28 November 2010

PowerPoint Presenation Thoughts

2022-08-07T17:46:52-04:00November 28th, 2010|Speaking|0 Comments

In teaching many classes and speaking at lots of conferences and chapter meeitngs, I've become very aware of making sure that my PowerPoint presenations are beneficial and useful. The times I don't use them are when I speak for 20-30 minutes. I mean it will take longer to set up the computer then it will to do anything else. I use my presentation as my notes; although the audience doesn't realize it. Those notes "jog" my memory. Even 3 words = 10 minutes of talk. I don't make people think that I think they're stupid by reading stuff line by line. I use pictures when I can. No running things, floating things, etc. No font under

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19 November 2010

Is “FREE” killing your business?

2022-08-07T17:46:53-04:00November 19th, 2010|Pricing|3 Comments

Giving away free information and content can be a great way to gain trust and establish yourself as an expert but many businesses are doing it wrong says experienced internet marketing veteran Maria Marsala from CoachMaria.com. Maria has been in the internet marketing arena and coached business owners for over 10 after spending 20 years as an executive on Wall Street. She thinks small business owners, especially women, are notorious for giving away too much for free. Speaking to the online resource center for women in business, GetYourSuccessNow, Maria notes that the natural tendency for women is to give, give and give freely because of their desire to nurture and help others. That can be a

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13 November 2010

LinkedIn® Connection Don’ts

2022-08-07T17:46:53-04:00November 13th, 2010|Social Media|0 Comments

Here are a few of my personal favorites to "not do"! 1) Don't connect with me telling me we're friends when we are not.  I know you're doing it this way because you don't know me  and if you don't know me,  LinkedIn makes you provide my email address.  Instead a)  Send me an email that you want to connect and include your LinkedIn URL and email address. b) If we're in a group together send me an email me that you'd like to connect and include your email address that I'll use to connect to you.  Of course, there are no guarentees that I'll connect with you, but you hve a better shot that I will if

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5 November 2010

7 Ways To Help Search Engines Find Your Website

2022-08-07T17:46:54-04:00November 5th, 2010|Website Development|1 Comment

Clients often wonder why their website hasn’t been found by a major or minor search engine. Below are some of the top ways you optimize your website’s visibility, and be discovered! 1) Your domain name: It’s increasingly difficult to obtain a domain name that contains the keywords a person will use to search for you. But having one with even 1/2 the key words can make all the difference. www.CoachMaria.com is better than not mentioning the word coach at all! 2) The words used in the title of each page: From the address alone, you should be given an idea of the website content. Example: www.TheResourceQueen.com/website.html You can infer that this site has resources on it,

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7 October 2010

Achieve Your Goal$ Faster with a Strategic Plan on One-Page®

2022-08-07T17:46:57-04:00October 7th, 2010|Strategic Planning, Trainings - Podcast/Webinars|0 Comments

CEOs, presidents, executives, field leaders, and other senior managers... In one day, create a strategic business plan that's powerful enough to turbo-charge your business, yet flexible enough to switch gears when you have to. Multi-page strategic plan documents can be so overwhelming that they end up sitting on a back shelf collecting dust. In today's economic climate, with limited financial resources and time, being able to create and implement a one-page strategic plan for your business or department that is concise, actionable and measurable is key to your company thriving in 2011. Learn more below. Can You Answer "Yes" To These 5 Questions? Do you spend too much time fighting fires and less time moving your

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