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Would You Do a Working Weekend with a Dream Team in Social Media?

February 28, 2009 by Liz Leave a Comment

150 People Looking in the Same Direction

TIME.

It’s only resource we can’t get more of.

Suppose you could take a weekend retreat away from the noise

  • to focus entirely on your business
  • to work with the support of a team
  • to get quality time to interact with the best names in social media
  • to get the best information AND time to dicuss how you’ll apply it
  • to work with sponsors in the social media space
  • in a room that only holds 150 people — all focused in the same direction
  • without worry because the food and the wireless are outstanding.

A weekend learning with Chris Brogan and Julien Smith
Brian Clark Liz StraussBrian Solis Kali Evans-Raoul KD Paine Geoff Nelson and Chris Aarons Denise Wakeman Wendy Piersall and David Bullock Stephen Smith and Michael Martine Glenda Watson Hyatt, Karen Putz, and Stephen Hopson
Saul Colt and Terry Starbucker Glenda Watson Hyatt, Karen Putz, and Stephen Hopson — 150 person dream team.

Would you invest in your business to experience that?

Thank You, Buzz Corps!!

I’m delighted to announce that Geoff Nelson and Buzz Corps have stepped up to make it easier.

Because They Invested in Us We Can Invest MORE in YOU!

We’ve had great response to the discount we offered last week, almost more than we could afford. With the help of Buzz Corps, we’re able to keep our promise bright and shiny in every way. Thank you, Buzz Corps!!

The BlogIt EarnIt Discount

It’s called the “Blog It, Earn It” discount. We’d like to hear from you about what “The ROI of Relationships” means to you. Tell us why relationships matter. How they affect what you do every day and how you do it. Maybe you can tell us how you see them changing the face of tomorrow’s businesses. We want to know how relationships and personal connections shape your world.

Heck, you can even write a love letter to a sponsor you’d like to have a relationship with. Pick a company that’s done something great for bloggers in the past and tell them why you think it was important and valuable that they did what they did. Propose an idea for how you might do something a SOBCon sponsor already listed on the SOBCon blog.

Blog your thoughts, share it, link it back to this post, and broadcast it on Twitter (hash #blogitearnit). We’ll also link to you on the SOBCon blog for others to see and learn. And as a thank you for sharing your story, we’ll send you a special code to take $200 off the $795 FULL conference rate – that’s over a 25% savings!

Or, if you can’t make to SOBCon09, you could “pay it forward” and pass the discount on to one of your friends — or offer it back to us as a gift for us to pass on for you.

We’re doing everything we can to bring you all the value, the experts and expertise, and the time to work and network that you need to make your business outstanding and extremely profitable in 2009.

What could you do with a weekend of the time, expertise, and support you need to focus your business?

We’re all coming for the same reasons.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Register for SOBCon09 NOW!!

Make the investment.

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Biz School for Bloggers, SOBCon09

Anita Roddick's "The Body Shop" Was Built on Relationships

February 4, 2009 by Liz 9 Comments

The theme of SOBCon09 is the ROI of Relationships. To underscore the importance of relationships in business and to have a chance to make and celebrate a few while we’re doing that, I’ve opened up this series by successful and outstanding bloggers like you.

Dame Anita Roddick, Business As Unusual
by Gerald Neo

“The old views of business as a jungle where only the vicious survive will, I hope, soon be giving way to a new view of business as a community where only the responsible will lead. If yours values are heralded and if your heart is in the right place, if your feeling are recognized and your spirit at play, I believe there will be footprints out there for all of us.” –Anita Roddick — Business As Unusual

The late a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Roddick”>Dame Anita Roddick (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Roddick) is one of those few business person whom I always admired. She had built a business empire The Body Shop not just on making profit out of producing cosmetic products but also an ambassador for fair trade, environmental awareness, animal protection and respect for human rights.

Anita had always being known for her campaigning work on social and environmental causes. And through campaigning, she had caused multi-national companies like Shell and government to take remedial action on the things which they have done wrong.

In one of her books “Business As Unusual”, she mentioned the following reasons as how The Body shop maintains their identity in a business environment that usually alienates humanity in every way.

  • We didn’t know how to run a conventional business. We had never read a book on economic theory and had never even heard of Milton Friedman.
  • We valued and respected labour as fuzzy and cuddly, nerdy as that sounds. We understood that life was no more complicated than love and work.
  • We had no money. Every original was based on reusing everything, refilling and recycling we could.
  • We were naïve. We didn’t know you could tell lies. That grace has stayed with us to this day.
  • We loved change. We believed everything was subject to change.
  • We had a secret ingredient called euphoria. We shared an extraordinary level of optimism, and we still do.

Finally – and this was the main ingredient – we couldn’t take a moisturizer seriously!

Anita had built every business relationship on those reasons. And those reasons had also become the foundation for the values, which every employee of The Body Shop used to guide them as they worked with each other.

In the ever-changing business world, companies can only be successful if the people running it are true to their values. And usually how are they being judged on that? It’s not based on their bottom line but how they maintain their business relationship with everyone from business partners, customer, vendors and even their employees.

Gerald Neo can be found at geraldheralds where he
writes about anything from leadership managment and organizational
managment to online marketing and social media.
His twitter name is @gneo

Register for SOBCon09 NOW!!

Filed Under: Business Life, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Biz School for Bloggers, GeraldNeo, LinkedIn, ROI of Relationships, sobcon

The Secret to Making Money Online — or Anywhere!

August 13, 2008 by Liz 27 Comments

The Secret to Making Money Online — or Anywhere!

Working Plans logo

It works like this, and you don’t need to be famous.

1. If,

you have a product or service
that people with money actually want to buy

2. and . . .

you’re willing to do what it takes you to engage that group’s attention

3. and . . .

you can offer that group irresistible buying opportunities

4. and . . .

for which they are willing to pay more than it costs you to
research, make, build, buy, offer, advertise, sell, serve, and otherwise deliver
what they buy

then,

you will make money.

BONUS:

If you want to make more money:
Follow the above formula with more things they want to buy and more opportunities to buy them.

That’s the secret of how to make money anywhere.

Which step do you see people leave out most frequently?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!! SOBCon08 is May 2,3,4 in Chicago. Have a plan!! Register now!

Filed Under: Business Life, Strategy/Analysis, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Biz School for Bloggers, make money online, sobcon08

SOBCon08: Badges, Subscriptions, Thank yous, and Biz School Mastermind Program

May 24, 2008 by Liz Leave a Comment

So Long 08, Here Comes 09!!

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Now that I have a moment to reflect, I’m overwhelmed by the people who contributed to make SOBCon08, Biz School for Bloggers, the first of it’s kind. Not every moment came off without a hitch, but we were all on the same side of the table, pulling the same direction. How cool is that?!!

This weekend we’ll have finished going through the email lists and sponsor subscription offers so that we can send out the codes for you to sign up for pro accounts next week to those who attended. That email will include other news so watch for it.

Meanwhile I wanted to share a few badges with you to say “Thanks for the memories.” Feel free to “steal” one for your blog. I’ll be putting them in the SOBCon blog sidebar as well.

SOBCon08 See you in 09 badge

SOBCon08 I Was There badge

SOBCon08 I was a speaker badge

The Thank Yous

Thank you to the speakers who brought what they know without holding back. The content offer was 10 to the 23rd power higher than the price of admission. You all did that.

  • Anita Bruzzese
  • Brian Clark
  • Lorelle VanFossen
  • Chris Garrett
  • Chris Brogan
  • Dave Bullock
  • and Wendy Piersall

Thank you to our generous sponsors and partners.

  • WordPress
  • Utterz
  • Network Solutions
  • Beam Global
  • BuzzLogic logo
  • b5media
  • THC logo
  • Blog Catalog
  • Chitika
  • PlanteMoran Financial Advisers
  • Proforma logo
  • Wiley
  • Chicago Hearing Society
  • Jiffle
  • E-junkie
  • AdRefinery logo
  • Blogger & Podcaster
  • Summit Executive Center

And, of course, THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE ATTENDEES who’s ideas and participation really made the event what it was.

Introducing the Models and MasterMinds Group

Models and Masterminds

For those who couldn’t attend and for those who would like to extend the experience, I’m forming a limited mastermind group. The mastermind group program will cover the SOBCon08, Biz School for Bloggers, content in depth and extend it in detail to fit your business. This is an opportunity to learn solid business models, make an immediately actionable plan, and form deep networking relationships with a support group that will help you move your business forward.

The first Biz School for Bloggers mastermind group of five starts June 16. Other projects limit the space I can offer. Email me now if you want to participate –> lizsun2 at gmail.com.

Watch for other offers.

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Focus your business like never before. Join the MasterMind Program with Liz!!

Filed Under: Inside-Out Thinking, SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Biz School for Bloggers, sobcon08

A Turning Point, a Realization, and Time to Take Back the Keys

May 19, 2008 by Liz Leave a Comment

The Turning Point

The Living Web

SOBCon08 had a different effect on each person who attended. It had a stunning impact on me.

A most interesting and pivotal decision came my way on Saturday, May 3rd. The conference I planned was not holding to schedule — I had planned too much to fit in too little time. It was a risk I took come to haunt me. As the day wore on, I realized something had to give. One choice presented itself as the best. I would give up my speaker’s slot. It was the only way to put the conference back on track.

At the time, I knew exactly what the choices were: choose to speak or choose for the event. I chose not to speak, knowing that people who attended for the first time would leave with an incomplete picture of who I am and what I do.

I’ve been tracking the impact of that decision. It’s been there in the blog posts and the comments about SOBCon this year.

I hit a turning point in my life.

The Realization

The part that was harder to face was the realization that had I been fully engaged as a leader, I never would have faced that choice at all. The conference would have had more of my hand behind it and more of voice in it on that day.

I knew what to do, but I didn’t do it, because ghosts from my past got in the way.

Who are ghosts to get in my way?

The clear message of SOBCon was that it’s time to step to the plate. Our blogs, our businesses have to be about serving our customers, but that can’t be at the cost of ourselves.

We each have to own our future. I’ve reflected hard on that thought these past two weeks. Today I’m taking back the keys. I’m walking my own path, shining my light on what I know worth sharing, turning off the noise that gets in the way. I’ll be bringing the most meaningful business and life conversations to this blog now — rather than keeping them behind the scenes.

It’s no longer my father’s saloon. The bar is still open. This time the drinks are on me.

What will you have?

–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!!

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Biz School for Bloggers, sobcon08

The SOBCon Influence According to BuzzLogic

May 7, 2008 by Liz Leave a Comment

Conversationally

BuzzLogic logo

This news from Valerie Coombs at BuzzLogic . . .

I just did an influence query on “sobcon liz strauss” and got these results.

How did we get these results?
BuzzLogic’s influence algorithm takes a dozen factors into account in determining the influence of posts and a blog overall. They include:

  • a blogger’s credibility and expertise on a specific topic over time,
  • who is linking in,
  • the quality and influence of all in-linkers and
  • the popularity of a post overall.

Congrats to Lorelle VanFossen for the most influential post in the entire sobcon conversation!

SOBCon Remembered and Recommended

See below the Top 25 right as of the close of SOBCon.

  1. Liz Strauss
  2. Lorelle – Lorelle has the single most influential post ever about SOBCON!
  3. Phil Gerbyshak
  4. Brain Based Business
  5. David Armano
  6. The Blog Herald
  7. James D Walton
  8. Timothy L Johnson
  9. Bootsnall travel community
  10. Ben Yonkavitz
  11. Joe Hauckes
  12. Tim Draayer
  13. Des Walsh
  14. Dawud Miracle
  15. Jon Gatrell
  16. Drew McLellan
  17. FutureLab blog
  18. Kent Blumberberg
  19. Geoffrey Philp
  20. Robert Hruzek
  21. Christine Kane
  22. Amy Palko
  23. problogger
  24. Mary Schmidt
  25. Adam Kayce

See the screenshot of the Social Map around Lorelle’s post. Click to see it full size.

BuzzLogic Conversation around the Most Influential Blog Post

We will continue to watch the conversation and update you on changes…. Valerie, BuzzLogic

Do you have influence? Will the SOBCon blog posts you write change this listing?

For more about BuzzLogic, visit Jeremiah’s post of Shel’s Interview with the Co-Founder. Sandra and Valerie are both in the vid.
–ME “Liz” Strauss
Work with Liz!!

Filed Under: SOB Business, Successful Blog, Tech/Stats Tagged With: bc, Biz School for Bloggers, influence, sobcon08

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