Meaningful Streams of Income...with Maiya

Why You Should Write Article Sets by EzineArticles (and Maiya)

Dear Meaningful Streams™ Entrepreneur,

Here's a short article by Chris Knight of EzineArticles.com on creating "Article Sets." An Article Set is  a group of articles written around a particular topic, theme, or style. The idea works with any of your writing (articles, blog posts, reports) -- yet I love the concept when you pair it with the $1000 a Day Product Spiral.

The $1000 a Day Product Spiral is a simple way to repeatedly grow products. First, you take your best ideas from your client sessions and weave those ideas into articles. Next, you combine articles written around a similar topic to create a new product offer like a mini-ecourse.

For example, if you help a client create a new business plan for launching their new coaching club, you could outline those 5 steps in your first article. Then take each of those steps and create an article around each step. Voila - you have an Article Set plus 2 bonuses.

• BONUS #1 - That article set can become a future ecourse, special report, or handout for a teleclass! 
• BONUS #2 - Those 6 articles can work for you when you post them on top directories like EzineArticles.com, IdeaMarketers.com, or SelfGrowth.com - attracting people who want to learn more about you and your ecourse, special report, or teleclass.

Two reasons you really should write article sets...

• It's easier to write in sets, since you mind is focused on a single topic AND
• It's smarter to write in sets, since 6 articles around a topic posted in directories or on your website work harder than just one.

Check out Chris' article here and if you don't already subscribe to his blog - get on it!

http://ezinearticles.com/?Article-Sets---How-Authors-Can-Produce-More-Quality-Articles-in-Less-Time&id=108266

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

p.s. Oh and I really like his ideas about writing about your Frequently Asked Questions and writing articles based on the Primary Keywords you use to market your business.

TED Talk by Elizabeth Gilbert on Creative "Genius"

Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia giving a TED talk on "Nurturing Creativity"- daemons, genius beings, and saving your life by just shifting your belief on just where that "genius" comes from...and therefore how to really nurture it and yourself. 

You really want to watch this.

Get Help | 10 Simple Rules (so far) for Finding, Keeping, and Enjoying Good Virtual Assistants

HELP for getting help - Some Simple Rules for Hiring the Right People for You

1. Ask your network if someone knows someone who has the skill set you need. Social Marketing has made this so much easier.
2. Describe the job in detail. An open, direct approach to describing exactly the help you need (and want) will save frustration later.
3. Interview everyone. Do NOT be shy - Ask about their experience, training, and availability. If they balk, move on to the next person. Part of their job is to educate you and keep you well-informed each step of the way.
4. Get all of their contact information upfront. It should be listed on their site (name, phone, email, street address) and if it's not - why not? You need to be able to communicate through more than an online form.
5. Check multiple references.
6. Do a test run with a smaller, lower-priced job.
7. Finalize the details of your agreement before the job starts (Timing, Fees, Revisions, etc) and DOCUMENT it all.
8. Don't hesitate to have them sign a non-compete agreement.
9. Do check-in meetings often to be sure everyone is on track and happy. Some projects require daily check-ins, most can meet less often. Meet at least weekly with steady members of your Virtual Team. Everyone must be kept in the loop.
10. Always remember that there are hundreds of people out there who could do the job WELL for you. No need to stay with a situation that is not working.

"Step #5 – Build Your Grow It! Teams" is one of the 12 Steps of "Grow It! The $1000 a Day Business Model." Are you ready to get the Complete course AND get the support you need to put it into ACTION? I invite you to join us  inside the Master Success Circle. 

Others are making their dreams come true.  Why not you? Make 2010 the year you grow a passion-driven business that Fuels Your Soul and Your Bank Account!

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose
http://www.MasterSuccessCircle.com

Create Infoproducts with Knowledge Genie for faster, smarter, profitable content

Hello!

And Wow! Every now and then I get VERY excited about a new product and here's one I want to share.I discovered it last night and even shared it with my husband and in-laws right away. They love me so they listened intently :-)

It's called Knowledge Genie (@knowledgegenie) - an affordable solution for transforming your knowledge into money-making online products and programs.

It's designed to help Infopreneurs like us easily transform our knowledge (including past books, articles, etc.) into online products like ebooks, training tools, online programs, and more...that can be offered for free or sold. It's a step-by-step tool (with hosting) that walks you through designing, building, testing and publishing.

• Design: Name your project and give it an introduction and some high level organization.
• Build: Adding your content, resources, links, automatic email reminders, and even goals and next steps.
• Test: Testing your new online product before your go live and invite others to test it with you.
• Publish: Choosing your settings for giving people access to your online creation! Like will it be paid content or free. Or allowing people to create a PDF download of your product with links and all (which seems very cool).

And you are walked through the whole process with an easy-to-use web interface. Check out their online tour here: Knowledge Genie Tour.

Oh and did I mention it's very affordable, especially if your goal is to create a profitable library of infoproducts. Visit the Knowledge Genie pricing model.

Patsi Krakoff (co-founder of the Blog Squad | @Patsiblogsquad) is leading a teleseminar on Thursday on Knowledge Genie, so you may want to join in.  Here's the link to sign up at her blog: http://www.coachezines.com/2009/11/free-class-my-knowledge-genie-with-milo-sindell.html

Peace of I,
Love, Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists by Josh Catone / Mashable

Ah, finally - the new Twitter List Feature makes life so much easier for me. I could have scrambled to write a guide - yet Josh has already done it - and done it well - so enjoy!

HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists / http://mashable.com/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-guide/

One thing I will add - your list can be public or private. For example, I did create a private list of clients that makes it sooo much easier for me to be a part of their Twitter lives. So get creative, the Twitter List feature is flexible.

Let me know - How are you using the list feature?

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose / 916-786-9721

About Me....

Author & Master Success Coach & Founder of:

• Master Success Circle - How to grow a $1000 a Day, MEANINGFUL Streams of Income™ Business.
• Membership Profits Blueprint - How to Really Grow 5-figure Membership Sites and Coaching Groups  - taught by someone who has actually done it! - Just $47 per month / Call Maiya to find out if it's right for you - 916-786-9721.

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Article Marketing Journey Update - Places to Post Your Articles

Have you checked out the Article Marketing Journey blog lately? More ideas to help you attract the right clients by posting to the "right" places...

• Places to Submit Your Articles | 04 | Squidoo.com

• Jumpstart Your Article Titles with this "Cheatsheet" from Maiya

• Places to Submit Your Articles | 03 | SelfGrowth.com

• Places to Submit Your Articles | 02 | IdeaMarketers

• Places to Submit Your Articles | 01 | EzineArticles

My Goal:

To share 24 Places where CHI Entrepreneurs (Coaches, Healers and Intuitive Businesses) can submit articles that will:

1. Allow you to offer list building incentives to your readers to encourage them to join your 10,000 List
2. Be posted in a niche-specific category so your ideal clients can easily find your articles,
3. Help establish you as an expert,
4. Send qualified traffic to your website, blog or social networks sites, and
5. Build trust between you and the people who need exactly what you offer to the world.

Hope it helps - I guess I kinda know it will - so enjoy!

To your success!

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

Happy Halloween and a friendly challenge to be more

I thought of a fun game for the Halloween festivities. While the children are running about as fairies, wild cats, and scientists, we should dress as we would if everything we wished for already existed in our lives. How would you walk? Talk? Share yourself?

How will you stretch beyond your skin to encompass all that you are...and all that you are becoming?

There's your friendly challenge...Enjoy!

Much love, blessings, and possibilities,
Maiya Rose
916-786-9721

First Video Using Animoto.com -- very cool

Check out Animoto.com for some quick and fun video creation! A very special "Thank you!" to Mary Lyn Miller, founder of Fired Up For Success Coaching who mentioned this to me during her coaching session. I love it.

You can setup a free account to create unlimited 30 second videos or upgrade to a personal or business account. The free account is helpful for testing out the service and for family video shorts. I am launching a family blog and these "shorts" are perfect, so my children and I will probably keep a personal account.  AND for my business, I'm researching their commercial level for creating Call-to-Action videos!

They have music, pictures, videos and most importantly, an easy-to-use interface. The interface guided me to chose clips from a video I created for my twins from over 3 years ago. Then I added a splash of text and pushed a button. Amazing!

NO TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS REQUIRED -- SERIOUSLY.

Oh and I did it in less than 20 minutes - from account creation to first finished video. And they host the video and make it super easy for you to post to your blog or website, promote it on your social marketing sites - and more...

If you want to check it out -- use this referrer code and they'll give you:

• $5 off an all access pass for personal accounts OR
• 1 extra month of business access!

Go to: Animoto.com

Use referrer code: GJROVAEP.

Plus they give me a referrer bonus too - a very cool affiliate strategy - everybody wins!

Anyway - I had fun and can't wait to apply this to my business and unleash my video marketing ideas!

Ryan Diess Video on "How To Build a Membership Site In 12 Minutes Or Less..."

I just stumbled across this one.  I know how to do this - yet he has created a very nice, simple and sweet video that is worth the share. Now you all know that this is not the only way to create a membership site and certainly may not work for everyone (I love Squarespace) yet may be a good choice for you.

Thank you Ryan - Good info as always!

"FREE VIDEO: How To Build a Membership Site In 12 Minutes Or Less..."
http://www.continuityblueprint.com/12minute.html

Enjoy!

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

p.s. Need help creating your membership site to add another money-making stream of income? Join me inside my membership club, the Master Success Circle and I'll show you how to grow multiple, Meaningful Streams of Income...every day!

International Day of Non-Violence and Ghandhi's B-Day

And Happy Birthday to Mahatma Ghandhi

And I've selected an unusual quote from him, which I found in my beautiful book on simplifying your life by Mary Carlomango with illustrations by Andrea Cobb called "The Secrets of Simplicity."

"As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, you should keep it."

 - Mahatma Ghandhi

And in honor of the International Day of Peace, a tribute to Ghandhi, I selected this one from the same book.

"Look at me - I am poor and naked, but I am chief of the nation. We do not want riches, but we do want to train our children right. Riches would do us no good. We could not take them with us to the other world. We do not want riches. We want peace and love."

 - Red Cloud

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Find the book?

24 Places to Submit Your Articles | #1 EzineArticles

My Goal:
To share 24 Places where CHI Entrepreneurs (Coaches, Healers and Intuitives) can submit articles that will:

• Allow you to offer list building incentives to your readers to encourage them to join your 10,000 List
• Be posted in a niche-specific category so your ideal clients can easily find your articles,
• Help establish you as an expert,
• Send qualified traffic to your website, blog or social networks sites,
• Build trust between you and the people who need exactly what you offer to the world,

So let's get started with a classic, trusted and popular article directory - EzineArticles.

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#1
EzineArticles
http://www.ezinearticles.com/

Led by Christopher Knight, EzineArticles is considered a top article directory with almost 200,000 authors sharing their expertise to the world. This is a highly visited site and a top place for publishers of ezines and websites to go to find fresh content. This means more exposure for you!

As far as niche-specific categories are concerned, it's very flexible. There are literally hundreds of categories to choose from, so you can find the best fit for your article and expertise. They have a staff of well-trained approvers, so only quality articles are accepted, which keeps their reputation intact. New authors can submit up to 10 articles, yet you can earn Platinum status which will award you the freedom to submit unlimited articles. 

Cool bonuses include:

• Free EzineArticles 12+ Part Email-Based Training Series
• Click Tracker that shows you how many people have clicked on your article
  
• Automatically share links to your new articles on Twitter - http://twitter.ezinearticles.com/
• Clear writer guidelines.
• Flexible author/signature boxes. You can write different list building offers for different articles.
• Chris Knight who is dedicated to keeping EzineArticles the best it can be.

To create your author account, click here: http://www.ezinearticles.com/submit/

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Here's a free Jumpstart Course that can help...Includes:

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• Recommended Resources for Article Writing and Article Marketing
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New* Newsletters Made Easy with Professional Cart Solutions

I am a fan of Professional Cart Solutions and have used their integrated solution since 2006. For those of you who don't know PROFCS, they are a fully integrated online marketing and sales system offering:

• Complete Shopping Cart
• Email Marketing Tools
• List Building Database
• Product Catalog System
• Autoresponders
• Newsletter and Broadcasting System
• Tracking of Email Campaigns
• Affiliate System
• and more...

Today, I discovered that they have improved their system by enhancing their Email Marketing System to include newsletter templates. Professionally created templates are a great help to my clients who don't want to craft their own. In the past, I have recommended Constant Contact for easy newsletter creation and now I can easily recommend Professional Cart Solutions too.

If you are a PROFCS member, you can view the new video guide on how to use, save, and customize a newsletter template. And of course, you can still import your own template if you have one.

If you are not a member, now may be the time for you to shift to this all-in-one, online marketing solution. They do still have a 30-day trial ;-)

To your Online Marketing Success!
Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

Best Fonts and Font Sizes to Use on the Web

I needed some quick answers, so did a quick search. Since the online world is rapidly changing, I was surprised that the top 10 are fairly consistent with what I knew. Anyway, this site was helpful and had the most direct answers from HoboWeb.

• What's the Best Font and Size to Use in Website Design?

Enjoy!

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

Read This: Why You’re Too Qualified and Respectful to Produce Great Content

A new article posted on Copyblogger is on my must read list, so I am passing it along. It's called "Why You’re Too Qualified and Respectful to Produce Great Content" by Pace Smith.

You'll find yourself inside these examples. And even better, you'll find solid sample writings to help you break free of the "expert" writer complex...and to shine as you write articles, posts, sales letters and more that share your message and attract more clients.

Check it out at: http://www.copyblogger.com/qualified-and-respectful/.

Enjoy!

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose
916-786-9721

psst. Get Personal Visioning Sessions with me in September as a member of the Master Success Circle. Members are doubling their businesses, launching new products, and gaining the confidence they need to really grow 6-figure, Meaningful Streams of Income(tm) businesses. Affordable. Real Solutions. Private Coaching Time included!

Are you ready for more? Join us - 916.786.9721 or www.MasterSuccessCircle.com

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"...I was just like flooded with phone calls...I mean my practice doubled actually, is what happened."  (CC - Master Success Circle Charter Member)

"...But just take a step and keep going...just starting, just taking an action that particular day...something else that you always emphasize – it can reward you ten-fold."  (Shahrzad - Master Success Circle Charter Member)

Mom, I want a business like yours!

Okay - true story about my morning  -

I have a poster I made for myself which I  tape to my office door for the whole house to see.  It reads, "PARTY TIME: Mom Just Made More Money." It's silly and fun for us - we do a little jig.

AND it keeps me honest and motivated!

So today, I slept late, until 9 AM. Since I get up at 5:30 AM during the school year, it's a pleasure to sleep in. It's also a pleasure to have a business where I can sleep in :-) 

First, I checked in with my 10-year old twins, next I checked email, happily hung my sign on the door, and then emailed 3 quick questions to one of my mentor coaches before our mentoring call at 10:00. Afterward I had one additional quick call and then headed downstairs to hang out with my twins while we made breakfast together.

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Twin A:   Mom, I saw your sign's up. Congratulations!

Me: Thank you! (And we do a little "wahoo" shout.)

Twin B:  You made money already? Cool.

Twin A:   I bet the goal is to have that sign up 24 hours a day.

Me: Yep! You got it!

Twin B:  Nah, that would mean you always have to be working.

Me:         No. Not in my business. The whole idea of my business model is that people can buy from me anytime they want - buy my products, sign up for my clubs and programs, 24 hours a day. 

Twin B:  So you make money even when you're asleep?

Me: Exactly!

Twin B:  Oh Yeah! I want a business like that too!

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Out of the mouths of 10-year-olds. They sooo get it!

Are you ready to GET IT, too!

It's time to fuel your soul and your bank account - Check out all that's happening with the $1000 a Day Business Model and the Meaningful Streams of Income(tm) Master Success Circle. 

www.MasterSuccessCircle.com

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

www.MeaningfulStreamsofIncome.com
www.MaiyaOnTwitter.com

Why Create a Facebook Fan Page

I did some research on Facebook Fan pages. My goal was to answer some questions I am having about Facebook and how to get the most out of it for growing relationships and building my brand image on the web.

Here are the links I tracked down that were most helpful, so I thought I'd save you the legwork!  Enjoy!

• 5 Elements of a Successful Facebook Fan Page by Samir Balwani (Mashable SIte)
• Killer Facebook Fan Pages: 5 Inspiring Case Studies by Callen Green (Mashable Site)
• Facebook Fan Pages by Adam Toren (Blogtrepreneur Site)

To Your Success,
Maiya Rose

www.MasterSuccessCircle.com
www.MeaningfulStreamsofIncome.com
www.MaiyaOnTwitter.com

Get Your Own Easy-to-Share Facebook Username

I just changed my coded Facebook URL to an easy to share (and remember) Facebook Username URL - so fast and simple.

Now I can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/maiyarose.

Are you ready to change yours? Click here: http://www.facebook.com/username/

1. Facebook will ask you to verify that you are a real person by entering a confirmation number they will send to your cell phone. - Which was a strange thing for me since I hardly ever use my cell phone :-)
2. After verification, Facebook will give you a list of user name choices that are available. You can click on the "more" button to see additional options.
3. You can select one of their choices or type in your own.

It's that easy!

Enjoy!

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

www.MasterSuccessCircle.com
www.MeaningfulStreamsofIncome.com
www.MaiyaOnTwitter.com

How to Add Your Twitter Tweets to Your TypePad Blog...Fast

This is fast and easy - I just did it in under  2 minutes! Wahoo!

Check out this "how to" post by Sabah Karimi for eHow:  "How to Add Twitter to a TypePad Blog."

Why People Won't Follow You on Twitter

Michelle Minch, @HomeStagingPro has written a guest post for the blog, "Social Media 101,"  called

"10 Reasons Why I Won’t Follow You On Twitter"

http://www.socmedia101.com/2009/06/10-reasons-why-i-wont-follow-you-on-twitter/

It has sparked a bit of conversion, so read it and join in.

• Are you making some of these mistakes yourself and keeping people from following you?
• What are your reasons not to follow someone on Twitter?

As always, enjoy!
Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

www.MasterSuccessCircle.com
www.MeaningfulStreamsofIncome.com
www.MaiyaOnTwitter.com

Hans Rosling's beautiful, animated statistical visuals of global economics

Hans Rosling's beautiful, animated statistical visuals of global economics over the last 200 years.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8070000/8070108.stm

Enjoy and pay attention - the world is changing...

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

www.MasterSuccessCircle.com
www.MeaningfulStreamsofIncome.com
www.MaiyaOnTwitter.com

3 Ways To Get Clients From Twitter

A sound approach and so true - Check out this quick read from Mason Hipp - entrepreneur, marketing guru, and writer

http://freelancefolder.com/get-clients-from-twitter/

Yes, it is written for freelancers, yet the same rules apply to CHHI Entrepreneurs (Coaches, Healers + Holistic and Intuitive entrepreneurs.) Plus the role of helper is one we do very well :-))

Enjoy!
Maiya Rose
www.MasterSuccessCircle.com
www.MeaningfulStreamsofIncome.com
www.MaiyaOnTwitter.com

118 Ways to Tweet (Well) by John Kremer

Life is Relationships...and...Twitter is all about growing relationships.

Here's an Interesting and easy read that helps you get a feel for Tweeting well. Filled with sample tweets and Kremer's guidelines - it will to get you thinking and if needed, get you past the fear of tweeting.

What I especially like about this post is that it's about the interaction, sharing yourself, and growing your list. You can tweak his ideas to grow real connections with people.

So pour yourself a cup of tea and learn how to naturally build relationships for your business and your life...

http://www.bookmarket.com/50WaystoTweet.htm

Blessings and Possibilities,

Maiya Rose

p.s. I suspect that his guidelines and examples would work anywhere on any social relationship building tool.

Ebook Sales Over $100 million in 2009? Time to start your ebook!

Check it out.
And then Start Writing!

http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/03/idpf-reports-january-ebook-sales-up-173/

You can also check out Tracy Needham's Article on the topic...
http://compellingmarketingblog.com/2009/04/10/ebooks-are-staying-alive/

Blessings and Possibilities,
Maiya Rose

p.s. Do you need to grow your own ebook? Well the members of the Master Success Circle are not just thinking about it, they're doing it!  Step inside and join them: www.MasterSuccessCircle.com and get exactly the support you need to succeed...doing what you love...every day.

Master Success Circle is Changing (and Healing) the World...Together

Each Quarter, a percentage of the Master Success Circle membership subscriptions go toward:

• Feeding the World,
• Fostering Communities, and
• Fueling Dreams.

Together, we are changing the world - in this case, one family and one loan at a time. And it feels great!

I just had the honor of donating the Master Success Circle charitable contributions today and invested a portion (wisely) through Kiva (www.kiva.org). The rest will go to Heifer.org, so stay tuned for that update.  

Together, we just supported 4 growing businesses through Kiva: a Retail Grocery Store, a Personal Products Business, a Men's Shoe Retailer, and a Home Product's Store.

Step-by-step, action-by-action, we are truly making a difference...every day.

Blessings and Possibilities,

Maiya Rose

p.s. This is Principle # 11 of the Meaningful Streams of Income/$1000a Day Business Model: Craft Your Legacy - contributing to ventures near and dear to your heart.

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p.p.s. I'd like to invite you to climb on board and explore all 12 Principles of growing a business that fuels you soul and your bank account by joining others like you in the Master Success Circle.

Growing a Meaningful Streams of Income(tm) business goes well beyond making more money - that's a given. It includes stretching to craft a life-style business that fuels who you are (your passions, dreams, visions) and unleashes you to become more.

Here is some Current News:

"...I was just like flooded with phone calls...And I really did see - I mean my practice doubled actually, is what happened."  (CC - Master Success Circle Charter Member)

AND

May 2009 is Visioning Month - you'll receive a BONUS 90 Minutes of PRIVATE Mentoring with Maiya when you join us inside the Circle.

It's an outrageously good time to step on board and get exactly the support you need to finally transform your business and make the money you deserve...When you heal your business, you heal your life...! 

"I would say definitely first of all just go for it...it just is amazing. I mean you hear people say this, but you never really quite fully realize it until it happens to you. That if you just take the first step all kinds of doors are going to open that you just didn’t realize were there because you weren’t looking for them. Or you were just focusing on the hard parts. “Here’s why I can’t,” or “Why this won’t happen...But just take a step and keep going...just starting, just taking an action that particular day – like you again, something else that you always emphasize – it can reward you ten-fold."  (Shahrzad - Master Success Circle Charter Member)

Ready to Join? Sign up for all your Bonuses here: Master Success Circle.

Questions? Call 916-786-9721 to find out if the Circle is right for you.