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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we have included a 10-minute review of an electronic service that can be a productivity tool for the entrepreneur, small business owner, internet/online marketer or podcaster — or anyone that has a need to work in a sales environment as part of his business or job.

Consolidating all the voice mail systems into one system that will transcribe and send you via either your email or text messaging system the transcript of the call (with additional mp3 or wav files, if you need ot hear the audio again within the email)–this can be a great help in saving you time and reducing your frustration and stress.

This review of the service known as PhoneTag is given by Timothy Sullivan, a podcaster who has the podcast series titled Selling Geek.

His experience shows that he can save up to 2 hours per week by using this tool. In addition, the rate plans offered by this service do not seem to be onerous to the sales professional or entrepreneur or small business owner with a limited budget.

Add to that the ability for you (as a listener of the Selling Geek podcast episode)  to get a free 30-day trial of the service–and you have a very attractive value proposition that can enhance your personal productivity in both professional and sales roles.

To get the free 30-day trial period (which is not normally publicized, as the web site only offers a one-week period), you can go to the web site of http://www.sellinggeek.com and look for the responses and comments. You will see there that the management of PhoneTag are making this offer of a free 30-day trial period for the listeners of Timothy Sullivan's podcast.

We are going to take this through a test-drive of the trial period and then see if we will be using PhoneTag so we can make ourselves more productive for both a professional and personal life improvement.

Copyrigt © 2008, Matrix Solutions Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Abridged audio version of episode 9 of www.sellinggeek.com is included by written permission from Timothy Sullivan, author.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your day, the companion podcast, we bring you the news that this Podcast series is in the finals of the 2008 PODCAST SECRETS CHALLENGE. This is a competitive challenge that takes place at the close of the annual Podcast Secrets course taught by Paul Colligan and Alex Mandossian.

After meeting criteria for strategy, quality, improvement and other factors, the finalists are chosen from 2 groups of applicants: (1) "Newbies" (or those who have never published a podcast before in any way, shape or form; and (2) "Veterans" - or those who have published at least one podcast in the past.

The Podcast series of Gain Control of Your Day is a finalist in the Veterans category.

The winner will be announced on 4August 2008 and all the finalists will be recognized at the Podcast Secrets Reunion on 13 August 2008 at the Harrah's Hotel at Las Vegas. In addition, Gain Control of Your Day will also receive special recognition at the giant podcasting yearly event, the 4th annual New Media Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on August 14-16, 2008. We will be given dedicated time-blocks at the PremiumCast booth, in which we will be able to have special time to talk to interested parties and podcasters, as well as small business owners, about the podcast and the Personal Productivity Seminar.

In order to help celebrate this first anniversary of the launch of the Premium Podcast Personal Productivity Seminar, we would like to offer a special promoitional discount:

From now until 31 August 2008, we are offering the Personal Productivity Seminar for only $79 US–and this includes the 25 modules, 41 mp3 files, all the discussion guides, pdf files and materials, as well as the 1-to-1 personal consultation to discuss and review your specific issues and questions on Personal Productivity and how to increase it by means of the techniques, methodologies and other items taught in the course.

For more details on the special promotional offer, check out the audio mp3 file of this episode, or listen to the audio in episode 9.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we highlight the upcoming anniversary of the launch of both our Podcast series and Personal Productivity Seminar - Premium Podcast (which is delivered to the learning participants via the PremiumCast system.

In our manner of celebration, we would like to pass on to you the savings for enrolling in the Premium Podcast Personal Productivity Seminar with both a reduction in the cost of the course, as well as a special limited-time promotional offering for the Seminar.

These savings are realized by both:

   - a reduction in the cost of the Seminar to $149 USD as the normal fee; and

  - a limited-time offer of a special promotional discount to the podcast subscribers and listeners, as well as the visitors to our web location here:

     * This special promo will be available from now until 31 August 2008, and

     * The special promotional price will be $79 USD.

How do you take advantage of this promotional price?

Simple. Just send an email note to:

               gaincontrolofyourday @ gmail.com    [spaces used to prevent spam]

with the promotional code of URDAY1ANN in the subject line of the email. You will then receive a response with the instructions to get the discount and take the course via the PremiumCast system–and you can then have the course modules and materials automatically downloaded to you every single week.

It's our way of saying "Thank you" for your support and your interest in letting us help you to GAIN CONTROL OF YOUR DAY.

But remember–this special promotional offer is for a limited time only, and it expires on Sunday evening, 31 August 2008.

Our next episode will go more into detail about the contents of this seminar and feedback from those who have taken this course.

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We have compiled them and placed the top ten questions in the audio episode, as well as in a pdf document. The first wave of participants have finished the course (all 25 modules) and we can now post their questions, so that you can benefit from their experiences.

For viewing the pdf document of the FAQ, click here: 

Note: we will be ready to celebrate the anniversary of the launch of our Personal Productivity Seminar — Premium Podcast -- since the 2007 Podcast and New Media Expo. We would like to celebrate it by offering a special promotional discount for a limited time only of the Productivity Seminar.

More details will follow in the next podcast episode.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day - companion podcast, we give a quarterly update to the community of Productivity enhancements, which are the audiences that include Podcasters, Online Marketers, Internet Marketers, Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs. In addition, we are including the content from another podcast post from The Struggling Entrepreneur.

1. Quarterly Update - this brief discussion informs us that the Personal Productivity Seminar - Premium Podcast - is already at module 21 of 25.  However, a module could contain up to 4 separate episodes. Yes, we are going into depth on each of the topics for the course and delivering the discussion guides as well as the mp3 audio files.

The first group of people who had signed up for the seminar will be getting their one-on-one personal sessions in the near future and their course should be complete in July, after which it will still be available via the PremiumCast system. As a matter of fact, anyone can sign up for the course and start receiving the materials and content immediately.

2. There is an additional episode of content from the other podcast called The Struggling Entrepreneur. This podcast episode deals with the top ten challenges and issues that entrepreneurs have. The content comes from a whitepaper called Addressing the Issues Facing the Struggling Entrepreneur (image of the first page of whitepaper, below)

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This whitepaper comes in 2 different formats and lengths:

(a) PDF file format, both in a summary version (4 pages) and the full version.

(b) Audio podcast episode, both for the summary version and the full version.

Both versions are free either via the links, above, or from the web location of http://www.strugglingentrepreneur.com.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we have recorded the presentation that was delivered to the Austin Northwest Chamber of Commerce on 28 February 2008 by Fred Castaneda.

In this presentation, we tackled the problems for the small business owner when that individual becomes overwhelmed because there are too many things to do and not enough time to do them.

There was a PPT deck of 5 slides that accompanies this podcast.

For viewing the pdf file with the slides, click here: 

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For the Productivity Hint that is mentioned in the podcast, the whitepaper can be accessed at this link, and you can click here:

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we provide an update for you about the Personal Productivity Seminar based on the Q4 Systems, Inc. workshop. This course has now launched–as of 2 January 2008.

Those who signed up for this seminar are receiving the materials and training via the podcast channel. We are using the PremiumCast system to deliver this content–which includes over 25 training modules of mp3 audio files, screencast demo files, pdf documents, webinar-based e-coaching sessions and a personalized 1-on-1 individual coaching session, as well.

A review is provided of the topics within the trianing modules. For more information, please refer to the previous podcast episodes for the audio mp3 files and the pdf documents that give details about the seminar, as well as instructions for enrolling in the course.

We will bring you more interviews and testimonials, as well as a future productivity hint and tip in the near future.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we hear Tom Connely, the president and CEO of Q4 Systems, Inc., address a group of people who have signed up to take the podcast-delivered course of the Personal Productivity Seminar.

Q4 Systems, Inc., is a firm based out of Dallas and Roanoke, Texas, since 1994 and is the company that owns the intelectual property of the copyrighted material for the Productivity Seminar, as well as the technique, methodologies and processes that form the Time-Link™  concept.
The value of this seminar–or workshop, as it is called–is described by Mr. Connely in terms of its objectives, history and positive performance of those who have taken it in the past years. In particular, the amount of time that is "freed up" for the seminar participants within 60 to 90 days of completing the course is quite remarkable (and Mr. Connely also describes the scientific study that was done to measure those results).

Also, the quality of the training is discussed–especially in the area of the certification and re-certification requirements of the instructors and trainers.

In addition, Tom Connely mentions the 15 per cent discount given to those who enroll in the podcast version of the Personal Productivity Seminar for Gain Control of Your Day for any of the materials from Q4 Systems, Inc.

Mr. Connely was also quoted in the September, 2007, Press Release that announced the availability of this seminar.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we have an audio podcast that gives you more information about the value of the Personal Productivity Seminar to you. Discussed are such topics as:

- how the Q4 Systems, Inc. Personal Productivity Seminar differs from other courses offered by other firms;

- The experiential method of learning that is used in the delivery of this Personal Productivity Seminar.

- The amount of increased productivity that you can realize by taking the seminar.

In addition, the details for enrolling in the Personal Productivity Seminar are also included.
Note: the Enrollment Form mentioned in the audio podcast is contained in the acommpanying document–it is the one that contains the Training Agreement on the last 2 pages of the pdf file. Click here to get the pdf document.

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In this episode of Gain Control of Your Day, we deliver the details of the Personal Productivity Seminar, with the first episode delivery on January 2, 2008. The pricing details are given both in the audio episode, as well as the pdf document, below.

For the pdf document with the details and information, click here.
Or you may listen to the audio podcast.

The topics covered are:
- Objectives of the course. Also, who should take this seminar?
- What materials will be delivered to the enrolled attendee?
- Modules of the course: topics of the seminar.
- Pricing and availability of the podcast episodes for the seminar.
- Instructor qualifications and credentials.
The next podcast with enrollment details will be available in December, 2007.

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