Contest to Win a FREE E-Commerce Website
I was talking w/ my friend Eamon Rodeck, owner of Merchant Corner who builds E-Commerce sites, and he told me about a really cool contest they are running. Eamon and I met at Stomper Net Live about a year ago and the more I got to know Eamon and the products & service that Merchant Corner offers, the more I was impressed at just how good his company was at providing successful E-Commerce solutions. I have been referring people to him ever since. {In case you aren’t familiar with ‘E-Commerce’, the simplest definition is running an ‘online store’- and is a great way to monetize an existing blog/website to establish a long-term business online.}
Merchant Corner is offering 2 free webinars to help people learn about the business of E-Commerce. I felt like this would not only be a great education opportunity to learn how you can monetize your online activity, but they are also giving away 2 FREE SproutCommerce websites as an incentive to attend. Win-Win!
I attended the E-Commerce Essentials webinar last year, and the information you’ll learn is second to none. If you’re interested in learning a new way to monetize your blog you will absolutely want to participate in the Contest and attend the webinars.
Here are the dates & content for the webinars: 
You should know that when I told Eamon that I wanted to let you guys all know about it, he offered me signup to his affiliate program, which means if you do end up buying anything from Merchant Corner, I will be compensated. This however, is not my motivation for sharing- I have been promoting Merchant Corner for nearly a year without any such relationship and no form of compensation.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE CONTEST AND REGISTER FOR THE WEBINARS
Since this is such a great opportunity and I wouldn’t want you to pass it up because you think I’m promoting it just for the money. Here’s the direct link: http://www.merchantcorner.com/sc-contest/. <--- If you use this link and signup, I won't get paid a cent :)
Let me know what you guys think, and if you win, please let me know!!!
Taking you ‘Back Stage’
I’m excited to share with you a “Behind the Scene’s” look into who I am and what I do when I’m not busy being the “Blog Site Coach”.
Social Media Weekend Event
On Stage:
I’ve been asked to be a Keynote Speaker at the “Social Media Weekend” event that is being held this weekend (Nov 6-7) in Sacramento, CA. I’ll be presenting “Integrating Your Blog with Social Media” and will be discussing simple tweaks & tools you can use to drive traffic to your blog and encourage an interactive audience.
A Little Snippet…
Below is a video from the event’s sponsor (and my good friend! ), Alejandro Reyes, discussing some details about the event and giving more information on what I will be presenting.
Take a look:
About the Event:
Social Media Weekend is a 2-day Workshop that will include in-depth presentations, panels & networking to help you better leverage social media to grow your business, build brand equity, cultivate an online-community & better communicate with these tools. This is a must-attend event, with an amazing line-up of speakers including:
- Josh Unfriend- Founder of MomFaves.com
- Christine Young- Mommy Blogger of FromDatestoDiapers.com & one of Wal-Mart’s “Eleven-Mom’s”
- Jessica Smith- Vice President at Fleishman-Hillard the Public Relations Firm & Social Media Blogger of JessicaKnows.com
- Gordon Fowler- CEO of 3Fold Communications a leading Marketing & Advertising Agency
- Alejandro Reyes- Social Media Marketing Guru & Evangelist of Successfool.com & SacramentoMarketingLabs.com
…and many more wonderful people with amazing experience & information to present!
I look forward to seeing you there!!
SacTweetUp on Good Day Sacramento
What a blast! I was interviewed by Good Day Sacramento, along with Alejandro Reyes and some of SacTweetup’s Leadership Team about Sacramento’s newest networking phenomenon: SacTweetUp.
Google Helping to Protect Your Privacy & Offering Opt-Out?!
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village
This brought on some serious LOL’s so I had to share!
SacTweetUp- Where Sacramento & Twitter Meet in Person
It seems the whole world is buzzing about Twitter. Even though Twitter has become one of the most powerful social networking platforms in connecting to your target market & other professionals, taking those relationships offline is even MORE powerful!
I’ll explain how SacTweetUp has become the “love child” of Sacramento based Twitter users…
What is a TweetUp?
Whenever I post something about SacTweetUp on my Facebook status, I am continually asked by friends and family who are not familiar with Twitter, “What on earth is a ‘TweetUp‘!?”.
…Ask no more, my lovelies!
3 Things to Consider Before Upgrading to WordPress 2.8
WordPress version 2.8 was released to the public today! Although the 2.8 version boasts a robust list of new features & improvements (including theme, widget & speed enhancements, as well as fixing 790 bugs present in version 2.7), the following are things to consider before you choose to update your WordPress software: Read More
“Social Media Fast-Track” for Mom Powered Brands
I’m excited to announce that I’ll be speaking at the two day intensive training, “Social Media Fast-Track” hosted by Mom Word of Mouth™ & Mom Faves™ on July 27th & 28th!
I enjoy working alongside organizations that forge new territory, and I’m especially looking forward to being part of this event because of their unique approach of helping Small Businesses use social media to connect their brand to the highly influential Mom Community. Read More
How to Secure Your Social Media Brand & Personal Identity
Creating an online presence using Social Media is becoming more and more popular, which means that it is becoming increasingly more important to maintain a consistent brand and personal identity across all platforms. Nothing secures this better than owning the rights to the user name or vanity URL that is associated with you and/or your business (Example: twitter.com/username).
