Free Webinar Wednesdays

Coaching For 2010 and Beyond: 5 Critical Strategies for Leading During Uncertain Times

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Date: June 3, 2009 @ 1 PM EDT

Most leaders think they know how to get a team to move in the direction of change and lucrative bottom line results.  The reality is this:  Most leaders stink at getting their teams moving in the right direction.  Why?  Because most are just not coachable! 

We are currently living in a challenging economic environment that demands executive leaders to be innovative, empathetic and coachable.   Most leaders don’t think they need coaching…that coaching is reserved for the grade C/D team player who is on their way out the door.  This is not only not true…it is a flawed myth.  True leadership coaching does not work for problematic people…it only works for the true A players of the world.   In order to be able to see problems coming from a mile away, to get your team to act in an instant and to fulfill your promises to your customers, as a leader, you must be willing to step up to the plate to hear the tough feedback you need to hear about your behavior and be willing to be coached so that you can both improve and grow as a leader.  During this presentation, Bea Fields will be presenting the 5 main leadership stallers and stoppers that get in the way of true success and the 5 critical leadership strategies every leader will need in order to move their companies into a direction of growth and prosperity for the year 2010 and beyond.

Bea Fields Biography:
Learn more about Bea Fields, her work, her websites and her blogs.  Click here to view Bea Fields biography.

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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 dialogue, and inspire small business owners to reach their professional goals.

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

Using Free Media to Spread The Word About Your Business – Introducing TalkShoe.com

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Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 1:00 pm EDT

Are you interested in leading a discussion about what makes your business special, enable anyone to call in and participate via the Internet or standard telephone, record it for listening at any time in the future and even download it to your computer for transfer to your iPod and podcast directories? Oh, and you want to do all this for FREE? Good news… in this session we’ll introduce you to a great (free) service called TalkShoe where you can do all this and more.

As businesses try to find more effective (and unique) ways to stand out from their competition, taking the conversation about you and making it open to anyone and listening later is a great idea. That’s why WSI Internet Consultant Darren Kincaid and his team use social networking and rich media solutions to help customers get more business in the door. One solution that he is using personally is a free online conference and recording service called TalkShoe.com. Join us to learn how he’s putting this service to work and see how you may be able to incorporate some of Darren’s ideas into your business model and stand out from the competition!

About Darren:
Darren Kincaid is a certified Internet Marketing Consultant with WSI, the world’s largest Internet Technology/Business Consulting network and leader in Internet Marketing, Web development, and Web design. In January 2007, Darren opened his WSI office in Smithfield, Virginia and is partnered with a consultant in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Darren and his 7-person team specialize in internet marketing with an emphasis on using social media to optimize search results and increase website traffic.

Prior to WSI, Darren served in the United States Air Force for over 25 years as an Information Technology and Intelligence Systems manager. He served in posts all over the world, including The White House and the National Security Agency.

Generating Website Traffic Without a Conversion Strategy: That's Like Fishing Without a Net?

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Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 1 pm EDT

Getting someone to your website is only the first step towards online success. To make your website effective and a good business tool, you need to focus on what's known as "conversion". Think about your site visitors as thousands of salmon swimming up stream to spawn. However, if you don't have your nets ready to "catch" them, you'll quickly go hungry as you watch them swim right on by. You need to be prepared to capture the visitors to your site, and that's where a conversion strategy can benefit your business.

When a conversion takes place on your site that means someone visiting has done something you want them to do - whether that's downloading a white paper, filling out a form for more information, signing up for your monthly e-newsletter or making application for a loan. Simply driving traffic to your site without engaging them for follow-up (and possible business) you may be missing out on the most important half of a sound online strategy.

As you can imagine, creating the right "net" for your site is one that requires some thought and careful planning. One of the great ways to ensure that visitors are engaged with you online (and "convert") is via online chat. In this session we'll feature Gene Bonanno and his daughter Beth from WSI Internet Consulting to provide more information about the online conversion process and ways you can leverage visitor interaction.

About Gene
Gene Bonanno is a certified Internet Consultant with WSI, the world leader in Internet Marketing, Web development and Web design. He opened his WSI office in December 2004 and is located in Youngstown, Ohio with additional offices in Columbus and Cleveland. Gene is also the WSI Area Representative for Ohio, Michigan and Indiana and consistently ranks in the top  1% of WSI offices worldwide. Identifying the need for more conversion tools in the WSI eMarketplace, Gene introduced WSI Live Chat in August 2007.

Prior to WSI, Gene was a Principal for IBM Global Services for over 21 years, performing sales, management and consulting responsibilities prior to WSI. He worked with clients covering primarily the retail, banking and education industry segments. Gene also graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a BSME degree.

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/gene/bonanno

About Beth
Beth Bonanno is Gene's daughter and has been working with the company since its inception in 2004. Originally serving as the Marketing and Communications Director, Beth is now an additional Internet Consultant in the office.

Beth graduated in May 2006 from Mount Union College with a B.A. in Political Science. After working as a Congressional Intern for the now Governor Ted Strickland and Legal Secretary for a local law firm, Beth decided to forego law school and maintain her position with her father's company.

LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbonanno

About WSI Live Chat/WSI Live Operator
WSI Live Chat is a live chat and web monitoring program that serves two main purposes. One, it allows you to connect with your website visitors to offer immediate, real-time assistance via an instant-message-like live chat. Secondly, WSI Live Chat is a web monitoring program. It allows you to see all of the visitors that are browsing your site in real-time. You can find out detailed information on them such as what page they are currently on, how many pages they have viewed so far, how many previous visits they have had, what keywords or phrases they used to find your site, and much more! The product is designed to increase site conversions and offer enhanced customer service to your website visitors.

BlogTalk Radio 101 - An Introduction to this Free Publicity Powerhouse!

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Date:  Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 1 PM EDT

Join us for a discussion with Louise Crooks about BlogTalk Radio.

BlogTalk Radio is a very popular free internet radio service enjoyed by millions from around the world.

Louise hosts a weekly BlogTalk Radio program entitled KeystoClarity! Coach.

BlogTalk Radio offers an opportunity for your audience to listen live as the show is being recorded and dial-in to participate in the discussion, they can also use iTunes to have their favorite shows downloaded automatically to their computer as a podcast.

Louise will tell us the basics of setting up a BlogTalk Radio Show.  She will also discuss the advantages of using tools like BlogTalk Radio to promote yourself.  She will discuss tools available for promoting a BlogTalk Radio show.

Please join in on the discussion of this vaulable and free promotion tool!

To learn more about Louise Crooks, click here to access her biography.