First of all, I am not an affiliate of Netflix. I am, however, a very happy Netflix customer. I ditched overpriced cable over five years ago after I discovered Netflix. I get to watch my favorite TV shows and movies commercial free in the form of DVD or streaming video which I watch on my Roku or computer. My family loves it and we’ll NEVER go back to cable!

Anyway, they’re having a promotion to giveaway a free month of DVDs and streaming videos to friends of mine. And if you’re reading this blog I hope you consider me at least a warm acquaintance. So, without further ado, just click the link and enjoy your month of commercial-free programming:

	Dear Cheryl, Who wouldn’t like a free month of movies? Forward this email to your friends & family, and they’ll get 1 FREE month of Netflix. They can watch instantly right on their TV via a Wii™ console, PS3™ system, Xbox 360 or other devices that stream instantly from Netflix or online on their PC or Mac. This special offer for your friends & family expires 10/31/2010, so forward this email today! –Your friends at Netflix From: Cheryl Good for: 1 month of Netflix EXPIRES: 10/31/2010 • Watch as often as you want, anytime you want • Streaming instantly via Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 or other devices that stream from Netflix • Exchange as often as you want • No late fees – ever!

Free Trial Offer: Expires 10/31/2010. Trial offer is available to first time and certain former members of the Netflix service and cannot be combined with other offers. Internet access and valid payment method required to redeem offer. One month free trial offer is only for the 1 DVD out at-a-time (Unlimited) plan, which is $8.99 a month plus applicable tax. Netflix will begin to bill your payment method for the Netflix plan selected at sign-up at the completion of the free trial unless you cancel prior to the end of the free trial. Netflix Membership: Your Netflix membership is a month-to-month subscription that you can cancel at any time. Click the “Your Account” button for cancellation instructions. No refunds or credits for partial monthly subscription periods. Watching Instantly: Certain titles are available to watch instantly. Members may watch instantly only within the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. A device that streams from Netflix (manufactured and sold separately) and a broadband Internet connection are required to watch instantly. Blu-ray: An additional monthly fee applies for Blu-ray access. Delivery: One business day delivery based on more than 97% of our members being within one-day postal delivery zones. For complete terms and conditions, please see our Terms of Use.

Seminars are a proven lead generation technique. With the Internet, seminars are less costly to organize and people can attend right from their home or office.

What Is A Webinar?

Webinars (also called web seminars) are conference calls delivered primarily through the Internet using a web conferencing service. Participants log in to the seminar through a web page or software provided by the host. When participants successfully join the call, they can hear the speakers, converse with them and others in the room through a microphone attached to their computers, view slides, web pages, video of the speakers and even a virtual white board.

Webinars Work

Studies have shown that webinars can create more leads than traditional methods* and prospects prefer these events because there is less pressure than a traditional in person meeting.

Webinars on the other hand, are often arranged for a large group of people and prospects can attend anonymously if they wish. They can enter and leave the seminar whenever they choose, gather information, learn, digest and decide on their own time.

What Kind of Webinars Can You Hold?

There are many ways. If you want to spread the work load, hold one with multiple speakers. You also benefit from the power of group promotion.

For more targetted events, you could do different angles for different dates or different market. For example, if you sell candles, you could do “Don’t settle for musk during spring cleaning, Bring spring into your home” webinar or, if you sell time management software, you could do “Time Management for Realtors”, “Time Management for Students”, “Time Management for Busy Moms” webinar and so on.

List Building

This is the reason you’re holding a seminar right? Get the contact. Set up a page to collect names and contact, at the very least an email address so you can follow up with them again.

Maximize Your Efforts: Record Your Webinar

Many web conferencing software used for webinars have recording and takes little to no extra effort to do. For example, MeetingOnNow’s webinar software comes included with a record button and it saves your recording into the popular MP3 format. You can use the recording as bonuses, give aways or packaged with other material to create a new product.

*Source: Unearthing the True Value of Web Seminars and On-Line Events, Wainhouse Research – Andy Nilssen, Andrew Davis http://www.webconferencingworks.com/white-papers.html

About the author: Lynette Chandler helps entreprenuers leverage web conferencing technology for their marketing. Start getting more leads with web conferencing http://kafellc.com/MeetingOnNow

photo credit: cambodia4kidsorg

If writing copy gets you down, makes you cringe or want to hide then this is a must-listen to audio. It’s free and totally awesome! As a fledgling writer I picked up a lot of tips that I’ll be implementing on my own Virtual Assistant website over the weekend.  But enough of me, let me introduce you to the Mistress of Writing (and my new hero), Tammi Metzler:

“Hi everyone, I wanted to check in to make sure you didn’t miss this week’s free teleseminar, “The 5 Must-Have Elements of a Website That Will Instantly Establish Your Credibility, Form a Connection With Your Prospective Clients, and Get Your Website Visitors to Take Action!” And if you did miss it, I’d like to give you another shot to listen in on these insider secrets.

This call was all about the essential elements of website copy that MUST appear on any service professional’s website (if you want to get any results from your online marketing efforts, that is!). You’re just a few clicks away from discovering the secrets to compelling website copy!

This teleseminar is ideal for coaches, virtual assistants, and other soloproneurs would like to discover:

• The most important page on your website – and how to structure it to instantly grab a visitor’s attention and move them to action
• Insider techniques to engage your visitors and establish your expertise in a fun, non-braggy way
• The one mistake that can send website visitors packing – and how to fix it
• A simple move that can double the chances that your website visitors – and ideal clients – will reach out and connect with you
• Two of my tried-and-true formulas for writing headlines that instantly capture the attention of your ideal clients

If you want to learn the secrets of writing compelling website copy that sells your products and services, then you’ll want to check out this FREE call.Just visit the link below for instant access to the audio recording.

http://writeassociate.com/upcoming-teleseminars/

Best,

Tammi Metzler
Client-Attracting Web Copy Specialist
Ph: 402.680.2311
support@writeassociate.com
www.writeassociate.com

In my last post I recommended downloading special software that will enable you to transcribe videos using an open source video player. But guess what I learned? I just found out that I can remove audio from videos and use the free Express Scribe software to do the transcription. And it’s simple and FREE!

1. All you need to do is download the free Realplayer software and install it on your computer.
2. Once you’ve completed installation go to the website that has the video that needs to be transcribed.
3. Press Play and then hover your mouse over the upper right hand side of the video. Realplayer will ask you if you wish to download the video.
4. Click on that and the Realplayer Downloader program will pop up. Let the video download completely.
5. Then click on the video and another set of selections will appear under the video. Select Convert Video. Another dialog box will appear.
6. At that point you just select MP3 and tell Realplayer to Save the file and start transcribing.

I also learned (quite by accident) that if your video is an .AVI file, you can transcribe it directly from Express Scribe. No conversion is necesssary. How cool is that?

If you know of any other cool tools to make life easier for the work-at-home crowd, please be sure to add your comment below.

Disclosure: http://cmp.ly/5/m4l2iq

Scott Fox is raising money for charity at 3 p.. EST at his 12 Days of Christmas Tweetathon.  He’s raising money for charity. 3p.m. EST Daily.

http://www.scottfox.com/scott-fox-show.html

Every time you tweet or post on Facebook about it and during the show any tips, he’ll donate $1.00 to help underprivileged kids get to college.  That’s awesome, but what is even more awesome is that for one hour a day, we get to pick this best seller author and one of the most respected internet marketer’s brain.  We get to ask questions and he answers them.  It’s like paying for his coaching program only better.  I encourage you to join us!  And tweet.  Oh yeah, he’s giving lots and lots of prizes too!  (Tell a friend!)

BTW, if you aren’t following me on Twitter, please do – www.twitter.com/CherylHenderson

Thanks Diana (from www.VirtualWordPublishing.com) for sharing this great opportunity to help others!

I’m going to let you in on a little known method top marketers use to generate themselves recurring tons of cash! We’re talking about Joint Ventures (JV).And not just between 2 or 3 people. We’re talking JVs with all the big dogs in the I.M industry!

A while back I was invited to be part of a huge JV with loads of software and materials. I could reel in as many as 5,000 subscribers in a few days. Probably even thousands more!

Interesting? Click here to find out more:

http://www.hs-wahm.com/JointVentures

This JV is known as the “The Season’s Greetings Giveaway” and is guaranteed to attract over 50,000 visitors in a few days. Ryan Bessling & Rick Yeo, the brains behind this unique idea, have asked me if I knew anyone to participate in this brilliant venture. Since my readers are generally work at home moms, I thought what would be a better way to help others to grow their businesses as well. The sign-up is free, but you will see a couple of upsells that you can take advantage of if you like.

You will love the way everything has been done for you and I excitedly look forward to seeing you here.

To get the “by Invite Only” private JV details, just click on the link  — http://www.hs-wahm.com/JointVentures

And if you’d like to know more about how JVs work in general I found this clip on YouTube that you  might find interesting.

Season’s Greetings,

P.S If you’re a technological klutz, don’t worry. Everything, including promo emails have been all set up and you’re ready to go in a couple of minutes!

This seems to be the weekend for membership site videos and classes.  As I was going though my email I came across not one, not two, but three emails on the subject.  After watching the videos I’m starting to get some ideas of my own way about ways to help people while adding a passive income stream to the mix. So, if you have a couple of minutes, why not check out what’s going on in the world of membership sites.

• Educating for Success has the introductory video on how membership sites work and how you can use it to generate passive revenue for your business. There is also a class offered to help you to setup your own membership site, but it’s already in session. So, if you’re interested in taking a class right away, you might want to check out the next bullet.
• The WLM Training and Certification Course is designed for business people who wish to learn more about how they can incorporate membership sites into their business offerings and create a community around your product or service.  This class starts on December 2, 2009 and is only offered once a year. So, if you’re interested you should jump on it.
• Learn about The Top 10 Membership Models when you watch this video. I was surprised to learn that some very successful membership sites don’t even have content inside! Amazing.

While I’m still on the fence about when and what type of membership type I would like to organize, one thing that I do know is that I want the software to be compatible with WordPress. From what I’ve heard thus far, membership software can range from free , but very limited functionality (i.e., MemberWing) to $5,000! If you’re a VA who hasn’t worked with membership sites and you’re self-hosting WordPress, you’d do well to download the free plug-in so that you can get your feet wet while you gain the skills to impress potential clients.

I’m leaning towards Wishlist since it’s a low-cost, but fully functioning one time cost. But if you  hear of any other good software packages out there, please be sure and share with the rest of us in the Comments Box.