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Speed Blogging in Action: Step 1 Pick a Problem

By Patsi Krakoff
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Speed-skater1 5:46 a.m. Ready, set, GO!

How do you speed up your blogging? Here are some ways I solved the blog writing problem this morning. Since I started a blog series yesterday, 6 tips for faster blogging, I already had step 1 figured out: Pick a problem.

How can I write 3 tips about this 1st step of blog writing?

(Sometimes this may take far too long, because of inner demons…. As reader M. Scott Schaffernoth commented, "Great tips for making what can be a daunting task much more approachable, especially for those who hate/fear writing.")

Sometimes what you face yourself as you write about your expertise can reveal an interesting perspective on a problem, and your readers may experience similar pain. Write about it. In this case, if your readers' pain is writing, then you've got great fodder.

6:00 a.m. Other times, you may not be sure what to say, so you'll need to do some quick research. Here's where to go, but be careful not to get lost and waste time.

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Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, Managing Your Ezine & Blog Tasks, Teleclasses & Seminars, Writing Great Blog Content

5 Things You Need to Know When You Blog
for Content Marketing Results

By Patsi Krakoff
Friday, January 8th, 2010

Question-mark-key-i How does content marketing with a blog turn into profits?

How do you turn readers into customers who buy or hire you?

How does participating in social media sites like Twitter and Facebook and LinkedIn get results in terms of new clients?

It's one thing to come up with fresh blog content that educates and entertains readers. It's another thing to sustain that energy that it takes to frequently post on your blog… especially if you're not seeing the money right away.

Stay on track with conversion goals by asking and answering these 5 questions each time you blog…

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Categories : About Blogs, Attracting Clients, Content Marketing, Pathway to Profits, Profit, Teleclasses & Seminars, Writing Great Blog Content

Beware Boredom, the Road to Mediocrity Lies Ahead

By Patsi Krakoff
Thursday, January 7th, 2010

My-tv By now you may have given up on setting New Year's resolutions… too many disappointed attempts at losing weight, or working out, or making big bucks… Broken promises to yourself can turn you off to goal setting, that's for sure.

Enough talk about woulda, coulda, shoulda, who cares? Don't worry, be happy! That's my advice.

And yet I can't help but take a peek at what worked last year, what didn't work, and make plans to more of the former and less of the latter. As it turns out, I had an excellent year, both financially, and in finding passionate fun in my work.

It's too easy to get caught up in work that pays the bills. I'm not saying you should only do what's fun…If you're not paying attention to where the passion lies, however, you may be on a fast track to mediocrity, boredom, and burnout.

In my opinion, we get bored when we have to do repetitive non-creative tasks that don't challenge us to think. But we can also get bored when we disengage from tasks because we don't like them, they're too hard, we aren't good at them… or we aren't seeing good results.

This is dangerous because if you're just blogging because you need to stick to a schedule, then you aren't blogging with a passionate message to deliver. You won't get good results. How could you?

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Categories : About Blogs, Coaching/Personal Development, Content Marketing, On Writing Better, Pathway to Profits, Profit, Teleclasses & Seminars

Dumb Excuses for Not Blogging…

By Patsi Krakoff
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

Big-head What do you tell yourself when you skip posting on your blog? Here are a few dumb excuses I've heard lately…

  • "I don't have time, I'll just use Twitter…it's faster."
  • "I'll do it as soon as I [fill in blank, get caught up with email, finish this project, make a phone call, clean out the cat litter box…]
  • "I'll blog as soon as I come up with a brilliant idea."
  • "Why bother, no one's commented in ages…"
  • "I'll blog as soon as I finish up my to-do list and get my desk organized…"
  • "I've got to eat first."
  • "I should work out first."

The reason these are lame excuses is because you and I both know they're all lies, lies, lies. I can say this because I've got a Ph.D. in making excuses and putting off things I don't like to do.

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Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, Teleclasses & Seminars, Writing Great Blog Content

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By Patsi Krakoff
Friday, January 1st, 2010

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Categories : About Blogs, Content Marketing, E-Books, How to...Tips, Online Marketing, Teleclasses & Seminars

Social Media: You’re Shouting Too Loud

By Patsi Krakoff
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Aggressive-blonde-business-woman-2 "More megaphones don’t equal a better dialogue."

This is a quote from Howard Mann, author of Your Business Brickyard, and I read it in an ebook just published by Seth Godin and Ishita Gupta. (You can get it online for free, What Matters Now.)

More participation on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn isn't going to make you a better person, or richer, or wiser. Well, you may get richer.  People are doing business through Social Media. But you gotta know how to do the dance.

My concern "over there" on Social Media sites, is there's too much chatter, and not enough meaning. It's the reason I got burned-out going to networking breakfasts and Chamber meetings. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find one or two Princes worth talking to. Oh, but when you find that Prince… 

I've figured out a few things that work on Twitter, etc. But I need to get better at this, because it's not going away, and it's getting more crucial to harness the marketing power of Social Media. I've got a card up my sleeve how I'm going to master this, so read on.

I've learned that there are definite steps to the social media dance. If you do the boogie while others are waltzing, you look like a jerk. And if you don't know the latest Hip-Hop moves, you can look like a real doofus trying to get anybody to talk with you.

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Categories : Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media Stuff, Teleclasses & Seminars

Conquer the 3 Social Media Monsters:
Clutter, Confusion, Chatter

By Patsi Krakoff
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Hungry-monster  Are these social media monsters a problem for you? The confusion, clutter and mindless chatter you find on some sites? As I told you yesterday, I lack clarity with what the heck I'm doing in social media. I mean, I have a few things down, but I don't really have a plan or a strategy.

From what I hear, the confusion, clutter and chatter is a problem for many other people too.

It feels like someone let the dogs out and the barking is so loud I can't think. I haven't written much about Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the likes because it leaves me feeling strangely inadequate and stupid.

Like maybe I should join some sort of 12 Step group for the Twitter-shy and Facebook-phobic. If you're like me, or maybe even worse, my friend Joan Stewart is going to help.

I'm interviewing Joan and her new expert partner Dr. Jeanne Hurlbert this Thusday, December 17, 2009 at 4 p.m. ET. Click here to register:

http://mixiv.com/vp/68753/19900

Please join me for a free teleseminar, you won't regret it. Joan and Jeanne will talk about:

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Categories : Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media Stuff, Teleclasses & Seminars

Social Media Fairies: They’re real and they’ve got solutions

By Patsi Krakoff
Monday, December 14th, 2009

Bulldog I hate to start the week with a rant, but I'm mad at social media sites for giving me too much to do. Yeah, I know, I could ask my V.A. to do some things for me, but that would require me actually knowing which specific things to tell him to do.

Grrrr…I'm just so frustrated with all this social networking stuff going on. Don't you hate the feeling of having 4 or 5 growling pit bulls in the closet, just waiting to be fed?

It's not like I don't appreciate Twitter. After all, complete strangers re-tweet what I have to say and are a major source of traffic to this blog. I got a $600 order from someone who found me through a re-tweet. So I know it's working and it pays.

It's that gnawing feeling that I'm not doing enough. Going over to Facebook sends pangs of guilt because I haven't answered friend requests in weeks. And I love friends, honest.

My stepmother told me to be careful what I wish for, but here goes:

I just wish the magic social media fairies would appear, give me a list of things I'm doing right, things I'm doing wrong, and give me some clear cut steps for getting the most out of social media.

(…sound effects of roaring thunder, grumbling skies, lightening and the clouds opening up…)

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Categories : Content Marketing, Online Marketing, Teleclasses & Seminars

My Knowledge Genie Teleseminar Update

By Patsi Krakoff
Friday, November 13th, 2009

Oops I type fast, really fast. I double check most links and numbers before hitting send or broadcast. Except yesterday…oops.

…sigh. I'm wiping the mud off my face. I'm rescheduling the call for Monday, November 16 at 4 p.m. ET with Milo Sindell. You can still register and get the recording. Heck, you can even come to the call and ask questions…this time I mean it… honest.

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Categories : Content Marketing, E-Books, How to...Tips, Online Marketing, Teleclasses & Seminars

Content Creation Made Easy, Interactive, and Affordable: My Knowledge Genie Free Class

By Patsi Krakoff
Friday, November 6th, 2009

Smoking-genie-lamp You may have heard the buzz about it already, My Knowledge Genie is a content creating wizard that will save you a ton of time and energy.

I don't promote products unless I see them as having really good value.  As soon as I set up a free account at MyKnowledgeGenie.com, I had to stop my fist from hitting my forehead too hard. This tool really is a genie.

I started a free trial last week, and I'm almost finished with a comprehensive ebook that includes chapters, checklists, definitions, learning reminders, and summary questions. I'll be publishing it soon, and selling it for $97. Cost for all this? $5/month hosting fees, nothing else.

If I wanted to create a free info product, I wouldn't need to upgrade my account. My "genie" would be completely free, yet hosted, created, formatted, and organized and published on their site. Easy as pie.

If you need to create and sell info products like ebooks, books, and training materials, don't miss this free teleseminar:

Join me on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 4 p.m. ET to take a virtual tour with founder Milo Sindell.

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Categories : Content Marketing, E-Books, How to...Tips, Online Marketing, Teleclasses & Seminars
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