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Visit The Blog Squad's Other Blogs

As you can probably see, this blog is dormant. But that doesn't mean The Blog Squad has stopped blogging. On the contrary we publish several other very active blogs:

Writing Great Ezines and Blogs

Build a Better Blog

Biz Tips Blog

Blogging and Beyond

Ask The Blog Squad at BlogHer Business

The Blog Squad will be in New York City for the BlogHer Business conference at the end of this month - March 22-23.  Will we see you there? We're part of the Ask the Experts segment, talking about how to monetize your blog.

From BlogHer: "We also want to let you know there are 12 more days to register for BlogHer Business. If you've been following the conference as we add speakers and populate our Ask the Experts segment, you know it's shaping up to be the business blogging event of 2007! We look forward to meeting you in NYC."

Are you The Blog Squad's Ideal Client?

The search is on for our Ideal Client, and it could be you!

In January, we are launching an Internet radio talk show called Blogging and Beyond. Every week we will discuss new tools that are easy AND essential to implement in order to grow a business online. On the show we will interview Internet marketing experts, plus we will coach a client in real-time through the steps designed to market a real product or service.

That’s where you come in. You could be selected as our Ideal Client and get free marketing mentoring. You’ll learn how to optimize your blog AND how to implement simple online marketing tools.

We are having a contest to find the “Ideal Client” to mentor in real-time, on the air, during our 13 week pilot program. The contest opens today.

How to Pitch Bloggers to Get More Publicity

Do you ever wonder how you can create more buzz and awareness for your business?

Special Event!
Join The Blog Squad and The Publicity Hound for an important teleseminar:

How to Pitch the Best Bloggers to Create a Publicity Explosion
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Get the details and register here.

(The official announcement will be going out later this week; the first 50 registrants get a free CD of the audio program so register now!)

Email Marketing With Blogs

Conversations with Experts presents...

Back to the Future: Growing your audience and simplifying your email marketing with blogs
Wednesday, August 30, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET (no charge, registration required)
Guest Expert: Phil Hollows, Feedblitz.com

Blogs are the Internet's fastest growing sector.  Coupled with a new technology called RSS, blogs can recharge and reinvigorate your email marketing and much more.  The discussion will cover topics such as how to:

• Build closer relationships with prospects and customers using blogs and email.
• More easily differentiate yourself from your competitors.
• Take the pain out of creating and managing your email marketing, newsletters and e-Zines.

Whether you have an existing in-house list or are starting out from scratch, Phil will have tips and techniques for improving your list's quality, tracking metrics and increasing its value to you - simply.

Phil Hollows is the Founder and Chief Executive of FeedBlitz, the Internet's largest and most successful RSS and Blog to Email service, and most recently a technical sponsor of the successful BlogHer conference. Before starting FeedBlitz, Phil was vice president of marketing for an enterprise network and security management software company.  Phil's career spans multiple (okay, two) continents and multiple  disciplines, from management consulting to software development.

Register:  www.ConversationsWithExperts.com

If you cannot attend the live event, you can pre-order the audio program and save 50%.  Order now for only $4.95.

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.

Blog Squad Classes Week of June 26

The Blog Squad is presenting two classes next week:

Coach Catherine Bruns has invited us to present "Boost Your Business with a Blog: For Coaches, Consultants and Other Solo-Professionals" on Monday, June 26 at 5 p.m. ET.  The event is free and registration is required.

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25 Proven Ways to Grow Your Ezine List, Keep Your Subscribers and Build Your Business
Wednesday, June 28, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET
$27 includes a CD of the program (we pay for shipping) plus an exclusive report on list building tips from some of the top Internet marketing gurus.
Led by Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman

"How can I grow my list? I send out a really good, relevant newsletter, but less than 30-40 percent of my readers are opening it up. I've got to increase my numbers."

We hear this problem daily. It doesn't matter how good your messages are, you've got to work smarter, not harder, at list building.

This teleclass will give you the insider secrets to growing a list that will reward you with Internet sales. Save yourself time and money by learning what we have discovered doing business on the Internet for over dozen of years:

1. Which database and email broadcasting systems work the best
2. How to write an opt-in web page that includes a paragraph that is shown to double sign-ups
3. What's a "squeeze page" and do they work?
4. How to craft a compelling ezine description
5. What to put on the "thank you" page and follow up autoresponder messages
6. 25 tips for growing your list
7. 3 keys to retaining subscribers

The class will be delivered in lecture mode for 60-70 minutes by both Denise and Patsi. At least 20-30 minutes will be open for questions and answers so that you can get your specific challenges addressed.

More details and registration here.

Is Your Business Competitive?

Conversations with Experts presents...

Unleash Your Bigger Game: How to Achieve Business Mastery in Today's Competitive Climate
Wednesday, May 10, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET (no charge, registration required)
Guest Expert:  Kelly O'Neil, UpLevel Strategies

50% of small businesses fail in their first year and 95% fail within their first five years. Don't join that club! If success is your goal, there are five key components you must master to send your business skyrocketing. This signature presentation is a “must’ for winners who want to make more money, save time, reduce frustration, and jump on the path to financial freedom.

Learn:

• The “HIGH-5’ Winning Combination to achieve business mastery
• The one thing that is standing between you and your success
• The 3 “C's’ that guide the actions of successful people
• How to be strategic and intentional with laser-like focus
• How to overcome every day hurdles in the entrepreneurs business

Business & Marketing guru, Kelly O'Neil, is passionate about helping entrepreneurs unleash their bigger game. The lead author of “Visionary Women Inspiring the World: 12 Paths to Personal Power’ (Skyward, 2005), she has recently teamed up with mega-marketing genius, Jay Conrad Levinson, to co-author the next book in his international best selling series called, Guerrilla Business Strategies for Entrepreneurs.

As a National Award-Winning Marketer and Business Strategist, Kelly has given more than 10,000 media interviews, including: The Wall Street Journal, CNN, Bloomberg, AP, The New York Times, USA Today, Time, Business Week, Forbes, Fortune and MTV.

The creator of the Business Mastery Success System, Kelly provides affordable business and marketing solutions that empower business owners to work smarter, not harder, overcome barriers, and achieve massive success.

Register:  www.ConversationsWithExperts.com

If you cannot attend the Conversation, you can pre-order the audio program at a 50% savings.  Only $4.95.  After the Conversation the fee will be $9.95.

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.

Blog Squad Interviewed by Mike Jay

The Blog Squad Interviewed by
    Business Coach Mike Jay

Topic: Using a blog to create and publish your book

Thursday, April 27, 2006
12:00 PM EST - No charge

Join us at: 865-362-4050 Pin 1251#  and find out the
latest and greatest from these two mavens of execution.
http://www.cprforthesoul.com/interviews/blogsquad

Meet The Ezine Queen

Conversations with Experts presents...

The Ezine Queen's 7-Step Plan for Building Your Ezine List
Wednesday, April 19, 2006, 8:30 p.m. ET - FREE
Guest Expert: Alexandria Brown, The Ezine Queen

Are you still struggling to grow your email list? You're not alone. It’s one of many entrepreneurs’ biggest challenges. You can have the best products or services in the world. And you can send out the best ezine or emails in the world. But if you have NO LIST, you have no one to market to and buy your stuff! And you may know of one or two methods, but you don’t have a step-by-step PLAN. Well, Alexandria Brown, “The Ezine Queen”, has a clear and simple 7-step plan for building your list and she’ll be sharing it on this call. Don’t miss it!

Alexandria K. Brown, The E-zine Queen, is the authority in driving business via e-mail publishing. Heraward-winning tutorials, teleseminars, and workshops have taught thousands of solo professionals and small biz owners how to market online inexpensively to get more clients, customers, and long term sales. She’s author of the award-winning "Boost Business With Your Own E-zine" system.

She’s consulted for prominent companies such as New York Times Digital, Adweek Magazines, Scholastic Books, and Dun & Bradstreet, but her passion lies in showing small business owners how to create consistent streams of income using the Internet.

Alexandria has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and sponsored by Microsoft, and has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and countless marketing books including Confessions of Shameless Internet Promoters by Debbie Allen. Her Web site is EzineQueen.com.

Register:  www.ConversationsWithExperts.com

If you cannot attend the live Conversation, you can pre-order the audio program for only $4.95.  After the Conversation the price will be $9.95.  Save 50% and pre-order the audio program now.

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.

CPR for the Soul + $3000 in bonuses

My colleague Mike Jay, a long time business coach, has been creating ebooks and audio programs for nearly 8 years, and has just completed an amazing book and series of programs called CPR For The SOUL.

If you invest in one personal growth program this year, this is it. There are many key products in CPR For the SOUL to assist you in understanding who you are at a deeper level. This contributes to building a successful business and marketing your practice, your products, and developing your ideas.

Here's how you can participate:

You can purchase Mike's new book today, April 14, 2006, and pick up the free bonus package Mike has assembled to accompany the book for only 39.95, plus shipping.

Just click here for details on CPR For The SOUL.

For those of you who know the name, Mike Jay's been training business coaches and is active in the Executive Coaching Summit held every year before the International Coach Federation conference.

He has an amazing grasp of both business and psychological systems which he synthesizes into programs for human and business growth.

So, forget Chicken Soup! This is CPR for the Soul!

P.S.  Patsi and I are being interviewed by Mike Jay on April 27 as part of the CPR for Soul Program.