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	<description>Carla R. Wilson &#124; Wilson Virtual Assistants &#124; Entrepreneur and Small Business Support Services</description>
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		<title>EProduct Flight Plan &#8211; ready for take-off!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:09:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The flight plans are written and tested, and now EProduct Flight Plan is ready for take-off!
The EProduct Flight Plan was created by my joint venture partner, Mary Motz, and me to help entrepreneurs get their products selling on the web.  If you are new to the internet marketing arena, have a digital product you&#8217;d like [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.wilsonva.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cartoon_airplane1.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-701" title="cartoon_airplane" src="http://www.wilsonva.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cartoon_airplane1.jpg" alt="" width="163" height="89" /></a>The flight plans are written and tested, and now <a href="http://www.eproductflightplan.com"><strong>EProduct Flight Plan</strong></a> is ready for take-off!</p>
<p>The EProduct Flight Plan was created by my joint venture partner, <a href="http://www.provirtualsolutions.com">Mary Motz</a>, and me to help entrepreneurs get their products selling on the web.  If you are new to the internet marketing arena, have a digital product you&#8217;d like to sell, but you&#8217;re not sure where to start, then EProduct Flight Plan is for you!</p>
<p>EProduct Flight Plan give you super-simple checklists and pre-flight plans to get your EProduct (i.e. digital products, like an eBook, an audio of a training, or a virtual event like a teleclass or webinar) launched and selling.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what our EProduct Flight Plan covers:</p>
<ul>
<li>E-Commerce 101 – facts you must know in order to understand the online sales process</li>
<li>Secrets of choosing the best eCommerce tools for your budget, product type  &amp; business goals (there’s no such thing as one-size fits all)</li>
<li>Pros &amp; cons of using a traditional web page vs. WordPress for your sales page</li>
<li>Messaging: the importance of mapping out your communications before you start selling</li>
<li>The must-have items of message copy you need completed and ready to go before you sell.</li>
<li>How to work with a VA to be sure there are no “missing links” in your selling process</li>
<li>Getting the word out… learn to leverage all your communication channels to reach people “where they are”</li>
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<p><strong>And here&#8217;s what you get:</strong><br />
The 90-minute teleclass recording<br />
Carla’s Exclusive Resource Rolodex – a listing of tools and services to check out for your e-product project<br />
Mary’s Shopping Cart &amp; Payment Process Demystifier – your quick guide to shopping cart and payment processing options<br />
A Sample Flight Plan &#8211; An example project plan flowchart for getting a product online, along with a blank flight plan for you to complete for your project.<br />
A Pre-Flight Task Checklist – Did you forget anything? You won’t with this handy task checklist.</p>
<h3><span style="color: #993300;"><strong>Visit <a href="http://www.eproductflightplan.com">EProductFlightPlan.com</a> to purchase your copy NOW!</strong></span></h3>
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		<title>Turning Contacts into Sales &#8211; Secret #3</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:25:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this last audio, I teach you Secret 3 for Turning Contacts into Sales.  After organizing, and planning marketing, it&#8217;s necessary to track your efforts to know if they are effective.  In this audio I discuss some ideas for tracking your marketing.



Please let me know your thoughts by adding a comment below.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In this last audio, I teach you Secret 3 for Turning Contacts into Sales.  After organizing, and planning marketing, it&#8217;s necessary to track your efforts to know if they are effective.  In this audio I discuss some ideas for tracking your marketing.<br />
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		<title>Turning Contacts into Sales &#8211; Secret #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This secret for turning contacts into sales has several parts.  First you must decide the action plans for keeping in consistent contact with your prospects and clients, plus you need to schedule your overall marketing plan.   In the audio to follow I mention the use of a spreadsheet to help you organize [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This secret for turning contacts into sales has several parts.  First you must decide the action plans for keeping in consistent contact with your prospects and clients, plus you need to schedule your overall marketing plan.   In the audio to follow I mention the use of a spreadsheet to help you organize your marketing.  Please email me (Carla@WilsonVA.com) if you&#8217;d like a copy.</p>
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		<title>Turning Contacts into Sales &#8211; Secret #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those who have worked with me know I am stickler for organized databases.  A database is the backbone of your business &#8211; it&#8217;s your bread and butter &#8211; so take care of it.
When I consult with clients about their databases, the first thing we talk about is the contact types, or categories, in which the [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I consult with clients about their databases, the first thing we talk about is the contact types, or categories, in which the contacts are organized.  Here is an audio about organizing contacts into contact types.  Ideal Contact Types.  Ideal to you and your business.</p>
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		<title>Webinar followup: links to movie and podcast</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My colleague Mary Motz and I hosted a double-header webinar, to share our &#8220;secrets&#8221; and demonstrate how we help our clients.  The first topic (mine) was &#8220;3 Secrets for Turning Contacts into Sales&#8221; and Mary shared &#8220;Social Media 101 for Business&#8221;.   If you missed the webinar &#8211; no worries!  To follow are links to both [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My colleague Mary Motz and I hosted a double-header webinar, to share our &#8220;secrets&#8221; and demonstrate how we help our clients.  The first topic (mine) was &#8220;3 Secrets for Turning Contacts into Sales&#8221; and Mary shared &#8220;Social Media 101 for Business&#8221;.   If you missed the webinar &#8211; no worries!  To follow are links to both the movie of the webinar and/or the audio-only portion (for you podcast lovers!).  </p>
<p>For the webinar: <a href="http://www.pvhost.net/teleclasses/2009-jun-24-carlawilson-marymotz.wmv">Webinar: Turning Contacts into Sales and Social Media 101 for Small Business </a><br />
Or listen/download the podcast version here:<center><br />
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<p>By the way, Mary and I are teaming up to help solopreneurs implement this type of digital media into their marketing exposure.</p>
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