Working Hard On All My Projects

Well, I launched my new site, interviewed on blogtalkradio.com/deliciousradio, doing an online interview for http://www.whohub.com; working on my eBook and the site that is going to sell it. Gee, now I am off to Southern Cal to watch my third baby boy graduate from College. Life is good.

Did you miss my interview?

Well don't we, I know how busy you all are. But if you still want to hear my fabulous interview with Barbora Knobova what makes me fabulous fifty check out -http://www.blogtalkradio.com/deliciousradio

New Project Launced

Today I am thrilled to launch my new project, EverySmallSpace

A "home" for ideas and creative designs for living areas of all sizes, especially small spaces. It is a website for suggestions and imagination to solve the problems of shrinking space in today's economy.

Also join me on Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/everysmallspace

Facebook in the works!!!

Look for Newsletter in June.


Thank you, Jennifer @ Taylormadeideas for your valuable support in the creation of this wonderful website.

Twitter Education

Ever thought social media had a science to it? Well it does. I took a brush up course from my mentor - Ghyslain Lefavbre - and learned a few new things to Twitter.

Need a personal background? Try http://twitterimage.com or http://twitterart.com. Both can help you create a personalized Twitter background for fees around $120.00

Need a good Twitter follow/unfollow manager? For a one time price of $97.00, Hummingbird is the answer. There is Hummingbird I and Hummingbird II. Ghyslain recommends Hummingbird I (but only if your followers get to the number that is too hard to handle yourself with everything else in your schedule), so I gave it a try. It's good.

 Don't forget the importance to adding quotes to your tweet so visit http://brightquotes.com

Google "interesting facts" for sites that contain interesting tidbits that relate to your business or the message you are trying to get out to your followers.

Sign on to http://socialoomph.com for planning and scheduling your tweets especially during your busy times.

Don't forget to look at http://ezinearticles.com and http://youtube.com to find relevant articles and videos to send out to your followers.

Don't forget that the marketing education I receive through CarbonCopyPro is the best there is. I learn something new at every turn. Thanks Ghyslain!

Learning To Write An Ebook!

Not that I have any more minutes in my schedule as it is, but I love to write and when I found the chance to learn how to write and market an ebook, I took the opportunity.

Wow! this is going to be fun and a bit of a challenge. There is only so much concrete info on how to write a proper ebook (maybe that should be what my ebook is about.)
Well I did figure out my topic and after Google research I found there could be a market for my topic. I looked up Adwords, SEO words, and ran a series of tests through different search engines to make sure my niche was not too big but also not too small.
So now I look at You tube "how-to" videos, write my draft and see where this takes me.

Micro Continuity Model

Next on my list of learning is Micro Continuity.

This is different than a Continuity Model for three major reasons

1. Continuity is ongoing, for example your cable bill. Micro Continuity has a beginning and an end - usually about 10 - 20 weeks.

2. The set up and maintenance of Micro continuity is hassle free.

3. Once you complete your courses content and lessons you can walk away and start again with a new project. With Continuity Model you have to keep adding info and product every month to keep the program fresh.

Read More:

Micro Continuity Business Model

Micro Continuity Internet Marketing Strategy

How To Be Present For Others – Without Losing Yourself - Goodlife Zen!

Important listening skills to develop both personal and professional relationships. GoodlifeZen

The True Meaning of the Word "System" Revealed by Jay Kubassek - Co-Founder of CarbonCopyPro

Most people don't know this, but the most successful and
profitable business empires in ALL of the world are all built
around "Systems" otherwise they fail...Miserably.

McDonalds - System
Starbucks - System
Subway - System
(800) Flowers - System
Dominos Pizza - System

CarbonCopyPRO - The 1st Ever "System" in the Direct
Marketing industry providing regular people like you and
me the exact tools used by the Pro's to make multiple six figures from home.
Here's the secret code:

S - Save
Y - Your
S - Self
T - Time
E - Energy and...
M - Money

Makes perfect sense, huh?

Most just don't know it and have never seen it laid out this
way which is why 98% fail and spend WAY more mo ney
than they make. BUT that's not going to be the case for you
when you get started with us.

At CarbonCopyPRO we know "the secret code" real well.
In fact, we live by it....

No System = No profit. Remember, "Systems" work. People
fail. 

Sokule.com

I have taken on another challenge - Sokule It is a leader in inter-planetary communications. Sokule offers an ingenious service that lets you make instant cosmic contact with all your favorite business and marketing personalities. Forget email. You can manage ads and form lists for your email campaign. Check it out.

The training videos are great and easy to follow.

One click service that can send you messages through the web to more than 20 sites. Sokule is like Twitter but Monetized. Grab your affiliate link today. Tamara Cobbin

Creating A Business Page On Facebook

Today it was back to school with CarbonCopyPro.

It might be a no brainer to most of you but I had never created a business page in Facebook before. So I followed CCPRO's very well laid out training video and created BuildYourFutureWithTamara.

Check it out and join. Just click the FB button.

I have filled my page with the videos about what CCPRO is about, who qualifies, the education offered, and some testimonials.

BuildYourFutureWithTamara

Happy Easter Everyone!

Have You Heard Of "Flowtown"?

Flowtown is a relatively new concept of web based software which brings email and social marketing communication together.

NateRiggs of Social Business Strategies writes a wonderful article on Flowtowm.

There is a great Skype Video talking to the co-founder of this software; Ethan Bloch

Have You Got Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome?

Well I do and it has taken a year to find out. Adrenal Fatigue - The 21st Century Stress Syndrome, written by Dr. James L. Wilson has become my bible to restoring my health.

This has been a very long 12 months. One year ago, this week, I suddenly lost all my hair and developed symptoms of what looked like MS. I have been through every treatment imaginable. I have given more blood to testing than any vampire has sucked. Finally have found the answer, and am now going through treatment. Due to high stress levels and a hyst, I have burnt my adrenal glands out. They are fried. Listen, ladies this is just emerging as a very normal process that we go through with all the demands in our busy lives. Instead of technology making life easier we have just gotten busier. So get your adrenals checked by a hormonal therapist and get the natural products that are being developed so you don't destroy yourselves before your time. We have a lot of living and giving to do. Get educated and get motivated. I am going to be 50 in 6 weeks and I plan to be bugging all of you for another half century. - excerpt from my Facebook profile.

This is a fairly easy read. It is very informative and even has a quiz to take to see if you have any of the symptoms.

There is an amazing amount of systems in our body that need good strong adrenals to keep us functioning properly. So many things we have treated independently, of each other can be resolved with adrenal therapy. Which by the way consists of mainly natural ingredients.

I found another source for information on this subject is Dr. Linda @ drlindadouglas.com http://drlindadouglas.com/?awesm=fbshare.me_AKLqM&p=219 read her website on the topic. She breaks the symptoms down very simply.

How Do You Handle Your Lizard Brain?

There are many forms of Judgement. One is to use our intelligence to assess a situation or idea from gather information and facts.

Another one is on a barely conscious level, we make a judgement based on appearance. This form of judgement is called our "Lizard Brain" - it is concerned with our survival. It sits at the base of our brain at the top of our spine. It is our Old Brain. It can cause us to make a snap judgement. This can lead to us dismissing an idea or project without giving it more investigation.

A survival focused Lizard Brain has to adapt in today's world. If it becomes too strong, it stops us from achieving our goals or dreams. Because of the protective nature of the Lizard Brain, it will, for instance, remind us not to put forward your idea in a meeting because the last time you did you were ridiculed or completely ignored. Your Lizard Brain wants to protect you from those feelings so it rises up and tries to convince you to follow its power. In this instance you have to tame the Lizard Brain and be strong enough to give your ideas again but maybe in a different way so as to be taken more seriously.

So how are you going to handle your Lizard Brain?

Read more:http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/01/quieting-the-lizard-brain.html

http://www.instantbrainstorm.com/lizard_brain.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amygdala

http://vimeo.com/5895898

What The Heck As A "Wordoid"?

In principle, Wordoid, is a site that will let you create “wordoids” (made-up words) that can have a preset beginning or ending, and which can be as natural or artificial as you want. English, Spanish, Italian and French are languages that are fully supported by Wordoid. rules when picking the name for a new business are deeply ingrained in common sense.

Picking words for domain names should have two basic characteristics: being short and being catchy. A short name ensures that people will not only remember it effortlessly, but will be also capable of recommending it through word of mouth.

Trouble is, most good and short names are already taken. This site will hep you come up with a word of your own that will reflect what your site is all about, and do so memorably. Easier said than done. That is why there are sites such as this one available.



Read more:

http://www.killerstartups.com/Web-App-Tools/wordoid-com-give-your-site-or-blog-a-name-of-its-own#ixzz0jPvkABnE

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/11/23/wordoid-helps-you-make-nonsense-names-with-good-domains/

http://www.appappeal.com/app/wordoid/

http://www.dailyblogtips.com/find-brandable-domain-names-with-wordoid-com/

The Butterfly Effect

I love to read books about the plight of women and their combined strengths of surviving the odds.

With that said, I just finished reading a wonderful book, “Veiled Threat” by Canadian author, Sally Armstrong [editor - in -charge for Chatelaine Magazine and contributing editor for Maclean’s Magazine].

This is her account of the struggle the women of Afghanistan faced under the 4 year dictatorship of the Taliban. It is a complex book telling the tales of women who once lived their lives under the influence of Islam (based on the teachings of the Koran), and then having to live under the rule of the Taliban who interpreted the Koran to their way of dictatorship.

Never once did the Afghanistan woman give up on the hope that their rights as a humans and women would be restored. All they wanted was the right to education, health care, and to choose who they wish to marry. They gathered momentum and together shunned the Taliban, and in turn won most of their rights back. These are stories of very educated determined women, true mentors of our time.; little known until September 2001.

This is a very basic overview of this touching and emotional book. My purpose of sharing is the fact that the theory of the “Butterfly Effect” was brought into last pages of the book.

On page 188 Sally writes, “There’s a theory called the Butterfly Effect. It’s based on a principle that everything in life is connected; everything no matter how small. A physicist allowed that the flapping of butterfly wings can change the weather hundreds of miles away. The message is that when a butterfly flaps its wings on one side o the world, eventually the effect is felt on the other side of the world.”

In 2001, Gloria Steinem said in a CNN chat room, “We each have a lot of power. Together we make one hell of a butterfly.”

She was referring to the women of Afghanistan but it is a statement of all women in this world.

It is also a great theory for the power of MLM, Internet marketing, and social media. Look how one flap of a wing continued across this planet until millions of dollars were raised on Twitter for Haiti. How Facebook helped find loved ones in the aftermath of the Chilean earthquake; all it took was one flutter.

If everyone joined in the fluttering, look what can be accomplished.

Back To Work Monday

Been away playing in the Caribbean but happily back to work this week. Thinking about the topics: Lizard Brain, and Woroid.

Came across these topics in my reading and during some conversations on my trip will love to share.

Looking forward to it.

Hugh MacLeod - A Great Artist of Today - I just love him!!

Another great Artist of our time is Hugh MacLeod of "gapingvoid gallery."

This one, "Millionaire Artist," really got me today. It is so true if you really ponder for a minute.

Happiness Isn't Always What We Think It Is

Happiness, Backwards from The Goodlife Zen

Art of Great Things by Jeffrey Tang

-Inspirational!!

I loved this!!

This Weeks Reading Material

This week I decided by recommendation to start reading "Hypnotic Writing" by Joe Vitale.

Always being fascinated by the power of words and the mystery of hypnosis, I thought this would make for a good read. It does!! Joe has a way with words to instruct how to write copy so that the readers will not want to put it down, or even more important will WANT to read more.

This method also comes into play for Internet Marketing. The written word must be short and powerful. You want to sell, and words market your product. Now add hypnotic writing into the equation and your sales with increase. But most important your following will increase because they want to read more of you.

Hypnotic Writing

Is this not the truth. Enjoy! And have a great day.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Buenos Dias from PR.

Enjoying the first part of our spring break in the Caribbean. Rainy and stormy but what's a little adventure without some inclement weather.

Long plane trip here across our great continent but not without a little action. My husband is a GP and my mother-in-law a retired intravenous nurse. Both put into action as a very sick passenger dehydrated quickly. My step son filled in as light technician and I was held hostage by all their drinks and eating paraphernalia that as plopped on top of my in the emergency.

No diversion of plane needed but in PR the passenger refused eMT help because she had no medical. Think about that stupidity for a while.

anyway ill be getting back to work on my training and will update as I go. Won't push too hard as this is Spring Break. Hopefully it's yours, and you can enjoy it however with your loved ones.

If you want to know how I can ravel and work just click on my logo and read for yourself the opportunities that CarbonCopyPro is affording me.

Learned A New Word Today.

Monday's New Word: Zeigarnik

Do you know what the Zeigarnik Effect is???

Before I answer I want to share that the answer came from listening to CarbonCopyPro Training Webinar Archives in the back office. David Schwind is their copy-writing expert and he has a series of training tapes on copy-writing.

Today, he through out the word Zeigarnik and its effect.

The effect; we as humans remember better that which is unfinished or incomplete. An example the weekly show - 24; nothing is complete before each commercial break so it keeps you holding on. Another example, is who shot JR in the famous series of Dallas. We waited a whole summer for the resolution and we remembered for twelve weeks that we wanted to find the solution.

How does this effect work in copy-writing? You have to give your reader a reason to remember your broadcast. To achieve this you have to give them something in your headline to grab their attention, then use this effect to keep them remembering your info while reading the body of your broadcast.

The point of the effect is to confuse your reader. Give them lots of info about different things and then start the body of your broadcast with totally different info. This keeps them glued to find out how all the pieces create a whole.

To drive people to your website with this effect, you can mention 3 things to get great copy-write. Then in the body of the article, you mention ONLY two of the three. Then make the excuse that you are tired of writing and if the reader wants the third point then turn to your website to find out.

Confusion with a result is the answer.

So to read more about this effect: Zeigarnik Effect

Working With Facebook

Today is Monday. It is wonderful day to make friends. This is the day that I concentrate on Facebook. I love to look at information that has been written all week and see who has something to say.

I love to see who of my friend's have joined what team, or organization, or mission. Many I relate to, some I don't but that is what makes the world go round.

So increase your friends with a similar strategy as you would do in Twitter;

Go to the people that you really enjoy their thoughts and "shares." Look into the profiles into their friend's profiles and see if any would appeal to your circle. Don't ask them to join so you can sell something, ask them to join so that you can get to know them, and to share info and the world around you.

With Facebook, you have a better chance to get to know people than you do on Twitter. Info isn't as limited, and the info shared online is more extensive. So you can really get to know people and although you have never met in person, you feel you have.

This is special. Work with it and have fun making friends. I do.

Don't Follow Ziggy

Ziggy

Only you, Ziggy, are responsible for your future results.

Take a look at CarbonCopyPro to see how simple it is to NOT be a Ziggy.

A Little Piece Of Good Life

Enjoy Broom Hilda's take on life today. It is good for the soul.

Broom Hilda

Tips On CopyWriting

Today I listened to tips on copy-writing by David Schwind of CarbonCopyPro today. Basically copy-writing whether by articles, ad or video, it is just the art of writing words to get money from you.

Basic Formula:

A-Attention

I-Interest

D-Desire

A-Action

Here's what I do!

Here's what I can do for you!

Here's what I can do for you!

Meet your prospect in what they need, or where they are in their needs of today.

Simple? Well they are take the time to go over the training call archive in CCPro. That's right there are archives. So if you miss a webinar or training call then you can go back and catch up. Just remember no to get too overwhelmed with keeping up. There is a learning curve to CCPro and it takes one step at a time.

So click on my logo, read, apply and click send. You could be in training in a matter of hours. It's up to you.

Got to get back to training. Will share more when I learn more!

Have a great day!

I am Having So Much Fun!

Getting to know people through Social Media. There is so much to learn from others. It brightens my day to see people following their dreams and goals. I love seeing what's out there to bring people into focus with their wishes.

I am almost at 2000 followers and have had fun picking and choosing who to share my thoughts with. Together with our tweeting, we all are only one click closer to conquering all that we have set out to do.

Tomorrow I am going to take my webinar tapes at CarbonCopyPro and study copy-writing. I am not good at this but hopefully with a little training, patience and perseverance I can master it.

Challenges a constant. So glad for my baby steps.

Get Your Tweets Up!

Increase Your Following.

Getting your tweets up - How?

Go to your Tweet manager and unfollow all your follows that are not mutual.

Then head back to your home page.

Refresh and go to your followers.

Pick through your followers' bios and choose one that you would like to have their followers follow you.

Go to their followers and start following.

Try to avoid anyone who doesn't have a personal snap shot.

As they say a smile brings many followers. If you are seen as having fun then others want to know what that is about and join you.

Also avoid followers that have weird or illicit headings. If in doubt read their bio before following.

Click on their followers for the next 5 pages.

Do this with two more of your followers - for a total of 3 followers and 15 pages.

Then wait and see who responds.

Do this daily - purge and follow.

Make sure to keep in touch with your Direct Messages also.

If someone has followed you with a DM and is not selling anything. DM them back. Start up a twitter relationship.

Of course it is difficult to do this with Everyone, but do your best.

This is just a quick overview to the art of twitting. You can go to Google and find more in-depth instruction on marketing. And you can have great instruction with your CarbonCopyPro instructional webinars. So consider this if it is important to you to improve your Twitter relationships.

Why Use Twitter and How?

There are many reasons to use Twitter; meeting friends, share a chat, market a business, drive traffic to your website, get inspiration or get a pulse on what the world talks about, just to name a few. It is a very social media tool.

I joined Twitter as an experiment. I wanted to see how social media could expand in my world beyond Facebook. I didn't really know what I was doing and really only played with it.

Then I decided to take some Twitter training which was offered to me through CCPro. I learned a whole new world to Twitter that I didn't even think I would have discovered if I hadn't utilized the free training offered.

After signing up an account, how do you start? I wrote down my interests, especially the ones I wrote briefly in my bio. Then I went in "Find People" and looked up those interests as a subject. For example, Photography, Photo Gurus, Pet Photographers....

Other examples; Social Media, Internet Marketers, Travel Experts, Book Enthusiasts.....

Carefully read each bio of the Twitters that pop up and follow each if they fit your interests. Remember to start training yourself early to follow the 20% rule of following and followers. This rule becomes important as soon as your each 200 following. The rule states that once you have reached 200 following you may not let your followers fall below 20%. For example, if you have 2001 followers you must at least have 1801 followers before you can keep following.

Now how is this done? Make sure who you follow are following you. If a following is not a follower - unfollow. If you do not have the Twitter following you then your tweets are not getting to that person and a relationship is not building between the two of you. That's a wasted tweet. So make sure your tweets are being recycled by always following those that follow you and unfollow those that don't.

There are a few ways to keep on top of your following/follower ratio. Google this question to find them all listed. But a couple I know of are:

My Tweeple

Social OOmph - previously known as Tweeter Later

We'll talk more later about how to manually keep our ratio intact and how to manage tweets.

Part 3

OK, so now I have received verification that I have been accepted into the CCPro membership. Now what do I do? First and best thing is to start at the beginning. Follow all the step lined out for you. Buy your BIB, Then you set you goals and then you decide if you want to join Wealth Masters International (WMI).

Yes all very overwhelming. Good. That's what we want. BUT if you follow the steps one by one, then you will; be in good hands because their training and advice is full proof. It works. Just don't jump ahead, and don't think you know everything already. Because you don't!!! I promise you. There is a learning curve and it is quite simple but it does take time.

You can do as little or as much as slow or as fast as you want. The only thing standing in your way is your budget. But CCPro and WMI have budgets for EVERYONE. So you can start off small and in time get bigger and bigger. OR you can grab all that is offered and go big fast. There are plenty of options to fit your budget no matter what it is.

Now for the "But" word to come into your minds. “I can’t do it. It’s too difficult!”

Sound familiar? This is a natural response to every new challenge. How do you deal with such negative thoughts? The trick is to say first of all: “Yep. I’ll do it.” - (Tip: say “Yes” before your rational mind kicks in with, “Are you crazy?!”)

For example, next time someone asks you, “We’re forming a fun soccer team. Do you want to join?” simply say, “Yes!” – even if you’ve never played before. Worry about it later!

Part 2

....So I pushed the send button and waited. Worried. What had I just done? Where with this adventure take me? Have I done the right thing? Will lightening strike? Will my migraine return? Will the kids start fighting? What will be my omen?

OK - a little dramatic, I know. But we have all been there when we have ventured to the unknown. But as Christopher Columbus said, "Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World." (Also, you can't venture to the future if you never lose sight of the shore. It isn't exact, but I know he said this somewhere. Anyway it sounds good and is true if you ponder it.)

Then to my dismay what should appear in my in box but an actual application form to join CCPro. What? They just don't take anyone? How can that be. Ahhhhh! Yes, the testimonials do say it isn't a MLM company. But did I truly believe? Obviously not 100%.

So I filled out the extensive application and once again had to click the send" button. There comes those feelings again, but not to the degree as the first click.

I am now told a representative will be contacting me by phone in the next 24 hours after they have reviewed my application and it has to be accepted. Now, they had some credibility with me. I felt like who I am is being taken seriously. I am a somebody.

I can hear your rumbles under your breath as I write this. Yes, this could all be a smoke screen, and yes, they probably accept everyone. But I am given a 30 day $ back guarantee if I take the next step after acceptance. So so far I am still in my comfort zone. No money +no commitment = still can turn back if not satisfied with their policies and procedures (aka, MLM in sheep's clothing.) That is if I am accepted. I am confident that I will be so I wait................(again.)

How Did I get Started With CCPRO and WMI?

Part 1:

I joined Twitter one day to see what all the tweeting was about. I loved Facebook, so how hard could it be?

I Continued playing, experimenting and then it got exciting. I met the most amazing people online from all over the world. I shared so many interests with so many people. I didn't even know there was such a big online world out there. I have traveled to so many far and away places, but I met more people on line and didn't have to purchase a ticket. (This will not stop me from travelling. I love it too much!)

From these new twitter friends, my Facebook population grew, and I found even more people that I shared same interests with. Talk about a snowball effect.

Suddenly from out of the blue I was slapped silly by this tweet about working from home. curiosity had me into the site. (Lucky I am not a cat. It didn't kill me.) First, I saw the huge income potential that could be made from hard work. Then I saw the infrastructure of the organization and I started to get that quiver in my stomach and that feeling of "Uh Oh! - another MLM scheme."

This brought back instant day-mares of MLM attempts gone past. All the phone calls, the $ spent on flyers, emails, promotional kits, upgrades, lugging "junk" from one show or demonstration to another. Long nights (early mornings, I should say) afterwards going over submitting orders, working out numbers, drinking coffee, avoiding a migraine, praying my kids would sleep just a little bit longer. NO THANKS. Never again. End of story? Right? Well obviously not.

I decided to research and research and research this company. I could re-sight the company policies and promises in my sleep. I kept checking in the mirror hoping to see my face on my shoulders not the images of the founders. It was creeping me out. I was getting to familiar with them.

But you know what I? I couldn't find a hitch. No MLM. No shows. What gives.?Well it is my hard work at learning the internet marketing curve that will help me to be financially independent. I could handle that. I am always game to learning new. I don't ever want my kids to think of me as too old to learn new tricks. Plus if I stay on the learning curve this sets an important example for them to follow. (Who am I kidding? They are grown adults and know way more in their twenties than I do nearing fifty. But that topic is for a whole other blog.)

So I started small. Just filled out the application and hesitantly pushed send. Then waited.......