Business Blogging - How to Build A Better Blog

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Finally! The Viral Blogging System is ready...

Repurposing content is a hot topic these days. For years, I've been talking about and teaching how to get more leverage out of your blog posts by repurposing them into multiple formats. It started in 2005 when I taught a program on how to turn your blog posts into a book! Your time is precious so why not get more mileage out of your content?

A few weeks ago I announced that "The Viral Blogging System" was available on Kindle. Quite a few people asked me for an audio version and now, the complete package is ready for you: audio, transcript, cheat sheet, links to resources and a bonus article on 13 ideas to inspire your blog content. You'll also get an extra report called "Repurposing: How to Take What You Know and Sell it in 19 Different Ways."

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It's a small investment: $27 and about 90 minutes to study the material will yield big results when you implement just one or two of the steps in this program.

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Blogging and Beyond Mentoring Program Now Open for Registration

I got a bad case of the flu over Christmas, so I wasn’t able to get this information out earlier as we had planned…

...The Blog Squad is launching a 13-week mentoring program to run in conjunction with our new Internet radio show, Blogging and Beyond.

Briefly, here’s the deal:

We are teaching simple online marketing tools you can use that will have a great impact on your 2007 business results. We aim to show you how to Attract, Sell and Profit using the same systems we have used to triple our business.

The Blogging and Beyond Mentor program follows along with our Internet radio show by the same name starting January 11.

You have the opportunity to participate in our mentoring program for a reduced fee if you register before January 2, 2007. Your Early Bird investment is only $97. On January 3, the tuition goes up to $197.

You can get all the details and answers to several frequently asked questions here:

http://www.blogsquadcontest.com/mentor/

We are limiting the program to 100 participants.

Patsi and I look forward to working with you in the program.

All the best to you in 2007!

Denise and Patsi
The Blog Squad

P.S. Quite a few people have already reserved their spot. You can too at
http://www.blogsquadcontest.com/mentor/

P.P.S. Be sure to read the Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Sign Up for the Blogging and Beyond Mentor Program NOW. I know at least one of the reasons will resonante with you!

Business Blogging Experts on Sale

If you're looking for a great deal and to accelerate your blogging knowledge, we're offering 4 of our Blogging Experts interviews on CDs via eBay.  Starting bid is only $4.98 for ALL 4 CDs!  The regular price is $14.95 for EACH CD on our website.

You get interviews with:

Paul Chaney of Radiant Marketing Group:   The Evolution of Blogs as Business and Marketing Tools
T.L. Pakii-Pierce: Blogs as Social Marketing Tools
Wayne Hurlbert of Blog Business World:  Using Blogs to Help Your Search Engine Rankings
B.L. Ochman of What's Next Blog: Is Blogging a Fad that will Pass or a Sea Change in Corporate Communications?

Bid now and get a great deal on these excellent interviews about business blogs.

Build a Better Blog ebook gets more kudos

Hi Patsi and Denise,

I just wanted to thank you for your great book 'Build a Better Blog'. I found it extremely useful to reach a new level of blogging design and all.

I've posted a public thank you on a blog I started with and for female internet marketers: http://www.inter-netties.com/?p=29

I hope that is fine with you.

Thanks again and all the best with your business!

Patricia Ritsema van Eck

The Netherlands

Thanks Patricia! - Denise and Patsi

Blog Your Book: The Easy Way to Write and Market Your Book

** Limited Time Pre-Order Special **
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Blog Your Book: The Easy Way to Write and Market Your Book
Have a book finished and selling in 90 days or less.

With The Blog Squad™ Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff, Psy.D.

You can have a book ready to sell in 90 days or less.  Learn what you need to know to get started in this 74 minute TeleSeminar on CD with complete, edited transcript.

With The Blog Squad™ Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff, Psy.D, interviewed by Tom Antion.

You will learn:

• how to use a blog to build an audience of raving fans
• how to create content for a book by writing on your blog
• how to use your blog to organize your book's content
• how to use the blog to market your book even before publication
• why and how to use a blog to write and market a book, info product (or even a speech!).

Together Patsi and Denise operate a "blog crisis prevention" team called "The Blog Squad™" - helping turn ordinary blogs from boring to brilliant! 

You can pre-order the digitally recorded CD and transcript of this TeleSeminar for only $27 (+ shipping).   This pre-order special price is only good through Thursday, March 23, 2006. (the regular price will be $37)

Are you ready to write your book?
Yes! I want to take advantage of this great deal!

The CD will be shipped to you as soon as production is complete.  You will receive an
email to download the transcript as soon as it is ready.

Blog on!
Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff
The Blog Squad(tm)

Clever Blog Ideas: Create a Conference Blog & Book

When you use a blog to report out a conference you attend, or when you are the organizer of a conference, you can turn your conference blog into a booklet, and use it as a marketing tool for your next conference.

Denise commented to my recent post, Blogging the Event: Instant Contacts, Instant Updates, reminding me that not only did we blog from Tom Antion's Butt Camp in Phoenix, but we also blogged the ICF Conference (International Coach Federation) in San Jose in November.

How could I forget that! The blog is still up and active, www.blogsquadlive.com. We produced a wonderful bright pink booklet by exporting our blog to Blogbinders.com, from whom we ordered a bunch of books to give away to all our guest authors, The Team Blog Squad, since they were active contributors to the blog. It's a great souvenir, because all the authors were such great writers.

Of course, we had nothing to do with organizing the ICF conference, we were participating as exhibitors. But what a great marketing tool for the ICF, to generate interest for next year's conference! If they only knew...!

Next time you do a conference, set up a blog beforehand to generate buzz, then blog during the conference, inviting others to guest author as well so that you add perspectives. Then wrap it up with conference notes, highlights, and learning points. Voila, you've just created a valuable information product, proof of a great conference.

What other ways can you imagine to use a blog for marketing? Just hit the comment link below and share your ideas. Best ideas are eligible for a free cup of coffee!

Blog Squad Recommends

Nearly everyday Patsi and I get asked questions that fall into a couple of basic categories:

1. Should I use a blog to market my business?
2. How do I get more people aware of my products and services?
3. What products do we recommend?

The answer to number 1 is a resounding "YES!" (big surprise, right?) and you can get information about some of our services here.

The second question is a bit more complicated and involves building a quality list in addition to having a good strategy for marketing your business.  If you'd like to talk with us about how we can work with you to implement a strategy that integrates blogs, ezines, ecommerce and database marketing, drop us a line and we'll set up an appointment to talk.

To answer the third question, we've set up a blog exclusively for product and service recommendations.  To be completely honest here, some of the products do pay an affiliate commission if you order through our link.  Others do not.  We only will recommend products and services we actually use.  If you sign up for email updates, you'll know when we recommend something new.  We use and test a lot of different services and if we like one and feel it helps our business, then we'll post a recommendation so you can check it out for yourself.

Valentine's Day Blogging Special

One day only special sale on The Blog Squad's blogging products.  We love blogging and want to share it with you.  The info is too long to post here so you can get the details here.  The Valentine's Day special will be removed from the web on February 15.  Don't delay if you want to get the best blogging package we've ever offered.

Blogging Services: What's Right For You?

Nearly everyday we get questions from people looking for help with starting a blog, setting up a blog or fixing their blog.  The Blog Squad offers a range of services.  Which one is right for you?

We have a number of ways we can help you with your blog.

1.  If you're a do-it-yourselfer, we have a comprehensive how-to manual you can use at http://www.buildabetterblogsystem.com.  Build A Better Blog: The Ultimate Guide to Boosting Your Business with a Professional Blog is THE manual for setting up a business blog on the Typepad blogging platform -- one of the most popular and easiest to use.

2.  We can do a Blog Squad Extreme Blog Makeover which is a 4 week blog coaching program at: http://www.fixmyblog.com.  We work with you one on one to optimize your blog's design, content and drive more traffic.  If a coaching program doesn't fit in your budget, we also offer a blog critique and action steps to take your blog to the next level.

3.  We can set up your blog or do the makeover work for you and train you through our blog set up services at http://www.buildabetterblogservice.com. 

4.  Finally, if you're not sure about blogging and whether or not you should start a blog for your business, you can get our audio program and transcript for What the Heck is a Blog? Why Every Professional Should Start Blogging Now!

Want to know more about The Blog Squad?  You can read our story, about how we became blogging evangelists and built our blog consulting business.  Client testimonials are available as well.

Blogging for Beginners

The Blog Squad has released a new product today for professionals new to blogging.  If you have not been able to attend any of our intro to blogging teleclasses, you can get our one hour audio program "What the Heck is a Blog? Why Every Professional Should Start Blogging Now!".  The program includes a fully edited transcript with links to the resources we use and recommend.  More info here.