More bloggers are being picked up by book publishers. An article on the Delaware Online news journal called Bloggers use publishers to spread their words mentions several new books out this year that are based on blog entries.

This reinforces our Blog to Book Project launched June 15. We have 30 authors working their way through a self-paced private blog tutorial. Assuming participants follow the program and post daily, they will have enough material to publish an ebook in 90 days. Some will get their book published in either hard or soft cover editions. Others will opt to publish in digital form only.

The Project is open enrollment since you work at your own pace, so come on and join us!  It’s an amazing group of people so far, who’ve chosen to go on this journey. 

If you’re not sure about using a blog to write your book, check out our free Blog to Book 7 Step Mini-course and get a taste of how you can make this system work.

Even independent professional service providers can and should have shopping carts on their web sites. E-Commerce isn’t just for big retailers. If you’re a professional and provide services to others, you have a wealth of information. Some information can be packaged into articles, white papers, ebooks and telecourses.

Besides giving away your knowledge in the form of ezines & blogs, consider selling informational products. Some people want to sample your knowledge before they will call you to hire you for consulting or coaching.

But, like any big retailer, you must make the buying process easy. Let’s face it, people make snap decisions and vote with their wallets. Are you set up for online sales? It’s easier than you think with today’s software available at prices most independent professionals can afford.

Here is a series of 4 free teleclasses to teach you how to set up a shopping cart for your business, no matter how large or small your products are. Denise Wakeman is teaching the basics of ecommerce. For details, go to www.biztipsblog.com.

How to Write, Format & Distribute an Ezine that Gets Results

Yes, we’ve done the research for you. Now you can save time and energy by reading this 7 part series to learn everything you’ve always wanted to know about ezines:

How to format them, send them, write valuable content, and most importantly, how to get RESULTS!

There is a lot that goes into creating and publishing an ezine that gets results for your professional services business. We are experts so let us share what we’ve learned with you in this mini course.

Then, if you want to know more, buy the ebook, Secrets to Successful Ezines and learn the details. Or, sign up for the free minicourse and get 7 lessons delivered to your inbox over two weeks.

We’ve interviewed hundreds of professionals on how they grew their ezine from 50 to 20,000 subscribers and more over a few short  years. You would spend hours online to find their ezines and learn their histories. We’ve compiled them here inside the ebook.

Learn from the successes- and mistakes- of others.

This is the introduction to the 7-part series of lessons. There are 7 more articles coming with excerpts from the ebook Secrets of Successful Ezines.

Hope you get a lot out of our research on ezines. If we can help you in any way with your writing, formatting and publishing of your ezines,  let us know.

Patsi Krakoff

Elge Premeau

Customized Newsletter Services

Do you want to learn how to create a good coach ezine that gets results?

Just tell me how bad you want it and I will give you free access to the four session teleclass on Effective Newsletters & Ezines! Why would I do this? Because I want to get more participants in order to make this a better class.

I have two spots left to fill this teleclass, and if you want to come for free, just email me. You can also nominate a worthy colleague. We start Wed. Nov. 17 at 8 pm. That’s tomorrow, so don’t wait.

This class is being audio recorded and transcribed. I will take you through these four classes and include important articles and work sheets so that you create or improve your ezine by the end of class Dec. 15.

Here is the class format:

Class one: Nov. 17: Overview, why you need an ezine
                             Work sheet for ezine decision points

Class two: Dec. 1:  Content is king!
                             How to creat good content
                             Using OPC (Other People’s Content)

Class three: Dec. 8: Formatting, text, PDF & HTML
                              Distribution issues

Class four: Dec. 15:  Calls to Action
                              Getting results
                               Building numbers, subscribers
                               Driving traffic
                               The wave of the future: Blogs

So, if you’ve ever wanted help with your ezine, this is the way to get it. These two last spots are scholarships open only to those who can’t afford or who don’t want to pay the fee, AND who are serious about creating a successful coach ezine.

If you can afford it and want to register, go here: http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=109267

This will take you to the Teledevelop.com web site. Scroll down to the class Effective Newsletters and Ezines and register for $97. (These class dates are listed incorrectly, the class goes until Dec. 15, skipping the week of US Thanksgiving.) The e-book, Secrets of Successful Ezines is included when you pay and register for the class.

Act quickly, because these two spots won’t be left after today: email me now!

Here’s to your success!

Patsi

Almost last chance to sign up for the teleclasses on creating Effective Coach Ezines! You get a free copy of my new e-book, Secrets of Successful Ezines, with pages on creating great content, good formatting and distribution resources.

And four classes will cover the good, the bad, and the terrific for creating or improving an ezine that gets clients to contact YOU!

There are templates and samples ezines, plus over 50 interviews with coaches who have created successful ezines with over 10,000 subscribers!

Here is what two reviewers are saying about the book Secrets of Successful Ezines:

"Relationship marketing is about creating visibility and offering exceptional value to current and potential clients. A professional website and e-newsletter are two of the most important components of an effective coaching practice business development strategy. Patsi Krakoff’s e-book can show you how to create a state of the art coach Ezine that your clients will love and that will help your business thrive.She has done a terrific job of creating a complete Ezine resource that will be invaluable to coaches.

Patsi Krakoff’s ezine e-book for coaches is a gem! She has put her heart and soul and boundless energy into doing your homework on Ezines for you.  It is jam packed with great ideas, practical tips, helpful resources, and just about everything you will need to know to create and distribute an Ezine.

Creating an Ezine can be fun and can help your business grow exponentially. Patsi,  warmly and with humor coaches you through changing your mindset about the work it takes to create a high content and personable online publication. She takes you through all of the steps to make the whole process easy and enjoyable. Patsi describes the process with great examples that will help you improve your existing Ezine or inspire you to get started creating one today. 

Patsi provided me with a number of practical ideas that I am going to implement immediately. My business has dramatically increased distributing my Working Resources Newsletter that Patsi helped me create. She can do the same for you. Clients love the valuable information that helps them improve their personal and professional lives.  Patsi’s Ezine e-book is a priceless resource!"

Dr. Maynard Brusman
Consulting Psychologist and Executive Coach
www.workingresources.com

"Secrets of Successful Ezines" is a resource you must have in your e-marketing toolbox.  Patsi Krakoff and Elge Premeau have created an incredibly detailed workbook and resource for coaches, and really any solo professional, to use to create and publish an effective ezine.  There are a lot of e-books out there about writing ezines, but this is the most comprehensive I’ve yet to come across in my 8 years marketing on the Internet.  Not only do you get a detailed plan and workbook for creating your ezine, you also get interviews with successful ezine publishers and samples of "the good, the bad, and the terrific" ezines that are being published.  To have this kind of access to successful coaches and samples of their work would cost you hundreds of hours of time to track down.  The value of this information alone is worth far more than the cost of the ebook.

Denise Wakeman, Chief Implementer
Next Level Partnership
http://www.biztipsblog.com

To sign up for the class starting Nov. 17, Wed. 8 p.m. ET, go here:

http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/adtrack.asp?AdID=109142

Class meets Nov. 17, skips week of US Thanksgiving, and continues on Wednesdays until Dec. 15. We guarantee you will have your ezine up and running and out the door by then! The class is $97 and includes the e-book for free.

Hope to "see" you on the class,

Patsi

P.S.

If you can’t attend, register and we will send you the e-book and audio recordings.