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In this business podcast, we will learn more about how people are creating business ideas stemming from the aging Baby Boomer market. Insurance companies and peripherally related businesses are scarce on the Inc 500 list (not even 1 whole page), but those that have made it have come up with some innovative business ideas. Don't want to pay insurance premiums anymore?Then sell it to someone for more than it's face value but less than it's payout! That's what one company is offering Baby Boomers. Other business lessons include using technology to streamline business and costs and pass that savings onto the customer. This allows businesses to serve previously untapped markets. Without the advantage of technology reducing the cost, some segments of the market wouldn't even have access to certain supplies and services. We looked at one IT Company in preparation for the massive group of them we will study next week. There we find that re-inventing the wheel doesn't pay, and that working with others can propel you far ahead of the rest of the pack. Adding sales staff can also make a huge difference. Can you say "70 million dollar difference - in one year"?
Also, another friendly reminder for you to join us at the International Podcasting Expo, April 21 - 23, 2006. If you have an internet connection, you can attend! We have lined up some great speakers and trainers, starting with the very successful Dr. Tony Marino of Podcast Radio Show, America Web Works and Podcast Media Services. Want to know if he knows what he's talking about? Try Googling the words 'podcast marketing', and see who you find there! ***SPECIAL NEWS: I want to do a live version of Brain Storm! during the Podcasting Marathon, and to give you all some incentive to participate, the first 10 people to go to the http://www.BrainStormPodcast.com site and tell me they will participate (and actually do!) in a live Brain Storm! Podcast will get comp tickets to the entire event! Go to http://www.InternationalPodcastingExpo.com and get your Exhibitor Booth, Sponsorship or Tickets. Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
Thanks to Dave Boufford for these quotes from his http://www.PositiveNews.net!
I hope you enjoy these:
There would be nothing to frighten you
if you refused to be afraid.
-Gandhi
Take
chances. When rowing forward, the boat may rock. -Chinese Proverb
Only when we give
joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly
know what love means. Leo
Buscaglia http://www.buscaglia.com/
Everyone deals with struggles and discouragement. This collection of scriptures has been mixed with music, and lasts about 25 minutes. It was designed to be played over and over, so you can let the scriptures permeate your soul and your spirit, and you can fill yourself with the Word Of God, as the scriptures suggest. I hope this will be the first of a collection of thematic scripture recordings I create and offer at www.EncouragingAudiobooks.com. I hope you enjoy today's podcast.
Deuteronomy 1:11
11May the LORD God of your
fathers make you a thousand times more numerous than you are, and bless you as
He has promised you!
Deuteronomy 15:6
6For the LORD your God will
bless you just as He promised you; you shall lend to many nations, but you
shall not borrow; you shall reign over many nations, but they shall not reign
over you.
Joshua 23:5
5And the LORD your God will
expel them from before you and drive them out of your sight. So you shall possess
their land, as the LORD your God promised you.
Joshua 23:10
10One man of you shall chase a
thousand, for the LORD your God is He who fights for you, as He promised
you.
2 Samuel 7:28
28And now, O Lord GOD, You
are God, and Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your
servant.
1 Kings 8:56
56Blessed be the LORD,
who has given rest to His people Israel, according to all that He
promised. There has not failed one word of all His good promise, which He
promised through His servant Moses.
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Thanks to my favorite pet lover, Kim Bloomer of Aspenbloom Pet Care, and the Animal Talk Naturally! podcast, for this great video! I'm not sure it's really a comedy clip, but it's great fun. Kim must be really, really connected, because she gets the absolute best videos! Thank goodness she forwards them to me, and I share them with you!!! (smile)
Just a reminder inviting you to join us at the International Podcasting Expo (http://www.InternationalPodcastingExpo.com), April 21-23, 2006.It is an online, world-wide, around-the-clock event that is the first of its kind. Attend a live Podcast Marathon, Online Podcasting Seminars and Conferences, 7-minute Speed Networking events, all in our cross-platform audio conference rooms. Miss a seminar? No problem! We are recording them all and posting them in our Seminar Library, so you can download them whenever you get there.
Dr. Tony Marino, of America Web Works, the Podcast Radio Show, and Podcast Media Services will be presenting a seminar that addresses the one topic on everyone's minds - how do I get more listeners, and how do I monetize my podcast? Dr. Marino is actually someone we can trust to tell us the truth, because he has honestly done this himself. Try Googling the words 'podcast marketing' and see who comes up! And he will teach us the same tools and techniques to do the same thing for our own podcasts.
In this Business Podcast, we will discuss lessons learned from the Human Resources companies on the Inc 500 list. Human Resources services never go out of style. Good economy or bad, people are hiring temps. These companies have made the business decisions that have put them at the top of the heap. Niche marketing toward smaller businesses is working for some of these companies. 2 of those companies featured in this business podcast were focusing on companies with less than 100 employees. They handle benefits, flexible benefits, payroll. Obviously, there is something profitable about that segment of the market. Convenience and value added services are another cause of success. Being niche oriented in your scope of target market doesn't mean you can't treat your clients in a holistic manner. Remembering that business clients are people, too, can help you think about what would make their lives easier, even it if has nothing to do with your business. There's a lesson here for all of us. We even talk about security issues since 9/11. Background checks are up 60% since 2000, and one company is making a bundle on that. In addition, we will also discuss the difference between pricing your services or products according to your bottom line versus according to their perceived value. Sorry about the problem with the links for the past several weeks. One listener, Joe, has (very appropriately), put me through the ringer on this. He is so right - I need to double-check my feeds on other software! So, thanks to Joe, I'm checking everything nowadays - TWICE! <smile>
Just a reminder to invite you to join me at the International Podcasting Expo, April 21-23, 2006. This online event will be easy for anyone to attend! There will be business podcasters there, so come and learn from everyone! Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
There are points in your life when everything comes to an apex and you realize - this is it - either I'm going to finally succeed, or make a phenomenally big fool of myself! And that's what I share with you today, my D-Day, which occurred this week. 2 major opportunities came up, and I share my internal struggle (and panic?) about the possibility of failure balanced with the knowledge that failures are just lessons learned.
Posted on 03/24/06 at 15:17:05 by Penny Haynes
Category: Inspirational
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Thanks, Kim. I still struggle with trusting God to bring to fruition what He deems important, in His timing, and swallowing my pride in regard to everything else. I'm glad I am not alone, and thanks for taking the time to share this with me!
Penny Haynes
Penny, it was like you were in my head saying the things I think. So you know what? I'm sure that all of us who ARE following our dreams and taking the action behind them to bring them to fruition, with God guiding our steps for His glory, then it will all go as it is supposed to.
Have a tail waggin' day!
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In today's Encouraging Audiobooks' Words For the Week Podcast, I will share about the joy of re-connecting with God's Spirit and the ability to hear His voice.I had a strange, a little frightening, but in the end, positive situation that happened to me. Although it was a little unsettling, the fact that God spoke to me during it was a comfort that made the scare all worth while. It had been a long while since I had heard that voice in the valley...which is why His voice was even more welcome. I had forgotten what it was like for him to be like a voice behind me telling me to go to the left or the right, or explaining the spiritual realm behind a situation. It's only a shadow...That was what I heard Him say, and that was a phrase I used to hear Him tell me when I was closer to Him. It meant that what was occuring was only meant to scare me, but was a shadow - something with no substance. It was not really an issue, He said, and I had to trust Him about it. I prayed I would find favor with the people concerned...but I was still trusting Him. And when Monday came, His word came true. Just a shadow. Not really an issue at all. So I encourage you to keep on seeking Him and His voice, that He may guide you and comfort you every day. Penny Haynes, 1st Podcasting Publishing
Just a little reminder about the International Podcasting Expo, on April 21-23, 2006. Come and meet your favorite Christian Podcasters and learn about Podcasting!
Thanks to a friend who forwarded this PG comedy clip video. It shows a part of the anatomy which is connected to the "plumber's crack", if you know what I mean. So if that offends you, skip this one. Just a reminder inviting you to the International Podcasting Expo, April 21-23, 2006. We've got some great Podcasting Industry people providing seminars, so I hope you will join us. Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
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Despite
over 14,000 podcasts at the PodcastingNews Directory, Apple's 4th
quarter iPod shipments topping 14 million, and the term 'podcast' being
declared Word of the Year for 2005 by the New Oxford American
Dictionary, podcasting remains a relatively unknown concept. Utilizing
an online Virtual Expo Center, the International Podcasting Expo will
make Podcasting information, resources and services available to anyone
with an internet connection.
(PRWEB) March
21, 2006 -- Podcasting is exploding. Apple shipped more than 14 million
iPods in its 2005 4th Quarter, according to Robert McMillan, IDG News
Service. Forecasters predict up to 60 million people will be
downloading podcasts by the year 2010.
What does this mean for podcasters? It means that their targeted
listening market is increasing every day. People with iPods, as well as
MP3 players, PDAs and Cell Phones with digital audio players, are
looking for quality content in their areas of interest.
Although the Podcasting Community includes such large organizations as
IBM, Oracle, Purina, Philadelphia Eagles, Purdue, Notre Dame, CBS,
Nintendo, and the NYPD, a majority of the world still has not heard the
word "podcast", nor does it understand podcasting's usefulness for
education and business, as well as entertainment.
The International Podcasting Expo,
April 21 - 23, 2006, hopes to change that. This online Podcasting Expo
will be a 48 hour, around-the-clock event, taking place within an
online Virtual Expo Center. Therefore, anyone in the world with an
Internet connection can attend.
Events will include a 48 hour live Podcast Marathon in a 500 person
cross-platform audio conference room, with Internet presentation and
recording capabilities. Podcast listeners can attend (and even
participate in) live podcasts with their favorite podcast
personalities. The recorded podcasts will be immediately posted on a
special Expo Podcast feed.
Expo Attendees can participate in seminars and conferences, which will
be held in another cross-platform audio conference room. All seminars
will be recorded and posted in the Seminar Library, so late-comers can
still review the sessions they missed.
Expo organizer, Penny Haynes, of 1st Podcast Publishing, wants this to
be a grass roots expo that allows any podcaster from any country to
participate. "The Expo is presently looking for international
podcasting hosts to lead seminars and conferences in their own
languages, so they can reach their own market during their own time
zone. These chosen International Hosts will receive a free Exhibitor
booth for their assistance in expanding the reach of podcasting around
the world."
The first Exhibitors to come on board include Kelly McCausey of Work At
Home Moms Talk Radio, Tammy Munson of Republican Women Talk Radio,
Shane Matsumoto of Paradigm Lost Productions, and Lisa Boyd of Zeteo
Solutions. The International Podcasting Expo is truly "By Podcasters
and For Podcasters."
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Join us as Penny Haynes interviews business podcasters, Catherine Bruns and Nancy Marmalejo, of Coaching-A-Go-Go.
In this business podcast, we discuss how Podcasting is working for this team of coaches from Hawaii and California.
Got Go-Go? Tune into Coaching A Go Go and listen to Coaches Catherine and Nancy share great strategies for living a busy life in balance. www.coachingagogo.blogspot.com Subscribe to Catherine and Nancy's podcast at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/CoachingAGoGo
Have an encouraging and inspiring week! Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
Thanks to Dave Boufford of Positive News Network for this recorded story. You can tell it really means something to him personally, and I encourage you to get involved as Dave has done. It will do as much for you as it will for someone else. Penny Haynes
International Podcasting Expo
April 21-23, 2006 | Attend the ONLINE International Podcasting Expo!
This international event will take place around the clock in a Virtual Expo Center, complete with Conference Rooms and Exhibitor Booths. Participate in "live podcasts" within our 500 person cross-platform audio conference room! Browse virtual Booths, and talk to Exhibitors in their audio conference rooms Attend podcasting seminars and conferences! Network with other podcasters and potential sponsors with similar or complementary interests in our 7 minute Speed Networking Sessions
Tickets are only $11...Get yours now!
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2 Timothy 2:12-14 (New International Version) 12if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
13if we are faithless,
he will remain faithful,
for he cannot disown himself.
Genesis 15:6-17 6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. 7 He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it." 8 But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?" 9 So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon." 10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. 12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. 15 You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16 In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure." 17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
These are the scriptures I refer to in today's thoughts on God's faithfulness, even when we are not faithful.I know that I am very thankful that God continues to hold on to me, even when I feel I am too weak to hold onto Him. His presence and voice is a comfort, even if to scold me, as it means He has not abandoned nor given up on me. He still loves me...and He still loves you. Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing and Encouraging Audiobooks
Thanks to a friend for forwarding this quick comedy clip!I just want to take a moment to invite you to join me at the International Podcasting Expo, April 21 - 23, 2006. It's online, in a Virtual Expo Center (very cool - I'll be sending out a brochure so you can see what it's like), so everyone in the world with an internet connection can attend. I'm looking for international podcasting hosts to participate and lead some seminars and conferences, so if you know of someone who would be interested, please send them on! International Podcasting Expo
April 21-23, 2006 | Attend the ONLINE International Podcasting Expo!
This international event will take place around the clock in a Virtual Expo Center, complete with Conference Rooms and Exhibitor Booths. Participate in "live podcasts" within our 500 person cross-platform audio conference room! Browse virtual Booths, and talk to Exhibitors in their audio conference rooms Attend podcasting seminars and conferences! Network with other podcasters and potential sponsors with similar or complementary interests in our 7 minute Speed Networking Sessions
Tickets are only $11...Get yours now!
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GOOD: In Richardson, a Texas State Trooper was running radar. He had a perfect spot to watch for speeders, but he wasn't getting many. Then he discovered the problem. A 2-year-old boy was standing up the road with a hand-painted sign that read "RADAR TRAP AHEAD!" The officer then found the boy's young accomplice down the road with a sign reading, "TIPS" and a bucket full of money. (And we used to just sell lemonade!)
BETTER: A motorist was mailed a picture of his car speeding through an automated radar post in Plano, Texas. A $40 speeding ticket was included. Being cute, he sent the police department a picture of $40. The police responded through the mail with a photo of handcuffs.
BEST: A young woman was pulled over for speeding. As the Texas State Trooper walked to her car window, flipping open his ticket book, she said, "I'll bet you are going to sell me a ticket to the Texas State Police Ball" He replied, "Texas State Troopers don't have balls." There was a moment of silence while she smiled and he realized what he'd just said. He then closed his book, got back in his patrol car and left. She was laughing too hard to start her car. "No one needs a smile as much as a person who fails to give one."
Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing and Encouraging Audiobooks
In this business podcast, we will discuss how the health industry is topping the Inc 500 list.
I would have thought that actual medical companies, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies would top the list, but not so. I was surprised again to see the peripheral industries making money OFF OF the health industry.
Some people will pay even MORE money for medical services - WILLINGLY!
We will learn about medical "boutique" practices, where people will pay a premium to get same-day service (as if people weren't paying enough for medical care!) But it will bring up some great points, not only on the huge market of aging baby boomers, but also on the very concept of what makes people willing to pay more money than normal. One word: Convenience!
If you like these podcasts, then I invite you to come and find other podcasts you will like just as much, at the International Podcasting Expo, an ONLINE event that ANYONE can attend, as long as they have an internet connection!
You can meet your favorite podcasters, attend seminars and conferences about podcasting, participate in our live 48 hour Podcasting Marathon, and also network in our 7-Minute Speed Networking sessions in our audio conference room.
For more information, please go to http://www.InternationalPodcastingExpo.com. Booths are only $50, and Exhibitors get to sell tickets and keep about half of the sales price. And tickets are only $11, so anyone can afford to come! We are hoping to have a full, international contingency on board, so we can network around the clock. Come and get involved!
Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
This week's Christian podcast is a dramatic reading by members of the Ryze Podcaster Central Network.
Thanks to Mary's son, Brendan, for playing the part of the 6 year old boy - he did a great job.
Please share this podcast with anyone who might be blessed by it...
And if you liked it, let us know, and maybe we'll try it again. You guys are great about sharing your hearts with us - thanks for listening!
If you like these podcasts, then I invite you to come and find other podcasts you will like just as much, at the International Podcasting Expo, an ONLINE event that ANYONE can attend, as long as they have an internet connection!
You can meet your favorite podcasters, attend seminars and conferences about podcasting, participate in our live 48 hour Podcasting Marathon, and also network in our 7-Minute Speed Networking sessions in our audio conference room.
For more information, please go to http://www.InternationalPodcastingExpo.com. Booths are only $50, and Exhibitors get to sell tickets and keep about half of the sales price. And tickets are only $11, so anyone can afford to come! We are hoping to have a full, international contingency on board, so we can network around the clock. Come and get involved!
Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
Thanks to my European friend for sending this comedy clip on over to me...
I love these little video comedy clips. You know, you don't have to have an iPod to take them with you. If you have a PDA, you can watch them on there, as well.
If you like these podcasts, then I invite you to come and find other podcasts you will like just as much, at the International Podcasting Expo, an ONLINE event that ANYONE can attend, as long as they have an internet connection!
You can meet your favorite podcasters, attend seminars and conferences about podcasting, participate in our live 48 hour Podcasting Marathon, and also network in our 7-Minute Speed Networking sessions in our audio conference room.
For more information, please go to http://www.InternationalPodcastingExpo.com. Booths are only $50, and Exhibitors get to sell tickets and keep about half of the sales price. And tickets are only $11, so anyone can afford to come! We are hoping to have a full, international contingency on board, so we can network around the clock. Come and get involved!
Penny Haynes, 1st Podcast Publishing
Be a part of the Online International Podcasting Expo, from April 21 - 23, 2006.
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