Membership really does have its privileges!

This month Women in Ecommerce™ has added two new resources to our member area.

One is for our General Membership (all levels, Silver, Gold and Platinum) and one is for our Platinum/Lifetime Level Members.

The General Member resource is From ZERO to Fifty in 30 Days 6 Step Plan, Shows You How To Start From Zero, To Make $50 a day, In Just 30 Days – a 34 page ebook that shows you how to benefit from “junk” traffic, How to get people to act now instead of putting it off until later, and much more!

And the Platinum/Lifetime Member resource is the Facebook Fanpage Creator Video Tutorials (value $29).

Each month our members receive similar resources added to the member dashboard that they can take advantage of to grow their businesses online.  

If you are not yet a member (SILVER membership is still FREE) why not JOIN Women in Ecommerce™ Today so you too can take advantage of the many great resources we offer. 

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With Pinterest you can make friends, promote a lifestyle, use it like a focus group, crowdsource ideas, run contests, honor others and have one easy place to access important visuals you in one place.

In this 3-part video tutorial video (less than 15 minutes combined) I will show you how to set up an account and how to use pinterest. In video one we talk about how to get an “invitation” to join and set up your account:

You can like pictures, pin pictures to your own board or repin other peoples’ graphics (called pins) to your own board. Repinning is easy and nothing is required.

To add your own picture you will need to activate the PinIt button. Do that by dragging it to the bookmarks as shown in video two:

You can also pin your own files on your own computer by going to the top menu and clicking “Add+”, and selecting “Upload a Pin”.

Once you upload the pin, you create a category to pin the picture to. Pinterest also gives you a list of suggested categories which you can use or make up your own the way I did in the video did. It will be listed in your account as a BOARD.

Don’t worry if you pin something to the wrong board because you can edit and change the board. Or delete if you prefer.

If you prefer not to have your pins shared on FACEBOOk or twitter go to: on the top menu click on your profile picture or name or drop down arrow, and select “Settings”, on the settings page scroll down to the bottom and select “On or Off” for Facebook and/or Twitter.

To see your boards, go to your account by clicking on either your photo, your name or the down arrow in the top right hand corner of Pinterest. This is the page you can also see how many are following you and you are following. When you click on either one, you can see their six most recent “pins.” If you like one, click on it and repin it to your own wall.

You can even add a price to a pin. Here’s how:

In the description box add the “$” symbol and the price in number format, that will put the price in the top corner of your pins, (show with Quirky Marketing Calendar in my business books board.

That’s Pinterest in a nutshell! Check out the cool infographics about Marketing Your Business with Pinterest below to learn more about why Pinterest is fast becoming business owners newest social marketing tool. And be sure to follow me on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/heidisinterests. You can also follow Rosana Santos (used in the videos to demonstrate how Pinterest works) at http://pinterest.com/bigchef.

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Our February Website of the Month is The Merry Bird owned by Kristine Sheehan.

In the meantime here’s a little bit about Kristine and The Merry Bird Designs:

Kristine Sheehan is a freelance graphic designer and owner of www.TheMerryBird.com Designs. Previous experience working for a publishing company led her to design hard and soft book covers. Her education in Art led her to become a freelance graphic artist and business owner.

She has been an official online entrepreneur since 2006. Today, working with authors and business owners, she creates book covers, logo’s, ad design and other web related pages for TheMerryBird Designs.

You can find Kristine and TheMerryBird.com Designs on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheMerryBird.Designs or on twitter @TheMerryBird and @TMBdesigns

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So excited to announce the top 100 Who’s Who Among Women in Ecommerce™ for 2012.

Our sister site, WE Magazine for Women just did a special issue featuring 100 Women in Ecommerce™ and you are invited to check it out here (PDF): http://wemagazineforwomen.com/pdfs/WEMagazineWhosWho2012.pdf or visit this link for the turning page version:  http://wemagazineforwomen.com/whos-who-2012/  

Many of the women listed have participated in some way with WECAI either as a presenter for a webinar, a teleseminar, an interview, an ebook contributor or a member. WE are delighted to share their success with you! They are:

Nan Akasha, Betty Audish, Walethia Aquil, Wendy Y. Bailey, Ruthi Backenroth, Leesa Barnes, Melanie Benson Strick, Cathy Berger, Stacy Blackman, Toby Bloomberg, Ali Brown, Holly Buchanan, Karla Brandau, Rosana Santos Calambichis, Anita Campbell, Heidi Caswell, Stephanie Chandler, Claudette Chenevert, Shannon Cherry, Lorraine Cohen, Myriam Cohen, Danna Crawford, Louise Crooks, Debra J. “Debbie” Cunningham, Baeth Davis, Faith M. Davis, Nicole Dean, Elena del Valle, Marla Dennis,Jody DeVere, Yvonne DiVita, Sally Falkow, Andrea Feinberg, Dale Filhaber, Kelli Fox,Stacy Francis, Kathleen Gage, Rosalind Gardner, Sabrina Gibson, Eva Gregory,Christine Guld, Donna Gunter, Penny Haynes, Sandee Hemphill, Jessica Herrin, Rebecca Herwick, Angie Hicks, Linda Hollander, Kyra Howell, Mary Clare Hunt, Kristina Jaramillo, Marilyn Jenett, Nancy Juetten, Lorrie Kazan, Simone Kelly, Jessica Kizorek,Donna Kozik, Lisa Ann Krutzik, Charly Leetham, Diane MacEachern, Beverly Mahone,Nancy Marmolejo, Allison Maslan, Alexis Maybank, Shari McConahay, Sheri McConnel,Fay McLean, Stephanie Mulac, Marie Myers, Andrea R. Nierenberg, Cindy O’Connor,Debbie O’Connor, Kelly O’Neil, Maritza Parra, Michele Pariza Wacek, Linda Pereira,Lisa Marie Platske, Ana Poirier, Rev. Anne Presuel, Morgana Rae, Giselle Rufer, Kerri Salls, Kate Sanner, Lisa Sasevich, Katrina Sawa, Michele Scism, Lynn Scheurell, Beth Schneider, Colleen Slater, Felicia Slattery, Faith Smith, Susan Wilson Solovic, Sheryl Stanton, Kendall SummerHawk, Karen Talavera, Ivana Taylor, Lynn Terry, Tracy Terry,Denise Wakeman, Maureen Whitehouse, Carrie Wilkerson, Alexandra Wilkis, and Daisy Wright!

Get ready to get inspired. And be sure to click on the links and visit their sites and connect. Who knows, one or many of them may be your next mentor, business coach, inspiration or best friend!  Tell them Heidi sent you…

And if you know of women who did not make the list and should… be sure to leave a comment below so we can consider her for the next issue.  The criteria: in business 2 years online at the time of next publication (approx. 11/2012). 

Warmest regards,

Heidi

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If you could accept that you are actually hardwired to succeed in life, what would you do differently?

If you knew that the only reason you are not enjoying the success that is your birthright, how would you change the circumstances that are holding you back?

Do you know what is holding you back?

Do you know what success looks like for you?

Is it money, power, status, health, achievement, happiness, peace, contribution?

Before you can be successful at anything, you first need to define what it looks like. Otherwise, how will you know when you achieve it?

Once you know what success looks like for you, then you can see more clearly why you don’t have it and what you need to do to get it!

And when you know what success looks like for you and what you need to do to get it, you have a plan!

And, when you have a plan, you’re halfway there!

All you have to do is keep moving towards your vision of success and you’ll be all the way there!

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New Platinum & Gold Level Member Benefit ~ Best in South Florida ~WWW.BestinSFL.com

THE newest local coupon site filled with benefits, one of them is a free one year membership valued at $75!

·         One year FREE site membership – no purchase or obligation

·         Just sign-up on the site and advertise your business

·         Embed Videos to your pages

·         Full Connectivity with Facebook and Twitter

·         Make up to 5 coupons at one time on display

·         Consumers can publicly rate the advertiser

·         Exclusive merchant page with logo, company description along with your coupons

·         Inclusion in business directory

·         Inclusion in search results

·         An exclusive administrative module

·         Inclusion in our mobile friendly site

·         Create and manage business listings

·         Create and manage coupon campaigns

·         Access to Performance reports

·         Email consumers who select to receive your coupons from the site.

·         Appear in our site maps for Google, bing and other search engine indexing.

·         Increase your SEO with free backlinks

·         All this and more!

 GOLD and PLATINUM MEMBERS have full access to list, manage, and monitor the performance of their businesses and coupon campaigns. Start adding coupons right away with the coupon creation wizard. Simply complete a few form fi­elds, select your image to upload,  and follow the instructions.

 Gold or Platinum Members in the South Florida can access the member area to take advantage of this benefit.

Special thanks to new Platinum Member Robert Nolan of Gold Coast Promotions for contributing this special benefit to Women in Ecommerce™

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Meet Cheryl Rubman, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Author & Luxury Lifestyle Specialist

Cheryl Rubman has been married to her husband Jeff for 10 years but together for 16. Cheryl has one son Michael, a fire fighter and EMT, a step daughter Paula, a Graphic Design Student at UNF and one granddaughter Madison Rae.

Cheryl co-Founded The Cutting Edge Financial and Real Estate Group in 1998 which resulted in over $9 million dollars in revenue. Cheryl received numerous awards such as the Highest Growth in Sales in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 with Chase Manhattan and Washington Mutual. In 2004 they were designated as Washington Mutual’s no. 1 Mortgage Company for FNMA and Option Arms. During her ownership, she mentored and trained individuals, corporations and small business owners in the art of maximizing their brilliance and setting themselves apart from the rest with out of the box marketing and strategic sales practices in Real Estate and Mortgages.

She began her career in the Insurance Industry in 1983 and in 1984 became one of the youngest and fastest growing Insurance Agents and was giving the title of “Young Entrepreneur of the Year” by Albany Chamber of Commerce. She also received the Top 20 Insurance Agents in her first year of business in Upstate New York and Young Woman Achievement of the Year in 1986.

Cheryl’s drive for success became very apparent at a very young age mainly due to the parental abduction of her 8 month of son Michael. Her drive was solely to provide a home for her son that was balanced and secure once he returned. What she didn’t know it would take 22 years to find him. Cheryl was reunited with her son 7 years ago at the age of 22.

Cheryl remarried in 1986 and moved to Florida in 1991. She continued her career in the Insurance Industry and still receiving numerous awards for her outstanding career. In 1995 Cheryl divorced her second husband.

In 1996 Cheryl met her now husband Jeff Rubman. In 2007 Jeff and Cheryl made a very difficult decision and closed their mortgage company. That is when they decided to pay it forward and began to mentor individuals on how to reinvent themselves in the 21st century. With the state of the economy they teach people how to empower themselves not only in business but through personal growth.

Cheryl has built 4 Home Based Businesses with 3 of them becoming the Top in Industry. She advanced 13 times with Melaleuca, The Wellness Company with in a 14 month period, was acknowledged as one of the top 20 businesses in the first 5 months and fastest growing. She also has received 12 Circle of Influences and 8 Advanced Circle of Influences. Since joining SeneGence Int’l. in September Cheryl has advanced 4 times with in a 3 month period.

Cheryl has taking her years of success and knowledge and turned them into a successful program with her husband Jeff, Partners with Solutions. They are Luxury Lifestyle Specialist were they educate, style and revamp your life. They style your life for finances, personal development, clothing, skin care and cosmetics.

Cheryl became a certified trainer through the Anthony Robbin’s organization as well as the T. Harv Eker Organization.

She is a proud member of SWMA, So. Florida Business Connection, Women in E-Commerce, a VIP member of Inspiration University, Woman’s Prosperity Network, Southeast Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Direct Selling Association. She also volunteers at Women in Distress and The Association of Parental Abduction.

Cheryl enjoys in her spare time riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle as well as spending time with her Yellow lab, Harley. She has a passion for animals as well as helping others see through their pain and succeed in life and living their life as they so richly deserve.

Her speaking platforms are as follows:

How to Maximize Your Brilliance

How to turn You Fear into Fortunes

How to Survive Domestic Abuse and Child Abduction

Cheryl can be reached at (954) 254-1844 or cheryl@cherylrubman.com. You can also visit her websites http://www.CherylRubman.com or http://www.RockYourLips.com

If you would like to be recognized as a member of the month, or member showcase and you are Platinum, Gold or Silver level member, send your bio and a photo to Heidi (at ) wecai.org.  

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Join the Women in Ecommerce™ for

Lunch, Link (networking) and Learn (business program)

Featuring: Jessica Kizorek, Partner TwoParrot.com

Program: Using the Power of VIDEO to GROW Your Business

Thursday, March 29, 2012 from 11:30 – 1:30
at the TOWER CLUB

 100 SE 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394-0040
(954) 764-8550 (for directions)

REGISTER EARLY and get listed in our latest Directory for FR.EE!

*Members Register here via PayPal $39: http://bit.ly/MemberLunch

Invite a GUEST here via PayPal $45: http://bit.ly/GuestLunch  

About this session: Online video is one of the best marketing strategies and venues to engage your audience. Video allows you to communicate your message on several levels – via visual imagery, the spoken word, music and visual text.

With online video you can also reach a huge audience for a minimal investment, and the ROI of online video marketing can be much greater than other online marketing efforts.

• According to eMarketer ~ 58% of all web traffic is video
• According to the New York Times, more than 78% of all web visitors watch online video
• The average YouTube visitor spends 27 minutes watching video per day  and YouTube is the NUMBER 2 search engine. People are looking for what you have to offer!
• The search engines visit video sites every few minutes so your videos appear in Google, Yahoo and MSN just MINUTES after you submit, not days or weeks
• And if you have been using social media, you know that you can also use video on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
• Because video is so popular, video links and clips often show up in the search engines before other content and can give your website rankings a boost unlike other content can -giving those who use it an “unfair” advantage over the competition.

In this session, Jessica Kizorek will show you how to produce, package, promote and share your videos with your target audience.  She will share valuable tips, insights and strategies to help you grow your business using a medium chances are your competition doesn’t use. And you will learn how to do so effectively, efficiently and economically!

About Jessica Kizorek: 

Jessica Kizorek is a keynote speaker, Internet video expert and the respected author of three books on the subject of video marketing and the Internet. Jessica Kizorek has made it her mission to keep marketers in the loop with her keynote speeches and seminars on the latest in online video, online branding, consumer marketing trends, plus how social media marketing can be a valuable channel within integrated marketing campaigns.

Jessica has produced video content on all seven continents and was nominated as one of CNN’s “Young People Who Rock” for her passion in documenting the impact of humanitarian efforts around the globe. Jessica Kizorek has been invited to deliver keynote speeches about online video, video marketing and Internet fundraising for many corporate meetings, trade associations, national conferences and non-profit groups.

Since graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Colorado, Jessica Kizorek’s company (The Viral Pulse – www.TheViralPulse.com) has produced video and digital media for clients such as Bacardi, Hyatt Hotels and Moet Hennessy.

As an adjunct professor at the prestigious Miami Ad School, Jessica Kizorek has also been published as an expert in the online video marketing field by industry journals such as The American Association of Advertising Agencies, MediaPost and iMedia Connection.

Early registration ends March 21st. Save $10 by registering in advance and guaranteeing your seat. Our programs sell out and we don’t want to turn anyone away. Thank you for your help in making this event a tremendous success. We look forward to seeing you on the 29th!

Here’s what One member says about WECAI: “Women in Ecommerce is THE place to learn and grow with like-minded women who are interested in growing their business on the web. It’s a great place to network and gain insights into the latest trends.”  Kris Reed ~ Rare Finds: Your Source for Art

If you have questions or would like to reserve a vendor table, reply to this email or call Heidi at 954-625-6606. We only have 3 tables left! Will you be showcasing at one of them?

Want to learn more about the South Florida Chapter? Join us from 11:30 to 11:45 for a brief Guest and New Member Orientation!

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On several forums this month the discussion has centered around this very topic. The topic being, choosing a word for the year. For some, the word was “hope” “commitment,” opportunity,” “present,” “vibrant” and so forth. It was an interesting discussion. Some people struggled with their word, others said, they didn’t choose their word, it chose them. And I too feel my word chose me. It is a word I often use and really resonate with. My word is Elan… it means “a feeling of strong eagerness, inspired by passion or enthusiasm ~ a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste.” In fact, Elan has been my word for several years now.  

Another word that comes to mind is RENEWAL. Because the New Year is suppose to be the promise of renewal, a renewed sense of excitement, anticipation and growth. And if the past three+ years have taught us anything, it is that we have to plan better for our own futures. So many people have suffered great losses of time, talent, treasure and even life. That is why we are given the present and possibly a future. I have never been one to look back or dwell on the past. After all, it is the past. We can remember it, be nostalgic for it and even get a feeling of warmth or sadness over what has happened in the past. But we cannot change the past. So today I look at 2012 and am filled with ELAN and a renewed sense of better things to come. 

What about you? What are your words for 2012? 

And with that I am excited to announce that our new site is live. Thanks to Charly Leetham and her brilliant team atAskCharlyLeetham.com. You can read the post I wrote about it “Membership has it’s privileges.” While the site is no where near complete, it is functioning much better than it has in several years. And when you login to the backend you will see a new member dashboard with links to our Communities, Resources and Training. Be sure and check it out. 

In addition, we are redoing our Global Directory and invite you to submit a listing (if you have not already done so). We plan to promote this across several channels including social media and more. Go ahead, its FREE. 

And finally, we have crossed paths with so many amazing women in the past few months. Several of which have joined us as either Platinum or Lifetime members. They are listed inside this issue. 

Be sure and check out our Members in the news,Resources section, Recommended reading and of course,Events. Lots happening both internally in Women in Ecommerce AND with our members. 

Thank you for your support and friendship. We expect great things in 2012 for each of you.  May this be the beginning of your best year EVER. Happy New Year! 

In this issue: 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! 

MEMBER TO MEMBER (NEW!) 

MEMBERS IN THE NEWS 

UPCOMING EVENTS & SAVE THE DATES 

Top Ten Resources, Tips and FREEBies this week

View the January 2012 issue Today! 

Warmest regards,

Heidi 

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Meet our Platinum Member Showcase featuring Kathy Dedek of BTA4Biz.com.

Kathy Dedek inspires business owners to create extraordinary companies. The breadth of her knowledge spans across sales, marketing, technology, accounting and business management. She has mentored with some of the best, including Michael Gerber, author of The E-Myth and AmondaRose Igoe, author of Pain-Free Presentations. 

Kathy is nationally recognized as a contributing author of Visionaries With Guts (2010) where she reveals how your company can become the next Disney. She is co-author of The Ultimate Success Secret – South Florida Edition (2011) with Dan Kennedy, has appeared in the Sun Sentinel and was featured in the Technology section of In-Focus Magazine.

As a sought after speaker, Kathy has addressed audiences of 5 to 500 people. Her topics range from how to create client value, to setting client expectations, and from how to build effective sales strategies, to getting paid before you do the work. One of her favorite presentations, The Money is in the Follow-up, was when she shared the stage in 2008 with Bob Burg and Loral Langemeier.

Kathy is the CEO and Founder of Shattering the Glass, Inc. (STG). Shattering the Glass was conceived in the Dreaming Room, led by Michael Gerber. This experience had a profound impact on her, so much so that she became a certified facilitator for the Dreaming Room. Kathy is leading audiences to discover the dream inside, and then teaching each participant how to build a successful, turn-key business around that dream.

Kathy is married to Bill Dedek, with whom she shares the helm of her sales and technology company, Brilliant Technology Applied (BTA). Kathy recently designed a new product called BTA4SALES™ that helps companies create a “Buyer Zone” for their customers. She conducts a variety of seminars that guide clients through their own customer’s purchasing experience. Kathy is offering a two hour introductory class of her BTA4SALES™ methodology on Wednesday, February 29th at 7 pm. To find out more, go to facebook.com/bta4sales.

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