Denise Wakeman aka The Blog Squad - Usually posts from on the road, on my runs or random thoughts that don't make it to my blogs.

Sunday Run from Santa Monica to Venice Beach

A gorgeous morning for a run from Santa Monica, along Ocean Park down to the boardwalk to Venice Beach. Surprisingly warm for a November morning. I haven't been running much in the past few weeks so this 7.5 mile run was tough and everything ached by the time I got back to the car. It's time to get serious now since I've signed up to do a half marathon in January!

             
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Business Blogging Tip: Write for Your Ideal Client (video)

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Here's a quick (47 second) video tip to help you with creating content for your business blog...


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5 Critical Tactics for Business Blog Success

The audio replay from my program with Travis Greenlee is posted on Build a Better Blog...

http://www.buildabetterblog.com/5-critical-tactics-for-business-blog-success-audio-replay.html

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5 Programs to Help You Boost Your Business

Based on where you’re currently focused on developing your business, there are many  opportunities for you this week and next from both me and several colleagues I whole-heartedly endorse...

Wednesday, October 21, 10 am PT

I’ll be interviewed by Becky Cortino about business blogging on BlogTalk Radio
Red River Writers Live Blog Talk Radio

Wednesday, October 21, 12 pm PT

"How to Use Keywords, the Magic Magnets That Pull Consumers and Journalists to Your  Press Releases"
Hosted by Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound
Registration details here.

October 19 – 23 (check sched for times)

David Frey’s Publicity Telesummit
9 Experts Talk About How to Use PR to Build Your Business (no charge!)
My interview about blogging and PR is on Thursday, October 22 at 2 pm ET
Details and registration here.

Thursday, October 29, 10 am PT

Kathleen Gage presents a free teleseminar on how to create an Amazon bestseller  campaign. This is the last time she’ll be offering this program. Since Kathleen has created  and managed many super successful Amazon campaigns, she’s the gal to go to for this info.

Register here (free!).

Kathleen Gage also has an exceptional report on how to become a bestselling author.

Finally, if you’re looking for guidance on how to get better results with your business blog, I invite you to get my complementary 5 part video course on "How to Get the Best Out of Your Blog." Get the videos at http://masterbusinessblogging.com

To your outrageous, amazing success!

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More pictures from BlogWorld Expo Las Vegas

A few more pictures from BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009...


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BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2009 in Las Vegas #bwe09

Here are a few pictures from BlogWorld Expo. I always intend to take more photos but somehow always get caught up with chatting and forget. Had a great time this year and in particular enjoyed hanging out with my friends and colleagues Rich Brooks, Coach Deb Micek, Mari Smith, Christina Hills, Leesa Barnes, Mike Stelzner, Chris Garrett and so many others.

I always get some good nuggets of info which I'll share on my blogs as I process and digest. The best part though, are the conversations and dinners with friends. Ideas and partnerships and projects always flow from the "in real life" meetings with online friends.


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@therichbrooks interview on blogworld radio http://wsradio.com

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Eight Days in Philadelphia Working, Teaching Learning, Growing

Last week I spent 8 days in Philadelphia attending and hosting a variety of events. It was a jam-packed week starting with a two day workshop presented by my mentor Terri Levine. The focus was on Attract, Convert and Retain...clients, that is. Lots of great content and my big take-away is to create a DVD business card. Makes a much bigger impact than a traditional card that gets thrown away.

Next up, I spent the afternoon with my friend and colleague Rachna Jain, the brains behind the Social Media Marketing Stratgies blog. We talked and plotted and then attended a HARO tweetup and met a lot of the movers and shakers in the PR/social networking scene in Philly.

Then, I hosted my own blogging mastermind. 5 smart people from around the East Coast joined me to spend nearly 6 hours working on their blogs and strategies for building more visibility for their businesses and books (2 authors in the group). It was a great day with tons of learning and discussion.

Finally, I attended a private VIP mastermind, again with my mentor, Terri Levine. Intense doesn't begin to describe it. And very productive. 20 savvy, smart and successful entrepreneurs came together with the sole focus to work on growing our businesses. My action list is a mile long!

I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked, but here are a few of the great people I met and the beautiful city of Philadelphia. (for some reason, some of my photos wouldn't load. Oh well.)


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Future of Social Media & How to Profit From It (webinar) is on 10/1 http://ping.fm/6YZpq

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My fave dentist sent me this testimonial...

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I'm honored and flattered to received this video testimonial from my dentist, Dr. Ramsey Amin, about the work we've done together on his blog and getting him up and running with social media.

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