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Driving around this morning, I heard a radio report that excerpted the results of a career advice study that if you are going for a job interview, you should still wear black or navy blue…that wearing those colors improves your chances of getting hired.  Red is listed as a power color—one of the last times I got hired to work for someone else (1996) I was wearing a floor length Calvin Klein swing coat.  The worst color?  Orange.

I have been carrying a super-cool orange Kate Spade handbag for a few months now and it is the most commented-upon item that I have ever owned.  I am no accessory hog and the fact that I’ve been carrying it around since the summer is probably an indicator that I am not that fashion-conscious.  But it makes me happy and I love that people take note of it.

Purple is probably my signature color, in my logo, banner, website, etc.  I like bright green and orange too.  I guess all of this means that I am a misfit for the corporate-type jobs that this study was referring to.  I can live with that.  Color expresses my individuality and creativity.  If someone wants to hire me, they will need to appreciate that anyway.

Want to read the original article?  Here it is.

You won’t want to miss this:

Ask any successful coach, author, or speaker what their #1 most
powerful marketing strategy is, and 90% of them would say the same
thing.

…It wouldn’t be Facebook or Twitter…It wouldn’t be blogging or SEO….It wouldn’t be newsletters or articles.
Sure, they probably do all those things. And some of them
probably make a nice bit of money from them. But if you really
looked at what was driving the BULK of their sales, and
consistently filling up their programs month after month, year
after year…

You would discover that JOINT VENTURES are the #1 force driving
new clients into their business.
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You see it all the time.

The big players in a niche teaming up to promote each other’s
products and programs. And with a few email blasts, these
partnerships are generating 1,000’s of new subscribers, and
100’s of sales for everyone involved.

The problem is, unless you already have a big list (and can
offer to promote your partners’ products in exchange for them
promoting yours) it’s really tough to get potential joint
venture partners to say YES to doing a deal with you. It’s like
an “elite club” or “secret society” you are LOCKED OUT of.
But that’s where my friends Milana Leshinsky and Rich German
enter the story.  Milana and Rich have each done 100’s of joint ventures. They’ve
tapped into the power of joint venture partnerships to add tens
of thousands of people to their email lists, become top players
in their niches, and sell millions of dollars worth of products
and coaching.

Most importantly (for you), they have created a VERY unique
approach to joint ventures that completely levels the playing
field and allows ANYONE (even if you have NO list) to quickly
and easily start setting up lucrative joint venture partnerships
with other coaches, speakers, and authors.

It’s like they’ve stolen the “keys to the club” and are letting
everyone in. So anyone can start tapping into the incredible
power of joint ventures to grow their business, not just the
elite few who already have huge lists.

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I sent out my monthly newsletter this afternoon and within an hour, I heard from three different recipients (in unrelated far-flung corners of my world) thanking me for sharing my thoughts and ideas.  When you mostly sit by yourself on your sunporch working (sure, I talk on the phone or online all the time, but its not really the same) it is so gratifying to know that your ideas and words are actually touching people in a positive way.  When I first started blogging, I had this misguided conception that I would start really building up an online conversation and have largely found that few people actually comment on blogs.  But I do appreciate every one who takes the time to comment (especially if its thoughtful and heartfelt) on the blog, an article or my newsletter.  Did you miss the newsletter?  Its right here for you to read—this month about Marketing Ideas That Get An A—ideas I’ve borrowed from my campus visits with my college-bound daughter.

Since the beginning of the year, I have been working on such a wide variety of fascinating projects, people and businesses.  Even just the “exploratory coaching calls” have been stimulating and intriguing, giving some off-the-cuff ideas and reactions to entrepreneurs who are stuck.  Here’s a smattering of what I’ve been up to:  I coached a mortgage specialist to create and present a killer presentation to a group of realtors…impressing the socks off her boss.  I’ve hooked up my client www.citypizzaovernight to a contact at the Huffington Post and his pizza was recommended as a unique Valentine’s Day gift!  I met a couple with a non-profit startup that is doing so well they have to figure out if they want to stay grant-funded or move into the for-profit world.  I did a talk on Sales and Marketing for the Small Business Development and Technology Center of Central Maryland that resulted in a terrific follow-up call (so far) with a young woman building an all-natural candle business.  I was a guest on my buddy Tea Silvestre’s Prosperity’s Kitchen program, talking about metrics, then judging the entries.  And that’s not even mentioning all my ongoing coaching work and some big announcements coming with my website builder.  Tap into my brain and set up your own coaching exploration call!  https://my.timedriver.com/KBN82.