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Dear {!firstname}: Welcome to the Get Clients Online Ezine by Donna Gunter and OnlineBizU.com
The Silver Lining in Every Cloud
Things are almost back to normal at the Carver-Gunter household. Eric is still on the mend and out on short-term disability, probably for at least 2 more weeks. Despite being in a bit of pain and having to make regular visits to his doctor, he's enjoying his time off and has been catching up on his sleep and reintroducing himself to me (we had been seeing each other only about 10 minutes a day, if that, when he was working all of the mandatory overtime of late.)
The best news occurred on Monday of this week. Eric had interviewed for a "normal" day job at his plant several weeks ago. On Monday, he was called and offered the job. After we spent some time discussing the pros and cons of the position, he decided to accept the post. The downside? Less money, as this job has little overtime (which means fewer "boy toys" -- electronics, in his case). The upside? Regular 7 AM - 3 PM M-F work schedule, no nights, no weekends, very little overtime, and all holidays off! Wow, it's hard to remember the last time we actually celebrated Christmas on Christmas Day or ate Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving.
It's going to be quite an adjustment for us both. I'm so used to being a married single person (i.e. very little time spent with my spouse) that I'm not sure how to be a "normal" couple with Eric with the ability to have a good chunk of time to spend together at night or on the weekends. When we went out for celebratory pizza last night, Eric wanted to talk about expectations in this new phase of our relationship, specifically how much time I would let him devote to gaming. We established some guidelines agreeable to both of us, but the big relief now is that I don't feel like Eric is being pulled in two directions when he has time off (spending time with me vs. seeing his gaming friends). That tug-of-war led to more disagreements than I care to recount, but it looks like it's water under the bridge for now.
To Your Online Success!
Donna
Donna Gunter, Internet Marketing Coach for Introverts and Online Business Manager
{!firstname}, 6 Proven Strategies Helping Introverts Easily and Effortlessly Market Themselves by Donna Gunter, The Internet Marketing for Introverts Coach (TM)
"I hate to market myself" is a very common complaint I hear from many of my clients. Some are introverts, who are naturally averse to self-promotion, while others just don't realize that they also wear the hat of Marketing Director when they start their own business and unhappily discover that they are responsible for getting their own clients and customers. Trust me, it's imperative that you get over this stigma (or move beyond it), for without marketing, nothing happens.
What are the best ways for introverts to promote themselves in a way that doesn't feel overly promotional? Here are 6 proven strategies to help introverts easily and effortlessly market themselves:
Continue reading article and comment on my blog...
Paid Membership Has Its Advantages!
The teleclasses, downloads, and articles listed below are available to members of OnlineBizU.com as a part of their paid membership. If you're not a member and would like to have immediate access to some great Internet marketing strategies and information, we'd love to have you join us!
New Article: 10 Steps to Creating a Lead-Generating Authority Web Site
 One of the most effective client attraction strategies you can create for your business is to develop an authority web site. An authority web site is one based on a specific topic, and these types of sites are usually found at the top of search engine results. Here are 10 steps that online service business owners can follow to create an authority web site for their business...keep reading
New Biz Automation Tool: Reporter Connection
 Hounding reporters is never fun, and getting them to pay attention to you when you want them to promote your business is almost impossible. Do you know the absolute easiest time to get media coverage? It's when the journalist or producer has already decided to cover your particular subject and they're actively seeking people just like you to interview. Now there's a way for you to get in contact with them exactly when they're seeking an expert like you...keep reading
New Teleclass: Wordpress 101: How to Design a Killer Blogsite in Wordpress That Brings You More Traffic, More Clients and More Money with Wordpress Blog Expert, Michelle Hutter
Date: July 20, 2010 at 2 PM Eastern
Have you been thinking about creating a blogsite in Wordpress but are overwhelmed with all of the choices available? How do you know if you're making the "right" decision when you pick your theme, and how can you customize the site for your company's look and feel?
Wordpress offers so many options for blogsite creation as free, open-source software that the average user gets stuck trying to figure it all out. In this program, we'll demystify Wordpress and give you some great tools and resources to help you get started on your blogsite.
In this teleclass, you'll discover:
- important features that make a blogsite different from a regular blog or a traditional website
- the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org -- and when to use each of these
- what is CMS and whether you need to be an HTML expert to use Wordpress
- the best sites to locate free themes and popular, inexpensive paid themes
- easy tips and tricks to customize your theme to make it your ëowní look
- quick ways to add new pages and posts and edit pages
- the top plugins that are essential to every Wordpress site
- how to find and work with a great blogsite designer
- how to deal with Wordpress security issues
If you're thinking about creating a blogsite in Wordpress, you need to be on this call!
About Michelle Hutter
 Michelle Hutter founded 3H Virtual Services in 2001. While she didn't start out to be a technical e-commerce expert, that is where her virtual professional practice has landed, because she found that is where her passion lies. Now, with clients ranging from coaches, speakers, and lawyers, to many varied small business entrepreneurs, she specializes in being the "techy" expert for her clients. She finds that folks are referred to her because they either don't want to or don't have the time learn the ever-changing Internet marketing technology to make their businesses run more efficiently and get them the results they desire. The bottom line is if you need it to run on the web, 3H Virtual Services can get it done for you.
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Answerbag
 How do you know what people actually want? It's often a crapshoot at best, especially when you're trying to develop products and services for your target market. What if you had a ready-made resource to which you could refer when you wanted to check out the needs and wants of your client base?
Answerbag lets you peer into the minds of your customers and prospects and conduct some very inexpensive market research. The quickest way to use this service is to browse the Topics section, then go to the Subcategory that best fits what you're seeking, and then to the Most Popular questions. When you click on a subcategory, related blogs, social network updates, images, and videos will also appear related to the topic, pulled from search engine results.
If you don't see your topic or question posted, feel free to post one yourself. However, in order to so so, you will have to set up a free account. And, of course, if you have an answer to a question, feel free to share your expertise there.
They also offer a search feature, so instead of going through lists of topics and categories, you can simply type in your question and get the results most closely matching your entry.
Conduct your market research here.
 Thrive Hiring System
One of the most common questions we hear business owners ask is "Where do I find the support I need?"
On the flip side, the number one question asked by virtual support professionals is "Where do I find clients?"
I'm excited to announce that my colleague Tina Forsyth is working hard to answer this question. Tina has put together what she calls the THRIVE job board. A connecting point for virtual support professionals to connect with business owners . Itís a one stop resource for business to find the support they need and a place for you to find clients.
Tina is inviting virtual support professionals of all kinds to visit www.ThriveHiringSystem.com/hire and to set up their profiles. There's no cost for this, it really is about creating a great resource for business owners and helping them finding the help they need in one spot.
As long as you provide some kind of service to online based business owners, you are invited to visit the website and join. Whether you're a Virtual Assistant, Online Business Manager, Affiliate Manager, Web Developer, Copywriter, Graphic Designer, Virtual Event Specialist, Public Relations Expert, Social Media Specialist, Blog Customization Expert, Virtual Bookkeeper, Live Event Specialist, Video & Podcasting Expert --- you are invited to submit your profile.
The THRIVE team will be providing more information in the coming weeks about the bigger picture side of things as the launch later this summer. In the meantime, visit http://www.ThriveHiringSystem.com/hire to watch Tina's video and post your own profile.
 "Donna helped take huge 'general concept' and fine-tune it to help me find my target market."
Coaching with Donna was a tremendous benefit. She definitely has a talent for brainstorming and helping narrow down ideas. Working with Donna involved taking my huge "general" concept and fine-tuning it down, as well as finding my target market.
Donna has a wealth of information and provides so many resources for research which enabled me to make informed decisions. I was not only able to design the concept for my business, but also have a plan of action in place.
Donna not only provided business support, but the personal support as well, and guided me in working out my schedule, as well giving me ideas on what to delegate in order to focus on the "important" stuff!
Working with Donna was a great experience -- Thank you Donna!
Debbie Franklin
www.featheringyouremptynest.com
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 Donna Gunter, author of Get More Clients Online: How to Get 95% of Your Clients from Internet Marketing, and founder of OnlineBizU.com, is an Internet Marketing for Introverts Coach and Internet Marketing Strategist who helps introverted service professionals learn how to marketing themselves online without sacrificing their introverted souls.
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