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		<title>FRIDAY “Tip of the Day”: Miracle Marketing Messaging</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you market B2B or B2C, make sure you speak to the benefits of your services beyond the obvious. 
How do they impact your client personally? By having more time with family, less stress, higher income, better health, more energy? 
Those are the kinds of motivators/drivers that appeal to potential clients and that they really [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Whether you market B2B or B2C, <strong>make sure you speak to the benefits of your services beyond the obvious.</strong> </p>
<p>How do they impact your client personally? By having more time with family, less stress, higher income, better health, more energy? </p>
<p>Those are the kinds of motivators/drivers that appeal to potential clients and that they really will respond to. It’s the bottom line of “what’s in it for me.”</p>
<p>See all the small business daily short tips at: </p>
<p><iframe src="http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2FGrowYourBiz&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;" allowTransparency="true"></iframe></p>
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		<title>The one best thing to do to explode your business!</title>
		<link>http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/take-action-to-explode-your-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night while channel-surfing, I came across a broadcast of a seminar on weight loss being presented in a huge auditorium. There were probably 1,000 people in the audience.
The presenter was giving very helpful information on the proper nutrition, diet and mindset needed to lose weight. It was very motivating, uplifting and moving. But&#8230;
I thought [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last night while channel-surfing, I came across a broadcast of a seminar on weight loss being presented in a huge auditorium. There were probably 1,000 people in the audience.</p>
<p>The presenter was giving very helpful information on the proper nutrition, diet and mindset needed to lose weight. It was very motivating, uplifting and moving. But&#8230;</p>
<p>I thought to myself, I bet only 20 people in that audience are going to make meaningful changes that will move them towards their desired weight loss goals once they leave the seminar.</p>
<p><strong>Knowledge without action is worthless.</strong></p>
<p>Don’t just read a book or an article, listen to an mp3 or watch a video about taking your marketing or sales to the next level. Make a plan on how you will put that info into ACTION today to grow your business.</p>
<p>Here are several quick and easy tips you can use to get into action &#8211; one for each day &#8211; to grow your business. If you have taken action on one of the <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz" target="_blank">Small Business Tips of the Day</a>, then go ahead and “Like” our Fan Page, and post your success to the Wall!</p>
<p><a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a></p>
<p>By posting your own successes, you can help many others with their action as well as have a place to introduce yourself to hundreds of other small business owners at the same time.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a win-win!</p>
<p>Now… What action are you taking today to increase your clients, serve more people and explode your income?<br />
(Hint: click here -&gt; <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a>)</p>
<p>To your success!<br />
Jason</p>
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		<title>Last Week&#8217;s Small Biz Tip Of The Day &#8211; Digest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:35:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Week’s Digest of Small Biz &#8220;Tip of the Day” from http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz
Feel free to comment with your thoughts, experiences, and share your insights with the other members. The more you share and post, the more exposure you get for your business…
* FRIDAY Tip of the Day: Prioritizing and efficiency -&#62; When making your To-Do list [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last Week’s Digest of Small Biz &#8220;Tip of the Day” from <a href="http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz">http://facebook.com/GrowYourBiz</a></p>
<p>Feel free to comment with your thoughts, experiences, and share your insights with the other members. The more you share and post, the more exposure you get for your business…</p>
<p>* FRIDAY Tip of the Day: Prioritizing and efficiency -&gt; When making your To-Do list at night, place the thing that&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/b8HJZU">http://bit.ly/b8HJZU</a></p>
<p>* THURSDAY Tip of the Day: Getting More Yes’s to Your Networking and Sales Meeting Requests &#8211; Have you demonstrated&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/bkjSur">http://bit.ly/bkjSur</a></p>
<p>* WEDNESDAY Tip of the Day: When writing an online profile, bio or description of your business, be sure to relate&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/bg4lLN">http://bit.ly/bg4lLN</a></p>
<p>* TUESDAY Tip of the Day: Use the &#8220;Solution, problem, solution&#8221; format in your speaking engagements and sales&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/aOS2Qj">http://bit.ly/aOS2Qj</a></p>
<p>* MONDAY Tip of the Day: The biggest sales mistake that most people make is not asking enough questions. You need to&#8230; <a href="http://bit.ly/9o1L9K">http://bit.ly/9o1L9K</a></p>
<p>Have a great week!<br />
BizCoachJason<br />
<a href="http://facebook.com/BizCoachJason">http://facebook.com/BizCoachJason</a></p>
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		<title>Is speaking really one of the best ways to market your business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:54:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of my clients know, one great way to market yourself and make more sales for your business is to speak in front of an audience.
You can learn to do workshops, teleclasses and keynotes much more easily than you might realize.
&#8220;But public speaking scares me to death!&#8221;
Even those of you that get terrified at the thought [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As many of my clients know, one great way to market yourself and make more sales for your business is to speak in front of an audience.<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-867" title="BizCoach Jason Rosado in action" src="http://www.distinctivecoaching.com/word/wp-content/uploads/Training-Windows-Mobile-for-Microsoft-at-a-T-Mobile-Seminar.jpg" alt="BizCoach Jason Rosado in action" width="143" height="182" /></p>
<p>You can learn to do workshops, teleclasses and keynotes much more easily than you might realize.</p>
<h5>&#8220;But public speaking scares me to death!&#8221;</h5>
<p>Even those of you that get terrified at the thought of speaking in front of others can become great and really enjoy this by taking a few very easy steps:</p>
<ul>
<li>Speak about topics that you know very well</li>
<li>Speak about what you are truly passionate about</li>
<li>Speak to people that you really enjoy helping and working with</li>
<li>To start, speak in an environment that makes you most comfortable - and you can create, mold and shape that environment in several ways</li>
<li>Practice, practice, practice</li>
</ul>
<p>Not only is speaking great advertising for you both pre-, post- and during the event, but it also helps generate cash flow from speaking fees and sales you make because of it.</p>
<h5>Ok.. so now I have a topic and an offer to speak, but what if no one shows up?</h5>
<p>A lesson I learned a while ago (the hard way) is that it&#8217;s  important to help promote the event, so it&#8217;s a win-win for you and the event organizer.</p>
<p>One of the first times I was asked to speak, I felt great, and I was very honored. But I didn&#8217;t feel humble at all.</p>
<p>I thought, “Finally, here is something I am going to get paid for, and I don&#8217;t have to lift a finger to market it myself.”</p>
<p>I was getting paid to just show up, deliver content and value during the event, and be on my merry way. People would love it, I would make sales, and the event organizer was absolutely on the same page.</p>
<p>Well, that turned out to be very shortsighted of me.</p>
<p>For one thing, the event organizer did a terrible job with marketing, and the event was sparsely attended. Although the presentation went well, I made less money and had less opportunity to market and make sales at the event.</p>
<p>I learned my lesson.</p>
<p>If you market an event that you are speaking at, you will likely get more attendees. And those attendees that you bring will already be fans of yours, and perhaps current or former clients. They will be able to testify on your behalf, and they will also become even more familiar with you and your expertise, thereby becoming closer to being a client of yours, if they weren&#8217;t already.</p>
<h5>It&#8217;s much easier to market and sell to people that have familiarity with you than those that don&#8217;t.</h5>
<p>And it&#8217;s much more fun and ethically fulfilling as well.</p>
<p>Also, by bringing guests to someone else&#8217;s event, the event organizer will love you. They will become a bigger fan of yours. Even just seeing the effort that you put forth in trying to get guests will make a big impact with them.  And they see that your event was one of their best attended, they will recommend you for other speaking engagements.</p>
<p>Lastly, you can control the quality and quantity of the marketing by being active in the process. Not all meeting and event organizers are great marketers, as I learned. And no one knows your strengths and selling points as well as you do.</p>
<p>By providing your own marketing copy to the organizer - material that you know has a great chance to bring in a crowd &#8211; you are providing more value to your attendees by letting them get to know you pre-event as well as what to expect during and even perhaps after the event. You are also reducing the amount of work the organizer has to do and strengthening that relationship. And all this is happening while you are multiplying your exposure by promoting the event yourself as well.</p>
<h5>I&#8217;ve used these techniques to help my own clients, and to increase my value, my revenue and my client base from speaking, and I&#8217;d be happy to help you as well.</h5>
<p>Please feel free to <a href="http://www.DistinctiveCoaching.com/Contact/"><strong>contact me</strong></a><strong> if you would like to learn more about event speaking and marketing</strong>, and how doing these things can really help you to explode your business!</p>
<p>To your success,<br />
Jason</p>
<p><a href="http://www.DistinctiveCoaching.com/Events/">Where is BizCoachJason Rosado speaking next? Check the Events page here, or have him speak at your event!</a></p>
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		<title>5 Tips to Avoid Entrepreneurial Burnout</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 17:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Rosado</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avoiding burnout for us entrepreneurs is key to having a strong, thriving business and happy life:
1.) Create your vision fully – List all the details, all the motivators and consequences of not attaining the vision
2.) Strategize your actions and make sure they are inspired actions – Productivity steps that energize and excite you. Don’t get [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avoiding burnout for us entrepreneurs is key to having a strong, thriving business and happy life:</p>
<p>1.) <strong>Create your vision fully</strong> – List all the details, all the motivators and consequences of not attaining the vision</p>
<p>2.) <strong>Strategize your actions</strong> and make sure they are inspired actions – Productivity steps that energize and excite you. Don’t get bogged down with the little things that you don’t really enjoy. There is no one way to accomplish something; there are usually MANY ways. Work with someone to find out what those are, and how to get them done.</p>
<p>3.) <strong>Surround yourself with positive people</strong> and minimize time with energy draining people.</p>
<p>4.) <strong>Take time for yourself everyday</strong>, or in crunch time, at the very least every week. Do those things that relax you – read the morning paper in peace, have a cup of tea on the patio, walk, jog or bike for 30 minutes. Take a little time out of your day to refresh your mind and body. For me, bike riding on long trails is when I get the most relaxation, a good workout and fantastic business brainstorming, energy and motivation!</p>
<p>5.) And lastly, <strong>don’t go it alone</strong>. Work with others and get outside support. You’re not in it alone, and everyone benefits when we work together. </p>
<p><em>Excerpt of a &#8220;TwitInterview&#8221; on entrepreneurial Marketing, Networking, Sales and Productivity, posted at: </em><a href="http://twitinterviews.com/tag/jason-rosado/"><em>http://twitinterviews.com/tag/jason-rosado/</em></a><em> </em></p>
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