Recently, Heidi Richards, founder of WE Magazine for Women, listed this blog in her “101 Women Bloggers to Watch” roundup!

THANK YOU, Heidi, for including Entrepreneur’s Breakfast. It’s an honor and a pleasure to be associated with such an enterprising woman as yourself, as well as mentioned in the same breath as this group of empowered and dynamic professional women.

WE Magazine is a veritable smorgasbord of must-have tips, tricks and tools to help the modern woman make informed decisions in both her personal and professional life. Women who read WE are bosses, business owners, mothers, lovers, sisters, daughters, friends. They’re coaches, crafters, consultants, artists, athletes, health enthusiasts, hobbyists, and technology gurus.

Most of all, women who read and contribute to WE Magazine have a passion for living and for making a difference in the world!

To read the complete cast of amazing woman bloggers on Heidi’s Hot List, click here.

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by David B. Bohl

When we are young, we are invincible. There is nothing we cannot accomplish - no mountain too high to climb, no weight too heavy to bear. We believe we can do anything. If you do not believe it, go right now and try to give your teenager some words of wisdom and you will see exactly what I mean.

So when do we lose our invincibility? What happens to us over time that causes us to put limits on what we believe is possible? Most likely, someone along the way told us we were not good enough for them - that we did not have the skills, the brains, or the looks they wanted. We learned to judge ourselves, and came up wanting.

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Since we’re all about breakfast over here at EntrepreneursBreakfast.com, I thought I’d let you know about one entrepreneur who’s serving up something tasty for business owners.

Leesa Barnes the Podcasting Diva is hosting a Podcasting for Breakfast Seminar at a city near you. The event includes:

- 2 hours of live instruction on how to make money using a podcast
- Leesa’s self-authored Podcasting for Profit Book and handouts
- A savory continental breakfast
- And much more!

Fresh, hot and tasty… that’s how we like our marketing at Wordfeeder.com and that’s what Leesa Barnes is dishing up at a major city near you.

To find out more about Podcasting for Breakfast with Leesa Barnes, go here.

Leesa is someone who I have known in an “around the internet business scene” kind of way for several years now, so it’s cool to watch her taking her gig on the road. She has no idea I wrote this and I am not an affiliate of her program and have no intention of becoming one.

(Lately I’m getting this oogy feeling about affiliate programs - as though being involved with one implies that you’re just in it for the money and not because you believe the product can deliver real value.)

I know Leesa and I believe she’s doing a bangup job teaching the internet world about podcasting. You have my word on her worth - no affiliate fees attached.

- Dina at Wordfeeder.com Copywriting and Marketing

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If you own your own business, then you know the value in receiving written testimonials from genuinely satisfied customers. Likewise, you may want to express your appreciation to someone who’s made a difference in your life by providing a great product or service.

The good news is, you don’t need to have been blessed with the gift for perfect prose to create a testimonial for someone. But you may want to kee your digital camera handy!

Yes… a picture is worth a thousand words. Think of how much cooler you can help to make someone else’s website, simply by snapping a photo of yourself enjoying using the product, with simple thank-you note attached.

Here is a testimonial that was sent in by “Rascal” to Nikki’s Barkery at http://nikkisniknaks.com - where you’ll find homemade, all-natural doggy treats available by mail order.

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I thought I would share a job resource that was a great source of revenue for me when I was doing offsite freelancing five years ago.

(I no longer travel to clients - Wordfeeder.com Copywriting and Marketing operates as a strictly telecommuting freelance enterprise).

When I left my corporate job in 2003, I got my advertising portfolio together and headed to The Creative Group in the hopes that they might help me break into pharmaceutical advertising. The Creative Group is a job placement firm (a subsidiary of Robert Half International) specializing in freelance creative positions such as copywriting, web and graphic design, and proofreading.

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Facebook, Ryze, LinkedIn, Myspace… what’s the point?

Can social networking REALLY work to get you clients? Or is this just a way for wily webmasters to bring hits and attention to THEIR websites, so they can pull in more ad and membership revenues?

Last week, a fairly new copywriting client asked me the above question. Then he said to me, “I emailed you to work on my project because I remembered you from Ryze.”

I was active on Ryze… oh, three years ago? And yet this person remembered me after three years, sought me out, and here we are doing a website project together.

This is not the first time I’ve gained a new client due to having “put in my time” on the social networks.

In my humble opinion and experience, I would say that the more of a standout social networking experience you create, and the more you put into making your profiles professional… the more thought you give to creating posts that add value and meaning to others’ professional lives… the more you’ll get out of social networking.

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Hello. My name is Dina Giolitto, I’m a freelance copywriter and marketing consultant and the owner of Wordfeeder.com.

I started the Entrepreneur’s Breakfast blog because I was feeling topically-challenged by the niche-specific nature of my other blog, Copywriting on the Fly. After five years of managing a business online, I feel I’m more than qualified to offer advice that goes beyond copywriting and into the areas of outsourcing, online business, customer relations, website marketing and blogging.

That’s the purpose of the Entrepreneur’s Breakfast - a single serving of knowledge to nourish your business and start your day off right.

Allow me to explain “The Entrepreneurs” listed in the sidebar of this blog, in case anyone is confused by that. These are people who I know personally, admire for their entrepreneurial spirit, and would wholeheartedly recommend to trust with your projects and your business. Some of these people function as “online associates,” some have become friends, some I’ve had just a brief brush with but I was nevertheless impressed by them, and some are or have been clients or consultants of Wordfeeder.com.

All are completely scrupulous, high-minded individuals whom I greatly respect and admire for their talent, skill, drive and integrity. I’ve listed them here not to show off how many people I know, but to give you a gentle push in a good direction if you, too, are perpetually in the market for great business contacts.

Of course, not everyone who you come across in the freelance and online business markets will live up to your expectations. I could have created a blog of people to avoid, but what would that get me other than negative attention?

Don’t forget to stop by for your daily Entrepreneur’s Breakfast.

- Dina at Wordfeeder.com Copywriting and Marketing

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…they’re for careers, too.

Career Coach Hallie Crawford’s Identifying Your Purpose Teleclass kicks off May 7

Moving forward with personal and career goals can be tough if you’re unsure about what you really want. If you…

• Are seeking greater fulfillment in your current career but don’t know how to make it happen
• Have areas of your life where you feel “stuck” (like a hamster on a wheel – running frantically but getting nowhere)?
• Are completely lost about what you want to do in your career or have so many career ideas in your head that you can’t choose just one

…then Hallie’s Identifying Your Purpose Teleclass is for you.

Kicking off May 7, 2008, this sought-after program is a 6-part interactive group teleclass that includes 3 calls per month for 2 months. Participants have unlimited email access to Career Coach Hallie Crawford for extra guidance.

As an added bonus, participants receive a copy of the e-book, Unlocking Your Purpose and audio recordings of Jumpstart Your Career, Achieving Work/Life Balance and Emotional Freedom Technique Teleclass.

With a cost of just $500, this is an unprecedented opportunity to get your career and life on track and running smoothly toward success and fulfillment.

Spots are limited so reserve yours today!

Click here for additional information and registration.

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As a copywriter, I work with a lot of coaches and consultants. Although I’m not a podcasting expert and have no intention of becoming one, I often think that many of them would benefit from hosting speaking events and interviews on their websites. This is easily accomplished via podcast.

Next week, Leesa Barnes (pictured to the right) is giving a FREE class on How Podcasting Can Help You Stay Profitable During an Economic Slow Down.

It’s scheduled for Wednesday April 16, 2008 @ 8pm EDT.

I don’t listen to audio very often because many people who run podcasts are unqualified due to their horrible sounding voices. (Oops, did I really say that out loud?)

Leesa Barnes, however, always grabs my attention because her vocals are smooth like buttah and she always over-delivers with her lively and engaging presentations.

I promise, you’ll learn a lot from Leesa Barnes. So if podcasting compliments your business and you want to know more, check out Leesa’s class.

More details are available here.

- Dina at Wordfeeder.com Copywriting and Marketing

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I received word from Mitchell Levy of HappyAbout.info that there will be a teleseminar on how to get a book published - scheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, April 10 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific time.

An excerpt from his message:

If there is one thing that’s more important than any other in terms of building credibility that attracts the media, and clients, it’s being an author.

Putting the title author behind your name is similar to putting the title Ph.D. It’s amazing how the perception people have of you changes. It’s amazing how much easier it is to be heard. It’s amazing how much easier it is these days to publish than it was just 1-2 years ago.

Don’t miss this teleseminar where we’re speaking with book publisher Mitchell Levy (Happy About: http://happyabout.info ) who is going to talk about what you can do to get your published book in 3-4 months and be remarkably successful.

Call details:

Thursday, April 10, 2008
2 p.m. Eastern time
1 p.m. Central time
Noon Mountain time
11 a.m. Pacific time

I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it, as I’ve got quite a lot on my copywriter’s plate this week. But if you attend, please let me know what great things you learn.

Thanks,

Dina at Wordfeeder.com Copywriting and Marketing

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