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Stamping Is My Business!: January 2010

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14 posts from January 2010

January 28, 2010

SIMB CLIENTS IN THE NEWS - Tara McCormack on Fox 12 Oregon... AND An SIMB PR Opening!

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Another SIMB PR success story!

Tara McCormack, SU Demonstrator, Coaching Client and Business Stampers Coaching Group Member, appeared live this week on KPTV Fox 12 Oregon's 'Better Portland' program

Tara's segment was on handmade Valentine's Day gifts and was watched by tens of thousands of Portland's residents!  Fantastic exposure!

For those of you who don't know, SIMB PR is the press release distribution and follow-up service we offer to a limited number of Coaching Clients, on a market-exclusive basis. 

And we've been busy!  In the past two weeks, we've booked our clients for nine different television appearances!!

We actually have an opening starting in February.  If you're interested in learning more, click here. 

To view Tara on KPTVTara's TV appearance, click here.

To see examples of other SIMB PR Clients in the news, click here.

January 27, 2010

What The Business Stampers Are Talking About This Week...

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Here are this week's Trending Topics from the Message Board of the Business Stampers Coaching Group - the premier online community exclusively for business-minded stamping business owners:

  • How To Stay Organized On Any Computer
  • What To Demo At A Crop
  • Class Pricing - Lowest To Highest
  • Online Clubs
  • Using Facebook & Twitter to Market To Strangers
  • John's Favorite Non-Paper Class

The Message Board is just one of over a dozen different benefits Business Stampers Coaching Group Members receive!

If building a profitable, sustainable stamping business is a priority for you, I encourage you to join us.

If you're not a BSCG Member yet, click here to learn more AND (if you'd like) take a 7-day free trial

January 26, 2010

What Does A SIMB Group Coaching Call Sound Like? Listen To This Recording To Find Out...

SIMB Group Coaching A number of people responded to my post and e-mail yesterday about February Coaching openings asking if there was a way they could listen to a Small Group Coaching call before they commit.

So, with the permission of everyone in my Tuesday morning Group, I recorded today's call. 

I'm making a little over a half-hour of it available to you here.

We talk about some phone strategies getting results.  How to price classes.  New marketing ideas.  It's your typical Small Group Coaching call.

So, give it a listen.  Even if you don't sign up, there are a TON of good takeaways in this call you can immediately use in your business.

Hit the play button below to listen.  And if you do want to learn more, or sign up, click the logo above, or click here.

January 25, 2010

The 2009 Numbers Are In! Compare Yours Here...

I take great pride and pleasure reporting the 2009 results for SIMB Group and 1-on-1 Coaching clients:
  • 39% of them made Cruise!
  • Their sales INCREASED an average of 12% over 2008!
  • Their recruiting was UP an average of 14% over 2008!
  • Their profit was UP an average of 28% over 2008!
Once again, although these numbers were DOWN company-wide, they were UP for SIMB Coaching Clients!

A fact made even more impressive when you consider the type of economic climate we were dealing with this year!

If these numbers impress you... if these are numbers YOU'D like to achieve... and you feel like you can use a little assistance in doing so, I invite you to step into Group or 1-on-1 Coaching!

These programs have a PROVEN TRACK RECORD!

These programs are run by a CERTIFIED COACH with TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE HELPING STAMPING BUSINESS OWNERS.

These programs are NOT run by other stamping business owners trying to prop up their own, shrinking bottom line by charging you for business advice they used to give you for free (a less-than-attractive
trend we're seeing too much of lately).

So, if you're ready to step into a SERIOUS PROGRAM for SERIOUS PEOPLE, we have the following openings beginning in February:

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- Tuesday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Eastern -         1 space available
- Wednesday evenings at 10:00 p.m. Eastern -   1 space available
- Thursday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Eastern -      1 space available
- Thursday evenings at 10:00 p.m. Eastern -   CLOSED

To learn more, or sign up for Group Coaching, you can go to http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/GroupCoaching.htm


1-ON-1 COACHING:

http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/OneOnOne.htmAt this time, we have TWO openings available for a WEEKLY OR BI-WEEKLY 1-on-1 Coaching client. If you'd like to be placed on a Waiting List for the next available opening, please e-mail me

To learn more, or sign up for 1-on-1 Coaching, you can go to http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/OneOnOne.htm


BSCGFoundingMember copy THE BUSINESS STAMPERS COACHING GROUP

High-tech Coaching at a low-tech price.  If you want to plug into a community of business-minded stamping business owners, who are focused on creating and growing a long-term, sustainable, profitable business, but you don't feel up to the intensity of the other two options, I would invite you to take the 7-day free trial of the Business Stampers Coaching Group.

To learn more or sign up for the BSCG Free Trial, you can go to http;//www.stampingismybusiness.com/BusinessStampers.htm


 

The Small Groups meet via conference call once per week. On the call, each member has time to talk about their personal business and receive personal coaching from me, as well as helpful guidance from the other Group members. Following that, I then cover our topic of the month.

1-on-1 Coaching is a more intense Coaching model. It's for those stamping professionals who would like to see speedier progress, or feel like they would benefit more from the individual format.

All openings are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Once a slot if full, I will start a waiting list for future openings.

To learn more, or sign up for Group Coaching, you can go to http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/GroupCoaching.htm

To learn more, or sign up for 1-on-1 Coaching, you can go to http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/OneOnOne.htm

To learn more or sign up for the BSCG Free Trial, you can go to http;//www.stampingismybusiness.com/BusinessStampers.htm

If you have any questions, please feel free to e-mail me.

Quote of the Week - Running A Business

“Running a business is like whack-a-mole, as soon as you fix one thing, another thing pops up.”

 - Robert Herjavec.

January 20, 2010

35 Hours Left for Early Birds SIgning Up for SEO 2010! Adv. Blogging & Social Networking Boot Camp

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You only have 35 hours left to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount for SEO 2010!  The Advanced Blogging and Social Networking Boot Camp - How To Get FOUND On The Internet.

Of course, you'll still be able to register after the Discount expires (at 11:59 p.m. Thursday evening), but you won't save the $10.

This Boot Camp is designed to teach you how to use advanced blogging and social networking  strategies... ESPECIALLY as they related to SEO - Search Engine Optimization... to start showing up in the top 10 results of Google, Yahoo and Bing traffic searches and generate more traffic to your blog, Facebook, Twitter and/or YouTube sites (all of which are now indexed by the search engines)!

We'll also discuss advanced conversion strategies to turn that traffic into participating (AND PAYING) customers!

If you already have a blog and/or social networking site, but you're not happy with the amount of traffic and/or revenue it's producing for your business, THIS is the Boot Camp you should look at.

For more information, or to sign up, visit:

http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/2010SEOBoot1.htm

Hope to see you on the calls!

January 19, 2010

10 Hours Left To Sign Up For The Two-Week Tune-Up!

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There's nothing like the last minute... and this is pretty much it.  The 2010 Two-Week Tune-Up begnis 10 hours from now (I'm writing this at noon... the Tune-Up begins at 10:00 p.m. eastern).

If you haven't signed up yet, this pretty much qualifies as your last chance.

Once the call begins tonight, registration will be CLOSED.

If you'd like to make sure all the pieces are in place for a strong 2010, I urge you to take a look at this two-week program.

For more information, or to sign up, click here

January 18, 2010

Quote of the Week - Discipline

"Some people regard discipline as a chore.  For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly."

- Julie Andrews

January 14, 2010

The Next Boot Camp... SEO 2010! - Advanced Blogging & Social Networking - Early Bird Time!

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You've been asking for it, and I'm happy to announce the next Boot Camp:

SEO 2010!

THE ADVANCED BLOGGING & SOCIAL NETWORKING BOOT CAMP 

HOW TO GET FOUND ON THE INTERNET!

It's a mouthful, but with all of the content I've packed into this Boot Camp, I couldn't come up with a shorter name.  :-)

The Boot Camp will take place February 2nd thru 23rd, 2010.  If you can't make the live calls, as always, you'll still have access to the recordings.

This Boot Camp is designed to teach you how to use advanced blogging and social networking  strategies... ESPECIALLY as they related to SEO - Search Engine Optimization... to start showing up in the top 10 results of Google, Yahoo and Bing traffic searches and generate more traffic to your blog, Facebook, Twitter and/or YouTube sites (all of which are now indexed by the search engines)!

We'll also discuss advanced conversion strategies to turn that traffic into participating (AND PAYING) customers!

If you already have a blog and/or social networking site, but you're not happy with the amount of traffic and/or revenue it's producing for your business, THIS is the Boot Camp you should look at.

The Early Bird Discount Registration period is now in effect.

For more information, or to sign up, visit:

http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/2010SEOBoot1.htm

Hope to see you on the calls!

January 13, 2010

John and SIMB Featured In Artisans Monthly Article on 'Organizing Your Creative and Practical Sides'

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I was recently interviewed by Artisans Monthly for an article on organizing for the New Year.

Artisans Monthly is the official publication of the Association of Artisan Businesses.

The article, Start The New Year On The Right Foot: Organizing Your Creative and Practical Sides, was published last week.  It's a great primer for getting things done in 2010.  You can read it by clicking the link above.

Thanks to Marcia Passos Duffy for putting together such a great article!

January 12, 2010

Is Your Company A Pyramid Scheme?

Of course not. 

But that doesn't stop a lot of prospects from asking you that question when you're speaking to them about the business opportunity.

It's your job to educate them as to what a pyramid scheme actually is, and how it differs from your legitimate business.

In order to do that, however, you have to have that information yourself.  To that end, I've put together the following video which explains the difference between your legitimate direct sales company and an illegal pyramid scheme.

Feel free to show this video to your prospects or downline.  And if you'd like to embed this video on your downline blog or YouTube channel, you have my permission.  You can access the embed code here.

And if you haven't subscribed to the SIMB YouTube Channel yet, click here to do so.

January 11, 2010

The 2010 Two-Week Tune Up... One Week Left To Sign Up (VIDEO)

  • Is 2010 a "make-or-break" year for you?
  • Are you less than thrilled with the progress you've made so far?
  • Do you just want to make sure you have everything in place to really kick butt this year?
  • Would you like to make money without having to give so much away?

Over the last ten years working with Stamping Business Owners, I've found there are three or four things most of them aren't doing or don't have in place.

And it was if and when they took action on those things, their businesses really took off!

The good news is, it doesn't take long to take those actions. It's just a matter of knowing what they are and how to take action on them.

To that end, I'd like to invite you to take The 2010 Two-Week Tune-Up, starting January 19th.

It's only two-weeks long, but you're going to get all of the information you need in that time to position you and your business for the greatest possible chance of success in 2010.

For more information or to sign up for the Tune-Up, click here.

January 05, 2010

Five Keys To Thriving in 2010 - The SIMB January Newsletter

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The Stamping Is My Business! January Newsletter is here.

This month's issue features: 

  • Tony Robbins' Five Keys to Thrive 
  • Happy New Year!  Time to Raise Your Prices!  (really!)
  • Get Your Stamping Business In Shape For The New Year With the 2010 Two-Week Tune-Up 
  • Why Customer Surveys Are A Must! 
  • The Newsletter Co-Op, Speed Coaching and YouTube Evaluation Videos - 3 MORE Features Added To The Business Stampers Coaching Group! 
  • Book of the Month

If you’re not on my mailing list, or you are and you didn’t receive it, you can view the newsletter by following the link below:

http://www.stampingismybusiness.com/newsletter010110.htm

And if you’d like to be on my mailing list, go to www.stampingismybusiness.com/subscribe.htm

January 04, 2010

Quote of the Week - Two for the New Year!

Couldn't decide on just one, so...

We will open the book.  Its pages are blank.  We are going to put words on them ourselves.  The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. 

~Edith Lovejoy Pierce

One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this:  To rise above the little things. 

~John Burroughs