Meet The Best Way to Work.

Face-to-face meetings used to be the only way to get things done. Now the best way to save money, time and travel is to collaborate over the Web with Dimdim. Push button simplicity lets everyone host or attend live meetings, demos and webinars using just a web browser instantly increasing your productivity. Give presentations, share web pages, whiteboards, voice, video – even record your events – with no software to install and with no hassles.

Dimdim is free for small meetings and is only $25 per month for unlimited use with many more participants. And only Dimdim is both easier to use and much less expensive than WebEx or GoToMeeting.

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Have fun!
Sherry Lynn

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HootSuite5 with HTML5 HootSuite users will see significant changes to the social media dashboard today beginning with a completely refreshed HTML5 user interface, plus geo-located search, native Twitter ReTweets, and integrated Google Analytics. With the recent announcement of Google’s HTML5 site and many other brands like Apple on-board, HootSuite has made a substantial investment in this new technology standard. HTML5 allows us to release unique features like geo-search and drag & drop, plus improve performance with more responsive tabs and streams.

Geo-Searchable Now, search for tweets by proximity based on geo-location information sent by some (not all) users. Using this HTML 5 powered feature, you can narrow down results to messages sent from your area, wherever you are. This feature will help you learn about local resources, get tips while traveling, and find new customers or followers.

Analytics in Dashboard Google Analytics users no longer need to switch screens to analyze site traffic and performance because all the data is now available in HootSuite’s dashboard. Using OAuth secure login functionality, you can track conversion to sales, lead generation, or other metrics from your Google Analytics, using advanced URL functions.

More Tools Other new tools to help broadcast messages, monitor conversations, and track results include: Interface Re-creation and Themes The most noticeable change is a fully re-imagined dashboard, with more space for updates and an intuitive arrangement for HootSuite’s many features. Additionally, you can now choose a design theme which suits your tastes. Options include the familiar green & blue “Classic,” the sleek & stunning “Blue Steel,” or the darkly cool “Magnum.” Which one will you choose? Switch at your leisure to find your favorite. Facebook Media Preview Include a photo when you upload a link to Facebook, and then add titles and descriptions to make your update more meaningful and inviting. BTW, this media preview functionality was one of the most requested features on the Feedback Channel. New or Ol’school RTs When Twitter launched, early users created shorthand to define actions and attributes, including @replies for addressing, #hashtags for context, and RT for Re-Tweeting or quoting a message which became a powerful way to spread messages beyond users’ local networks. To standardize the process, Twitter.com added an auto-Re-Tweet functionality, which HootSuite has now integrated. HootSuite users can choose whether to Re-Tweet with initials “RT” or to use the Twitter web native auto-Re-Tweet tool. We can now check this one off the feature request list. Drag it, Drop it, Send it Quickly attach an image or other file to your social update by dragging directly from the desktop and dropping into the message box — this simple act will auto-upload the file to Ow.ly file sharing and add a pre-shortened link to your message. Then you are ready to send your enhanced note to any of your social networks. Language Localization Konnichiwa! This release also features interface localization in Japanese, allowing more users to enjoy HootSuite in their native language. More linguistic choices are coming soon, to spread the international enjoyment. Keyboard Shortcuts Clicking Shift+Enter on the keyboard now sends the update, saving mouse-clicks and time — another popular user-requested feature. Handier Help Listening and learning from HootSuite’s userbase is an important part of making decisions which meet the needs of social media marketers and enthusiasts. HootSuite offers assistance via a Help Desk and and gathers opinions via a Feedback Channel. With the new release, these channels are easier to access directly right from the HootSuite dashboard. We invite you to share your ideas, and to enjoy a sense of pride when your requested feature is added to a future release.

Twitter Status The World Cup football/soccer tournament in South Africa has shown the worldwide popularity of Twitter as fans everywhere document their opinions and the nuances of each match. This popularity is also evidenced in the massive demand on Twitter’s systems especially at gametime. Keep tabs on uptime and performance via Twitter’s status blog and API Status on dev.twitter.com.

Media Resources Press release - meda announcement about this release: http://ow.ly/21XAc Media Kit – company descriptions, logos, executive bios and media contact info: http://blog.hootsuite.com/media Social bookmarks – media and blog articles referencing HootSuite: http://delicious.com/hootsuite

HootSuite is a Trademark of HootSuite Media, Inc. More: HootSuite Online Media Kit.

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You gotta watch this hot video my friends at AWHW.org just sent me!

They are hosting a free virtual event featuring Super Models (like you!)

Curious? You know you are! Take 3 minutes of your day and go dance to the runway music as you visualize your ideal business, ideal income and ideal workplace.

I just took a look at the line up and they are covering a wide range of business topics. I’m absolutely sure that there is great stuff in there for you no matter what business you have.I’ll see YOU there! (you’ll fit right in with all those other business rockstars!)

Sincerely,
Sherry Lynn

PS…This is a free event starting June 25th (this Friday)…Go now to get the scheduled line up!

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If you know me you know that I consider networking one of the most important ways to market your business. I recently connected with Eric Gilboord who runs Mad Hatter Speed Networking. The concept appealed to me and I decided I would like to host an event here in London for my wonderful contacts so they can experience what Eric describes as next generation in premium, live, face to face networking where you can enjoy focused, quality results delivered quickly !. !

I truly hope you will attend!

Sherry Lynn

Mad Hatter Speed Networking is the  Active successful participation and marketing lessons for more productive networking.
We are an environment of lean, productive networking, where we teach participants to focus on a specific need. Giving is equal to asking.

Traditional networking, speed or otherwise, is typically about exchanging business cards and making small talk as you try to connect hoping this activity will lead to finding new customers.

The basic idea of Mad Hatter Speed Networking is to efficiently and effectively reach into the database or rolodex of fellow participants to identify quality contacts who can help you satisfy a specific need to move your business forward. Focus + Quality = Success!

FOR MORE INFORMATION DOWNLOAD A BROCHURE

June 30, 2010
Pre-event instruction from 9:00-9:30am
Event runs 9:30-11:30am

OPTIONAL BRAINSTORMING SESSION TO FOLLOW!

Location: The Organic Oscars, 236 Dundas St., London
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: Sherry Lynn Simoes

Phone: 519-666-3950

E-mail: sherry@sherrylynnsimoes.com

Tickets $30

BRING A GUEST OR REFER SOMEONE AND RECEIVE A FREE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ERIC ON CD!!

Attendees Must Register Online Prior to Event.

Payment Options: Cash, Cheque (made out to Eric Gilboord) or Credit Card

To Pay Online Visit

http://www.madhattersn.com/events.html

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Looking for some great ways to get exposure for your work and website?

Here’s two.
>>> Position yourself as an expert.
>>> Position yourself with other well-known experts.

SelfGrowth.com, the #1 Self Improvement website in the world, offers a promotional tool that will enable you to use both of these methods, and more. And the best part? It’s *FREE*!

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To start right now, create your account on SelfGrowth.com by going here:
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Who else has an Expert Page on SelfGrowth.com? Dr. Phil McGraw, Oprah, Anthony Robbins and I have all created our own!

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>>> Include detailed information about your products and services
>>> Provide book excerpts, favorite quotes, and other insights
>>> Let people know the best way to contact you

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Your own expert page on SelfGrowth.com will:
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Create your page now: <a href=”http://www.SelfGrowthMarketing.com/index.cfm?affID=sherrylynn”>SelfGrowthMarketing.com</a>

Sincerely,

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If you struggle with time management you’ll want to see this…

http://performtoprofit.com

My friend Tracy struggles with this too and

it’s affecting her business…so she decided

enough is enough…”I have to get this under

control.”

She sought out and partnered up with Susan

Hobson, a time management expert, to put

together this free training video especially

for you…the totally time strapped

female entrepreneur…that is you isnt’ it?

There is some great value in this video and it’s

only 5 minutes…but I know if you apply the

lesson and make it a habit, you’ll see definite

improvements to the growth and bottom line

of your business.

Check it out…it’s free.

http://performtoprofit.com

To your continued success,

Sherry

PS. Susan’s lessons are some of the key elements

to time management that many self-made

millionaire swear by..so check it out here:

http://performtoprofit.com

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By Ruth Maude, a freelance Web site Designer based in Toronto

If you are like me you are anxious to hit the publish button as soon as your carefully crafted post is finished.  Last Sunday evening while my sons kept calling, “Hey mom, you coming? You’re missing the game.”  I finished up a post.  Now I know that Sunday evening during the Super Bowl isn’t a good time to publish a post so I started to ask myself, when is a good time? Other bloggers say that there isn’t a universal “right” answer to this question.  My feeling is that for the most part the WHEN doesn’t matter.

That said here are a few points to consider before you hit the publish button to ensure that you publish when you can get people to pay attention to your post.

1. If there is some big news item happening, such as the Super bowl or an Olympic Gold Medal hockey game, you should probably schedule your post for a later date/time.
2. Avoid publishing on big holidays when web readership is down unless your post is holiday related.
3. Maybe it doesn’t matter at all when you publish your post as long as you tweet strategically – If your post is about the latest buzz on the web then get it out there fast and promote it with twitter. If the post is sufficiently “buzz-worthy” then others may pick up the Retweets and Retweet again.  If your post is not about the latest buzz and that buzz is dominating the social media highway then you should wait till things quiet down before you tweet it.

I’ve read what has been said on this subject by bloggers who are much bigger than little ‘ol me; Lorelle on WordPress and Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.  They are writing from a ”big-time blogger” perspective.  These larger blogs stick closely to a publishing schedule and their audience knows when the posts are due to arrive. They say that you should know your audience and focus on the time zone that represents them. Business blogs tend to publish in the morning EST.  I’m not convinced that it matters. Faithful subscribers of the well-established blogs won’t care when the post is published, they will read the post in their feed reader when they are ready and pickup on posts they missed.

What about us little guys? For small-time bloggers that don’t have a RSS subscriber following, it doesn’t matter when we post.  It is the social media mentions that will bring traffic to our posts.  I’ve tried to watch how posts at different times of the day and different days of the week do, both in terms of traffic and reactions (comments/retweets/trackbacks). When doesn’t seem to matter as much as what the topic is;  my SEO posts get more reactions then do my WordPress lessons.

What is my blogging goal?  Am I blogging to get a loyal following and become a Social Media or WordPress Guru? Do I want a lot of comments and traffic? My blogging purpose is to provide a resource for my clients.   I love it when a new client tells me they are choosing me because when they read my blog they feel I am knowledgeable about SEO. I want to be able to point my client to a WordPress post that answers their questions.  Yes, I would like to build a reputation in my field but I’m happy to be serving my clients here in Toronto and not worry about who in the world is reading my blog.

Should I have a Blogging Schedule?  Probably, but in reality I can’t maintain one.  I’m not a full-time blogger and I don’t have a blogging team.  I can only devote so much time to writing posts.  Blogging isn’t what pays the bills around here. Often I’m blogging in response to a client’s question and I want to get the post up for them straight away so they can review what we’ve already discussed.  I don’t want to just blog for blogging’s sake.  I only post when I have something I feel is worth saying and I don’t want to put undo pressure on myself to meet arbitrary blogging deadlines. When I write a post and I don’t have a reason to publish it right away, I will schedule the post.  I will choose a time for early morning and a couple of days away from my last post and I avoid weekends. In this way I might be teetering on the brink of a schedule.   I agree that it is ideal to pick a regular time/day to post and to try to stick to the schedule if you can do it.

Why don’t I get more comments? For me I think the answer isn’t connected to when I post but who is my audience.  My blog has a lot of posts that are for newbies.  My audience isn’t the commenting kind. They are, for the most part, shy about using all these “New Media” tools and reluctant to add a comment; they haven’t yet learned about the benefits of commenting.

Grab your 5 minutes of fame and extend it: After you publish your post you want to promote it with social media.  Tweet your post to your followers using  http://bit.ly/ a url shortener service that also tracks the number of clicks your link receives. Some of your posts may also do well on social bookmarking sites like Digg or StumbleUpon.   Add a comment on a related posts on another blog if by doing so you are adding value the discussion there and you can direct readers to your related post.  Cross-promote your posts from within your own blog by internal linking and adding a related post plugin.

What do you think?  Is there a “best” time for you to publish your posts?

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This is a new post that I have decided to make a regular feature on my blog.
My passion is to support entrepreneurs market their business and this in one way I can help! If you would like to be featured contact me at sherry@sherrylynnsimoes.com for details.

Happy Marketing!
Sherry

Meet Stephanie Tweed
Tell us about Yourself/Family
I am the mother of two adult sons & a two year old grandson

Describe Your Business and Services
I am a Certified Biblical Health Coach/Family Herbalist studying to get my Health Coach Cerification from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. I also offer teas, supplements and foods to help others with cravings and to help them learn to “De-Stress Naturally”. I start out with a free, confidential Health History & go from there.

Why Did you Choose This Business?
The reason that I chose this business is because I was diagnosed with PTSD in 2002, and had physical problems relating to that such as: panic attacks, asthma, adrenal burnout, fatigue etc…I began to study “The Maker’s Diet” & apply the lifestyle & nutrition principles that I learned there and I am relatively symptom-free now. I want to help others experience the joy & freedom that I feel!

What would you Consider your God Given Gift or Talent?
I think my God Given gift is the hope that my life and my testimony may bring to others- “Freedom to the Captives”…

You can visit Stephanie’s Website Here!
http://www.21502.theheartlinknetwork.com

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“Super Easy DIY Graphics V2″ is a set of premium quality PSD source files with pretty much all the mini site graphics that a person needs. All of the graphics come in fully editable PSD files and are also in vector format (all of the layers, special effects, gloss effects, etc. – it’s all in vector format). What that means is that these graphics can be resized to ANY size without a loss in quality (even print resolution).

Read More: Super Easy DIY Graphics V2

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“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
~ Harriet Tubman.

Enjoy this 3 minute movie that will encourage you in finding your purpose and passion in life!

Sherry Lynn

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