“When you encounter obstacles, you make adjustments, investments, and even sacrifices. But never excuses.”

Brian Clark wrote this in his blog post comparing Tiger Wood’s win at the US Open to succeeding online. This is by far the best quote I’ve read in quite some time. And I couldn’t have read it at a better time.

I had to reschedule the Toronto date for the Podcasting for Profit Breakfast Seminar to July 23rd. As I was writing up the 3 dozen emails I had to send out to the registrants, the prospects, the affiliates and others, I thought about what I was going to say.

I could’ve made excuses. The venue double booked. I was ill. The dog ate my laptop. Or, as Brian wrote above, I could adjust the date, make sacrifices (like my pride and even some refunds) and communicate that to everyone.

I chose the latter. Thanks Brian.

One of the biggest complaints I hear from people who are blogging and podcasting is the lack of traffic.

If this is you, I’m inviting you to join me on Wednesday May 14 at 2pm EDT for a one hour teleclass with 2 of my favorite marketing gals - Michele PW, Your $Ka-Ching! Marketing Strategist, and Mary Pat Kavanagh, Queen of Connections.

Michele and MaryPat will share with you the Insider Secrets of Using Web 2.0 and Social Networking to Get Thousands of Warm, Hungry Visitors to Your Website.

Should be a fun call. Click here to register your spot. Even if you can’t make the live call, still register as you’ll get the recording of call so you can play on your computer or download to your portable media player.

I’ve been invited to speak at a multi day virtual event called Six Figure Marketing Secrets. It’s hosted by Iris Benrubi, a success coach and lifelong entrepreneur.

I’ll be speaking at 1pm EST on April 23, 2008 on How to Use Podcasting & Social Media to Double Your List in 90 Days. Not only will I be speaking at this virtual event, but so too will Jan Janzen and Andy O’Bryan, two people I’ve met and really like.

The Marketing Secrets teleseminar series is normally $197, but I asked Iris to let me offer you a gift. She relented. So, if you use my VIP coupon, you will get $100 off the seminar price. Just use MS423 in the coupon box to save over 50% off the price of admission.

Visit the Six Figure Marketing Secrets website to register your spot.

I’m leading a 3 hour workshop at the National Association of Broadcasters annual conference and I’ll be focusing on low cost online marketing tools. Here’s the deets:

Creative (Online) Promotion for Businesses of All Sizes
April 15, 2008 • 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Las Vegas Convention Center N259

Trying to break through the clutter and be heard? Learn successful techniques to promote your business to prospective customers. Many of these techniques work with little or no budget. Get your marketing plan recharged and attract new clients.

If you’ve got an example of someone who has used an online tool to promote their business, do share. I have a few case studies, but I’m always looking for more.

I’m in Las Vegas this weekend speaking at the National Association of Broadcasters annual conference. This topic is of course, my favourite and it will have a slight bent towards broadcasters.

Podcasting for Profit

April 13, 2008 • 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Las Vegas Convention Center N253

Think advertising and sponsorship is the only way to podcast for profit? In this interactive session, join Leesa Barnes, author of Podcasting for Profit, as she shares with you the three ways to generate an income through podcasting that takes you beyond ads and sponsorship. This session is ideal for both newbie and experienced podcasters and will be filled with real world case studies of podcasters earning five, six and even seven figures through their podcast.

See you there!

So, I’ll be in Las Vegas this weekend at the National Association of Broadcasters. I’m going to present on 4 topics - 2 solo sessions, 1 panel and 1 workshop.

Here’s the first one:

3 Ways to Measure Your Return on Podcasting Investment
April 13 • 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Las Vegas Convention Center N253

What can you use to prove to your colleagues, your boss or your company management team that your podcast is putting more money in your pocket? Join Leesa Barnes as she shares the three most important things you must use to measure your podcast and the tools you should use to collect this information. You will also learn the best way to present this information so you continue to get the support to continue podcasting.

If you’ll be at the conference and you regularly read my blog, come on out to the session. Even if you don’t regularly read my blog, come on out anyways. Just don’t ask me any really hard questions, like:

“Will podcasting be the only thing that can bring peace to the Middle East?”

I’d like to invite you to a 75 minute teleclass that I’m hosting on Wednesday April 16, 2008 @ 8pm EDT.

The teleclass is called 3 Ways Podcasting & Social Media Can Help You Stay Profitable During Any Economic Slow Down. I’m excited about this teleclass and I’d love for you to join me.

This FREE teleclass is designed to do 2 things:

• To give you tips on how you can use podcasting and social media to recession proof your business.
• To share with you a brand new program that I’m launching.

If you’ve been on any of my teleclasses, 95% of the information you get on these calls will help you put it into action right away. To get the call in details, enter your first name and email in the boxes below.

If you’re reading this in your feed reader, you’ll have to go to my blog to enter your deets. Just click on the title of this post so you can enter your info in the fields.

I’m a late addition to the New Media Expo, but I’m happy to announce that I’ll be speaking at this year’s event on Saturday August 16th @ 11:45am. It looks like I’m the only Canadian on the bill, so I’m going to represent my Canuck peeps.

My topic?

Beyond Sponsorship: How To Monetize Your Podcast When You Don’t Want To Sell Ads In Your Content

Totally up my alley. In this presentation, I will not only give you some case studies, but tell you exactly what tools to use to make your monetization dreams a reality. Can’t wait!

So, if I could answer your questions about this topic, what would your question be?

If you’re still on the fence regarding the Social Media Telesummit, I’m holding a one hour special teleseminar where you can ask me anything about the Social Media Telesummit.

Now, this isn’t a session to ask about which blog platform you should use for your shoe buying business. Nor should you use this session to ask me which audio gear you should buy to record your interviews.

Instead, use this time to ask me any question that is still unanswered about the Social Media Telesummit. We’ll do this via a webcast and you can start submitting your questions in the box below. Then, come back at 9am EST (New York time) and I’ll start plugging through the questions.

I know that this session will remove all doubts you may be having about attending the Social Media Telesummit. See you at 9am EST on February 20th.

Replay of the Question & Answer Session:

I’ll be speaking at the National Association of Broadcasters’ Podcasting Summit taking place during their annual conference in Las Vegas.

I’ll be presenting on 2 topics:

• 3 Ways to Measure Your Return on Podcasting Investment
• Podcasting for Profit

I’m looking forward to catching up with Richard Harrington, David Lawrence and others. Although I haven’t met Alexandra Gebhardt, Philip Hodghetts, or some of the other presenters, I can’t wait to network with them since they’re passionate about podcasting. Should be fun.