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Debbie continues in this 3 part video series to ask Sandra Yancey about her views on the business climate, how women can continue to grow their business, and what strategies she is using to be more successful at eWomen Network.

Mary Pearsall, Executive Managing Director of the Colorado Springs, Colorado Chapter and Alecia Huck, founder of Maverick And Company, a business growth and development firm, round out the conversation, which turns to the 8th Annual International Conference and Business Expo that fills the huge Dallas Hotel every summer with thousands of business women, all looking to connect, learn, shop and celebrate!

Listen and watch this interesting and motivational gathering of women who love NETWORKING with other women to help each other become more successful in their businesses

If you are a woman who is serious about growing YOUR business, then seriously consider attending this conference in Dallas, Texas, July 10 - 13th. Let me know if you’re going. I would LOVE to meet up with you in Dallas!

For more information go to my GutZy Woman Website:

 In the last article I wrote about how nonprofit entities need to engage people they want to attract to their organization in conversations that their readers want to engage in. So here’s 6 smart content ideas that can help you develop a comprehensive involvement strategy…

1. Capture email addresses from your visitors and send a regular, relevant, motivational enewsletter that describes the excitement of what is happening in your organization—one that invites involvement. Once you have captured a visitor’s email address, you’re on your way to turning those visitors into friends of your organization.

2. Ask your visitors to become offline and online volunteers. Online volunteerism is an innovative way to get people involved. For example, an online volunteer could be asked to become an e-advisory board member, giving your e-advisory board the privilege of shaping your online strategic direction. The secret here is to develop meaningful connections that encourage regular involvement.

3. Create online polls. Use technology, such as Instant Messaging and Chat, for the facilitation of online focus groups and benefits testing. Use surveys to solicit both general and specific information from anyone who logs on to your site. Your friends want to give you feedback, however you must first politely ask for it.

4. Tap the power of viral marketing. This is where you click on a box that asks “Would you like to share this article with a friend?”—after which the person types in his or her friend’s email address. This promotes great interactivity and exposes your site to someone who you, in all probability, never may have reached.

5. Keep it personal. When you solicit comments from visitors, make sure the user addresses a real person. When you solicit comments from visitors, make sure the user addresses a real person…not webmaster@, info@ or support@… Instead, it must be attn: Chris@…or Melissa@…etc.

Your website is your ultimate direct marketing vehicle—and your unique opportunity to stay up close and personal. A basic principle when implementing new technology is that it should enhance the facilitation of conversation with people, not put up “techno walls” that make it more difficult to carry on a conversation.

6. Develop communication strategies at all levels within your website with:

Visitors Friends

Volunteers

Members

eNewsletter and other eCampaign recipients

Donors

Annual Donors

Mid Donors Major Donors

Corporations and Foundations

Planned Giving

Stay tuned for the next article where I’ll give you even more great ideas and read more here:

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Debbie Ducic of www.GutZyWomen.com interviews Sandra Yancey, founder & CEO of eWomenNetwork along with special guests, Mary Pearsall, Executive Managing Director of the Colorado Springs Branch and Alecia Huck of Maverick And Company.

In part one of this video series, Sandra talks about what eWomenNetwork does to help business women think BIG as they build their businesses by networking with successful women who are willing to share their knowledge and connections.

Gutzy Woman’s purpose for this video series is to get the word out about the eWomenNetwork’s Annual Conference and Business Expo that fills the Hyatt in downtown Dallas with close to three thousand business women every summer.

If you are a woman and own your own business, this conference is the ultimate networking event!

The interview has been broken up into shorter segments for your convenience, since time is what we women have the least of. However, we suggest that you watch and listen to the whole series at www.gutzywoman.com

As if a record crowd at the eWomen Network luncheon last friday listening to my message about the way Web 2.0 was changing the face of business wasn’t exciting enough, we then got the go ahead to announce a Teleseminar/Webinar taking place on  Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:30 AM-11:30 AM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) with none other than the Founder and CEO of eWomen Network herself, Sandra Yancy.

It’s going to be a great chat hosted by me, with Sandra and Mary Pearsall, the Managing Director of the Colorado Springs Chapter, getting JAZZED about the 8th Annual International Conference & Expo in Dallas Texas, this July 10 -13, 2008.

The purpose of the call is two fold…first to get the word out about this phenominal event to those of you who might not be aware of this organization or the event to give you an idea of what it’s all about, but also to demonstrate one of the tools the online marketing world is using MOST SUCCESSFULLY…the Teleseminar/Webinar.

And one that GutZy Women plans to use regularly from now on to interview GutZy Women all over the world by phone.

What is a Teleseminar/Webinar?

Now maybe you’re rolling your eyes because they’re NOT NEW. They’ve been around for years and maybe you’ve taken part in tons of such calls, but for those of you not that familiar…you just call a number, usually a long distance number, that after giving a “code ” connects you to many others on the same call. When you can also hear the call by connecting to it with your computer, it’s called a webinar and those who might have to pay long distance charges really like this free option…especially those from other countries. According to tests, 65.3% of people choose to listen by Webcast than telephone.

The calls are usually recorded for further listening and can be opened up for question/answer sessions, so have become GREAT ways for includings lots more people in a conversation. Since we women are so good at talking on the phone, this is a viable option for you, even if you’re NOT tech savvy.

Who is Sandra Yancy and What is eWomen Network?

Starting with just 20 women in her personal database in 2000, Sandra has grown her organization to now have 113 chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada and a database of over 500,000 women business owners and professionals. Ranked #1 by Business Women’s Network as the best online community for women business owners and professionals in North America, eWomenNetwork.com is the most visited women’s business website on the World Wide Web, receiving more than 200,000 hits daily. Sandra is the author of the book, Relationship Networking: The Art of Turning Contacts Into Connections.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, eWomenNetwork, Inc. is the fastest growing membership-based professional women’s networking organization in North America. They are committed to helping women and their businesses achieve, succeed and thrive in the new economy.   

This will be the 8th annual conference and this year will find 2000 business women anxious to network and do business with each other, learn from each other and have fun together as they take over the Hyatt Regency in Dallas!

Now how could you NOT be anxious to hear more…so join us April 9th, at 9:30 AM…check back here or be sure to sign up to our newsletter to get the number to call!

It came up so FAST!!!

My goodness, I’ve been on the road a lot lately and just realized next week is my GutZy Woman eWomen Network Luncheon presentation…ALREADY!

I’M VERY EXCITED because when I first was learning about web design and internet marketing in 2001, one of the first websites specifically designed for business women that I LOVED was eWomen Network and now I’ve been invited to speak in front of this INCREDIBLE group in Colorado Springs in 2008.

I finally joined this FAST GROWING network in Colorado Springs this year and have signed up to attend the Annual International Conference and Business Expo in Dallas, Texas, this summer. I can hardly wait! Bet you didn’t know that I lived in Dallas for 7 years and LOVED it!

Yep, moved there to attend a small private college, graduated with a BBA, then ended up getting my corporate retail training with a large department store conglomerate after I graduated. I would LOVE to meet up with some dear old friends and am looking forward to making NEW ones.

But Back to the subject…

Even though you may not be in the Colorado Springs, Colorado area next Friday, stay tuned because as much as I believe in VIDEO as an incredible marketing tool…how could I NOT arrange to have a video taken of this EXCITING EVENT! That way, you can watch if you want, because I’m going to be presenting some very IMPORTANT stuff when it comes to how women (and brave men) just like YOU, who are leveraging new technology and Internet Marketing, to WARPSPEED the success of their businesses or fund raising efforts.

If you are a business woman and you are NOT familiar with eWomen Network, NOW is the time to check it out because it is one of the fastest growing and most successful business networking organizations specifically for women in the US and Canada. There were a bunch of new members joining lately in Colorado Springs! It’s HOT!

Sandra Yancey, founder and CEO started with just 20 women in her personal database in 2000, she has grown her organization to now have 113 chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada and a database of over 500,000 women business owners and professionals. eWomenNetwork.com is the most visited women’s business website on the World Wide Web, receiving more than 200,000 hits daily. Mary Pearsall is the Managing Director for the members of the Colorado Springs chapter and is a FUN & FUNNY, highly sought after fitness coach and successful entrepreneur as the president of renowned fitness by coaching firm Personal Best.