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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:42:02 -0400

Comedy Clip of the Week: Puns, sponsored by Online Community Magazines

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:42:02 -0400

In today's Comedy Clip of the Week, we will enjoy some puns sent to me by Joan!

Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Unsurprisingly, it sank, proving once again that you can't have your kayak and heat it, too.

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal? His goal: transcend dental medication.

A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After about an hour, the manager came out of the office and asked them to disperse. But why they asked, as they moved off. 'Because,' he said, 'I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.'

A woman has twins and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt and is named Ahmal. The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him Juan. Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his birth mother. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Ahmal. Her husband responds, 'They're twins! If you've seen Juan, you've seen Ahmal.'

A group of friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy flowers from the men of God, a rival florist across town thought the competition was unfair. He asked the good fathers to close down, but they would not. He went back and begged the friars to close. They ignored him. So, the rival florist hired Hugh MacTaggart, the roughest and most vicious thug in town to 'persuade' them to close'. Hugh beat up the friars and trashed their store, saying he'd be back if they didn't close up shop. Terrified, they did so, thereby proving that only Hugh can prevent florist friars.

Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him (Oh, man, this is SO BAD, it's good) a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.

Brought to you by Penny Haynes of http://www.OnlineCommunityMagazines.com and http://www.CommercialCreationCenter.com [COMMENT]

Freebies, Freebies and More Freebies!

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:52:58 -0400

FREEBIES, freebies, freebies! In honor of Effective Communications Month � a real honest-to-goodness holiday listed in Chase�s Calendar of Events�throughout the month of June, you can pick up loads of FREE fabulous tools to help you communicate more effectively in your business with your customers, clients and prospects so you can enjoy greater success.

My colleague, communication expert, Felicia Slattery, has pulled together some of the world�s best and brightest to give you a one-stop shop to pick up all things related to getting you the results and success you want.

There is nothing to buy. This isn�t some teaser offer where you only get to see what�s listed and then have to buy something in order to get the goods. This is completely 100% free to you. That�s right -- we�re doing a real giveaway going on until the end of June.

You�ll get tips on organizing (because you can�t communicate if you can�t find your phone or keyboard!), podcasting (I'm GIVING AWAY my $20 Podcasting Handbook multimedia ebook and a 2 week trial of my Commercial Creation Center software), writing your book, search engine optimization (so people can find you to communicate with you!) public speaking, and so much more. Overall you�ll find more than 20 freebies designed especially for you. It�s going on right now until June 30.

Tell all your friends. And go right away to: http://www.effectivecommunicationsgiveaway.com/ and let the experts shower you with gifts!

See you there!

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines & The Commercial Creation Center

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Comedy Clip of the Week: Things Kids Say!

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:46:20 -0400

Thanks to listener, Lori, for forwarding this great comedy clip to us!

Clean comedy is rare to find, but we search for it, long for it, and then share it.

Some of the funniest things are the truest things - stuff we couldn't make up...

And that's what today's Comedy Clip of the Week is all about. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines. [COMMENT]

Press Release about Online Community Magazines, April 29, 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:54:12 -0400

Online Community Magazines: Simple Multimedia Creation and Affordable Online Marketing for Communities

Online Community Magazines is a community-based business opportunity requiring no out-of-pocket investment. The proprietary software allows Owners to provide easy multimedia marketing for members of their online or offline community. Discounts apply for veterans and people with disabilities.

The key to the success of Online Community Magazines are the individual owners

Holly Springs, GA (PRWEB) April 29, 2008 -- Online Community Magazines is now accepting applications for new community installations of its online multimedia marketing software. Owners of this work at home business opportunity provide affordable online marketing services and easy multimedia production tools to members of their community. Only one Magazine is installed per geographic territory or online niche or industry, and applicants must pre-qualify for ownership by acquiring 10 charter magazine members prior to opening.

AroundCherokeeCounty.com, an Online Community Magazine

This unique pre-qualification system makes Online Community Magazines a perfect work at home business opportunity for people with disabilities and war veterans, as well as unemployed sales professionals. In place of financial investment, they are required to prove their ability to gain new accounts within their chosen community. This allows potential owners to verify that they will be successful at running a multimedia magazine for their community, as well as provide them with opening content for their Online Community Magazine.

"The key to the success of Online Community Magazines are the individual owners," says Penny Haynes, CEO of Encouraging Enterprises, Inc., and designer of the software. "They must be a member of the community which the magazine serves, and must be available to their community during business hours. No technological knowledge is needed because the software is intended for use by internet novices. However, complete software training is provided, as well as suggested sales and marketing scripts and materials. The most critical requirements are salesmanship, an urgent desire to succeed, and knowledge of the community and its members."

The Online Community Magazines software can be used as a multimedia business directory, multimedia content creation system, and community internet tv and radio site. Features of the software include RSS, podcasting, blogging, social bookmarking, email subscriptions, a forum, FAQ and community coupon site. For more information about the software or business opportunity, go to http://www.OnlineCommunityMagazines.com.

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Brain Storm! Business Podcast: Getting Real - Simplify Your Business, Sponsored by Online Community Magazines

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:51:54 -0400

In today's Brain Storm! Business Podcast, we will discuss an online book by 37Signals called Getting Real and how to apply some of their concepts to our own businesses.

My Argentinian programmer who is working on the Commercial Creation Center suggested that I read this book. I think he was trying to tell me something. I am always tempted to add more things to my software. This book tells me less is more - as long as it meets the customers' needs.

Simplify and Focus is the first order of business.

Don't plan on doing everything - plan on doing one thing very well. "Underdo your competition" is a unique statement, but they make a very good case for it, as we will discuss.

What exactly IS your problem?

Once upon a time, most of us started our business because there was a need - either we had a need, or someone else around us had a need. I don't mean just a need for money. We found something that met a need, became passionate about it, and built a business around it. It might be programming, nutritional supplements, multimedia, online marketing, but whatever it was, it convinced you that it was a viable the answer to some problem.

Are you still focused on solving that problem?

There is a saying among Christians: If you feel far away from God, you're the one that moved. If you feel displaced or far away from where you started in your business, maybe you have moved. Maybe you need to revisit the original problem and restructure your business products and services so they are back in alignment with the problem.

I love this one: Have An Enemy.

37 Signals designed a project management software. The software everyone else connected with PM was MS Project. So they decided that Basecamp, their software, would be the ANTI-Project. It would not be anything like it in its complexity or it methodology. Building upon that nemesis, they created a Writeboard that had 100,000 installations in 3 months. I don't mind those numbers.

So, where can you simplify your products and services so that they can once again solve that initial problem? And what competitor in your industry can you find as an example of what you are NOT trying to do?

My Commercial Creation Center's screen recorder is an ANTI-Camtasia (a tool I dearly love, but is way too complicated for every day people). The same with our audio recorder and mixer. It is an ANTI-SoundForge or Audacity, or even my beloved WavePad. Less options (and things to confuse the user), simpler and easier interface, and an end product that can be used just as well for most of their purposes.

Let me know what you think about today's brainstorming session, and if you realized some areas where you could improve. Until next week...

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines with the Commercial Creation Center [COMMENT]

Comedy Clip of the Week: Flight Attendant

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:44:00 -0400

How many of you consider the Flight Attendant safety speech a boring but necessary evil part of your air travel?

Well not on this flight! This is supposedly a transcript of a real conversation. Even if it isn't, it's still a blast.

I actually experienced something similar on a trip to Michigan once! The Flight Attendant was a scream... (smile)

I'm looking for some more comedy (video, audio, image, ebook), so send it on in to share with everyone else.

The text is in the "Read More" section...

Penny Haynes
Online Community Magazines [READ MORE] [COMMENT]

Brain Storm! Business Podcast: Pricing Strategies for Your Product, Sponsored by Online Community Magazines

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:51:26 -0400

In today's Brain Storm! Business Podcast, we will discuss different strategies to determine and implement pricing for your products and services.

I first explain the problems I have been (and am continuing to) endure with my USB microphone. Ear pieces move, and despite packing tape, still cause clicking and clacking. Just shoot me now.

We discuss the different options in pricing and how pricing is a part of your marketing strategy.

Determining your target market and competition (or lack thereof) figure in, as well as segmenting your target markets regarding what they need from you and what they are willing to pay. Thanks to Joel Spolsky and a December 2004 article, we learn a lot about economics and why businesses price the same product different ways. Link to Joel's article is here: http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CamelsandRubberDuckies.html

We also discuss real life business examples, including lessons learned on my trip to Six Flags (I learned so much, I should have considered that a business trip).

From coupons and rebates to discounts and membership sites, we touch on it all, and if you want to learn more, you'll have to listen to the business podcast! :)

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines & 1st Podcast Publishing
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Comedy Clip of the Week: Actual Newspaper Ads, sponsored by Online Community Magazines

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:50:36 -0400

ACTUAL NEWSPAPER ADS:

FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER - 8 years old. Hateful little dog. Bites.

FREE PUPPIES: 1/2 Cocker Spaniel, 1/2 sneaky neighbor's dog.

FREE PUPPIES... Part German Shepherd, part stupid dog.

FREE GERMAN SHEPHERD 85 lbs. Neutered. Speaks German.

FOUND - DIRTY WHITE DOG. Looks like a rat . been out a while... better be a reward.

COWS, CALVES: NEVER BRED. Also 1 gay bull for sale.

NORDIC TRACK, $300, Hardly used. Call Chubby.

GEORGIA PEACHES, California grown - 89 cents/lb.

JOINING NUDIST COLONY! Must sell washer and dryer. $300

WEDDING DRESS FOR SALE. WORN ONCE BY MISTAKE. Call Bettie.

AND THE BEST ONE)

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Complete set of Encyclopedia
Britannica. 45 volumes. Excellent condition. $1,000 or best offer. No longer needed, got married last month. Wife knows everything.

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines

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Brain Storm! Business Podcast: SalesConX Lets You Directly Buy And Sell Contact Introductions, Sponsored by Online Community Magazines

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:46:07 -0400

Click here to listen to the podcast.

In today's Brain Storm! Business Podcast, we will discuss SalesConX with its CEO, Evan Sohn, and how you can, in a very straight-forward manner, buy and sell introductions to the people you need to contact.

I was introduced to SalesConX by the owner of a business opportunity directory. She had signed up for the affiliate program and we were all offered a $25 credit. I figured "Why not try it." So far, I'm glad I did.

Ever want to find your perfect target market, but have no clue how to do that?

With SalesConX, you write out a detailed description of who you want an introduction to, put a price on that introduction, and also possibly a bonus price if the introduction leads to a closed sale. Or, if you know of someone who needs particular services or products, you can post their need and offer to sell someone an introduction to that person. Of course, you are not to blindside people you know by sending strangers to them - you discuss the connection with your contact and see if they are interested.

You get to the the "Go To" guy for all of your clients.

As we've talked about before, being the person your clients turn to for any of their needs can be a huge differentiating factor between you and your competitors. SalesConX lets you find other people who can help your clients in non-competitive ways.

Hitting Singles, Aim-Fire, and Shouting Out the Window

Evan Sohn discusses the challenges he is facing with SalesConX, and also what he has learned during his 5 start-up career. We talk about endurance, commitment, risk taking, changing your goals and paying the right person for the right warm introduction. I think you'll learn a lot, be encouraged and challenged, and possibly find a great place to find leads for your business as well.

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines
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Comedy Clip of the Week: Devilled Eggs

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:44:55 -0400

I know we've just passed Easter, but I love this story by Angela Gillaspie! Her comedy is perfect because it's real - she shares true stories of her family and her children, and many of us can relate.

Angela has several great comedy and inspirational audio books, safe for the whole family, at http://www.SouthernAngel.com.

Penny Haynes, Online Community Magazines [COMMENT]