This is a 6 week telecourse that I created with my dear friend Jen Blackert as the Info Product Angels. Yeah, we were playfully spoofing Charlie’s Angels and we had a blast with the course.

Here is the complete course, the recordings as well as the notes, that originally sold for $397. It’s yours as a thank you for supporting me in what I do.

Click here to access Info Product Angels Course

(it’s a word doc with all the audio file links embedded into it- if you need a different format, buzz me)

If you like it, share it. If you love how I look at things, want to launch a product, and need some help, call me at 512-917-3347. You can also find me via twitter at @Smartwoman

You don’t have to opt-in – just download and for pete’s sake, put the information to work. I know dozens and dozens and dozens of folks who have done this and love the money they make from packaging their expertise. Could that be you?

Seriously, just do it (and let me know if I can help).

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, CEO
SmartWoman Guides

You’re loving your followers on Twitter…

You’re building friends on your Facebook fan page…

You’re working your Linked In groups…

You’re visiting relevant niche focused influencers’ blogs and commenting with keyword rich verbiage that links back to a specific page to continue the conversation…

You have an opt-in on your website and you’re building a database list for backend promotion…

You’ve monetized your expert subject matter information into downloadable digital products…

Your authority building promotional articles are being published to other people’s blogs monthly…

You are publishing your own reputation building blog daily….

You’re seeing increases in your conversions and sales (list building and revenue results) and you even got a write up in a national online magazine…

To say you are an online marketing goddess doesn’t even come close! Life online is GOOD!

Oh, wait – excuse me…am I not describing you?

Oh, how embarrassing…um, maybe to keep all that happening (or get it happening if it’s not), you could create an online communication schedule. You won’t always necessarily follow it, but it’ll be a guide for you in creating your goddess quality online content.

Here are some tips on how to do it:

Pick 50 keywords to focus on

Start with just 10 if you wish, but choose ones that describe your services/product, your values and character, your clients’ needs, your niche or industry, and your unique value and focus in the marketplace. You’ll be concentrating on these words in your blog posts, your social media blurbs, your headlines, your entire marketing funnel. If the words are the ones your niche uses to find stuff on Google, then you’re going in the right direction.

For me, as an example – I would use marketing, online, women entrepreneurs, social media, philanthropy, pro bono, internet marketing, Austin, TX, business, beginning entrepreneurs, global, literacy, sharing, empowerment…you get the picture.

Decide your publishing timeline

I’d suggest daily or at least 3 times per week for your blogging, at least once daily for all of your social media homes (probably more on Twitter), at least once a week for commenting on other people’s blogs or forums, and at least monthly for new promotional articles.

If you aren’t able to do this on the fly real time day to day, create a bunch of material at one time when you’re feeling uber creative and schedule it out to launch automatically. If you are “too busy”, hire someone to help you, either a ghostwriter, a VA, or an intern – heck, go for the gold and do all three! Just commit to no excuses on this. If your clients can’t find you and if what they find isn’t compelling, you won’t be in business to be busy for very long any way. No excuses!

Keep going!

Even if you fall off schedule, keep going. Bootstrap online promotion techniques work really well, but frequency matters and regularly updating your content will make the Google spiders visit you more often. You deserve visibility and you can go from the world’s best kept secret to a promotional diva in a relatively short time if you show up and keep at it. The world needs you – please let us have you!

Still stuck? Try listening to this free, no opt-in preview call I did on how to turn 10 hrs of time into one month of online content. It will get your creativity going: Click here to listen to The Efficient Entrepreneur preview call

Final note: If I am coming off a bit harsh, please forgive me. It’s just that every day I see so many amazing, fantastic women with so much to share who are hiding from success. I have to swallow my own medicine too – none of us are immune from letting the urgent get in the way of the important, so I will crawl down off my soapbox now and go write a promotional article. *wink*

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, CEO SmartWoman Guides

Save the date – December 2nd!
Wednesday, 9 AM CT

World premier of SmartWoman TV with live streaming Encouragement Camp

Enjoy office hours with me as we discuss your challenges, your triumphs, and how the year ahead is looking for you. Nothing but good news and help coming your way (and probably some free gifts too) so be sure to visit on Wednesday.

Jen is the Attraction Diva, working as a successful business consultant, using solid business principles coupled with the powerful energy and visioning work of the Law of Attraction, to help entrepreneurs build six and seven figure incomes. She is one of my friends and trusted advisors and I wanted to share her with you.

I spoke with Jen about her beginnings as an entrepreneur, what she does now, as well as asked her for pointers to move past stuck places and doubt in our business. You can listen to our 18 minutes interview here:

Jen Blackert, the Attraction Diva, interview

From her early days as a young girl making soap and crafts to her poignant breakdown experience in corporate America, Jen walks us through what it took for her to have her entrepreneurial wake up moment. She also shared with me the way she approaches helping clients envision and shape their passionate work life, which fits in perfectly here on SmartWoman Guides.

Her upcoming Fearless Millionaire telesummit features 15 internet marketing entrepreneurs, including Bob Doyle, Ken Arthur, Mari Smith and more (see if you find a familar face there…ok,  yes, it’s me too!) The virtual event is a five day marketing and wealth creation event designed to increase abundance, awareness and business wealth creation. The five day event includes daily tele-trainings held daily at 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Eastern Time Monday, January 12 through Friday, January 16th.

Here is one of Jen’s interviews, where she discusses her Seven Dragons
book, on Fox News TV.

When you go to Jen’s site, you can sign up for several free gifts. I’ve done it and I recommend you do too.

Enjoy!

Vicki

For those of you who are actually introverted, I am not pushing you to change your basic personality. I am classified, per all the psychological personality tests I’ve taken, a gregarious introvert. I know it sounds like a oxymoron, but it’s how I feel. I am able to interact fairly easily with someone once I get to know them, but I get energized being in small groups or by myself. Large crowds don’t work as well for me. I enjoy solitude and quiet time. I am a recovering recluse, too, but that’s a different story. What I mean to emphasize is that being an introvert is not a disease or a mistake. If it’s how you are, fine. Feeling shy or introverted is ok.

But, if you are actually not shy but are playing shy and hiding because of a lack of perspective and self-confidence, I am begging you to stop it today, because, contrary to some social programming, hiding isn’t noble. False humility is not honorable, hiding your gifts does not make you more pure, and pretending that people should simply read your mind and know how fabulous you are is a losing business proposition.

Harsh words, I know. I’m sorry if they pinch. But, let’s come to terms with the difference between arrogance and confidence. You don’t have to go out into the market place and hype yourself all up, making inflated promises, hawking your wares like circus goods. You do have to state, with an aware sense of service, what benefits you provide and how your unique expertise can help your clients.

Yes, there is a fine line between being enthusiastic about what you do and how you do it and pushing too hard with empty promises. That’s the key – the word empty.  If you can actually do what you claim to do, it’s not empty. It’s not dishonest so you don’t have to approach it like it’s dirty. The thing to remember is that the more people who know about you, the more your message gets proliferated, the more people you can help. It’s not a popularity contest but rather an opportunity to serve more, to do more good. Good PR is not about satisfying your ego – it’s about reaching people who need you.

How can you help create better PR if you are not yet comfortable with being in the spotlight? Here are some tips:

1.  Ask for testimonials from your clients and other professionals.

Let others speak the words that you feel are too egotistical to say yourself. It’s a great way to be in touch with your previous clients, maybe get some referrals, but also to let someone else toot the horn for you. Ask for feedback on your service, your expertise, your creative problem solving, your pricing, your unique offerings. It might surprise you just how powerful reading that feedback will be for you. It’s touching to know that you affect people’s lives and it’s a very effective marketing technique to use on your website, in your newsletter, in your promotional materials.

2.  Hire a copywriter.

The best marketing includes keywords, benefits, to the point copy, plus graphical emphasis like bullet points and short, direct sentences. Instead of being hindered by a lack of confidence, a hired gun will have a 3rd person, more objective viewpoint to start with. Most copywriters will work to pull out of you everything they can use to featue you in the best light. Let them. Find someone who understands your vision and where you want to go in your business and let them work their magic with words.

3.  Practice.

Sending out press releases or developing a strong introduction ditty (your “elevator speech”) can be a challenge, but it does get easier with practice. Devote some time to learn about promotional strategies, ask your social media network for advice, read some books. For PR opportunities, visit HARO to start offering yourself up as an expert to media. The media is hungry for new points of view and have a 24/7 news cycle to fulfill. Develop a decent PR release using this Press Release Builder template, and just do it. The funny itchy feeling will go away and you will get more business.

Please know that I have every confidence that you deserve to be recogized for your greatness. Hiding just isn’t the answer, so reach out, speak out, and let your light shine! Today, ok?

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

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Some items have a deadline to participate, but most do not.

To go to each website, just click on the beginning link of each listing.

• Blake’s 51 Birthday Gifts: I have had so much fun with this one! All free stuff and a wide variety of fun and incredibly useful things. Seriously great. I am still enjoying the presents he sent.
• Rebuild Your Virtual Business: Free teleseminar coming up on Jan 7th, free no-opt in Internet Myth Busting report, and more! I love these two women – great advice!
• The Attraction Diva: Free ebooks on how to attract more wealth and success into your life from Jen Blackert.
• Create Your Own Reality: 3 mp3 audios to assist you in creating more money, success, and love in your life by Nan Akash.
• KaNani Self-Care Products: Free 15 minute meditation audio to renew your spirit (just click on the link to the right hand side of the page), plus listing of several other of her favorite advisors who also offer interesting free gifts.
• The Art of Seeing the Divine: Transformational booklet to help you move from stuck to success.
• 10 Action Steps to Take: 5 page report the help you market your business with practical how-to steps for blogging, participating in forums, and finally taking action. (go to the opt-in box on the upper right corner to get her report)
• Deborah Dunn, licensed relationship therapist: Sign up for Deborah’s newsletter and post a comment on her blog and receive a free 20 min.phone consult with her. (expires Midnight 12/31/08)
• DotComSecrets Zero to $100 Million Contest: Free training and a charity drive, with the opportunity to win a Corvette and help kids in third world countries.

Here are some goodies I’ve offered on SmartWomanGuides.com before, but just in case you missed them, I wanted to highlight what is already available to you.

• Eldon Taylon Choices and Illusion Bonus Offer: Book launch bonus offer that I participated in. There is a bonus gift for you, just for clicking on the link and reading his inspiring special offer.
• “Building a Business Not a Blog” e-Book: I adore John Cow and he gives very straightforward information here in the 140 pg offering. I use it and I love it.
  
• Your Internet Cash Machine Sampler: Written by Jillian Coleman Wheeler and Joe Vitale (excerpt created by me), this 50 page e-Book takes out select juicy parts of their book on online marketing so you can learn and grow your own business from it.

I intend to continue adding free resources here, so bookmark this page as your favorite and please return frequently. I promise it will only grow and be even better every week!

Happy New Year to all of you and best of success in 2009!

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

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Sometimes being an entrepreneur seems expensive and seriously daunting, but I have words of encouragement today. There are many affordable (and yes, free) ways to promote yourself beyond expensive ad campaigns and here are some ideas to get you going.

1. Barter your services for promotional sponsorship ads for area events.
2. Write topically relevant articles and submit to free article directory sites such as EzineArticles.com
3. Submit your site (with a great description) to online directories that reach your target audience.
4. Make comments on related audience, high ranking blogs, with active links back to your site. I use CommentKahuna to find the top ranked blogs that are relevant to what I do. It’s free and easy.
5. Speak about your area of expertise for local groups or via teleseminar and internet radio.
6. Answer calls from media for experts at HARO.
7. Completely fill out all of your social media profiles, with picture and website link. Yes, ALL of them.
8. Start a YouTube account and begin giving chats using your webcam. Upload for free.
9. Start a BlogTalkRadio show and start reaching your target audience there. Again, it’s free.
10. Use Craigslist to promote yourself. You have to relist your ads periodically but it’s free exposure.
11. Use the online classified ads for all the major papers – most are free.
12. Participate in book launch promotions where you give a free gift through a squeeze page to build your list of potential customers.
13. Give a gift to a charity raffle which lists its contributors in their advertising.
14. Contribute articles to magazines looking for experts. Many online magazines are hungry for new content.
15. Get a blog – if you don’t already have one, get one today. You can sign up for free on the WordPress site and be up within the hour.
16. Set up an eBay account and sell a teaser product there. The account is free, it allows you to take credit cards without a merchant account, and you can sell low cost items designed to drive people to your site.
17. Interview someone interesting and post the interview on your blog. The person you interviewed will almost always list your website with a link to the interview on their site as well. I use BYOAudio ($20/month) and it handles all of my needs. I use Audacity to edit the material, and it’s free.
18. Create a free directory listing on your website and offer a web badge that participants can post on their sites as proud members of your listing. I use a wordpress plugin that makes it easy.
19. Create promotional items such as t-shirts, coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and sell them on CafePress. It’s free to set up an account and it’s free advertisement when people use the products.
20. Joint venture with others – share in the costs, barter your services instead of paying cash, and piggy back what you do with someone else who offers a complimentary service or product.

Put away your wallet and commit a bit of time and you will have some great avenues of promotion. Don’t complain or lament about the “state of the economy”. Make your own magic by jumping in with both feet into the opportunities that are out there, today, available now. Do every single one of these things with the question “What would an entrepreneur do?” and you will be amazed at the results. Best of success to you!

Together, we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

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The last several weeks there have been some very interesting items coming out that I wanted to share with you. It’s fun to stay connected with a community, so check out these links and see if any of it appeals. Have fun!

Power People You Should Meet

 Ron Hudson’s 50 Most Influential and Powerful Women in Social Media

Check out the amazing group of women who are using their voices to live their passionate life!

200+ Internet Marketin Gurus on Twitter

Last I counted, there are actually over 500 people here. If you want to  learn about marketing on the internet, this is a treasure trove of talented people!

Contests

DotComSecrets Zero to $100 Million Contest

Free training and a charity drive, with the opportunity to win a Corvette and help kids in third world countries. Will take you step by step getting an internet business up and running. Yes, I said free to participate. Isn’t that neat?

Free Resources (Learning, Publicity, and more)

HelpAReporterOut.com

Free publicity service where you can respond to media inquiries for expert quotes and interviews to promote your business. Also, if you own a blog you are considered media, so you can solicit interviews to create original and interesting content for your site. I tried the service for one of my niche market sites, got dozens of very high quality responses, and they all sent me free promo copies of their books, DVDs, etc to review. Highly recommended.

UltimateBusinessCamp

Free teleseminars on Tuesday and Thursday for the month of October. Hosted by Tami Szabo and Ingrid Olson, designed to help women get educated and inspired. All you have to do is show up and listen in to the call. All the speakers provide discounted offers, but each session is substantial, not just a pitchfest.

 I’ll keep collecting more and add it to the list.

Together,  we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original  SmartWoman

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And, the speaker list really is pretty darned impressive, if I don’t say so myself - did I mention I am the opening speaker on Oct. 2nd? Yes, SmartWoman will kick off the fun and I am so honored and thrilled. I am still pinching myself, giddy to be rubbing shoulders with these awesome women.

I’ll be speaking for about an hour, with a Q & A session afterwards, and my topic is “The Marketing Power of the A-HA! Moment”. We’ll be covering the following ideas:

1.  What is the A-HA! Moment?
2.  How can the A-HA! Moment help me as an entrepreneur?
3.  Five mistakes to avoid with beginner adult learners
4.  How to apply the A-HA! Moment magic to your website
5.  How to apply the A-HA! Moment magic to your emails
6.  How to apply the A-HA! Moment magic to your backend sales

You will be given the opportunity to purchase my latest SmartWoman product at a special discount, complete with bonuses. If you think you could benefit from receiving a practical, step by step recipe for improving your business systems to reach more new clients, you’ll likely enjoy this offering. But, don’t worry – it’s not a pitch fest! My most sincere wish is that the information you receive on this call is enlightening, actionable, and full of quick and affordable ideas to help you, even if you decide you are not interested in anything other than listening in on the free Business Camp calls. You will not be pressured nor are you obligated to do anything other than to enjoy the session. I will leave it up to you to do whatever else you feel is best for you.

This should be an incredible event with great information to help you be more successful in your business. Tami and Ingrid have pulled together a whole list of women who can speak to your issues in business and what I like the best is that the speakers come from a wide range of viewpoints. It’s important to have a variety of mentors, who have a range of skills, to learn all you can, and that’s what you will experience. So go sign up on Tami’s site and show up throughout the month!

When: Every Tuesday and Thursday in October at 6pm Pacific/7pm Mountain/8pm Central/ 9pm Eastern

To sign up for the event, and find out about more about all the scheduled speakers, visit
http://tinyurl.com/53az8d

I look forward to having SmartWoman Guides readers on the call. I think you’ll enjoy it!

Together, we are stronger.
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman

There is a no-strings attached gift from Eldon Taylor just for taking a look at this event, a gift that was designed just to bring unity to the world. You cannot get much better than that.

You can buy the book here, if you’d like, then proceed to the bonus page, put in your receipt number and get access to the bonus gifts available for those who purchase, as well as claim your no-strings attached gift just for visiting Eldon’s site. I’ve read the book – it really is great, so I have no reservations about encouraging you to check it out.

Here’s the press release and bonus offer, including the details on their charitable contribution to Women for Women:

The Gift of Self Actualization

Eldon Taylor’s International and New York Times best selling book, Choices and Illusions, states that “the real meaning in life comes from what you give, not from what you take. . . . that the “warm fuzzy feeling” we derive from a true service experience—going to the aid of another in need—is the best feeling we can have when we put our head on the pillow each night.”

Today, Eldon has put together an amazing special offer that just keeps on giving. In fact there is a bonus gift for you, just for clicking on the link below and reading his inspiring special offer.

Click here for more details.
Eldon Taylon Choices and Illusion Bonus Offer

For every copy of Choices and Illusions sold, Eldon will make a donation to Women for Women International of $1. Women for Women is an award-winning non-profit that provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. They currently work in eight countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iraq, Kosovo, Nigeria, Rwanda and Sudan. They have served over 150,000 women and distributed more than $42 million in direct aid and loans. You can see for yourself the fabulous work they do by going to: womenforwomen.org

In addition to raising money for Women for Women, you will also receive over 100 additional gifts from leading visionaries, such as Don Miguel Ruiz, James Van Praagh, Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Jack Canfield and of course myself, just for purchasing one copy of Choices and Illusions, which costs less than $15.

Choices and Illusions does a great job at explaining, in a very down to earth way, how your mind works, why some changes can be so difficult to make, and how you can take control of your own mind to create the life of your choosing. You owe it to yourself to learn all that Choices and Illusions has to offer and then apply it to your own life. Readers from around the world are reporting huge changes in their lives when they did just that and now it is your turn.

Enjoy the no-strings gift and THANK YOU very much for your contribution to providing women around the world the means to build a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman
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