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We're talking about sweet, precious time today - how you can spend it to have fun and to be the most effective in building your internet business. The basic steps: Make a list of all you have to doPrioritize that listKnow the "lead times" for each item, including the "drop dead" delivery dateUnderstand the order required for everything to work (no cart before the horse)Track it

We're talking emotions on Mindset Monday - How do you handle your emotions in your business? Here are some examples (to spark your thinking): How do you handle OverwhelmDisappointmentGriefNot enough/too much informationTransition/changeDisagreementDisapprovalMaking mistakesSuccess It's a mind game, and lots of internal happenings in an internet business. Pondering your emotions and allowing them to help guide you (trusting them!) is a big piece of the puzzle.

Today we discuss the basic components of an internet business, as listed below: Your storefront - your websiteYour communication channel - email autoresponder with a form for a free/low cost giveawayShopping cart - some way to collect money for the products you sellStuff to sell! - can be your own products (physical or digital) or you can be an affiliateAffiliate handler/manager - software to let other people sell yourr products for a commission Most of this stuff can be found easily, and free/nearly free in the beginning so starting up is not expensive. You just have to do it! (one of our Smartwoman principles!) Join me at http://smartwomanguides.com - sign up to be on the inside track of special offers and more. Find me at http://smartwomanpublishing.com or on Amazon at  http://amazon.com/author/vickiflaugher - I am easy to find!

Meet Tara Mohr and join us in a conversation about brilliant women. Tara works with professional women to help them live with greater everyday joy & authenticity. Her current article, “10 Rules for Brilliant Women” has struck a chord with women. View the article here: http://huff.to/cmHoco We'll be sharing what it means to be a brilliant woman, why our brilliance typically goes untapped, & what we can do to start using our brilliance in our work and lives – starting today. About Tara: Tara Mohr is a writer, coach & personal growth teacher. A regular blogger for The Huffington Post, her writing about personal growth has also been featured in USA Today, Forbes, International Business Times, Ode Magazine, & numerous other publications. She is the author of the blog Wise Living. Tara received her MBA from Stanford University, where her studies focused on leadership & innovation. At Stanford she led the Women in Management organization. Tara received her BA cum laude in English literature from Yale, where her studies focused on Shakespeare. Tara received her coaching certification from The Coaches Training Institute & has also been trained by The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership. Tara is the co-creator of two anthologies of women’s writings, The Women’s Passover Companion & The Women’s Seder Sourcebook, published by Jewish Lights in 2003. She is currently at work on a third book about living an authentic life. Before becoming a coach, Tara worked in a variety of organizational change & program design roles in the social sector. She continues her involvement as a volunteer & board member. Tara lives in San Francisco, California with her husband, where she enjoys poetry, modern dance, cooking for friends, & walking by the bay.

Lisa Sims is an Internet Marketing Consultant for The IT Mechanic (which she started with less than $500) based in Conyers, Georgia where she empowers small and medium-sized businesses to make their presence known on the Internet. She is also the author of the book Stretching A Dollar To Save and Make Thousands: An Entrepreneurs Guide To Doing More With Less in which she shares many of her money-saving small business tips. Furthermore, Lisa is the host of The Stretching A Dollar For Entrepreneurs Show on BlogTalkRadio that debuted in December 2009. She is also an adjunct professor for The University of Phoenix Online and Kaplan University where she teaches online technology classes. For money-saving business tips, visit Lisa's blog at www.stretchingyourcash.com or follow her on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bizmoneysaver.

Nell Merlino is Founder, President and CEO of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence, the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources for women to grow their micro businesses into million $ enterprises. She is author of “Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want It Their Way in Life, in Love, and at Work,” from Broadway Books, which is available from Amazon.com. Throughout her career, Nell Merlino has been inspiring millions of people to take action. She is the creative force behind Take Our Daughters to Work Day, which moved more than 71 million Americans to participate in a day dedicated to giving girls the opportunity to dream bigger about their future. Through Count Me In, Nell is now inspiring women entrepreneurs to dream big and achieve even more. She is leading a global movement to empower women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to a million dollars and beyond by providing tools, resources, and a supportive community of their peers. Count Me In’s Make Mine a Million $ Business program reaches women entrepreneurs in communities around the country through events and on-line community. This movement will not only add millions of jobs and billions of dollars of economic activity, but take women to new levels of independence, empowering them to act as economic leaders.

Sharing your goals and plans helps make you accountable. I have followed Mike Michalowicz's advice and created my Prosperity Plan and I am supposed to share it with as many people as possible - YOU, fine audience, are tagged "it". Maybe you'll share something so we can hold you accountable too? You're always invited to do so but especially today is the day.

Special Guest: Geneva Wilgus. Geneva M Wilgus is a 20 year old college student from Mid-Coast Maine who took a year off (or year "on") between her sophomore and junior years of college to volunteer internationally. Geneva now lives and volunteers at a home for girls in Darlag, Qinghai Province, Tibet Autonomous Region. She arrived in China on March 10, and will depart for the States on June 8. Geneva is a graduate of Brunswick High School, Brunswick, Maine, Class 2006, attended Cedarville University, Cedarville, Ohio for two years as a Political Communications major, and was an active member of the Debate Team, Student Government Association, and was the founder and president of the Cedarville University College Democrats. Geneva also chaired the Junior/Senior Event Committee, was the Secretary/Treasurer of Delta Pi Sigma and wrote for the Campus Newspaper, CEDARS. Geneva will be transferring to Goddard College, Vermont, in Fall 2009 to pursue a MA in English. While planning and fundraising for her Tibet project, Geneva worked as a substitute teacher for the Brunswick School Department, and coached Brunswick's Policy and Public Forum Debate Teams. She also volunteered with Rick Wilson and the Brunswick High School Service Learning Classes as a mentor and guide to students individual projects and as an organizer for key events like Career Day. Geneva also was a part of a budding non-profit link organization, Apsirations, between the area high schools and the reputable liberal arts school, Bowdoin College. Aspirations is a Bowdoin College student-run organization geared towards supplementing the high school guidance counselor and steering high school kids towards healthy and profitable post-secondary decisions. For more information about Geneva, her life in Tibet, and a detailed journal of her volunteer work in Tibet, please visit her blog: http://servetolearn-learntoserve.blogspot.com

Published author, business creator, and straight talking entrepreneur, Mike is one heck of a guy. He started at a young age and leveraged his skills and talents to become an award winning multi-million dollar entrepreneur who regularly appears on national TV shows. Listen in as we discuss how money isn't the secret to being a successful entrepreneur.

Navigating the good, the bad, and the ugly of business relationships, including nurturing deep, sustainable relationships as well as discontinuing the ones that are no longer working.

Meet Linda P. Taylor, a financial expert, entrepreneur and more. She has a fascinating entrepreneur's journey, but she also has inside secrets on how to send your kids to school without breaking your small business bank. Join us to learn how!

Don't know where to start understanding your online shopping cart options? We've got the help you need! Hear a professional web provider discuss the ins and outs of a shopping cart - what to look for, the options that are available and how to sort out what you need. You can visit AmyLynn at http://www.border7.com How-to and inspiration for the beginning female entrepreneur

Communication is 93% non-verbal (wordless), our nonverbal and verbal relational skills must convey respect, confidence, competence, trustworthiness and leadership. If you've ever wondered just how to shake a newly introduced person's hand (and for how long), or don't understand the do's and don'ts of practical business communication protocol, then this session will open your eyes. Patricia Rossi’s “Manners Minute” TV segments air weekly on NBC, CBS, FOX, ABC and other affiliates throughout the U.S. Patricia is a sought after etiquette coach, consultant, public speaker, columnist, television and radio personality. Her focus is on kindness as opposed to formality, Relationship...not rules. Her seminars on social and professional protocol are engaging and shed new light on modern manners from business leaders, professional athletes, children and young adults in real life situations.

PLEASE NOTE: THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF SHOW HAS SOME DEAD AIR, DUE TO A TECH DIFFICULTY. Please be patient - the rest of the show after that is great! VF Today's show covers some of the most common entrepreneurial myths and gives suggestions on how to avoid them. Dr. Michelle L. Casto is the Soul Alignment Virtual Business Coach and has invested thousands of dollars and hours studying the science of success, online marketing, and what it takes to business breakthroughs. She is the author of 20+ books on life empowerment topics, been mentored by Marianne Williamson, and enjoys a thriving personal coaching practice where she has several unique group coaching programs. She is the co-founder of Rebuild Your Virtual Business.com Seminar that helps knowledge-for-profit creative business owners build a purposeful and profitable business.

Join us as we discuss the real world benefits of blogging and how you can get started with Wordpress blogging software to create an effective, easy to maintain online presence. We'll cover the basics of blog creation, the advantages of using Wordpress as your platform, and how a blog is better than a single page, static website. Chris Sherrod author of Prosperity Games a collection of fun games to create new business ideas based on what you love. He designed AbundanceUnlimited.com and has been on the Internet since 1989. His company can do your next website and coach you on how to market and automate your business. Chris got his first computer in 1975, created his first business in 1989, created his first website in 1995, and went full-time into his own business in 1996 programming and selling specialty software and creating websites. He was on the team that launched the first Internet presence of American Express back in the mid 90’s. Serial entrepreneur and founder of Abundance Unlimited.

Today we will be discussing business plans. Katie, Skow, the mind behind Entrepreneur Goddess.com, will be our guest. A born entrepreneur, Katie Skow is a huge proponent of “slash” careers. Katie created and produced the first ever Spanish-language exercise video focused on the glutes. In her other career she’s also a web and graphic artist. That’s just the short version! Katie is committed to helping other women business owners succeed in both their professions and lives. Her love for travel, people, cultures, and languages has brought her to more than two dozen countries around the world. Join us to learn how to create a business plan so that you can be more focused and successful in your entrepreneur journey.

DeBorah Beatty started her first business at age 6 and has been an entrepreneur ever since. She specializes in working with solopreneurs or one-person businesses and has been involved with startups from agri-business to zen studio design. She began speaking in the early 90's when she finally disconnected her oughta-pilot and started following her own heart. Listen to the show to find out how to disconnect your "oughta pilot" and be successful now.

Get out your tiaras and put on your diva attitude! DJ Nelson is going to knock your socks off! D.J. is a publisher, blogger, and marketer. Her areas of expertise include internet marketing and corporate communications. She is the founder of All Diva Media, a blog network geared towards the life stages of women. We're going to cover the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make and how you can avoid them. Since she's an expert in blogging, we will also cover how you can blog to build your business. Don't miss out on the opportunity to visit with this amazing Diva and share in her knowledge.

Discover the joys and tricks of using an online social network to build your reputation and business.

Meet Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman, and get tips, how-to, and inspiration for the beginning female entrepreneur.