This year’s Best Speaker Website contest was one of the closest contests in our history. Thank you to everyone who voted! We run this contest for two main reasons. The first is so that we can both point out what elements are needed to create a compelling speaker website that gets you hired and share
As a professional speaker, you are constantly vying to win the contract that gets you on the stage and speaking. And many of you also have additional products, including training, that you are constantly pitching to potential customers with the hope of winning some additional business. On this week’s podcast, Jane is joined by Greg Schinkel,
There is one thing I have been saying for years, and I firmly believe it will always be true: “There is no better form of marketing than a great speech!” With all of the noise in social media and marketing, having prospects see you live, or hear from others how great you are, has always
A few weeks ago we announced our 2017 Best Speaker Website contest and asked you to share your nominees of speaker sites you think ROCK! A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a candidate. We received so many great submissions, and it was a real challenge to narrow them down
eSpeakers started years ago as a calendar and event management tool but has since evolved as a digital hub for speakers. Joe Heaps, Chief Marketing Officer for eSpeakers, drops by to talk about some of what’s new and what’s coming soon with eSpeakers. This episode is all about making sure that you get as much
I don’t know anyone in business, myself included, who has not made business mistakes. As we all know, some mistakes are more costly than others but all can leave us feeling somewhat defeated and set back on our journey to success. I recently reached out to four professional speakers and business owners and asked them
As we approach the National Speakers Association’s annual convention this July in Orlando, Florida you may be wondering if joining the association is right for you. While I can only speak to my personal experience and the opinions that have been shared with me by others, ultimately it comes down to each individual and what
Frederique Murphy is in the business of moving mountains. Well, she’s actually in the business of having the mindset that you CAN move mountains. Frederique is a speaker, strategist, podcaster, creator of the Mountain Moving Mindset platform. Frederique offers some thought-provoking ideas on how our brains work, how we deal with beliefs, and how we
Before going to ICON17, the annual Infusionsoft conference, last week, I thought I was doing a pretty good job at using the CRM and marketing machine that I have had for four years. I send out my weekly business and marketing tips, promote our upcoming events and use the shopping cart. Boy, was I wrong!
It has been two years since we ran our “Best Speaker Website Contest” and once again, much has changed in website design and fads in that time. We have seen a shift away from photo carousels and more folks opting for parallax scrolling websites. Hero images have gotten bigger. Fonts have gotten bolder. While any
Joel Boggess has parlayed his popular Relaunch podcast (over 1 million downloads!) into speaking and author opportunities. His Never Give Up mantra was instilled at an early age after a frightening brush with death. Joel talks about his experience as a podcaster, some of his favorite guests, and how podcasting can lead to new opportunities.
I heard a line on a podcast yesterday that I just had to share. It was on the EO Fire podcast, and the guest was Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning. Here’s what Hal said: “You cannot improve your business without first improving yourself.” At first, I thought that sounded kind of trite. Then I
This year’s Best Speaker Website contest was one of the closest contests in our history. Thank you to everyone who voted! We run this contest for two main reasons. The first is so that we can both point out what elements are needed to create a compelling speaker website that gets you hired and share
As a professional speaker, you are constantly vying to win the contract that gets you on the stage and speaking. And many of you also have additional products, including training, that you are constantly pitching to potential customers with the hope of winning some additional business. On this week’s podcast, Jane is joined by Greg Schinkel,
There is one thing I have been saying for years, and I firmly believe it will always be true: “There is no better form of marketing than a great speech!” With all of the noise in social media and marketing, having prospects see you live, or hear from others how great you are, has always
A few weeks ago we announced our 2017 Best Speaker Website contest and asked you to share your nominees of speaker sites you think ROCK! A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit a candidate. We received so many great submissions, and it was a real challenge to narrow them down
eSpeakers started years ago as a calendar and event management tool but has since evolved as a digital hub for speakers. Joe Heaps, Chief Marketing Officer for eSpeakers, drops by to talk about some of what’s new and what’s coming soon with eSpeakers. This episode is all about making sure that you get as much
I don’t know anyone in business, myself included, who has not made business mistakes. As we all know, some mistakes are more costly than others but all can leave us feeling somewhat defeated and set back on our journey to success. I recently reached out to four professional speakers and business owners and asked them
As we approach the National Speakers Association’s annual convention this July in Orlando, Florida you may be wondering if joining the association is right for you. While I can only speak to my personal experience and the opinions that have been shared with me by others, ultimately it comes down to each individual and what
Frederique Murphy is in the business of moving mountains. Well, she’s actually in the business of having the mindset that you CAN move mountains. Frederique is a speaker, strategist, podcaster, creator of the Mountain Moving Mindset platform. Frederique offers some thought-provoking ideas on how our brains work, how we deal with beliefs, and how we
Before going to ICON17, the annual Infusionsoft conference, last week, I thought I was doing a pretty good job at using the CRM and marketing machine that I have had for four years. I send out my weekly business and marketing tips, promote our upcoming events and use the shopping cart. Boy, was I wrong!
It has been two years since we ran our “Best Speaker Website Contest” and once again, much has changed in website design and fads in that time. We have seen a shift away from photo carousels and more folks opting for parallax scrolling websites. Hero images have gotten bigger. Fonts have gotten bolder. While any
Joel Boggess has parlayed his popular Relaunch podcast (over 1 million downloads!) into speaking and author opportunities. His Never Give Up mantra was instilled at an early age after a frightening brush with death. Joel talks about his experience as a podcaster, some of his favorite guests, and how podcasting can lead to new opportunities.
I heard a line on a podcast yesterday that I just had to share. It was on the EO Fire podcast, and the guest was Hal Elrod, author of The Miracle Morning. Here’s what Hal said: “You cannot improve your business without first improving yourself.” At first, I thought that sounded kind of trite. Then I
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