Entries from August 2008 ↓

The next issue of the newsletter (now “From The Desk Of The Marketing Goddess”) is going out on TUESDAY, September 2. If you’re on the list, you’ll get it free in your mailbox. If you’re not, you won’t. If haven’t yet signed up for the newsletter, sign up now at http://www.marketinggoddess.com.

• FREE classes to help you build your business - I’ve been hard at work creating free classes for newsletter readers (all will be the same quality of my paid classes, priced at $97 and up). Subscribers always get first dibs, so sign up to stay in the loop.

• Subscriber questions, part 2: How to NOT feel pushy when talking about your business - Getting those first few clients will usually mean “getting yourself out there,” perhaps more than you’re used to. Here’s how to feel completely authentic and at ease when you connect.

The newsletter will be short and sweet this week because I want to be sure you have time to check out your FREE classes.

Not a subscriber yet? Sign up now and get 90 minutes of FREE marketing tips and strategies - just enter your first name and primary email in the boxes in the upper right hand corner of BYMB and click “Submit”.

Just had my first-ever radio appearance on Touchstones: Spiritual Experience, a program on WCOM-FM 103.5 in Carrboro, North Carolina! What fun.

I shared the airwaves with Philip Young, an expert astrologer, Tarotist and web designer, and our lovely host Paul Nagy. Our topic was marketing for the metaphysical and holistic practitioner (of course).

The program was excellent, if I do say! An mp3 should be available for download in a few days - I’ll be sure to pass on the link when I receive it.

Never fear - the recordings are now available! Here are a few rave reviews from members of the class…

“I wanted a business makeover - a fresh start for the fall. I want to attract higher-paying clients but was fuzzy on the how. Elizabeth’s Client Magnets class package was just what I needed!

Elizabeth walked us through all the steps and her worksheets made the process easy. Now I’m focused on a niche that can pay my fees and know exactly what I need to write in my marketing materials to get them to come to ME. I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect marketing angel.

Thank you Elizabeth! Watch out world - here I come!”
-Sasha Graham, Tarot consultant, NY NY

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“Elizabeth’s Client Magnet classes were fantastic; they are exactly what I needed to take the next step in my business!

The best thing about the classes is how clear they are, step-by-step she leads you through what to do to create the results you wish. I’ve worked with marketing professionals before, and she is by far the best…the process is very personal and leaves you with a plan that fits your practice, not just some vague generic ideas.

If you are interested in creating the practice of your dreams and serving a clientele you enjoy, I believe these classes are a necessity!”
Valentina Burton, Dallas TX

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“Elizabeth gave us a step by step process for attracting more clients — the right kind of clients — to our practices. And she gives fabulous handouts! I finished the class with a sound marketing plan in place for both my web design business and my Tarot business. Excellent!”
Joanna Powell Colbert, artist, web designer & creator of The Gaian Tarot

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“I signed up for the class because I wanted to learn how to write marketing materials like websites that actually get clients. Elizabeth definitely taught us that, but that wasn’t even the best part. The best part is all those extra techniques and strategies that Elizabeth throws in when she teaches - I don’t think she even realizes she’s doing it!

I knew nothing about marketing before I started, and it’s clear it’s all going to be useful to me. And I really like the convenience of listening in from my own home, too.”
Barbara Paulson

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“I just listened to your class, and I just wanted to take the opportunity to say THANK YOU for three great sessions, Elizabeth. I’ll be putting a lot of the techniques to work.”
Maribeth Pittman

To learn more and get instant access to your copy of the recordings, just click on the button below:

The next issue of “From The Desk Of The Marketing Goddess” (the Build Your Metaphysical Business email newsletter) is going out on TUESDAY, August 19. If you’re on the list, you’ll get it free in your mailbox. If you’re not, you won’t. If haven’t yet signed up for the newsletter, sign up now at http://www.buildyourmetaphysicalbusiness.com.

As you may know if you’re already a subscriber, last issue I put out the call to full-time or serious-about-full-time practitioners to chat about what they REALLY need help with right now. As usual, I was floored by the response. I spent hours on the phone last week chatting with newsletter readers. (You guys are amazing!)

Next week’s issue is inspired by those conversations. Here’s what you’ll learn…

• A subscriber asks: “I’m a complete newbie. How do I get those first few clients?” I’ve got some solutions you can use right away. Best part? Most are free.

• Mindset insights: Another subscriber confessed that she struggles with really feeling authentic when she gets the word out about what she offers. “I don’t want people to think I’m just in it for the money,” she said. Here’s how to feel secure, confident and 100% in integrity as you market your business.

• The Marketing Goddess Recommends: The first Law of Attraction resource to really make history. (It’s not Napoleon Hill, Wallace Wattles, or even from the “New Thought” movement… but it IS an original, and in my opinion, still one of the very best)

• BuildYourMetaphysicalBusiness.com has had a bit of a facelift… and I’ve added audio! Swing by to hear a message from me, and while you’re there, check out the new About page:

http://www.buildyourmetaphysicalbusiness.com/about/

Not a subscriber yet? Sign up now and get 90 minutes of FREE marketing tips and strategies - just enter your first name and primary email in the boxes in the upper right hand corner of BYMB and click “Submit”.

Over the past 20 months or so that I’ve been working for myself, things have been pretty hectic. A good hectic (newsletter readers might remember my recent “Mindset Insight” on busy-ness), but hectic all the same. And a couple of months ago, I looked up and noticed that I’d lost touch with some of my own grounding and centering time, connecting with Spirit time (Lady Universe, as I call her).

Like most of us, I’d like to slow down and reconnect, but what’s more, I’d like to use my brain better - specifically, to not be such a slave to the “monkey mind.” (Did you know that on average, we deliver over 50,000 messages to ourselves daily? Most of that self-talk isn’t good… but that’s another story.)

So a couple of months ago, I started a simple morning meditation practice. After taking a few minutes to slow down and get centered, take 9 deep breaths while keeping my mind clear.

That’s it, just 9 deep breaths.

Simple, perhaps, but not easy. In fact, it’s downright hard!

9 deep breaths of calm, 9 deep breaths of NOT thinking about, well, everything. (Including all the good stuff - and I am very thankful for my life these days. 9 deep breaths without gratitude, even.) Hard, but no matter what, I feel so much better afterward.

The 9 deep breaths has turned into something of a focus point for me. When I’m going about my day and things are getting to be a little bit too much, I stop everything and take those 9 deep breaths. They help.

Why am I passing this on? Because I know many of you struggle with the monkey mind, too. I invite you to give 9 deep breaths a try.

In BYMB news, I’ve made a few changes to the blog, including adding an audio message! If you’re reading this in your blog reader and haven’t been by in a little while, come on over and check out the mini face-lift. More changes to come soon.