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How To Get Your Perfect Clients Flocking To Your Web Site
By Biana Babinsky
Are you looking for more clients for your coaching, consulting or other service business? How much easier would your life be if your service customers were seeking you out instead of you looking for them? What if prospective service customers were contacting you every day, wanting to work with you or buy your products?
The best way to achieve all of this is by being seen as an expert in your field. Your potential customers want to work with an expert. They are much more likely to ask you for help when they know that you are an expert in your field.
So, how do you become an expert in your field? You can become a known expert in your coaching or consulting field by following the techniques below. Of course, you will not become an expert overnight. However, you will start increasing your online visibility as soon as you start promoting your expertise:
- Start Your Own Blog. Having a blog is one of the best and most effective ways to share your expertise and communicate with your target market.
You should publish a blog that shares information and news in your expertise. Watch the
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Facebook shares fall flat on IPO debut<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/Nasdaq_FacebookIPO*100.jpg?v=1'>Facebook Inc. barely moved the needle on its first day of trading, ending up essentially flat near its IPO price of $38 a share.
The stock jumped 12 percent in the opening minutes of trading on Friday before slipping back from $43 to close to the $38 price IPO investors paid on Thursday.
The Wall Street Journal cited an unnamed source who said that the underwriters on the deal stepped in to prevent it from dropping below the $38 a share price that was set for initial investors on Thursday.
Facebook's...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Spangler pleads not guilty in $48M fraud case <img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/spanglerindictmentpic*100.jpg?v=1'>Seattle financial adviser Mark Spangler has pleaded not guilty to federal criminal charges accusing him of defrauding investors of nearly $48 million by secretly diverting their money to startup companies he co-founded.
Spangler, the former head of the National Association of Personal Finance Advisors, founded an investment advisory company called The Spangler Group that he ran from his home in Seattle.
On Thursday, a Seattle grand jury indicted the 57-year-old Spangler on 23 criminal charges,...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Expect more debate between A320neo and 737 Max as Boeing tries to catch up to Airbus in orders<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/737%20MAX-8*100.jpg?v=1'>Expect to see a brass-knuckle battle for orders in coming months as Boeing and Airbus vie for market share in the all-important narrow body jet market.
Here in Boeing country, people may take comfort in Boeing claims that the 737 Max will be more fuel efficient than the competing Airbus A320neo.
But the bottom line is aircraft sold, and at this moment, Boeing is still playing catch-up.
The tightness of the race is indicated by Boeing's announcement Thursday that it plans to increase the fan size...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Judge: Mastro creditor Hazelrigg must redo bankruptcy papersU.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Timothy Dore ruled against Bellevue businessman Tom Hazelrigg III Friday morning, saying Hazelrigg could not refuse to answer questions about his finances in his involuntary bankruptcy by making a blanket assertion of his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination.
Hazelrigg had turned in largely blank bankruptcy schedules earlier with a notation that he was asserting his Fifth Amendment right.
?It?s hard to imagine some of these questions are protected...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>ITC sides with Microsoft in Motorola patent infringement caseMotorola will have to modify its Android smartphones or pay Microsoft a licensing fee if it wants to continue selling them in the United States.
After postponing its decision several times, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled Friday that Motorola?s Android phones violate a Microsoft patent, and ordered an import ban for the offending devices.
?Microsoft sued Motorola in the ITC only after Motorola chose to refuse Microsoft?s efforts to renew a patent license for well over a year,?...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>For tech companies, patents can be cash cows, huge legal expense<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/Patent_law_gavel*100.jpg?v=1'>While most people?s eyes glaze over when you mention patents and intellectual property law, they can have a significant impact on a company?s bottom line ? both in revenues and legal fees.
Microsoft, to name one Puget Sound-area company, is involved in more than 60 patent infringement lawsuits, according to recent Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
While the company wouldn?t tell me how much it spends on legal fees, a survey published by the American Intellectual Property Law Association...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>5 warning signs that time to invest in Facebook is over<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/facebook%20stock%20mockup*100.jpg?v=1'>Facebook Inc.?s performance as a public company wasn?t exactly a showstopper. The stock jumped 12 percent in the opening minutes of trading on Friday before slipping back close to the $38 price IPO investors paid on Thursday, despite reported efforts by underwriters to prop it up.
This raises some interesting points that skeptics have been shouting about for months. Just how great of a buy is Facebook stock? What is its long-term sustainability?
With the help of PrivCo, we?ve put together...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Facebook jumps 12% on IPO debut, then slips<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/Facebook_OpeningBell*100.jpg?v=1'>Now it is Nasdaq investors' turn to weigh in on what Facebook Inc. stock is worth.
The stock (NASDAQ:FB) jumped 12 percent in the opening minutes of trading on Friday before slipping back from $43 to close to the $38 price IPO investors paid on Thursday. It rebounded to more than $41 after that.
The Wall Street Journal cited an unnamed source who said that the underwriters on the deal stepped in to prevent it from dropping below the $38 a share price that was set for initial investors on Thursday.
The...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>12th Avenue Iron: Modern day blacksmiths (slide show)<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/GYB-12th-Ave-Iron-01-Mark-Christiansen-Stephen-Marks-for-WEB*100.jpg?v=1'>Turning a metal rod into something useful and beautiful still takes heat and muscle; the rhythmic clang of metal striking metal still rings through the smithy ? even though the blacksmith?s hammer and anvil have been replaced by a large, foot-operated machine.
But instead of swords and horseshoes, 12th Avenue Iron on Seattle's Capitol Hill makes custom gates, staircase railings and other furnishings for high-end homes and businesses.
For more on these modern day blacksmiths, see Jeanne Lang...<div class="feedflare">
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</div>Foreclosures fall in Washington state, WestA new report says foreclosures are declining nationally, particularly in the West.
According to RealtyTrac, a California-based foreclosure listing service, foreclosure filings nationwide in April hit their lowest monthly total since July 2007, and foreclosure activity declined sharply in several Western states.
Foreclosure activity nationwide was down 14 percent in April from April of 2011, with one in every 698 U.S. residences having a foreclosure filing during the month.
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recognition of your expert status soar as you blog consistently. - Publish A Newsletter For Your Business. Did you know the first thing that every person does when they connect to the Internet? The first thing they do is read their e-mail every time they connect the Internet. Therefore, the best way to connect with the target market for your coaching, consulting or other service business is publishing a newsletter. You should use your newsletter to share useful ideas, tips and resources with your target market - doing this helps you promote your expertise. - Create Your Own Information Products. Many of the experts I know have created their own products. You should create your own products and use them to promote your expertise. What kind of products can you create? You can create e-books, books, special reports, CDs, teleseminars and more. Creating products lends you more credibility and expert status. Get customers to your business web site by showing your expertise! Use the advice above to increase your online visibility and promote your expertise. Biana Babinsky is the online business expert who teaches coaches, consultants and other service business owners how to use their expertise to get clients! Discover how to promote your expertise and use it to get clients at her exclusive members-only online business coaching web site at www.MarketingSalad.com.
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UMSL to acquire Quincy Public Radio Station
The University of Missouri?St. Louis is acquiring Quincy University?s public radio station WQUB 90.3 FM in Quincy, Ill., St. Louis Public Radio officials said today.
The sale of WQUB is expected to be completed in the next three to four months, at which point, St. Louis Public Radio, 90.7 KWMU, will handle operations and programming of the station. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Peabody Energy leases 402 million tons of coal in Wyoming
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/tampabay/CoalTrainPromo*100.jpg?v=1'>Peabody Energy Corp. announced today the lease of 402 million tons of ultra low sulfur coal reserves adjacent to its North Antelope Rochelle Mine (NARM) in the Southern Powder River Basin of Wyoming.
The company bid $1.11 per mineable ton for control of the South Porcupine reserve area. The bid was conducted through a sealed bid auction process.
Peabody plans to incorporate the 5 square-mile block into its mine plan, following a permitting process. The South Porcupine tract adjacent to NARM was...<div class="feedflare">
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Antitrust review ends for Viasystems? acquisition of DDi
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/Sindelar,DavidPromo2011*100.jpg?v=1'>Officials from Viasystems Group Inc. and DDi Corp. said today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 relating to the previously announced acquisition of DDi by Viasystems has expired without a request for more information by the U.S. Department of Justice or the Federal Trade Commission.
The transaction still requires approval by DDi?s stockholders, and the companies expect the transaction to close by May 31.
Viasystems Group Inc. agreed to acquire...<div class="feedflare">
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Gateway Classic Cars to open Chicago location June 1
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/GoldMustangWeb*100.jpg?v=1'>Officials from Fairmont City, Ill.-based Gateway Classic Cars said today that the company is opening a location in the Chicago market.
The company has operated a showroom in Fairmont City since 1999. It opened a location in Louisville, Ky., in August, and it will be opening a 45,000 square-foot facility Tinley Park, Ill., next month and hiring two new employees for that location this year.
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OUTTAKES: May 18
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/MatejkaCheryl*100.jpg?v=1'>Who knew hanging out with CFOs could be so much fun and so interesting!
That?s Business Journal Brian Cassidy?s takeaway this week. Cassidy got some great shots of our CFO Award winners and finalists and along the way discovered he lives in CFO Award winner Steve Appelbaum?s old house in Kirkwood. It?s a small world, indeed.
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Miriam Foundation establishes Cornelsen Diagnostic Center
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/MiriamFoundationJoeZapf_Web*100.jpg?v=1'>A $100,000 grant by the Cornelsen Family Charitable Foundation has established the Cornelsen Diagnostic Center, which will be part of the Miriam Learning Center, Miriam Foundation officials said today.
The diagnostic center will provide free and reduced-cost assessment services for children who do not qualify for testing in the school setting and have limited resources to access private assessment services.
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Barnes-Jewish to refund $725,185 to Wisconsin Physician Services
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/print-edition/Liekweg,Richard--Prime__web*100.jpg?v=1'>Barnes-Jewish Hospital overbilled Medicare for 58 claims between 2008 and 2011, resulting in an overpayment of $725,185, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The hospital is refunding the amount of the overpayment to the Medicare contractor involved, Wisconsin Physician Services, as recommended by the HHS report.
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MC Industrial opens office in Indiana
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/indianalr*100.jpg?v=1'>St. Louis-based MC Industrial, a national construction firm, has opened a 4,300-square-foot office in Portage, Ind. in the northwest region of the state.
MC Industrial will focus on serving metals, petrochemical, power, steel and other industrial markets and clients in the region.
?Northwest Indiana is a thriving industrial construction hub,? MC Industrial President Tom Felton said in a statement. ?The time is right for us to establish a solid, more permanent presence in the region, both...<div class="feedflare">
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Brown Shoe Q1 profit drops 54 percent
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/stlouis/sullivan,dianePromo2012*100.jpg?v=1'>Brown Shoe Co. Inc. today reported net earnings of $1.7 million for the quarter ended April 28, down 54 percent from $3.7 million during the same quarter in 2011.
The drop in profit was primarily due to higher markdowns at both the wholesale and retail level, the company said in a statement.
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Monsanto commits $50 million to African agricultural growth
Monsanto Co. said today the company is committing $50 million over the next 10 years to support sustained Africa agricultural development and growth. The company is supporting the New Vision for Agriculture Initiative, the Grow Africa Partnership and the G8's New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. Creve Coeur-based seed company Monsanto (NYSE: MON), led by Chairman, President and CEO Hugh Grant, reported a $1.6 billion profit on sales of $11.8 billion in fiscal 2011.<div class="feedflare">
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More Americans expected to hit the road for Memorial Day
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/dallas/blog/highway%20congestion%202*100.JPG?v=1'>More Americans are expected to be traveling this Memorial Day, though they won?t be going as far.
AAA said it expects about 34.8 million Americans to travel at least 50 miles over the holiday weekend. That?s an extra 500,000 drivers expected on the road between May 24 and May 28, up 1.2 percent over last year.
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Heart Association recognizes Memphis employee wellness programs
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/webTopoLargestEmplMethodist*100.jpg?v=1'>Healthy employees are happy employees ? at least, that?s the position the American Heart Association?s Start! Fit-Friendly Companies Program maintains.
The national organization today announced it has added three Memphis-area companies to the ranks of its Fit-Friendly Companies, naming Memphis Light, Gas & Water and Methodist Fayette Hospital as Gold level members. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare joined as a Platinum level member.
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MBJ presents Small Business Award finalists
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/SBAlogo32small*100.jpg?v=1'>The Small Business Awards have served as a way for Memphis Business Journal to recognize and reward some of the most successful small businesses in the Memphis area for more than three decades.
MBJ presented its 32nd annual Small Business Awards finalists in this week's print edition. The winners in each category ? 1 to 20 Employees, 21 to 75 Employees, 76 to 350 Employees and Executive of the Year ? will be revealed at an event May 24.
See the 2012 Small Business Awards finalists
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Top of the List: Physician Practices
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/TopoftheListLogoPhysicianPractices*100.jpg?v=1'>Memphis Business Journal's emphasis in this week's print edition is on Health Care and we're giving web readers the top five from our Physician Practices list.
The list ranks the practices by local, full-time equivalent employees excluding physicians.
See the top five physician practices in Memphis
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Behind the List: Physician Practices
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/TopoftheListLogoPhysicianPractices*100.jpg?v=1'>Acquisitions by Baptist Memorial Health Care Corp. and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare have changed the complexion of local physician practice ownership.
In a flurry of deals in 2011, Baptist added The Stern Cardiovascular Foundation, Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation PLC and Family Cancer Center Foundation, which are all among the top 25 physician practices in the Memphis area. Baptist Minor Medical Centers is also an annual fixture on the list. In February 2012, Stern made an acquisition of its...<div class="feedflare">
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First-quarter housing affordability at record high
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/housing_affordability_price_550*100.jpg?v=1'>Though it?s been said many times before, consumers in the market for a new or existing home have the upper hand.
According to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, housing affordability hit an all-time high for the second consecutive quarter during the period ending March 31, 2012. Still, a familiar foe stands in the way of prospective home buyers.
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Fitch downgrades Memphis airport
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Fitch Ratings downgraded Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority's bond rating, but revised the rating outlook to Stable from Negative.
The airport's $415.5 million worth of bonds were downgraded to "A" from "A+" mostly due to Delta Air Lines Inc.'s service decline at Memphis International Airport. Local passenger traffic is projected to drop below 4 million, which translates into a more than 30 percent enplanement loss from the peak levels in 2008, according to Fitch.
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5 Memphis restaurants make Urbanspoon's high-end list
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Memphis is well represented on Urbanspoon's list of "America?s most popular high-end restaurants" as five local restaurants are among 250 across the nation.
The Memphis restaurants named by the popular restaurant recommendation app Urbanspoon are: Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar, Acre, Houston's, Texas de Brazil and Restaurant Iris.
The list was compiled using millions of reviews from professional food critics, the Urbanspoon community and diners. More than "600,000 restaurants, millions of reviews,...<div class="feedflare">
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Commissioner Ritz says suburban Memphis schools will cost much more than advertised
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz says suburban Memphis residents are being lied to about how much creating independent school districts could cost, WMC-TV reports.
Ritz questions the math on feasibility studies conducted for the various suburbs and says it could be off by as much as $1 million. Southern Educational Strategies, a school consulting firm, conducted all the surveys for six different municipalities around Memphis.
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Big Star member, Memphis financial planner Steve Rhea dies
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/Morning%20Call%20sun%20Memphis*100.jpg?v=1'>Steve Rhea, a rock 'n roll drummer who went on to a successful career as a Memphis banker and financial planner, died Wednesday, The Commercial Appeal reports. He was 62 and had been diagnosed with cancer last year.
Rhea was a drummer in the legendary Memphis band Big Star, as well as several of the group's precursor bands. He also worked for Ardent Records before leaving the scene in 1970 to pursue a degree at Southern Methodist University. He was replaced in Big Star by drummer Jody Stephens.
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