Free Webinar Wednesdays

Time To Catch-Up With Jeff And Eric - Recap And Observations Of Past Shows

Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2011 @ 1 pm Eastern

Archive Problem - Sorry!

Unfortunately, we had some "technical issues" with the video recording of this week's webinar and it's unavailable for replay (but you can download an audio recording of the session if you wish. Just right-click and Save As to download to your computer.) Sorry about no video, but thanks to those who attended and all the great feedback. Below is a summary of just some of the things we talked about during the show as a reference.

• How Eric is using LinkedIn Maps to better organize and reach out to connections that can help to enhance his network. He also talked about how Job Change Notifier can be used as both a "defensive" and "offensive" strategy when one of your connections makes a career change.
• We went back and talked about Kathy Roche-Wallace's presentation and her FACE concept for success. It's amazing how there are so many similarities with athletic discipline and succeeding in business.
• We also talked about some free Apps for the iPad that make it easier to "consume content" and keep educated. These included Flipboard, Zite and Editions. Give 'em a try if you've got an iPad!

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This week on Free Webinar Wednesdays, co-founders Eric Cook and Jeff Simpkins are reserving the hour to "catch up" and review some of the key points from our past episodes and what's coming along in future episodes of FWW. We've had some great sessions over the past several weeks and a lot of information has been shared with our viewers.

Today Eric and Jeff "go back" and review some of the key points that stood out as "nuggets of wisdom" and are looking forward to YOUR feedback and input on what elements may have stood out with you. We're hoping this week's session will be quite conversational, with lots of audience participation. We're interested in what topics resonated most with you, and what areas you'd like to hear more about.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or that bottle of water) and pull up a chair for this week's session and catch-up with Eric and Jeff. Bring your ideas and share your thoughts. We're looking forward to the conversation.

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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.

Producing Great Content to Establish Yourself as a Subject-Matter Expert

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 @ 1 pm Eastern

In today's hyper-competitive business environment, everyone is looking for that extra "edge" to tip the scales in their favor when consumers are getting ready to make a buying decision. Gone are the days when you can compete on price alone and there needs to be something you can bring to the table to differentiate yourself from the competition and increase the odds that YOU will be selected as the vendor of choice.

In the mortgage industry there are a variety of options for today's homeowner, but one company has embraced a new approach to becoming the subject matter expert in "all things mortgage related" and is helping to educate consumers about the mortgage process. Located in South-West Michigan, AmeriFirst Home Mortgage has been in business for over 25 years helping people realize the dream of owning their own home. Recently, their marketing efforts have shifted with the development of Resource Library on their site, a blog, two YouTube channels (Home Mortgage and Renters Nightmare), a Facebook page, LinkedIn company page and a Twitter account.

This week we'll be joined by AmeriFirst's Dan Moyle, their Multimedia Marketing and Communications Specialist to talk about their shift from "selling" mortgages to "educating" customers in the process and what that's done for their business. The observations and results Dan will share with the FWW audience will be easily transferred to virtually any industry, so if you are looking for a way to separate yourself from your competition and be seen as a trusted advisor instead of just another vendor, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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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.

What's Cooking With Jeff and Eric - Has It Really Been Over Two Years?

Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 1 pm Eastern

This week on Free Webinar Wednesdays we take a break from a "formal guest" and spend some quality time with the co-creators, Jeff Simpkins of Community Bank Consulting, Inc. and Eric Cook of WSI Internet Consulting. It's hard to believe that FWW started "way back" on March 21, 2009 when we featured Roger DeWitt on our first show talking about Podcasting for Small Businesses. Back then the audience likely was a handful of friends and family members (as is the case with any kind of "start up"). However, fast-forward to present day and FWW has grown to almost 1,000 registered participants and a growing number of people attending each week's session live.

So this week Jeff and Eric will do their best to not only "take a step back" and comment on some of the changes and evolution seen through FWW over the past couple of years, but also try and get out their crystal ball and look into the future and see what's coming down the road.

So put on your thinking caps and be prepared to participate in the conversation. We're interested in your thoughts and feedback on the past couple of years. What are some of the things that YOU have learned thanks to FWW and the guests that have been featured on the show. What topics are you interested in learning more about as FWW continues to evolve?

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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.

The 9 Key Elements You Must Have in Place if You Want To Own Your Niche Using Blogs and Social Media

Date: March 9, 2011 @ 1 pm EST

This week Eric is the one taking some time off, but have no fear... Keeping Jeff company this week will be our good friends Bea Fields and Scott Bradley, both "veterans" of the FWW series (meaning they've been on the show more than once)!

As an online entrepreneur are you overwhelmed, and consistently wonder where you should be placing your focus if you want to truly build a profitable company?

If so, you are in for a treat because...

On this webinar Scott and Bea are going to cover the 9 critical moving parts that you must focus on and optimize in your business to achieve entrepreneurial success. 

By understanding, mastering and focusing on these 9 specific moving parts to your business, you will see an increased top and bottom line. 

To be more specific, here is what you are going to learn on this power packed webinar!

• The one key question you must ask yourself before creating a product or service that will allow you to make the most amount of money, in the shortest period of time. (Most entrepreneurs mess this up, causing them years of pain and frustration. Are you one of them?)
   
• What to keep in mind before launching your product, and what to exactly think about before you start selling the product in your store, or online website! (So many entrepreneurs leave so much money on the table because of this. Don’t be one of them!)
• The two types of traffic to drive through your website, and key tips to think about and consider before you start taking action. (If you mess this part up, you will waste thousands of dollars on marketing that doesn’t bring you any results.)
   
• The mindset you must adopt if you want to be profitable with your business either online or offline. (So many business owners lose sight of this simple principle, and then wonder why they don’t reach their goals at the end of the year.)
• One powerful copywriting trick that will help you get more attention with the words that you use in your sales copy and that will hypnotically grab the attention of your prospects faster than the speed of light.
   
• How to visualize your entire business from 30,000 feet up, and make small critical decisions that will exponentially create massive results fast.
• An unspoken truth of the internet that almost no one talks about when it comes to building a company, that will help you increase the results you get 100 fold RIGHT NOW!

And much much more!

Don’t miss out on this amazing Free Webinar Wednesday event that will positively impact your business and your life! 

*Special Bonus*

Scott and Bea will also be taking questions LIVE after the content has been presented!

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.

 

Content Consumption in 2011 - Sources to Make You Smarter Learning Online

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 @ 1 pm Eastern

"A man can learn only two ways, one by reading, and the other by associating with smarter people."
-Will Rogers

We don't know about you, but it seems like there are more things changing than staying the same, especially with the increasing accessibility of the 'net and reading devices like the Kindle, iPad and MP3 players making it possible to consume material anywhere, at any time... Trying to keep up with all the new information that is available can make it feel like you're drinking out a fire hose and can be a bit overwhelming.

During this week's session of Free Webinar Wednesdays, Jeff and Eric will share some of the sources and tools they are using to try and keep up with it all. We'll cover some of our favorite blogs, podcasts and online resources that you may be interested in taking advantage of, plus share HOW we are taking it all in and using our time as effectively as possible. Podcasts, readers, RSS feeds, newsletters... all of these have a way to make the "information processing process" easier and more enjoyable.

Be sure to bring YOUR ideas and suggestions, as we're excited to hear what sources YOU have found useful too. What sites to you visit, what books have you read, what magazines or blogs do you follow? The more we share, the more information we'll all have at the end of our time together!

Image: Perry McKenna

Session Notes:

Below are some of the resources that we talked about during today's session. Thanks for to everyone for their great questions and comments.

• Wikipedia - 
• NPR podcasts
• Google Wonder Wheel - Visit Google, conduct a search, then click on the "More Search Tools" to the left and you can turn on the Wonder Wheel
• eMarketer - Excellent source for statistics, graphs information related to 
• SmartBrief
• Mashable
• Docs To Go (iPad app) for Box.net and DropBox
• Flipboard (iPad app)
• Carbonite - Online backup of all your important documents.
• Box.net & Dropbox - Cloud-based document and file storage solutions.
• iTunes - Be sure to check out the Podcasts. Just search in iTunes for the topic you want to learn more about and enjoy. Don't forget to check out iTunes U too, for course material on a variety of different subjects.

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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.

2010 Year In Review - Highlights From Free Webinar Wednesdays

Date: Wednesday, December 22nd @ 1 pm Eastern

Jeff and Eric will be taking the last Wednesday of the year "off", making this week's session the final episode of Free Webinar Wednesdays for 2010. This week we'll offer up a recap of the past eipsodes and revisit some of the sessions that seemed to make an impact on the both of us.

We'd like to also hear from YOU, our FWW audience, and what some of the key takeaways were for you over the past year. We've certainly covered a lot of ground over the past 12 months and it would be great to hear what tools, ideas and tips you found most beneficial in your daily lives. We look forward to hearing from you and hopefully getting some great ideas for 2011 as we look towards another year of FWW.

Register Today:

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.

LinkedIn: Success Stories From The Trenches

Date: Wednesday, November 3, 2010 @ 1 pm Eastern

This weeks FreeWebinarWednesdays is going to highlight success stories from business people that are using LinkedIn.

Jeff Simpkins will interview Jeannette Paladino of WriteSpeakSell.com and Patricia Weber, Business Coach for Introverts.

Jeannette has been using LinkedIn as a way to network with prospects and potential collaboration  partners for several years.  Jeannette will share some strategies with us that have proven successful for her.

Pat Weber and Jeannette met through LinkedIn and have collaborated on professional projects.  They will share stories on how they used LinkedIn to connect with high quality professionals.

 

 

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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.

Observations From Recent Social Media Presentation

Date: Wednesday, July 7, 2010 @ 1 pm Eastern

Recently, Eric Cook (WSI Internet Consulting) was invited to be a presenter at the Idaho and Utah Bankers joint Annual Convention in Sun Valley, ID. The session was focused on the utilization of social media and online brand management. The group was very engaged in the presentation and asked a lot of great questions both during the presentation and later during "networking" time in the evenings.

Eric and FWW partner Jeff Simpkins (Community Bank Consulting, Inc.) spoke about some of the observations from the group and felt it would be good topic to bring to FWW for further discussion and to get our audience's take on things. So this week's session will feature more general discussion and observation with hand's on review of sites and links. Bring your ideas, questions and comments, as this session will benefit from your thoughts and participation.

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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.

Using Content For Results In Search Engines And In Business

Date: Wednesday, March 31 @ 1 pm Eastern

In past episodes of Free Webinar Wednesdays, we've talked about the value of having great content on your website and what that can do for your online presence. The power of the blog makes it possible for anyone to become an author and tell the world what's on their mind. Last week, we discussed the importance of high-quality content for your site, that not only can be used for blogging, but for your product/service pages, press releases and website in general.

This week, we are going to continue the conversation about content and show you first-hand how great content (that's relevant, fresh and interesting to your readers) can not only get you great results in the search engines, but money in the bank - something all businesses are interested in doing. we're excited to be joined by Eric's WSI colleagues, Francois Muscat from South Africa. Francois has been a WSI Internet Marketing Consultant since 2004 and is currently the WSI area representative for South Africa. He is a member of the exclusive WSI President's Circle and the ICAC Council. Additionally, Francois has won several WSI awards and provides mentorship to WSI Consultants in his home country of South Africa and abroad.

Francois' comprehensive range of Internet Marketing services have a primary goal of helping you sell more online, improve your rapport with existing customers, generate leads, and increase your visibility on the major search engines like Google.

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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.

The value of professional copywriting: Don't pay peanuts, because you'll only get monkeys!

Access a recording of this webinar by clicking below: 

Content is KING -- Always was, never changed, never will. Audiences are hungry for information that is useful, well presented and available when they need it. As business owners you can leverage content marketing to drive home key messages related to your brand, your company, and products and services. Professionally written content is the key to success. Internet marketing is no monkey business!

During this session of Free Webinar Wednesdays, you'll learn how to create (and leverage) good content on your website, in press releases, on your blog and a variety of other ways to not only engage the visitors to your site, but get recognized by the search engines for the product and services you offer. Most business owners don't have the time or expertise to do this themselves, but before you jump in and buy content from discount providers, you'll want to attend this session and see what a difference working with a professional can make for your business.

Presenter Info: Sheetal Pinto, President and Founder of MintCopy Inc. is a professional with over 15 years of corporate experience in the field of communications and public relations. Having held senior management positions in several blue-chip international companies, including premier banking corporation HSBC and the world’s largest Internet Consulting group, WSI, Sheetal is now at the helm of MintCopy.com. The MintCopy team is made up of senior copywriters, SEO experts and Internet marketing certified professionals.

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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.