Free Download: Ultimate Guide to Podcasting!

I am finally about to get my podcast off the ground (I know, finally right! lol) so I've been studying the new free guide BlogWorld just put out recently:

Click Here to Get Your Free Copy of The Ultimate Guide to Podcasting!

Speaking of BlogWorld, I'll be attending the event in January. It's now called New Media Expo, or NMX for short.

Quite a few of us from here at ClickNewz are going, so it should be an awesome time! If you're still thinking of attending, use coupon code "AN20P" and get 20% off your pass. That code is good through November 27th (today!) when the price goes up, so be sure to register today if you want to take advantage of the savings. I would love to see you there!

And don't forget to download your free copy of "The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Podcaster" while it's still available:

Enjoy!

Best,

p.s. The podcasting guide is totally free, no strings attached, and 161 pages of GREAT information. It covers everything from set up, software, editing, show layout, technical details, and even quotes from successful podcasters. Thumbs up!

Happy Thanksgiving! :-)

Here in the United States, we're celebrating Thanksgiving this week.

As I stop to reflect on the past year, I realize just how much I have to be thankful for - challenges and all.

No matter where you live, what you celebrate or how, taking a moment for appreciation and gratitude can really put things in perspective - and positive light.

It hasn't been a particularly easy year for me. It's been full of loss and challenges that, at times, brought my life to a screeching halt. Many of which turned out to be powerful turning points, and a serious motivation to execute positive change...

This morning I committed myself to an exercise in gratitude. I made a list of things I am grateful for, and all the wonderful things in my life that I appreciate so very much. I'll confess that it didn't come easy at first, but in the end I had 20 very powerful statements staring back at me.

Interestingly, it was some of those bigger challenges that resulted in the things I am incredibly thankful for now. Life has a way of pushing you in the right direction, even when it's uncomfortable - or downright painful.

I'm thankful this year is coming to an end, LOL. I am very much looking forward to a fresh start in 2013. And while I am grateful for the challenges that have brought me where I am today, I am certainly hoping for a less challenging year ahead.

Gratitude is powerful. Even when life isn't being kind, it pays to appreciate the positives. Or even to appreciate the challenge at hand, knowing it will shape you into a better person and lead you in a better direction.

I encourage you to try the exercise in gratitude. It's amazing how it can change your perspective and affect your attitude, and how much it will motivate you to achieve even more things to be thankful for in the months and years to come.

For those of you celebrating, I wish you a beautiful Thanksgiving Day!

May your life be full of love, happiness and success.

Best,

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Top 8 Info-Product Success Secrets

Join us live today, Wednesday November 14th at 4pm Eastern

Guest Post by Janis Pettit

As a small or solo business owner you undoubtedly have a wealth of knowledge and expertise that others need and want — probably more than you realize, even.

You may have purchased downloadable e-books, home study courses or other information products in order to learn about some aspect of business or marketing.

Information products remain a multi-million dollar industry that is growing stronger.

You don’t want to miss out on that, do you?

Creating and selling information products can provide you with a source of passive income that takes you way beyond selling time for dollars. There are some important steps you need to take though, to be assured you are creating something that will sell and that you are marketing it in such a way that you can generate ongoing sales...

Maybe you’ve created something that hasn’t sold. You put in a lot of time and effort only to be disappointed. Keep reading to find out how you can turn that around.

Or you may be afraid that creating an information product is too much work when in reality you can create one in a matter of days.

And information products are not only a source of ongoing income; you can also use them to generate leads for other products and services by using them as a lead-in to get people interested in a higher level product or service.

Top 8 Information Product Success Secrets:

1) Make sure there is a need for what you plan to offer before you create it.

- Do keyword research to see what people are searching for online in your niche.
- You can see what your top competitors are selling successfully.
- You can see what books are selling in your niche
- You can do a survey of your clients and subscribers

2) Be sure you understand and communicate the specific benefits and results your client will get from this product. You will need to be very clear about this in all of your marketing materials, especially your sales page.

3) Pick a killer name for your product that states the biggest product result. People will want to learn about it if the product name grabs them

4) Offer a money back guarantee for your product. This will make people feel comfortable buying who may be a bit unsure because they don’t know you well.

5) Create a detailed marketing plan for your product that includes social media, article marketing, press releases, videos and perhaps a preview teleclass or webinar. Then plan post launch marketing so sales continue after the initial product launch.

6) Find joint venture partners who will promote your product. These are people that have the clients you want but who don’t offer something similar. You’ll need an affiliate program set up for this

7) Plan on 2 months lead time to heavily market your product when you first launch it. Then plan a way to drive traffic to your sales page even after the launch so sales don’t stop. Pay-per-click is a great method to use as well as listing your product on affiliate product marketing sites like Clickbank.com

8) Figure out ways to re-purpose your product for other markets so you can leverage your work.

Once the initial work is done, much of the marketing can be outsourced or automated.

Of course this is just an overview, but as a small business coach, many clients I’ve worked with had great products but no real marketing plan. They just assumed that people would find their product web page. Once we put a detailed strategic marketing plan in place the sales started rolling in.

Information products in some form are becoming crucial for any knowledge or service based business owner who truly wants to create a solid 6-figure income and a reputation as the go-to expert...

Discover how Janis added $10,000 a month to her income by turning her knowledge into lucrative products and programs in this FREE webinar training

Ready to learn more? Join us live today, Wednesday Nov 14th at 4pm Eastern!

Top 8 Info-Product Success Secrets

Join us live today, Wednesday November 14th at 4pm Eastern

Guest Post by Janis Pettit

As a small or solo business owner you undoubtedly have a wealth of knowledge and expertise that others need and want — probably more than you realize, even.

You may have purchased downloadable e-books, home study courses or other information products in order to learn about some aspect of business or marketing.

Information products remain a multi-million dollar industry that is growing stronger.

You don’t want to miss out on that, do you?

Creating and selling information products can provide you with a source of passive income that takes you way beyond selling time for dollars. There are some important steps you need to take though, to be assured you are creating something that will sell and that you are marketing it in such a way that you can generate ongoing sales...

Maybe you’ve created something that hasn’t sold. You put in a lot of time and effort only to be disappointed. Keep reading to find out how you can turn that around.

Or you may be afraid that creating an information product is too much work when in reality you can create one in a matter of days.

And information products are not only a source of ongoing income; you can also use them to generate leads for other products and services by using them as a lead-in to get people interested in a higher level product or service.

Top 8 Information Product Success Secrets:

1) Make sure there is a need for what you plan to offer before you create it.

- Do keyword research to see what people are searching for online in your niche.
- You can see what your top competitors are selling successfully.
- You can see what books are selling in your niche
- You can do a survey of your clients and subscribers

2) Be sure you understand and communicate the specific benefits and results your client will get from this product. You will need to be very clear about this in all of your marketing materials, especially your sales page.

3) Pick a killer name for your product that states the biggest product result. People will want to learn about it if the product name grabs them

4) Offer a money back guarantee for your product. This will make people feel comfortable buying who may be a bit unsure because they don’t know you well.

5) Create a detailed marketing plan for your product that includes social media, article marketing, press releases, videos and perhaps a preview teleclass or webinar. Then plan post launch marketing so sales continue after the initial product launch.

6) Find joint venture partners who will promote your product. These are people that have the clients you want but who don’t offer something similar. You’ll need an affiliate program set up for this

7) Plan on 2 months lead time to heavily market your product when you first launch it. Then plan a way to drive traffic to your sales page even after the launch so sales don’t stop. Pay-per-click is a great method to use as well as listing your product on affiliate product marketing sites like Clickbank.com

8) Figure out ways to re-purpose your product for other markets so you can leverage your work.

Once the initial work is done, much of the marketing can be outsourced or automated.

Of course this is just an overview, but as a small business coach, many clients I’ve worked with had great products but no real marketing plan. They just assumed that people would find their product web page. Once we put a detailed strategic marketing plan in place the sales started rolling in.

Information products in some form are becoming crucial for any knowledge or service based business owner who truly wants to create a solid 6-figure income and a reputation as the go-to expert...

Discover how Janis added $10,000 a month to her income by turning her knowledge into lucrative products and programs in this FREE webinar training

Ready to learn more? Join us live today, Wednesday Nov 14th at 4pm Eastern!

Designing Your Own Book Cover – Easily!

I was just checking out Book Cover Genius, which is a whole slew of templates & tutorials for both print and Kindle book cover design.

It was just released TODAY, and it's less than $10. Yes, seriously.

Let me just say, I don't have a designer's bone in my body. I created the book cover you see to the left in about 20 minutes (which included at least ten minutes of me just staring blankly at the screen, lol).

Really, I was just playing around with the book cover templates to see how they worked. My example here doesn't do the templates any justice at all...

You can check out some real work here.

You not only get 20 book cover templates you can easily edit in Photoshop or Gimp, you also get access to a software program (with detailed video instruction) on how to create your own Kindle or book cover using public domain images - or image attribution. There's also thousands of royalty-free images, Gimp Video Training and tons more included. Click Here To See

The price is currently only $9.90, which I haven't quite figured out yet considering how much a single book cover design is worth - not to mention the hours and hours of training included in the package. It truly is a steal.

If you're publishing books, or plan to, or want to get into book cover design even, check out Book Cover Genius today - because this is the best deal I've ever seen!

And yes, these templates and tutorials can easily be used for print books, ebooks, Kindle books - you name it.

Best,

p.s. The (terrible) cover design example above is for my Domain Name Guide. You can click that link to see an even worse example (lol). Here's the kind of quality you can expect at Book Cover Genius, though:

Need Blog Help? Free Blogging Calendar

Over the weekend I downloaded Lynette Chandler's brand new 2013 Free Blogging Calendar from Blog Energizer.

If you need Blog Help, this is one resource you'll want to download right away. I've been using her blog planner downloads for years myself, but this year it's even better than ever.

The new 2013 blogging calendar includes both November and December 2012, so you can get started immediately as soon as you download it.

Now is a GREAT time to start getting organized for the New Year. It can be challenging coming up with blog topics and content ideas consistently, and figuring out a workable publishing schedule. Lynette's Free Blogging Calendar is the perfect solution though, allowing you to easily map out your ongoing content strategy...

The calendar is full of fun observances and holidays which will give you tons of great ideas for month-long themes, series or topical blog posts.

This month (November) is American Diabetes Month and this Wednesday (November 15th) is "Clean Your Fridge Day" - both of which give me ideas for content on my low carb blog. "International Men's Day" is observed on November 19th, which is a great segway into the top holiday gifts for men this season - just for example.

In addition to all the great content ideas, this free blogging calendar is set up as a sort of checklist to improve your productivity and marketing. Each week you'll have space to plan out your blog posts, guest posts, emails, offers/p.s. - and there is also a place to check off each of your social media updates for those content pieces.

She also has a color-coded "efficiency marker" built in where you can keep track of what you're working on most: tasks that make money, tasks that don't, tasks that are set up for future revenue, etc. Working in the orange and yellow zones will improve your profit potential quicker, giving you an easy way to monitor your efficiency.

This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week, which should spark some great content around the web! Don't miss out on all of these EASY blog content ideas. Go ahead and download the 2013 Blogging Calendar today and get started.

Topical themes can be great for cross blog conversations, memes, infographics, engaging social media discussion-starters, and so much more. There are lots of ways you can get creative with this free blog planner.

You'll be much more productive with a blog planner and publishing schedule. And more productive equals more profitable. This one free download will have you struggling MUCH less with content ideas and scheduling, and free you up to experience more FUN and more PROFIT with your blog...

Happy Blogging!

Best,

Photo Wall Murals for A Beautiful Home Office

Guest Post by Lisa Herbik

Do you love the space you work in?

Today's post by Lisa Herbik is all about decorating your work at home office using beautiful photo wall murals...

When you work at home, whether it is a part time or full time endeavor, you likely spend long hours sitting in front of your computer (raising hand here, LOL!).

You strive to make great things happen from your home office, so why not choose to make your work space look great (and feel great) as well?

One thing I discovered several years ago is that if I take a little time to create a nice atmosphere and a great space for my home office - complete with a serene photo wall mural - it really helps with productivity, keeps me calm, and even brightens my outlook!

The computer industry highly backs up my "discovery" by the way...

Why do you think there so many beautiful and uplifting nature images readily installed on your new laptop or pc and available as screensavers?

If you have a blank wall in your home office, or if your wall space is being used in a less than productive way, say with a cluttered up cork board or shelves spilling over with "stuff" (eek!), consider de-cluttering your space and installing a beautiful nature scene mural to de-stress and delight you.

"Nature is one of the most successful sources of positive distraction. Simply viewing a mural of a water scene has been shown to alter electrical activity in the brain, reduce levels of stress hormones and ease muscle tension." - Beth Frankowski Jones, ISdesigNET Magazine

The ideal set up for a home office is one with adequate lighting and hopefully a window with a view. For many work at home business owners, we simply make the most of what we have available...

My first home office was in a small corner of my poorly lit guest bedroom. I shoved the computer desk between the foot of the bed and the wall. The space was not only cramped, I had nothing to look at but the blank wall directly in front of me. Not the ideal space for logging in long hours.

Taking the time to make your office space comfortable and visually appealing takes just a little effort, but the benefits help your psyche, mood and spirit, and hence your business as well.

If you don't have that office room with a view, the great thing is you can easily create one with a wall mural!

The stress-reducing benefits of gazing at soothing wall mural images are well known in the health care industries. Just look to many well-appointed pediatric and dental offices (both highly stressful places) and you will likely find murals on the walls, both in the waiting rooms and the examination rooms.

If a nature mural doesn't quite appeal to you, why not create your own completely customized mural from one of your digital photos? Surely you have a favorite image from that once in a lifetime trip, or family photo that just warms your heart. Revisit the memories and good feelings every day as you gaze at your design.

Make your home office as inviting and personal as it can be...

Photo wall murals can help you create just the look you want. When your room looks great, you feel great, and that's good for business!

Find 1000s of wall murals online or create your very own custom murals from your digital photos at www.ArtisticHomeowner.com.

Get a Cool Virtual Spokesperson at Tweople (Talking Person on Website)

Did you know the attention span of people today has fallen to just 8 seconds?

And did you know... that a goldfish has an attention span of 9 seconds?

Getting (and keeping!) the attention of your visitors once they land on your site is crucial to your success online. Because if they're not sticking around, they're not clicking or buying.

Using a website spokesperson is one great way to keep people on your page longer, and engage them in your message. Like them or not, when done right - they've been proven to work.

Stick with me here, because whether you're interested in using this cool feature on your own website or not, there's a great affiliate opportunity as well.

Tweople Offers a Try-Before-You-Buy Option

Maybe you're not sure about using a video spokesperson on your site. With Tweople's 14-day "try it before you buy it" option, you can test it out and see for yourself if it improves engagement and conversions! (No one else does this...)

Be Your Own "Virtual Spokesperson"

If you don't like the idea of having a stranger "step onto your page" and talk to your visitors, there's also an option to shoot the video yourself so your visitors are actually seeing YOU when they visit your site. Tweople will walk you through the process of creating that video, or you can simply visit one of their studios.

Tacky or Professional?

Auto-play video, walking/talking people, unexpected audio, etc. I know - it can be annoying. Especially done wrong! But done right, like it or not, there's a reason marketers use these features and strategies. Simply put, they work.

And whether you personally like these website elements or not, the truth is in the testing. If you ran a test and found that an element dramatically improved your conversion rate, wouldn't you use it? Of course!

Fortunately you can do just that with Tweople's two-week trial.

What Does a Virtual Spokesperson Cost?

Tweople is rated 5/5 based on 63 reviews, and are called The Most Innovative Website Spokesperson Company Anywhere. They offer a number of services and packages to suit practically any budget, starting at just $29 for greeting templates.

They also offer advanced options, like playing different messages on different days - or different times of day (such as after business hours, for example).

You can see live examples throughout their website, and also check out all of their plans and rates: http://www.tweople.com

If you can't yet afford the cost of the Virtual Spokesperson you want, there's a "Refer a Friend Program" where you can earn credits toward your package. There is also an affiliate program for their services...

Opportunity To Earn Money With Tweople

The majority of their potential clients don't know what to search for to find companies like Tweople. That's where the opportunity comes in for you! In addition to their Refer-a-Friend program, they have an Affiliate Program that pays you to share this cool service with other business owners.

As an affiliate you can earn 20% on Custom Website Spokespeople with an average order being $350. They also pay 50% on all Instant Spokesperson Themes.

Tweople alsos offers another option: affiliate websites where you can set your own prices above theirs, which are already wholesale. All you have to do is promote your website and they'll do the rest!

You can get more information on both options at:
http://tweople.com/video-spokesperson-reseller-information.php

I look forward to hearing your thoughts once you've checked out the Tweople website! Would you consider using this service yourself, or recommending this service to others as a reseller or affiliate?

Best,

This post was sponsored by Tweople and written by Lynn Terry.

Free: The Perfect Online Business For YOU

Mark your calendar! On Thursday, November 15th I'm hosting a live webinar with Paul Evans on the topic of "Starting Over" and what we would do if we were starting over in online business today.

With all the changes going on with online business, this is definitely something you'll want to show up for and listen in to live.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

It's free to attend, and you can expect to walk away with usable content you can implement immediately.

The live webinar will be held on Thursday, November 15th at 3:00pm Eastern Time.

After attending this session, you will know exactly what your online business should look like. You'll also hear what Paul would do himself if he were starting over today...

What To Expect When You Attend This Live Webinar:

• 4 steps to creating the perfect online business for you.
• The most important question for you to ask about your business.
• How seduction will derail you and cost you thousands.
• The power combination for choosing a profitable niche.
• Why 90% of all businesses fail and how to overcome that statistic.
• How to delelop a core message for your market.
• 3 types of customers and the one that brings you the most long-term income.
• Why a "hungry market" is NOT what you need to look for.
  This has been taught for years and is dead wrong!
• 35 ways to monetize your business.
• 7 prerequisites for creating a COMPLETE and profitable business.
• Find out exactly what Paul would do if he were starting today.
• Discover the type of business you SHOULD be running to be most profitable.
  (There are 4 types. You may be hurting your chances of succeeding!)
• Discover how YOU can improve OTHERS.
• Leave with a monetization plan for your business!
• ...and more

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

I'll be there with a pen taking notes myself.
I recommend you do the same.

One thing I can say with confidence about Paul Evans is that he ALWAYS delivers.

I've known him personally for more than four years now (and online for quite a bit longer) and have the greatest respect for his work and his mission. He's an amazing teacher with invaluable insights!

This is one guy you definitely want to show up for, take notes on, and ask questions to.

Don't worry about there being a lot of fluff only to be pitched at in the end. This will be solid training that you can take and apply as soon as it's over.

If You're Frustrated With Your Online Business... this will answer some of those frustrations, overwhelm and info overload you're experiencing once and for all. Yes, that's a big promise, that I have no doubt will be delivered...

Here are the details again:

Thursday, November 15th at 3:00PM (EST)
Register Here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/961838674

See you there!

Best,

p.s. Just in case you need an official invitation…

OFFICIAL INVITATION: Join Lynn Terry & Paul Evans on the webinar about starting over. I've heard this question about "starting over" many times. Now we're going to answer it. And it's not the answer you may think. Come join us and be prepared to have some fun. If you've ever heard Paul Evans, you know you're going to have a good time! Register Today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/961838674

Top 3 posts for you on Google+ this week

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James Williams Abandoned pets to be possibly euthanized if not claimed Wagner High School on STATEN ISLAND is currently housing about 80 lost pets due to Sandy, and they're considering euthanizing them if they are unclaimed or not checked in on. PLEASE re-post this on your wall and GO ADOPT if you are able! Wagner High School, 1200 Manor Road, Staten Island, NY 10314, phone: 718-698-4200 /via FB and source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-06/frantic-dogs-cats-await-as-saviors-drive-to-the-rescue.html Edit: I've... Frantic Dogs, Cats Await as Saviors Drive to the Rescue We're on our way to a house near Midland Beach where a dog and a cat were left behind four days earlier. +110 - 63 comments - 115 shares View or comment on this post » Krystyn Chong heart and soul #truelove #romance #Up +6129 - 501 comments - 2213 shares View or comment on this post » Secret Santa . Secret Santa 2012 starts today! Share this post so we can collect as many lists as possible! HO HO HO! It's good to back! Last year Secret Santa only lasted for less than a month and were able to collect over 1,000 lists! Your generosity and compassion giving gifts to the Google+ community made holidays better last year. Today I'm happy to announce that my elves and I start collecting your Amazon wishlists into our master list. It's easy to create a list! The hardest part is deciding what to put on... +140 - 101 comments - 118 shares View or comment on this post »
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