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Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceNow I'm going to be funny
And on a lighter note humor has it's place in marketing too. From 2.0Alright I am going to be funny. I want to mention a fact that is all too of...
Abraham Van der Linde Yep, Humor is serious business. :)
Oct 19th 09:29Cheryl Baumgartner just put Allstate Mayhem in the you tube search and watch windstorm or teenage driver.
Oct 19th 09:35View - Promote - View all 9 comments » - Comment » - Oct 19th 2010 08:31Cheryl Baumgartner @Cindy the Gecko had one commercial that really had me rolling. he's in the shower and the phone rings and out he comes with a little towel wrapped a...
Oct 19th 09:38Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceTry new things but don't throw out what works
This is another little post I wanted to hang on to from 2.0I little story from my younger days concerning a well known Amusement Park and what it mean...Cheryl Baumgartner I'm moving the ones I want to keep here to this group and deleting them there if they are about marketing in any way.
Oct 19th 07:41
Lee L. Cheryl, your writing skills are amazing! I always enjoy your posts.
Oct 19th 07:54View - Promote - View all 6 comments » - Comment » - Oct 18th 2010 18:55Cheryl Baumgartner Thank you Lee
Oct 19th 08:12Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceFailing forward or how we gain knowledge
This post was moved to this group from 2.0Okay thoughts on knowledge. All knowledge is not the same. There is learned knowledge or book lea...Cheryl Baumgartner So true Dawie! Same scam different day! I've been seeing it for the last 3 years.
Oct 18th 10:20Cheryl Baumgartner And the theory vs practical knowledge thing? Doctors go through several stages of 'practical' training before they can stand on their own. Intern, r...
Oct 18th 10:25View - Promote - View all 10 comments » - Comment » - Oct 18th 2010 09:30
Philippe Moisan @Dawie, we complete each other :) hadn't thought of the new paint to hide the rust. @pplcheryl63, I just realized, you've destroyed my illusions of...
Oct 18th 10:28Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceBranding yourself with public speaking
Public speaking engagements are a good way to market yourself and present yourself as the "expert". You have the opportunity to present to a lar...Philippe Moisan I would suggest to create a screencast video if you want to get reactions on how your voice sounds like, and a regular video for people to see you, an...
Oct 17th 15:21Cheryl Baumgartner I can imagine! Always had to say something in those formations! I was a Squad leader in basic
Oct 17th 15:31View - Promote - View all 10 comments » - Comment » - Oct 17th 2010 09:11Cheryl Baumgartner That's another great idea with the screen cast
Oct 17th 15:33
Pictures really ARE worth a thousand words...
Some people are so worried about copy that they don't take into full consideration that their pictures can send as much of a wrong impression as their...
Faye Owens Meghan, this is a very good post. Thank you for posting it for all to see.
Oct 15th 15:40Philippe Moisan Somebody actually used that picture in a splash page ? We've seen images like that in so many movies about drugs, that's what I saw even before readin...
Oct 15th 16:23View - Promote - View all 7 comments » - Comment » - Oct 15th 2010 10:13Meghan Yep! I didn't know if I should be appalled or laugh. And it's not just this picture. There are others of other piles of drug money too.
Oct 15th 20:14
Paula van Dun
RetiredAbout accepting contacts: to accept or not to accept.
Since i am still very busy setting up all kinds of stuff until now I have just accepted every contact request. Today i refus...
Harold Baughman It's just plain EASY to 'delete' unwanted e-mails, testimonials & you'd have to look at a 'contact request' before making a 'yea or neigh' decision......
Oct 15th 04:58Cheryl Baumgartner Actually Harold spam IS illegal. The spammers are either going to stop spamming or they will be removed. they will be removed not because of anyone ...
Oct 15th 08:04View - Promote - View all 10 comments » - Comment » - Oct 14th 2010 08:40Harold Baughman True, Cheryl; but, how do you identify SPAM, or SPAMMING?
Oct 15th 08:21
MichaelAp Clayton
I Earn My Income Online ...Join MeDo You Need To Take A Break?
Take A Break A Free Trip To SpaceView - Promote - View all 1 comments » - Comment » - Oct 13th 2010 05:15Cheryl Baumgartner Hi Rexie it's a good video but I'm not sure it belongs in this group. It would perobably be better as a blog or id you wish to post it then is should ...
Oct 13th 08:13
Walter Pearson
REI; Internet and Social Media Enthusiast; Stock aTools by and for APSense
The most recent developments at APSense led me to reconsider in a few manners how I promote myself online. It's very great working at this site, and t...Cheryl Baumgartner APSense has wonderful tools for us. I'm really stoked about eZineSpace. It's a great way to reach non APSensers who come to eZineSpace and then take...
Oct 12th 23:58View - Promote - View all 2 comments » - Comment » - Oct 12th 2010 23:13Meghan I haven't been on Apsense for very long, but I've been impressed by the developments I've seen. This is really a great site. I'm glad I stumbled acros...
Oct 13th 08:02Paula van Dun
RetiredA silly question about the business center ratings
What is good and what is bad? In the Netherlands when something is excellent you rate it 10 points, when it is very bad 1 point. In Germany when somet...Cheryl Baumgartner You have it exactly right. 1 is bad (In my opinion 0 would be more appropriate to rate some of them) and 10 is excellent.
Oct 11th 21:42Paula van Dun Yes a Zero suits most of them fine. Now that I know this I won't waste any more time voting because the voting has zero value
Oct 11th 22:06View - Promote - View all 3 comments » - Comment » - Oct 11th 2010 20:51Cheryl Baumgartner You can skip voting on those you can see have put no effort into it. But many people have put effort into setting up and arranging their business cen...
Oct 11th 22:32Paula van Dun
RetiredI am Dutch....Is that a bad thing for business?
This is a question i am struggling with and I would like to have some feedback on. Since I am Dutch my native language is not English. I learned at sc...Paula van Dun Thank you all for your comments. I guess i have to be more patient than because i think the majority has the vision "get paid for doing nothing".
Oct 11th 20:19
Warren Day "i think the majority has the vision "get paid for doing nothing"" Yeah, you seem to be understanding just fine
Oct 11th 20:33View - Promote - View all 6 comments » - Comment » - Oct 11th 2010 19:45
Dawie Bezuidenhout I have to agree with all my fellow APSensers, you should not be worried about spelling and grammar that much. Intelligence shines through in the con...
Oct 11th 21:20Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceContinuing education?
I own a business, I don't need continuing education. Nothing could be farther from the truth. All of us who own a business should be making ...Cheryl Baumgartner That is so true. Since I'm Working with FACTA and ID Theft consulting it is amazing to me that for every business owner that 'sees' it, you'll come a...
Oct 2nd 15:38Dawie Bezuidenhout Cheryl, i love the topics you cover. I have realised this the hard way, running my own business since 2002. A couple of years ago i should have decl...
Oct 2nd 16:47View - Promote - View all 4 comments » - Comment » - Oct 2nd 2010 15:23Cheryl Baumgartner I think one of the problems with business owners is that they get "King of the World" Syndrome. Because they own a business they think they know it a...
Oct 2nd 17:00- Skype Etiquette
Skype has become a popular tool for online marketers. After witnessing some uncouth behavior in the past few days, I felt inclined to share some tips ...
Cindy Bolley I love Skype Great Post.. I can't imagine how people conduct business on line without it. I use to teach a Skype call once a week In Veretekk. I...
Oct 1st 08:45Meghan Oooo! Cindy, I didn't think of #2. I always reject file sends unless I'm completely sure that A)I want to see it, B)the person sending it is really th...
Oct 1st 09:14View - Promote - View all 8 comments » - Comment » - Sep 30th 2010 20:08Cheryl Baumgartner Great point Cindy, it should be common sense about the file sending. I remember when everyone was getting jacked on Yahoo messenger and those files w...
Oct 1st 09:25 Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceUnderstanding Spheres of Influence
What the heck is a sphere of influence? Why do we need to know and understand what they are? Because they can make you or break you, tha...Dawie Bezuidenhout Cheryl, you have done it again, i just love following your posts. This is what i learned long ago with my offline business, by providing top notch...
Sep 18th 17:02View - Promote - View all 2 comments » - Comment » - Sep 18th 2010 15:37Cheryl Baumgartner There is nothing more powerful than word of mouth advertising, good or bad. We forget just how much others in our sphere listen to us, At the end of...
Sep 18th 17:19Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceGreat New APSense tools-Stop Misusing/Abusing them
All these new tools and instead of appreciating them I see them being constantly abused and misused. Especially the Ask Section. Okay this is a ...Cheryl Baumgartner Welcome Katrina, and you too Cindy you just joined too! Glad to have you both here!
Sep 18th 09:46Cheryl Baumgartner Welcome to you too Delta.
Sep 18th 09:48View - Promote - View all 9 comments » - Comment » - Sep 14th 2010 15:08
Katrina O. I so agree! I love showing people how to do things, but they have to be willing to help themselves. This business is work! Too many who don't learn to...
Sep 18th 10:16MichaelAp Clayton
I Earn My Income Online ...Join MeWhy Do Most People Fail To Earn Income Online
Most people who decide to earn income online just jump in and start signing on to the first affiliate program that offer an easy way to make income. ...View - Promote - View all 1 comments » - Comment » - Aug 28th 2010 04:06Cheryl Baumgartner Very good advice on the Research. I always tell people to do their due diligence before joining. Although I do network online and have a web presenc...
Aug 28th 07:41Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceHow do you make goals work?View - Promote - Comment - Oct 24th 2007 10:11
I know some of us hate the word "goals", but no matter what you call it all businesses use goals as a way to market and increase contacts, profits and...
Lonnie Niver
Niver's ArtMarketing Tools The Pro's Use!
Written By Lonnie Niver I wrote about a tool I use to manage my time, blogs and articles on twitter and Facebook in another group here on Apsense. I ...Lonnie Niver Thank you everyone for your comments! Harold an RSS feed is most commonly know as "Really Simple Syndication". To define it in a more simple term i...
Apr 2nd 14:19Lonnie Niver Twitterfeed.com is a pretty cool tool when you want to get the information out automatically to twitter and facebook. I have been doing some research ...
Apr 20th 10:58View - Promote - View all 6 comments » - Comment » - Apr 1st 2010 15:54Harold Baughman Nice, Lonnie.....I'm definately interested in learning more - especially, what rss feeds is and how it works.
Apr 20th 11:07Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/Insurance5 Minutes of work leads to $700 payday?
This is not to brag but to show the power of knowing your strengths, using them and finding others who can compliment your strengths. Okay so I ...
Joseph Botelho Very well spoken, right to the basics what l like about the information you shared with all of us. Real simple steps, but very effective without a do...
Apr 19th 18:56View - Promote - View all 2 comments » - Comment » - Apr 18th 2010 10:22Cheryl Baumgartner It's really very obvious but sometimes we tend to overlook the obvious. Working together with people who compliment you weaknesses while you compensa...
Apr 19th 21:20Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceThe worst referral in the world!
If you are doing business, somewhere along the line you will deal with the concept of referrals. I'm not talking about getting people into your ...Cheryl Baumgartner Yes Rose, it is that very thing. My grandmother instilled in me the idea of what goes around comes around
Mar 8th 08:47Harold Baughman You're Right-On...Thanks for the reminder.
Apr 1st 16:16View - Promote - View all 12 comments » - Comment » - May 15th 2008 12:21Cheryl Baumgartner Thanks for the comment and welcome to the group Harold.
Apr 1st 22:36Lonnie Niver
Niver's ArtHello Everyone, here is my introduction!
My Name is Lonnie Niver and I just joined Apsense a few days ago. I am here to build friendships and teach others how to build an online business. My ...Cheryl Baumgartner Hello and welcome to the group. Please feel free to share or comment on anything here. This group is all about what works for a business owner and h...
Apr 1st 15:08View - Promote - View all 2 comments » - Comment » - Apr 1st 2010 11:31Lonnie Niver I will thank you! I have been adding things to another group but I will bring some information to the table here too! Together Everyone Accomplishe...
Apr 1st 15:17
