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The Business Podcasting Expo is an Online Audio/Visual Business Conference with seminars including ADHD Challenges for Entrepreneurs, Quickbook Training, Outlook Tips, and Installing WordPress. The BizPodExpo also offers introductory classes on Podcasting, and how to increase your search engine ranking using this audio/video social media. There will be thousands of dollars worth of giveaways and prizes, and a Data DVD of all recorded seminars is included with full Admission. The event is sponsored by Co-Op World and PodcastDirectories4Sale.com

(PRWEB) January 15, 2007 — The Online Business & Podcasting Expo will be held January 19-21, 2007. All that is needed to attend is an internet connection and speakers, and a microphone for verbal interaction. All of the audio/visual seminar classes and networking events are recorded on data DVD for shipment to full admission attendees.

Three seminars will be open to the public, including
- “ADD/ADHD - How Entrepreneurs Can Overcome It”, by Barry Bettman, Professional Certified Coach specializing in ADD and Autism,
- “Navigating New Media: What It Is and How It Can Transform Your Business”, by John C. Havens, Podcasting Guide for About.com, and
- “Business Podcasting”, by Small Biz Pod’s Alex Bellinger.

Samples of other business seminars include Beginning and Advanced Quickbooks Training, Outlook Training, Getting the Most Out of Your Tax Deductions, WordPress Installation and Usage, Networking, and How to Build a PR Platform.

Podcasting seminars will include Introduction to Podcasting, Introduction to WavePad and Mixpad, Introduction to Audacity, Why Video Podcast, Beginning Video Podcasting, and Podcasting to Increase Your Search Engine Ranking.

Every full admission attendee will receive a Website Consultation from the Perspective of the Media from Annie Jennings, Recording/Editing/Mixing Software, Podcatching Software, a multi-media Podcasting Handbook, and a Data DVD of all recorded sessions. Other giveaways include Sharepoint Video Tutorial Bundles from Andrea Kalli, Lifetime Licenses of Pamela Pro for Skype from Dick Schiferli, Books, MP3 Players, Audio Books, a Branded Podcatcher, and more.

The Expo is sponsored by PodcastDirectories4Sale.com, the only Podcast Directory Software created by Podcasters. Several niche market Podcast Directories opening this month include the Business Resources Podcast Directory, Women’s Health and Fitness Podcast Directory, Musicians Podcast Directory, Technology Podcast Directory, and Small Business Podcast Directory. The Family Friendly Podcast Directory has moved to a new site to utilize this new Directory Software. All Podcasters are invited to submit their podcasts to the appropriate niche Directory.

For more information about the Online Business & Podcasting Conference, go to http://www.BizPodExpo.com, or contact Expo Organizer, Penny Haynes.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SHAREPOINT USERS!

http://www.frontpages-web-hosting.com/ has just announced new hosting plans for the newly released SharePoint Services v3.

For $19.95 a month you get:

1000 MB Disk Space
200 GB Traffic
Unlimited Users
60+ free webparts

Larger plans available if you need more space, etc. CHECK EM’ OUT!

Andrea Kalli
http://www.virtualassist.net/

Your resource for Outlook training and SharePoint training

It’s here! It’s here! The new version of Windows SharePoint Services v3 RTM is now available for download from Microsoft

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d51730b5-48fc-4ca2-b454-8dc2caf93951&DisplayLang=en

What does this mean for those of us “renting” our SharePoint Services sites from hosting companies? Well, hopefully it means they’ll either be offering it to us soon or just switching us over automatically.

Very exciting!

Andrea

www.virtualassist.net

Your resource for Outlook training and SharePoint training

 Coming Soon:

New Podcast for small businesses that want to increase productivity and to better Collaborate, Integrate, and Communicate using Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint Services, and more

Do you feel you’re not really utilizing the technology in your office as much as you could? Are you worried because you feel you’re just not savvy enough to dig in and work with the tools available to you? Don’t be afraid of office technology…embrace it! Listen in to my podcast for tips, ideas, and news about the office technology that surrounds you. Learn to collaborate, integrate, and communicate better and easier with your teammates and clients. Trust me, it doesn’t take a degree in information technology to harness the power at your fingertips. It’s all about getting you to a comfortable place and be more productive in your business.

Things that will be covered in various podcast episodes:

• Increase business productivity.
• Collaboration with teams, collaboration with customers or clients.
• Communicate easier with your team and customers.
• Integrate better with your team and customers.
• Providing recent news about what’s happening in the world of Microsoft Office, Outlook, SharePoint, VoIP, collaboration, integration, team and client communication.
• Better utilizing Microsoft Outlook in your daily work, such as for contact management.
• Interviews with: 3rd-party product suppliers for Outlook, business people sharing how they use Outlook, SharePoint, etc. in their businesses.

We’ll keep you posted when this new podcast is launched!

Andrea Kalli

Andrea Kalli Virtual Trainer and Assistant, LLC

www.virtualassist.net

Your resource for Outlook training and SharePoint training

For those of you using Outlook for contact management, here’s a tip that will help you keep track of actual bulk mailings to your clients. You know, like when you send Thank You cards to those that attended your recent event, or mailing out the latest catalog to the Board of Directors.  By utilizing Tasks and Categories, this is easily accomplished. At this point, I’m going to assume you are giving Categories to your contacts as keywords.  First, always start in your Contacts folder, then change the view to By Category. Once you locate and select all the contacts given a specific category, use the Actions menu and select New Task for Contact. This new task is now linked to each of the contacts you selected in this category. Fill in the information about what you did or need to do, attach any files you like, update the Status field appropriately, click Save and Close. To verify the information is  now available and visible in the contact records simply open up a couple of them and view the Activities tab. You’ll see the same task and its status on each and every one of them. See the video for a step-by-step on the process.

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Provided by Andrea Kalli Virtual Trainer and Assistant, LLC. Productivity training, support, and customization for Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint users.
Come visit our website at http://www.virtualassist.net/ and feel free to contact me at akalli@virtualassist.net.
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Get your SharePoint user training two ways:
Our video training via http://www.digbizbooks.com/
Live online workshops via http://www.uofvas.com/
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View my business blog at http://www.virtualassist.net/blog
View and subscribe to my training calendar at http://www.trumba.com/calendars/akva

Thank you and have a great day!
Andrea Kalli