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How do you make a good lasting first impression and set the stage for a big contract, or sell products and services directly from your web site? The answer: by writing copy that leads your prospects in precisely the direction you want them to go.

How do you make a good lasting first impression and set the stage for a big contract, or sell products and services directly from your web site? The answer: by writing copy that leads your prospects in precisely the direction you want them to go.

Have you ever wished a sage would share helpful wisdom garnered from a highly successful career in speaking, training, and consulting? Don Hutson, a 30+ year veteran speaking professional, will discuss what makes the most significant differences in the quest for success in our ever-changing marketplace. The focus will be on both content and marketing, and what we should do to stand out from the crowd. Join us to learn Don's principles of differentiation, which will help you to prosper.

Steve Miller will share how he established and runs what he calls his "Clubs" - what we might call über-mastermind groups. He attributes 90 percent of his business in the last 10 years to the two groups he put together and runs. He'll share how he started, how he gets members, what goes on in the meetings and in between, how he gets income from the members, and his secret for their never wanting to leave.

Everyone knows that speakers have to have Web sites. Do you know what should be on your Web site to profit from your visitors? If content is king in the world of e-commerce, what's the content that will help speakers book business, sell products, and establish expertise? Join Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP, as she shares her research into what makes a speaker's Web site work as a marketing tool.

If you give a lot of information, ideas, and inspiration but you don't see a lot of implementation from your clients, you might want to consider setting up Virtual Action Groups. Virtual Action Groups are not only powerful programs designed to support your clients in putting your ideas into action, they can be a great source of income. Robert Middleton now makes these Virtual Action Groups his main service offering and has a six-month waiting list.

You may be wondering "What is a blog and why would I want one?" You aren't alone. Blogging is said to be one of the hottest Internet trends in the past few years. However, leave it to uber-Internet marketing guru Tom Antion to figure out a commercial use for what is essentially an online journal. He'll walk us through the ins and outs of this easy-to-use tool. If you've avoided starting an e-zine because of concern for the time commitment, come learn about blogging.

You've heard it over and over: You must have a blog. Yet figuring out how to do it never gets to the top of your to-do list. We know your pain, and we're here to help! We'll actually set up a blog, step by step. Tom Gray will walk Rebecca through the process and you can follow along.

Do you have powerful stories that fall short of their potential because you are afraid of their power? Would you like to use more emotion in your stories but don't know how? Are you ready to take your stories to the next level? In this teleseminar you'll learn how to make your stories have even more impact on your audiences.

You can dramatically increase your cash flow if you could just improve how people find your products and services. Your web site copy and design are key, yet how do prospects find your site? Through search engines. Knowing how to get your site into Google's top 10 search results requires search-engine optimization (SEO). And knowing how your site can close the deal is critical. Steve Mertz will tell you how, as well as pointing out the most common mistakes and how to prevent them.

If you already have fans of your work (or could gather them), why not create a fan club where people pay month after month for access to your pearls of wisdom? Before starting her own online mentorship program with a monthly fee of $195, Marcia Yudkin extensively researched this new money-making opportunity. Profit from her research and the lessons from her successful launch last fall.

Do you want to write a book, but don't know where to start? Wondering what it takes to get your book published? Confused about how to effectively market your book? Not sure how you will fund a book campaign? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this session is for you. Kathleen Gage will share what she's learned writing, publishing, and making her book a best-seller in under 90 days, with no out-of-pocket expense.

When you start creating small, niche-focused one-page Web sites you'll have income streaming into your pocket, whether you're awake or asleep....

Marketing often feels like a struggle. You are always trying to convince someone that you are the right person for the job. You are trying to get clients. The problem is, trying to get clients is a strategy that is ultimately doomed to failure. Your prospects don't want to be gotten. That's why you may experience so much resistance and rejection.

You've watched as your colleagues have added teleseminars to their offerings and seen them have great success. You want to start offering these yourself, but you don't know all the intricacies. Where do you start? How do bridge lines work? What format works best? What day of the week and time of day? How much should you charge? What about registration and logistics? And then how do you manage the call itself to give the highest value?

Do you want to know how to develop and sell high-margin products to audience members without selling from the platform? Are you interested in pre-sales to meeting planners, being a Web guru, or just being a great salesperson? Marilee Driscoll will explain how she sells thousands of dollars a month in products - with an average sale of $400 and an average cost of only $25. (You know she's not selling books!)

If you can write a sellable proposal, getting an agent is easier than ever. And as a speaker, trainer, or consultant, you have the huge advantage over other writers to help you get the agent you want and become a successful author. As the literary agent for many speakers, trainers, and consultants, Mike will share how you can leverage your skills to get the best agent and book deal.

The right prop, used at the right time, can help you convey your ideas and assist your audiences in grasping and remembering your message, and may mean the difference between a learning experience and a learning ordeal. Used effectively, props become visual, auditory, or kinesthetic items that allow any audience to better experience your stories and reinforce your message. Even better, props become additional sources of revenue and can provide you with amazing marketing opportunities.

Do you wish you had the right questions to turn a prospect into a client? Or a one-time client into a long-term one? How do you ask questions that dig into the real issues, with prospects, clients, audiences, so you know exactly how to help them, and they see that you offer exceptional value? Wise people are often noted for the insight-generating questions they ask, rather than the answers they provide.

Have you lost engagements because you couldn't negotiate effectively with the meeting planner? Have you felt you negotiated well, then later learned you'd left money on the table? Would you like to know how to create win/win negotiations so everyone walks away feeling good about the deal, and you walk away with more money in your pocket? In this powerful, practical, down-to-earth, teleseminar, Jim will cover all of these elements, and more!