–> Museum and School Reciprocity: Frugal Fun Tip, March, 2009
Sure, you know about AAA and AARP  discounts, at least if you’re in the US (if you’re not: American Automobile Association, American Association of Retired Persons).  But did you know that… click here to continue reading for two more easy ways to receive discounts!

–> Help Shel create a new product/website that helps you become more environmentally friendly with little or no expenditure and without significant lifestyle changes by taking this quick 7-question survey:  http://tinyurl.com/painfreegreensurvey

–> Friends Who Want to Help You (March 2009)

• Publicity guru Shannon Cherry’s fifth annual Be Heard Day is March 7. Her nothing-to-buy giveaway starts tomorrow (March 6) and continues through March 20 (Hey, Shannon, maybe you should call it Be Heard Week?). National Be Heard Day appears in Chase’s Calendar of Events, has been recognized in New York State, and has gotten amazing media coverage including being featured by the Associated Press. This year’s giveaway is worth $5500, including information on using social media for publicity from Nancy Marmolejo,  25 ways to hear Ka-Ching! in your business, fast, from Michelle PW, find out how you have more time to have the lifestyle you want from Melanie Benson Strick, and of course, something from me: Ten Cost-Free Ways a Business or Service Can Find New Prospects. Remember–wait until tomorrow. All that’s up there right now is some teaser copy.
• Need a product to sell? If you’ve been around the Internet marketing world for any time at all, you’ve come across 1ShoppingCart.com and all its rebranded variations. Many of the gurus use this software to run their downloadable e-products, their autoresponders, newsletters, etc. The programmer who created 1shoppingcart is George Tran, and George has just released “The Social Marketing Manifesto,” a very well-written, well-thought-out, and well-researched 154-page e-book that helps you quickly understand the culture of social media networks, has great advice for how to monetize, and reviews numerous tools to set up your own social media network and/or participate more effectively on existing platforms. It retails for $29.97, but I’m offering it for just $18.95. AND you get full resale rights! I have to tell you, I’ve not been impressed with the quality of a lot of the private-label-resale-rights info products out there, but this one is a gem. And one of the things I really like about it is that it’s aimed at (and useful to) both business and nonprofits, and there’s a lot of really good stuff specifically for nonprofits from someone who deeply understands that business model.
• Dr. Mani is giving away a report that explains eight force-multipliers that will help business owners boost profit. I’ve seen the report and it’s well done.  Biz Multiplier Free
  
• Judith Sherven and Jim Sniechowski offer a short thought on the topic of either Relationships or The Freedom to Be Fabulous each day –  5 days a week. No cost. Here’s the first one, which they did for Valentine’s Day:
  With Valentine’s Day coming, Be Fabulous by expressing your genuine care and enjoyment to all those you love.
  AND be sure to RECEIVE their appreciation and all that they give to you.
  Want more? http://www.judithandjim.com/receiving

–> Hear and Meet Shel, Late Feb/March 2009

• Make Yourself More Marketable with a Book, Allison Nazarian’s Do It Yourself Marketing Training Series, Tuesday, March 3rd, noon ET/9 a.m. PT.
• Innovative Solutions to Reduce Direct Mail Expenses, Association of Strategic Marketing/Lorman Education Services, March 11, 1 pm ET/10 a.m. PT.$199 and qualifies for 0.5 credit toward CMM certificate.
• I’m speaking at Willie Crawford’s 50th Birthday Internet Marketing Conference in Orlando, March 26-28
  
• Book Marketing for Authors, CAPA University in Hartford, May 9, and probably again at Book Expo America in New York, May 29 or 30.
• Paulette Ensign’s Publishing Prosperity Mastermind is another high-value, low-cost teleseminar series that’s already started, and again, you get all the recordings. I’m speaking on September 10 on “Frugal, Ethical, and Creative Book Marketing–By the Book, Or By the Boxcar”
• How to be a Success in Business and Still Hold Your Head Up High, webinar for You Speak Easy.com (five-star rating by attendees). Through the end of March, you can get the replay at no charge. After that, it’ll be $14.95.
• Cross-Marketing: How to Turn Competitors into Partners, an earlier webinar for the same group. Through the end of March, you can get the replay at no charge. After that, it’ll be $14.95.
• Small Biz America Interview on Business Ethics. This was a really fun one; we got to talk about small businesses who violate good ethics, and how that backfires, and also how lawyers and compliance issues get in the way of real communication (e.g., this bag of peanuts contains peanuts. Hello, that’s why we’re buying it).
• On the Wealthy Freelancer website I’ve just published a light-hearted and very useful article, Five Tips for Frugal Freelance Success–think of it as a bonus tip for this month. Maybe I should make this category hear/meet/read
• This is the last month to hear my InspireMeToday.com luminary interview at no charge.
• Principled Profit: The Good Business Radio Show, alternate Mondays, 4 p.m. Eastern, over http://www.valleyfreeradio.org (in the Northampton, MA area, 103.3 FM). 3/9/09 Ken Foster of Shared Vision Network. 3/23/09 Peter Shankman of HARO, the reporter-source matching service.
  
• Replay of my book marketing teleseminar for HappyAbout.com
• Replay of my Webinar, How Ethical Business Practices Can Drive Your Success, for B2B Power Exchange

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