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PACE LA: Website Basic Series Tuesday Feb. 9th - Los Angeles
 | Website Basics Series Begins Tuesday Feb. 9th 3 pm - 5 pm |
Website Basics Series
This series is a set of 3 workshops for beginners and intermediate website builders and owners that want to create or improve their online presence. Whether you have a website currently, or you want to try to build one yourself - this is the workshop for you! In a unique 3 week - 3 day program you will learn how to properly build a website yourself without knowing any coding or complicated programs, OR you will be able to hire someone to build it – but know what to ask, and what to look out for in the process. Participants who enroll in this series also receive one hour of consultation with a web consultant to discuss whatever issue they face in regards to their online presence.
Learn what it takes to properly plan a website, what elements and assets you need to have before you build a website, how to choose your domain name, the basics of building a search engine friendly website. You will also be led through a questionnaire that will help you figure out what you want from a website.
Learn how to bring your elements together in building a website, what options (template, CMS, hiring a designer, DIY) are available to build a website and the reasons for each, how to select a hosting company based on your personal website needs. You will also be led through a website building tool available through a hosting company.
Cost: $60.00 for all 3 sessions! This is an incredible steal for the amount and quality of information!
Register here at www.PACELABDC.org Go to calendar to enroll today. Space is limited!
PACE LA: 213-353-9400 for questions about parking, registration and course details.
Location: PACE LA - Downtown LA - 1055 Wilshire Blvd. #900B, Los Angeles, Ca. 90017
About the Instructor: Colleen Rice Nelson - The Ultimate Answer (http://www.T-U-A.com) is a self employed business woman who runs a multimedia consulting business helping her clients answer their questions about the world wide web. Working with websites since 1996, Colleen has a passion for inspiring clients to get creative and think out of the box with their website marketing, while maintaining a practical and functional approach to their site design. You can have great looking website, but if you don't promote it, and no one can find you - what's the point? Creating a website that is search engine friendly is the backbone of a great website, not an afterthought.
LA Freelance February Meetup: Special Guest Terri Langhans Marketing Maverick
 | Los Angeles Freelance Meetup Saturday February 13th, 3 pm With Special Guest Terri Langhans: Blah Blah Blah! |
Blah Blah Blah: How to Stand Out from the Competition, Get Better Results from Your Marketing and Sell More Services
Saturday February 13th, 2010 3 pm at Blankspaces on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles
Cost: FREE
No
one cares about you and your boring freelance business. That’s how it
feels, sometimes, doesn’t it? To the people who buy from you or hire
you, you and your competition all seem to look alike, sound alike,
provide the same service or sell the same stuff. “Blah, blah, blah,
just tell me how much it’s gonna cost.” Ouch.
At our next Meetup, Terri Langhans, CSP will pack 90-minutes with creative ideas, powerful insights, plenty of laughs, real world examples and tangible tools you can use right away (and over and over) to be less ordinary and more effective when it comes to marketing, advertising and business development. Regardless of what you’ve tried before, and regardless of how big or small your budget is--even if you don’t have a marketing budget.
Terri will zero in on these important areas of attracting more clients and growing your business, including How To:
- Distinguish your business from the competition and find your points of difference no matter how much you "look like the other guy."
- Describe what you do in a way that attracts (not repels) prospects and creates a conversation to explore working together.
- Create marketing messages that are memorable and more effective in generating the response you want.
Terri
promises you will walk away energized and equipped with what you need
to know, and what you need to do to be less ordinary and more effective
in growing your business. You and your marketing will have more focus
and higher impact which will give you greater response and a better
bottom line.
Why listen to Terri? Terri Langhans, CSP
is the former CEO of a national ad agency and marketing firm that she
started from scratch as a freelancer and grew large enough and
profitable enough to sell to a Fortune 100 Big Boy. But that was then
and this is now. Now Terri is COE (Chief of Everything) at Blah Blah
Blah, her speaking and consulting business and a CSP (Certified
Speaking Professional), one of only 206 women worldwide to have earned
the designation awarded by the National Speakers Association and the
International Federation of Professional Speakers. She's also the
author the book The 7 Marketing Mistakes Every Business Makes (And How to Fix Them) and conducts the Maverick Marketing 1-Day Workshop four times a year. 
Speaking: www.BlahBlahBlah.us
Marketing: www.MaverickMarketing.com
RSVP Here - Join The Group (it's free) to RSVP!
BYOW: Bring Your Own Whatever! If you can, bring a little something to munch on and share with the group!
About Blankspaces: A great co-working place in the middle of LA to be seen! for events, pricing and details go to www.BLANKSPACES.com. Show our sponsor some love!! Connect with them on Yelp, Facebook and more by clicking here http://www.blankspaces.com
February Events - Local and Online
 | February Events Local and Online! Freelancers and Small Business |
2/9/10 – PACE LA Website Basic Series Workshop – I will be teaching a class offered through PACE LA starting 2/6/10 on Website Building Basics. 3 classes over 3 weeks for $60.00. Downtown Los Angeles. Call Jackie Jones for details on how to register (213) 353-3982
2/9/10- Biznik – Mixer San Fernando Valley – NEW! Organized by Lelah Baker-Rabe a new mixer in the valley! Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/yhfhk83
2/10/10- Biznik Westside Mixer with Colleen Wainwright – Hurry this one fills up quick! http://tinyurl.com/yatauje
2/10/10 – The Entrepreneur Connection LA (formerly LASBO) Eastside Mixer $20.00 http://tinyurl.com/ykowl5a
2/13/10- LA Freelance Meet Up Special Guest Terri Langhans Blah Blah Blah! Must attend event! Great information and funny to boot! LA Freelance February Meet Up: With…
2/17/10 Constant Contact San Fernando Valley - The Power of Email Marketing – How to do email marketing well. $30.00 http://tinyurl.com/yak5zut
2/17/10 Constant Contact San Fernando Valley - Getting Started with Constant Contact - (How to use Constant Contact) FREE http://tinyurl.com/ylnvoyc
2/23/10 - February Business Academy Mentor Luncheon – Student Business Mentoring Program organized by one of our members Jessica Duong. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=301235586613
2/24/10 – Constant Contact Harwthorne The Power of Email Marketing - Hawthorne (How to do email marketing well) Free http://tinyurl.com/yhqp282
2/24/10 Getting Started with Constant Contact - Hawthorne
(How to use Constant Contact) Free http://tinyurl.com/ykezwws
2/25/10- Constant Contact Culver City -The Power of Email Marketing - Culver City
(How to do email marketing well) Free http://tinyurl.com/yzud4zt
2/25/10 Getting Started with Constant Contact - Culver City
(How to use Constant Contact) Free http://tinyurl.com/yjz9fjw
3/23/10 – Freelancers Union Online Seminar – Social Media with Colleen Wainwright http://tinyurl.com/ykpll2n
6/5/10-Creative Freelancer Conference Denver Colorado – http://www.creativefreelanceconference.com
Support our LA Freelance Meet Up Sponsors!
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Blah Blah Blah: How to Stand Out from the Competition with Terri Langhans on Freelancer Forum Radio 2/5/10
 | Freelancer Forum Radio Friday February 5th, 10am 2010 Blah Blah Blah: How to Stand Out from the Competition with Terri Langhans Join us Live! |
Freelancer Forum Internet Radio is proud to present - Terri Langhans....This is one not to miss!
Blah Blah Blah: How to Stand Out from the Competition, Get Better Results from Your Marketing and Sell More Services
No one cares about you and your boring freelance business. That’s how it feels, sometimes, doesn’t it? To the people who buy from you or hire you, you and your competition all seem to look alike, sound alike, provide the same service or sell the same stuff. “Blah, blah, blah, just tell me how much it’s gonna cost.” Ouch.
Join us LIVE during the show where Terri Langhans, CSP will pack 60-minutes with creative ideas, powerful insights, plenty of laughs, real world examples and tangible tools you can use right away (and over and over) to be less ordinary and more effective when it comes to marketing, advertising and business development. Regardless of what you’ve tried before, and regardless of how big or small your budget is--even if you don’t have a marketing budget.
Listen Here: http://www.BlogTalkRadio.com/Freelancer-Forum
Join us during the show and ask questions while you have the chance! By phone: (646) 478-567 or join the LIVE CHAT. But if you miss the show live - you can always listen to the podcast of the show on the show profiles page or in ITunes!
Why listen to Terri? Terri Langhans, CSP is the former CEO of a national ad agency and marketing firm that she started from scratch as a freelancer and grew large enough and profitable enough to sell to a Fortune 100 Big Boy. But that was then and this is now. Now Terri is COE (Chief of Everything) at Blah Blah Blah, her speaking and consulting business and a CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), one of only 206 women worldwide to have earned the designation awarded by the National Speakers Association and the International Federation of Professional Speakers. She's also the author the book The 7 Marketing Mistakes Every Business Makes (And How to Fix Them) and conducts the Maverick Marketing 1-Day Workshop four times a year.
Speaking: www.BlahBlahBlah.us
Marketing: www.MaverickMarketing.com
Tweet: http://www.Twitter.com/terrilanghans
Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/terrilanghans
About Freelancer Forum Internet Radio Show: Whether you call yourself a freelancer, 1099er, self employed, independent contractor or a consultant, Freelancer Forum is for you. It doesn't matter what you do, so long as you do it as a freelancer! The shows contain discussions aimed at the self employed with topics that are specific to the needs of the freelancer. Hosted by Colleen Rice Nelson, a self employed business woman who runs a multimedia consulting business - The Ultimate Answer (http://www.the-ultimate-answer.com). Calling herself a "Multimedia Muse", Colleen seeks to provide useful information to the self employed across the nation. Colleen is also the organizer of The Los Angeles Freelance Meet Up group (http://www.meetup.com/LA-Freelance) and author of the freelance resource blog Freelancer Forum (http://www.freelancerforum.net)
4Q Estimated Taxes Due Today! Jan. 15th 2010
 | January 15th, 2010 Taxes Due! |
It's that time again! 4th Quarter Estimated Taxes Due!
Get those checks out before midnight tonight!
For I.R.S. info on Estimated Taxes go here...
Now is also a great time to start pulling your 2009 receipts and start organizing for April Taxes....
I always suggest June Walker's website for great online information about self employment taxes and deductions! Hands down the best book on the market! Check out her site www.JuneWalkerOnline.com you can buy her book from Amazon through the Freelancer Forum Survival Store - Click on the image on the left sidebar!
January Events Online and in Los Angeles for Freelancers
 | January 2010 Upcoming Events Online and in Los Angeles Be There! |
Hope everyone had a great New Years! This is just a note to let you know about some upcoming LA and online events you might be interested in for January.
Tomorrow 1/13 – Mediabistro Events at Blankspaces – Blogging - Build your online
presence, create a brand, and connect with readers. $65.00. Details go to http://tinyurl.com/medibistro
Tomorrow 1/13 – Freelancers Union – Online – Bookkeeping Basics
- $30.00 union member price / $40.00 non union member price Details http://tinyurl.com/FUJan
Tomorrow 1/13 – The Entrepreneur Connection LA Meet Up Wine
and Cheese Mixer –
Thursday 1/14 – Constant Contact Email Marketing –
Thursday 1/14 – Peleg Top – 2010 Annual Goal Setting Retreat – Encino – Details/Costs go to www.PelegTop.com Limited spaces available.
Friday 1/15 – 4th Quarter Taxes Due – Don’t Forget!
Tuesday 1/19 – Biznik Eastside Mixer – Free -Hosted by
Heather Parlato and Michael Stern Los Feliz area - Details go to http://tinyurl.com/y8tf827
(Membership to Biznik is free). If you a member look me up and connect!
Thursday 1/28 – Constant
Contact Email Marketing –
Books: New Year Marketing Planner and Calendar by
Marketing
Happy January!!
Thanks for subscribing to Freelancer Forum.net! Don’t forget to visit the radio show Freelancer Forum on Blogtalkradio.com (www.blogtalkradio.com/Freelancer-Forum ) interviewing people who provide services for freelancers. Podcasts available via the link or in ITunes!
~Colleen Rice Nelson
Learn How to Effectively Network and Grow Your Business in 2010 with Los Angeles Freelance Meet Up Group 1/10/10
 | Learn How to Effectively Network and Grow Your Business in 2010! LA Freelance Meet Up Group Sunday January 10th, 2010 |
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Let's start off 2010 with learning how to effectively network! I have heard many comments from members of our group about how networking does, or doesn't work for them and their business. Well it seems to be a perfect time to learn how to effectively network while growing your business in 2010.
Our guest speaker, Daphna Hernandez from Life Coaching Masters will discuss how to effectively network and grow your business. It's not just a matter of going to a mixer and handing out business cards to every person standing in the room. It's not a quantity game, it is a quality game. Come and learn effective techniques to find real potential clients and leads, and how to use networking to expand your business - not just your Rolodex.
Interactive! Let's make this meet up useful for you! Daphna would like to address specific issues that you may have about networking. You can help make this a great meet up by emailing me questions, issues or problems you have concerning networking. Why do you feel you have not had any new business by networking? What is it about networking that drives you crazy? What makes networking difficult for you? What information would help you become a more effective "networker"? Email your comments or thoughts about networking and I will forward these to our guest speaker so she can address these in her presentation for you. Email me at info@freelancerforum.net and together we can make this meet up matter to you!
When: Sunday January 10th, 3 pm
Location: Blankspaces on Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles
- Cost: FREE!
About Guest Speaker: For over two decades, Daphna Hernandez has helped hundreds of people take their lives to the next level. She works one-on-one with artists, business professionals, parents, youth, educators and other individuals, providing them with guidance, knowledge and tools to: identify and remove barriers to personal growth and expansion, reduce stress and become happier, more confident and stable, recognize and handle destructive elements in their lives, spot and handle unchanging conditions, personal or professional, repair, create, and maintain successful relationships, set and achieve business and career goals. She has also been a Featured Speaker at over 100 Personal Growth and Development Seminars and continue to impart practical knowledge in regularly-held speaking engagements. Her website is www.lifecoachingmasters.com Happy New Year! Let's grow our business in 2010!
- Where
RSVP: Please join us by letting us know you will be there! Free to join LA Freelance Meet Up and RSVP
- How will members find you there?
- We will be in the lounge area. Parking is available on Cloverdale south of Wilshire in the white gated parking lot. Entrance to Blankspaces is on Cloverdale and up the stairs.
LASBO - New Year's Day Party - Celebrate LIFE - Tonight at 8pm in LA
 | LASBO Los Angeles Small Business Owners Kick off the New Year TONIGHT! January 1st, 2010 |
TONIGHT:: Friday January 1, 2010 * Come kick off your New Year and CELEBRATE LIFE with Meetup groups across Southern California at LIFE on Wilshire! This New Year's Day Meetup Party is a collaborative effort celebrating all the diverse groups on Meetup.com! Come celebrate with us!
Music for the night will be provided by DJ/Producer IV Legend, spinning your favorites sounds from Top 40's to 80's & 90's to Hip-Hop and Dance! A little something for everyone! For more info about DJ/Producer IV Legend, check out his website or become a fan on Facebook or friend on MySpace.
LIFE on Wilshire, a venue that held last year's Emmy Awards Pre-Party, combines elegance and style with a spacious lounge, a dance floor, and an outdoor patio on Wilshire Blvd, in the heart of Los Angeles! And all throughout the night, a photo slideshow of all the exciting meetings from groups across Southern California attending this party will be presented on a huge video display screen and 2 large flat-screen televisions!
And for your comfort and enjoyment, LIFE on Wilshire provides a fully stocked bar and serves a variety of delicious American dishes and appetizers.
Come kick off your New Years with Meetup members across So Cal and CELEBRATE LIFE! with us at LIFE on Wilshire!
DETAILS & RSVP HERE
Happy New Year & Thank You - From Freelancer Forum
 | Happy New Year! Welcome 2010! |
Happy New Year Freelancer Forum Readers! Just a note to wish you and your family a Happy New Year and a great big fat Thank You! When I first started posting freelancer information on this blog - I had no idea if anyone was going to find it, let alone want to be informed about all of this type of stuff. Well according to my stats - There are plenty of people out there reading this, and that is why I want to thank you. In the past year there have been 80,000 hits to Freelancer Forum Resource Blog, and that's pretty cool. I don't feel like I have been posting to oblivion now.
My goal for 2010 it to maintain the work that I have started here, but also find new resources for you and post more general information regarding self employment.
Also - I would love your feedback when you have a second! If there are some hot topics you would like me to keep my eye on, or issues you want me to pay attention to - then you have to let me know! Email at Info@freelancerforum.net
This Resource Blog is for you! And I don't know much about you - except that I know your are self employed. So I am curious where are you? My stats on this blog don't tell me that - so I am wondering if people are from LA, or all over? If you are out of LA, it would be great if you let me know - so I can post information about events in your town for freelancers. Feedback helps me keep the information I am posting current and interesting, so drop me a line and let me know or Comment to this entry!
Again - Happy New Year - May this year be better than the last and filled with great health, wealth and happiness!
Colleen Rice Nelson
Author of Freelancer Forum.net
Freelancer Frolic 2009 - Holiday Party Thursday Dec. 10th!
 | Join LA Freelancers For a Holiday Party! Thursday December 10th 7 pm |
These holiday events are always lots of fun and provide tons ofconnections. Join groups from all over Los Angeles to celebrate thehard work we've done throughout the year.
NEW UPDATE: Cost is SUGGESTED DONATION ONLY - If you can't do 5$ bucks - then don't let that stop you from joining us! NEW UPDATE: PRIZE RAFFLE - Drop your business card in a bag for a chance to win some holiday cheer!
- The Los Angeles Small Business Owners Group
- The Los Angeles Freelance Meetup
- Biznik LA
- Blankspaces
- MarKyr Media
- empowerLA
....you don't need to be a member of any of these groups to attend.You just have to be an excellent business professional who likes tohave fun! It might be the end of the year - but not the end of yourbusiness! Come out and have fun while building some great businessrelationships in the process.
Location: The HMS Bounty 3357 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010
HMS Bounty has a variety of food and drinksavailable for you to purchase. We want to be good patrons to this localbusiness for allowing us to host our event there, so we encourage allof you to show your appreciation as well.
OPTIONAL GIFT EXCHANGE: Get in the Holiday Spirit!! If you'd like to participate in our gift exchange, buy a gift of nomore than $10, wrap it, and drop it in our gift box when you arrive.Everyone who drops a present in gets to take one out. Who doesn't lovea surprise?!?
Cost: Suggested Donation only $5 per person
To RSVP for Free Here or Suggested Donation of $5.00 Click Here!
Come and join us for some Holiday Spirit! Whether you are member of any of the groups, or not - if you are a freelancer for small business owner we want to meet up! Join us for some fun!.
Organized by Colleen Rice Nelson and Alaia Williams and Thanks to Colleen Wainwright for the Freelancer Frolic Logo!
Members of the following will be in attendance!
