Wonderful Web Women

There is no way I could have built Wonderful Web Women as quickly as I have without our growing team of Virtual Assistants. At the Quick Start Events in Sydney next week and LA next month I devote a whole session to building and managing a virtual team. I feel so strongly about this that I have negotiated with Kathie Thomas of www.vadirectory.net to gift the first 30 people who register for either event 2 hours of virtual assistance.

The event in Sydney is this Saturday (let me know if you want to squeeze in at the last minute). It is an intimate group and I’m excited about how much help I can give each participant. The LA workshop is booking and I expect to cut off the numbers to keep the group intimate again. Let me know if you can be there. http://www.wonderfulwebseminars.com

An update on the teleconferencing tool we use. http://www.thebasementventures.com is the free conference and recording software I have used for well over a year and still use. It works well for me. For a few weeks we couldn’t access the recordings (luckily we back up on Instant Tele-seminar) so Lisa on our team researched the other options. Just when we were ready to move, it all started working again. The Basement Ventures has the most features so I have decided to stick with it for the moment.

However…..

Some people are still having problems. So I recommend http://www.nocostconference.com . It is very similar to the basement Ventures. The only difference is you can’t stay on the line,finish a recording, then start another one while still on the same line. You need to hang up, call in and start another recording. This probably won’t affect most people. It affects me because I record an interview, stop the recording, then open the lines for a general mastermind call Q & A and record that separately for our gold members. That’s the reason I have stayed with The Basement Ventures.

Another program you can use is http://www.freeconferencepro.com/

I was talking to Heather Vale the other day (I interviewed Heather last year about how to do great interviews). She has switched to this program. She says the MP3 recordings are not very good quality but the .wav recordings they also make available are very good quality. She relies on the recordings from Instant Teleseminar for her professional interviews but has free conference pro as a back up.

A thing I really like about http://www.freeconferencepro.com is you can personalise the message people hear when they first dial in. So this sounds really professional. Heather does this and when I rang her conference line the other day (she was interviewing me, how amazing to be on the other end of a great interviewer) I thought “wow, Heather is using a sophisticated system, must be expensive” but it was the free service. So that is a real plus I reckon.

I’d love to hear your experiences with using conference recording facilities. Cheers Janet

One of the most common questions I get asked is how do you convince Industry experts to agree to be interviewed by you, and then how to convince them to promote you to their lists. Even more importantly, how do you do this if you are an unknown and have no list of your own at all?

There is a real strategy to doing this effectively but you can definitely replicate it in your own niche. When I started Wonderful Web Women I had no list (well, about 50 friends and relatives) because I had sold my previous business, along with the list. I was an unknown and had never met most of the women I interviewed. There are a lot of techniques I have developed which I cover in detail in my workshops but here is an outline to get you started:

5 steps to convince experts to partner with you

#1: Write a wish list of experts you would LOVE to interview if you could wave a magic wand and have the most successful and inspiring people.

I searched on Google, checked out www.gurudaq.com, went to internet marketing events and joined different speaker’s lists

#2: Go for the biggest names FIRST.

I know this seems crazy. After all, they don’t know you and logic would say to start with someone talented but not well known, and work your way up. You MUST start big. Read on to find out why.

#3: Communicate clearly what is in it for them and you

Money is not usually what motivates industry experts. After all, what they will make from joint venturing with you is probably peanuts for them. There are usually less tangible benefits for them. This is what I found really motivated the women who supported the launch of Wonderful Web Women:

1. They want to promote their business and latest projects

2. They are genuinely passionate about what they do and love to share

and, the biggest motivator of all……….

1. They were all genuinely passionate about inspiring and supporting women entrepreneurs.

Address these major motivators in your communication. Be clear, honest and brief (they are busy).

#4: When you have one agreement, let the rest know

This is important. People want to know they will be seen in good company and will often wait to see who else agrees first. That’s why I say go for the biggest name first. Once you have someone influential, the others will agree you are credible and be happy to join. You can even say “this is who else I have asked”, even if they haven’t agreed yet, and this will be enough to convince some that you are serious.

So go for the big fish first. If they say ”no” what have you lost? Nothing.

#5: Insist each speaker promotes the entire line up of speakers to their list, 2 weeks (and again one week) before you launch

This is the basis of your list building. Each speaker is helping each other to have new listeners on each call. They are supporting each other as much as they are supporting you. You must stress that they are supporting the other experts. This is the hardest part as they are busy and may not intend to forget your promotion but it gets lost in how much else they have going on. Be persistent and do as much as you can to help them (write the emails, make promotional videos or audios if you can)

Well that’s just the start, you have to do the interviews yet, but this is the hardest, and most important part done.

Good luck. I’d love to hear how you go. I hope to see you at our Quick Start Events.

Cheers

Janet

Hi

Thanks to Charly Leetham today for taking on the challenge of sitting in the Wonderful Web Women interviewing hot seat. Today Charly interviewed me about the process I used to launch Wonderful Web Women so quickly when I  had no list, no reputation and no product (and no idea really). We covered so much, from how to find experts, how to convince them to support you, how to build your list quickly, right through to which software to use, how to create multiple products from a one hour interview and also touched on effective interview techniques. Pheww! That’s quite a lot really.

We had some trouble with the webcast today (kept making weird noises) so I have made the recordings available for you to download, even if you are not a GOLD member, for the rest of the week. After that, they will only be available for gold members. Here is the link to listen to the recording of the interview, and also the mastermind session afterwards.

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Wonderful Web Seminars Quick Start Events

Coming to a town near you…..

I have had so many people ask me to help them replicate what I have done in their own niche and I’ve listened! You have an opportunity to spend an intensive day with me and my team in a workshop designed to take you from the basics to the advanced techniques that will have you creating products and building a responsive list in just a few weeks. I have an awesome early bird booking discount which will save you $300 if you get in first. You can get all the details here.

Here it is in brief:

Sydney, Australia, Saturday 23rd August. Why not Join us for dinner afterwards?

Los Angeles, USA, Monday 15th September. Join me and my family for drinks and nibbles the night before?

The Los Angeles event is timed to back onto the Bridging Heart and Marketing Conference which I will be attending (and presenting at). You can see all the details for this ground breaking conference here.  I really do hope you can make it to both (we have arranged discount accommodation for you).

Both events are full of actionable content, with great food, networking opportunities and plenty of time to ask questions.

I hope to see you there. If you have any questions at all, please contact us as we are here to help.

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Today I interviewed Ellen Violette, the ebook coach. Ellen had so much to share and we had so many questions from listeners on the call that she stayed for 2 hours until every question was answered. What a Wonderful Web Woman! The recordings for the interview and the Q & A session will be available for Gold members to download in a few hours

You can hear about a special offer Ellen has made for us and how to download her free gifts to us by listening to this short message from me below. You’ll also hear how to get 15 minutes free consulting with Ellen to work out the direction you need to go in.

Over the next week I’ll share with you some of the great tips Ellen shared on common mistakes, how to choose a title, how much to charge and how many pages to make your book. Before I share with you the first tips, here are links to great resources for you:

Resources and special deals

• Free “mega Article” pack with heaps of great info on getting your ebook written

• Free consults and resources (please let her know you are fromWonderful Web Women)

• When you download your article “Mega Pack” you will have the chance to check out her excellent home study pack which is delivered to your door. This is the course that has the system to create an ebook in 72 hours. It also  has a great payment plan

• Ellen emailed me after our call to extend a special offer. The first 5 people who purchase her home study course, she will review your ebook and critique. Value is nearly $400 for this extra bonus alone

7 Mistakes People Make When They Write an Ebook

1. Thinking they will make big money just from their ebook

If you think you will make big bucks just from the sale of your ebook you are leaving a lot of money on the table. You make the money by teaching people how to apply what you write about in your book. Robert Kyiosaki (Rich Dad, Poor Dad) calls his best selling book his “brochure”

2.  Not even starting

Most people assume it will take them months and it will if they don’t have a system. It does not need to be perfect but it does need to solve your target market’s problems

3. Not researching the topic

Many authors just write what they want rather than what their target market wants. Ellen teaches how to research your topic. Examples are:

• Search on Google to see what is populra

• watch for trends

• keep an eye on forums and facebook group chats in your niche

• survey potential customers

4. Not starting with the end in mind I really like how Ellen emphasises that your ebook is the basis of your business, not just a one-off product. You need to decide where this book fits in your business plan. Is it a lead generator or is it the main product? Will it be part of a series? Decide before you start or you may be stuck with  a topic you don’t want to pursue further or you may make your book try and solve everything in one go, rather than spreading the info over a series of related books which builds a stronger business. 5. Changing topics part way through Apparently this is really common. People get part way through and then decide to change the focus of the book. Make sure you do your research well before hand to make sure you are writing a book that your target market wants. Then stick with what your research shows you. 6. Not having a great title An average book with a great title will outsell a great book with a boring title, every time. A great title is essential and it MUST be one your target market can relate to. Here are some ideas to create a great title:

• Model your title on ones that work (eg, 4 hour work week)
• Change the main action to a verb (eg instead of “How to be lucky” change to “The Luck Factor”)
• Include the main benefits in your title
• Have a sub title with the explicit benefits
• Repetition (eg “get organised, get published”)

7. Not leveraging your ebook This is where the big money is. You can create articles, teleseminars, workshops etc from the knowledge in your book. A simple example is, record yourself reading your book and you have a bonus “audio book” These are just a few of the topics we covered on the call. In the Q & A session we also talked about creating great ebook covers, how long your book should be, how much to charge and lots of other great ideas. I’d love to hear your ideas on creating ebooks and hear of any success you have if you decide to invest in Ellen’s home study course or coaching. Cheers Janet

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Today we were lucky enough to have David Barrett from Audio Acrobat spend 2 hours guiding us through Audio Acrobat and answering all our questions. Because this was a bonus call I have made the replay available to everyone for a limited time. You can listen to the replay here: http://instantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=3339345 

To show you how easy this program is to use, I have created a 5 minute summary for you using the program. Just click the play button below to hear my message. All I did was ring up, record my voice, copied the little bit of code they gave me and pasted it into my blog here. Ta Dum!! All done.

You can use Audio Acrobat for the following things:

• add a welcome message to your site (have a look at the home page of wonderful web women, I just changed it).

• let customers leave an audio testimonial using a special number you set up with one click (see our testimonial page and see an example) - go on, leave a testimonial. I want to see if it works

• Easily add the testimonials from your customers to your web site

• Add your voice to the final page of your shoppingcart to guide people through the process of buying

• create an audio product (for example an interview) and sell it

• send people a link in an email and let them download your audio or listen on-line with no need for an attachment - or a website for that matter

• record an interview you do on your own phone, by adding audio acrobat in as the third person on a 3 way conversation. That way your guest does not need to ring the US if you are both in another country like Australia

• creat a podcast and add to 16 podcast directories with 2 clicks

• add video to your web site

• Easily make it pay for itself and then pay you extra through an easy affiliate program

You can trial Audio Acrobat for 1  month for free then it’s less than $20 per month (and you can cover this cost by recommending it to other people who will benefit).

I’m going to be really testing it out this month and I’d love to hear you stories. Why not share them here on the blog and also on the forum?

Janet

Hi

Today we were lucky enough to have David Barrett from Audio Acrobat spend 2 hours guiding us through Audio Acrobat and answering all our questions. Because this was a bonus call I have made the replay available to everyone for a limited time. You can listen to the replay here: http://instantTeleseminar.com/?eventid=3339345 

To show you how easy this program is to use, I have created a 5 minute summary for you using the program. Just click the play button below to hear my message. All I did was ring up, record my voice, copied the little bit of code they gave me and pasted it into my blog here. Ta Dum!! All done.

You can use Audio Acrobat for the following things:

• add a welcome message to your site (have a look at the home page of wonderful web women, I just changed it).

• let customers leave an audio testimonial using a special number you set up with one click (see our testimonial page and see an example) - go on, leave a testimonial. I want to see if it works

• Easily add the testimonials from your customers to your web site

• Add your voice to the final page of your shoppingcart to guide people through the process of buying

• create an audio product (for example an interview) and sell it

• send people a link in an email and let them download your audio or listen on-line with no need for an attachment - or a website for that matter

• record an interview you do on your own phone, by adding audio acrobat in as the third person on a 3 way conversation. That way your guest does not need to ring the US if you are both in another country like Australia

• creat a podcast and add to 16 podcast directories with 2 clicks

• add video to your web site

• Easily make it pay for itself and then pay you extra through an easy affiliate program

You can trial Audio Acrobat for 1  month for free then it’s less than $20 per month (and you can cover this cost by recommending it to other people who will benefit).

I’m going to be really testing it out this month and I’d love to hear you stories. Why not share them here on the blog and also on the forum?

Janet

Today I interviewed Pat Lynch from Women’s Radio about “Speaking Up and getting your voice heard”. Pat has an incredibly inspiring story of perseverance which I hope will inspire many to stick with your vision, even against the odds. Pat owns Women’s Radio, a large network which features a collective of web hosts who run radio programs on topics targeted at women. These topics are not just on women’s issues but are targeted at women. For example there are radio programs on business, health, travel, music - you name it, it is there or will be.

In this article I share with you strategies to get your voice heard, using both Pat’s website (www.womensradio.com) and Pat’s techniques and your own web site.

How to Spread the word about your expertise through Women’s Radio

The mission of Women’s Radio is to give women a greater voice over a wider geographic area. The influence of this program reaches hundreds of thousands of women. Women’s radio can help grow your business (or your political campaign or social interest group) in the following way:

1. Apply to host a radio program through Women’s Radio. To apply, visit http://www.womensradio.com/Pages/Contact.htm and tell Pat that you heard her on Wonderful Web Women and would like info on how to be a host. Tell her a bit about yourself as well.

2. Be a featured guest on one of the programs. Again, contact Pat through http://www.womensradio.com/Pages/Contact.htm and tell her a bit about your expertise.

3. Contribute articles : You can submit articles as a guest author

How To Host Your Own Program

When Pat moved her radio station from traditional radio to internet radio, she had a wish list of what technology she wanted to make it possible. It wasn’t available at the time so she and her partner, David, contracted a team to develop it for them. The result? Audio Acrobat. I’ve noticed this used on many sites, especially those of successful marketers.

These are just a few of the things you can do with Audio Acrobat:

• record your voice and put it as an intro on your website
• record an interview
• record segments for a radio program or teleseminar (eg intros, interviews, adds, music transitions) and then select what order you want each played in and when to play
• create podcasts with just 2 clicks (submits to 16 different podcast directories)
• quickly put audio on your website or blog without having to be a techy (just cut and paste)
• You can also do all the same things with video

Using this technology you can really simply have recordings of your interviews and ideas on your own website. You can even create a site that has guest hosts who all contribute their recordings to your “radio site” and create your own radio hub for your own niche.

But let’s keep it simple.

Sign up for Audio Acrobat for their free 1 month trial. Create a short audio introduction to your website by ringing in on the number they provide. Then cut and paste the recording to your website. That’s what I will be doing this week as I spend the next month “testing it out”. I’d love to hear your experiences. Here’s one that was shared on the call by Richard from California “LoL, I can not say enough great things about Audio Acrobat ! What a great tool! I use it with overt 90% of my clients ! TalkToMeGuy Productions”

Cheers

Janet

Today’s interview with  Heidi Nabert about podcasting and Web 2.0 opened up huge possibilities for many of our listeners (including me). We covered an amazing amount of material which you can listen to in just a few hours if you are a gold member of Wonderful Web Women. If you are not a gold member yet you can upgrade by clicking on the “benefits of gold membership” on the left had side of the page after you log into the members area.

Today I will share with you 10 ways Heidi has identified to make money from podcasting, as well as tell you what podcasting is. But first, a few gifts:

1. You can download the slides of a presentation Heidi gave at the last Bridging Heart and Marketing Conference in the US a few weeks ago. This gives you a great unders