media networks like Twitter, FaceBook, LinkedIn and YouTube has created a new branch in online marketing. Many large companies, celebrities and politicians establish a social media profile in one of these social media networks to increase brand and name awareness and popularity.

In creating a social media profile for your company or website, you need to know first what you hope to achieve within each of the social media networks. In this way, you’ll be able to choose the correct platform for your marketing campaign as various social media networks present different results. For you to know what is the best social media network for you, here are the big 4 social networking sites and what they can do for you:

Twitter

Twitter is what is termed as a micro-blogging platform, now what is that?  Well it is pretty simple, Twitter lets you reply to the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less. It allows for you to engage in informal and witty communication with yourfollowers. Also, you can be followed by an unlimited number of people who are interested in what you’

Tweeting is a good way to build a company’s popularity and establish a strong consumer base. Make new product introductions and events amusing and build a “following.” One of the first companies to really utilize Twitter in a corporate setting was Zappos.com.  Most of the 1,500 employees of have a twitter account and they are constantly talking about what is going on within the company, its products, and more.  Also, they are searching for conversations with certain keywords to participate in.

Facebook

Facebook is a social network geared towards making families, friends, and groups of people stay connected. It has many applications that you can use to promote your website. You can post pictures, videos and urls for all of your “friends” to see. You can create groups that people can join and establish a page where people can indicate whether they like it or not. For maximum exposure, choose Facebook to create your social media profile.

While a standard FaceBook account is reserved for an individual, a business can create a “Fan Page” where they can talk about their business and communicate with their fans.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is the largest social network composed of professionals. This is the best way for you to establish a connection to your specific industry and build on your repertoire of contacts. If your website or company’s target market is professionals, then LinkedIn is the way to go.

Your LinkedIn profile is also your online resume. This site is the best social network for connecting with co-workers, business associates, clients, etc.

YouTube

YouTube is the largest video social network. It allows you to upload your videos for everyone to see. If you think your company has a visual side that is interesting and amusing, then YouTube is the platform for you. Creating a successful short video can become the first step towards success.   Essentially YouTube allows you to have your own public online TV station, with videos being searched, and viewed in the hundred of millions of views per day.

Additionally, people can subscribe to you videos and share them with friends thereby adding a viral component to this service.  And, it is also an inexpensive (free) way to host videos that you can easily put on your website or blog.  While you will have the YouTube logo on the video player, you have a no-cost way of putting your videos online.

In the modern age, where everything is available online and people Google something or someone before they make a buying or business decision, your social media profiles & information becomes a vital part of any marketing strategy.  Entries into most of the social networks are picked up in the search engines in a matter of minutes, and a twitter post can easily make it to the first page in a Google search by tomorrow.

Make sure that when you start working with your social media profiles that you keep your information consistent, accurate, and your entries compelling.  Many companies, even small businesses and entrepreneurs are opting to hire a professional social media consultant to help them get everything setup and also to maintain the information.  I’m going to be talking more about that is another post so look for it in the very near future.

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