Debra Simpson, Speaking To San Diego Women, Inc. June 28th

I’m Speaking To San Diego Women, Inc. on Thursday, June 28th.
I’ll be sharing no cost and low cost ways to market your business online. You’ll learn how to create passive income with your website and other strategies to raise your online visibility. This is your chance to get your Internet Marketing questions answered.
You’ll walk away [...]

Episode #20

Show Notes
Interview with Don Sando, Strategic Results Group on strategic planning for small businesses.

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Archives of North San Diego Business@Large

I recently moved North San Diego Business@Large to a hosted site. You can find the past year’s archives at http://northsandiego.blogspot.com

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John Assaraf Receives Communication and Leadership Award

I’m a proud member of Toastmasters International. As the incoming Public Relations Officer for District 5 Toastmasters, I had the opportunity to meet John Assaraf, one of the teachers in The Secret and Co-Founder of One Coach. John was gracious enough to allow me to capture his remarks on audio.
I’ve taken the liberty to post [...]

North San Diego Business@Large Episode #19

Show Notes
GeekSpeak to English, 101 – Podcast Basics
Semi-monthly webinar produced by Magic In Words sharing the basics of podcasting, software, podcatchers, and techniques.

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North San Diego Business@Large Episode #18

Show Notes
Interview with Mark LeBlanc, Small Business Success. He presented a powerful two-hour seminar at the Chamber. His book, Growing Your Business, provides solopreneurs and small business owners with incredibly valuable and timely information on growing your business.
There is also an article on the types of information products that can be sold off your website, [...]

Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce Media Luncheon

Panelists representing many diverse Carlsbad businesses shared insights about starting and growing a business in Carlsbad. Some of the businesses represented were:

Lola’s Market
Invitrogen
ViaSat
Taylor Made
Gemological Institute of America
CDS Printing

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North San Diego Business@Large Episode #17

Show Notes
Mark LeBlanc, Small Business Success, was the featured speaker at a recent Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce First Friday Breakfast. I captured his presentation, in my usual "I can podcast from anywhere" attitude. The content is worth it, though!
Check the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce website for the events I discussed in the podcast. And, [...]

North San Diego Business@Large Episode #16

Show Notes
In this episode of North San Diego Business@Large I sit down with Christina Madrid, Women4Success, a new business in town. While Christina has been a resident of Carlsbad for over 11 years, she’s recently taken the helm as the San Diego County Facilitator with Women4Success.

Also, the networking events around town this week.

Tuesday, April 24th, [...]

GeekSpeak to English, 101 (Driving Traffic to Your Site)

GeekSpeak to English, 101 invited Cindy Turrietta, of Affordable Search Engine Ranking to share tips on raising your website’s search engine ranking.
Some of the tips Cindy shared were how to find the right keywords, what link juice is, the construction of a search engine friendly sitemap, among other strategies.
Some of the Resources Cindy shared:

Word Tracker
Keyword [...]

The Blog Squad

Ok, I’m totally stoked (gives away my generation, right)!! I’m the special guest on The Blog Squad’s Blogging and Beyond Podcast.
We’ll be talking about using multimedia to raise your website’s visibility, your own credibility and your business profitability through podcasting and webinars.
The Blog Squad specializes in working with bloggers to make their blogs stand out [...]

Carlsbad Chamber Chat and First Friday Interviews

My monthly chat with Andrea Korogi, the Small Business Development Specialist at the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce in Carlsbad California.
Chamber First Friday Interviews

Mindy Crum, Cookie Lee Jewelry, 760-803-2784
Willeen Hasler, Willeen H. Hasler & Associates
Sonya Orme, Prime Executive Offices
Mark Remas Absolute Learning
Jake Wallgren, Runaway Brandit, Inc.

Upcoming Chamber Events
Chamber Sundowners
Wednesday, March 21st
Networking To Netweaving
Thursday, March 29th
Learn the [...]

Creating Your Own Informational Product

Wow, what a great webinar The Expertise Experts held last night. Take a listen to the audio and, please, feel free to leave your comments below.

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Focused Networking Propels Your Business into Overdrive

Do you want to expand your personal power base? Do you want to expand your sphere of influence, gain more clients, and propel your business to success?
If you’re like most people, your answer is probably yes. After all, who doesn’t want more business. In this day and age, the competition can be stiff. How can [...]

Interview with Paul Thompson, Chairman of the Carlsbad California Chamber of Commerce Board

Interview with incoming Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board, Paul Thompson of Global Community Solutions.
Paul shares his goals and vision for Carlsbad’s Chamber of Commerce and Carlsbad California. He’s refreshing and I think you’ll really enjoy listening to his ideas and his vision, especially “Imagine Carlsbad.”
When you are considering products or services, Buy [...]