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B.A.D. — Business Advice Day ’09

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Ever wanted to pick the brain of a leading woman in business?

For free?

Business Advice Day

Well, on January 20th, 2009, TotallyHer is teaming up with some of the smartest business women on the internet to bring you a community service project in honor of President-Elect Obama’s Inauguration Day.

B.A.D. :: Business Advice Day

Marketing. Social Media. Taxes. PR. Market Trends. Branding. Life Balance. Business. Legal.

Liz Strauss, Anita Campbell, Kelly Phillips Erb, Jessica Smith, Kelby Carr, Susan Payton, Miranda Marquit, Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, Kelly McCausey, Lucretia Pruitt, Char Polanosky, Barbara Jones & Wendy Piersall.

No matter what your burning question is, these 13 experts are here to help and give you answers. And yes, we said it before and we’ll say it again:

For free.

Tuesday January 20th from 10:00am to 5:30pm Eastern, we will feature one expert and one topic every 30 minutes, with a one-hour break for everyone to watch the Inauguration Ceremony. It will be in a simple chat section of TotallyHer, in a laid-back casual environment where there are no big presentations, no boring material to read, just access to business experts where you get to ask questions directly with the experts who can help you. And, of course, there are no stupid questions on this B.A.D. day!

So what do you need to do to get in on free Business Advice Day?

Simple – all you need to do is show up at the TotallyHer Chat Event with your business questions. Every expert is listed below with their time slot and examples of what kinds of questions they can answer. You can pre-register with TotallyHer before the event to ensure you get access, but you can show up for one question or stay all day – it’s up to you!

Here are a few tips to get the most out of having a B.A.D. day with TotallyHer:

Type up your questions before the event so that you ensure you get the advice and information that is most important to you
Visit the websites of our experts to see what other questions they might be able to answer for you.
Fill out your TotallyHer profile (also free) so that you can do some networking while you are here.
Help us spread the word and tell your friends! If you talk about the event on Twitter, use the hashtag #BADDay.

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Liz Strauss - Building Online Communities	10:00am EST / 7:00am PST :: Building Online Communities Liz Strauss – Successful-Blog & SOBCon Twitter – @Lizstrauss Social Web Strategist – I show businesses & universities how to use social tools and build communities as they build their businesses. Example questions you can ask Liz: How can I build more community on my blog or website? Why should I build a community – can it help me to sell more products or services? How can I leverage existing communities like Facebook or Twitter to my business advantage?
Anita Campbell - Trends Affecting Small Businesses	10:30am EST / 7:30am PST :: Trends Affecting Small Businesses Anita Campbell – SmallBizTrends Twitter – @Smallbiztrends Editor of Small Business Trends, an online small biz community reaching over 250,000 each month. Small business success, delivered daily. Example questions you can ask Anita: What can I do in this economy to keep my business profitable? How technology and internet trends are going to influence my business this year? How can I market my product or service to small business owners?
Kelly Phillips Erb - Taxes	11:00am EST / 8:00am PST :: Taxes Kelly Phillips Erb – TaxGirl Twitter – @Taxgirl A witty taxaholic (who knew they existed?!) who knows that paying taxes is painful… but reading about them shouldn’t be. Example questions you can ask Kelly: What are the tax pros and cons of being a sole proprietor vs. incorporating my business? Is [insert weird expense here] a tax writeoff? Do I have any tax liability if I take a prize from a sponsor and give it away to a blog reader? Can you explain the home office tax break? I’ve heard conflicting information as to whether I can use it or not.
Jessica Smith - Twitter	11:30am EST / 8:30am PST :: Building a Personal Brand Jessica Smith – JessicaKnows & MomForce Twitter – @Jessicaknows Chief Mom Officer at Wishpot.com, Chief Mom Advisor for MomForce, mom to preschooler, blogger, and social media/biz dev/mktg maven and consultant. Example questions you can ask Jessica: How do you define a personal brand and why is it important? What is the best way to define the target market of my niche? How do I leverage my personal brand into finding work, clients or customers?
Obama Inauguration Ceremony	12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST Inauguration Ceremony!
Kelby Carr - Search Engine Optimization	1:00pm EST / 10:00am PST :: Search Engine Optimization Kelby Carr – TypeAMom & Foodie Mama Twitter – @Typeamom SEO diva, social network creator/maven, writer, blogger, foodie, traveler, francophile, Asheville afficianado, investigative reporter turned new media mom. Example questions you can ask Kelby: What are the most important parts of SEO (Search Engine Optimization)? What tools do you recommend to improve my website’s search engine traffic? Can you help me get more links to my website? What the heck is Page Rank?
Susan Payton - Press Releases	1:30pm EST / 10:30am PST :: Press Releases Susan Payton – The Marketing Eggspert Twitter – @Eggmarketing Internet marketing professional, web 2.0 maven and press release rock star! Example questions you can ask Susan: How do I write a press release? What is the best way to distribute a press release? How can press releases help drive traffic to my website? How can I get journalists to cover my story?
Char Polanosky	2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST :: Web Design and Development Char Polanosky – Essential Keystrokes Twitter – @CharPolanosky Example questions you can ask Char: What do I need to do to get a website up and running? What is the best way to customize a WordPress template? How can I get web design or development clients? How much should I charge or how should I quote web design projects?
Elizabeth Potts Weinstein - Legal & Financial Advice	2:30pm EST / 11:30am PST :: Legal & Financial Advice Elizabeth Potts Weinstein – The Wealth Spa Twitter – @ElizabethPW Attorney and Certified Financial Planner specializing in teaching women solo-entrepreneurs and business owners how to experience holistic wealth in their business & lives. Example questions you can ask Elizabeth: When and how should I copyright or trademark an idea or name? Should I incorporate my business? What the heck is an exit plan and why should I worry about it now if I am just starting my business? Are there things I can do to improve cash flow in my business?
Kelly McCausey - Podcasting	3:00pm EST / 12:00pm PST :: Podcasting Kelly McCausey – WAHMTalkRadio, WAHM 2.0 & KellyMcCausey.com Twitter – @KellyMcCausey Built a thriving internet business doing what she loves; writing, creating, coaching and encouraging others. She’s been podcasting for over 4 years and her WAHM Talk Radio show is one of the longest-running podcasts for moms. Example questions you can ask Kelly:
Lucretia Pruitt - Working with Big Brands	3:30pm EST / 12:30pm PST :: Bloggers Working with Big Brands Lucretia Pruitt – GeekMommy & WalMart’s ElevenMoms Twitter – @Geekmommy Social Media Strategist, Speaker, ex-CIS Professor, Twitter-lover and one of WalMart’s ElevenMoms. Example questions you can ask Lucretia: How did you get started working with WalMart? What are companies looking for when they want work with bloggers? How big does my blog need to be before I can work with big brands? How can I find gigs working with big companies and brand names?
Miranda Marquit - Work at Home Tips & Advice	4:00pm EST / 1:00pm PST :: Work at Home Tips & Advice Miranda Marquit – AllBusiness & MirandaMarquit.com Twitter – @MMarquit Miranda Marquit is a freelance writer, professional blogger and WAHM. She writes on working from home for WorkShak.com, and on personal finance for YieldingWealth.com, and provides professional blogging services for a number of companies. Example questions you can ask Miranda: How do you keep the kids happy when they don’t have school? Is it wrong to pay for childcare when you work from home? What are some ways to avoid distractions during the day? How can you get others to take you seriously when you work from home?
Barbara Jones - Word of Mouth Marketing	4:30pm EST / 1:30pm PST :: Word of Mouth Marketing Barbara Jones – One2OneNetwork & The WOM Mom Twitter – @BarbaraJones Barbara Jones is a 20-year veteran of the music business and has founded a women’s word of mouth marketing network with over 8000 members, working with clients such as Warner Brothers, Epson and New Line Records. Example questions you can ask Barbara:
Wendy Piersall - Blogging & Blog Networks	5:00pm EST / 2:00pm PST :: Blogging & Blog Networks Wendy Piersall – Sparkplugging & EscalateMedia (the company behind TotallyHer!) Twitter – @eMom Example questions you can ask Wendy: Can you give me a quick blog critique? How do I make money off of blogging? How can I expand my blog with additional writers or channels? How can I market myself or my company through my blog?

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3 Responses to “B.A.D. — Business Advice Day ’09”

1. delicatefade Says:
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Is there any way to get a transcript of the chat? I missed it due to my Grandfather’s funeral, which was totally unexpected.
2. Kelli Says:
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:18 am
There will be a transcript made available. Keep checking for updates!
3. Free Business Advice Today at TotallyHer | Essential Keystrokes Says:
January 25th, 2009 at 5:00 am
[...] January 20th, 2009, TotallyHer is teaming up with some of the smartest business women on the internet to bring you a community [...]

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B.A.D. — Business Advice Day ’09

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B.A.D. :: Business Advice Day

For free.

So what do you need to do to get in on free Business Advice Day?

Here are a few tips to get the most out of having a B.A.D. day with TotallyHer:

—–Click Here to Enter the Business Advice Day Event—–

10:00am EST / 7:00am PST :: Building Online Communities

Liz Strauss – Successful-Blog & SOBCon

Twitter – @Lizstrauss

Example questions you can ask Liz:

10:30am EST / 7:30am PST :: Trends Affecting Small Businesses

Anita Campbell – SmallBizTrends

Twitter – @Smallbiztrends

Example questions you can ask Anita:

11:00am EST / 8:00am PST :: Taxes

Kelly Phillips Erb – TaxGirl

Twitter – @Taxgirl

Example questions you can ask Kelly:

11:30am EST / 8:30am PST :: Building a Personal Brand

Jessica Smith – JessicaKnows & MomForce

Twitter – @Jessicaknows

Example questions you can ask Jessica:

12:00pm EST / 9:00am PST

1:00pm EST / 10:00am PST :: Search Engine Optimization

Kelby Carr – TypeAMom & Foodie Mama

Twitter – @Typeamom

Example questions you can ask Kelby:

1:30pm EST / 10:30am PST :: Press Releases

Susan Payton – The Marketing Eggspert

Twitter – @Eggmarketing

Example questions you can ask Susan:

2:00pm EST / 11:00am PST :: Web Design and Development

Char Polanosky – Essential Keystrokes

Twitter – @CharPolanosky

Example questions you can ask Char:

2:30pm EST / 11:30am PST :: Legal & Financial Advice

Elizabeth Potts Weinstein – The Wealth Spa

Twitter – @ElizabethPW

Example questions you can ask Elizabeth:

3:00pm EST / 12:00pm PST :: Podcasting

Kelly McCausey – WAHMTalkRadio, WAHM 2.0 & KellyMcCausey.com

Twitter – @KellyMcCausey

Example questions you can ask Kelly:

3:30pm EST / 12:30pm PST :: Bloggers Working with Big Brands

Lucretia Pruitt – GeekMommy & WalMart’s ElevenMoms

Example questions you can ask Lucretia:

4:00pm EST / 1:00pm PST :: Work at Home Tips & Advice

Miranda Marquit – AllBusiness & MirandaMarquit.com

Twitter – @MMarquit

Example questions you can ask Miranda:

4:30pm EST / 1:30pm PST :: Word of Mouth Marketing

Barbara Jones – One2OneNetwork & The WOM Mom

Example questions you can ask Barbara:

5:00pm EST / 2:00pm PST :: Blogging & Blog Networks

Wendy Piersall – Sparkplugging & EscalateMedia (the company behind TotallyHer!)

Twitter – @eMom

Example questions you can ask Wendy:

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