Kathie Nelson, LLC

Write it Rich – Tips for Reluctant Writers

September 15th & 22nd, 2009
Write it Rich!  Tips for Reluctant Writers
featuring Susan Rich

Do your words sell? Does your website copy bring you all the clients you need? Do people read your blog? Your LinkedIn profile? Your sales emails?  Does your struggle with finding just the right word keep you from spreading your good business news?

If you’re a veteran of the war with words, you’re a Reluctant Writer. But you can change that in just 2 hours with my class, Write it Rich! Tips for Reluctant Writers.

In  2-hour class you’ll learn how to:

• Organize your thoughts
• Pick your key message
• And write memorable, sales-grabbing copy

It doesn’t matter if you are writing for the internet or crafting a sales letter to a valued client: Compelling copy is how you tell your story and build your business.  It’s what sets you apart in a duplicated industry. It’s what moves you from just words on a page to becoming a solution-oriented resource that your customers will call on, time and again.

If you’re not sure how to find that all-important “all about you” sales nugget, Write it Rich! Tips for Reluctant Writers, can help.

In this fun, fast-paced session you’ll learn:

• How to spin your marketing message so that it works for you
• Why reading today’s headlines can build your business tomorrow and
• How to write DREAMY copy…how to choose those memory-making details that make you top-of-mind with clients

Time:  3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Cost:  Normally you’d pay $79 — but for the month of September ONLY you pay just $50.
Location:  North Portland Growth Place, 7415 N Oatman Ave, Portland, OR 97217, 1 mile west of I-5 on Lombard street
Registration:  Pre-registration, pre-payment is required to get this special rate. Seating is limited, so please RSVP today.

Call — Susan Rich, 503-341-6674
Write — susan@richwriting.com

Social Media Marketing Tele-Training

Thursday, October 1st
Social Media Marketing Tele-Training
Featuring Alex Mandossian

On Thursday, October 1st I’m co-sponsoring a teleseminar training on how to boost your profits and productivity utilizing the power of “electronic marketing” and online media.

QUESTION: Do you make these common mistakes in electronic marketing?

* Use audio or video at the wrong time
* Make your email teasers too wordy
* Get writer’s block with your blog posts
* Fail to start your own affiliate program
* Avoid 3 simple ways to get more traffic

My colleague Alex Mandossian can show the quick and simple ways to become a better electronic marketer.  Get access to his *free* tele-training.  This Social Media tele-training costs you nothing to attend and you will get to ask Alex any question (See below).  If you or a friend want to listen, click this:  http://www.1marketinglive.com/cmd.php?af=hhp5340&p=51

You can access Alex’s unique 45-minute tele-training during one or both of these two convenient sessions:

Morning Session: 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern
Evening Session: 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern

You even get a 2-page page “Action Guide” that’s available for you to download now!

* * * Get Access to Alex’s Bonus Training * * *

If you’d also like as private access to a special, advanced training at 6pm Pacific/9pm Eastern, choose that option after asking your question: http://www.1marketinglive.com/cmd.php?af=hhp5340&p=51 

Master the Lifestyle of Your Business

Tuesday, September 15th and 16th
Master the Lifestyle of Your Business
Michelle Anton - Producer, Author, Director
a CEO Space Event

Get up close and person with former Oprah producer, Michelle Anton!

Recently Michelle Anton added another slash to her already busy career as a producer/director/writer when she added published author to her list of talents. She is the co?author of, Weekend Entrepreneur 101 Great Ways to Earn Extra Cash. With her extraordinary networking skills and boundless energy, she’s blazing a new path with blogging. Over the past 15 years she has produced nationally syndicated programming for such industry notables as Dr. Laura, Leeza, The Danny Bonaduce Show, Montel Williams and was a freelance associate producer working on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Michelle Anton is a much sought after producer whose expertise isn’t limited to just daytime talk shows. She produced documentaries for the A&E Biography series highlighting the life and career of Dorothy Dandridge, Rex Harrison, the Kennedy family and others. She’s worked with celebrities such as, Halle Berry, Robert DeNiro, Deepak Chopra, Anthony Robbins, Rush Limbaugh, Naomi Judd, Tyra Banks, Alex Trebek and many more.

Recognized by her peers, Michelle was nominated for the NAACP Image Award for the A&E Biography Series, profiling t he life and career of Dorothy Dandridge. In addition, she has won the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.’s PRISM Award, and she’s a distinguished member of the Writers Guild of America.

Michelle, a CEOSpace Graduate and speaker, is now the VP of Club Operations for CEO Space.

Our meetings are a time for networking with other local business professionals, listening to speakers, business coaching, and developing proper business and marketing plans.

This group is for anyone that has a business, idea, invention or project that wants to learn how to grow a business, OR for existing businesses who want to HYPER grow their business. This is also an incredible playground for venture investors to spot new businesses and invest early.

Our meetings are in a safe environment of cooperation, and we will help you achieve your next goal. WE WON’T QUIT UNTIL YOU WIN!

Time: 6:30 p.m.
Cost: None
Location:
September 15th – The Club at the Historic Reserve, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver
September 16th – The Hilton Garden Inn, 14850 Kruse Oaks Dr., Lake Oswego
Registration:  Click here for more information

Maximum Connections Job Fair

Thursday, September 24th
12th Annual Maximum Connections Job Fair

BE PREPARED TO MAP OUT YOUR FUTURE

Dress for success and bring copies of your resume (Please understand that resumes are accepted solely at the discretion and choice of individual employer. No employer is obligated to accept your resume unless choosing to do so.)

There is a great selection of job or training opportunities!

• AAA Oregon / Idaho
• Arrive Staffing Resources Inc.
•  City of Beaverton
• Clackamas Bakery
• Columbia Sportswear
• Combined Insurance
• Edward Jones Investments
• Everest College – Portland Campus
• Express Employment Professionals
• ITT Technical Institute
• Les Schwab Tire Centers
• Lile International Companies
• Richmar Associates
• US Army
• Warner Pacific College

Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: World Forestry Center, Next to the Oregon Zoo off of Hwy. 26
Registration: Call 503-612-4200 Option 2, or visit www.WorkingInOregon.org

Click here for flyer!

Networking 101: The Truth about What is Really Going On

I confess….I have a real love/hate relationship with networking.  Don’t let your jaw hit the floor.  It’s true! 

I love it when it works.  I hate it when it doesn’t.  You know what I’m talking about. 

I love it when I am in a group of like minded people who understand the value of connecting, discovering, and relationship building. 

I hate it when I end up in a group populated with sales people selling me their wares before they know if I am a prospect OR on the other end of the phone with someone so sure we can refer business to each other if only we could just meet for coffee.   If that’s you…don’t take offense.  There is hope for you.  

If you are in my camp with the same love/hate relationship.  There is hope for us too.  My mantra  ”Networking is NOT selling.  It is the power of connecting for mutual benefit.”  keeps me sane and focused.   I networked badly with others who networked badly for years before I got smart.  If I can do it I am confident others can learn it too.  I share some of my observations of this painful journey in the Evolution of Networking.   

Networking 101: What Do You Mean “It Only Lasted Ten Seconds!?” by Samuel I. Diener

You can call me judgmental. I am.

Once you have given me that first handshake, I have already gathered mostly everything I need to know about you. Sorry, it’s nothing personal. Well, actually it might be, and we will get to that.

I don’t generally leave the house with a “network with me” sign on my back. But I do seem to get around. I must decide quickly who to keep in touch with and who to put in the circular file. Did you know that every recruiter, entrepreneur, executive, and hiring manager EVERYWHERE does the exact same thing? Are they judgmental too? Or are they simply pragmatic?

Most people give you ten seconds to make your first impression. That’s it. No one means to be cruel. It’s just that there are so many people to meet and so little time. Everyone wants to give their full attention to those that properly align with their goals. If you fail someone in the first ten seconds, how could they possibly want to get to know you more? So here’s the punch:

The conventional wisdom out there says that the first ten seconds after you introduce yourself are the most critical. I disagree. I say you have seven seconds before and as you walk up, and then three seconds before the person has formed the impression we are targeting. Let’s take a look at each. Read more…

What are your networking pet peeves?  We’d love to hear! 

Gaining Control: Seven Strategies Employed by Successful Job Seekers

Monday, September 28th
Monday Mastery Webinar:
Gaining Control: Seven Strategies Employed by Successful Job Seekers
with John MacLeod, MacLeod Erickson and Associates

Everyone hears about the value of networking, identifying accomplishments, and other tips of the trade used in job search. But, after the rhetoric is gone, what really helps? What are the traits or actions of successful job seekers that help them land their new positions? John and Liz examined clients’ outcomes and identified seven factors in a job seeker’s control that make a difference in their campaign’s success. These are lessons that everyone – from networkers to hermits – can employ in their search. Some factors are tangible, some are more elusive. If you are in “job search” mode or know someone who is, please join John, Liz, and Kathie to regain control!

Time:  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost:  None
Login Info:  Login info for this webinar will be sent via email after RSVP

Simply provide your name and email to RSVP!

Wednesday WOW! Webinar

Wednesday, September 16th
Wednesday WOW! Webinar
Kathie Nelson, Connectworks

2009 has been a year like none before. As a leader, you’ve had to roll with the tide and adapt quickly to changing whims of the economic wind. As we wrap up this roller coaster year, take some time to reset your practices and end on a high note while you set yourself up for increase in 2010.

Join us for the WOW! Wednesday Webinar as Kathie shares some of her powerful planning practices.

What you will learn:

• #1 planning tool that will kick Q4 into high gear
• to quickly assess what is and isn’t working
• to plan for seasonality and fluctuations in your sales cycle
• to re-set your average sale
• and more!

Step into a fresh paradigm….meeting your revenue goals involves much more than selling! You can grow in this economy without compromising the fun!

Time:  11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Price: None
Login Details:  Webinar login details will be sent via email after RSVP.

Simply provide your name and email to RSVP!