This Week In StomperNet — "Personal Productivity" — August 2, 2010

Hello Stompers,

Welcome to “This Week In StomperNet”! It’s official! We are well into the second half of 2010 — is your online business where you want it to be? This week, our focus is on “Personal Productivity”.

Are you being as productive as you can be? If not, be sure to join our newest faculty member, Dr. Lisa Lang, for her Faculty Office Hour on Wednesday for information on how to get the most out of, well, YOU! Dr. Lisa is one of the foremost experts in the world on the Theory of Constraints (TOC).

If you’re not familiar with TOC, it was made famous in a book called “The Goal” by Eli Goldratt. The biggest takeaway I’ve personally gotten from TOC is that by recognizing where the bottlenecks are, you can remove them from your processes and move your business forward FASTER!

* Dr. Lisa helps you prioritize WHAT to work on here: “Project Selection and Focus Using Theory of Constraints”
* She’ll help you to really understand “Theory of Constraints Thinking” here.

We are privileged to have Dr. Lisa on faculty to help.

(If you are sitting at the beach and want a great book to read, another Stomper favorite for productivity is “Getting Things Done” by David Allen.)

Our July ‘TAKE ACTION’ CONTEST Winners:

* We’re pleased to let you know that Jean Welles is the winner of the consulting session with Richard Cussons!  Jean took a Squidoo lens and made it made it into a powerpoint and a video, and a video podcast as well. Thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations, Jean! We appreciate her willingness to share.

* Also, Jeoff Jachimiak is the winner of the coaching session with a StomperNet Professional Coach.  Congratulations, Jeoff, and thanks to everyone who contributed. Everyone who entered this contest is being given “The Best of The Net Effect,” a compilation of articles from our awesome internet marketing magazine, The Net Effect.

OFFICE HOURS: Here’s your chance to ask the experts YOUR questions!

Anne Holland: Tues, 8/3/10 at 4pm EDT — “Lessons Learned from My Second Membership Site Launch.” Founder of Marketing Sherpa and WhichTestWon.com. Anne’s been conducting tests and research into what works best in marketing for more than 20 years. As Founder and Past President of MarketingSherpa Inc., Anne published pragmatic research studies such as annual Search Marketing and Email Marketing Benchmark Guides and the bestselling Landing Page Handbook.

Dr. Lisa Lang: Wed, 8/4/10 at 1pm EDT — “Conflict Resolution the Theory of Constraints’ Way.” “Dr Lisa” Lang is considered the foremost expert in the world in applying Theory of Constraints to Marketing. She is currently the President of the Science of Business. Dr. Lisa’s specialty is making the Theory of Constraints understandable and coaching clients to implement the solutions for their unique situations.

“PPC Office Hours” with Joel McDonald: Thurs, 8/5/10 at 3PM EDT. Joel has been doing PPC advertising for over 10 years on his real estate companies, and he has spent millions of dollars driving clients to his team of over 50 real estate agents. Since Joel typically manages accounts for clients spending more than $50,000 per month…and his 1-on1- consulting sessions cost $1000 per hour…he doesn’t get to work with many small business owners. Since Joel started out as a small business owner himself, that has always frustrated him. After all, when it comes to AdWords, the exact same money-saving principles apply with small businesses, as with huge corporations. Whether you’ve been putting off Adwords because it’s too costly, or you have an established account, Joel will help you get to the next level with PPC.

“Portal Tour” with Suzanne Roese: Sat, 8/7/10 at 11am EDT. Join StomperNet Coach Suzanne Roese as she takes you through the StomperNet Portal – and helps you make the most of StomperNet for your particular business needs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

* Join us next week for the first session in our new course where we’ll show you how to get more sales from your existing customers.
* Save the date: Keep Oct. 8-10 open for LIVE 10. More details will be available soon.

Don’t let the lazy days of summer sneak up on you! Use this time to perform a checkpoint on your business to keep it moving forward as fast as it can. Enjoy this week, learn from Dr. Lisa, and remove the bottlenecks from your business. (Make sure YOU aren’t the bottleneck yourself!)

Happy Stomping.

Andrea Warner
VP of Member Experience