Smart professionals know the importance of their e-newsletters or ezines. It’s been said that building up a database of subscribers is one of the essential keys for getting business online.

But you can’t communicate without subscribers, and you can’t build up a list of subscribers without delivering a consistent, quality newsletter that has value. When you do, your readers will stay subscribed and end up hiring you for services, or buy other informational products.

This Thursday, Dec. 8 I am teaching the basics of e-newsletters and ezines to a group of professionals through the Business Building Center. You can sign up for free by using this link: http://www.businessbuildingcenter.com/teleclasses.htm.

The Business Building Center has all sorts of useful resources for starting and running a successful business, for coaches, consultants, and other small business owners. Steven Fairley, who wrote Getting Started in Coaching and Travis Greenlee are the two entrepreneurs behind the Center.

You are invited, no fee, just register to get the phone number. It’s at 2 p.m. ET, or 11 a.m. for us folks in California and other parts west…

This Wednesday, Dec. 8, you are invited to our
Conversation with Experts
teleseminar at 8:30 pm ET

James Roché, The Info Product Guy

The Inside Secrets to Creating Great Info-Products

If you are an entrepreneur who is tired of slaving away, trading dollars for hours then join us for a one-hour Conversation where the “Info product Guy”, James Roché reveals the inside secrets to creating great info-products.

The fastest way to get off that treadmill and establish yourself as the preferred expert is to skyrocket your passive income (and prestige) by creating highly profitable e-books, audio programs and workbooks. But most entrepreneurs haven’t got a clue where to start. You’ll learn: How to select the right topic; how to develop content fast; how to pick the right price point; the biggest mistakes you can make and how to avoid them, plus much more.

Register: www.ConversationsWithExperts.com

Conversations with Experts: How to Build Your Business On and Off-line Hosted by Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff.

Conversations with Experts is sponsored by Build a Better Blog System: www.BuildaBetterBlogSystem.com

Wednesday, Nov. 30 our guest expert will be Tom Evslin, Hackoff.com
8:30 p.m. ET

Blooks – More choice for readers; more opportunity for authors

Book publishing is undergoing the same Internet-induced disruptive change in marketing, promotion and distribution that has confounded the traditional music industry. Readers benefit from increased choice and online access to content including fiction; authors will benefit from reduced barriers to publication.

Blogs are both a new distribution platform for fiction and a new marketing and promotional channel. Although some readers will always prefer a book they can hold in their hands, online books can have interactive features which traditional books don’t – including reader interaction, subscription via email or RSS feed, and linked online support material.

hackoff.com: an historic murder mystery set in the Internet bubble and rubble is written by Tom Evslin, the exCEO of an Internet company who is a well-known blogger. The blook (book on a blog) includes a faux company website, an online store, a wiki, and a user forum. Although the book will have a hard-cover edition, the Internet is its first distribution platform and the basis for its publicity campaign.

To learn more about Tom Evslin and his history in the evolution of the Internet, go here.

To learn more, be our guest at our weekly free teleseminar:
Register: www.ConversationsWithExperts.com

Conversations with Experts: How to Build Your Business On and Off-line Hosted by Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff.

Conversations with Experts is sponsored by Build a Better Blog System: www.BuildaBetterBlogSystem.com

Martin Wales from 1ShoppingCart.com joins us for a Conversation

This Wednesday’s Conversation with Experts is with Internet Expert Dave Taylor. He will share with us the inside scoop on what you need to know and do so that people can find you on the Web.

Dave Taylor, AskDaveTaylor.com Wed. Nov. 2, 8:30 p.m. ET

Growing Your Business with Google

The world of business has changed in the last decade and success is no longer guaranteed through a large marketing and advertising budget. Instead, we’re moving into an era that will be characterized by survival of the most findable.

That has profound implications on how you do business, far beyond just simple Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Industry expert and best-selling author Dave Taylor will explain how things  have changed, why they’ve changed, and what it means for you and your business.

The call is free, every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET, but you should register to get the call-in info at www.conversationswithexperts.com.

Conversations with Experts is sponsored by The Blog Squad, Denise Wakeman and I, and the Build a Better Blog System.

Who are the Experts You Want to Hear From?

As you may know, we — The Blog Squad — host weekly Conversations with Experts every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.  We’re in the planning stages for 2006 and we are inviting you to complete a short survey — only 6 questions — about who you would like to hear interviewed, your burning questions about business building, and how we can better serve you.

You can take the survey here:

http://snipurl.com/CE_Survey

As our ‘thank you’ gift, we are giving you exclusive access to our presentation on ‘What the Heck is a Blog?  4 Reasons Every Business Should Start Blogging Now’ (a $47 value).

Survey:
http://snipurl.com/CE_Survey

Thanks in advance for your time and attention to our survey.

Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff
The Blog Squad

Conversations with Experts is sponsored by Build a Better Blog System.

I’ve worked with Bud now for probably three years, maybe more. He’s a great guy, very knowledgeable, yet so down to earth that in the management consulting field he’s earned the moniker The Common Sense Guy.

This Wednesday, Bud will be our featured expert on the Conversations with Experts teleseminar series. Here’s what you’ll learn:

The Common Sense Guy’s Advice For Building and Running a Profitable Consulting Business
Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 8:30 p.m. ET

Guest Expert: Bud Bilanich, BudBilanich.com and CommonSenseGuy.com

Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy, has been in business as a solopreneur since 1988. He is a management consultant, executive coach and keynote speaker. Bud will share how he coached himself using the ideas in his book "4 Secrets of High Performing Organizations":

• Clarity of purpose and direction
• The sincere Commitment of everyone in the organization
• Skillful Execution of the things that matter
• Mutually beneficial Relationships with important outside people

Bud has used these principles to create a successful and profitable consulting, coaching and speaking business.

Bud will provide specific examples of what he did, how he did it, and answer your questions about how you can build a successful and profitable business. Bud will send a copy of his book to the first 10 people who register for this conversation.

A management consultant, keynote speaker, executive coach and author specializing in "Common Sense Solutions to Tough Business Problems", Bud Bilanich’s pragmatic approach to business, life, and the business of life has earned him the title The Common Sense Guy, and made him one of the most sought after speakers, consultants and executive coaches in the USA! Dr. Bilanich’s work focuses on improving the performance of individuals, teams and entire organizations. Bud is Harvard educated, but has a no-nonsense, common sense approach to his work that stretches back to his roots in the steel country of Western Pennsylvania.

Register: www.ConversationsWithExperts.com.

Conversations with Experts: How to Build Your Business On and Off-line Hosted by Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff.

Conversations with Experts is sponsored by Build a Better Blog System.

The Blog Squad Goes Live at the International Coach Federation Conference in San Jose.

If you’re a coach and are going to ICF conference in San Jose Nov. 9-12, here’s an opportunity to get your voice heard at the conference and over the Blogosphere.

The Blog Squad will be at the Conference and we’ll be blogging on our new blog at The Blog Squad Live!  We’re looking for 4-5 coaches who would like to be guest bloggers on the blog.

We’re looking for blogger coaches who will commit to blogging about the conference before, during and after — reporting on your experience and observations about the conference.

What do you get?  Lots of great exposure for you, your business and your blog, of course.  You’ll get a link from our blog to your blog. Your posts will be categorized by your name and we’ll be promoting this blog/event heavily over the next few weeks before the conference.

Interested?  Contact Denise and Patsi ASAP.  Send us a link to your blog and tell us why you want to be a Blog Squad Guest Blogger during the ICF Conference. Send an email.

See you in San Jose!

P.S.  If you’re not going to be at the Conference and you know coaches who are attending and may be interested in this opportunity, please let them know.  Thanks!

Dan Janal, Great Teleseminars
How to Build Your Business with Teleseminars

You won’t want to miss Wednesday evening’s Conversation with Expert Dan Janal on Teleseminars. As many readers know, since starting the weekly teleseminar series in April 2005, Denise and I have grown the number of people we are reaching to extraordinary numbers. We are giving away valuable information on how to grow your business both on and off line. Teleseminars are an easy to use and powerful tool that any professional can learn to use.

But like anything, there are a few tips you need to know before going off and trying to do one.

Teleseminars are today’s hottest tool to build businesses and sell more products and services. Many coaches, authors, consultants and small businesses use several different tactics to build their businesses with teleseminars with great success. The technology is easy. The marketing can be simple. The payoffs can be great.

From the comfort of your home or office, you can produce teleseminars and build your business at almost no cost; and create products you can be proud of for less than $200. In this fascinating conversation, you’ll learn: the two major business models and when to use each one; pricing strategies that can make or break your business; how to get people to come if you don’t have a big list, and much more.

Please join Denise Wakeman and I for this informative and free call. Register at http://www.customizednewsletters.com/CE/cesched.htm.

Sponsored by The Build a Better Blog ebook and services, and the Blog Squad.

This Wednesday, join Patsi and Denise as they have a conversation with Denise Kotula, DK Strategic Consulting, Inc.

Seal the Deal Quickly and Make More Money:
The Unbelievable Power of Business Referrals

How much business are you losing every year because you don’t stay in touch with clients and prospects? How many more clients could you easily obtain if you actively cultivated referrals from people who already know and trust you?

The fact is the average business person leaves 60 percent or more of their business on the table because they don’t have a marketing system in place to maximize the value of existing and emerging relationships. Referrals are prospects that have been pre-sold on you by someone they trust. But too few business professionals actively cultivate referrals.

In this conversation, learn how to maximize the value of your database and leverage the good name you’ve made for yourself in order to actively attract business by referral. You will learn a simple-to-use marketing system that will help you build productive business relationships, create client loyalty, generate referrals, and boost your bottom line.

Conversations with Experts: how to build your business both off and online is a weekly teleseminar sponsored by the Build a Better Blog System and Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff.

To register (free), click here: you will get the teleconference number to call in and join the conversation.