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Chuck Hester: Linking In to Pay it Forward

Rachel Pradhan — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:03:16 +0000

Chuck Hester, LinkedIn expert, was on the call this Friday – and what an amazing amount of information! Not only did we learn how to easily gain more connections, but how to be authentic on the web. By simply asking the question, “How may I be of service to you?” we open the conversation and relationship with our potential clients and power partners. We’ll be reviewing some of what Chuck had talked about this Friday, from 10-11am PST. To learn more, please visit our Live Webinars page.
Total time of audio: 58 minutes.

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Market Yourself Out of Recession – On a Shoe String

Rachel Pradhan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:29:05 +0000

In this month’s Entrepreneur Magazine, Robert Kiyosaki wrote about how marketing can help those of use feeling the pinch of the recession. As he put it: “I’ll bet money that this business [referring to a full-page ad for a local appliance store] will be here next year. Why? Because this business is advertising more aggressively than its competition.”

Many businesses will cut down on marketing and advertising when the pinch begins – and I think this is especially true for entrepreneurs, including life and business coaches, who shoe-string their marketing efforts. I’m not putting down shoe-string marketing, in fact I’m right there with you! Like many of the clients I help with Internet Marketing, I don’t have a huge budget for my Marketing efforts – and that’s why I utilize my ‘feet’ vs. my wallet. Examples of marketing efforts that cost little* or nothing: blogging, podcasting, online video (if done on your own), social networking, and utilizing forums. In fact, I only advertise in one magazine, and most of my marketing budget is used in networking (the physical kind with rubber chickens, business cards, and costs a lot more than Facebook or Twitter – but still important to attend).

You can build your business during the recession (or whatever you want to call it) without spending that much. The good news is: not everyone will work hard to get ahead of the recession. This gives hard workers the advantage. How about you? Are you with us?

*Most of these examples of ‘time vs. money’ marketing ideas are less than $300, and most are even free.

Facebook Class Next Week: Free

Rachel Pradhan — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:17:38 +0000

I am so excited about my up-coming Facebook class next week! If you’ve been reading the magazines or papers lately then you’ve heard about Facebook – it’s the 2nd largest social (and business) networking website out there. But, what you may not know is how great it is for your coaching business! Why?

-Grow your contacts list
-Get more website visitors
-Continue the connection you have after a networking meeting
-Easily let people know of up coming classes and teleclasses

Be sure to sign-up for this class now as it will be very popular – and for good reason! All these articles I’ve been reading have been saying, “You need to be on Facebook” – but don’t show you how! I will be guiding you step-by-step on how to set-up your profile, add applications, start your business page, and grow your list of contacts quickly! So, sign-up today before we run out of spaces! SIGN UP HERE

LinkedIn: Social Networking for Life and Business Coaches

Rachel Pradhan — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:43:02 +0000

Our class, LinkedIn Basics we learn how to use this Social Networking website as a means of marketing and branding for coaches. We learn that LinkedIn marketing is beneficial and useful for solo-entrepreneurs as LinkedIn is really your online resume. Ready to learn all about it? Listen to the Podcast above, or download the MP3 to your computer or iPod. Thanks for listening!
Become a part of my network!