Author Interviews

Red River Writer Savvy Designs
Show Notes: August 5, 2010

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I’ll be interviewing Australian author Tim Levy, The Life Summit. Tim will be traveling from Sydney to the United States in September 2010 on a national book tour for his fifth book: The Life Summit.

The Life Summit

Tim Levy is an experienced writer/producer/director with deep roots extending into the diverse worlds of business, environmentalism, comedy, spirituality, television, and the world of children….areas that he finds can overlap in unexpected ways. The Life Summit is a culmination of his experience and his enlightenment, linking soaring spirit with grounded business strategies.

My second guest is Michele Nash-Hoff, Can American Manufacturing Be Saved.

Michele Nash-Hoff has been in and out of San Diego’s high-tech manufacturing industry since starting as an engineering secretary at age 18. Her career includes being part of the founding team of an electronic component manufacturer and working in the Marketing Department of Cubic Corporation’s Military Systems Division.

Can American Manufacturing Be Saved?

Can American Manufacturing Be Saved? shows how the development and growth of American manufacturing was integral to the expansion of the United States from colonial times to the present day. It describes how the Industrial Revolution began in the United States with the start of the textile industry in New England and how the American System of Manufacturing developed. It outlines how key technologies accelerated the westward expansion of the United States during the 19th Century. It describes how breakthrough inventions enabled the development of modern manufacturing and mass production.

My third guest will be Lynn Serafinn. Lynn is a Transformation Coach, teacher, talk radio show host and author of the bestselling book The Garden of the Soul: lessons from four flowers that unearth the Self. Owing to her long and diverse professional history in the music industry, as well as extensive study of music and spirituality in India.

Lynn’s writing is lyrical, rhythmic, colorful, highly visual and undeniably metaphoric. She taught music technology for many years, and her creative use of technology in education led her to win the Microsoft UK Innovative Teacher of the Year Award in 2005.

Garden Of Soul

Her coaching company Create-a-Life won the Best of Bedford Business Awards, and was voted one of the “Top 10 Most Loved Businesses” in Bedford in 2010. In 2009, she received the Bedfordshire Businesswomen Award for her work within the community to help build a sustainable future.

Known as a marketing guru, Lynn is also a for mind-body-spirit successes being her campaigns for Number-1 bestselling self-help book Blast Off! by Allison Maslan, Number-1 bestselling spirituality book Awakened Wisdom by Patrick Ryan and Number-2 bestselling anxiety disorder book Check Mates by her daughter Vrinda Pendred. Her long-term project is an online coaching and learning programme for mind-body-spirit authors called Spirit Authors.

Excuses Don't Count...Results Rule!

Syndicating Your Content
Show Notes: June 14, 2010

 Interview with Anne Bachrach [61:33m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (7)

In this episode of Syndicating Your Content I interviewed Anne Bachrach, author of Excuses Don’t Count…Results Rule!.

We know what we need to do to become successful, we just don’t do those things consistently and regularly. While our intentions are good, our good intentions don’t always control our actions.

Anne, also known as the Accountability Coach,  shares tips from her book, Excuses Don’t Count…Results Rule!, about why we don’t do what we need to do, why we make excuses. She also shares some about how she got the book “out of her head” and on paper. She has a unique way of tackling the content. After you listen, let me know what you think by commenting.

Heart of a Mother

I had the pleasure of interviewing Sheryl Roush Heart Book Series about her book, Heart of a Mother.

Content Rich

Syndicating Your Content
Show Notes: April 12, 2010

 Interview with Jon Wuebben [61:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1)

Jon Wuebben is the author of Content Rich, Writing Your Way to Wealth on the Web. “If you want to know the real secrets to online traffic and a non-stop turbo boost in sales, it’s right here in this content-rich book. Packed with tips and techniques, insights and practical advice, this is one of those rare books that truly delivers. I loved it? ~ Dr. Joe Vitale, Author “Hypnotic Writing”

Grow your online presence, acquire new customers and sell more products and services, for a fraction of what you currently spend on advertising and web
development fees!

Leverage the combined power of search engine optimized (SEO) site, landing page, blog, article, email, newsletter, PPC ad and press release copywriting to give your business an edge vs. competitors.

Debra Simpson on Twitter

Syndicating Your Content
Show Notes: April 5, 2010

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Today’s tips were on the art of re-tweeting on Twitter. Some of the reasons why you would want to retweet are:

What is retweet? People have been recommending for years – services, restaurants, movies, dentists, doctors, etc. – or playing telephone

• How do we create tweets that will take our message viral – if you tweet out to your 2,000 followers, and I’m one of them, and I find your tweet valuable, I’ll want to tweet it out to my 2,000 followers, and if one …….
• How to get retweets – keep your tweets small, user name is 20 characters – suggest 100 or so characters
• Use bit.ly as your url shortner – better than tinyURL
• Top 20 Retweetable phrases
  1. You – what’s in it for them
  2. twitter
  3. please
  4. retweet
  5. post
  6. blog
  7. social
  8. free – love free stuff
  9. media
  10. help
  11. please retweet
  12. great
  13. social media
  14. 10 – top 10 lists – people don’t read on internet – they love lists – short posts, etc – don’t want to waste time – love bullets
  15. follow
  16. how to – can you teach them something
  17. top
  18. blog post
  19. check out
  20. new blog post

Syndicating Your Content
Show Notes: February 15, 2010

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In this episode I interviewed Mindy Selinger, author of Face-to-Face Networking Skills in a Social Media World about how networking has evolved.

Of course, I wanted to know how Mindy’s integrated face to face networking with social media.

David Mathison

Syndicating Your Content
Show Notes: January 25, 2010

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Just what is Citizen Journalism and how do you become one?

David Mathison is an internationally recognized media consultant, speaker, publisher, radio host, and hi-tech entrepreneur, with more than 25 years’ experience in content distribution. From 1999 to 2002 he was founder and CEO of the Kinecta Corporation, where he raised $30 million in under two years. His new book, “Be the Media,”

Be The Media

which sold over 5,000 copies in just 11 days via his Web site, blog, Twitter, and Facebook, unveils the latest and greatest ways to market and sell your books, music, films, information products, and services. Every aspect of media is covered, with details, resources, and suggestions.

What do you think of Citizen Journalism. Can you see how it would help you share your passionate message? Join the conversation by commenting below.

Show Notes, December 9, 2009
Syndicating Your Content

Interview with, If You Can’t Say Something Nice, What DO You Say? author, Sarita Maybin.

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We’ve all been told “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” This book provides practical approaches and positive phrases for those times when you need to say something NOT so nice. Learn how to constructively clue someone in, deflect the negative comment of a well-meaning friend, or let a business colleague know what he or she is doing drives you crazy — without destroying the relationship.

We’ll be talking about the book and you’ll find out answers to such questions as:

• How do I know if I should confront a situation or just let it go?
• How can I tactfully refuse unreasonable demands made by coworkers or friends?
• How can I soften the sting when giving negative feedback or bad news?
• What should I do if someone asks my opinion and I have nothing good to say?
• How do I tell my boss a thing or two without appearing ugly or insubordinate?

What’s the best way to respond to nasty comments like “that’s a dumb idea,” “I knew you couldn’t do it” or “what were you thinking?”

Sarita shared her 3 Ps

• don’t take it personally
• remember this will pass
• keep the big picture in mind

during our conversation about feedback. She also shared her 3 AIR Steps.

• A – is the other person aware of the situation
• I – what is the impact of the other person’s behavior
• R – can you request them to look at what could be done differently

Sarita can be reached at her website, Sarita Maybin.

Show Notes, December 9, 2009
Syndicating Your Content

Interview with, If You Can’t Say Something Nice, What DO You Say? author, Sarita Maybin.

We’ve all been told “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” This book provides practical approaches and positive phrases for those times when you need to say something NOT so nice. Learn how to constructively clue someone in, deflect the negative comment of a well-meaning friend, or let a business colleague know what he or she is doing drives you crazy — without destroying the relationship.

We’ll be talking about the book and you’ll find out answers to such questions as:

• How do I know if I should confront a situation or just let it go?
• How can I tactfully refuse unreasonable demands made by coworkers or friends?
• How can I soften the sting when giving negative feedback or bad news?
• What should I do if someone asks my opinion and I have nothing good to say?
• How do I tell my boss a thing or two without appearing ugly or insubordinate?

What’s the best way to respond to nasty comments like “that’s a dumb idea,” “I knew you couldn’t do it” or “what were you thinking?”

Sarita shared her 3 Ps

• don’t take it personally
• remember this will pass
• keep the big picture in mind

during our conversation about feedback. She also shared her 3 AIR Steps.

• A – is the other person aware of the situation
• I – what is the impact of the other person’s behavior
• R – can you request them to look at what could be done differently

Sarita can be reached at her website, Sarita Maybin.

Thomas Mangum, Virtual Coffee, interviewed me today for his online radio show.

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We discussed why you’d want to syndicate your content and some of the ways to develop your own intellectual property to sell online, as passive income.

Of course, I discussed blogging, in particular using WordPress as a launching point. I then shared about importing your blog into Facebook and Linkedin. I shared some tips on creating your first ebook to give away from your website as a list building tool.

Let me know what you think about the interview by commenting.