It’s not just the money I get for doing what I love, and I think many other professionals agree that part sure is great but it’s not the best.

The number one reason I love my business is time…having time for tennis in the mornings and sometimes evenings…having time to take yesterday morning off to celebrate birthdays with girlfriends…

It’s not that I work a 4 Hour Work Week like Tim Ferriss suggests we do. I put in my 40 plus some extra to read and learn. But it’s also the quality of the hours.

I spend my time reading, writing and researching, and then teaching what I know to others. I don’t spend my time doing things I don’t like to do, like cold calling, network meetings with people I don’t know, or trying to sell to people I don’t know.

The reason I’m so lucky is that I recognized early on that my time is precious and valuable. I decided that If I could be smart about marketing, then people would call me and I wouldn’t have to go out and find them and call them.

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If you’re like some of the clients we work with, you’ve probably complained about one of these 4 marketing problems:

• Problem #1: Not enough people know what you do

• Problem #2: Not enough people have heard of your business

• Problem #3: Not enough people are moved into action by your message

• Problem #4: Not enough people can find you

Branding and blogging may be two missing pieces to your marketing puzzle that can ramp up your marketing and really make a difference to your business. Quite frankly, I think branding and blogging solves each of these problems.

Denise and I know from first-hand experience: when we branded our company as The Blog Squad(tm) and used our blogs for business, we grew, and grew… and then grew some more!

Denise and I have joined up with Ruth Klein to work closely with a group of only 20 professionals who want to master branding AND blogging to make more money online. There are only 5 seats left, so act now: www.brandingandblogging.com.

We’ll walk you through a process to find an effective brand that really works for you, and then show you how to optimize your blog for business. Even if you’re new at blogging, you’ll want to know how to do this for naming and writing for your blog the smart way right from the start.

Branding & Blogging:  A four week tele-workshop brought to you by The Blog Squad and Branding Guru Ruth Klein

September 11, 18. 25, and October 2 at 2 pm PT (5 pm ET).

For details and to reserve your place:  www.brandingandblogging.com

Last night Denise and I joined Ruth Klein again for our second free teleseminar on Branding and Blogging – what we are naming as the missing link in 9 out of 10 businesses that are seriously under-branded. Close to 400 people were on the line.

You only have a few days left to join our tele-workshop; there are only 6 seats left since the group is limited to only 20 people. We are going to spend a lot of individual time working on finding great branding for your business, and show you how to leverage your blog. It starts Tuesday, September 11 and you can get info and register here: www.brandingandblogging.com.

In doing research on why many professionals were struggling to find clients and build revenues, we discovered some common mistakes. Here are 7 Deadly Branding Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make.

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It’s true: having a brand name that’s easy to say, easy to remember, and quickly connects people to what you do for a living makes your work and your marketing easy. Having a blog makes it even more easier to get known and get the kind of work and clients that make for a successful business.

Today, August 31, 2007, is the last day to get $100 off and the bonus consultations for joining The Blog Squad’s and Ruth Klein’s Blogging and Branding workshop starting September 11th. To get more information and register now, you should visit www.brandingandblogging.com.

It’s not always easy to find a great brand name, and there are some great action steps to help you find what will work for you. The Blog Squad(tm) is something we brainstormed with friends one day over coffee. While that’s one way to find your brand, there actually are more than 25 ways you can search and find clever names for you and your business. Join us for the 4 week teleseminar and find your own great brand.

You don’t want to miss this class today August 29, 2007. – our recent analysis of business blogs show that most are brandless or at least under-branded. That makes your marketing really hard and far less effective.

Learn how to get good results by combining branding with your blog.

Join The Blog Squad and branding guru Ruth Klein for the first ever teleseminar on Branding AND Blogging: what many experts consider to be the new ‘success secret’ of smart professionals and entrepreneurs with online businesses.

There is no charge to attend.

Branding & Blogging: The new ‘success secret’ of today’s smart professionals

A complimentary teleseminar brought to you by The Blog Squad and Branding Guru Ruth Klein

Wednesday, August 29, 2007
5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT)
No charge!

Register here. You’ll get the dial-in number and information about how to listen live online via simulcast, if you prefer.

This is a preview class to our 4-week workshop in September. Check it out at www.brandingandblogging.com.

Right on the heels of Lorrie Morgan-Ferreo’s free teleclass Monday night on copywriting, we’re giving our own free class on Branding and Blogging – the two missing ingredients to many online marketing campaigns.

You don’t want to miss this class on Wednesday – our recent analysis of business blogs show that most are brandless or at least under-branded. That makes your marketing really hard and far less effective.

Learn how to get good results by combining branding with your blog. Do these marketing problems sound familiar to you?

• Not enough people know what you do
• Not enough people have heard of your business
• Not enough people are moved to action by your message
• Not enough people can find you

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