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Being a huge fan of teleseminars, both as a learner and as a business owner, each month I participate and host these high tech (but low tech) ways of learning and teaching. If you have not been integrating one or more aspects of telelearning and telecommunications as part of your strategy as an entrepreneur, then [...]

Tags: business development, business strategies, entrepreneurs, Products, profitability, teleseminars, webinars

Here’s a question that came in recently during the *E*mail *E*xtravaganza along with my honest response: Has your e-book publishing produced enough results to make it worth the effort? [MEMc] Well…what a question…ha! All of these things are so tied into one another that it’s hard to say what does and doesn’t make a profit. [...]

Tags: e book, Marketing, money, writing

Question: I am in the process of looking for a shopping cart and I heard mentioned that you use KickStartCart (one of the carts I was looking at). I was wondering if you like the cart, find it easy to use, etc. I am especially wondering about the affiliate program (for your products that you [...]

Tags: affiliate programs, business products, business tools, kickstartcart, shopping carts

Recently, a Life of E’s member sent me this question: One of the independent contractors that I work with has asked for advice about charging/not charging for training & materials (specifically PowerPoint slides) that she has produced.  In particular, someone who hired her actually said, “Could I get a copy of your PowerPoint because I’d [...]

As you know, I am a huge fan of Paulette Ensign – and she recently was my first-ever 2nd time guest for a teleseminar.  Here’s where to access her jam-packed 90-minute session (free). I am a subscriber to Paulette’s newsletter and recently, she included this information, which really got my attention: Then there is always [...]

Just today I got an email from Dragon Naturally Speaking that version 10 is 50% off (so it’s $49.99). This is the software that I told you about that recognizes your voice so you can talk and it types. Just a thought – $50 (and free shipping) is a mighty good price. Here’s the link: [...]

Tags: 30 Articles recommendation, Dragon Naturally Speaking, software, writing, writing tool

Two more tools I find useful that are Mac-specific are 1. Scrivener – a writing/storyboarding software that allows you to organize writing projects, as well as notes and reference material in one “package” – for example, I have a “card” per chapter for a football story I’m writing for my nephew, with a Wiki page [...]

Recently, a Life of E’s member sent in this question: I am interested in developing a line of teaching tools that come from my experience teaching graduate students and faculty. In developing teaching tools or publications that grow out of a university career, how do you carefully separate your business self from your faculty self? Can [...]

Tags: academics, business, teaching tools, university

If you are a speaker – doing workshops, keynotes, trainings, and the like, you may be wondering, “How important is it for me to have my own speaker/microphone system? If I am going to buy such a system, what should I be looking for?” If you are an established speaker who ONLY does keynotes for [...]

Tags: Anchor Amp, Fender Passport, speaker, speaker system, voice, workshop leader

Here’s a great idea that was in Friday’s Speaker Net News (and I highly recommend subscribing because it’s free and has wonderful tips and ideas each week).  ——– Substitute for flip charts – Marcia Reynolds I often find sticking flip charts on walls in hotel rooms impossible for a number of reasons. I was recently [...]

Tags: flip charts, Sticky Wall (tm), wall of wisdom