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Bud Bilanich, "The Common Sense Guy"
Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy, is a success coach, motivational speaker, author and blogger. He helps individuals, teams and entire organizations succeed by applying their common sense.
He is the Official Guide for Career Development at SelfGrowth.com and the Success IQ University Preferred Partner for Career Development. Bud is a member of the USA Today Small Business Advisory Panel and a member of the Creating WE Institute, an international group of coaching practitioners who have come together to create new forms of engagement and innovation in the workplace.
Bud writes a monthly column called “Common Sense” in PM 360, a print magazine for pharmaceutical product managers. He also writes a monthly column for “Dot Com Secrets” magazine. You can find his popular blog at Success Common Sense.com. He posts there five days a week.
Dr. Bilanich is Harvard educated but has a no nonsense approach to his work to goes back to his roots in the steel country of Western Pennsylvania. His approach to career and life success is a result of over 35 years of business experience, 10 years of research and study of successful people and the application of common sense.
He is the author of eleven books:
He is a featured contributor in four other books:
His clients include Pfizer, Glaxo SmithKline, Johnson and Johnson, Abbot Laboratories, PepsiCo, AT&T, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citigroup, General Motors, UBS, AXA Advisors, Cabot Corporation, The Aetna, PECO Energy, Olin Corporation, Minerals Technologies, The Boys and Girls Clubs of America and a number of small and family owned businesses.
Dr. Bilanich was awarded an EdD by Harvard University, an MA by the University of Colorado and a BS by Penn State.
He is a cancer survivor and lives in Denver Colorado with his wife Cathy. Bud is a retired rugby player, an avid cyclist and a Penn State and Pittsburgh Steeler football fan. He enjoys independent film, live theatre and crime fiction.
We will cover a wide range of topics and focus largely on what Dr. Bilanich calls the “4-C’s”; clarity, commitment, confidence and competence.
When: Friday, Nov 13, 2009
Time: 9 am PST, 10 am MST, 11 am CST, 12 pm EST
Where: Your home office telephone or computer.
Website: Your Partner In Success Radio Show
Call-in Number: 347-843-4988
We look forward to “seeing” you!
Pick Your NichePicking your niche is a guaranteed way to improve your profitability. There are several reasons for this.
Here are three of the top reasons:
Your reputation is everything. The more you specialize in your niche by learning about the needs and the desired value potential clients in the industry are seeking, the better you can serve them and charge a premium price.
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Take a look at MelanieJWilliams.com. This site is not completely done, but will give you an idea of just how lovely this template is.
Why you’ll love the Stardust WordPress Theme …
When laying out the plan for your WordPress platform website you may want to consider creating a membership site meaning that you are providing valuable and needed content to paying customers each month. Quite literally a membership site means that you sign up readers to pay a monthly subscription fee. Your members will receive coaching, teaching, business tips, audios, videos, downloads or anything else that your particular niche can provide. We strongly recommend using WP Wishlist which is a very affordable and incredibly powerful WordPress plugin. Popular features include Total Content Protection, Sequential Content Delivery, Easy Member Management and much more.
Special guest Philip Mutrie talks about how WP WishList helped him grow his optin list to 12,000 people. That all by itself makes it worth listening to but of course they covered other very important topics such as some powerful ways to increase interaction with your members, why creating “sub-groups” can increase member loyalty, why not accepting everyone can improve your membership and lastly, they discuss the 2 step registration process. Click here to listen to interview and then decide if a membership site is the perfect solution for your online business.
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If you have any questions about WordPress and membership sites please email them to me at info @ virtualassistantindustry.com.
**You have permission to reprint in your publication or to your website/blog any articles by Denise Griffitts found on this Website as long as Denise Griffitt’s name and contact information is included. Denise Griffitts, Virtual Assistance Industry Expert, http://internetmasteryblog.com, info @ virtualassistantindustry.com, 888-719-6711.
Jim Bouchard thinks like a Black Belt, and he’ll help you think like a Black Belt too!
Jim’s resume is colorful. As a former television writer and producer, Jim has done everything from fitting pipes on submarines, mopping floors, pumping gas and selling hot dogs to producing television commercials, fighting fires, boxing, playing drums in major concerts, hosting radio shows and kicking for semi-pro football teams.
In 2007 Jim decided to share the philosophy of self-improvement he developed through his life as a martial artist and entrepreneur. His first book, Dynamic Components of Personal POWER also launched him on his next career as a speaker and media personality.
We will be chatting about success and the dynamic components of personal power. I have a lot of questions for Jim and invite you to join us in the chat room or on the line to ask your questions during the interview.
When: Friday, Nov 6, 2009
Time: 9 am PST, 10 am MST, 11 am CST, 12 pm EST
Where: Your home office telephone or computer.
Website: Your Partner In Success Radio Show
Call-in Number: 347-843-4988
We look forward to “seeing” you!
Denise Griffitts, Founder and CEO of Your Office On The Web and Your Virtual Assistant, along with her team of highly sought after web developers and virtual assistants share insightful tips and tools that you can use immediately to build and grow your online presence.
Denise is a nationally recognized Virtual Assistance Industry Expert, Thought Leader, Coach and Mentor. She also trains and coaches virtual assistants at Virtual Assistance University, a leading provider of training and coaching for the virtual assistance industry. Whether you're just looking to get started as a VA, or you've already got a strong client base, VAU will help you skyrocket your success as a Virtual Assistant.
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