I will be speaking at the Shaw Industries Annual Dealer Conference. This will be a keynote session for VIP dealers and Shaw staff.

Date: January 20, 2013
Time: 08:45-09:45 a.m.
Event: Shaw Industries Conference
Topic: Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Sponsor: Shaw Industries, Inc.
Venue: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Location: Orlando, FL
Public: Private

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I will be speaking at the Shaw Industries Annual Dealer Conference. This will be a breakout session for dealers who are just getting started with social media.

Date: January 22, 2013
Time: 03:00-04:30 p.m.
Event: Shaw Industries Conference
Topic: Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Sponsor: Shaw Industries, Inc.
Venue: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Location: Orlando, FL
Public: Private

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I will be speaking at the Shaw Industries Annual Dealer Conference. This will be a breakout session for dealers who are just getting started with social media.

Date: January 21, 2013
Time: 03:00-04:30 p.m.
Event: Shaw Industries Conference
Topic: Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Sponsor: Shaw Industries, Inc.
Venue: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Location: Orlando, FL
Public: Private

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Do You Have a Personal Platform Plan for 2013?

A young man once asked a wise old woman, “When is the best time to plant an oak tree?” She answered: “Twenty years ago.” He then asked, “When is the second best time?” She answered, ”Today.”

Personal Platform Plan

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So it is with a platform.

It would have been great if you had started five or ten years ago. But if you haven’t, 2013 is the best time ever to launch yours or take it to the next level.

How a Quick Analysis of Your Top Posts Can Improve Your Blogging Results Next Year

Now is a good time to review your previous year’s blogging results and see what you can learn. I just went through this exercise today and thought I’d share what I learned. Hopefully, it will encourage you to do a similar assessment.

How a Quick Analysis of Your Top Posts Can Improve Your Blogging in the Year Ahead

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Here are my top 10 posts for the year, along with the number of page views they generated:

Whatever You Do, Don’t Quit

I stumbled onto this poem as I was browsing through my Evernote database. The source is unknown, though many claim to have written it. Regardless, I found in inspiring and thought you would too.

Whatever You Do, Don’t Quit

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When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

This is a FREE, live, educational webinar, hosted by Todd Duncan, Prospect’s Chief Performance Officer. I will provide step-by-step advice on how to build your business.

Date: January 23, 2013
Time: 01:00-02:00 p.m.
Event: REAL: Extreme Social Media for Real Estate Agents
Topic: Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World
Sponsor: The Duncan Group
Venue: Virtual Event
Location: Virtual Event
Public: Public
Registration: Click here to register.
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An Invitation to Join the Get Noticed! Theme or WordPress Beta Team

I’m pleased to announce that we are now moving into private beta for my new Get Noticed! Theme for WordPress. When I announced this theme back in September, I never dreamed so many people would be interested.

Get Noticed! Theme for WordPress Beta Signup

So far, 2,474 people have signed up to receive news and updates about the theme. Unfortunately, I have been woefully remiss in providing those updates. I am embarrassed to admit this is the first update since that original post.

I will be speaking at Liberty University’s Convocation, the largest weekly gathering of young people in North America. Typically 10,000-plus students attend.

Date: February 4, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Event: Liberty University Convocation
Topic: Change Your Story, Change Your Life
Sponsor: Liberty University
Venue: Liberty University
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Public: Private
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