Business Blogging - How to Build A Better Blog

Using Social Media to Promote My Cause

Just in case you're not reading Biz Tips Blog, I want to bring your attention to an "event" I'm working on during June. It's my Big Five-0 Kiva Birthday Challenge and I need your help to meet my goal.

Here's the info about my Kiva Challenge. Check out my video.

Here's a post I wrote about how I'm using social media to spread the word. You may get some ideas about how you can use blogs, Facebook and twitter to spread the word about your favorite cause.

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Is business blogging in your future?

This past weekend Patsi and I did a presentation about Branding and Blogging at a marketing conference. We made a special offer to the participants to get a massive blogging package from us including a blog set up and training from The Blog Squad. Quite a few savvy professionals made the decision to work with us.

Patsi and I talked about it and decided we can take an additional 3 2 new blogging clients right now.

If you don't already have a business blog, this might be the perfect offer for you.

We're extending the 40% discount on our Ultimate Business Blogging Package. You're saving over $1,700 and we can take three clients.

If it's right for you...take action.

Check it out here.

This offer will expire when we get 3 2 clients or on August 31, whichever comes first.

P.S. We also have a do-it-yourself package available at a 63% savings.

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Valencia Ray, M.D. Launches The Confidence Doc Blog

Valencia Ray, M.D., is an eye surgeon who recently launched her business blog, The Confidence Doc. This is a career shift for her as she is now focusing on personal insight, self-esteem and confidence issues.

"While it is very gratifying to help people to see better with their eyes to function within their lives, it can be even more rewarding at times to help others see their own inner possibilities for empowerment," says Dr. Ray.

Denise and I had the pleasure of helping Dr. Ray with the set up of her blog as well as guiding her through blogging strategies so she can get the most marketing bang for her blogging buck. We welcome Dr. Ray to the Blogosphere!

A recent post, Self Esteem and the Healthy Paradox of Wholeness, really simulated my thinking about this whole left-brain/right-brain thing. Dr. Ray talks about the video clip of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist who speaks about her own experience with a left-brain stroke. You must look at the video - it is really amazing.

Blog Squad Spring Sale is On! Save 81%

If you missed it last month, we've brought back our big teleseminar sale:

8 Teleseminars with Online Marketing Experts, 2 Bonuses, 2 Chances to Win and $568 in Savings.

Two days only -- through Friday, March 21 at midnight ET (9 p.m. PT).

Here's what you will learn:

• How to gain visibility through pitching bloggers
• How to mount a viral campaign with a blog
• How to write and market your book with a blog
• The secrets that make an info product sell like hot cakes
• Advanced writing and marketing techniques with lead-generating white papers
• New ideas to fast-track your success

Show yourself a little love and give yourself a Spring Break by investing in our expert Internet marketing teleseminar series at 81% off the regular price.

Take a look at what we have for you and check out the bonuses and the contest.

Blog Squad's 3rd Annual Valentine's Day Sale Begins Now

If you're like The Blog Squad, you love being self-employed and working for the best boss in the world! Why not show your business how much you love it? Give yourself a little break...

Today marks The Blog Squad's 3rd annual Valentine's Day Sale - one day only: Save 81% on our teleseminar package.

8 Teleseminars with Online Marketing Experts, 2 Bonuses, 2 Chances to Win and $568 in Savings.

Show yourself a little love and invest in learning Internet marketing with our expert teleseminar series library at 81% off the regular price.

Here's what you will learn:

• How to gain visibility through pitching bloggers
• How to mount a viral campaign with a blog
• How to write and market your book with a blog
• The secrets that make an info product sell like hot cakes
• Advanced writing and marketing techniques with lead-generating white papers
• New ideas to fast-track your success

And we're offering a couple of bonuses and a drawing to win a free blog makeover. Even if you've already attended some of these classes, it's worth having the entire library and getting the free bonuses.

All the details are here: http://www.theblogsquad.net/VDay/2008/

Note: the first 10 people to invest in this package get an extra special bonus!

TypePad Featured Blog: Next Level Biz Tips

My very first blog, Next Level Biz Tips, started in September 2004, is going to be a TypePad Featured Blog on Thursday.  I think I submitted it for consideration at least a year ago so you can see it takes a long time.

Why is this a big deal? With millions of TypePad users world-wide, that can be a lot of exposure not only for my blog but for The Blog Squad. There is a potential to attract thousands of people to my site on Thursday and for a few days after that. My job is to make sure compelling information is right at the top with links to other relevant information.

If you use TypePad as your blogging platform, I urge you to submit your blog for consideration. It may take awhile, but it will be worth it.

Confessions of Two Professional Bloggers

A couple of months ago Patsi and I were invited to be guests on a podcast called Find Your Ideal Career. Host Michael Spremulli interviewed us about blogging and how we got into this business.  At long last, the interview is posted so you can now hear our "Confessions"!

Do you want more bang for your blog?

Want more bang for your blog?

A blog can work like a charm for attracting new business, but sometimes, well, you spend a lot of time and energy writing and it seems like no one is even reading it!

Here's a way to get a blog makeover from The Blog Squad at a greatly reduced fee and in an easy to use format.

Have you asked yourself these questions:

• What kind of results are you getting from your business blog?
• Are you attracting new clients?
• Do you know how to optimize your blog content for search engines?

You may not be blogging effectively. 

The Blog Squad to the Rescue!

Why I Blog: Interview on Orato

Recently, I was contacted by an editor at Orato.com about submitting an interview because two of our blogs have been nominated for Bloggers Choice Awards.  Both this blog and Next Level Biz Tips have been nominated (see that button on the top left sidebar? Vote for us, please!).

So, I answered the 14 questions presented to me.  They were good questions and I now share the interview on Orato.com with you. 

There were two questions I found particularly interesting:

How does your blog make the world a better place?
Good question. By helping others be successful with their businesses, I am contributing to their personal empowerment, so they in turn can help their clients be successful.

If someone took your blog away from you, how would you express yourself to the masses?
I probably wouldn't feel the need to express myself to the masses. But there are always ways and I would probably continue broadcasting an ezine with similar content.

How would you answer these questions?

Blogging CDs on Sale

UPDATE: We still have a few CDs available. Only $5 each!

We have a whole bunch of CDs from four of our early Conversations with Experts programs on blogging. We are going to be redesigning the labels so we need to get rid of the inventory we currently have. These CDs usually sell for $14.95, but we're going to let them go for only $5 each until they're gone.

If you buy two or more CDs, we'll throw in a copy of a DVD featuring a half-hour program of The Blog Squad on the Leading Experts talk show with Dr. Jeff Hockings.  You'll save about 66% on each CD and get a free DVD!

All programs are mp3 files on CD and are approximately 60 minutes. Here's what we have...