Shannon's Biz Talk posts

Social Media as a Topic or LinkedIn

If you were to spend 3-4 hours of your busy day learning about a tool(s) that could promote you and your business...which would you rather learn more about: a wide range of business related social media or a hands on class of in-depth understanding of one particular media and its intricacies (like LinkedIn)?

Call for Entries - 2008-2009 EDGE Independent Publishing Awards

Enter Professional Advancement Seminars and Services PASS book awards competition and earn credibility and publicity for your books!

Entry deadline August 15, 2009 $75 per title per category until March 15, 2008 $80 per category March 16 until May 15, 2009 $85 per category May 16 until August 15, 2009

· 2009 PASS BUSINESS BOOK EDGE AWARDS - "Printing Your Passion" -www.publishpass.com

· In today's financial chaos, business people need new, stimulating ideas that trigger their own entrepreneurial success. Enter and compete with the best independently published business books of the year.

· Entry fees are based on a per-title, per-category basis. Take advantage of the early discounted entry fees:

$75 per title per category until March 15, 2008

$80 per category March 16 until May 15, 2009 $85 per category May 16 until August 15, 2009

Announcing the EDGE Awards sponsored by Professional Advancement Seminars and Services (PASS) Publishing Company recognize and promote independently published books and ebooks that change people's lives and promote the professional. EDGE – Excellence in Demonstrating Ground-breaking Entrepreneurship. The EDGE Awards were conceived to recognize and reward extraordinary books by independent publishers.

· Any non-fiction book that promotes an industry accepted scope of practice in a professional area of expertise will be accepted.

· A submission should set forth a theory that has justifiable merit and factual basis.

· The book can cover any professional topic but must give a solution or benefit for issues of that professional practice.

· The entry must meet the standards of the professional practice from which it is related.

· Each entry must list the profession to which it is related.

Awards: Winning titles will be exhibited in a 2009 Publish PASS EDGE Book Awards Showcase web page. An overall Grand Prize winner, an honorable mention will be awarded. 5 finalists will be named, for each profession submitted a special award will be given to the top book and the top ebook.

Each entry will be judged on and receives an individual evaluation with the judges’ commentary based on the following criteria:

· Appropriateness of subject matter.

· Depth of research

· Is the entry "well-sourced"? Are sources credible and accurate?

· Presentation

· Impact of entry on the problem or issue covered

· How well the book has achieved its goal

· What possibilities are suggested by the book

· What the book has left out

· What specific points are not convincing

· Eye catching cover

· Market appeal

· Client generation possibility

The EDGE Awards are focused solely on independently published business books and ebooks. Winner, Finalists, and Honorable Mentions appear for an entire year at www.publishpass.com. Winners will also be featured and highlighted prominently in our monthly newsletter. Awards are a great tool for all those involved. Awards influence reviewers, buyers, decision makers and future clients. The gold seal prominently placed on the book cover often captures the buyer's attention and leads to higher sales.

· 2009 PASS BUSINESS BOOK EDGE AWARDS - "Printing Your Passion" -www.publishpass.com

· In today's financial chaos, business people need new, stimulating ideas that trigger their own entrepreneurial success. Enter and compete with the best independently published business books of the year.

· Entry fees are based on a per-title, per-category basis. Take advantage of the early discounted entry fees:

Award Categories:

General Business/ Economics Career (job search, career advancement) Sales (sales skills, negotiating, closing) Leadership Communication Skills/Networking Business Ethics Operations Management/Productivity/TQM Human Resources/Employee Training Entrepreneurship Philanthropy/Charity/Nonprofit International Business/Globalization Personal Finance (estate planning, debt management) Investing (stocks, bonds, hedge funds, options, futures) Retirement Planning Coaching/Mentoring Success/Motivation Advertising/Marketing/PR/Event Planning Corporate History/Milestone Real Estate (buying, investing, management) Business Reference (legal, how-to, technology) Memoir/Biography Business Fable Enter now by sending entry to:

Publish Pass attn:Edge Publishing Award 4565 Point White Drive Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

Entering Contests for Exposure

I entered a caption contest and won...Cool! Lesson learned: always include your URL with your name. I did not...so I am "famous" for thirty seconds and got a cool book but no link backs...I am an idiot! I know better! Brb...

Go look:

http://www.writingwhitepapers.com/blog/2008/11/14/contest/

By the way, this is a really good site to belong to and follow.

Bainbridge Island Anyone?

Hello... I am fairly new to biznik and I saw very few events for those of us on this side of the Puget Pond.

I am an author, editor and marketing tools specialist partnerships and meet new people. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to host a successful event? And are there any other peninsula and island dwellers out there who would like to get together?