Multimedia Producer & Trainer, Web & Software Programmer
Connect With Clients Faster And More Effectively with Multimedia
If you want to know anything about audio, video, RSS feeds, blogs, podcasts, games or web sites, then this site is for you.
Are you looking to do any of the following?
Create an inexpensive web site (with or without a shopping cart)Â that you can maintain on your own
Create a more complicated and customized web site that is unique to you, your purposes and your clients
Create audio, video and images to post on your web site or social media sites (including podcasting)
Create multimedia products, such as audio books and video tutorials
Create PDFÂ ebooks and turning page publications with multimedia capabilities
Own a turnkey social media site that allows entire communities to create and post audio and video podcasts and blogs
Gain traffic and host contests with personalized online games for your business, friends or family.
Penny Haynes helps you to do all of that and more, whether you want to learn how to do it yourself, have Penny do it for you, or find a solution somewhere in between.
See all that Penny Haynes has to offer you, from software to classes to programming and multimedia production services to ebooks and audiobooks and turnkey web sites… click here.
This is the home site for Penny Haynes, Multimediapreneur, Web & Software Programmer and Audio/Video Producer and Trainer. Penny works with large corporations such as Lifetime Television for Women as well as individual entrepreneurs. Penny specializes in working with audio/video novices, and creating tools to help entrepreneurs get more mileage out of the content they create in text, image, audio and video formats.
In today's business podcast, we have some VERY exciting announcements:
The Business Podcasting Expo is coming! March 31, April 1 and 2...
around the clock Podcasting Marathon (not just for business), Seminars,
Conferences, Exhibitors, Sponsors, Freebies - something for EVERYONE!
3-Day Online Podcasting Conferences - for people who want to learn podcasting FAST!
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Fruit and Herb Teas...hehehehe...well, that's not really very exciting,
but I made the offer to my listeners anyway...<smile>
Today's
business podcast discusses the winners in the food and beverage
industry, according to the Inc 500 List for Private Businesses.
Listen
in for some more interesting (and some silly) insights about these
companies. For some reason, alcohol tends to predominate my thoughts
throughout these ramblings (no, I'm not a lush - there is actually
alcoholic beverages to be discussed in there! Get your mind out of the
gutter and back into brainstorming! <smile>)
We will
discuss Moe's, a franchise out of my hometown here, Atlanta, an ice
cream cone maker, an insulated cup company, and more.
We'll find
out how they all flew by the competition - personally, I don't think
Moe's fought fair (you'll have to listen to find out why), but it did
give me the giggles to think about other fast food restaurants doing
the same thing. We'll also talk about a company that gives their
employees a case of beer with every paycheck! I just hope they only get
paid once a month, because any company whose employees drink a case of
beer each week makes me nervous about the quality of their product!
<smile>
I'm up to 4 participants in the business round table - last call!
I've
got an entrepreneur, a brainstormer, a process consultant, and a small
business & life coach - plus myself, whatever I am! There's still
room for more, so come on in - the water's fine!
Well, enjoy my stuffed-up nose podcast -
hopefully
I'll sound better soon. And I apologize for the late delivery of this,
but I've been sick in bed since Wednesday. I'm just now returning to
the land of the podcasting...<smile>
Lastly, about that Business Podcasting Expo and the 3-Day Podcasting Conferences...
I'm really excited about the Expo, and hope to meet a lot of you there.
If you are interested in reaching a lot of business people and/or podcasters, this would be a great place to do it.
Exhibitors
and Sponsors will have audio conference rooms in their booths, so you
can literally meet and talk to potential clients. Sponsors can host
Free or Paid Seminars to attendees. And Conference Teachers will share
in the revenues from Paid Seminars. Not bad, huh?
I want to have an around-the-clock Podcasting Marathon,
where Attendees can actually listen in and/or be a part of the podcasts
(these don't have to be solely business podcasts - entertainment would
be great too!)
I'd also love to have an international partner
who can carry on while I tried to catch some zzzzzz's (I cannot stay up
24 hours, I will get sick again!)
In regard to the 3-Day Podcasting Conferences,
it's
set up so that you clear your schedule for a weekend, tell everyone you
went hiking up Mt. Fiji, and learn everything you need to know about
podcasting in a weekend.
You'll produce your 1st podcast with me, we'll set you up with all of your resources, and by the end of the weekend, you'll be ready to rock and roll on a continual basis.
Plus you get continuing education classes and help from me for 3 months!
And classes are limited to 10 people at a time, so you get very personalized attention all weekend long (cause I stay on call all weekend long...)
Lastly, my conference room is COMPLETELY Mac-compatible - YAHOO! So let me know if you are interested in participating...
Join Penny Haynes as she interviews Linda Ellis, author of the poem "The Dash". We discuss the impact the poem has had on multitudes of people, helping them to realize that it's so important to make the most of the life you live. You can visit Linda's site at http://www.LindaEllis.net.
In today's business podcast, we will discover why certain entrepreneurs fly by the competition.
This was truly interesting to me - I learned so much I had never known. I always knew that personality affected your business style. However, I didn't realize that there was a definite, identifiable and quantifiable pattern to super successful CEOs.
Find out what elite military personnel, athletes and Inc 500 CEOS have in common...
The results of the studies were fascinating. The most "obvious" answers weren't the right answers at all. Some behaviors and attitudes seem to be learned, but others seem to be qualities and characteristics these CEOs receive at birth.
I am still looking for entrepreneurs who would like to be a part of a business round table discussion.
I would like to be able to address the question of how do you start a part-time business (especially when you are already working full-time!). One listener has shared the chapters of his book on starting a business to be used as a part of the outline. I just need some more input from the rest of you!
Everyone who participates will be entered in a drawing for an MP3 player, so I need to hear from you this week.
Otherwise, I'll have to seek help from outside the Brain Storm! family. I am surrounded by some truly talented and inspired entrepreneurs within my networks, and I can tap their expertise. However, I'd like to give you an opportunity to do so first.
Sometimes we look for satisfaction in places that are temporary, instead of investing in the relationships that will remain.
That's what I am learning, and in today's very introspective journal of my life, I'm sharing some of the painful truths with which I am dealing.
It's easy to get addicted to your business and your clients, especially when they think you're wonderful.
But they don't have to live with you, or smell your garlic breath, and put up with your moods. So it's very important not to fall into the habit of comparing your close relationships to those you enjoy with your clients. It's not a realistic comparison.
It's hard to find balance, but I'm trying...
And I hope you will be encouraged by hearing what someone else is going through. If you would like to share what's going on in your life, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for sharing mine.
Well listeners, we have a new contributor this week and her name is Donna Shepard. She is a listener that volunteered to share her writing with you. Listen as she brings the word of God to life through one of her writings entitled "Devotionals by Donna: Living with expectancy".
Stuff a
miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream
drips.
*Maxine's Way *
Just suck the
ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You are probably lying
on the couch with your feet up eating it,
anyway!
To keep
potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the
potatoes.
Buy Hungry
Jack mashed potato mix, keep it in the pantry for up
to a year.
When a cake
recipe calls for flouring the baking pan, use a bit of the dry cake mix instead
and there won't be any white mess on the outside of the
cake.
Go to the
bakery! They'll even decorate it for you.
If you
accidentally over salt a dish while it's still
cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an
instant "fix-me-up."
If you over salt a dish while you are cooking, that's too bad.
Please recite with me the real woman's motto: "I made it and you will eat it and
I don't care how bad it tastes!"
Wrap celery
in aluminum foil when putting in the refrigerator and it will keep for
weeks.
Celery? Never heard of
it!
Brush some
beaten egg white over pie crust before baking to yield a beautiful glossy
finish.
The Mrs.
Smith frozen pie directions do not include brushing egg whites over the crust so
I don't.
Cure for
headaches: take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The
throbbing will go away.
Take a lime,
mix it with tequila, chill and drink!
If you have
a problem opening jars, try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip
grip that makes opening jars easy.
Go ask that
very cute neighbor if he can open it for
you.
Don't throw
out all that leftover wine. Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles
and sauces.
Leftover
wine???????????
HELLO
!!!!!!!
The trouble with bucket seats is
that not everybody has the same size bucket.
Do you realize
that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with
tattoos?
Money can't buy happiness -- but
somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Porsche than in a
Hyundai.
Drinking makes some husbands see double and feel
single.
Living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of
Halloween.
After a certain age, if you don't wake up aching in
every joint, you are probably dead.
In this business podcast, you will meet someone whose DOG blogs and podcasts for them!
Kim Bloomer, of Aspenbloom Pet Care, is our business podcaster today. Kim has gained so much from podcasting, including a book deal, print magazine column, sponsors, and much more.
Kim is a perfect example of how podcasting on a consistent basis has a huge effect on the number of listeners you have.
She has successfully branded herself, and is now well-known within her industry.
Her originality is another thing that sets her business podcast apart.
Having her dog blog for her was a great idea, and wins over listeners in a unique way.
This week's business podcast contains lessons from the Financial Services industry.
So many businesses and lessons to learn - so little time! <smile> We've got some great examples of how investing in technology and customer service can shoot you past the competition. We also have a "wonder boy" story of someone who got their GED at 16 and started (in his parents' basement) what is now (he's 22) a 12.2 million dollar a year business. You'll think of him every time you go through a drive-thru from now on!
I need your business advice!
I had a listener contact me and ask me advice on how to start a part-time business, what is involved, etc. In today's podcast, I ask for volunteers who would like to be involved in a recorded round-table discussion about this. We'll create a joint outline first, then meet and cover the points with our own experiences (and horror stories). Then we'll podcast the result, which will be available for anyone to use as they see fit. Let me know what you think.
And I'm finally taking my own advice...
I'm putting my brainstorming ideas into play and moving into several different areas to create multiple streams of income. Once they're in place, I'll let you know what works out and what doesn't. I'm really psyched, and I'm looking forward to the day when I can hire one of my closest friends (who is an amazingly efficient business woman!) to manage all of my businesses (I think I've lost count of them by now! <smile>) 2006 is looking really, really good!
Oh, and I'm investing in a brand spanking new, top-of-the line multi-media computer...
to get back into video production (I used to be a television director, editor, producer) for one of my latest brainstorms. It's a really great idea to help solopreneurs have high quality video products and commercials without having to put a second mortgage on their house! I'll tell you more as it comes together...
Until next week, KEEP BRAINSTORMING - but remember, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Today, I'm sharing from and expounding upon some quotes from Positive Thoughts for Today...
a daily email I look for every morning to continually encourage and inspire me. Dave Boufford ("Mr. Positive") is just a great guy, and I feel very privileged to call him my friend! If you like these quotes, then I encourage you to go to http://www.PositiveNews.Net and subscribe.
The Positive News Network www.positivenews.net All Positive News, All the Time...News You Can Use!
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LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS:
For if one is unable to assert onself, one is unable to participate in a genuine relationship. -Rollo May
LEADERSHIP/SUCCESS:
Stand up to your obstacles and do something about them. You will find that they haven't half the strength you think they have. -Norman Vincent Peale
MOTIVATION/INSPIRATION:
Yes, you can be a dreamer and a doer too, if you will remove one word from your vocabulary: impossible. -Robert Schuller
Great video clip today - you just need to click this link to view it at YouTube.com's site. The kind of laughter where you're wheezing, because you can't catch your breath!!!
I've got some great international videos coming up, so stay tuned - same bat-station, same bat-channel!
In today's business podcast, we will discover how podcasting can revolutionize your business and your customers!
Join me today as I interview Paige Eissinger of 2 Smart Chix, podcaster of View from the Coop and assistant producer of Jammin' With Slam on Cool Cast radio. Paige, a web designer and talk-show host, is a self-described podcasting addict now. She can't get enough of it (as you'll hear in the podcast).
There are several great reasons for businesses to podcast...
Your network expands as your meet other podcasters, and podcast listeners. You interview them, they interview you, you exchange podcasting tips and tools and everyone benefits.
You give potential clients an opportunity to "take you with them" and learn about you "on the go". They aren't chained to a radio and/or a time frame. They can download you and listen to you in the car, on a walk, wherever they choose. And they can listen to you "hands free".
Present and future customers will be more predisposed to believe you are an expert in your field, and treat you as such. (Listen to the story about a client of an entrepreneur whose whole outlook changed after listening to the entrepreneur's podcast!)
Your target market comes looking for you - not the other way around! If someone responds better to audio, they will go the route of podcasting. And when they want information, they will come to you if you offer what they need.
You can't always get across your passion for your subject solely with written words. People get excited about a subject when you are excited about it, and your voice is the most effective tool for igniting that passion in others.
So sit back (or run, or drive, or whatever you're doing while you are listening to this!) and enjoy!
And if you would like to know more about how to create a podcast for your business, or as a hobby, and want to find the most inexpensive tools available, contact me via the QMTP message form at http://www.PodcasterCentral.com, or go to http://www.1stPod.com to review our services, classes and resources.
We have 2 parts for today's business podcast - one with listener comments, and another with an interview with a business podcaster.
I have had some great responses so far in regard to the series we are doing on the Inc 500 list. All 5 MP3 players are now assigned (although Rolando needs to send me his physical address...[smile])
But I am going to offer you guys a chance every month to win an MP3 player...
At the end of every month, I will have a drawing from any of the people who leave comments or brainstorms at the BrainStorm-Podcast.com site. Leave 2 comments, get entered 2 times! I think you get the idea!
We're taking a one week hiatus from the Inc 500 list so I can share with you the premier episode of a new podcast, 1st Business Podcasters, aka http://www.PodcasterCentral.com.
We interview businesses who are using podcasting and finding out what effects, if any, they are having from podcasting. I've got people in all different fields, from Technology, to Coaches, to Marketing, to Finance and more.
Please let me know your feedback about this new podcast - and any suggestions on how I can make it better.
I will reserve one special mp3 player for a drawing from the people that respond to this one particular question. AND, if you are a business person who is podcasting, and you would like me to interview you for the show, please let me know, and I'll schedule you soon.
Thanks for making this podcast enjoyable and personally rewarding for me.
Bob is a very successful barterer, podcaster and business man. His podcast is very popular, and he did a special show just for us and our discussion on perspective. I hope you will learn as much from him as I do!
In Today's Words For The Week Podcast, we will discuss the inevitable consequences we must deal with when we sin - even though we are completely forgiven.
I've been dealing with my 15 year old daughter's faulty judgement process. Since I am having to do some serious disciplining, it's making me think about how God disciplines us, how He feels, and what still happens after we're forgiven.
We will talk about the woman caught in adultery, and what probably happened when she left the place where Jesus forgave her and told her to sin no more.
Do you think that just because Jesus had forgiven her, that life was fine now? I think she still had to deal with her damaged reputation, and society's reaction to her, and finding a new way of life for herself. The same is true for all of us when we mess up - we are forgiven, but we have to wade through the damage we have caused by our sin.
I'd love to hear what you think about this comparison...
If you wouldn't mind, please leave a message in the Message (QMTP) Box at the WordsForTheWeek.com site. I'll have a drawing next week among those that respond to receive a free 128 MB MP3 player. I hope you'll be a part!
Multimedia Producer & Trainer, Web & Software Programmer
Connect With Clients Faster And More Effectively with Multimedia
If you want to know anything about audio, video, RSS feeds, blogs, podcasts, games or web sites, then this site is for you.
Are you looking to do any of the following?
Create an inexpensive web site (with or without a shopping cart)Â that you can maintain on your own
Create a more complicated and customized web site that is unique to you, your purposes and your clients
Create audio, video and images to post on your web site or social media sites (including podcasting)
Create multimedia products, such as audio books and video tutorials
Create PDFÂ ebooks and turning page publications with multimedia capabilities
Own a turnkey social media site that allows entire communities to create and post audio and video podcasts and blogs
Gain traffic and host contests with personalized online games for your business, friends or family.
Penny Haynes helps you to do all of that and more, whether you want to learn how to do it yourself, have Penny do it for you, or find a solution somewhere in between.
See all that Penny Haynes has to offer you, from software to classes to programming and multimedia production services to ebooks and audiobooks and turnkey web sites… click here.
This is the home site for Penny Haynes, Multimediapreneur, Web & Software Programmer and Audio/Video Producer and Trainer. Penny works with large corporations such as Lifetime Television for Women as well as individual entrepreneurs. Penny specializes in working with audio/video novices, and creating tools to help entrepreneurs get more mileage out of the content they create in text, image, audio and video formats.
1st Podcast Publishing - Audio/Video Magazine (Variety)
Don’t know where to start? Try my e-book, “101 Things To Do With Audio And Video (To Promote Your Business)”
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Well listeners, we have a new contributor this week and her name is Donna Shepard. She is a listener that volunteered to share her writing with you. Listen as she brings the word of God to life through one of her writings entitled "Devotionals by Donna: Living with expectancy".
