Friends Who Want to Help

• Eric Gruber is a true article marketing expert. He and his clients get published regularly on my websites as well as on top websites like About.com. He’s offering a very low price for his Complete A to Z Article Marketing System: 7 different ebooks and special reports that will take you by the hand and teach you step-by-step how to write your way to  profits. Check out his article system now at: http://www.broadcastyourarticles.com/shel – and the free ebook waiting for you: “How to Build Your Business with Articles in 6 Steps” – no purchase necessary!
• So you probably know that I make a good chunk of my living writing press releases and other marketing materials. But even though you’re much more likely to get press coverage with a professionally written release, not everybody can afford that (or sometimes, the deadline is too short). In those situations, it’s good to have a swipe file.  For that purpose, I’ve long been a fan of Paul Krupin’s *Trash Proof News Releases*: a tool designed with one specific goal – to get you high-ROI publicity in your target media. Use it as a model to provide the media everything they need to run with the story using you and the resources you’ve arrayed and meet their needs in today’s fast paced environment and ever changing technologies. Last time I checked, I still had a press release or two included.  Book page to download Trash Proof News Releases Smashwords edition (no cost, if I’m not mistaken):  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5921
• Liz Lynch has an EASY, fast and effective way to build your network–online and offline: http://SmartNetworkingNow.com For starters, she has 74  networking gifts for you in a special limited time gift basket, no purchase necessary. I’ve looked at her book and it’s solid, practical advice. Yes, you can find similar wisdom scattered around the Net, but it’s nice to get it all in one place.
• Bhavin Patel is a student of many of the classic masters of wealth-building. He’s put together an anthology of good business practices for recessionary times called “Cure the Crunch – Business Big Shots Reveal the Secrets of Small Business Success During a Recession!” This book includes an essay from me. One of the things he’s doing, for which I’m a BIG advocate, is including a charity component: during the launch, he’s giving one British pound (about two dollars) from every sale to Kiva.org, a microlending organization that funds village sustainability in developing countries. And if you’re new to the whole marketing thing and want to pick up some of the classics, his package of 12 bonuses includes several must-reads for any entrepreneur:  Classics from T. Harv Ecker, James Allen, Napoleon Hill…a veritable library of success wisdom from the past hundred years. I’m proud that Bhavin considers my report, “Five Ways to Increase Profitability by Doing The Right Thing,” worthy enough to include with this collection as one of his 12 bonuses.  http://bit.ly/Cure-shel-Launch
• Feeling stuck when you call prospects and can’t get past the gatekeepers? Wendy Weiss, “The Queen of Cold Calling,” wants to help. She’s offering a call *This Thursday,* called How to Bypass Gatekeepers and Voice Mail to Reach Your Prospect Directly. Cost is $79–and if you get even two or three new clients from her techniques, that’ll be money well spent (yes, there is a recording if you can’t make it). http://tinyurl.com/y89t6ja
• Dan Janal from PR Leads has worked out a short-term deal with PR Web, to post a press release for just $150 instead of $200–has to go out by the end of January, so don’t wait too long to contact him, dan (at) prleads.com or Twitter: @prleads
• The always-very-cool Kathleen Gage has launched “Street Smarts Marketing   Membership Program: A  Step-By-Step, 52-Week Training Program For Starting And Running A Successful  Six Figure a Year Online Business,” a one-year monthly membership program focused on Internet marketing strategies and passive income generation at a very reasonable price. http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/?Clk=3434337
• Of course, if you’d rather have a membership program focused on Green and ethical success strategies, I recommend my own Clean and Green Club, http://thecleanandgreenclub.com/

Some of the opportunities mentioned pay a commission to Shel. Shel maintains high quality standards for mention in this column, and has either personally vetted the product, experienced previous products of top quality from the provider, or mentions in the write-up that he hasn’t seen it. Many products get turned down if they don’t meet these criteria. If you’d like to know if a particular program is commissionable, you’re welcome to ask us.

Down to Business Magazine

• Where else will you find… “As my boat sank into the Zambezi”
• Improving Customer Experiences – Is It Still Important Or Is Price The Only Thing That Matters?
• The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media Marketing
• Sales Lessons From The CEO Of 6th Fastest Growing Company
• The Business Bookshelf
• Only Losers Cut Their Prices

Global Travel Review

• Krakow 101:  Food and Architecture
• Three Days in Northern Morocco
• Return to Andalucia After 17 Years
• The Travel Bookshelf

Global Arts Review

• The Theatre Review

Frugal & Fashionable Living

• Google Is More Than Just a Search Engine
• Your Words Have Power–Choose Them Carefully
• Elegant Christmas Dinner on a Dime

Ethics Articles

• Saying Thanks is Good Marketing

Good Business Blog

• Green Press Initiative Reports Publishers with 50% of US Market Now Have Environmental Commitments
• Are Kids Really More Prone to Lie than Previously
• Ben Franklin: Genius and Contradictions
• Obama, International Communication, and the Need to Organize
• Palin’s Book Trashes Alaska Republican Former Ally: “The Falafel Lady”
• FAIR: Interlocking Directorates Could Influence Media Reportage on Healthcare
• World Wildlife Fund Teleseminar on Climate Change/Corporate Partnerships
• A New Low in Anti-Obama/Anti-Muslim Propaganda?
• Breaking: No Vote to be Taken on Medicare-for-All
• Social Responsibility: A Global Virtual Summit–Q&A with John Gerstner/Discount Offer

• Eric Gruber is a true article marketing expert. He and his clients get published regularly on my websites as well as on top websites like About.com. He’s offering a very low price for his Complete A to Z Article Marketing System: 7 different ebooks and special reports that will take you by the hand and teach you step-by-step how to write your way to  profits. Check out his article system now at: http://www.broadcastyourarticles.com/shel – and the free ebook waiting for you: “How to Build Your Business with Articles in 6 Steps” — no purchase necessary!
• So you probably know that I make a good chunk of my living writing press releases and other marketing materials. But even though you’re much more likely to get press coverage with a professionally written release, not everybody can afford that (or sometimes, the deadline is too short). In those situations, it’s good to have a swipe file.  For that purpose, I’ve long been a fan of Paul Krupin’s *Trash Proof News Releases*: a tool designed with one specific goal – to get you high-ROI publicity in your target media. Use it as a model to provide the media everything they need to run with the story using you and the resources you’ve arrayed and meet their needs in today’s fast paced environment and ever changing technologies. Last time I checked, I still had a press release or two included.  Book page to download Trash Proof News Releases Smashwords edition (no cost, if I’m not mistaken):  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/5921
• Join Diane Tegarden as she engages Environmental and Renewable Energy Experts for a half-hour interview on environmental problems and their solutions through Renewable Energy technologies.  On December 8th at 10am PST/11am MST/ 12 noon CST/ 1pm EST the guest will be Shel Horowitz of Principled Profit, to discuss the ins and outs of green marketing.  Listen in at 646-721-9960 or visit the show’s home page at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Diane-Tegarden
• Just for fun: A silly dictionary of publishing terms, courtesy of book distributor, publisher, and author Jacqueline Simonds: http://www.rightreading.com/publishing/publishing-glossary.htm
• Liz Lynch has an EASY, fast and effective way to build your network… online and offline: http://SmartNetworkingNow.com For starters, she has 74  networking gifts for you in a special limited time gift basket, no purchase necessary. I’ve looked at her book and it’s solid, practical advice. Yes, you can find similar wisdom scattered around the Net, but it’s nice to get it all in one place.
• Who would have thunk it? The brilliant and quirky New Zealand marketer Sean D’Souza of Psychotactics is *giving away* one of his $2500 courses! I’ve signed up for this one myself, and the link I’m giving you is not an affiliate link. I’ve learned considerably more from Sean’s freebie newsletter over the years than I have from most of the hundreds of marketing books I’ve read. Go sign up at http://www.psychotactics.com/freezone before he closes this offer (the opt-in form is waaaay at the bottom).
• Does “selling” feel like an icky, sticky, dirty word, to you? It does to a lot of people but without sales, your business will fail-leaving you feeling awful and depriving your prospects of a needed resource! Don’t let that happen to you! Listen to a replay call, “Stop Selling and Start Sharing: Learn How Your Marketing Can Be Authentic, Be Effective and Change the World!” Suzanne Evans, of Help More People, promises to “de-ick the sales conversation for you once and for all.” Visit this page to hear the replay. Since I write about similar ideas in my award-winning sixth book, Principled Profit: Marketing That Puts People First, I’ve very much looking forward to seeing what she has to say.
• If you’ve followed me for a long time, you know that participation in online discussion groups has been the single best marketing tool for going from a tiny shop with a small local clientele (branching out from writing resumes to doing press releases, book covers, web page copy, and the like) to being internationally known as a copywriter, book shepherd, marketing and publishing consultant, and speaker. Mohit Kumar has launched a new no-cost Internet portal, Tweble, that tracks over a million discussions online form around the world. What a cool concept! Great for tracking stories and trends you can comment on or need to know about. Oh yeah, and if you own a forum, there are some revenue-sharing possibilities in the future. If you get value out of places like Digg, Delicious and StumbleUpon, check out http://tweble.com/
• I’ve long been a believer in the incredible positive benefits of being a “giver”; it’s something I’ve talked about in Principled Profit and elsewhere. So I was delighted to discover a book built entirely around this concept. The book, The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All reveals strategies and secrets of people who possess true wealth and happiness: making the world a better place, which has the side benefit of bringing a great deal back to you-but only if your giving stems from sincerity rather than selfishness. I was also quite impressed with the authors’ philosophy – and with their commitment to give away 100% of the royalties they receive. I’ve poked into several sections of the book and have found gems all the way through. http://powerofgiving.org/paperback
• A Search Tool That’s Better than Google? How about one that delivers your choice of results from Google, Yahoo, MSN, Yelp, Wikipedia and various other places-and displays results before you even click? Try it yourself on our search page – click where it says “Say Hello to Search 2.0?” and start typing your query.
• Sokule (pronounced so-cool) is a cool new Twitter-like social network offering some revenue possibilities.
• This is by far the cheapest program on how to become a #1 bestseller that I’ve ever seen. 9 audios, plus support materials and bonuses. I have not personally reviewed the material but I did look at the scope of what it covers, seems like a lot of good info. Again, I haven’t listened-just sharing the information. http://shelhorowitz.com/go/yourbestseller/

Down to Business Magazine

• Why Postcard Marketing Works So Well In The Internet Age
• Tips to Optimize Video Podcasts
• The Business Bookshelf
• Tips for Increasing Online Sales – The Questions You Need to Answer to Get More Customers Now
• Article Writing Secrets & Strategies – 5 Ways to Never Run Out of Stuff to Say in Your Articles
• Stop Insulting Your Targeted Audience When You Write & Submit Articles Online
• Increasing Business and Personal Productivity
• 5 Postcard Marketing Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
• Getting Clients – How to Pull Clients To You
• Close Too Quickly and You Lose Profit
• Why The 15-Minute Principle Is Your Biggest Time Saver
• 7 Print Newsletter Design Tips to Get Your Client Newsletter Opened & Read Every Time
• Channel Strategy: What You Need to Know Now

Global Travel Review

• The Travel Bookshelf
• How I Got on the Bad Side of Homeland Security…for No Reason

Global Arts Review

• The Theatre Review

Peace & Politics Magazine

• A New Student Leads a Strike Against Racism, in the 1960s

Frugal & Fashionable Living

• Frugal Fashion Tips

Ethics Articles

• Ways to Be Human at a Distance
• Managing Your Online Reputation
• Simma’s Seven Step Solution for Successful Inclusive Leadership

Good Business Blog

• Social Responsibility: A Global Virtual Summit–Q&A with John Gerstner/Discount Offer
• With Social Media, I Can Cross Time Tunnels to the Distant Past
• Negroponte/Quadir: How Laptops and Cell Phones Attack Systemic Poverty in Developing Countries
• Two Keys to Energy Sustainability Through Clean Renewable Energy
• The Unethical Nature of Anti-Competitive Behavior
• Earth to Marketers: Don’t Act Like We’re Stupid!
• Blog Action Day “one of largest social action events ever held on the web”
• Easy Steps to Ease Climate Change: Blog Action Day
• Robots Gone Amok? In Real Life
• Twitter: More on Why I Often Don’t Follow Back
• OMG! Barack Obama, Fighting Two Wars, Wins Nobel Peace Prize
• Sidewiki Makes Me Question Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” Mantra
• Shocking! Tweet Led to Outrageous Civil Rights Violation
• “Don’t Get Caught in the Magpie Syndrome”

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P.S. Hire me to speak or train for $5000 or more, and I’ll *give* a copy to every attender, as long as I still have books.

• I’ve long been a believer in the incredible positive benefits of being a “giver”; it’s something I’ve talked about in Principled Profit and elsewhere. So I was delighted to discover a book built entirely around this concept. The book, The Power of Giving: How Giving Back Enriches Us All reveals strategies and secrets of people who possess true wealth and happiness: making the world a better place, which has the side benefit of bringing a great deal back to you–but only if your giving stems from sincerity rather than selfishness. I was also quite impressed with the authors’ philosophy, as outlined in the video at http://powerofgiving.org/paperback — and with their commitment to give away 100% of the royalties they receive. I’ve poked into several sections of the book and have found gems all the way through.
  Wayne Dyer calls it: “Very inspiring”. Jack Canfield says “Give it to everyone you love.” This is a book about you and your potential.
  I encourage you to get your book now. To discover the great benefits to you, visit the Power of Giving website. The bonus package was supposed to expire yesterday, but I’ve asked them to extend it a day. Haven’t heard the answer at press time, but as giving people, I’d expect a yes. http://powerofgiving.org/paperback
• Are you a blogger, marketer, or entrepreneur? You may have heard that last Monday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission came out with a new set of guidelines that require disclosures from bloggers and affiliates and that appear to change the game when it comes to using results-based testimonials. Marcia Yudkin, one of the smartest people I know (I first met her when she was a professor at Smith College, more than 20 years ago), is interviewing business attorney and author Jean Sifleet on exactly what the new FTC regulations mean and do not mean for bloggers, copywriters, marketers and entrepreneurs.  Anyone who registers ahead of time has the opportunity to submit a question for the interview. The quality of Marcia’s information tends to be superb, and I’m sure she’s chosen well to explain this complex and very important new rule. The call should be available on or around October 30, and you can register to purchase the recording in either MP3 or CD (choose at the bottom of her page), for $39.97–and submit any questions ahead of time, so they might be chosen for the call.  http://www.1automationwiz.com/app/?Clk=3322247
• Author 101 University Rick Frishman is doing another Author101 University, Oct 30 & 31 in Las Vegas. http://snipurl.com/25r7o
• A Search Tool That’s Better than Google? How about one that delivers your choice of results from Google, Yahoo, MSN, Yelp, Wikipedia and various other places-and displays results before you even click? Try it yourself at http://frugalmarketing.com/search.shtml#web – click where it says “Say Hello to Search 2.0? and start typing your query. You might want to bookmark this page, which also allows you to search all of my dozen-plus sites at once and even provides tips to help you find exactly what you want in any search (people have thanked me quite a few times for this little tipsheet).
• Sokule (pronounced so-cool) is a cool new Twitter-like social network offering some revenue possibilities. Check into it at http://su.pr/ADj6Fh
• This is by far the cheapest program on how to become a #1 bestseller that I’ve ever seen. 9 audios, plus support materials and bonuses. I have not personally reviewed the material but I did look at the scope of what it covers, seems like a lot of good info. Again, I haven’t listened–just sharing the information. http://shelhorowitz.com/go/yourbestseller/

Down to Business

• Midwest Book Review’s Business Bookshelf
• Pick at the Scab
• Speaking? ALWAYS be Prepared
• How Article Marketing Can Help You Even If You Own a Local Business
• Recovering from Crisis Calls for Personal Commitment
• How to Compete
• How To Make Sure You Get Paid On Time
• Going Green, Saves Green
• 7 Strategies to Make the Recession Irrelevant
• You Are NOT George Clooney – So Get Your Social Networking Act In Gear!
• How to Destroy Your Chances of Getting a JV Deal

Global Travel Review

• Making Friends… Again… and Again
• Midwest Book Review’s Travel Bookshelf

Global Arts Review

• Midwest Book Review’s Theatre/Cinema Bookshelf

Frugal Fun & Fashionable Living

• Going Green, Saves Green

Ethics Articles

• Easy Steps to Ease Climate Change: Blog Action Day
• Robots Gone Amok? In Real Life
• Twitter: More on Why I Often Don’t Follow Back
• OMG! Barack Obama, Fighting Two Wars, Wins Nobel Peace Prize
• Sidewiki Makes Me Question Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” Mantra
• Shocking! Tweet Led to Outrageous Civil Rights Violation
• “Don’t Get Caught in the Magpie Syndrome”
• Renewable Isn’t Always Sustainable
• Seven Keys to Get Me to Follow You on Twitter and Other Twitter Etiquette Tips
• George Kao’s Social Media Secrets: Notes From the Call
• Your Comment? Porritt: CSR Won’t Save Amoral Businesses
• George Kao on Social Media, 15 Minutes/Day: Join Me Tuesday 5 pm ET/2 pm PT
• Physicians: 45,000 Americans Die Each Year for Lack of Health Insurance
• Shel’s Partnership Advice on yBC TV
• Bushonomics a Disaster for Poor, Middle Class

• The average online retailer converts less than 2% of visitors into customers. That leaves a lot of room for improvement. Though research shows that engaging videos can help boost conversion rates many online merchants struggle with creating effective videos. Pixability from Cambridge, MA has come up with an easy, innovative (and cost-effective!) way to produce videos that help your conversions.  Learn more: http://www.pixability.com/frugal
• The brilliant George Kao, the best social media trainer I’ve ever encountered (and I’ve tried quite a few), is actually letting me share his slides from his fantastic presentation on September 22. If, now or in the future, you expect to be marketing on social media, and especially Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, you absolutely want to spend some good focused time with these slides.  http://georgekao.com/socialslides
• Booklets are Much Easier to Write than Books-Learn the Secrets Paulette Ensign, the Booklet Queen, is running a new teleseminar series: interviewing nine people who’ve been successful as authors of booklets. Booklet Author Success Series Paulette beleives in delivering a lot of value, and her interviews generally go well beyond the basics. This series is no exception. Among the topics: preselling thousands of copies before you write the first word, partnering effectively with charities, using the same content a gazillion different ways. The first of these calls starts today, September 15, 2 pm Eastern-but don’t fret if you missed it. She’s making recordings available.Reminder also that I’ll be speaking for Paulette Thursday evening on creative book marketing and bulk book sales; see the “Hear and Meet Shel” section
• Tipping the Point is a quick-start guide to viral marketing, using integrity and ethics-and incorporating many examples.  In fact, there’s so much good stuff that I took the very unusual step of becoming a dealer and putting it up for download on my own cart. And let me tell you, something has to be really good for me to do that. I still can’t believe he only wants $9.95 for this!  Please click here to get your own copy, and yes, I do benefit financially (a little, anyhow) from your purchase.  http://shelhorowitz.com/go/tippingthepoint/
• Author 101 University Rick Frishman is doing another Author101 University, Oct 30 & 31 in Las Vegas. http://snipurl.com/25r7o
• If you’ve seen Mark Joyner’s wonderful Cashmap series, you know that he and his business partner Brad Semp, and some subject-matter experts, have created a wonderful tool for thinking differently and holistically about a whole range of stuff, from managing e-mail to healthy eating to happy marriage. Mark is offering quite a deal right now: 10 of his best Cashmaps for just a dollar, and a free month of the Cashmap program. Grab this one before his sanity returns.
• Jim Donovan, author of several bestselling books on having a happier life (and a long-time friend and occasional co-panelist), wants you to have a happy middle-aged and elder life. He writes, “If you didn’t know when you were born, how old would you be?”  Are you ageless – full of energy and ready to go – no matter what your birth certificate says? Or does the prospect of aging leave you deeply concerned about what lies ahead?  The rest of your life can be the best of your life: http://www.BestLifeBook.com
• Two new no-cost offerings from The Blog Squad, known for their high-content programs:
  Get the Best Out of Your Blog – Free 5-Part Video Course: http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/?Clk=3217930
  Quality Blog Traffic – Free Audio Program: http://www.kickstartcart.com/app/?Clk=3217931
• A Search Tool That’s Better than Google? How about one that delivers your choice of results from Google, Yahoo, MSN, Yelp, Wikipedia and various other places-and displays results before you even click? Try it yourself at http://frugalmarketing.com/search.shtml#web – click where it says “Say Hello to Search 2.0? and start typing your query. You might want to bookmark this page, which also allows you to search all of my dozen-plus sites at once and even provides tips to help you find exactly what you want in any search (people have thanked me quite a few times for this little tipsheet).
• Judith and Jim’s “Bridging Heart and Marketing III (BH&M III) – the Soft Sell Virtual Conference,” October 8-18, online from anywhere in the world. The conference motto is “Marketing with Consciousness and Conscience.” Judith and Jim are the authors of The Heart of Marketing: Love Your Customers and They Will Love You Back, which I reviewed a few months ago at http://frugalmarketing.com/newsletters/2009/04/15/another-recommended-book-the-heart-of-marketing/ Learn more at http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/?Clk=3221681
• Sokule (pronounced so-cool) is a cool new Twitter-like social network offering some revenue possibilities. Check into it at http://su.pr/ADj6Fh
• AdWords guru Perry Marshall has a new version of his Definitive Guide. He’s one of only two people I trust for useful, actionable AdWords strategy. The 2010 edition actually has over a dozen brand new chapters covering things like the Content Network, Analytics, Quality Score, and the new interface. Prices start at $49 for the basic one-module version: http://bit.ly/5YdBJ
• This is by far the cheapest program on how to become a #1 bestseller that I’ve ever seen. 9 audios, plus support materials and bonuses. I have not personally reviewed the material but I did look at the scope of what it covers, seems like a lot of good info. Again, I haven’t listened–just sharing the information. http://shelhorowitz.com/go/yourbestseller/