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A Note From Your Strategic Business Advisor

Dear {First Name},

Well, I bet that many of you will identify with my company branding story.

My first business cards were created on Microsoft Publisher back in 1998 and printed on a printer of the times. The paper? It was blue business card paper with clouds on it purchased at the local office supply place.

I created my own logo, in fact the card had a logo, a picture of a phone and picture of a little computer.
Get this; my company name was Maria’s Place. HUH? Ya. Very funny name for a Coach’s company. But I always thought that someday I’d open up a restaurant, until I realized that I love to cook; but not on someone else’s schedule. I held onto the name because I liked it.

My second set of business cards were very plain and purchased through Staples. Again I created them on Microsoft Publisher, but this time Staples took my sample, fixed them up and they were on the cusp of looking professional.

Third major redo of my business card actually included a logo that a new graphic designer made. I was very happy with the results for two years.
Until I changed my ideal client profile and that branding didn’t even suggest the level of professionalism that my new clients would want; so my business took a downturn.

Then I found Nancy who did my new brand and keeps me in line. Really!
She once came to an event I spoke at and critiqued my BOR (back of the room) table. Boy did I take a branding beating!

But when it comes to graphics and branding Nancy’s the one I listen to. She’s the coach when it comes to branding and design. I’m just the controlling student.

I’ve worked with Nancy two years now and I’ve thrown out or deleted a good deal of my former marketing materials. Everything matches now and even my website format was revamped.

Have you ever mentioned Microsoft products to a graphic designer? My suggestion is don’t go there.

But Nancy is different. She knows that being partially based on the Internet and having created most of my own
marketing materials, that I would continue using those products. So she’s created a variety of MS Word templates for me like my stationary, gift certificates, flyers, etc., where I can change the words, but the graphics remain.
She’s even given me graphics to put in MS Publisher that make one of my main flyers look like she created it — well almost!

And finally, when I have created something in one of my new templates; I can send it to Nancy to "red pen" it for me and help me make it look great.

So this month I celebrate Nancy by printing one of her recent articles in my ezines. Thank you for all the work you’ve done.

Till next time.

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
Strategic Business Advisor, Systems Expert, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. If you want to see my before and after logos and the steps Nancy and I took to get my new look, check it out here.
And here is an example of how you can cross-brand a company that has many divisions and one ideal client. Click here

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7 Deadly Sins:
Don’t Kill Your Business with These Marketing Material Mistakes

When it comes to marketing your business it is important to make a good first, second, and lasting impression. Your marketing materials represent you, your business, what you do, and how well you do it. The list of "DON’Ts" for how to create and use your marketing materials is extensive, but to narrow the focus I have gathered 7 deadly sins of marketing materials that you need to avoid like the plague.

1. Out-dated materials or no materials. If you don’t have any other marketing collateral you absolutely need to have a business card, and a website. Both create an easy entry into your business for new clients. Your business card and website need to have your correct contact information-phone number, e-mail, and mailing address. Make it easy for your clients to get a hold of you!
2. Looking cheap. Tattered edges, stains, crossed out information, bad visuals, no visuals, fuzzy pictures, the same business card and brochure template as someone else in the room-and I could go on, are big "No-No’s." There is a huge difference between creating something that is cost effective and something that looks cheap. Committing this deadly sin will automatically drop the level of professionalism in your marketing piece by a few notches.
3. Poorly written copy. Having correct spelling and grammar in your materials should be a given, but unfortunately this often gets overlooked. I encourage everyone to find a good proofreader to review all of your materials. The voice, or tone, of your marketing materials is also very important and needs to reflect the mission, vision, and personality of your business. Working with a professional writer to help you find "your voice" is a valuable component to your brand.
4. Failure to differentiate you and your business from the competition. I want you to imagine your business as a Hollywood star nominated for Best Actress at the Academy Awards. You step out of the limo, onto the Red Carpet and the unthinkable has happened…you are wearing the same dress as your competition! Just like on the Red Carpet, in business you need to avoid this ultimate faux pas! An important part of marketing your business is to know who your competition is, know how you are different, and express that in your marketing materials.
5. Not focusing on the benefits. Always keep your target in mind. Look through their eyes and ask the question
   "well, what’s in it for me?" Go through your entire document concentrating on the benefits of your message, not the features. Another alarming, but all-too-common, trend that I’m seeing is too much "real estate" being given to outlining your education and business history. Although this is an important part of your business, how well does it answer the burning question in your client’s mind, "what can this company do for me?"
6. Failing to grab the attention and pain of your ideal clients. Give your audience just enough so that they want more. People don’t want to be overloaded with information. Especially if the marketing piece is a brochure or welcome kit, only provide enough information so that your audience gets the basics of what you offer and how you can solve their pain or problem. If you create some intrigue, your prospect will have other questions, giving you an opportunity to continue the conversation and answer their specific questions.
7. Inconsistency. Your business should have a clearly defined identity with a style that appears on your business cards, stationery, brochures, and website, indeed, all your marketing materials. Consistency sends the message that your business is stable and dependable. Your marketing materials need to visibly represent a business that is professional, successful, and at the top of its field.

Having well designed and strategically planned marketing materials will help you present a professional image and make a great memorable impression. Failing to present the professional image that your ideal client expects can kill the deal and could stop your business dead in its tracks.

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE, BLOG, OR WEB SITE? You are welcome to use this article anytime, just be sure to include the following author/copyright information:

©2009 Designer Nancy Owyang founded Eye 2 Eye Graphics with a focus on unique, sophisticated, and memorable identity brands that get businesses noticed by their ideal clients. Nancy’s specialty is in capturing the passion, the true essence of women owned service companies in a visual manner, creating a brand and other marketing collateral that present a professional, consistent image that attracts high-end clients. For businesses wishing to rise to the next level in their public persona. Nancy works with clients to move branding and marketing materials from "obsolete" to "outstanding." Learn more and view a variety of her work at
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A Note From Your Strategic Business Advisor

Dear {First Name},

Have you ever visited the Pacific Northwest? Well this week, the ferry system near where I live, the Bainbridge Island Ferry, which I take twice a week to go into Seattle, was named one of the 7 best in the country. One of the ferries in Alaska beat out the Bainbridge Ferry and the Bainbridge Ferry beat out my very favorite ferry — the Staten Island Ferry! Want to see them all? Want to see what I saw for 10 years as I traveled from Staten Island to NYC? http://guides.travel.msn.com//Guides/MSNTravelSlideShow.aspx?cp-documentid=1059883&imageindex=1

Talk about traveling, I’ll be driving to Salt Lake City on July 10th. If you live "on the trail" from Seattle, WA
to Salt Lake City, UT, let me know as I’d love to meet you for a cup of coffee or a meal. Email me at www.coachmaria.com/help

Enjoy this week’s article, and you can comment on it on my blog at
www.CoachMaria.com/blog

Till next time.

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
Strategic Business Advisor, Systems Expert, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. Are you self-employed? Have you created a job for yourself and now you’re the boss and the only employee?
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Are you really an employee in your own business, stuck because you’re working for yourself, with NO benefits, NO or very little vacation, and NO way to get off the self-employment treadmill?

Maria here, and I was in that place, too. Then I realized that I needed to get my rear in gear and do what needed to be done to run a real business,
with a virtual team (and one local team member, too)

Check this program out if…

• You are tired of working long hours for meager results that don’t fill your bank account.
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• You’re not doing enough of what you went into business to do… whatever that is.
• You’ve lost the clarity or passion you had when you started your business.
• You’ve been in business for at least 3 years and aren’t making the money you thought you would be at this point.
• You’re ready to really focus on what’s important to your business success and create a One Page Business (and marketing) Plan.
• You’re tired of doing business alone.

If you’re on a tight budget sign up for the Bronze Plan. If that doesn’t work for you, email me and we’ll work out a plan that will work for you. I don’t want anyone to not take this program who could use it dearly!
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Small Business Owners: Reach & Attract Pre-Qualified Prospects with Teleclasses

You are probably already using a variety of the tools in your marketing toolbox – a website with fresh content, regular email campaigns, strategic media placements, quality networking. But have you considered the underutilized marketing goldmine of a teleseminar?

These education sessions are an inexpensive and easy option to reach large audiences right over the telephone. Only you will know for sure if this tactic has a place in your marketing plan. But as with every element of your plan, you must first determine the goal in measureable terms.

Do you want:

1. more visibility for you or your business?
2. more newsletter subscribers or twitter followers?
3. quality and strategic joint ventures?
4. more subscribers to a longer and paid series of classes?
5. MORE EARNED OR PASSIVE INCOME?

Once your purpose is clear, you can then consider format and venue. Do you want full interaction with your participants, or would you prefer limited interruptions? Will the list of participants be available to all callers, or will they remain anonymous? Because your teleseminar will technically be held in cyberspace, venue refers more to delivery options. Teleseminars are hosted over the phone; the education leader has a main call-in number and participants each call from their respective location. To include multi-media, such as a PowerPoint presentation or streaming video, a wealth of web technology is available to convert your teleseminar into a webinar or webcast.

There are many service providers with different areas of expertise. Some quality and low/no cost providers to check out are:

• Free Audio Conferencing
• Free Conference
• The Basement Ventures

With a clear end-goal in mind, next outline your key message and all supporting messages. Be careful about making your teleseminar too much of a sales pitch. You should certainly give your company name prominent mention throughout the call, but you risk alienating participants if there isn’t any perceived value they can immediately take away. You don’t want to "give away the farm", but strike an appropriate balance to show you know the subject matter. It also never hurts to hint that you have lots of other good information up your sleeve, to entice attendees to join you again.

Aside from the pure educational value you will provide participants with your content, there are many other benefits inherent for participants to join a teleseminar. Be sure to mention these when marketing your session to participants:

• Convenience – participants can join in from anywhere, no travel time or commuting required. No need for meeting space or a conference room, attendees can join right from their desks.
• Cost effectiveness – a flat fee pays for unlimited attendees at one location
• Interaction – participants help create the class with their questions
• Recall – attendees can obtain a recorded version of the teleseminar to review information any time
• Sustainability – sessions are inherently "green"!

Attendees aren’t the only ones on the receiving end of a long list of benefits. Teleseminars may be an even bigger bang for the buck for hosts than attendees, given all these reasons:

1. Visibility – unlimited geographic bounds means you can reach a wide audience, even go global
2. Longevity – taped audio/video of your session will have an afterlife
3. Outreach – use participant sign-in info to build your email list
4. Credibility – as a host you get name recognition and can earn expert status
5. Practice – if you get nervous in front of a "live" crowd, this can help ease the anxiety
6. Compilation – edit together a series of seminars to write a book
7. Sales – create products to sell online, create products or packages of products for back of the room sales
8. Upselling – an initial free/low-cost intro session can be followed by a more substantial series
9. Visibility – in addition to exposure to attendees, you can increase search engine rankings if you decide to post your teleseminars to your site
10. Status – deliver a quality teleseminar and you become the subject matter expert
11. Exposure – it’s a simple way for prospects and potential joint-venture partners to get to know you better
12. Affordable – no need to travel to reach a large group, there are no printing costs, the company gains "advertising" by having its name in a variety of promotional venues

Your topic doesn’t have to be rocket science (unless of course you are a rocket scientist!) Chances are you have skills you take for granted, but are invaluable to others. Think back to learning to drive a car. It seemed overwhelming and scary at first, but once you learned the basics and got behind the wheel with a trusted instructor by your side, it just became a matter of becoming proficient. As a teleseminar leader, you are imparting advice on a topic you already know very well with an audience who wants to hear it.

If you’re still undecided about whether to host a teleseminar, here are some additional reasons, courtesy of my long list of LinkedIn friends and small business owner clients using teleseminars with great results:

• Webcasts helps build business and provides speaking confidence in the person giving them.
• You’ll attract your target market and build a targeted mailing list.
• Increased retention of training received.
• Attendees learn about a firm’s expertise firsthand.
• A teleclass is a step in your marketing funnel.
• Teleclasses ranging from freebies to various costs are all a part of "getting to know you, like you, and trust you."
• It helps others become more comfortable using technology, opening up a new world of possibilities.

So what are you waiting for? Consider your end goal, craft a compelling session, deliver on your value proposition, and watch your business take off!

Special Mention:

Thanks to all the business owners and professionals at Linkedin.com who provided me with their suggestions on how teleclasses have helped them in their business.

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE, BLOG, OR WEB SITE? You are welcome to use this article anytime, just be sure to include the following author/copyright information:

©2009 Maria Marsala, Strategic Business Advisor, Author and Speaker at Elevating Your Business, conducts highly interactive, content-rich workshops where attendees learn to increase their sales, be more productive, maximize their company’s performance, and live a high-quality life. She has been a certified teleseminar leader since 2000 and has led more than 200 sessions in that time, reaching tens of thousands of participants. For a schedule of upcoming teleseminars and workshops visit www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com

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National Office
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Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 425-440-9659

Elevating Your Business: Where tomorrows business leaders get result$!

A Note From Your Advisor

Dear {First Name},

Did you see the latest Wayne Dyer PBS (Public Broadcasting Station) Special? It’s called "Excuses Begone" It is excellent, just what I needed to hear.
Before you watch it take out a pad because I’m sure you’ll want to take notes.
Click here to find Excuses Begone on your local station.

The show was just what I needed right now as I go through some trying times. The show helped me realize that a good deal of my trying times
is due to the fact that I’ve gone back to living my excuses. The last time I was in this space, I wrote an article about excuses myself.

It’s this week’s tip. May it help you as much as it did me.

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
Strategic Business Advisor, Systems Expert, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. If you were your boss, would you want to fire yourself for wasting so much of your paycheck
on marketing or networking efforts that aren’t bringing you a return? MMMM

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Learn how to develop a vision statement, mission statement, objectives that move you, strategies to grow your business, and
action plans that get you motivated. Click here to view You’ll be creating your plan as part of the Millionaire Business Mastermind.

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Upcoming LIVE Workshops

Thurs. July 9
8:15am – Twisted Cork, Bellevue
The Heart of Smart, How Your EI or Lack Thereof Could Be Affecting Your Business

Tuesday, July 14
9:50am – Salt Lake City
6 Ways to Economy Proofing Your Business

Friday, July 31
Get Your Strategic Business Plan Done! in Seattle
Walk in with your lap top, leave with a solid draft of your plan — printed.
Turbo-charge your business by creating or updating your companies vision, mission, objectives, strategies and action plans.

Get Focused, Create Your One Page Business Plan

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Opportunity for 8 Business Owners With Millionaire Mind-sets

There are only a total of 8 spots open and you choose from one of 3 plans — Bronze, Silver, or Gold, depending on the total amount of 1:1 services you need in addition to the group coaching.

You Should Join If…

• You are tired of working long hours for meager results that don’t fill your bank account.
• You hear yourself often use the word overwhelmed to describe how you feel about your business.. and life.
• Your business takes Herculean effort to operate and too much time away from what you love doing.
• You’re not doing enough of what you went into business to do… whatever that is.
• You’ve lost the clarity or passion you had when you started your business.
• You’ve been in business for at least 3 years and aren’t making the money you though you would be at this point.
• You’re ready to really focus on what’s important to your business success and create a One Page Business (and marketing) Plan.
• You’re tired of doing business alone.

If you’re on a tight budget sign up for the Bronze Plan. It contains everything you’ll need to turbo-charge your profits.

Get your Bronze Plan now –> http://www.MillionaireBusinessMastermind.com

So What’s Holding You Back? Which Excuse Has You Stuck?

Summary:
Want to be happier? Start to remove all the excuses you use… and gain more time and energy too!

I’m not sure what the history of "excuses" is, except to know that a majority of the time excuses equal some sort of self-dishonestly.

They’re part of what we thought we "should do" vs. being a "must do"! Excuses come from us not being able to take our own "no’s". They’re what we say to people so that we "don’t hurt their feelings". Excuses are what we say so that others don’t hurt us. Excuses are part of what we’re tolerating in our life (that which draws out our energy and squashes it)!

Excuses come back to haunt us unless we look at them as gifts from clients or friends or even ourselves. Have you ever received an excuse for "something" and thought — Is that person kidding with that excuse? Why didn’t they just say NO? OH! … I am doing the same thing to "so and so".

Say NO!!! Sometimes saying "NO" to someone means saying "YES" to someone even more important — YOU!

What can you do when you give someone a "no" that they don’t accept? Take the time to think about what type of answers you can give and things you can do to protect your boundaries so that you can raise your standards. Check out these Top Ten Lists about boundaries. They are just wonderful! "Things to say pleasantly when people attempt to invade your boundaries" by Coach Diana Robinson, Ph.D.
www.topten.org/public/BG/BG1.html and another
wonderful Top Ten by Coach Dennis Tesdell
www.topten.org/public/BN/BN1.html

Integrity Lesson


This month, write down all the excuses you hear yourself giving others and giving yourself. Look for the patterns. Are you not setting boundaries? Are you setting boundaries and the person isn’t listening? Are you setting boundaries and you’re not enforcing those boundaries? Or what other patterns do you see.

And remember: Yes, No and Maybe are all complete sentences.

WANT TO USE THIS ARTICLE IN YOUR E-ZINE, BLOG, OR WEB SITE? You are welcome to use this article anytime, just be sure to include the following author/copyright information:

© 2009 Maria Marsala is a Strategic Business Advisor, Speaker, Author and former Wall Street Trader.
She supports and teaches high-achieving, big thinking business women to expand their businesses
strategically and get results — faster. See where your business is leaking profits.
Take our Business Check up today at www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com

Get more business, Internet, marketing and social networking articles to use at
www.coachmaria.com/articles/index2.html or
www.coachmaria.com/blog/.

The Resource Queen Spotlight

For resources on any topic to do with starting or running a small business, on or off the internet, click here The log in codes are business and then expert

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You may be paying way too much for hosting. Check out the low-cost packages offered at the place I host my 10 web sites.
They offer phone, chat and email support. Host Gator http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=06872784

Online Appointment Scheduling for Your Business

Make and manage appointments online with ease for yourself, with your assistant, for all your employees or more.
Automatic notifications go to you AND your clients. Secure access to your schedule from any location. Easy setup. No software to buy or install. Want to learn more?
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Paid Advertising Disclaimer:
Elevating Your Business does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
recommendations or advertisements above or the quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an offer in connection with any advertisement.
Doing your own due diligence is important before purchasing any product.

©1998-2009 Maria Marsala and ElevatingYourBusiness.com

Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 425-440-9659

Volume X, Issue {date}                                U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: #1534-0767

A newsletter for CEOs and presidents building their business empires!

To email Maria, do not hit reply, it won’t work — instead, click here

Received this newsletter from a friend? Get your very own copy here

You are receiving this because you signed up for it at Elevating Your Business or you told me, in writing, that you want to subscribe. Unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the newsletter.

1. A Note From Maria
2. Where is Maria?
3. Learn More: Millionaire Business Mastermind Program
4. Featured Article: Low Cost Marketing Strategies
5. Recommended: The Marketplace

Dear {First Name},

My hope is that you’re enjoying this holiday time. Here is a Passover and Easter card that I created just for you.
Click on Card Here

Do to the popularity of the Marketing Madness program, I’m going to continue to teach classes on Mondays, at least for 8 more weeks.
Today’s class is on Web Marketing and the list of other classes offered is below, in Where is Maria?

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
America’s Business Remodeler, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. Please forward this email to all of your friends, colleagues, & contacts that will benefit from getting expert advice on building the value of their business as they
become more profitable and increase their productivity.

Monday Marketing Madness

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness.html for Monday Marketing Madness

April 13 – FREE: Marketing on the Web (open Q and A session based on questions from attendees)
April 20 – FREE: Marketing Using Speaking
April 27 – Social Marketing Web 2.0
May 4 – Running Your Own Teleseminars
May 11 – Creating Your First Ezine
May 18 – Blogging
May 26 USA Holiday – No class
June 1 – Creating Ezines

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness for Monday Marketing Madness

Watch The Videos

Listen On The Radio

Upcoming LIVE Workshops

If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to make a quantum leap–with the help of someone who’s helped hundreds of business owners build more profitable businesses – this is it.

This is one of the most affordable ways to get coached and get help to grow your business. Join up to 14 business owners
and stop feeling like you are alone in your quest for success your peers and Coach Maria to guide you along your journey.

Learn more about joining a Millionaire Business Program at www.millionairebusinessmastermind.com

Yes, there are no-cost or low-cost resources that business owners can use to help businesses grow. But be careful to make suer that the time you spend on the web is valueable. Below are some of the ones I use most often.

1. SNIP URL. If twitter and other such apps (applications) ONLY allow you 140 characters of space, and if most website names are at least 20 characters, how do you shorten the URLs?
   Why this program over the others that shorten website names? Because the program allows me to monitor how many people have clicked on the link I created.
   Go register at no cost to you at www.snipurl.com
2. Help A Reporter Out, also known as HARO. You can become a source and be quoted articles. You can get on radio or TV shows.
   You can become a contributor to blogs, or major newspapers/magazines.
   With HARO you’ll get requests from writers/freelancers/journalists/business owners 3 times a day. http://www.helpareporter.com/
3. Business Helping Business. Businesses helping one another to survive and thrive by making needs known and favors available. An entirely grass roots movement intended to bring together large and small, global and local, and product and service businesses alike in cooperation rather than competition. http://www.businesshelpingbusiness.com/
4. Web Marketing Resources – You’ll find only the best resources on this site. Used by me or my clients, start your search for good website resources here. www.TheResourceQueen.com/web sites.html To visit other pages on this website, the password and ID is business and then expert both in lower case.
5. Linked in Answers. You can ask for help or give it. You can use their system to easily get in touch with former colleagues. You can even link to me! http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariamarsala
6. Connect on Facebook. I know some people rave about it, however, I’m testing it out, not sure if it’s the right venue for me. But don’t let that stop you!
   http://www.facebook.com/people/Maria-Marsala/1248862118
7. Twitter. Use twitter to quickly contact others. This application has a life of it’s own. Because it’s real time, and quick time, keep in mind that you will need to repost the same items a few times a day for your message to reach more people. http://www.twitter.com/mariamarsala

© 2009 Maria Marsala, America’s Business Remodeler, Speaker, Author and former Wall Street Trader.
At Elevating Your Business we help high achieving professional service business owners increase the value of
their company, even during tough time, by improving and tightening it’s systems,
profitablity, and performance. Receive MORE Business ezine and audios, articles and resources at
http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/free/keepintouch.html

Drastically Increase Your Visibility, Credibility, and Profits
Are you ready for a convenient, comprehensive, proven system to help you be MORE profitable and spend MORE time doing more of what you love doing?
More Info…. http://coachmaria.ashopcart.com/index.html?cat=1

Inexpensive Hosting For All Your Sites
After testing them out for a the past year, I just paid for 3 years of hosting with the company at $9.99 per month; with my own IP. All 15 of my web sites are there at no additional cost.
You may be paying way too much for hosting. Check out the low-cost packages offered at the place I host my 10 web sites.
They offer phone, chat and email support. Host Gator http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=06872784

DING DONG — AVON Online is Calling with FREE Shipping In the USA
It’s not your grandmother’s company any longer. Now you can purchase holiday items, jewelry, clothing and more.
View a catalog now http://www.YourAvon.com/mmarsala

Online Appointment Scheduling for Your Business

Make and manage appointments online with ease for yourself, with your assistant, for all your employees or more.
Automatic notifications go to you AND your clients. Secure access to your schedule from any location. Easy setup. No software to buy or install. Want to learn more?
Visit http://www.lattiss.com/?promo=C906

Paid Advertising Disclaimer:
Elevating Your Business does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
recommendations or advertisements above or the quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an offer in connection with any advertisement.
Doing your own due diligence is important before purchasing any product.

©1998-2008 Maria Marsala and ElevatingYourBusiness.com

Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

Volume X, Issue {date}                                U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: #1534-0767

A newsletter for CEOs and presidents building their business empires!

To email Maria, do not hit reply, it won’t work — instead, click here

Received this newsletter from a friend? Get your very own copy here

You are receiving this because you signed up for it at Elevating Your Business or you told me, in writing, that you want to subscribe. Unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the newsletter.

1. A Note From Maria
2. Where is Maria?
3. Learn More: Millionaire Business Mastermind Program
4. Featured Article: Low Cost Marketing Strategies
5. Recommended: The Marketplace

Dear {First Name},

A question I hear often is "what are you doing differently in this economy?" Well, my main services are the same — strategic coaching, consulting, resources, and skills development for my clients – but over the past 6 months, I’ve changed a few things.

Behind the scenes, I find myself constantly questioning where I spend my time.
The questions looks like this "Is this the best use of my time, energy or money?" or "Will ‘this’ get me in front of the most amount of ideal clients in the least amount of time or is there something better I could be doing?"

On my website, I’m providing more options to potential clients. I’ve always done quite a bit of customizing packages of my services, but I’m finding that prospects want more options to choose from. There are more types of 1:1 one-shot hourly sessions with no long term commitments and monthly plans come “with or without” unlimited email coaching and urgent calls. The no-email option allows clients to get what they need on their phone sessions and lowers their cost. View my plans here

And I’m doing free teleclasses — something I haven’t done in years. You can learn more here.

So what changes have you made to your business lately? Let me and your peers know here.

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
Business Remodeler, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. Please forward this email to all of your friends, colleagues, & contacts that will benefit from getting expert advice on building the value of their business as they
become more profitable and increase their productivity.

Monday Marketing Madness

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness.html for Monday Marketing Madness

April 27 – Social Networking Web 2.0 (join and listen to the audio)
May 4 – Running Your Own Teleseminars
May 11 – Masterminds Are They For You?=
May 18 – Blogging
May 26 USA Holiday – No class
June 1 – Creating Ezines

Maybe More to follow!

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness for Monday Marketing Madness

Watch The Videos

Listen On The Radio

Upcoming LIVE Workshops

If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to make a quantum leap–with the help of someone who’s helped hundreds of business owners build more profitable businesses – this is it.

This is one of the most affordable ways to get coached and get help to grow your business. Join up to 14 business owners and stop feeling like you are alone in your quest for success. Your peers and Coach Maria guide you along your journey.

Learn more about joining a Millionaire Business Program at www.millionairebusinessmastermind.com

Ya, the library. You know that building that was so beneficial when we were in grammar school.
Right now is the time to schedule an "in person" meeting with the business librarian or reference librarian. Why? Well in order to:

1. show you exactly what is available to help you with your career/business wise physically at the library.
2. learn what computer, business, or career classes the library teaches that might assist you.
3. learn what classes you can teach (they only allow free classses) to build your visability locally.
4. get a hands-on tour of the databases that the library purchases each year for hundreds of thousands of dollars and reseach how each can help them get speaking engagements or create a database to cold call with (like Reference USA, census, Gayles Association listing, etc)
5. research back issues of local newspapers to create a potential networking organization list for your own business development.
6. research newspapers/magazines to see if they would benefit from having them.
7. get a library card so that they can order books online and stop adding clutter to your offices with more business books!
8. volunteer in your community.
9. donate boxes of your books to libraries for their yearly fundraising book sales.
10. buy more books to replace the ones you’ve donated!

© 2009 Maria Marsala, America’s Business Remodeler, Speaker, Author and former Wall Street Trader.
At Elevating Your Business we help high achieving professional service business owners increase the value of
their company, even during tough time, by improving and tightening it’s systems,
profitability, and performance. Receive MORE Business ezine and audios, articles and resources at
http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/free/keepintouch.html

Drastically Increase Your Visibility, Credibility, and Profits
Are you ready for a convenient, comprehensive, and proven system to help you be MORE profitable and spend MORE time doing more of what you love doing?
More Info…. http://coachmaria.ashopcart.com/index.html?cat=1

Affordable Hosting For All Your Sites
After testing them out for a the past year, I just paid for 3 years of hosting with a company at $9.99 per month; with my own IP. All 15 of my web sites are there at no additional cost.
You may be paying way too much for hosting. Check out the low-cost packages offered at the place I host my 10 web sites.
They offer phone, chat and email support. Host Gator http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=06872784

DING DONG — AVON Online is Calling with FREE Shipping In the USA
It’s not your grandmother’s company any longer. Now you can purchase holiday items, jewelry, clothing and more.
View a catalog now http://www.YourAvon.com/mmarsala

Online Appointment Scheduling for Your Business

Make and manage appointments online with ease for yourself, with your assistant, for all your employees or more.
Automatic notifications go to you AND your clients. Secure access to your schedule from any location. Easy setup. No software to buy or install. Want to learn more?
Visit http://www.lattiss.com/?promo=C906

Paid Advertising Disclaimer:
Elevating Your Business does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
recommendations or advertisements above or the quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an offer in connection with any advertisement.
Doing your own due diligence is important before purchasing any product.

©1998-2008 Maria Marsala and ElevatingYourBusiness.com

Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

Volume X, Issue {date}                                U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: #1534-0767

A newsletter for CEOs and presidents building their business empires!

To email Maria, do not hit reply, it won’t work — instead, click here

Received this newsletter from a friend? Get your very own copy here

You are receiving this because you signed up for it at Elevating Your Business or you told me, in writing, that you want to subscribe. Unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the newsletter.

1. A Note From Maria
2. No Cost Social Networking Event
3. AMAZING contest and Give Away for Extraordinary Business Owners

Dear {First Name},

I’ll be sending you the regular edition of my newsletter with tips and such later on in the week. However, knowing how important no-cost and low-cost ways to market are to you during this time, I didn’t want you to miss the items I’ve posted in this newsletter.

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
Business Remodeler, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. Please forward this email to all of your friends, colleagues, & contacts that will benefit from getting expert advice on building the value of their business as they
become more profitable and increase their productivity.

Monday Marketing Madness

April 27 – Social Marketing Web 2.0
May 4 – Running Your Own Teleseminars
May 11 – Masterminds Are They For You?=
May 18 – Blogging
May 26 USA Holiday – No class
June 1 – Creating Ezines

Can’t attend? No problem. You can listen to the audio on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness for Monday Marketing Madness

The "Done It For You" Giveaway of the Year http://snipurl.com/doneforyou is happening now through April 30, and you DON’T want to miss it! My colleagues Linda Claire Puig and Kim Clausen and nearly 30 other providers of all kinds of services are collectively GIVING AWAY hundreds of thousands of dollars of work!

This giveaway is unlike any you’ve ever seen! They’re NOT giving away info downloads or strategy sessions. They’ve joined together to give away ACTUAL WORK and ACTUAL done-for-you products that make running your business so much easier. Things like newsletter service, audio production, ready-to-give workshops, websites and TONS more.

This is the REAL DEAL. No hyper upsells. No strings. I know many of these providers, and they are top-notch…high integrity all the way.

So run, don’t walk, NOW to http://snipurl.com/doneforyou

Hey! what are you waiting for, get it done for you now!

©1998-2008 Maria Marsala and ElevatingYourBusiness.com

Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

Volume X, Issue {date}                                U.S. Library of Congress ISSN: #1534-0767

A newsletter for CEOs and presidents building their business empires!

To email Maria, do not hit reply, it won’t work — instead, click here

Received this newsletter from a friend? Get your very own copy here

You are receiving this because you signed up for it at Elevating Your Business or you told me, in writing, that you want to subscribe. Unsubscribe by clicking the link at the bottom of the newsletter.

1. A Note From Maria
2. Where is Maria (Virtual and Local Events)
3. Learn More: Millionaire Business Mastermind Program
4. Featured Article: 13 Powerful Reasons To Write Articles Now
5. Special of the Month
6. Recommended: The Marketplace

Dear {First Name},

The interviewing process for my next very part-time local Personal Assistant continues. I’m meeting some really terrific young adults on this journey. I was asked this week how I’m advertising.
And since the job is part-time and mostly domestic work (house cleaning, ironing clothes, some light gardening, mowing the lawn) I’m able to advertise the position on Craigslist in the domestic area at no fee. Over time, I do train my Personal Assistant to do filing, labeling, and a host of other office jobs, but it all starts with what I need the most — someone to keep my house clean while I work in it!

Personal Assistants and Bookkeepers are usually the first people my clients hire, so consider hiring one for yourself.

On another note, the article below comes to you because over the last two months, I’ve been asked, quite a few times,
for suggestions on how to market your business that can help increase the number of subscribers to newsletters (like this one). One of the ways is to write articles and at the end of the article, put your bio with a link back to your website.
Then you’ll get pre-qualified subscribers — ones that appreciate and value what you wrote. So hop to it and learn more about article marketing.

Finally, make sure you read this editions section on the classes I’m teaching (below). Because you don’t want to miss taking a class where you can get unstuck because your questions are being answered!

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala,
America’s Business Remodeler, Author, Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. Please forward this email to all of your friends, colleagues, & contacts that will benefit from getting expert advice on building the value of their business as they
become more profitable and increase their productivity.

Monday Marketing Madness

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness.html for Monday Marketing Madness

March 30 – FREE: How To Running Your Own Teleseminars (listen to the audio till Thursday)
April 6 – FREE: Website Development on a Shoestring
April 13 – FREE: Marketing on the Web (open Q and A session based on questions from attendees)
April 20 – FREE: Marketing Using Speaking

Register here http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/marketingmadness for Monday Marketing Madness

Videos

On The Radio

Upcoming LIVE Workshops

Over the next six months, I’ll be working with just a few, hand-picked business owners.

If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to make a quantum leap–with the help of someone who’s helped hundreds of business owners build more profitable businesses – this is it.

This is one of the most affordable way to get help to grow your business.

You don’t have to keep struggling, trying and failing, or feeling like you are alone in your quest for success
your peers and Maria will guide you along your journey.

Learn more about joining a Millionaire Business Program at http://www.businesscoachplus

13 Short and Powerful Reasons To Write Articles Now

by Maria Marsala

Summary: If you’re not using one of the best
ways on the net to market, your giving up this lucrative
way of attracting pre-qualified visitors to your web site.

Marketing using articles is an inexpensive way to expose
your services to large numbers of potential clients. Do you
know that many ezine publishers (online newsletters) and web
site owners are looking for free content? When you submit
your articles as free content to article banks or to ezines,
article writing can bring you free publicity. And you create
a win-win for you and them, too. Still not sure about this
tip? See more reasons to market with articles below:

1. When you submit articles about what you know, your
specialty, you’ll have an opportunity to become known as an
expert or authority in that field.

2. Your articles will be published and you’ll be a published
author!

3. The bio you submit along with your article may bring
traffic to your web site. You can also include a link to
your product, ezine, affiliate site, etc. in the bio. Learn
how to format your article here.

4. You may gain a new client, ezine subscribers, or sell a
product.

5. You’ll have content for your own ezine (online
newsletter), newsletter, or web site. Or to swap with other
ezine publishers.

6. You’ll have material for an "extra" mailing to potential
clients, former clients, or your network in general.

7. Local recognition starts occurring when you meet people
who say they know you, and it’s because – you guessed it,
they’ve read one of your articles in a local magazine or
newspaper.

8. Because you’ll start being asked to write articles and be
paid for them!

9. You can use your articles to provide an ebook or printed
booklet for classes you teach.

10. To drive traffic to your site by placing each of your
articles on its own page of your web site, along with
keywords, a description, your bio, and guidelines on how
your article can be used. Take a look at how I do it.

11. You even may have some part of your article used as a
quote in another article!

12. You can add Google AdSense words in your articles and
make more money, too.

13. So that freelancers who write for major magazines can
find your articles and interview you for stories.

© 2009 Maria Marsala, America’s Business Remodeler, Speaker, Author and former Wall Street Trader.
At Elevating Your Business we help high achieving professional service business owners increase the value of
their company, even during tough time, by improving and tightening it’s systems,
profitablity, and performance. Receive MORE Business ezine and audios, articles and resources at
http://www.ElevatingYourBusiness.com/free/keepintouch.html

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Inexpensive Hosting For All Your Sites
After testing them out for a the past year, I just paid for 3 years of hosting with the company at $9.99 per month; with my own IP. All 15 of my web sites are there at no additional cost.
You may be paying way too much for hosting. Check out the low-cost packages offered at the place I host my 10 web sites.
They offer phone, chat and email support. Host Gator http://secure.hostgator.com/cgi-bin/affiliates/clickthru.cgi?id=06872784

DING DONG — AVON Online is Calling with FREE Shipping In the USA
It’s not your grandmother’s company any longer. Now you can purchase holiday items, jewelry, clothing and more.
View a catalog now http://www.YourAvon.com/mmarsala

Online Appointment Scheduling for Your Business

Make and manage appointments online with ease for yourself, with your assistant, for all your employees or more.
Automatic notifications go to you AND your clients. Secure access to your schedule from any location. Easy setup. No software to buy or install. Want to learn more?
Visit http://www.lattiss.com/?promo=C906

Paid Advertising Disclaimer:
Elevating Your Business does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the
recommendations or advertisements above or the quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an offer in connection with any advertisement.
Doing your own due diligence is important before purchasing any product.

©1998-2008 Maria Marsala and ElevatingYourBusiness.com

Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

April 9, 2009

Gain Control. Get Organized!

Techniques to Manage Your Inbox, Office and Life

Join us at Belletini’s in Bellevue, WA
from 8:15am to 10:15am
for Breakfast, 45-minutes of networking games and a mini-class lead by Puget Sound business owners who are experts in their fields. ONLY $37!

Is your email program overloaded? Is your inbox full? Are you currently receiving more emails in a day than you know what to do with and having an empty email inbox seems impossible? If this sounds like you, then you cannot afford to miss this mini-workshop! Many business owners are overwhelmed with the amount of numerous calls, emails, and papers from clients, prospects, coworkers and other contacts they receive daily and don’t know how to properly handle it.

Join professional organizer, Elizabeth Bowman, as she provides useful tips that you can easily and quickly implement to improve your productivity and help you gain control of your office, electronic files and especially your email. The more streamlined and efficient your inbox, the more effective you can be with your clients.

In this best practices briefing, you will:

• Learn 3 ways to quickly process incoming emails.
• Discover the 4 must-have folders for your email inbox.
• Gain an understanding of how often you should be checking your email.
• Leave with 6 time saving tips you can take back to your office and implement right away.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Elizabeth Bowman is a professional
organizer and the president of Innovatively Organized. She
works with small business owners, executives, and large
corporate clients to streamline office spaces and electronic
information by clearing out clutter and establishing new
organizational systems. Elizabeth¡¦s passion is to help busy
professionals streamline their homes, work spaces, and
schedules to experience more work-life balance. View before
and after photos by visiting www.InnovativelyOrganized.com

Or if you prefer not using our secure online registration system to register, call Maria at 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

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March 30, 2009

How To Run Teleclasses –
A Primer

Business Remodeler

Offers Free Virtual Seminars

By Conference Call

Business building expert Maria Marsala of Poulsbo, WA, a native NY’er with the attitude to prove it, is offering free seminars to help service businesses thrive in the down economy.

The seminars are being held by conference call and are limited to 100 participants. The format starts with 15 minute online networking, followed by a 30-40 minute workshop and then Marsala will answer the participants questions on the topic.

The teleclasses are held each Monday from

12:45pm to 2 p.m. PST

1:45pm to 3 p.m. MST

2:45pm to 4 p.m. CST

3:45pm to 5 p.m. EST

March 30 Topic will be

How To Run Your Own Teleseminars

How often have you thought of “doing it” but didn’t know where to start? Teleseminars aren’t rocket science when you create a system that works.

In this best practices briefing, you will:

1. Discover how to easily create content for your class.
2. Learn 5 different ways to use teleclasses to increase traffic to your site, increase your list or increase your sales.
3. Get your questions answered.

Each call will be taped and all the registrants will be able to listen to the audio online for 48 hours, then it disappears!

Register or learn more at Marketing Madness website

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Marsala is a Business Remodeler, a strategic business educator, coach and consultant, author, former Wall Street Fortune 500 executive and founded Elevating Your Business 10 years ago. Hire Maria to speak at your business event www.MariaMarsala.com

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Dear {First Name},

WOW, last week was some week. I’m exhausted just thinking of all the traveling I did.
This week I’ll only be out of the office, in Bellevue (see today’s events) and Seattle on Thursday, so I’ve been playing catch-up.

Last week I hired Tea’a as my new Personal Assistant. She’s working a few hours a week to clean and help me in the office. This week she informed me that she’s moving in the upcoming month or so.

Such is the life of a small home business owner who is building a team; virtual or not!

Have you missed it? I’ve been meeting subscribers on the phone at my no-cost weekly Monday Marketing Madness teleseminars.
65 business owners, from all over the globe, are getting their most important marketing questions answered.
They’re giving me lots to contemplate, write and talk about.

If you haven’t joined Marketing Madness yet, you should. This weeks program was on how you can save a lot of time
by creating an ideal client profile. We did a client from hell and heaven exercise along with me answering questions emailed to me before the event.

Would you like to listen in? Just join Marketing Madness email list today and you’ll receive a link to listen to the audio. But hurry, the audio disappears at 6am on Thursday.
See today’s event listing for more details.

Stay positive and be confident,

Maria Marsala, CBC
Chief Business Collaborator, Informational Speaker and former Wall Street trader

P.S. Please forward this email to all of your friends, colleagues, & contacts that will benefit from getting expert advice on growing their business.

Monday Marketing Madness

Want to have a lucrative business? Learn, discover, AND get YOUR questions answered on Monday’s. It’s f>r.ee!
All calls will be taped and available for 24 hours — but only to those who register here now

March 9 – FREE: Target Marketing: Clients from Hell or Heaven – It’s your decision (listen to the audio before Thursday at 6am PST

March 16 – FREE: Writing Articles or Ebooks

March 23 – FREE: Strategic Networking For Your Success

March 30 – FREE: Running Your Own Teleseminars
April 6 – FREE: Website Development on a Shoestring
April 13 – FREE: Marketing on the Web
April 20 – FREE: Marketing Using Speaking
Chances are that I’ll add more classes, too!

Register here for Monday Marketing Madness

Millionaire Business Mastermind

Washington State Workshops

Over the next six months, I’ll be working with just a few, hand-picked business owners.

If you’ve been waiting for the right opportunity to make a quantum leap–with the help of a coach who’s helped hundreds of business owners build more profitable businesses – this is it.

You don’t have to keep struggling, trying and failing, or feeling like you are alone in your quest for success
your peers and Maria will guide you along your journey.

Learn more about getting monthly Mentoring and register: http://www.businesscoachplus

Question

"If I have an initial client meeting and I decide during the meeting that this is not someone I would like to work with – can you suggest some tactful ways that I could extricate myself?"
Asked by Nicole Wexler, Redmond, Washington, of Turquoise Decor.com

Maria Answers

These are my words, in my New York way; so feel free to change them to be more appropriate to your "voice."

Ya know, after listening to what you’re looking for, I realize that I’m just not the perfect person to help you accomplish _____ and I want to make sure that you get the best person for the job.

Note the use if the word "I" in how I try to turn the whole thing as my fault.
I NEVER use the word "you". Why I? First it’s much harder to argue when you use the word I. And if you use the word "you" it tends to be taken as blame and people get on the offensive. I bet you’ve had that happen to you.
Even if they are to blame skip telling them about your judgment and use the word "I" instead!

Next determine IF you want to provide them with a referral OR resources. Because helping them in one way or another is the best thing to do for both of you.

WAY 1: You liked the person: If they value coaching (didn’t try to get a discount from me, show up on time, pay on time, etc.)
and they seem like really good folks — that maybe just that the issues they want to work on aren’t my favorite or aren’t where my expertise lays,
I’ll recommend someone I know to help them.

WAY 2: You wouldn’t work with the person if they were the last client on earth! If they’re clients from hell,
I would never recommend them to a colleague, after all my reputation is at stake every time I recommend someone!
Instead what I do is send them resources in an email OR what I have is a link to a page on my website (hidden) where they can do their own research and find a different coach or consultant.

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© 2009 Maria Marsala. As founder of Elevating Your Business, Maria helps professional service CEOs, presidents, practitioners and executives build better companies as they increase sales, improve productivity and work smarter. Receive MORE Business ezine and your free business tools at
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60-Minute Business Make over Strategy Session

Sign up for a 60-Minute "Power Hour Session" to turbo-charge your business in 2009!

Let’s talk about whatever it is that will help you "step up " your business. No longer do you have to be stuck. Need ideas? Brainstorming time? Resources? Critique of your marketing materials?
Evaluation of your website? Whatever you want to talk about, we’ll talk AND I’ll tape the call for you. This way you can concentrate on the call; and not have to take notes.

You will receive personal attention, realistic strategies, and economy-proofing suggestions
to use that match the way you want to grow your business.

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Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

Fife Regional Chamber of Commerce
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Download the March 4 flyer.

Join us at Belletini’s in Bellevue, WA
from 8:15am to 10:15am
for Breakfast, 45-minutes of networking games and a mini-class lead by Puget Sound business owners who are experts in their fields. ONLY $37!

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March 4, 2009

6 Ways To Economy Proof Your Business

Your strategic plan + monitoring + execution = success

It’s not about recession proofing your business — that
needed doing prior to October 2007. It IS about making
sure that no matter what the economy is doing your
company will be successful.

The secret is out! We have thrown out the business plan
process that becomes a dust collector. Instead, you’ll
learn about a simple strategic business and marketing
plan format that business owners and their staff can
use daily to guide business success. More than
250,000 CEOs, presidents, executive directors,
executives, and the best managers across the globe use
it. And guess what — Oprah uses it too!

In this best practices briefing, you will:

• Learn 6 simple questions to help every business
  get focus, focus, focus on what’s important, helps
  set daily priorities, increase sales and improve
  productivity.
• Take home our Best Practices Assessment & a
  draft of your vision statement

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Maria Marsala is founder of Elevating Your Business. Her clients are professional service business owners committed to substantially growing their business into a lucrative well-oiled business empire as they pursue their desired lifestyle. How do we do that? Provide 1:1 and group strategic programs (online and in person) offering new insights, templates, workbooks, resources, ongoing support, and training in the areas of business (operations/administration), general marketing and the Internet.

To register for this event call Dylan Levi at the Fife Regional Chamber of Commerce 253-

March 12, 2009

Spruce Up Your Office & You

Without breaking the bank!

Are you expanding your company but your office or reception areas say “small time”? Are you embarrassed to receive prospective clients in your office? Is your office just “ok” but you know it could look better? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions this is the seminar for you.

Expanding your business includes rethinking the design and functionality of your workspace to include staff, even part-timers. Something as basic as the wrong choice of wall color can make people feel irritable. Challenges arise when trying to balance the need for privacy and the desire for collaboration in a small space. Nicole Wexler will teach you some easy tips and inexpensive tricks you can use to instantly transform your office to make it more appealing and boost your productivity, too. You’ll leave with knowledge that will help you attract ideal clients and make your business look and feel like a million dollars!

What Will Be Covered

• Discover five ways to instantly improve your space.
• Learn how to cost-effectively balance the needs for style and function.
• Apply these new skills right away to the day-to-day operation of your business

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Nicole Wexler is an interior designer, accredited home staging specialist, speaker and former litigator. She works with business owners and executives to create beautiful and functional work and living spaces. Nicole is fluent in 3 languages and has lived in Namibia, South Africa, the UK and Israel prior to moving to the United States.

Or if you prefer not using our secure online registration system to register, call Maria at 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659

Elevating Your Business
National Office
19906 Hamilton CT NE Suite A
Poulsbo, WA 98370
USA

Tele: 360-271-8418 or 425-440-9659