BlogCatalog Bloggers for Good Fundraising Challenge

The week of May 28, 2007 BlogCatalog members and other bloggers will be posting on their blogs to raise awareness about

Bloggers and their viewers will be raising and donating money for students and schools in New Orleans and other parts of the country. Won't you help meet the Challenge by choosing to fund a Specific Challenge?

ia a non-profit Web site that brings teachers and donors together to fund specific student projects that range from "Magical Math Centers" ($200) to "Big Book Bonanza" ($320), to "Cooking Across the Curriculum" ($1,100). Any individual can search such proposals by areas of interest, learn about classroom needs, and choose to fund the project(s) they find most compelling. In completing a project, donors receive a feedback package of student photos and thank-you notes, a teacher impact letter, and an expenditure report showing that their tax-deductible gift was spent as directed.

is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom they call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.

To meet the challenge for this underserved non-profit organization that does so much good for our children and our schools, click the logo to pick the project you wish to support.

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• Automatic Updates: Where most entry level software only gets updated once a week or so, INVISUS software updates every day. This is vital in the battle against Internet threats.
  
  
• Automatic Upgrades: INVISUS often upgrades or replaces its mix of security programs for their customers to keep them current with the latest technologies. When a new version of the INVISUS software is available, all subscribers get the new software at no extra cost. INVISUS upgrades our customers to newer and better software automatically as a part of the service. This is again a HUGE differentiator.
  
  
• Security Alerts: When new security threats emerge that pose a risk to our subscribers, everyone receives real-time alerts to warn them about it and show them what to watch out for. There are thousands of new viruses and spyware released every month now. This is a vital part of the service to keep everyone informed of the latest threats that could bite you. This is another benefit of having the INVISUS experts watching out for you.
  
  
• Unlimited Expert Technical Support: The trained security technicians at INVISUS are the best in the industry. There is not a security problem that they cannot solve. Since there is no such thing as perfect security, you’ve got to have access to a team of experts. And you don't want to have to pay for the help. With INVISUS you get unlimited expert support for as often as is needed at no extra cost. It's like having your own personal team of experts. (I recently paid Dell Support $100.00 for support that ended up helping me with something I could have done by myself for free: removing my infected Windows XP and installing a clean copy. Their service came with a 3-day guarantee. After the 3rd day, if I needed additional technical support, it would cost me another $100.00.)
  
  
• $25,000 Identity Theft Insurance: No other security company offers a comprehensive Identity Theft Insurance and Recovery package. We’ve partnered with industry giant AIG to bring this incredible benefit to every subscriber. This policy covers you and your spouse, and includes any form of identity theft, not just online identity theft. Comprehensive coverage include:
  
  

  • Identity Recovery Service
  • Identity restoration costs
  • Legal defense expenses
  • No Deductible
  • Lost wages
    
• 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee: During the first 30 days of a new subscription to the INVISUS service, if for any reason you are not completely satisfied with their service, INVISUS will give you a full refund. This is a no-risk proposition to try it out and see the benefits.
  
  

• The Five and Free Affiliate Program: The Five and Free Affiliate Program is a payment reduction plan. Many customers enroll in this program because they want to share the service with those they care about while, at the same time, getting their service for free. Every time, as a Five and Free Affiliate customer, you help someone get protected with INVISUS, your own monthly subscription bill is reduced.
  
  

  • Here’s how it works: Every time you refer someone to subscribe to INVISUS, 20% of their monthly payment to INVISUS goes to reduce your Five and Free Affiliate monthly bill. By recommending INVISUS to 5 or more people who become subscribers, you will reduce your bill to a point where you will actually get your security service for free. There is a small one-time enrollment fee for this program.
    
    
• The Subscription Service Agreement: Like cell phones and many other subscription-based services, every subscription to the INVISUS PC Security Service starts with a 1 year minimum term. After that, it rolls to a month-to-month agreement. There is an early termination fee of $45 during that first year unless cancelation occurs during the first 30 days.
  

Richard Saldan's Live Seminar: How to Cold Call and Bring in More Business in 2007

Happy New Year, One and All!

May the New Year bring you health, wealth, and all the business you can use.

To help you get the year off to a good start, my good friend, Richard Saldan, The Motivational Magician, will be conducting a seminar on January 11, 2007 to get you up and running. Here's a letter he wrote to one of his clients:

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Motivational Magic Seminars

December 20, 2006

Re: Seminar, “How to Cold Call and Bring in More Business in 2007”
Thursday, January 11, 2007

Dear Mr. Davis,

Are your sales people making cold calls effectively? If not, why not? If there were a way to increase their confidence and skill in making cold calls, would it be worth a few minutes of your time to review the benefits of sending them to our upcoming seminar?

On Thursday, January 11, 2007, we will be holding a full-day seminar teaching sales people and business owners how to dramatically increase their success with cold calls and prospecting. There are many factors which impede sales people in this critical area, one of which is “caller reluctance”. We will teach our seminar participants how to break through this anxiety. We teach five specific steps in how to have freedom from fear by creating unstoppable self-confidence. We will also provide a specific system and strategy that they can follow for greater success with their cold calls. Our seminar will teach them how to trigger their motivation, and how to spark enthusiasm for each and every call.

The first 50 enrollments will receive lunch for free, as well as a bonus CD that contains several dozen ebooks on selling skills, leadership development and public speaking skills.

Motivational Magic Seminars is a provider of more than 60 full-day training programs. Topics include leadership development, interpersonal relationships, negotiation skills, and technology skills.
Looking forward to working with you!

Thank you!

Sincerely yours,

Richard Saldan

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Well, I hope you take Richard up on his offer improve your cold calling techniques and, ultimately, the success of your business.

Join Me at the Business Basecamp 2006 Teleseminars

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This is a real “nuts and bolts” teleseminar series for coaches, consultants, speakers, trainers, authors, and other independent professionals and small business entrepreneurs who are launching a new business, or are in those crucial first four years.

Oh, and forget that "make a million dollars in your first 90 days, working an hour a week" hype.

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Register here as my guest and attend any of the live teleseminars conveniently from the comfort of your home:

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I'll listen for you on the live call,

All the best,

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PS: If you're launching a new business or you're in the crucial first four years of business, and you want to learn "in-the-trenches" business-building success strategies from world-class business coaches and entrepreneurs - register here as my guest for the "Business Basecamp 2006" teleseminars:

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