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If you give a lot of information, ideas, and inspiration but you don't see a lot of implementation from your clients, you might want to consider setting up Virtual Action Groups. Virtual Action Groups are not only powerful programs designed to support your clients in putting your ideas into action, they can be a great source of income. Robert Middleton now makes these Virtual Action Groups his main service offering and has a six-month waiting list.

If you already have fans of your work (or could gather them), why not create a fan club where people pay month after month for access to your pearls of wisdom? Before starting her own online mentorship program with a monthly fee of $195, Marcia Yudkin extensively researched this new money-making opportunity. Profit from her research and the lessons from her successful launch last fall.

You know that to maximize your income and ability to help your clients, you need to have products to sell that go beyond your speaking gigs. But how do you design them for maximum impact and how do you sell them with maximum efficiency and profitability: including on the Internet?

Do you want to know how to develop and sell high-margin products to audience members without selling from the platform? Are you interested in pre-sales to meeting planners, being a Web guru, or just being a great salesperson? Marilee Driscoll will explain how she sells thousands of dollars a month in products - with an average sale of $400 and an average cost of only $25. (You know she's not selling books!)

The right prop, used at the right time, can help you convey your ideas and assist your audiences in grasping and remembering your message, and may mean the difference between a learning experience and a learning ordeal. Used effectively, props become visual, auditory, or kinesthetic items that allow any audience to better experience your stories and reinforce your message. Even better, props become additional sources of revenue and can provide you with amazing marketing opportunities.

Do you want to write a book, but don't know where to start? Wondering what it takes to get your book published? Confused about how to effectively market your book? Not sure how you will fund a book campaign? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this session is for you. Kathleen Gage will share what she's learned writing, publishing, and making her book a best-seller in under 90 days, with no out-of-pocket expense.

What you already know and speak about can become an entire saleable product line with little time, money, or effort, based on one manuscript. You may be overwhelmed or hesitant about electronically published products. Or you may be stuck on how best to leverage what you already have. So many choices, so many ideas, so little time, so much confusion.

Perhaps you've had good results with an e-marketing campaign, but you want to reach people in a less-temporary manner or reach people for whom you don't have e-mail addresses. It's time to consider using a high-payoff method: snail-mail direct marketing. When you learn the nuances of this proven process, you'll get much better results than an e-mail-only campaign for many products/services.

Maybe you occasionally find that some common "wisdom" touted by the self-proclaimed "gurus" of speaking, training, and consulting just doesn't fit your personal business model. Maybe you want to rethink and retool your business practices, but you're fearful of sacrificing where you are to get where you could be. If these statements ring true, our guest for this session will help you see a different perspective that might help you generate more passion, profits, and personal satisfaction from your work.

In this teleseminar Ruby will share with you her tested system for getting booked as much as you want. Join us for a journey filled with a new twist on common wisdom for the speaking profession. Come learn her secrets for digging deep into her niche market: one that may surprise you.

Would you like to plug profit holes in your Web site that are robbing you blind without your ever knowing it? Want to know some simple yet powerful "tricks" that few know and almost no one knows how to institute properly? Are you anxious to learn how to increase sales from bookings, product sales, and consulting services? Join Ford Saeks, the mastermind behind Randy Gage's Internet marketing, as he reveals secrets to successful Web design that produce lots of sales!

You've heard it over and over: You must have a blog. Yet figuring out how to do it never gets to the top of your to-do list. We know your pain, and we're here to help! We'll actually set up a blog, step by step. Tom Gray will walk Rebecca through the process and you can follow along.

How do you make a good lasting first impression and set the stage for a big contract, or sell products and services directly from your web site? The answer: by writing copy that leads your prospects in precisely the direction you want them to go.

You may have experienced it: people who don't really want to be in your presentation. Their arms are crossed, they download email on their PDA, do some paperwork, or even read the newspaper. You do your darndest to get them to pay attention. But their boss made them attend. Or your program is mandatory for everyone in the department, division, or company so you've got a roomful of these uncooperative folks.

Have you ever wished a sage would share helpful wisdom garnered from a highly successful career in speaking, training, and consulting? Don Hutson, a 30+ year veteran speaking professional, will discuss what makes the most significant differences in the quest for success in our ever-changing marketplace. The focus will be on both content and marketing, and what we should do to stand out from the crowd. Join us to learn Don's principles of differentiation, which will help you to prosper.

Everyone knows that speakers have to have Web sites. Do you know what should be on your Web site to profit from your visitors? If content is king in the world of e-commerce, what's the content that will help speakers book business, sell products, and establish expertise? Join Chris Clarke-Epstein, CSP, as she shares her research into what makes a speaker's Web site work as a marketing tool.

If you can write a sellable proposal, getting an agent is easier than ever. And as a speaker, trainer, or consultant, you have the huge advantage over other writers to help you get the agent you want and become a successful author. As the literary agent for many speakers, trainers, and consultants, Mike will share how you can leverage your skills to get the best agent and book deal.

As a busy professional you're tired, sore, stiff, and sometimes sick. Yet you're too darn busy to transform yourself into that buff, smiling, super-fit supermodel who taunts you from the television set. Or you "do everything right" but still get headaches or other nagging physical ailments that interfere with your overall happiness or your ability to perform at your peak.

Do you wish you had the right questions to turn a prospect into a client? Or a one-time client into a long-term one? How do you ask questions that dig into the real issues, with prospects, clients, audiences, so you know exactly how to help them, and they see that you offer exceptional value? Wise people are often noted for the insight-generating questions they ask, rather than the answers they provide.

You want to promote your products or services but don't have a ton of money to spend. You want the most bang for your buck. So should you do it yourself or hire a publicist? What can you do yourself without mortgaging the farm and spending lots of time? Rick Frishman will share simple techniques for getting the most from your publicity efforts. If you want to start getting the media coverage you deserve, don't miss this session!