The Publicity Hound, Joan Stewart, will be barking up our tree this Wednesday, April 12 at 8:30 ET on Conversations with Experts teleseries. There’s no charge for attending, but you do have to register, and if you can’t attend you can get the audio file.

And Joan is another example of someone who knows the value of a good label. She really knows how to ‘hound’ the key media people to bring you valued press, radio and TV exposure. Her weekly publicity tip newsletter even gives some good clean dog jokes! Here’s what you’ll learn from Joan this Wednesday:

Conversations with Experts
Joan Stewart
Wednesday, April 12, 8:30 p.m. ET

How to promote your expertise and generate thousands of dollars in free publicity–online and offline

The media flock to experts. They interview them. They put them on the covers of magazines and quote them in ezines. They feature them on TV shows like "60 Minutes" and "Nightline."

Joan Stewart, a.k.a. The Publicity Hound, is a publicity expert who will share the secrets of how to position yourself as an expert so the media start flocking to you too. Joan has accepted and rejected thousands of story ideas during her 22 years as a newspaper editor.

During this Conversation, you will learn:

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Ever on the prowl for learning new ways to improve on the Internet, Denise and I are flying in to Tom Antion’s Great Internet Marketing Retreat in Virginia Beach, VA on March 30 until April 3.

The Blog Squad will be sharing new tips for growing your biz online with you next week, thanks to Tom’s astute techniques and unbelievable energy. This guy must eat Energizer Bunnies for breakfast…

Here’s his latest site to show you his sense of humor: www.iamnotapoodle.com. Of course he’s the guy who also owns www.powerpointstinks.com! Tom has excellent resources for public speaking, and for learning online marketing.

So this blog may be on snooze, at least until we surface back up in Tom’s office and get connected sometime on Friday.

Get your lunch packed and your pencils sharpened. Dave Taylor and Steven Van Yoder start their 3 month, 5 part teleseminar on everything you need to know about Google to grow your business.

Starts Thrusday, March 30, 1:00-2:00pm Pacific Time (10 a.m. ET)
Register at www.howtogrowyourbiz.com

Steven Van Yoder, author, Get Slightly Famous

Dave Taylor, author of the best-selling Complete Idiot’s Guide to Growing Your Business With Google

What’s this all got to do with writing great ezines and blogs? Quite simply, anything you write and publish on the Web needs to be found by the people who want to read it. Mastering the art of Google and becoming search engine savvy means that your work will be seen and found more easily.

You can’t become a rock star by singing in the shower either. These two are experts on findability, so do yourself a favor and sign up now: www.howtogrowyourbiz.com.

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Blog to Book: You Can Have A Book Ready to Sell in 90 Days or Less

TeleClass with Tom Antion, Denise Wakeman, and Patsi Krakoff

8:00 PM Eastern time Thursday, March 9th

Here’s a message from our mentor, Tom Antion:

Can’t make it?  Don’t worry. The first 100 people to sign up get the CDs as part of the deal.

Denise and Patsi are the "Blog Squad". They are experts in setting up and operating extremely inexpensive blogs so your book can be written in little chunks that take only a few minutes a day.

You will learn:

=> How to set up an inexpensive blog in a matter of minutes . . .
blogs are cheap and powerful

=> How to use your blog to help you write your book automatically…in only a few minutes a day you will knock out what previously looked like an enormous undertaking.

=> How to use your blog to organize your entire project . . . no need to agonize over chapters and such.

=> How to have your blog visitors add content to your book. . .
1000 heads are better than one.

=> How to pre-promote your upcoming book in your blog . . . you can have people lined up to buy even before your book is done

…and much, much more.

Remember if you can’t make it to the live calls, the first 100 to register get the CDs and the shipping is on us.. Check out the details right away at:

http://www.antionteleseminars.com/UpcomingTeleSeminars.htm

Denise and I are getting more and more invitations to speak here and there about blogs and ezines. As the Blog Squad, we have a busy schedule in the coming weeks and months.  I thought it would be good to put our schedule out there in case there’s an opportunity for you to join us.

March 7 – Private teleclass for C.J. Hayden’s Coachpreneurs Circle Members
Topic: Ezine, Blog or Both? How to Maximize Your Message and Reach More Readers

March 9 – Tom Antion Interviews The Blog Squad (watch for your invitation!)
Topic: Blog Your Book:  The Easy Way to Write and Market Your Book

March 16 – Private teleclass for Kelly O’Neil’s FastTrack Business Mastery program
Topic: What the Heck is a Blog? 4 Reasons Every Professional Should Start Blogging Now!

March 30 – The Blog Squad interviewed by Master Coach Mike Jay

May 16-28 – The Blog Squad will be on two panels at the 2006 Publishing University in Washington D.C.
Wednesday: Why Every Book Needs a Blog with Debbie Weil
Thursday: Automatic Book Marketing on the Web…Fast and Easy with Suzanne Falter-Barns

June 2-4 – Presenting on blogs at Kelly O’Neil’s Uplevel Marketing Intensive in San Jose, CA.

The Blog Squad is available to speak to your group about blogs, newsletters and the Internet and why these tools are an important marketing aspect for every professional.  Contact Patsi or Denise to discuss how we can create a presentation to meet your group’s needs.