Jay Conrad Levinson, the marketing mind
responsible for the Marlboro Man, and author of
the best selling marketing book series of all
time will be answering your questions

You can get the details to listen live tonight at
www.FeBeNe.com/jayspeaks.php?rid=117

and also…you be able to submit your questions
for the training…and get the Guerrilla Balance
Sheet if you haven’t for $7.

I’ll be listening,…

Regards,

Annie Anderson

PS This is not the same-ol’, same-ol’ interview.

Jay rarely speaks on webcasts and it is the only
one he has scheduled so far this year. So be sure
to go now to
www.FeBeNe.com/jayspeaks.php?rid=117

PPS And if you miss it, you can get the replay at
www.FeBeNe.com/jayspeaks.php?rid=117 as well…

I meant to post my next article on Product Creation for you yesterday but I totally spaced that and I apologize.

See, as you might remember, the kids have all taken turns being sick over the last 2 weeks so I’ve been a bit slow here anyway. Well, their cold caught up with me a couple of days ago and I’ve been sick and mostly in bed since Sunday.

Though I do feel somewhat better, I’m still not feeling great so it will be a few more days until I’m back posting with regularity. I just wanted to let you all know I have not forgotten about you!

This time being ill has actually been quite productive – I’ve come up with several more topics and ideas for my sites and for this blog. I’ve got everything written down (in mind map form) and as soon as I’m feeling well enough, I’ll be putting it all online for you.

So – I’ll see you soon and I do hope you all are feeling much better than I am! I don’t get sick very often but when I do, I’m down for the count, as they say.

Take care!

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Product Creation, part 3 is coming tomorrow!

Just wanted to let you know that tomorrow I will be posting the next piece in the Product Creation series. Also look for some slideshows and/or videos for all 3 modules soon. I want to give you the best chance possible to help you on the road to creating your own products.

So – don’t go anywhere! Look for that tomorrow and perhaps by this weekend, I’ll upload a free report on creating products for you. What do you think?

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I’m writing because I can’t tell you to take part in Mark
Joyner’s “Word of Mouth Transformation!” experience.

Why not?

Because I haven’t seen it yet. No one has.

What I can tell you is that I, myself, will be registering
for it the moment the clock strikes 8PM on the east coast:

http://www.simpleology.com/p/womt/lsandrsn/

Why will I be doing this myself?

1. I just got off a live webcast Mark did where 1,800 people
from around the world (including some from Turkey, Iran, China,
and India!) listened to him teach some of the basics of his new
Word of Mouth technology.

If it’s a 10th as good as I think it will be it will be a
bargain.

2. Registration is only going to be open for a short time. If
you miss out you miss out.

3. I recommend you register, just to hold your seat, and then
decide later.

Get this – they have put up a full 1 year refund policy.

That means you could do the whole training and get a refund at
the end if you wanted it.

Or, you could register, then cancel a day later if you decide it’s
not for you.

So, I don’t know if this will be right for you (it sure will for
me), but what I *do* know is this:

If you don’t register, you probably won’t ever get the chance to
do so again – ever.

So, do yourself a favor and register as soon as the doors open.
Reserve your virtual “seat” on this roller coaster ride, and then
decide later.

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Yesterday I briefly mentioned I am planning to participate in Dr. Mani’s Heart Kids Blogathon tomorrow and I’ve decided I’m going to donate 50% of the proceeds of any orders I get for my previous Special Offer post below to his foundation. So, if you haven’t ordered that yet and you’d like to, please do so this weekend.

Actually, let’s just make it this – any graphic design or writing package you purchase from me between now and Monday, September 17th will also qualify to support Heart Kids Blogathon.

Simply contact me and let’s get started on your project now! I’m dropping everything else this weekend just for this special event.

Special Price List for this weekend only:

Header Graphic - $50
Blog Logo - $25
Desktop Background - $25
Other Design - Depends on project but will be 50% off
eBook Creation - $250 see below for details on what’s included
Copywriting - Depends on project but will be 50% off

Again, contact me and let’s help Dr. Mani make a difference for those kids with heart defects.

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DealDotCom

I just signed up for this. Thought it was pretty interesting. I found it at – Entrepreneurs Journey – originally which is a blog I just began following.

And speaking of following – I’m sorry I’ve been rather quiet twitter lately. Just had so much going on, I keep forgetting to update and post stuff. I’m now following some additional cool folks like Guy Kawasaki, Robert Scoble, Seth Godin and Marlan Sanders to name a few. I thought it was pretty cool that within 5 minutes of adding Scoble, he added me! (Thanks, Robert!) I appreciate that. I think I’m now following everyone who’s following me as well.

Feel free to add me if you’d like. There’s a post here somewhere with all my “social” accounts but here they are again:

Facebook
StumbleUpon
Twitter
del.icio.us
9rules
Mashable
YouTube
Slideshare
Pownce
Flickr

Oh! I know what else I wanted to write about today. This coming Saturday, the 15th, Dr. Mani is doing his annual Heart Kids Blogathon and I’m going to participate for a 4-hour chunk of time if I can. Not sure what time yet, but probably later in the evening unless my husband takes the kids to the park or something.

I think that’s it for now. I’ll let you know a little more about Dr. Mani’s project tomorrow.

Sleep well! I’ve been up since 5:30 when my 3 year old decided it was time to get up. UGH! I’m *not* a good morning person. So, I’m off to bed here shortly.

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Let me start off by saying this before anything else: it’s not my intent to use this blog to sell things. My goal here is to document my progress, thoughts, ideas and details of following the 30 Day Challenge as well as a few other programs I’m involved in.

Now, having said that – I know from looking at my traffic stats on this blog and my other sites that many people come here looking for help with product creation and similar keywords. That’s great! I love that this site seems to rank well for those without my even trying. And I like to think it’s because of the way Ed Dale and Dan Raine taught us to do things during the main part of the 30dc in August.

So, looking at that traffic and what brings it here, I’ve decided to offer a service to anyone who is looking for a little help. Mind you, I’m not an expert or guru on product creation but I do know a helluva a lot about design and creating eBooks. I’ve helped many people create eBooks in the past with rave reviews.

And I’ve helped a lot of people write articles, eBooks and other content. Many people come to me knowing loads of information on their given topic but feel they don’t write well. They simply want someone else to do all the writing for them. They find me or are referred to me by others to “ghostwrite” their stuff for them and I enjoy doing that.

Putting those two skills together seems like a good idea.

Normally I charge upwards of $350 each for eBook creation and ghostwriting with the average combined price being around $700-800. Today, I’ve decided to offer a package deal:

1. I will write your eBook for you from your material. You supply all links, base articles, pictures, and other documentation that will be used. I will then formulate an eBook based on that material, written in my own words – I will NOT plagiarize!

2. Once it’s written, I will design a cover and put it all together into a professional PDF eBook format.

You will receive 2 revisions as part of your package, original written material, original cover artwork and the eBook document. You will retain all rights to the eBook. The only thing I ask is that I be allowed to include my name and website as the artist and designer on the inside title page.

And the price will be $250 for the entire package. That’s more than half off my standard pricing.

Turnaround time will depend on how many orders I get, but on average, it will take about 10-14 days. I do require 50% down to begin the project and the remainder to be paid upon completion.

Please take advantage of this soon as I will not leave this offer on the table for very long. I accept PayPal and money orders only from US buyers and PayPal only from international buyers.

Buy Now!

Oh – and just one little disclaimer – I will not accept any projects that are adult related, unethical or otherwise questionable. If you’re not sure if your content falls into any of those categories, please email me with your project details before submitting payment.

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You may remember a few weeks ago when I wrote that I had finished a book cover for a clients forthcoming book. That book is – - BEing The Titus Concept by my good friend and mentor, Al Diaz.

The cover is now up on his website and a free eBook sample is available for download. Please take a look at Al’s website, download the book and begin changing your life.

You DESERVE it!

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No matter what kind of music you listen to, you’ve likely heard of Luciano Pavarotti who passed away today after a long battle with cancer.

Here is coverage from Yahoo News -

Luciano Pavarotti: A tenor like no other

By RONALD BLUM, Associated Press Writer Thu Sep 6, 4:48 PM ET

Luciano Pavarotti was bigger than life — the oversized belly, huge handkerchief, grandiose lifestyle and ever-present grin that shone like a beacon. He backed it up with a voice of intense focus and immense carrying power, which rang to the rafters on stages throughout the world.

He broke out of classical music’s insular world in an era when television became dominant, singing alongside Stevie Wonder and Sting as naturally as he did opposite Joan Sutherland and Mirella Freni. He was beloved by opera patrons in gowns and tailcoats, and by the masses who came in T-shirts and jeans to hear him sing in Central and Hyde parks.

“He had the most perfect technique in the history of recorded music,” soprano Renee Fleming said after Pavarotti died Thursday at age 71. “He also captured the hearts of the larger public in a way which rivaled only Enrico Caruso in the 20th century.”

A lyric tenor, Pavarotti owned some of opera’s classic roles: Rodolfo in Puccini’s “La Boheme.” Riccardo in Verdi’s “Un Ballo in Maschera” and Nemorino in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore.” He first gained great fame as Tonio in Donizetti’s “La Fille du Regiment,” tossing off the famous nine high Cs of “Ah, mes amis” with startling ease.

His inclusion in a cast meant an instant sellout from San Francisco to Sydney, Mexico to Milan. Listening to recordings or watching DVDs, it’s easy to understand why. His voice is immediately recognizable, a warm Italian diction like no other, with beauty of tone, color and heft.

“His voice was unique,” said former Metropolitan Opera general manager Joe Volpe, who planned to attend Saturday’s funeral in Modena. “If you put a CD on today and it’s Luciano singing, you know it.”

When the orchestra swelled and Pavarotti sang “O soave fanciulla” in the first act of “Boheme,” hearts melted and tears welled in audience’s eyes. When he sang a triumphal “Vincero!” and held the final note to end “Nessun dorma” in Puccini’s “Turandot,” shivers went up and down spines.

In the annals of music, he joined Caruso, Beniamino Gigli, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Mario Del Monaco and Franco Corelli as Italian tenors of the highest rank.

He pushed with mixed success into spinto and dramatic parts such as Canio in Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci,” Radames in Verdi’s “Aida” and the title role in Verdi’s “Otello.” It’s hard to forget the array of sprays and potions he kept using to sing through a cold in a 1991 concert performance of “Otello” at Carnegie Hall with Sir Georg Solti conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

And later in his career he could be shockingly unprepared: There was a Verdi Requiem at Carnegie Hall in 1996 when he appeared to be forgetting the words, stadium concerts where he was accused of lip-syncing. When he returned to the Met in 1995 for “La Fille,” the aria was transposed down and he struggled with his high Bs.

Some of his repertoire choices, especially at Three Tenors concerts, were unfortunate. There was “Moon River” and “My Way” — with Frank Sinatra in the audience — at Dodger Stadium in 1994 and a laughable rendition of “Yesterday” at Yokohama, Japan, in 2002.

Pavarotti was banned from the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 1989 after one cancellation too many. His acting was perfunctory even before hip and knee problems brought on by his enormous weight limited movement. His opera portrayals can’t be compared to Placido Domingo’s studied and nuanced performances.

Pavarotti didn’t act parts — the part became him and the rest of the performance rotated around him. Soprano Deborah Voigt was shocked when he disappeared in the middle of a “Ballo” performance to go off stage. Somehow, the rest of the cast adapted.

“If he needed a drink of water, so be it! Because his voice was what had drawn everyone to that theater,” she said. “It was a voice given by God. A sound uniquely his.”

All he had to do was smile, furrow those bushy eyebrows or bat an eyelash. Volpe was convinced Pavarotti won the audience over before he sang.

“His singing spoke right to the hearts of listeners whether they knew anything about opera or not,” Met music director James Levine said.

Yet, Pavarotti almost always suffered from stage fright, wondering when he walked on stage whether his voice would be with him that night. He said his reward came during curtain calls when he heard shouts of “Bravo!”

“They love me,” he said in his New York apartment overlooking Central Park three years ago, a day before his farewell to opera. “I love them. It’s a mutual affair.”

Very sleek and stylish!

Features:

Revolutionary multi-touch interface. iPod touch features the same multi-touch screen technology as iPhone. Pinch to zoom in on a photo. Scroll through your songs and videos with a flick. Flip through your library by album artwork with Cover Flow.

Surf the web with Wi-Fi. Browse the web using Safari and watch YouTube videos on the first iPod with Wi-Fi built in.

Gorgeous 3.5-inch widescreen display. Watch your movies, TV shows, and photos come alive with bright, vivid color on the 320-by-480-pixel display

Music downloads straight from iTunes. Shop the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store from anywhere with Wi-Fi.1 Browse or search to find the music you’re looking for, preview it, and buy it with just a tap.

The 8GB is $299 and the 16GB is $399. Not bad. Only drawback – not shipping from the Apple Store until September 28.

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