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I was recently interviewed on Radio Talk Live for the Book Show. I was delighted to be asked as they have interviewed some top authors and it felt wonderful to be in such company. My thanks go to Hannah Murray for being such a wonderful interviewer and putting me at my ease. Listen to the interview

When it comes to running the Social Media side of your online profile, it is vital that you get it right. For example, having the right style of pages on your Facebook page is vital – promoting the right products on your Twitter page etc. It’s also extremely important that you link up the right features for your Facebook page. Getting a professional Facebook Business Page Design is vital to making your online presence bigger and in turn, creating a bigger income for yourself. A Facebook business page can be difficult to implement properly, and you need to make sure that you can get yourself into a position where you are not just copying another page in your niche. Today, we want to look at some of the most important features that you can have on your Facebook page. The above page shows that it has been set up to give you everything you possibly need – links to other pages like your Pinterest and your Twitter, your online store, your blog, an e-mail subscription, and even a map. This gives you all the features that a business of this type will need to be successful. Some of the features are vital to any business, and some of them are specific to the niche, but here is a general idea of the types of items you need on there to make your Facebook page; Photos You start with Photos, but at the same time, you need the right photos. I go onto a lot of different business websites and then the Facebook page, and I am horrified to come across a variety of poorly written pages and photos which have nothing to do with the business. You need to make sure that the photos you put up on your Facebook page are relevant to your business, and can even be used to link yourself to other pages or back to your online store. Shop The shop is an integral part of any online store. Consider this, people use Facebook not just for socialising now but for finding products they need and want. With pretty much every single business having a Facebook page now, it’s important to have a store. This opens up the chance to make sales directly through Facebook, saving them having to come to your website to buy products and potentially discouraging them to buy from you. Blog Blogs are hugely important ways to bring in traffic and build up trust. Having your blog linked to your Facebook page not only creates powerful natural backlinks – improving your SEO ranking – but it also allows readers to keep in touch with what you and your business are involved in. However, one thing to consider too is that a blog can also help you become an authority, as well as give yourself a platform to promote affiliate marketing products to your readers, making some money on the fly, without you having to actually do anything. E-Mail List Having your website linked up to an E-Mail Autoresponder is vital. Having it linked up to your Facebook page is even more important. E-Mail lists are one of the most powerful ways to generate business, traffic and money. If you have a list, you merely send out one e-mail through your Autoresponder – try Aweber if you need one – and it goes to every single person on the list. This makes marketing products, opportunities and other cool features for your website a piece of cake. Maps This is an important part of a business, no matter what you do. If you run through business through a brick and mortar section, then yes, you need a map. This lets people see exactly where you are based on Google Maps. In the example given, the Facebook page gives you a Map of Stylists. If you run a business which promotes weight loss, for example, you could be giving out a Map app which shows you where the nearest Gym to you is. This is extremely easy to set up too, using Google Maps. Social Media The other pages – Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter – are all Social Media websites like Facebook. All of these links take you directly to the other wings of your Social Media section of your online profile. This means that you can really optimise what each part of your Social Media process does. For example, you could have all of your video testimonials and reviews on YouTube, images which sum up your business on Instagram and all promotions on Twitter. This makes it extremely powerful as you give everybody easy accesses to the other parts of your business, letting them see everything you have to offer. Likes How many likes your website has is the amount of people who found you interesting enough to follow your activity and link themselves to your page to see your future updates. One important way to make yourself noticed and get more Likes is to share your page on other similar Facebook pages. As you can see, having all of these pages and similar styles of pages is important to making your Facebook page go from 100 likes to 100,000 likes. Remember, Facebook is not vanity; it’s an important business tool. For every Like, that is a potential client in the future – if you market to them properly, you can really use Facebook for business and create yourself an income stream using just Social Media.

How to Stop Indecision in its track!    Have you ever been stuck in the limbo of “decision paralysis?”  It happens more often than you realize.  I want to help you get past the decision-making turmoil so that you can actually make ONE decision to help you jump-ship into a Luxury liner.      There is no point in staying paralyzed because you are overwhelmed with so many decisions, each one of them carrying so many choices, and you are afraid  of proceeding to make a mistake with your choices.   First of all consider that every choice has a couple of options.  And for every option, there is an up-side and a down-side.   Focus on ONE decision at a time.  Put pen to paper and prioritize in order of importance what needs to be done first, then next, and so on.   On that same piece of paper, state the options for your first prioritized decision.  Then write-out the ups and down of each decision.  If you have more ups than not, then you will know very clearly which way to go.   If on the other hand, you have the same number of ups as you do downs, this is where you have to summon the power of your instinct and intuition, and start asking your Higher Power for guidance as to what would be the best option for you at this precise moment in time.  The answer will come.  Once it does, TRUST your intuition and then TRUST the process it will take for things to fall into place for you.  Remember, keyword here is TRUST.   Moving on to the second phase of your decision-making process:  Have a very clear vision of what it is you want to accomplish.  And this begins with: Creating the intention to be present and in the present.   Showing-up in life! (and for life.)  Letting go of what you cannot control.  Living with intention and in the present makes it so much easier to arrive at your decision-making process, even if it’s just to shake-off the paralysis you’ve felt before.  Having a clear intention helps you tremendously to make that one single, solitary decision; no matter how big or small.          Creating the intention to be present helps you overcome the sense of sadness that comes when you don’t fully show up in life.  When that happens, it leaves a great void, and the rest of the people in your life are being let-down by your absence.  Don’t’ do that.  Always show up, even if you think you can’t.  Even if you are late, show-up anyways!  It is one of the most meaningful things you can do for your family, your friends, and more importantly….for yourself.  By doing so, you are strengthening your ‘decision-making’ muscle and forming a new habit for successful outcomes.    Remember all of your assets, focus on all the things you know how to do so well, and above all, remember what makes you TICK!  This will help you let go of what you cannot control, so that you can do something about those things that indeed, you can control.  Let that be your driving force in shaking-off the decision-making blues.   Look for the “happiness element” on the things you need to decide.  Once you start making decision, even if a little one, you start chasing away the paralysis felt before, and your intellect will begin to think with a much clearer picture of what you really want, and once you start feeling better, you will continue to make more decisions that will have you feeling even better than before.  One joyous moment will lead to another, and soon, you will be saying to yourself, and with a great deal of satisfaction: “Mission Accomplished!” Wishing you always much love and success, Ali R. Rodriguez International Business Coach, Passionista Leader Intuitive Activist http://AliRodriguez.com

If you want to re-kick start your business, are thinking about starting a new one, or finding it hard to get back into the business mode after the summer we are here to help!  This month we have three Business focused events taking place in Marbella.    The first is what we hope will be a regular two weekly event – Costa Women Costa del Sol: Business Breakfast September 24, 2013 from 8:30am to 10am – Small World Cafe at Le Village, Ctra. de Istan and has been organised by Joy Fahey Costa Women opens it doors for Breakfast! A great new way of networking and meeting new people, and a motivating way to start your day! Kicking off with Speed Networking. Don’t forget your business cards! For a more focused full day session, on 1st October from 9.30 am through to 5 pm we have Marbella Business Workshop: Marketing Made Simple October 1, 2013 from 9:30am to 5pm – American College of Marbella Get your business back on track after the summer!  In association with Georgina Shaw of Shaw Marketing Services, Ali Meehan of Sociomimetics, Pancho Campo of Chrand Management and Joy Fahey Motivational Coach –  The course will cost 50€ per Costa Woman member, including coffee and lunch and all materials provided at the workshop.  Payment must be made before the event at one of the Costa Women evenings by 25th September, or in person to Georgina Shaw, Joy Fahey or Ali Meehan at least 72 hours prior to the event. Sign up and pay before 20th September to automatically become part of the Facebook Mastermind group and continue to receive support and tips long after the event has taken place.  Additionally, a Buddy scheme will be put in place after the event with another attendee to provide support and encouragement. This is a ticket only event, with limited availability so if you want to attend please click on the event title above and book your space!   Last, but not least, I am delighted to announce that one of my sources of inspiration, Vanessa Vallely, is coming to the Costa del Sol for Costa Women Business Networking: The Power of Profile on October 24, 2013 from 7:30pm to 11pm – Restaurante – La Veranda Verde.  Vanessa Vallely is Founder of the Networking site – wearethecity.com which has over 3 million hits per month with over 70,000 unique visitors. Any questions don’t hesitate to email me costawomen@gmail.com or connect on here!

I had a great day yesterday at The Dental Mavericks, Party in the Park event in Alhaurin.Here are the photos I took http://ning.it/14Sn2hMThis week I also started a new campaign for The Irishman Marbella....

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