Free Webinar Wednesdays

Reviewing Some of the Major Changes at LinkedIn with Gregg Towsley

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

If you're a LinkedIn user (and actually get in and actively use the system), chances are you've noticed that some of the features and menu items that were there just a short while ago are now either moved to a different area, or GONE all together. Yup, LinkedIn has been gradually making several changes to the #1 business social network - some we like, and some are darn right confusing.

Are you having a hard time figuring out what's changed? You're not the only one. The good news is that this week's guest has been paying close attention to these changes. Gregg Towsley has been a guest of ours on FWW in the past, talking about LinkedIn (among other topics), and he'll be providing us with a walk-through of some of the major changes that you'll want to know about.

If you're a LinkedIn user you'll want to mark your calendar for this week's session. We even encourage you to bring your questions and see if you can "stump" us! While we're not claiming to have all the answers, there's a good chance that after the session you'll come away knowing a lot more than you did when we started. See you Wednesday!

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About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

Sorry, This Week's FWW Has Been Cancelled

Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Sorry to report, but this week's webinar has been cancelled. Both of us have commitments that take us out of the office and simply cannot make it happen this week. However, we'll be back next week and have a great session planned on LinkedIn, so be sure to come back and see us then!

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

 

Tech Time "Chit Chat"... The Return of Greg McPherson

Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

This week Eric will be gone, traveling to a conference and in the air during our regular webinar time (although it's his birthday on the 5th, so we'll all have to sing him happy birthday and he can catch the recording)! But don't despair... our good friend and fellow "tech addict" Greg McPherson will be co-hosting with Jeff for this week's session.

Greg is almost an "honorary" co-host at Free Webinar Wednesdays, holding the title for beign the most featured "guest" over the years. We just love it when he comes on the show (although the running joke is that he ends up costing us money because of all the cool gadgets and tools that he's introduced to us). This week Greg and Jeff will be "talking tech" and Greg will share with us some of the recent apps that he's discovered that have made it to his iPhone.

These sessions always go quickly and there's typically a ton of great ideas shared, so be sure to bring your note taking skills (you'll probably need 'em)!

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

3,000 Miles, 12 States and One Amazing Woman - RAAM Athlete Kathy Roche-Wallace

Date: Wednesday, May 2, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

Kathy Roch-Wallace has been a guest on FWW in the past and shared with us some of her athletic accomplishments including Ironman triathlons, adventure racing and at the time, her first Race Across America (RAAM) event. During that 2011 event she not only won the women's 50+ solo division, but also took home the Queen of the Mountains award.

On June 11th (in only a few weeks) Kathy will be returning to Oceanside, CA to compete in her second RAAM event and begin her 3,000 mile journey across the United States. During the 12 days she'll cross 12 states and cover on average 250 miles per day - yes, on a BICYCLE!

This week we are excited to bring Kathy back to FWW to chat about her upcoming race, the training regimine and discipline it has taken to get here and what her expectations are for the event. You'll also learn about some of the great organizations that have helped to make this possible with their sponsorship support and how YOU can support Kathy with either a corporate sponsorship or an individual donation.

Follow Kathy's race this year on her Facebook page or her website. You can also make a contribution to support Kathy online.

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

 

"Coffee Talk" with Eric and Jeff - Let's Catch Up!

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

It's been a while since we've had time to just "catch up" so grab a cup of coffee and join Eric and Jeff for a chat and recap of some of the nuggets from past shows, as well as what's on our minds lately. We've had some great guests who have shared a ton of helpful information, but what have YOU done to implement any of the ideas into your workday? We'll be sharing some of the ways that we've put this information to work for us, which may help you get focused.

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

 

Three Ridiculously Easy 21st Century Target Marketing Strategies Anyone Can Execute to 3rd Quarter Domination

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

Technology has made your potential customers savvier and more demanding than ever.  They want information that is distinctly relevant to them and they want it delivered instantly in the medium of their choice - Mail, Email, Mobile, Social Media.

Jim will show you Three Ridiculously Easy 21^st Century Target Marketing Strategies Anyone Can Execute to 3rd Quarter Domination. 

Stop wasting your valuable marketing dollars on tire-kicking prospects...In this valuable education session, you will learn how to identify and locate your exact target customer then dominate their mindshare using the latest innovations in direct mail and internet marketing to stay top of mind, increase ROI and lower acquisition costs.

About Our Speaker

Jim Schimpf is currently the managing partner, and co-founder of Opportunity Knocks Marketing LLC, a national direct response and cross media marketing company.  Jim brings 17 years of sales and direct marketing expertise to the home services industry.

As a direct marketing expert, a successful Entrepreneur and two-time winner of the Florida Gulf Coast Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award, Jim has consulted with over 2000 business of all sizes using direct response best practices that focuses on how to maximize profits on every marketing dollar invested using consumer database analytics and ultra targeted cross media marketing technology.

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

Managing Your Business More Effectively with a New Generation CRM

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

If you’re a professional in a referral-based business, this won’t be news to you: The people in your network are your business’s greatest assets for generating referrals and opportunities for repeat business. After all, 72% of clients will give you a referral if you stay in touch with them, making your address book a gold mine of business opportunities.

What’s the best way to stay relevant with the people in your network? It’s simple, yet so hard for us to do reliably: you must follow up with those people on a regular basis. We all have great intentions surrounding our follow-up efforts. However, the bottom line is that we can’t rely on ourselves to follow up in a consistent and meaningful way. When you don’t stay top of mind, you miss out on both revenue and referral opportunities.

In this webinar, Contactually’s marketing manager Brian Pesin will cover:

• A four-step framework for staying relevant with your network
• How to apply a new generation CRM like Contactually to this framework
• Great and free online tools to help make this process easier

Using the tools, tips and tricks from this webinar, you’ll excel at sending timely and personal follow up messages to your top email and social media contacts. In no time at all, the ROI on your outreach efforts will soar. You’ll notice the effects on your livelihood and income almost immediately... and that funny feeling that you’ll experience? Yeah, that’s called happiness, and you won’t be a stranger to that either.

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

No Check CEOs: Redefining Business, Banishing Paper

Date: Wednesday, May 1st @ 1 pm Eastern 

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Join us as we welcome Kathleen Long, Vice President of Customers, Bill.com for this week's session!

Across the nation, a new generation of business leaders is emerging. These leaders—who are defined not by their age, their years in the industry or even what industry they are in—are changing how business is done by replacing time-consuming paper processes with fast, efficient cloud-based systems everywhere in their businesses.

“No Check” CEOs aren’t tied to their offices, but free to manage their companies from wherever they are, with instant, real-time access to all their data from anywhere, 24/7. Many never use paper checks, but send electronic payments instead. Their staffs never waste time printing invoices or stuffing envelopes, or spending money on supplies and postage because they invoice and process bills electronically.  And there aren’t piles of documents all over the office. Everything they need is in the cloud.

But don’t think they do all this just to save trees or space—although they do. “No Check” CEOs know that replacing paper with cloud-based technologies frees time, speeds responsiveness, improves customer service, drives down costs, and gives them unprecedented visibility into business performance.  Join Kathleen Long, Vice President of Customers for Bill.com, one of the nation’s leaders in enabling  “No Check” CEOs. To learn more about this movement sweeping the nation and how you can join the fight for better business and less paper sign up now.

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

 

Grow Your Business and Get Yourself Booked Solid with Liana Ling

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 3013 @ 1 pm Eastern

Do you hate marketing and selling your services? Are you frustrated with cold calling or wondering how to jumpstart referrals coming to you? Join us this week when our guest will be Liana Ling, who is working with NY Times best selling author, Michael Port to teach business owners and consultants how to get booked solid based on the best selling book, Book Yourself Solid.

In just 60 minutes you will learn:

• Why most marketing for the service professional doesn’t work and what to do about it.
• How to get hired by only the most ideal clients so you fall in love with marketing and selling.
• The only 3 things you need to develop your personal brand so you decide how you’re known.
• How to talk about what you do without sounding confusing or bland – and without using an elevator speech.
• And much, much more.

Both Eric and Jeff are big "fans" of the Book Yourself Solid process. In fact, the very creation of Free Webinar Wednesdays is a direct result of information shared in the book and is part of the "always have something you can invite someone to" strategy. We're sure that you're going to enjoy the session and will come away with several action items to get your business going!

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.

 

Social Media Tools Every Business Owner Should Know About With RazorSocial's Ian Cleary

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 @ 1 pm Eastern

Involvement in social media these days is almost a non-negotiable if you want to succeed in business. But with so many different social platforms to consider, and only so much time in the day, having an effective engagement strategy in place is critical to success (and not making yourself crazy trying to everything to everyone). There are many free and paid tools out there to help manage all the various social networks, conduct research, identify connection opportunities and even help facilitate the "conversation". But if you've ever just looked around, you likely became quickly overwhelmed with the options and didn't know where to start.

The good news is that this week on FWW we've got one of the industry's leading experts in social tools to help guide our way and share some of his favorites for business success in social media. Ian Cleary is CEO of RazorSocial which is an online resource for Social Media Tools. RazorSocial recently won in the annual top 10 social media blog awards run by Social Media Examiner.

Ian runs a Digital Agency in Ireland and is considered one of the leading experts in social media tools.  As well as writing on RazorSocial Ian also writes regularly for Social Media Examiner, Businesses Grow and his articles can also be found on many other top industry blogs including Convince and Convert,Ragan, Business-2-Community and others.

You can follow Ian on Twitter @iancleary, read his blog on www.razorsocial.com or follow him on Google+.

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If you are not yet registered for the Free Webinar Wednesdays series, click here to register. We look forward to seeing you online!

About Free Webinar Wednesdays:

Free Webinar Wednesdays was created as a community building tool to bring professionals together to share pertinent business development information, provide subject matter experts with a platform to open a learning dialog, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

Free Webinar Wednesdays is sponsored by Community Bank Consulting, Inc.and WSI Internet Consulting.