Helping Hands for Coaches :: Easily making your Blog into your Money Maker

We have better video quality! To view the video please click this link:
http://www.indramarketing.com/tutorials_video_blogger02.php.

This class covered:

Blogger Account. Go to www.Blogger.com and sign-up for a Free blog account. You will need this to follow along with the exercises.

Amazon.com Account. You need to sign-up as an affiliate: Click HERE to get started.

Familiar with Blogs. If you weren't on last week's call, please familiarize yourself with your Blogger account by watching last week's class: look at the post "Helping Hands for Coaches :: Basic Blogger"

These Links. http://www.feedburner.com is your friend. No need to start an account - we'll go over that in class. But, DO start an account with co-activenetwork.com
Blog Directories: www.Technorati.com, www.blogskinny.com

Have a question or an idea for a class? Send me an email: rachel@indramarketing.com

I will be taking a week off for "Helping Hands for Coaches" in order to re-do the video tutorials so that they are all of the better quality displayed at http://www.indramarketing.com/tutorials_video_blogger02.php.

If you have not signed-up for the classes, please do so by adding your email above - and we hope to 'see' you there!

Goal setting for 2008?

Are you a Coach, and need a Plan for 2008? Joan can help! Read below:

Plan for Success in 2008. Please share this with people you know
who may have a hard time with planning, and come to the class
yourself if you like. Here’s what they’ll get:

• Identify top 10 business and personal goals for 2008.
• Learn how to map goals onto quarterly objectives
  and actions.
• Receive guidance about how to measure and adjust
  plans to stay on target throughout the year.

You can send them to
http://www.lifeworkpartners.com/programs/dare_to_plan.htm
for more information.

When I started working with Joan we used the Simple
Yearly Planning Tool to help me plan for an important
transition in my business. When I first saw it I actually
thought it was a little too simple. But the exercise helped
me get clear on my plans and intentions. Rather than
thinking I had to do everything now, I could build on
my actions, quarter by quarter.

~ Laurie Marrelli, MarketHabit.com

Thank you!
Joan
Joan Friedlander
Call: (949) 496-1577
Lifework Business Partners
Home of The Master Calendar Solution™ and Dare to Delegate™
Simple Strategic Solutions for the Next Phase of Growth
http://www.lifeworkpartners.com

Squash Your Gremlin: An Apology

Dear Coaching Community:

It has been brought to our attention that some of our contestants didn't follow the guidelines and 'rules' as strictly as others, and yet they are still able to participate. This was an oversight on our part, and we apologize to the participants that did follow the rules to a 'T'. Rather than disqualify the participants that didn't follow the rules, we would like to offer ALL our essay submission participants the choice of two of the following after the winner has been announced:

1. A Custom Blog to match your marketing materials: total value $800

2. A Custom eZine design (can be used with iContact email database): total value $250

3. A recorded and edited interview podcast (which you can post on a website, and/or have on CDs): total value $250

Please also keep in mind that voting has not concluded, so there is still time for you to be our winner of over $4,000 worth of prizes! (Voting ends Friday, October 26th. www.IndraMarketing.com/gremlin ) If you are trying to vote several times through the same computer, say your spouse or friend is trying to vote on your computer after you have voted, it will not work. Due to the voting software, there is only one vote per computer allowed. A way to get around this is to vote at the library, at work, or on a friend's computer.

Thank you, participants, for all your hard work!

Warmly,

Rachel Pradhan

'Squash Your Gremlin Essay Competition' Coordinator

Opportunity for Coaches - Now Extended

The 1st Annual 'Squash Your Gremlin Essay Competition' has now been extended! Last day for submission is September 28th, this Friday!

Why are we extending the deadline? We have several new sponsors:
-Choice Magazine
-Minute Man Press
-and several more that have asked to hop on board! Check it out, and submit today: www.IndraMarketing.com/gremlin

Why are we doing this? We believe in the power of coaching, and we believe that marketing and good pr is the way to help coaches to become more widely accepted and used in personal life and business. You are well aware of the tremendous benefit this kind of exposure can have on the coaching industry as a whole!

So, be a part of this amazing event!

The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
- RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Custom Website for $12

Do you know of a Business or Life Coach that needs a website? Do they have $12 and a little bit of time? Have them view this video! With over $4,000 worth of prizes, including: custom website, blog, eNewsletter, business cards, brochures and entrepreneur coaching! The 1st Annual Squash Your Gremlin Essay Competition: click HERE to learn more!

Squash Your Gremlin!

Contact: Rachel Pradhan
714.566.4669
rachel@blazeinteractive.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Squash Your Gremlin Competition!

Laguna Niguel, CA – August 27, 2007 – Business and life coaches have the opportunity to show their passion and get rid of their ‘Gremlins’ during the 1^st annual ‘Squash Your Gremlin Essay Competition’ through submitting their essays to http://indramarketing.com/gremlin. Indra Successful Coach Marketing is sponsoring the competition with the opportunity for other sponsors to join.

If you haven’t heard of coaching, well it is a growing field, and in the Southland we see this trend growing everyday. Six ICF Certified Coaching Schools are located in Southern California alone, and now there is the 1^st Annual ‘Squash Your Gremlin Essay Competition’ to support all coaching school graduates. For those of you who have not had the benefit of working with a coach, coaches use the word ‘Gremlin’ to describe the inner voice that squelches confidence and self-esteem. So, for only $12, new and student coaches are being given the opportunity to write their enthusiasm for becoming a coach, and squash their Gremlin! Their essays will then be voted on via the website http://indramarketing.com/gremlin by peers, visitors, family and friends. The Grand Prize Winner will be announced October 31, 2007 and will win over $3,000 worth of prizes.

So, sharpen your pencils new and student business and life coaches, your Competition is here! To learn more about submitting your essay or becoming a sponsor for the ‘Squash Your Gremlin Essay Competition’ please go to http://indramarketing.com/gremlin.

For more information, please contact Rachel Pradhan at 714.566.4669, or via email rachel@indrasvoice.com.

About Indra Successful Coach Marketing

Rachel Pradhan is President of Blaze Interactive, an award winning Web Design and Internet Marketing firm in Laguna Niguel, California. Indra Successful Coach Marketing is a subsidiary of Blaze Interactive. She has spoken for women business organizations and The Orange County Small Business Expo on “Internet Marketing Made Easy to Make You Money”. She is a part of NAFE, BNI, SDPCA, ASLA and local chambers. To learn more, contact her through the website: www.BlazeInteractive.com.

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ICF Cert. Coaching Schools!

On August 9th, Nirzhar and I attended the fabulous ICF-Orange County annual event 'Meet the Coaching Schools'. This was an opportunity for anyone interested in becoming a coach to find out what ICF certified coaching schools were out there and their unique coaching style. The coaching schools each took a turn in coaching a volunteer from the ICF-Orange County Organization. Nirzhar took photos and I helped with the speaker system. It was really educational and fun, and I highly recommend you going if you are debating what school to go to!

Spotted Zebras: Live Outside Your Stripes

www.SpottedZebrasCoaching.com : Through BarBara's individual coaching, group coaching and speaking she shares the choices to creating the Effortless, Energized and Exciting Life of a Spotted Zebra! Click the link above to visit her coaching website.

Entrepreneur Coach Website

www.ReadytoEvolve.com : Service Professionals Who Struggle with Being Your Own Boss, Ready to Evolve will give you the tools to become productive without having to be overwhelmed!

TV Commercial for the Web!

What does a business coach, a Realtor, and a stuffed beaver have in common? They all have online videos, creating such a big stir that they’ve been mentioned on National Public Radio, tv news, and online magazines. Do you know someone that wants this kind of attention, promotion, and prospects? Cheaper than print advertising, it’s viral marketing. Give us a call if you want to be the next craze: 949.249.4958 Meanwhile, check out the newest online video directory: it’s being described as Craig’s List and YouTube combined: It’s www.RealPeopleRealStuff.com

Everyday Bliss :: Made by Indra

www.EverydayBliss.com : A community website built for women who are ready to start paying attention to what’s most important to them and start doing something about it.

Coach and Grow R.I.C.H :: ICF-OC

Yesterday, I went to an amazing ICF meeting in Orange County that had Michelle Schubnel as the Headline Speaker. Although I've been a big fan of her teleclasses for a while, I loved seeing her in action! She was lively, personable, and real. Her talk was very interactive with some real "hands-on" activities that helped us to quickly get in tune with her talk.

The first part of the program she taught us how to introduce ourselves with a real simple formula: "Who are you, who do you work with, who would benefit from it, and what your specialty is." Although I was late for this part of the meeting, I quickly caught on, and loved the simplicity of the formula. It would be simple for the listener to understand what you do and who would benifit from it: which is the point of a 30 second speech, right? I'm sure you may have been in this situation: Your at a networking meeting or expo, and you have a potential client in front of you, and after you give your 30 second speech, they give you a blank stare. Not a good sign. I know I'm going to use Michelle's formula for my future interactions. Thank you Michelle!

The 30 second speech formula is just a sample of all I learned during her 2 hour talk. After the talk, I went over and quickly reviewed her books and program, and it's an amazing program! So detailed, with real effective action items, and specially formulated for coaches to better their business skills! I recommend every coach to go to her site: www.coachandgrowrich.com!

Also, if you are a coach, and are not part of a professional organization, such as ICF (International Coaching Federation), I would highly recommend going to a meeting. Not only will you meet colleagues in your field, but you will learn practices that will propel you forward in your career as a coach. The three organizations that I have visited, and would recommend you visit is: www.sandiegocoaches.com, www.icforangecounty.com, and the PCMAonline.com (Orange County). As I visit more, I will write about them and my experiences, so please visit my blog often!

To Your Success!
Rachel

Why I Love the Coaching Industry!

I was at a recent PCMA meeting in Orange County, when I was reminded of why I love working with coaches! I was discussing with several of the business coaches there what our mission was: to help coaches utilize the Internet to better their business. They probed me more to find how I planned on doing that. I told them that I see the Internet as not just a Marketing tool, but as a connection tool for coaches to connect with their clients in more than one way. Through Podcasting, Blogs, Video Casting, and eNewsletters, coaches are able to develop a relationship with their clients that goes beyond the "once-a-week coaching session".

They were intrigued, and helped me, right then and there, with my "tag line": 'I help coaches build coaching relationships with their clients through the Internet'. It was an awesome experience, in which they really listened to me, and I listened to them and we had a real conversation about growth, connection, and business. With all my networking, and attending seminars, I never get this kind of true level of understanding and connection with other business industries-only with coaches. They are an amazing industry to study, learn, and work with.

After the meeting, I've received helpful feed-back on ways to build ISCM, as well as referrals to other coaches and coaching organizations that might be interested in our services. I feel embraced by the coaching community, and I am so grateful.

Indeed, as Maya Angelou says, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

-Rachel