This week, I have the amazing Carrie Wilkerson with me.

The audio recording of our interview is below. Just look for the “play” button and listen. It’s free!

Also, be sure to check out all of the resources listed below.

If you're not familiar with Carrie yet, here's more about her and why I wanted her on the show.

Carrie Wilkerson

Carrie Wilkerson is the voice of experience. From corporate life to teaching high school to direct sales, to information marketing and coaching she has ‘been there and done that’ professionally and personally. An ‘overnight mom’ to 2 toddlers through adoption, her priorities instantly changed and so did her workplace. She’s now built several businesses and coached others to do the same while overcoming extreme debt, losing 110 lbs and having 2 more children, for a total of 4, aging from toddler to teen!

As “The Barefoot Executive,” and President of the Association of Work at Home Women, Carrie and her network of experts have quickly become the definitive resource for helping others achieve extra income and career goals while working from home.

Currently a mentor/coach/advisor to over 100,000 men and women as the Barefoot Executive through videos, podcasts, masterminding, mentoring and live speaking. Not only a business expert, but an expert IN Business, Carrie’s work-at-home methods have inspired thousands and has earned many awards, online and off.

A sought after speaker, Carrie’s humor, real-life examples and tough love translates to every audience, gender, genre and generation.

Her passion is in teaching others to ‘Fill their Stadium’ with fans so that marketing is easy and business is abundant!

Translation: She's pretty awesome.

Step 1: Check out these Essential Tools for Online Business Success that Carrie Recommends:

All links will open in a new window and not interfere while you're listening to the audio.

For Content Management: WordPress.org – For content management that you can access from anywhere.

For Social Media: Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Are you following us? Nicole on Twitter | Carrie on Twitter

For List Building: An Autoresponder.
(I use and recommend Aweber since 2005 – Click to try it for $1.)

For Video Marketing: Carrie uses a basic Flip Mino Cam. She suggests the kind that uses AA batteries.

For Selling your Products: You need a way to sell your products, with a built-in affiliate tracking system – also known as a shopping cart or an ecommerce solution. (Carrie Recommends: SwimCart)

Step 2: Listen to the Interview.

Be sure to listen to the entire interview. It's another great one.

Step 3: Get a free link on my blog.

Please post your comments below after you listen to the interview. Show Carrie the love so I can continue to get great guests like her.

Plus, of course, you can include your URL and your Twitter ID in the appropriate fields when you comment, as always.

Step 4: Share the Love.

If you liked this interview, don't keep it to yourself. Share the link with some friends. (Pretty please.)

Step 5: Learn More about Carrie.

Want More Carrie? I know you do!
Head over here to learn more from her: The Barefoot Executive.

Thanks again for being part of my business and my day. I'm looking forward to hearing what you learned and will apply from this interview.

Warmly,
Nicole Dean

PS. Would you Like to Start a Podcast like Mine and Have Cool People Like Carrie Wilkerson on your Show?  If you can make a telephone call, you can have a podcast, too: Click here -> How I Record My Podcast On the Telephone.

Basically, if you can write an email to a friend, you can have professional videos created to promote YOUR online or offline business.

Here's how it works.

Option #1:

1. You sign up for this new exclusive video service.
2. You send in a written script (basically you'll sit down and write an email or blog post like this with a call to action in it).
3. They record your script and turn it into a professional quality video.

Option #2:

1. You sign up for this new exclusive video service.
2. You send in an mp3 of you talking – with a call to action in it.
3. They turn it into a professional quality video.

Option #3:

1. You sign up for this new exclusive video service.
2. You send in quick video that you took with your Flip or Digital camera.
3. They turn it into a professional quality video that you'll be proud of.

At first I was confused by how much effort was needed on YOUR part. Obviously, I can't recommend an outsourcing service if it requires you to do the work. For this reason, I held off on telling you about it.

So, I've been researching this program and it's a pretty sweet offer, especially if you want to add video to your squeeze pages, to your sales pages, or even to sites like YouTube to generate traffic.

I've gotten quotes from people to create videos for me – and they were asking for several hundred dollars and more. So, if you've been wanting to get into video, but haven't had the time, money, or energy, this is something you may want to check out.

Here's the link:

Professional Videos Created for YOU

PLEASE NOTE: The price quoted on the launch page is bare bones and branded with their logo. You'll have the option of upgrading to a higher-level of service when the doors open.

HOT IDEA!

If you have clients (online OR offline) – sell them this service at a premium and act as the middle man.  Write the video script, order the videos, and then submit them to the video sites using a service like Traffic Geyser. Keep the profits.

Options for Outsourcing PARTS of your Video Marketing

You can outsource any of the tasks below, depending on what you enjoy

Total Video Creation from Start to Finish.

Writing the video script for you to read. (Hire a copywriter – and make sure you have a great call to action.)

Creation of Power Point slides so that you can record your own audio.

Voiceover work for existing Power Point Slides.

Video Creation using Camtasia.

Schnazzing up your Flip videos or Camtasia videos.

Branding  your Flip videos or Camtasia videos with your logo/URL.

Editing Your Video to remove bloopers.

Adding video to your Sales Pages or Squeeze Pages.

Adding video to your Affiliate center for affiliates to use.

Keyword Research for submitting videos.

Video Submission to Video Sharing Sites – Manually.

Video Submission – Using Traffic Geyser.

Either way you go, you'll be a step ahead of where you are today.

Who Should Ignore This Blog Post.

I've said it once and I'll say it a million times – if you're rocking and rolling with article marketing, and if video freaks you out or overwhelms you — then keep doing your article marketing and let the video side of things filter past you for now. Don't let this distract you. BUT, really challenge yourself to get your written content all over the net.

I'm writing a blog post on this topic, but I'll give you a peek into my reasoning –

“Saying NO has earned me a HECK of a lot more money over the years than saying YES has.” – Nicole Dean

I'll be back soon.

Have a fantastic week!

Warmly,
Nicole Dean