Events & Classes

Date: Thursday, January 21st at at 1:00 pacific / 4:00pm eastern

As companies cut back on travel, many are hosting virtual events so that employees and business owners can upgrade their skills from the comforts of home or office. Yet many of these companies have no clue how to plan, organize and launch a virtual event, let alone one that features a multitude of speakers, exhibitors and sponsors. They end up making many mistakes that cost them time, money and their reputation.

As an Online Business Manager, you can manage your client’s online business needs with ease, but what will you do if your client asks you to plan a multi-speaker virtual event? Can your skills as an Online Business Manager transition to planning a multi-speaker virtual event? Join Leesa Barnes, a leading authority on virtual events, as she shares with you how you can help your client plan, promote and make money from multi-speaker virtual events in an exciting new role as a Virtual Event Manager.

What You’ll Learn:

• The similarities between Online Business Managers & Virtual Event Managers
• The #1 mindset you already have that will be of benefit to virtual events
• Why planning a multi-speaker virtual event is much more than booking a conference bridge line
• How to start offering virtual event management to your clients

Leesa Barnes is President of the Association of Virtual Events Managers, Organizers & Hosts and is a leading authority on using virtual events to become the #1 expert in your niche market. Nominated as one of the Top 50 Most Influential & Powerful Women in Social Media, Leesa helps independent consultants, entrepreneurs and business owners leverage virtual events and other online tools to boost profits. To learn more about Leesa, visit www.virtualeventsuccess.com.

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area. If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

It’s official - the next Online Business Manager Training & Certification program is now open for application.

As a member of the International Association of Online Business Managers I wanted to invite you to learn more about the training and get your application in before we announce it to the world at large later this week.

Details on the training can be found at:
http://www.certifiedobm.com

The first step in the application process is to book a 1-1 phone call with yours truly - Tina Forsyth. During this call I would love to get to know more about you, your business and your goals for 2010 and to also give you details on the upcoming training program. (And to learn about a change to the training that we are REALLY excited about.)

We want to ensure that this training is the best fit for you and the growth of your business - it will just be a quick 15-20 minute call so as to not take up too much time in your busy day.

To go ahead and reserve your 1-1 session go to:
http://www.certifiedobm.com/bookasession/

Timeslots will fill on a first-come, first-serve basis so be sure to go ahead and reserve your spot now.

I really look forward to connecting and learning more about you and your business, and to possibly creating a powerful next step for you as an Online Business Manager in 2010.

Tina Forsyth
Founder and Lead Trainer
Online Business Manager Certification & Training
International Association of Online Business Managers

Date: Wednesday, December 16th at 1:00pm pacific / 4:00pm eastern

Online business owners still aren’t “getting” SEO copywriting. Many consultants still aren’t doing it well. The left hand isn’t talking to the right. What’s going on? Why is this stuff so hard to learn and even harder to execute with success?

When done right, SEO copywriting is a powerful tool for boosting your profile, attracting and supporting clients. When done without understanding of the fundamentals - even when outsourced - SEO copywriting can do more harm than good. In this teleclass, our guest expert Karri Flatla will deconstruct the mythology of SEO copywriting. She will also provide simple, anyone-can-do-it tactics for improving your own web message, your client’s web message and working with the SEO and copywriting professionals who appear to hold all the cards.

Karri Flatla is the principal of snap! virtual associates inc., a coaching-consulting firm specializing in web marketing and copywriting for entrepreneurs. Well known across the web for her take-no-prisoners writing style, Karri’s articles and tips have been featured at Search Engine Guide, the VAnetworking Blog, Fuel Net, Problogger’s TwiTip, and Smart Company Magazine. She is also the author of Alpha WAHM Blueprint: An Empowerment Guide for Work-at-Home Moms (http://alphawahmbook.com). You can read and subscribe to Karri’s Outsmart business blog at http://snap-va.com.

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area. If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Thursday, November 19th at at 9:00am pacific / noon eastern

As Online Business Managers we always have so much on the go – new clients, current clients, new technology, new strategies, new ideas and from time-to-time… new headaches. Join Tina Forsyth for this open style member-only Q&A call – we are opening up the lines for you to ask a question and get an answer so as to be able to move forward quickly.

What is weighing on your mind? Causing you to feel frustrated or stuck? What do you wish you knew right now? Looking for new tools or tips? This is an ‘anything goes’ call – we are open to all of your questions from A to Z - so bring ‘em on.

This class is hosted by Tina Forsyth, Founder of the International Association of Online Business Managers.

CIAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area.

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Monday, October 19th at at noon pacific / 3:00pm eastern

• Do you feel like you’re stuck in your business and you’re not sure why?
• Wonder why you aren’t making the kind of revenue you thought you would make?
• Not sure how to get new clients or more referrals regularly and consistently?

Regardless of what type of financial situation you’re in, many people struggle because of lack of love in their life… love and support for or by a significant other, love and confidence in yourself or love for life in general.

It may not be something you think about very often in regards to your own success as an Online Business Manager, but lack of love in any capacity can surely hold you back from creating the success, growth and income that you and your clients deserve.

In this talk you will learn:

• Multiple Ways to Think Bigger and Go After What You Really Want
• The 7 SIMPLE STEPS to Loving Your Way to Big Money
• The ONE THING That’s More Important Than Any Marketing You’re Doing
• How to Uplevel Yourself to the Expert You’re Destined to Be

Our guest expert for this Member-Only call is Katrina Sawa of Jump Start your Marketing. Katrina is known as The JumpStart Your Biz Coach because she literally kicks her clients and their businesses into high gear.  She works with highly motivated women entrepreneurs that want to maximize and fast-track their business to make more money and enjoy more free time.  Katrina uses online and offline Relationship Marketing Systems & Strategies to leverage your resources, contacts and your expertise; plus she kicks you in the butt to implement it all too!

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area.

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Wednesday, September 23th at at 11:00am pacific / 2:00pm eastern

As an Online Business Manager your ultimate goal is to free up the business owner so that they can focus their time and energy on the things that only THEY can do in their business. In order to do this we need to really understand the business owner themselves, what their biggest challenges are and how to work together to create the best business possible. Once you truly understand your client’s perspective it becomes much easier to create a strong and sustainable working relationship.

Join us on this call to learn:

• Who your ideal client really is (and who to avoid like the plague)
• The 10 most commons scenarios that keep clients stuck in their business
• The 3 Keys to getting off on the right foot with your client
• The “Not-so-Obvious” task list that your client doesn’t even know they need
• Secrets to keeping your working relationship sane, profitable and happy

Our guest expert for this Member-Only call is Melanie Benson Strick of Success Connections. As The Million Dollar Lifestyle Business Coach Melanie works exclusively with entrepreneurs who are ready to put the power of leverage to work and create a “sustainable” lifestyle business. She is also the founder of the Virtual Team Building Tele-Bootcamp where she teaches business owners how to grow their business through delegation and outsourcing.

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Monday, August 17th at at 1:00 pacific / 4:00pm eastern

As an Online Business Manager you spend most of your time focused on the vision and needs of your clients, it’s what you do best! But what about you? Do you have a clear vision for your business (and life)?  Are you fulfilled in your work or are you feeling stuck? In order to create the best business possible for yourself AND your clients you need to be plugged into a vision that inspires and excites you … and you need to understand and bust through your resistance to having it.

In this class we are going to turn the tables and shine the light back on you – the person behind the title of OBM. Using a very powerful, effective and fun “graphic coaching” approach you will take an honest look at your life … where you are at now and where you want to be. And ignite strategies to  Become Your Next Self!

Our guest expert for this Member-Only call is Christina Merkley, The SHIFT-IT Coach. Christina is a strategic planning and graphic coaching pioneer- with a fascinating background in organizational and personal growth.  Christina faciliates creative-based individuals & conscious companies in making transitional shifts and mentors helping professionals from around the globe in her cutting edge visual and Law of Attraction methods.

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area.

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Wednesday, July 29th at noon pacific / 3:00pm eastern

The key to effective communication is not *what* you are saying – it is *how* you are saying it. As an Online Business Manager you are effectively the hub of your client’s business – and your ability to communicate effectively and professionally can mean the difference between harmonious progress or potential conflict and headaches. It is essential that you learn how to have the challenging conversations that you will have from time to time in business, be it with the business owner, your team or customers.

In this session, we will discuss the Online Business Manager’s ‘secret weapon’ of communication – the Coaching Approach. When you understand the basics of taking a coaching approach in your communications you truly become a powerful force in your client’s business, with the ability to take potentially upsetting or explosive situations and turn them into opportunities for growth and change.

Our expert for this Member-Only call is Andrea Lee, Co-Founder of the International Association of Online Business Managers. Since the launch of her first business in 1997 Andrea has run multiple businesses of her own as well as helped businesses around the world reach six and seven figure financial success while creating lives rich with meaning and laughter. Andrea mentors, teaches, coaches and writes from her home in the Comox Valley, British Columbia and is at work on her next new book entitled “How I Wonder… Thought Leadership in a Noisy World.”

Call-in information for live call is on your member login page. Missed the live call? Get the audio download on your member login page within 48 hours. If you do not have your password, e-mail us at support@obmconnect.com

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Wednesday, June 24th at at 1:00 pacific / 4:00pm eastern

In 2009, many businesses (both small and big) are congregating towards Social Media as a way to expand their reach, connect with their targeted audience, and ultimately increase their revenues. It is clear that many businesses today are jumping on the Social Media “Band-Wagon” without a clear strategy or game plan. They are testing the waters with a variety of Social Networks, like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, but not 100% sure on how to make the most of these powerful channels for their businesses.

The bottom line: They need a strategy!! This is where you come in…. as an Online Business Manager you can help guide your clients through the sometimes ‘murky’ waters of Social Media to help them find the best strategy for their business.

In this session, we will discuss a easy to implement 4-step plan for developing a winning Social Media Strategy for your clients. This session will help you formulate a framework for guiding your clients towards Social Media Success.

Our guest expert for this Member-Only call is Craig Cannings, Founder of VAClassroom.com. Craig has been training and managing a diverse group of Virtual Teams since 2003.  He managed a large virtual staff while working as a Director of Business Development with a successful Internet Company.  His first hand experience in working with fabulous Virtual Professionals has provided much of the inspiration for launching VAClassroom.com where he leads specialized training programs in Internet Marketing and Social Media.

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits

Date: Wednesday, May 27th at at 1:00 pacific / 4:00pm eastern

Why is it that success comes so easily for some businesses and is such an uphill battle for others? Those who are making it know the secret - the money is in the system! Find out how you can find the money, free time and prestige hiding in your’s client’s business.

All successful businesses have one thing in common; they have business practices in place that:

• reduce errors
• bring in business
• save money

Good business processes and systems aren’t just for the Fortune 500 companies. Small businesses must also have business systems in place to effectively grow and stay focused on what matters – INCREASING PROFITS! Yet, so many small businesses skip over the crucial step of creating systems and processes (and suffer for it).

This is where the Online Business Manager comes in, helping to build and implement the processes our clients need to make more money, save time, and free up resources to focus on continued business growth.

Our guest expert for this Member-Only call is Beth Schneider, President and CEO of Process Prodigy. Beth is a highly sought after, internationally known systems expert. She works with small business owners, showing them how to streamline their business so they can work less, make more money and create Outrageously Effective Systems in their own business. Her client list reads like a who’s who of the small business world because of the results produced. Her clients have seen remarkable growth, increasing productivity by as much as 600% and revenues by as much as 250%.

IAOBM Members: You can access the recording for this call in the Member Area

If you are not an IAOBM member yet, find out more about IAOBM Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.obmconnect.com/membership-benefits