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Real People – Just Like You – Share How They Quit Their Jobs to Work at What They Love

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Create a Steady Stream of Income By Running a "Member Program"

Tim Kerber

Featuring Experts Tim Kerber, CEO of MemberGate Solutions and Ryan Lee, Success Membership Program Entrepreneur

People just like you are running highly successful member programs in such diverse niches as embroidery, jazz guitar, massage, wrestling, even sky diving!

One of the biggest barriers to quitting your j-o-b to work for yourself is giving up the predictability of that regular paycheck. But with a member program – often referred to as a "continuity" or a "subscriber" program – members eagerly sign on to receive exclusive access to a steady flow of information (like Consumer Reports), products (think Netflix), or resources. As long as you make good on your promise to consistently deliver quality content, as a member program owner you'll receive a steady flow of revenue in the form of member fees that are automatically billed on a monthly basis.

Tim Kerber, CEO of MemberGate Solutions, Inc and MembershipSiteOwner.com and Ryan Lee, a former physical education teacher who now earns seven figures from 48 subscription websites in the fitness field, answer frequently asked questions about how to start and profit from a member program.

Ryan Lee

Whether your passion is salsa, gardening, art, or wrestling, there are a myriad of ways to turn what you already know into your livelihood. If you are drawn to the idea of a more regular, predictable income stream that has the potential to be extremely profitable, then running your own member site may be something worth exploring.

Listen in as Tim and Ryan answer Frequently Asked Questions about creating a Membership Program

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About Tim Kerber

Tim Kerber has worked with over 400 membership sites, providing strategic guidance and specific advice. In addition to helping others succeed, Tim's own site, Membership Site Owner, is a guiding light for both newcomers and experienced professionals.

About Ryan Lee
Ryan Lee went from being a struggling physical education teacher in the Bronx to owning over 50 fitness-related membership sites including SportSpecific.com, PersonalTrainerU.com and QuatroFitness.com. Any ONE of these sites alone would be considered a very profitable success by anyone's measure. Ryan has created an empire in the fitness and training industry through his sites and is an expert on how to dominate a particular niche.

Together Tim and Ryan are the brains behind the NEW Membership Site Bootcamp.

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How to Become a Freelance Copywriter

Featuring Experts Katie Yeakle, American Writers & Artists Institute and Krista Jones, Freelance Copywriter

If you can write a simple letter, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world...

Imagine working from a tropical island, a flat in London, or your own cozy home office. And who better to learn about what it takes to succeed as a freelance copywriter than the organization that wrote the book on it, the head of the organization that created the Accelerated Course on Six-Figure Copywriting and a former environmental scientist who took the course and is now exceeding her former $80,000 salary.

Listen in as Katie and Krista answer frequently asked questions about freelance copywriting:

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About Katie Yeakle

As Executive Director of the American Writers & Artists Institute, Katie Yeakle works with people from all walks of life who are looking to leave the rat race behind and live "the writer's life" as freelance direct response copywriters and artists. Since 1997, Katie and AWAI have helped over 10,000 students learn how to successfully launch freelance writing and graphic design careers and prosper in the $1.8 trillion direct response industry.

About Krista Jones

Krista Jones worked as an environmental scientist for18 years. Recognized as a regional expert for preparing risk assessment reports, her career took off. For five years, she co-managed a $328 million contract with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. And from 1998-2000, Krista started and managed a small environmental firm that completed work for the U.S. government and several environmental engineering firms.

In late 2000, Krista received a letter from the American Writers and Artists Institute that completely changed her life. The letter introduced a home study course that taught people how to become highly paid freelance copywriters. Fed up with the restrictions and politics that corporate life can bring, Krista decided to enroll in the course, and was able to quit her environmental career in September 2002. Now instead of crunching numbers, attending tedious meetings, and fighting traffic, Krista spends her time writing about products and services that help improve people's lives. And best of all, she finally enjoys the kind of freedom she has always longed for.

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How to Write Children's Books

Featuring Experts Bryan Judge, president Institute of Children's Literature and Patti Pfitsch, award-winning children's book author, Institute graduate, and instructor

The children and teen market is huge. There are more than 500 book publishers and 600 magazines publishers vying to buy manuscripts from freelance writers.

My local newspaper ran an article about 20 local writers and illustrators who had published children's books in the previous year. Of these, three were first time authors. That's why I brought together a successful children's book author to share her journey and the head of a company that has helped launch the careers of thousands of aspiring writers to talk about what it takes to succeed in this interesting career.How to Become a Successful Children's Book Writer

Together they will answer such frequently asked questions as:

  • How do you learn to write a children's book?
  • How do you go about getting published?
  • Who publishes works for children and teens?
  • What kind of income could someone expect to earn writing for this market?

These are just a few of the topics covered in this fascinating audio program.

Listen in as Brian and Patricia answer frequently asked questions about writing for children:

About Bryan Judge

Bryan Judge has been with the Institute for Children's Literature since the school's inception back in 1969. He began as one of the initial founders and has headed the organization since 1975. Under his leadership the school has grown tremendously and it course "Writing for Children and Teenagers" has been approved for college-level credits by the State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education. Over the course of his tenure with the Institute for Children's Literature Bryan has had the satisfaction of seeing thousands of aspiring writers go on to become published writers.

About Patricia Pfitsch

Then there's Patricia Pfitsch. Patricia is a graduate of the Institute's course on writing for children and teens (read my course review at ChangingCourse.com/children.htm). Since then she's gone on to publish seven books, including a picture book, three award-winning novels, and an Edgar nominee – plus 552 stories and articles. Among the award winners are Keeper of the Light and The Deeper Song, both published by Simon & Schuster. Patricia is now an instructor at the Institute where she gets to put her experience to work by coaching other novice writers to succeed in this satisfying field.

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A Unique Home-Based Business Helping Homeowners Find Reputable Home Contractors

Featuring Deb Cohen, Founder of Homeowner Referral Network

Learn how one woman turned a common problem into a profitable business... and how you can too

Want to work from home? So did Deb Cohen. When Deb couldn't find a reputable home repair person, she realized that she was not alone. To solve this problem, she launched the Home Referral Network, a unique service that matches home owners with reputable home contractors. Her business was so successful that she went on to package up her what she'd learned into a "business in a box."

In addition to appearing Lifetime and CNN, HRN has been rated the #1 Business Opportunity by Small Business Opportunities Magazine (1999). Today she has helped over 400 entrepreneurs to launch their own HRN businesses all over the world. Listen in as Deb shares the inside scoop about how she started this fascinating home-based business and what it takes to succeed.

Debra Cohen - owner of Home Remedies an a NY HRN home-based businessDebra Cohen is President of Home Remedies of NY™, Inc. – a Homeowner Referral Network (HRN) which has served more than 500 residents of Nassau County, New York. Ms. Cohen is also author of a business manual entitled The Complete Guide to Owning and Operating a Successful Homeowner Referral Network which is sold individually or as part of an HRN Business Package. To date, Ms. Cohen has assisted more than 400 other entrepreneurs launch successful HRN's all over the globe.

Click here for more information about starting an Homeowner Referral Network in your area.

Listen in as Deb answers frequently asked questions about owning and operating a Homeowner Referral Network:

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About Deb Cohen

Debra Cohen is President of Home Remedies of NY™, Inc. a Homeowner Referral Network (HRN) which has served more than 500 residents of Nassau County, New York. Ms. Cohen is also author of a business manual entitled The Complete Guide To Owning And Operating A Successful Homeowner Referral Network which is sold individually or as part of an HRN Business Package. To date, Ms. Cohen has assisted more than 400 other entrepreneurs launch successful HRN's all over the globe.

For more information about starting an HRN in your area, visit the HRN website by clicking here.

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Getting Paid to Travel

Featuring Experts Jen Stevens, Travel Writer, and Lori Appling, Director of the American Writers and Artists Institute's Travel Writing Program

What if you could get paid to visit white sand Caribbean beaches... wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo... Indian Ocean hideaways...Rome... Paris... London...?

Listen in as Jen Stevens, writer and contributing editor for International Living and author of the Ultimate Travel Writer's Program explains exactly what it takes to get paid to travel for a living as a freelance travel writer. Lori Appling, manager of the American Writers and Artists Institute's travel writing training program also joined this inspiring call.

Listen in as Jen and Lori answer frequently asked questions about getting paid to travel:

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About Jennifer Stevens

Long a writer and contributing editor for Jennifer StevensInternational Living, Jennifer Stevens has spent the balance of the last seven years gallivanting through Latin America and the Caribbean -- to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, the Bahamas, Belize and beyond reporting on and writing about the best locales for overseas travel, retirement, and investment. She is the former editor of Island Properties Report, a monthly letter devoted to living and investing on islands around the world, and she was a writer and editor for several years at Trade & Culture magazine, a bi-monthly devoted to international trade issues. Jennifer is the principal architect and writer of Ultimate Travel Writer's Program, published by the American Writers & Artists Institute.

About Lori Appling

Lori comes to us from the American Writers & Artists Institute (AWAI) – publisher of Jennifer Steven's written travel writer program, Ultimate Travel Writer's Program. Lori is the Director of AWAI's Travel Writer program and editor of their new weekly online newsletter "The Write Way to Travel". Each issue features articles geared to help writers improve their writing and sell their work. Over the past four years, Lori has worked personally with more than 580 students to help them meet their goals – to hone their writing skills and to better market themselves to prospective clients and editors.

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Turn Your Pictures into Cash

Rich Wagner

Featuring Expert Photographers Rich Wagner and David Morgan

Magazines, newspapers, web publications, stock agencies, and even your neighbors are looking for all sorts of pictures of everything from the Eiffel Tower on a spring day... to a picture of your dog sitting on the floor... to a local landmark right in your own hometown. And to make money as a photographer you don't even have to travel (if you don't want to, that is).

Listen in as Dreamer in Residence, Valerie Young, along with professional photographers, Rich Wagner and David Morgan, reveal what it takes to turn your passion for photography into profit.

Listen in as Rich Wagner and David Morgan answer questions about selling photographs in your own hometown and turning your passion for photography into profit:

David Morgan

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