Viral Storytelling with The Story Lady, Ronda Del Boccio

Don’t you just LOVE to win stuff?  I sure do, especially when I can also share the fun with a friend!  That’s exactly what I’m telling you about today, and this drawing happens Wednesday, July 2 at noon CDT, so you’ll want to jump on this right away.

Maybe there are a few things you’ve been wishing to get for yourself but haven’t purchased.  Heck, the cost of gas is hovering around $4 per gallon in the USA.  Food prices are out of sight. Most people are running scared… I personally refuse to give in to gloom and doom, but whether you’re running scared or embracing the Now eagerly, who wouldn’t want to win your choice of the latest electronics, shoes, books, movies, clothes, and all sorts of other “cool stuff”?

I don’t know about you, but I always love to shop on OPM - Other People’s Money.  I’ve got my eye on a few things, and a $500 Amazon.com gift certificate would be a wonderfulway to have a shopping spree.

I bet you’ve got your eye on a few things too that you wouldn’t get unless someone else gave them to you.  Enter this prize drawing… 

Sure, it’s a drawing for a $500 Amazon gift card, but here’s what I love about this offer.  It’s the viral aspect.  You know how I love viral things, and of course there’s a story bbehind this too.  I can’t tell you that story right now, but this is how you can win a shopping spree for you and a friend.

Let’s say you refer some friends who also would like to have an economic stimulus $500 certificate to go shopping at Amazon.com.  And I’m sure your friend loves free stuff as much as you and I do.

 stuff…normally you might say, “Why should I refer a friend and then maybe THEY win and I don’t.”

Well, this time you win either way!  Yes, if you refer someone and they win - so do you!  You BOTH get the $500 Amazon.com gift card.

That is a win-win for sure.

And by the way, Unique Blog Designs is the generous company giving out the certificates.  I absolutely love their designs.  They’re doing all of the blogs for Top affiliate Challenge ()which means the main blog plus the 3 team blogs) and they also revamped Thor Schrock’s Peanuts to Profits blog.  Awesome job, Unique Blog Designs!

OK back to the gift card.  All you need to do is visit this website and follow the 3 simple steps.  You’ll get a free credit report and an entry into the drawing.  You’ll find out how easy it is to refer your friends so you both can win.  That’s it!

Go ahead and get your free credit report AND enter the drawing now.

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How do you imagine you would live without sight? 

If you’ve read my blog before or watched my YouTube videos, you already know that I am “legally blind.”  I introduce myself as a blind person because I function more or less as a blind person.  Sure, I have some vision and I can see colors, but without adaptive technology and techniques, I would not be able to do what I do.

I can’t just go to the drugstore and buy those $10 reading glasses.

 “The doctors” can’t “fix” my eyes.

Can you believe people actually say things to me like, “Why don’t you go have an operation or something?”  DUH!  They’re wearing one of Bill Ingvol’s stupid signs!  Ah well.

I also get the Christians who want to lay hands on me and if I’m not instantly healed, then I don’t have enough faith.  That’s a whole other rant, but the bottom line is that I AM healed because I am at peace with my situation.  If my lot in life is to be an inspiration for the rest of you to get off your rear and make things happen, then so be it.

Life goes on and no point whining.  I have no desire to complain.  What a wonderful life this is.  And I can work from my beautiful little house in the Ozarks and listen to the birds all day long while I work.  No worries about gas prices.

One of our local television stations, Springfield’s  KOLR 10, ran an excellent piece last week.  I’ve spoken to Emily Baucum, the reporter who ran the piece.

Watch the video here. 

The couple she interviewed are much like myself.  They don’t feel that being blind is a big limiting factor in their lives.  It just means doing things a little differently.

One of the great things about me being on Top Affiliate Challenge is that people worldwide will have a chance to see that a blind person can navigate and work.  The only thing that can hold you back is you. 

There are so many technological advantages we have today.  I can use the comptuer because of a speech program.  I have an audible caller ID on my phone.  I have only one gripe about the adaptive technology, and I’ll save that for my next post.

I am about to go to Lincoln, Nebraska for the world’s first real time internet reality show, Top Affiliate Challenge.  Producer Thor Schrock and the rest of the crew will definitely have a new experience having a blind person and my guide dog Miss Molly Flagtail around for 2 weeks!  You can watch the blind woman work starting July 1.  Incidentally, I am the only woman in the world who made it to the show!

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I get more and more excited as time draws near for the Top Affiliate Challenge, and today I want to share some things

If you’re a runner preparing for a marathon, you know exactly what to expect.  26 miles of grueling, exhausting pavement pounding action, and you can prepare yourself appropriately.  You understand that you have to increase your endurance and you know the types of activities that you will do both in preparation and during the competition.

Nobody will be there to say, “I’m sorry but you’re going to jump hurdles today, not run the Boston Marathon.”  You know that if you’re going into a marathon, that means running 26 miles. Period.

Not so with Top Affiliate Challenge.  Oh sure, we know that it’s about affiliate marketing.  That much is a no-brainer.  But what types of challenges will we face?  none of us knows for sure. 

I’m pretty sure that the contestants who are whiz-bang with pay per click campaigns believe they’ll grind the rest of us slackers deep into the dust.  Jeremy Shoemaker (Shoemoney) calls best selling author Ken McArthur an old spammer because he uses email marketing, yet a couple contestants are a little scared that Ken got over 4.1 million emails sent out for his book launch May 15th of this year.

And I know that show producer Thor Schrock is really pulling out all the stops to get the community involved.  Heck, he’s got the Governor of Nebraska and the Mayor of Lincoln coming, from what I heard, to the welcome ceremony.  He is dedicated to showcasing Lincoln.  So I’m thinking a lot of the challenges will have offline elements to them.

Lots of drama between the 3 gurus Shoemoney, John Chow and Ken McArthur.  Plenty of drama amongst the contestants.  Some unplanned for drama as well.

how do you prepare for a competition when you don’t know what the challenges will be?

What do you consider as you prepare yourself to go into a competition knowing very little about what to expect?

If you’re me - well I can’t tell you all my strategies of course - but you start with your mindset first and foremostl

Shoemoney said in his video review of the top 10 that the most important attribute is a work ethic.  All the rest can be learned.  he is so right.  I have a great work ethic and I can learn anything.  There are some types of campaigns (affiliate marketing) that I have never tried yet, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be wildly successful.

And heck, I’m the only female there, so someone has to balance out all that testosterone!  women unite!  Help keep me on the show!

Plus my guide dog Molly Flagtail will be there too, of course!  She will help us all keep it real

I am going in with these things in mind:

1.  Do everything I can to make this a great show!

2. Be open to new situations and ways of thinking

2.  Keep my mind in the success zone

3.  Play smart

4.   Learn lots

5.  Keep emotions in check

6.  Build lasting relationships

So that’s it for today!

Ronda

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How are you going about starting your new business or big project or fundraising effort?  Are you starting with tactics and techniques?  Have you heard that you gotta do video or social marketing or list building?

Have you been taught that first you start by building a massive list of keywords? Analyse your market first then build your business? 

What if that was the wrong starting point?

What if by doing that you were at the starting blocks for a race that started somewhere else from where you were?  Well, that’s what you’re probably doing.

OK for my first mentor or anyone else who is saying that you must know your competition and know your market - I say YES of course you need to know these things.  And you need to be able to articulate exactly how you are different from all the rest.

But first I believe you must get cleear on who you are, what you are all about, and who you most want to have as clients or customers.  Then you can understand where to find your ideal customer - or “target market” as you’ll so often hear.

have you stopped to think things through first?  Things like:

What is my ultimate life purpose?

What do I love doing most in the world?

What do I stand for?

Who are the people I am best equipped to serve?

How do I intend to proceed with my business/project?

Who is in my circle of influence?

Most people get it all backwards and feel frustrated and pinched and and like your flow is being cut off.  That’s not the way things should be.

When you start from purpose and passion then find your hungry market and learn about your competitors, things flow much more easily and you won’t lose your Vision “TRYING TO figure out your target market.”

Join me and other business and branding experts from Idea Marketers for a free call (or download) Wednesday, June 25 at 10 AM Eastern Time.  If you can’t make it, please request the download link to be sent to you.  We wouldn’t want you to miss out.

Register for the free teleconference or receive the download here.

These are the panelists…

Ronda Del Boccio is  Idea Marketers  Storytelling Expert.  Now known worldwide as The Story lady, started telling stories as a tot.  Early on she discovered the hypnotic and magnetic power of a well told tale.  She is an award winning author, speaker and coach who teaches you how to transform your life and the lives of everyone you meet by living your ultimate story.  Her coaching guides you through realizing your true mission in life, then moving from that solid center to grow a thriving business.  Visit www.TheGeometryOfSuccess.com for your half hour audio and workbook.  Idea Marketer’s Official Branding and Naming Expert is Phil Davis.  As president of Tungsten Branding, Phil has worked with companies worldwide to provide clarity, insight and brilliance into their corporate branding. Phil works to create internal congruency by aligning a company’s vision and purpose with its customers core needs. The result is powerful brand messaging that attracts eager and willing customers, rather than chasing elusive ones. Phil resides with his family of six outside Asheville, North Carolina near the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. When not naming and branding, Phil can be found by his pond. Marnie Pehrson is a mother of six and the creator of nineteen web sites including the longest running article directory on the Web, IdeaMarketers.com, which contains over 285,000 articles and serves over 34,000 writers. Marnie’s also the author of 9 fiction novels and ten nonfiction inspirational books.  She’s been highlighting truth and talent for nearly 20 years. Whether she’s writing a novel that spotlights individuals who’ve made a difference in the world or helping a talented entrepreneur create a platform for his life’s work, Marnie’s life is about underscoring truth and talent in innovative and compelling ways. You may reach all her projects through www.pwgroup.com . And the hostess is Nancy Gerber, YOUR Connection Magician, and the Relationship Expert on IdeaMarketers.com.  I’m wearing two hats today as both Facilitator and Panelist. For over 30 years I’ve coached and educated thousands of people worldwide on how to improve their communication and deepen their relationships with others — and themselves.  Since marketing is in essence all about building and  keeping good relationships, a lot of my work centers on helping people build and grow their community of current and future customers.  You can find me at www.sstones.com as well as my brand new site launching July 1 www.marketingmambo.com Get yourself started right!

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