Systematize Your Success June 26

Systematize Your Success June 26th Complementary Teleseminar/Webinar Event

Join us on Friday June 26th at 12 noon Eastern time (11 AM Central, 10 AM Mountain, 9 AM Pacific) Topic: Systematize Your Success: How to Create The System, Team, and Momentum For Business Success with Alexander Alperovich (Author of books such as "Go Fast Networking" and "HowToNetworkandGrowRich.com") and Donald Kubelka (Director of Development at Success Building Systems
Network, Inc).

Alexander Alperovich is the President of Success Building Systems Network, Inc. the new web based business creation company. Alexander has over 20 years experience in building businesses, real estate, and investments. He has worked under the teutalage of some of the top internet marketers including Joe Polish, Loral Langemeier, Dan Kennedy, and Jay Abraham.

A Russian immigrant himself, Alexander is also putting together the Immigrant Success Network to help other immigrants reach new heights in their own success. He is a sought after expert on the subjects of networking and brainstorming for fun and profit.

Author of books such as "Go Fast Networking" and "HowToNetworkandGrowRich.com", he enjoys meeting new people, showing them how to get the most out of their current relationships, and connecting them together with new friends and business partners.

Donald Kubelka is Director of Development at Success Building Systems Network, Inc. Donald has over 25 years experience in publishing, computers, and business development. Some of the clients Donald has worked with include ACX, The Gallup Poll, Merrill Lynch, Civi.com, Inc. and the National Visa Registry.

An author, publisher, programmer, and entrepreneur, Donald has authored over a dozen books, written several important programs including a global conference calling system, an automated publishing system, and most recently a business creation system. He is a sought-after expert on the subject of using Intellectual Property for personal and professional branding, and how to use automation to build business systems.

A published author and speaker, Donald also teaches individuals how to dramatically increase the value of their Intellectual Properties. He holds degrees in Government, Psychology and Divinity from Los Angeles Valley College, California State University at Northridge, and Oral Roberts University.

During this session, Alexander and Donald will share their experiences and other people's examples of how having a semi-automated system, and professional team can help you gain and grow the momentum your business needs for ultimate success. They will talk about the best ways to systematize and automate your current processes, some of the best tools currently available and how to use them, common mistakes people make when setting up their systems and teams, how you can use your own system to explode your success geometrically, and more!

There are two ways to attend this session: In our Web Conference Room or our Teleconference Bridge Line.

To gain access to either of these, send a message to Heidi@wecai.org with "RSVP 1st Fridayz" in the subject line and you will receive instructions via email response.

*These sessions are being recorded and will be made available to our Charter, Charter Elite and Lifetime Members of the Women's eCommerce Association (after the sessions) as well as all guests who are online orin our conference room during these interviews.

To find the time and date in your area, visit www.timeanddate.com

Hope to see you there!

Heidi

Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO – The WECAI Network - http://www.WECAI.org

Join us online for “Growing a Million Dollar Business

Upcoming Events for Friday, December 7th Theme, “Growing a Million Dollar Business” - FREE to the first 99 people who sign up!

Part 1

1st Fridayz interview with Tracy Repchuk of takes place at 10 AM (PST), 11 AM (MST), 12 Noon (CST), 1 pm (EST)1pm Eastern time.

“Join Heidi and the members of the Women’s eCommerce Association Friday, December 7th at 1pm (Eastern Time) for an interview with Tracy Repchuk, Author of 31 Days to Millionaire Marketing Miracles.” In this session you will learn how she earned the name "2007 New Internet Marketing Success of the Year” as she shares her “secrets” to success. Tracy will also talk about her show busyworkingwomen on blog talk radio and her recent trip to Malaysia and in the UK for the World Internet Summit.”

Tracy Repchuk is a Canadian bestselling author of “31 Days to Millionaire Marketing Miracles” a book that has taken her to Internet Marketing stardom after a 22 year history as an entrepreneur in the software and eCommerce arena. Tracy started her first company directly after college at the age of 19 in 1985, and has seen every computer and internet trend first hand. During her successful journey as the president of 4 companies, once she started having children (she has 3 aged 12, 11 and 10) she moved her office home and became an advocate for being a work from home mom raising her kids – a lifestyle that has been a dream come true.

Tracy has been nominated for awards such as Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year, and Chamber of Commerce Business woman of the year, and has received international acclaim for her eCommerce software products.

Two ways to participate:
If you are attending via the teleconference bridge line, here is the information you need:
Conference Dial-in Number: (641) 715-3840 - Participant Access Code: 361467#

If you are attending via the web conference room, go here: http://www.wecai.org/eWednesdayChat.exe

NOTE: Our regular 36+ hour 1st Fridayz events will resume in January. Be sure to go to www.1stFridayz.com to learn more and sign up for our 2008 events.

Part 2
We have partnered with Sheri McConnell of National Assn. of Women Writers and My Millionaire Friends to bring you a great teleseminar - The ACTION Method-How To Build a Million Dollar Business In Less Than 5 Years From Your Home

Date: December 7th at Noon (PST), 1 pm (MST), 2 pm (CST), 3 pm (EST)

Attendees will learn:

-The many benefits of creating a wealth plan
-How to leverage your time, money, and expertise using 1 or more of 6 millionaire business models
-The core elements to consider when creating your own virtual millionaire team
-The key millionaire systems you must have in place
-Plus Much More!

Note: This class also includes a 3 page handout with a checklist and a diagram.

Register here: http://my-millionaire-friends.com/free-stuff

Hope to see you there!

Heidi

1st Fridays Blogging for Business October 5th!

You are invited to join 1st Fridayz™ brought to you by The WECAI Network™.

1st Fridayz™ is a 36-hour email networking event that takes place on the eFriday Forum listserv. 1st Fridayz™ begins this Friday, October 5th at 8 AM Eastern Time and goes until 8 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, October 5th. In addition to participating in lively discuss topics of interest to women business owners, professionals and executives. 1st Fridayz™ networking events allows participants to get to know more about the products and services each offers.

Last month we had our first blog showcases and interviews with 4 blog experts. It was wonderful! Everyone who attends the October event will have the opportunity to listen to experts talk about BLOG CARNIVALS as well as HOW TO MONETIZE YOUR BLOG.

The showcase focus for October is blogging, we will ask you to show us your blog as well as answer some key questions such as why you started your blogs, what your goals are, your focus, target audience and what you enjoy most about blogging? We will also want to know what you find to be the most difficult part of starting/maintaining your blog as well as how you promote it. In essence, the October showcases will be mini-interviews.

If you are interested in SHOWCASING, please contact our Showcase Chair Teresa Morrow of Key Business Partners. Her email is KeyBusinessPartners.com@gmail.com.

To attend our event, go to http://listserv.familynet.net/mailman/listinfo/wecai and register.

Because this is an email networking/webinar event you will receive the discussions, questions, answers and introductions via email to your inbox. I recommend you set your email at DIGEST, so you won't be inundated with messages. I also recommend you not use your primary email address if another one is available. This will help you separate your important business messages from the networking event.

Instructions and a networking profile will be sent early next week.

In addition to all this great networking, blog discussions and showcasing, there will be book and prize give-aways throughout the 36-hour event and even a few surprises. BTW, if you attended in the past, you don't have to do re-sign up, just fill out a networking profile before the event! The profiles will be compiled and included in a networking booklet we distribute to all participants.

If you have any questions, please email me at heidi@wecai.org.

Hope to see you there!

Heidi

Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO - The WECAI Network™ - www.wecai.org
Join us for the Women’s Media Summit, October 17, 18, 19 & 24th – The Small Business Public Relations & Media Marketing Event – www.womensmediasummit.com

More GREAT Book Promotion Ideas!

"As a new aspiring writer, all the Summit information was invaluable. The new insights gained will better enable me to accomplish my objectives. I now know by name, face and voice of an agent and publisher to contact. Thank you!" Elizabeth Skronski, Rise International

Yesterday I mentioned 13 great book promotion ideas shared during the eWednesday Chat Mastermind session at Noon and just wanted to write about the 5 PM session and all the great ideas shared then as well.

In addition to more ways to promote your book, I have included links to the audio recordings sent to me by Sheila Finkelstein of EteleTours and Natures Playground a multi-talented and gracious woman who I have the priviledge of calling a friend. She is also the author of Banana Sky DVD and Pictures to Ponder among many other artistic works.

Here's the link to audio session one of our book mastermind: http://sheilaf.audioacrobat.com/download/WECAI-WPmasterminding80107AM.mp3

Session TWO: http://sheilaf.audioacrobat.com/download/FINAL-WECAI-WPcall-PM-80107.mp3

Here are the tips shared during session TWO:

Catherine Franz came back for part two and again had lots of great ideas to share with everyone: Here are NINE more to add to your marketing strategic plan:

1. Sing for your supper. Get passage on a cruise line or room and board at an exotic convention spot by offering to give your presentation to their guests for free. I just came back from one from in Arizona. Afterwards use this as a BIG testimonial. This also adds a lot of credibility.

2. Provide waiting room copies. When you receive your shipment of books from the printer, open the boxes and hand check each book for flaws. Set aside those copies that are less than perfect and negotiate a partial refund from the printer. Place flawed books in waiting rooms throughout your city/country. You can also place copies in the lunch room or waiting rooms at large companies. You want to place a label on it "property of X, please leave behind for others to see".

3. Sell your book thru cold calls. Think about it, if you make 10 contacts a day everyday and get one good lead a day, that's five good leads a week. Put yourself on a schedule and only call places/people/companies (whatever applies) -- your reader target market. If calling entrepreneurs call before 8 am and afer 6 pm. If calling regular companies its okay to call human resource department directors and ask if this is something that they would like to give out to all their employees (such as for Christmas -- and the deadline for this is this month). Once you start realizing results, you'll probably become more comfortable doing this and automatically spend more time reaching out to potential buyers and reviewers. Remember, it takes as much time to sell one book is it does hundrds.

4. If your work is poetry - Companies like to give poetry as Christmas gifts to their employees. Look at companies with between 20 to 50 employees. (But don't leave out under 20 employee companies).

5. Send your book to school. If your book has educational aspects, consider offering it to school districts. Even if your book isn't destined to be a textbook, it may be apporpriate for school libraries or college bookstores. At colleges, contact the professors, they have a book buying for student budget that doesn't need a lot of approval.

6. IDEA for those those writing a cook book or recipe book: Give demonstrations, not just at book signings, do it at gift stores, department stores, grocery stores (many independent stores love you for doing this), you'll sell alot of books if you do it at the right time. You can do this with craft books, sewing books, or something similar.

7. write a letter to the editor. Get publicity for your book by commenting on someone else's letter to the editor in a newspaper, ezine, magazines (yes, yes, yes), Amazon, B&N, etc., even your own. You might notice a letter from soneone on a particular topic that relates to your book. You could respond to htem. Or respond to an issue that has appeared in the paper. For example, maybe there's a controversy in your community. Mention your book as a reference for your expertise.

8. Donate books. Donating books is another way to get exposure. There's nothing like an auction to get your book noticed. I often donate local books to community fundraisers for their silent auctions (I used this as questions as an introductory question when I do a cold call -- Do you have a silent action?). I often donate people's books that they give me because of the radio show to community fundraisers for their silent auctions, raffle drawings, and for prizes (even on other radio shows). I've donated my books to benefit schools, club and church charity projects, the humane league and a feral catt association fundraiser. What are the benefits of donating books? Exposure, notoriety and that good feeling that comes from giving. You book gets exposure when its exhibited at the event and/or help up and described by the auctioneer or emcee. Sometimes the donated items are listed on a handout. There may also be newspaper publicity. And your donation is a tax write-off. I do it with other people's books and still get mentioned -- a triple win-win!!!!

9. If you begin to sell a book, ask if they want to give one as a gift, then you sell two or three.

You can reach Catherine at http://www.abundancecenter.com or www.letstalkmarketingshow.com or you can call her at: (304) 724-8901.

My next post will be about all the wonderful women (and men) who shared their books with us.

Be sure and sign up for this blog or bookmark it so you can see what's next.

And if you are interested in participating in our mastermind group, send a message to me at heidi (at) wecai.org with "book mastermind" in the subject line. This group oringinally started with people who registered for the Women's Writing & Publishing Summit and we have room for a few more! And the best part of all... it's FREE.

In fact, if you missed the summit, you can still purchase the audio recordings (which includes a workbook and many other great things like links to other audios about writing, publishing and promoting books).

Here's what just two of our 90+ guests had to say about the Summit:

"I was impressed with the quality of the speakers. I liked the ability to access this information in the comfort of my own home. I appreciated that it was available both via verbal connection and telephone. I love that we have access to the audios." Jane Carroll, author Bertha-size Your Life

"Love the webinar format, a great range of very practical topics and excellent and experienced speakers. Heidi you did a fabulous job of getting that together. I know from experience how much work it takes." Louisa Bird, Women's Marketing Forum.

Thanks again to Roy Montero, The SEO Guy of Verbal Networking for being our sponsor!

Wishing you a terrific day... and then some.

Heidi

Heidi Richards is the Founder of the WECAI Network™, President and CEO of Eden Florist & Gift Baskets, Publisher and President of WUN Publications, Inc., a professional speaker and author/co-author of eight books, five internationally distributed e-magazines, several ebooks, tips booklets and special reports. She is also the Editor-in-Chief for WE Magazine for Women.

Conducting a Book Mastermind Session Noon & 5 pm (EDT) TODAY!

"Writing a book is a lot like giving birth, it can be a painful, labor intensive exercise … Once your ‘new baby’ is born, the real work begins.” Heidi Richards

Today, instead of doing a regular eWednesday Chat seminar session we are conducting a mastermind session about selling books in places other than a bookstore (and any questions you have about writing, publishing and promoting your books tomorrow at 12 noon EDT and again at 5pm EDT. Your input would be greatly appreciated. Each session will be one hour long so if you cannot attend at noon, you are welcome to stop by at 5pm.

During these sessions we plan to discuss the following:

What's your book about?

Who's your audience?

How do you plan to connect with your audience?

Are you:

Self-published?

Traditional?

Partnership Publishing?

What is the number one challenge you are currently having with your book project?

How can we help?

Is your book available? If so, what's the title and how can we get a copy?

Would you be interested in participating in a mastermind forum like this on a regular basis?

In addition to bookstores, at what other possible venues could you sell your book?

And of course, any other "book" concerns you may have.

In addition, you may send a message to heidi@wecai.org with the title of your book – a 2-3 sentence description and the website describing your book (or where it can be purchased). Please put "book for blog" in the subject line. Everyone who participates in either of these sessions will have their book mentioned on the Virtual Woman's Day Blog… and eMonday News (if we have not yet covered it).

If you are available for either of those times, please stop by our Verbal Networking Room – To join us all you have to do is download the conference room at http://www.verbalnetworking.com/. If you have not yet done so, download the room first. Then all you have to do is go back to the URL and click on the Click Here to Enter theVerbal Networking Room. Type in your full name. No password is required as this is a F.R.E.E. event.

Once you do so, you won't have to download again (if you save it to your desktop) - Do not login as the moderator or you will not be able to get in the room. This conference room is currently only available to PC users – however, you can also call into the free conference line and listen and participate by calling: 1-218-486-1300
The teleconference ID number is 440530.

Looking forward to "masterminding" with you.

Warmest regards,

Heidi

Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO http://www.wecai.org/ - “Helping Women Do Business on and off the WEB™”
http://www.edenflorist.com/ - "NO Reason is the BEST Reason to Send Flowers!
Be sure to check out the Women’s Writing & Publishing Summit that took place Online July 19-21 & 25 – http://www.womenswritingandpublishingsummit.com/ - you can still sign up and receive access to the audio recordings!

Join us for a Franchise Update!

"The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it." Ray Kroc (Founder of McDonald's)

On Wednesday, June 27th, I will have the pleasure to interveiw Therese Thilgen President/Chief Content Officer, Franchise UPDATE Magazine. Therese is the President / Chief Content Officer and co-founder of Franchise UPDATE Inc. and the Business Resale Network. She has over 25 years experience in the franchise industry. Prior to Franchise UPDATE, she served as Vice President of Franchise Development for a national franchise chain for over seven years. Therese will be discussing the ins and outs of Franchising and share some success stories (and failures) during this one-hour interview.

You can join us online in our NEW web conference room at http://www.verbalnetworking.com/ (Once you download and install the software, you don't have to download it again).

When you get ready to enter the room, fill in your name (do not enter anything in the password box, leave it blank) and you will get right in. If you have been to a Verbal Networking session before you don't have to register or download again, just click on the link to enter the room.

If you prefer (and for Mac users) you can join us on our teleconference bridge line by dialing 1-218-486-1300 then enter your Conference Bridge Number: 498386 to gain access.

For a list of upcoming speakers and to register for updates, visit: http://www.eWednesdaychat.com

Hope to see you there!

Heidi Richards

Listen to Nancy Michaels - Establishing Yourself as an Expert

"If you do nothing unexpected, nothing unexpected happens." Fay Weldon

On Wednesday, May 23rd I had the pleasure of interviewing Nancy Michaels of Impression Impact during one of our latest eWednesday Chat™ webinar sponsored by the WECAI Network™ and Verbal Networking. Nancy is the author of five books on marketing for small businesses, including Perfecting Your Pitch, Off The Wall Marketing Ideas, , How To Be A Big Fish In Any Pond, Media Madness, and A to Z to Visibility, Nancy is a top notch speaker with a long list of credentials.

Among her many accolades and accomplishments, in addition to being an author, Nancy is a spokesperson and trainer for Office Depot and the first person to win the Tom Peters WOW! Project Personified Award (2002) that hails individuals who take on WOW! projects. The WOW! Project was a cover story for Fast Company magazine.

During her interview Nancy shared quite a few gems of wisdom with our audience including how achieve expert status without a college degree or without writing a book, how to promote our expertise and gave us 5 additional tips she uses to marketing her business.

Here's what Nancy had to say after the interview:

"Heidi, Thanks so much for inviting me on to today's tele-class. It was a lot of fun and I'm happy to provide the link to my e-zine subscribers, if that's ok with you. Let's talk about my coming down to Miramar-Pembroke Chamber and your organization as well." Thanks again, Nancy

You can listen to her interview at: http://www.speakingwithspirit.com/eWedNancyMichaels.mp3.

If you would like to join us for future events, visit the eWednesday Chat™ pages and sign up.

Here's next week's schedule: Wednesday, May 30, 2007

12 Noon Eastern Daylight Time - The Time Diva's Guide to Time Management for Business Women... with Ann Rusnak, The Time Diva.

1:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time - How to Market Yourself in 15 Seconds or less Interview with Laura Allen, Co-Founder, 15SecondPitch.com.

Feel free to leave a comment.

We look forward to welcoming you to future events.

Warmest regards,

Heidi Richards, Founder & CEO - The WECAI Network™
"Helping Women Do Business On and Off The WEB."