Blogging and Beyond

7 Social Media Tools for Business: Interview with The Blog Squad

On Wednesday, we join Leesa Barnes, conference organizer extraordinaire, for a conversation about 7 Social Media Tools.  This is a free event and precedes the Social Media Telesummit that opens on February 20. The 9 day extravaganza features two dozen experts (yes, that includes The Blog Squad!) helping you understand and use the myriad social media tools available to businesses.

Back to our conversation with Leesa.  We're going to spend 30 minutes talking about how these tools can be used in business:

1. Microblogging - Twitter, Pownce & Jaiku
2. Blogging - Blogger, Wordpress, Typepad
3. Podcasting - live using BlogTalkRadio or Talkshoe, recorded using Podango or Wordpress
4. Social networking - Ryze, LinkedIn, MySpace, Facebook
5. Social bookmarking - StumpleUpon, Digg, del.icio.us
6. Photo sharing - Flickr, Bubbleshare
7. Video sharing - Blip.tv, YouTube, Revver

The call is free, but you do have to register.  The conversation is at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5 p.m. Pacific) on Wednesday, January 30.

Learn How to Avoid Business Blog Failure

Free Teleclass: How You Can Prevent Business Blog Failure
Mike Jay interviews The Blog Squad
January 24, 2008 at 3 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT)
Dial-in: 218-486-1300 PIN 792414#
No registration required.

In this conversation Mike Jay, Founder of Leadership University, asks The Blog Squad to reveal why they claim blogs are the best darn business marketing tool on the planet. There's a lot to love about blogging: it's fun, inexpensive, and satisfying to see your thoughts and words published on the Web.

But if you aren't seeing tangible results for your business, you could be on the verge blog failure.

In this info-packed interview you will learn:

• Why every business needs a blog
• What every professional must do BEFORE starting a business blog
• 3 things to do if you're new to blogging
• 5 reasons a business blog fails
• 4 key elements essential to business blogging success

This is a preview call to their teleseminar program in February:

Better Business Blogging: Boost Your Blog for Better Results
Presented by The Blog Squad: Patsi Krakoff and Denise Wakeman
Tuesdays: February 5, 12, 19, and 26
5 p.m. ET - 70 minutes
More info about this program to take your blog to new heights >>>

The Blog Squad on Let's Talk Blogging

On Monday, Patsi and I were interviewed by Antonio Crawford on his show Let's Talk Blogging. This interview was a tad different. Antonio asked a lot of questions about how we got started as entrepreneurs and then partnered as The Blog Squad. Patsi talks about how her business was at an all time low and then what turned it around...

How to Create a Media Plan: Blogging and Beyond Mentee TeleSeminar

How to Create a Media Plan for 2008

(San Diego, CA) January 10, 2008 – How do you get free publicity for your business? How can you create a well thought-out media plan to catch the attention of frazzled news directors, busy reporters and grumpy editors?

If you don't have a penny to spend on advertising and you want the world to know about your product, service, or cause you need to know how to get the attention of the media, according to Joan Stewart, aka The Publicity Hound.

Because of the importance of media publicity for a growing business, The Blog Squad is interviewing Ms. Stewart for their monthly mentor program teleseminar series, Blogging and Beyond.

Attendance is free, but you must be a member of the Blogging and Beyond Mentor Program. You can join the program at www.theblogsquad.net/mentor/. A 30 day trial membership is only $9.95.

Complete newsrelease here.

The Blog Squad on Let's Talk Blogging

On Thursday, January 10 at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT) we're guests on Internet radio show Let's Talk Blogging.

Host Antonio Crawford, CEO of Top Book Sales, Inc. will be interviewing me and Patsi about blogging. Surprise!

Let's Talk Blogging is streamed over BlogTalkRadio and the focus of the show is on blogging for authors and that's what we'll be addressing, specifically how authors can  use a blog to write and market their books. Join us live for the interview on Thursday.

Create a Wow: Free Virtual Conference Starts on Tuesday

Are you struggling to make a splash online? Need some fresh ideas or expert advice? If so, you won't want to miss the Create A WOW Virtual Conference at www.CreateAWOW.com. Patsi and I are presenters at the conference and hope you’ll listen to our class about blogging as a marketing tool.

The free virtual conference will be held online from January 8 - 11, 2008 and will be a collection of audios and videos  you can listen/view at your convenience. Each presentation is about 20 minutes so you get lots of actionable-value in bite-size chunks.

We're honored to be included alongside this highly talented group of professionals who will be sharing their knowledge and expertise with you -- giving you tons of quality information for creating your own WOW online. There's no charge for this online event which includes the following classes:

How to Get The Most out of the Create a Wow Conference - Learn how to implement what you learn!
Presented by Rory Cohen, President